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).
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became a full FIFA member in 1988, but entered the qualification process for a continental championship for the first time in 1993. They for a lone Gold Cup in 1996. Out of the 31 nations which have participated at Gold Cups or its preceding tournaments, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are one of only two sides which have yet to score a goal.
Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold CupYearResultPosition 1963Not a CONCACAF member 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989Did not enter 1991Did not enter 1993Did not qualify 1996Group stage9th200208 1998Did not qualify 2000 2002 2003Did not enter 2005Did not qualify 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025Total1/2828/31200208
Match overview TournamentRoundOpponentScoreVenue 1996Group stage0–5San Diego0–3Anaheim
1996 Squad
Coach: Lenny Taylor
PositionNameDate of birth (age)ClubMatchesMinutesGKFitzgerald Bramble27 October 1967 (aged 28)Hotspurs FC2180GKUrtis Blackett24 March 1973 (age 22)GMA Kingstown Frenches FC00DFDexter Browne7 September 1972 (aged 23)GMA Kingstown Frenches FC2116DFBurton Forde11 February 1971 (aged 24)Youth Olimpians159DFEzra Hendrickson16 January 1972 (aged 23)New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers2180DFCornelius Huggins1 June 1974 (aged 21)Pastures United FC2150DFKeith Ollivierre13 April 1971 (aged 24)Camdonia Chelsea SC164DFVerbin Sutherland10 November 1966 (aged 29)Stingers FC2180DFDexter Walker21 March 1971 (aged 24)GMA Kingstown Frenches FC2180MFEarl AlexanderGMA Kingstown Frenches FC122MFOronde Ash16 February 1976 (aged 19)North Carolina State University297MFKenlyn Gonsalves16 March 1976 (aged 19)Stubborn Youth SC152MFWesley John4 October 1976 (aged 19)Rodox United168MFTyrone Prince12 March 1968 (aged 27) SESCO180MFEverad SamAvenues United FC13MFKendall Velox18 August 1971 (aged 24) GMA Kingstown Frenches FC190FWAndre HindsStingers FC2180FWRodney Jack28 September 1972 (aged 23)Torquay United2180FWMarlon James16 November 1976 (aged 19) Youth Olimpians269FWRohan KeizerTafari00
References
External links RSSSF archives and results Soccerway database