2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesUnited States
Canada
Dates7–26 July
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)14 (in 14 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (7th title)
Runners-up Jamaica
Third place Panama
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored62 (2.38 per match)
Attendance1,090,396 (41,938 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Clint Dempsey
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Andrés Guardado
Best young playerMexico Jesús Manuel Corona
Best goalkeeperUnited States Brad Guzan
Fair play award Jamaica
← 2013
2017 →

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in the organization's fifty-four years of existence. It was held in the United States, with two matches being played in Canada, marking the first time the CONCACAF Gold Cup was played in that country.[1]

Mexico won the competition after surviving both the quarterfinals and semifinals in controversial circumstances,[2][3][4][5][6] defeating Jamaica – the first Caribbean nation to reach such a stage – in the final.[7] Of the co-hosts, Canada was eliminated in the group stage, while the United States, the defending champions, lost in the semifinals to Jamaica. The competition included a third place match for the first time since 2003,[8] in which Panama defeated the United States.

Qualification for other tournaments

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was used for qualification for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, to be played in Russia, and the Copa América Centenario, to be played in the United States in 2016.

FIFA Confederations Cup

Further information: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup qualification (CONCACAF play-off)

As champions of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Mexico qualified for a one-off play-off match against the United States, the champion of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, to decide which team will represent CONCACAF in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico won the match 3-2 after extra time.[9]

Copa América Centenario

Main article: Copa América Centenario qualifying play-offs

In addition, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, and Cuba, being the top four teams in the tournament not already qualified, qualified for play-offs which determined the remaining two teams to participate in the Copa América Centenario in 2016.[10] The United States, Mexico, Costa Rica (winners of the 2014 Copa Centroamericana), and Jamaica (winners of the 2014 Caribbean Cup) had already qualified before the tournament, with Panama and Haiti rounding out the six representatives CONCACAF sent to the Copa América Centenario following their play-off victories over Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively.

Qualified teams

A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, four to Central America, and four to the Caribbean. For the first time, the two overall fifth-placed teams of the Caribbean zone and the Central American zone competed for the final berth of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Previously, five berths were allocated to Central America and four were allocated to the Caribbean.[11]

Team Qualification Appearances Previous best performance FIFA Ranking
North American zone
 United States (TH) Automatic 13th Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013) 27
 Mexico Automatic 13th Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011) 23
 Canada Automatic 12th Champions (2000) 109
Central American zone qualified through the 2014 Copa Centroamericana
 Costa Rica Winners 12th Runners-up (2002) 14
 Guatemala Runners-up 10th Fourth Place (1996) 93
 Panama Third Place 7th Runners-up (2005, 2013) 54
 El Salvador Fourth Place 9th Quarterfinals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013) 89
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2014 Caribbean Cup
 Jamaica Winners 9th Third Place (1993) 65
 Trinidad and Tobago Runners-up 9th Third Place (2000) 67
 Haiti Third Place 6th Quarterfinals (2002, 2009) 76
 Cuba Fourth Place 8th Quarterfinals (2003, 2013) 107
Play-off winner between Caribbean zone fifth place and Central American zone fifth place
 Honduras Play-off 12th Runners-up (1991) 75

Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Venues

A total of 14 venues were used for the tournament. CONCACAF announced the host cities and venues for the tournament on December 16, 2014.[1] Apart from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia which hosted the final and the PPL Park in Chester which hosted the third place match (both located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area), the other 12 venues hosted two matches. The assignment of matches for the knockout round and the awarding of the final were announced on March 12, 2015.[12]

East Rutherford Charlotte Atlanta Baltimore Philadelphia
MetLife Stadium Bank of America Stadium Georgia Dome M&T Bank Stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 82,566 Capacity: 74,455 Capacity: 74,228 Capacity: 71,008 Capacity: 69,176
Quarter-finals Group C Semi-finals Quarter-finals Final
Foxborough
Chicago
Gillette Stadium Soldier Field
Capacity: 68,756 Capacity: 63,500
Group A Group C
Glendale Carson, California
University of Phoenix Stadium StubHub Center
Capacity: 63,400 Capacity: 30,510
Group C Group B
Houston Toronto Frisco Chester, Pennsylvania Kansas City
BBVA Compass Stadium BMO Field Toyota Stadium PPL Park Sporting Park
Capacity: 22,039 Capacity: 30,991 Capacity: 20,500 Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 18,467
Group B Group B Group A 3rd Place Match Group A

