The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship overall. The tournament was played between July 7–26, 2017 in the United States.
The United States won their sixth title with their 2–1 victory over Jamaica in the final.
Qualified teams A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, four to Central America, four to the Caribbean, and one to the winners of the play-off between the two fifth-placed teams of the Caribbean zone and the Central American zone. Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking North American zone Automatic 14th 2015 Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013) 35 (TH) Automatic 14th 2015 Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015) 16 Automatic 13th 2015 Champions (2000) 100 Central American zone qualified through the 2017 Copa Centroamericana Winners 13th 2015 Runners-up (1991) 72 Runners-up 8th 2015 Runners-up (2005, 2013) 52 Third Place 10th 2015 Quarterfinals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013) 103 Fourth Place 13th 2015 Runners-up (2002) 26 Caribbean zone qualified through the 2017 Caribbean Cup Winners 1st 1 None Debut 68 Runners-up 10th 2015 Runners-up (2015) 76 Third Place 1st None Debut N/A2 Fourth Place 5th 2013 Quarterfinals (2002) N/A2 Play-off winners between Caribbean zone fifth place and Central American zone fifth place Play-off 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009) 105 Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event. 1. This was Curaçao's first appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record. 2. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so did not have a FIFA Ranking.
Venues
The venues were announced on December 19, 2016. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara was announced as the venue of the final on February 1, 2017.
Arlington Cleveland Denver Frisco Glendale AT&T Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium Sports Authority Field Toyota Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium Capacity: 100,000 Capacity: 67,431 Capacity: 76,125 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 63,400 Harrison Houston Red Bull Arena BBVA Compass Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 22,000 Nashville Pasadena Nissan Stadium Rose Bowl Capacity: 69,000 Capacity: 90,000 Philadelphia San Antonio San Diego Santa Clara Tampa Lincoln Financial Field Alamodome Qualcomm Stadium Levi's Stadium Raymond James Stadium Capacity: 69,596 Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 70,561 Capacity: 68,500 Capacity: 65,890
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Draw The United States and Mexico were announced as the seeded teams of Groups B and C respectively on December 19, 2016. Honduras, the winners of the 2017 Copa Centroamericana title were announced as being the seeded team in Group A on February 14, 2017.
The groups and match schedule were revealed on March 7, 2017, 10:00 PST (UTC−8), at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. At the time of the announcement, 11 of the 12 qualified teams were known, with the identity of the CFU–UNCAF play-off winners not yet known.
+Seeded teamsGroup AGroup BGroup C
Squads
The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
A provisional list of forty players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 2, 2017. The final list of 23 players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 27, 2017. Three players per national team had to be goalkeepers.
National teams that reached the quarter-final stage were able to swap up to six players in the final squad with six players from the provisional list within 24 hours of their final group stage game.
Match officials The match officials, which included 17 referees and 25 assistant referees, were announced on June 23, 2017.
Referees
Drew Fischer Ricardo Montero Yadel Martínez Walter López Melvin Matamoros Óscar Moncada Héctor Rodríguez Roberto García Orozco Fernando Guerrero César Ramos John Pitti Kimbell Ward Joel Aguilar Mark Geiger Jair Marrufo Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referees
Carlos Fernández Juan Carlos Mora Hermenerito Lea Gerson López Melvyn Cruz Christian Ramírez Jesús Tábora José Luis Camargo Miguel Hernández Alberto Morín Marcos Quintero Marvin Torrentera Ronald Bruna Gabriel Victoria Daniel Williamson Graeme Browne Geonvany García William Torres Juan Francisco Zumba Joseph Bertrand Ainsley Rochard Frank Anderson Charles Morgante Corey Rockwell
Group stage The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals.
All match times listed are in EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
Tiebreakers The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows: Greatest number of points obtained in group matches Goal difference in all group matches Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches Greatest number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned; Drawing of lots by the Gold Cup Committee
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams The best two third-placed teams which advanced to the knockout stage played the winners from another group in the quarter-finals.
Knockout stage
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if a match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would not have been played and the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, if the match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would have been played, where each team would have been allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would have been decided by a penalty shoot-out. Unlike the previous edition of the competition, there was no third place play-off.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
Awards
Winners
Individual awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Golden Ball Award: Michael Bradley Golden Boot Award: Alphonso Davies Golden Glove Award: Andre Blake Young Player Award: Alphonso Davies Fair Play Award:
Best XI The technical study group selected the tournament's best XI.
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersAttackers Andre Blake Graham Zusi Omar Gonzalez Jermaine Taylor Kemar Lawrence Darlington Nagbe Jesús Dueñas Michael Bradley Alphonso Davies Jozy Altidore Jordan Morris
Sponsors Allstate Gatorade Cerveza Modelo de México Nike, Inc. Post Consumer Holdings Scotiabank Sprint Corporation
Theme songs "The Arena" and "Don't Let This Feeling Fade" by American violinist Lindsey Stirling served as the official songs of the tournament. The latter features Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer and rapper Lecrae.
"Bia Beraghsim" by Persian-Swedish singer Mahan Moin served as the official anthem of the tournament
"Levántate" by Puerto Rican singer Gale served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament.
"Thunder" and "Whatever It Takes" by American rock band Imagine Dragons also served as official anthems of the tournament.
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References
External links
CONCACAF Gold Cup , CONCACAF.com