2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates July 7–26
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 14 (in 14 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (6th title)
Runners-up  Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played 25
Goals scored 58 (2.32 per match)
Attendance 875,667 (35,027 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alphonso Davies
[[File:{{{flag alias-snake}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=Martinique national football team]] Kévin Parsemain
Jordan Morris
(3 goals each)
Best player Michael Bradley
Best young player Alphonso Davies
Best goalkeeper Andre Blake
Fair play award  United States
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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.[1][2]

The United States won their sixth title with their 2–1 victory over Jamaica in the final.[3]

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
(+ CONCACAF Championship)		 Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking
North American zone
 United States Automatic 14th (16th) 2015 Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013)
Runners-up (1989)		 35
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 14th (22nd) 2015 Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015)
Champions (1965, 1971, 1977)		 16
 Canada Automatic 13th (16th) 2015 Champions (2000)
Champions (1985)		 100
Central American zone qualified through the 2017 Copa Centroamericana
 Honduras Winners 13th (19th) 2015 Runners-up (1991)
Champions (1981)		 72
 Panama Runners-up 8th (9th) 2015 Runners-up (2005, 2013) 52
 El Salvador Third Place 10th (16th) 2015 Quarterfinals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013)
Runners-up (1963, 1981)		 103
 Costa Rica Fourth Place 13th (19th) 2015 Runners-up (2002)
Champions (1963, 1969, 1989)		 26
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2017 Caribbean Cup
 Curaçao Winners 1st (5th)1 None Debut
Third place (1963, 1969)		 68
 Jamaica Runners-up 10th (12th) 2015 Runners-up (2015) 76
 French Guiana Third Place 1st (1st) None Debut N/A2
 Martinique Fourth Place 5th (5th) 2013 Quarterfinals (2002) N/A2
Play-off winners between Caribbean zone fifth place and Central American zone fifth place
 Nicaragua Play-off 2nd (4th) 2009 Group stage (2009)
Sixth place (1967)		 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.[2] Levi's Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on February 1, 2017.[4]

Arlington Cleveland Denver Frisco Glendale
AT&T Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium[nb 1] Sports Authority Field Toyota Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium
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Capacity: 100,000 Capacity: 67,431 Capacity: 76,125 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 63,400
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Harrison
  Group stage venue 

  Quarter-final venue    Semi-final venue 

  Final venue
 Houston
Red Bull Arena BBVA Compass Stadium
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Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 22,000
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Nashville Pasadena
Nissan Stadium[nb 1] Rose Bowl
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Capacity: 69,000 Capacity: 90,000
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Philadelphia San Antonio San Diego Santa Clara Tampa
Lincoln Financial Field Alamodome[nb 1] Qualcomm Stadium Levi's Stadium[nb 1] Raymond James Stadium
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Capacity: 69,596 Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 70,561 Capacity: 68,500 Capacity: 65,890
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Notes
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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.[2] Honduras, the winners of the 2017 Copa Centroamericana title were announced as being the seeded team in Group A on February 14, 2017.[6]

The groups and match schedule were revealed on March 7, 2017, 10:00 PST (UTC−8), at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.[7][8] 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 teams
Group A  Honduras
Group B  United States
Group C  Mexico

Squads

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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.[9]

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.[9]

Match officials

The match officials, which included 17 referees and 25 assistant referees, were announced on June 23, 2017.[10]

Referees

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Assistant Referees

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  • Costa Rica Carlos Fernández
  • Costa Rica Juan Carlos Mora
  • Guatemala Hermenerito Lea
  • Guatemala Gerson López
  • Honduras Melvyn Cruz
  • Honduras Christian Ramírez
  • Honduras Jesús Tábora
  • Mexico José Luis Camargo
  • Mexico Miguel Hernández
  • Mexico Alberto Morín
  • Mexico Marcos Quintero
  • Mexico Marvin Torrentera
  • Panama Ronald Bruna
  • Panama Gabriel Victoria
  • Panama Daniel Williamson
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Graeme Browne
  • El Salvador Geonvany García
  • El Salvador William Torres
  • El Salvador Juan Francisco Zumba
  • Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Bertrand
  • Trinidad and Tobago Ainsley Rochard
  • United States Frank Anderson
  • United States Charles Morgante
  • United States 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:[9]

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. Drawing of lots by the Gold Cup Committee

Group A

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Group B

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July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)
16:30
15:30 CDT (UTC−5)
United States  1–1  Panama
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=393981
Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Attendance: 47,622[11]
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)
19:00
18:00 CDT (UTC−5)
Martinique [[File:{{{flag alias-snake}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] 2–0  Nicaragua
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=393982
Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Attendance: 47,622
Referee: Kimbell Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)
18:30
Panama  2–1  Nicaragua
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=393987
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Attendance: 23,368[12]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)
20:30
United States  3–2  Martinique
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=393988

July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)
16:30
Panama  3–0  Martinique
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=393993

July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)
19:00
Nicaragua  0–3  United States
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=393994
FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland
Attendance: 27,934[15]
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

Group C

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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.[9] Template:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup group tables

Knockout stage

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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.[9] Unlike the previous edition of the competition, there was no third place play-off.

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

Quarter-finals

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

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Semi-finals

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

Final

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July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)
21:30
18:30 PDT (UTC−7)
United States  2–1  Jamaica
https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=394003 Watson Goal 50'
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 63,032[16]
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Goalscorers

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Awards

Winners

 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 

United States
Sixth title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Best XI

The technical study group selected the tournament's best XI.[22]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Attackers

Sponsors

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.[23]

"Thunder" and "Whatever It Takes" by American rock band Imagine Dragons also served as official anthems of the tournament.

Notes

References

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External links

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