Draw

The seeded teams which headed up each group was announced on December 16, 2014: United States (Group A), Costa Rica (Group B), and Mexico (Group C).[1] Seeded teams were determined based on November 27, 2014 FIFA rankings (shown in brackets).[13]

Seeded Unseeded

 Costa Rica (16)
 Mexico (20)
 United States (28)

 Trinidad and Tobago (54)
 Panama (56)
 Haiti (68)

 Jamaica (71)
 Honduras (72)
 Guatemala (73)

 Cuba (79)
 El Salvador (93)
 Canada (110)

The composition of the groups and the schedule of the tournament were announced by CONCACAF on March 12, 2015.[12]

Squads

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

An initial provisional list of 35 players had to be submitted to CONCACAF before June 7, 2015. A final list containing 23 players was to have been submitted for June 27, 2015. Three of the players named in the final list had to be goalkeepers.[14] The players named in the final list had to wear shirts numbered 1 to 23, with number 1 reserved for a goalkeeper.

Teams qualifying for the quarter-final stage were permitted to replace up to six players. The replacements had to have been named on the provisional list and would be given a shirt numbered between 24 and 29.

An injured player from the final list could be replaced by another from provisional list 24 hours before his national team's first game.

Match officials

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals. All match times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:

  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.[14]

Group A

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Haiti 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Panama 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Honduras 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Panama 1–1 Haiti
Quintero 55' Report Nazon 85'
Attendance: 22,357
United States 2–1 Honduras
Dempsey 25', 64' Report Discua 69'
Attendance: 22,357
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Honduras 1–1 Panama
Najar 81' Report Tejada 21'
Attendance: 46,720
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
United States 1–0 Haiti
Dempsey 47' Report
Attendance: 46,720
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Haiti 1–0 Honduras
Nazon 13' Report
Attendance: 18,467
Panama 1–1 United States
Pérez 34' Report Bradley 55'
Attendance: 18,467

Group B

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
3  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Canada (H) 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica 2–2 Jamaica
Miller 33'
Ramírez 37'		 Report McCleary 13'
McAnuff 48'
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
El Salvador 0–0 Canada
Report
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Jamaica 1–0 Canada
Austin 90+2' Report
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Costa Rica 1–1 El Salvador
B. Ruiz 60' Report Corea 90+2'
Attendance: 22,017
Jamaica 1–0 El Salvador
McCleary 71' Report
Attendance: 16,674
Canada 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 16,674
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

Group C

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  Cuba 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CONCACAF
Trinidad and Tobago 3–1 Guatemala
Bateau 10'
Cato 13'
J. Jones 25'		 Report C. Ruiz 61'
Attendance: 54,126
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Mexico 6–0 Cuba
Peralta 16', 36', 61'
Vela 22'
Guardado 43'
G. Dos Santos 75'		 Report
Attendance: 54,126
Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Cuba
Bateau 17'
Boucaud 42'		 Report
Attendance: 62,910
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Guatemala 0–0 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 62,910
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
Cuba 1–0 Guatemala
Reyes 73' Report
Attendance: 55,823
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Mexico 4–4 Trinidad and Tobago
Aguilar 32'
Vela 51'
Guardado 88'
K. Jones 90' (o.g.)		 Report Cummings 55', 67'
K. Jones 58'
Marshall 90+3'
Attendance: 55,823

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Panama 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Cuba 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
3 B  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots[14]

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup began on 18 July 2015 and ended with the Final on 26 July 2015, to decide the champions of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.[14]

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up Third-placed teams
(Best two qualify)
A  United States  Haiti  Panama
B  Jamaica  Costa Rica
C  Trinidad and Tobago  Mexico  Cuba

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 July – Baltimore
 
 
 United States6
 
22 July – Atlanta
 
 Cuba0
 
 United States1
 
18 July – Baltimore
 
 Jamaica2
 
 Haiti0
 
26 July – Philadelphia
 
 Jamaica1
 
 Jamaica1
 
19 July – East Rutherford
 
 Mexico3
 
 Trinidad and Tobago1 (5)
 
22 July – Atlanta
 
 Panama (p)1 (6)
 
 Panama1
 
19 July – East Rutherford
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)2 Third place play-off
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)1
 
25 July – Chester
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 United States1 (2)
 
 
 Panama (p)1 (3)
 

