2025 Concacaf Gold Cup: Tournament Overview and History

What is the format for the Gold Cup 2025?

Who has won the most Concacaf Gold Cup titles?

History of the CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup Format and Rules

2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Groups

Where is the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 being held?

CONCACAF Gold Cup Prize Money

Concacaf Gold Cup Trophy

Concacaf Gold Cup Sponsors

Q: When was the Concacaf Gold Cup first held?

Rules

2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Host Cities

All 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four, playing a single-game round-robin format. The top two teams in each group reach the quarterfinals, commencing a single-match knockout stage until the final.

Mexico has won the most CONCACAF Gold Cup titles.

The first CONCACAF tournament was held in 1963.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is an association football competition organized by the CONCACAF as it is the top men's football competition for the Northern, Southern, and Central American including the Caribbean. The tournament is held every two years, with the inaugural edition in 1991. It is the direct successor competition of the CONCACAF Championship. So far, only three nations have won this tournament: Canada, Mexico, and the United States; all of these nations are members of the North American Football Association.

Before the confederation of the North, Central America, and the Caribbean Association was formed in 1961. Since then, they have started to arrange some small tournaments. The first CONCACAF tournament was held in 1963 in El Salvador, and Costa Rica was the first champion of the tournament. And since 1963, CONCACAF has been arranging the tournament every two years. In 1990, CONCACAF renamed the name of CONCACAF Championship to the CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the United States hosting the first competition in 1991.

The host country was the first champion of the tournament. Mexico dominated the remainder of the decade, winning three consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cups in 1993, 1996, and 1998. In 1996, CONCACAF invited Brazil to play in the tournament as a guest team. The tournament was initially started with eight teams, battling for glory.

In 1990, CONCACAF renamed this tournament from the Champions to the Gold Cup. In 1991, USA held the first CONCACAF Gold Cup. Initially, it started with eight teams. In 2000, the hierarchy expanded the format as they increased the number of teams from eight to twelve. In 2017, CONCACAF increased the number of teams again, from twelve to sixteen. Since 2017, 41 teams have battled to secure their spot in the sixteen teams.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is an international tournament held every two years between North America and Central America, including Caribbean countries.
41 teams play the qualifier round to secure their spot in to top 16 teams and also in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In 2017, CONCACAF expanded the format of the tournament from twelve to sixteen.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is an international association football competition held every two years.
All national teams that are members of CONCACAF are eligible to enter the Gold Cup qualifier stage.

Here's the list of teams participating in CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Mexico	Canada	Panama	United States
Costa Rica	Honduras	Jamaica	Haiti
Suriname	El Salvador	Guatemala	Trinidad & Tobago
Dominican Republic	Curaçao	Guadeloupe	Saudi Arabia

The 18th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup will be hosted by the United States and Canada from June 14, 2025. The majority of the tournament's venues are in the Western United States to avoid scheduling conflicts with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held around the same time, primarily on the East Coast. The CONCACAF announced 14 host venues for the 2025 Gold Cup on 24th September 2024.

Let's take a look one the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup host stadiums and cities.

Stadiums	Cities
AT&T Stadium	Arlington, Texas
NRG Stadium	Houston, Texas
Shell Energy Stadium	Houston, Texas
SoFi Stadium	Inglewood, California
Levi's Stadium	Santa Clara, California
US Bank Stadium	Minneapolis, Minnesota
State Farm Stadium	Glendale, Arizona
Allegiant Stadium	Paradise, Nevada
BC Place	Vancouver, British Columbia
Snapdragon Stadium	San Diego, California
Dignity Health Sports Park	Carson, California
Energizer Park	St. Louis, Missouri
Q2 Stadium	Austin, Texas
PayPal Park	San Jose, California

2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Host Cities

CONCACAF has not officially revealed the prize money for this year. CONCACAF has specified the different trophies, distinctions, and medals that will be awarded, but has not mentioned anything about the prize money. However, the past editions will be a good indication of the amount that will be awarded. The winner will get an estimated amount of $1 million, and the second and third prizes will be awarded with $500K and $200K, respectively. Quarter-Finalists will get an estimated amount of $125K, and the rest of the teams will get an estimated amount of $ 100 K.

Image Credits: Official X Account of CONCACAF

The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup stands as a bold symbol of regional excellence, reflecting the growth of the tournament. The trophy, first introduced in 1991, the trophy has become a symbol of continental supremacy.

MEX Mexico

CRI Costa Rica

CAN Canada

HND Honduras

Here is the list of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup sponsors:

Sponsors	Industries
Aramco	Oil and Gas
Modelo	Beverages (Beer)
Hilton	Hospitality
Macron	Textile
Molten	Ball and Sports
Neau	Educational and Medical
PIF	IT
Rexona	Consumer Goods Industry (Deodorant)
Riyadh Air	Airline
Shriners Children's	Healthcare
Toyota	Automobile
Valvoline	Oil
Saudi	Travel
Yerba Madre	Organic Beverages