The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 18th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 14, 2025.
The final was played on July 6, 2025, at NRG Stadium in Houston, where defending champion Mexico won its record-extending tenth title after defeating the United States 2–1.
The majority of the tournament's venues were in the Western United States to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which was held at the same time primarily on the East Coast.
Venues
CONCACAF announced the 14 host venues for the 2025 Gold Cup on September 25, 2024. They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger gridiron football stadiums. BC Place in Vancouver was the sole venue outside of the United States. The venues were mostly limited to the Western United States to avoid conflicts with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup happening mostly on the East Coast at the same time. CONCACAF announced that it had awarded the tournament final to NRG Stadium in Houston on October 30, 2024.
A double-dagger () denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.
+List of host cities and stadiums City Stadium Capacity Image Arlington, Texas(Dallas/Fort Worth Area) AT&T Stadium 80,000 Houston, Texas NRG Stadium 72,220 Shell Energy Stadium 22,039 Inglewood, California(Los Angeles Area) SoFi Stadium 70,240 Santa Clara, California(San Francisco Bay Area) Levi's Stadium 68,500 Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium 66,860 Glendale, Arizona(Phoenix Area) State Farm Stadium 63,400 Paradise, Nevada(Las Vegas Area) Allegiant Stadium 61,000 Vancouver, British Columbia BC Place 54,500 San Diego, California Snapdragon Stadium 35,000 Carson, California(Los Angeles Area) Dignity Health Sports Park 30,510 St. Louis, Missouri Energizer Park 22,500 Austin, Texas Q2 Stadium 20,730 San Jose, California(San Francisco Bay Area) PayPal Park 18,000
Teams Qualification
In February 2023, CONCACAF announced that the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League would serve as qualification for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. All 41 member associations of CONCACAF participated in the Nations League, which was divided into three tiers. The four quarterfinal winners of Nations League A and the four group winners of Nations League B qualified directly for the Gold Cup. A Gold Cup preliminary round was held in March 2025, where seven additional teams qualified for the main tournament. A total of 16 teams competed in the main tournament.
On December 19, 2024, CONCACAF announced that Saudi Arabia would be invited as a guest team for the 2025 and 2027 tournaments. A potential expansion to 24 teams for the 2025 Gold Cup—with 16 CONCACAF teams and 8 invited guests—was previously reported by media outlets but did not materialize. It would have provided increased levels of competition for Mexico, Canada, and the United States, who would not play in the World Cup qualifying cycle due to their automatic qualification as hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
TeamQualificationDate ofqualificationGold Cup appearancesLastappearancePrevious best Gold Cup performanceRankings at start of event FIFA CONCACAF 10th 2023 (2019) 83 8 14th 2023 (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021) 81 11 3rd 2019 (2019) 90 15 (co-hosts) 18th 2023 (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021) 16 4 12th 2023 (2005, 2013, 2023) 33 3 1st N/A Debut 139 19 (co-hosts) 17th 2023 (2000) 30 2 (title holders) 18th 2023 (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) 17 1 1st N/A Debut 58 N/A 13th 2023 (2000) 100 10 2nd 2021 (2021) 137 12 14th 2023 (2015, 2017) 63 6 6th 2023 (2007) N/A 13 13th 2023 (1996) 106 9 17th 2023 (2002) 54 5 17th 2023 (1991) 75 7
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Squads
Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 60 players.
Draw The final draw was held on April 10, 2025. The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 26, 2025. The four teams of Pot 1 were designated for the reigning Gold Cup champions, Mexico, and the three highest-ranked teams Canada, Panama, and the United States, with Mexico assigned to Group A, Canada assigned to Group B, Panama assigned to Group C, and the United States assigned to Group D, respectively. Pot 4 contained the three lowest ranked national teams and guests Saudi Arabia. Pots 5 to 8 contained the Group A, B, C, and D positions.
+Pot 1 Team () 1,946 1 () 1,837 2 () 1,778 3 () 1,712 4+Pot 2 Team 1,668 5 1,552 6 1,534 7 1,481 8+Pot 3 Team 1,377 9 1,360 10 1,243 11 1,223 12+Pot 4 Team 1,222 13 1,130 15 1,050 19 N/A
Match officials Referees
Juan Gabriel Calderón Keylor Herrera Oshane Nation Mario Escobar Walter López Selvin Brown Adonai Escobedo Katia García Marco Ortíz Ismael Cornejo Kwinsi Williams Joe Dickerson Lukasz Szpala
Support referees
Pierre-Luc Lauzière Adonis Carrasco Reon Radix Bryan López Julio Luna Steffon Dewar José Torres Katja Koroleva
Assistant referees
William Arrieta William Chow Juan Carlos Mora Víctor Ramírez Raymundo Feliz Gerson Orellana Rony Salinas Humberto Panjoj Luis Ventura Ojay Duhaney Leonardo Castillo Karen Díaz Michel Espinoza Michel Morales Sandra Ramírez Jorge Sánchez Keytzel Corrales Geovany García Juan Zumba Zachari Zeegelaar Ainsley Rochard Caleb Wales Cameron Blanchard Logan Brown Cory Richardson Nick Uranga
Video assistant referees
Ben Whitty Yasith Monge Jesús Montero Benjamín Pineda Dilia Bradley Diego Ojer Shirley Perelló Daneon Parchment Óscar Macías Óscar Mejía Luis Enrique Santander Allen Chapman Edvin Jurisevic Chris Penso
Schedule
The competition schedule was released on September 25, 2024.
RoundDate(s)Group stageJune 14–24Quarter-finalsJune 28–29 Semi-finalsJuly 2FinalJuly 6
Opening ceremony Dancers and performers from across Latin America headlined the opening ceremony, which took place at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium before the opening match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic. CONCACAF partnered with Balich Wonder Studio to produce the ceremony. The dancers performed to Luis Fonsi's "Tocando el Cielo", the tournament's official anthem, however the Puerto Rican singer was nowhere to be found. The organizers later stated that he did not perform due to "personal" reasons.
Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria for group stage rankingThe ranking of teams in each group was determined by the points obtained in all group matches. If two or more teams were equal on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking:
If, after having applied criteria a. to b., teams still had an equal ranking, criteria a. to b. were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams who are still level to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria c. to h. applied.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, a penalty shoot-out was played to determine the winners, except in the final, in which 30 minutes of extra time would have been played first before proceeding to penalties if needed.
As with every tournament since 2005 (except for 2015), there was no third place playoff.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
Awards The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Glove (best goalkeeper), Young Player Award (best young player) and Fair Play Trophy (most disciplined team).
Golden Ball Edson Álvarez Golden Boot Ismael Díaz6 goals, 0 assists328 minutes playedGolden Glove Luis MalagónYoung Player Award Olger EscobarFair Play Trophy
Best XI The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Luis Malagón Johan Vásquez César Montes Chris Richards Diego Luna Malik Tillman Edson Álvarez Óscar Santis Peter González Raúl Jiménez Ismael Díaz
Marketing
Broadcasting rights
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Sponsorship The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament: Saudi Aramco Caliente.mx Degree Macron Grupo Modelo Hilton Midea Group Molten Neau Water Public Investment Fund Remitly Riyadh Air Saudi Tourism Authority Shriners Hospitals for Children Toyota Valvoline Yerba Madre
Symbols Mascot On March 10, 2025, CONCACAF announced that their new mascot Volar would be the mascot not only of the tournament, but also for the confederation.
Match ball Vantaggio Gold 5000 by Molten served as the tournament's official match ball.
Music "Tocando El Cielo" by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi served as the official song of the tournament.
References
External links CONCACAF Gold Cup Official Website