Quarter-finals

United States vs Cuba

United States 6–0 Cuba
 Report
Attendance: 37,994
United States
Cuba
GK 1 Brad Guzan
RB 21 Timothy Chandler downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 3 Omar Gonzalez
CB 13 Ventura Alvarado
LB 23 Fabian Johnson downward-facing red arrow 65'
DM 5 Kyle Beckerman downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 4 Michael Bradley (c)
RM 20 Gyasi Zardes
LM 11 Alejandro Bedoya
CF 9 Aron Jóhannsson
SS 8 Clint Dempsey
Substitutions:
DF 16 Brad Evans upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 24 Joe Corona upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 2 DeAndre Yedlin upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 21 Diosvelis Guerra
RB 6 Yaisnier Napoles Yellow card 59'
CB 4 Ángel Horta Yellow card 63'
CB 15 Adrián Diz
LB 2 Andy Vaquero
DM 5 Jorge Luís Clavelo (c)
DM 18 Daniel Luís downward-facing red arrow 68'
RW 13 Jorge Luis Corrales
AM 8 Alberto Gómez downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 17 Libán Pérez downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 9 Maikel Reyes
Substitutions:
FW 20 Armando Coroneaux upward-facing green arrow 56'
DF 19 Yasmany López upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 23 Felix Guerra upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Cuba Raúl González Triana

Assistant referees:
Warner Castro (Costa Rica)
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[15]

Haiti vs Jamaica

Haiti 0–1 Jamaica
Report
Attendance: 37,994
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Haiti
Jamaica
GK 1 Johny Placide (c)
RB 2 Jean Sony Alcénat
CB 6 Frantz Bertin
CB 3 Mechack Jérôme
LB 4 Kim Jaggy
RM 14 James Marcelin
CM 13 Kevin Lafrance
LM 7 Wilde-Donald Guerrier downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM 16 Jean Alexandre downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 21 Jean-Eudes Maurice
CF 20 Duckens Nazon downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Pascal Millien upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Kervens Belfort upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 22 Sony Norde upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
France Marc Collat
GK 23 Ryan Thompson
RB 19 Adrian Mariappa Yellow card 17'
CB 4 Wes Morgan
CB 3 Michael Hector
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence
CM 17 Rodolph Austin (c)
CM 10 Jobi McAnuff
RW 22 Garath McCleary
LW 16 Joel Grant downward-facing red arrow 52'
CF 18 Simon Dawkins downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 9 Giles Barnes downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Lance Laing upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 2 Chris Humphrey upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 7 Andre Clennon upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Germany Winfried Schäfer

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)[16]

Trinidad and Tobago vs Panama

Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 (a.e.t.) Panama
 Report
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 74,187
Trinidad and Tobago
Panama
GK 1 Marvin Phillip
CB 5 Daneil Cyrus
CB 6 Radanfah Abu Bakr
CB 8 Khaleem Hyland downward-facing red arrow 91'
RWB 4 Sheldon Bateau
LWB 17 Mekeil Williams
RM 3 Joevin Jones
CM 13 Cordell Cato downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 19 Kevan George Yellow card 74'
LM 20 Keron Cummings downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 9 Kenwyne Jones (c)
Substitutions:
MF 23 Lester Peltier upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 14 Andre Boucaud upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 11 Ataullah Guerra Yellow card 100' upward-facing green arrow 91'
Manager:
Stephen Hart
GK 1 Jaime Penedo
CB 3 Harold Cummings
CB 5 Román Torres (c)
CB 15 Erick Davis
RWB 2 Valentín Pimentel Yellow card 7'
LWB 19 Alberto Quintero
CM 6 Gabriel Gomez downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 11 Armando Cooper
CM 14 Miguel Camargo downward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 7 Blas Pérez
CF 10 Luis Tejada downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Adolfo Machado upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 8 Gabriel Torres upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 22 Abdiel Arroyo upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez

Assistant referees:
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Óscar Moncada (Honduras)[17]

