The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship.Wiebe, Andrew. "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer", MLSsoccer.com, 7 July 2015. Retrieved on 26 October 2018. It is currently held every two years."About the CONCACAF Gold Cup", goldcup.org, 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018. From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.
From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.CONCACAF (official) "Playoff Match between USA and Mexico [...]", concacaf.com, 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 28 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (13 titles).
South Africa participated once, as invitees, in 2005. After defeating heavyweights Mexico in their first match, they followed up with a row of draws and were eliminated on penalties in the quarter-finals against Panama.
Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold CupYearResultPosition 2005Quarter-finals7th413076Total1/2819/33413076
Match overview TournamentRoundOpponentScoreVenue 2005Group stage2–1Carson3–3Los Angeles1–1HoustonQuarter-finals1–1(3–5 pen.)
2005 squad In May 2005, that year's eventual South African league champions, the Kaizer Chiefs, were banned from African club competitions for three years after refusing to play a CAF Cup match in favour of a league match against Bloemfontein."Kaizer Chiefs slapped with lengthy ban", Mail & Guardian, 29 May 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2018. Legally, the players would have been eligible for the CONCACAF Gold Cup but were notably not nominated.
Coach: Stuart Baxter
No.PositionNameDate of birth (age)ClubMatchesMinutesGoals1GKCalvin Marlin20 April 1976 (aged 29) SuperSport United330002DFLucky Lekgwathi8 January 1976 (aged 29) Orlando Pirates439003DFLucas Thwala19 October 1981 (aged 23) Orlando Pirates330004DFPhil Evans12 July 1980 (aged 24)SuperSport United439015DFRicardo Katza12 March 1978 (aged 27) SuperSport United439006FWSiboniso Gaxa6 April 1984 (aged 21) SuperSport United330007MFDaine Klate25 January 1985 (aged 20) SuperSport United210608MFSiyabonga Siphika24 April 1981 (aged 24) Manning Rangers213509FWLebohang Mokoena29 September 1986 (aged 18) Orlando Pirates165010DFCraig Bianchi25 March 1978 (aged 27) Mamelodi Sundowns3125011MFElrio van Heerden11 July 1983 (aged 21) FC Copenhagen4322112MFStanley Kgatla13 September 1982 (aged 22) Silver Stars12013FWSiyabonga Nkosi22 August 1981 (aged 23) Bloemfontein Celtic3255114FWSiyabonga Nomvethe2 December 1977 (aged 27) Empoli FC4358115MFHleza Mofedi18 January 1979 (aged 26) Orlando Pirates00016GKThabang Radebe18 August 1979 (aged 25) Orlando Pirates190017MFReagan Noble22 July 1983 (aged 21) Wits FC474018FWAbram Raselemane23 March 1978 (aged 27) SuperSport United3176119FWLungisani Ndlela8 September 1980 (aged 24) SuperSport United4390220DFPeter Petersen27 February 1981 (aged 24) Moroka Swallows190021MFGift Leremi13 October 1984 (aged 20) Orlando Pirates228022GKLee Langeveldt8 June 1985 (aged 20) FC Fortune000
See also South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations South Africa at the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa at the FIFA World Cup
References
External links RSSSF archives and results Soccerway database