Mexico vs Costa Rica

Mexico 1–0 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 74,187
Mexico
Costa Rica
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 5 Diego Reyes
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez Yellow card 99'
CB 3 Yasser Corona Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 90'
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
RM 6 Héctor Herrera downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 8 Jonathan dos Santos Yellow card 110'
LM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)
CF 11 Carlos Vela Yellow card 83' downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta Yellow card 112'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Carlos Esquivel upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 9 Jesús Manuel Corona upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 15 Oswaldo Alanís upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK 23 Esteban Alvarado
RB 16 Cristian Gamboa downward-facing red arrow 96'
CB 3 Giancarlo González Yellow card 82'
CB 2 Francisco Calvo
LB 15 Júnior Díaz Yellow card 9'
CM 5 Celso Borges
CM 17 Johan Venegas Yellow card 120+6'
RW 22 José Miguel Cubero Yellow card 118'
LW 21 David Ramírez downward-facing red arrow 60'
SS 10 Bryan Ruiz (c) downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 12 Joel Campbell Yellow card 12'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Elías Aguilar upward-facing green arrow 60'
DF 19 Roy Miller Yellow card 120+3' upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 8 David Myrie Yellow card 98' upward-facing green arrow 96'
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope

Assistant referees:
Eric Boria (United States)
Charles Morgante (United States)
Fourth official:
David Gantar (Canada)[18]

Semi-finals

United States vs Jamaica

United States 1–2 Jamaica
 Report
Attendance: 70,511
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
United States
Jamaica
GK 1 Brad Guzan
RB 16 Brad Evans
CB 13 Ventura Alvarado
CB 6 John Brooks
LB 23 Fabian Johnson
CM 5 Kyle Beckerman Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 4 Michael Bradley (c)
RW 20 Gyasi Zardes
LW 11 Alejandro Bedoya downward-facing red arrow 77'
AM 8 Clint Dempsey
CF 9 Aron Jóhannsson downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Mix Diskerud upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 26 Alan Gordon upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 2 DeAndre Yedlin Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 23 Ryan Thompson
RB 19 Adrian Mariappa
CB 3 Michael Hector
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence
CM 15 Je-Vaughn Watson
CM 17 Rodolph Austin (c)
RW 22 Garath McCleary Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW 10 Jobi McAnuff
CF 11 Darren Mattocks downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 9 Giles Barnes downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Simon Dawkins upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 2 Chris Humphrey upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 16 Joel Grant upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Germany Winfried Schäfer

Assistant referees:
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)
Warner Castro (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)[19]

Panama vs Mexico

Panama 1–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 70,511
Panama
Mexico
GK 1 Jaime Penedo
RB 2 Valentín Pimentel  Yellow card 83' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CB 5 Román Torres (c) Yellow card 105'
CB 3 Harold Cummings Yellow card 108'
LB 15 Erick Davis
CM 13 Adolfo Machado
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow card 27'
RW 11 Armando Cooper Yellow card 90+11'
LW 19 Alberto Quintero Yellow card 89'
CF 10 Luis Tejada Red card 25'
CF 9 Roberto Nurse Yellow card 79' downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
FW 22 Abdiel Arroyo upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 17 Luis Henríquez upward-facing green arrow 87' downward-facing red arrow 109'
MF 4 Alfredo Stephens upward-facing green arrow 109'
Manager:
Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 5 Diego Reyes
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 15 Oswaldo Alanís downward-facing red arrow 46'
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar Yellow card 90+13'
LWB 7 Miguel Layún downward-facing red arrow 77'
RM 6 Héctor Herrera Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 8 Jonathan dos Santos
LM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)
CF 19 Oribe Peralta
CF 11 Carlos Vela Yellow card 4'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Carlos Esquivel upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Jesús Manuel Corona upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 14 Javier Orozco Yellow card 95' upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Assistant referees:
Philippe Brière (Canada)
Daniel Belleau (Canada)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[20]

Third place play-off

United States 1–1 (a.e.t.) Panama
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 12,598
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
United States
Panama
GK 1 Brad Guzan
RB 21 Timothy Chandler Yellow card 98'
CB 3 Omar Gonzalez downward-facing red arrow 90'
CB 6 John Brooks
LB 15 Tim Ream
CM 4 Michael Bradley (c)
CM 19 Graham Zusi downward-facing red arrow 59'
RW 18 Chris Wondolowski downward-facing red arrow 59'
LW 24 Joe Corona
CF 23 Fabian Johnson Yellow card 29'
CF 9 Aron Jóhannsson
Substitutions:
FW 8 Clint Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 59'
DF 2 DeAndre Yedlin Yellow card 98' upward-facing green arrow 59'
DF 25 DaMarcus Beasley upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 12 Luis Mejía
RB 13 Adolfo Machado
CB 3 Harold Cummings
CB 5 Román Torres (c) Yellow card 114'
LB 15 Erick Davis
CM 14 Miguel Camargo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow card 98'
RW 11 Armando Cooper Yellow card 86'
LW 19 Alberto Quintero
CF 16 Rolando Blackburn downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 9 Roberto Nurse
Substitutions:
MF 4 Alfredo Stephens upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 91'
FW 22 Abdiel Arroyo upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 18 Darwin Pinzón upward-facing green arrow 91'
Manager:
Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez

Assistant referees:
Garnet Page (Jamaica)
Cristian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
David Gantar (Canada)[21]
Fifth official:
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)

Final

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Jamaica 1–3 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 68,930
Jamaica
Mexico
GK 23 Ryan Thompson
RB 19 Adrian Mariappa
CB 3 Michael Hector
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence
RM 22 Garath McCleary downward-facing red arrow 59'
CM 15 Je-Vaughn Watson Yellow card 23'downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 17 Rodolph Austin Yellow card 30'
LM 10 Jobi McAnuff
CF 18 Simon Dawkins downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutes
GK 1 Andre Blake
MF 2 Chris Humphrey upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 6 Lance Laing
MF 7 Andre Clennon
FW 8 Michael Seaton upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 11 Darren Mattocks upward-facing green arrow 59'
GK 13 Dwayne Miller
FW 14 Allan Ottey
FW 16 Joel Grant
MF 24 Omar Holness
DF 25 Sean McFarlane
Manager
Germany Winfried Schäfer
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar
CB 5 Diego Reyes Yellow card 34'
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 15 Oswaldo Alanís
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
CM 20 Jesús Dueñas Yellow card 6' downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 8 Jonathan Dos Santos
CM 18 Andrés Guardado downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 Jesús Corona downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta
Substitutes
GK 1 Moisés Muñoz
DF 4 Miguel Ángel Herrera
MF 6 Héctor Herrera
FW 10 Giovani Dos Santos
GK 12 Jonathan Orozco
FW 14 Javier Orozco upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 16 Antonio Ríos
DF 17 Jorge Torres Nilo upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 21 Carlos Esquivel upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 23 José Vázquez
Manager
Miguel Herrera
Assistant referees
El Salvador Juan Zumba
United States CJ Morgante
Fourth official
Panama John Pitti
Fifth official
Costa Rica Leonel Leal

Notes

  1. ^ The kickoff time was delayed by 30 minutes.

References

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  4. ^ McCarthy, Kyle (July 22, 2015). "Mexico advance to Gold Cup final amid controversial calls vs. Panama". FoxSports. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  5. ^ Longman, Jeré (July 23, 2015). "Messy Mexico-Panama Semifinal Leaves a Stain on Concacaf". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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External links

All match times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Quarter-finals

United States 6–0 Cuba
Dempsey 4', 64' (pen.), 78'
Zardes 15'
Jóhannsson 32'
Gonzalez 45'		 Report
Attendance: 37,994
Haiti 0–1 Jamaica
Report Barnes 6'
Attendance: 37,994
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 (a.e.t.) Panama
K. Jones 53' Report Tejada 36'
Penalties
Guerra soccer ball with check mark
Bateau soccer ball with red X
J. Jones soccer ball with red X
Williams soccer ball with check mark
K. Jones soccer ball with check mark
Abu Bakr soccer ball with check mark
Cyrus soccer ball with red X
Boucaud soccer ball with check mark
Peltier soccer ball with red X		 5–6 soccer ball with red X R. Torres
soccer ball with check mark G. Torres
soccer ball with red X Davis
soccer ball with check mark Arroyo
soccer ball with check mark Cooper
soccer ball with check mark Cummings
soccer ball with red X Quintero
soccer ball with check mark Pérez
soccer ball with check mark Pimentel
Attendance: 74,187
Mexico 1–0 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Guardado 120+4' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 74,187

Semi-finals

United States 1–2 Jamaica
Bradley 47' Report Mattocks 30'
Barnes 35'
Attendance: 70,511
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Panama 1–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
R. Torres 57' Report Guardado 90+10' (pen.), 105+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,511

Third place playoff

United States 1–1 (a.e.t.) Panama
Dempsey 70' Report Nurse 55'
Penalties
Jóhannsson soccer ball with check mark
Dempsey soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with red X
Bradley soccer ball with red X
Beasley soccer ball with red X		 2–3 soccer ball with check mark R. Torres
soccer ball with check mark Arroyo
soccer ball with red X Cooper
soccer ball with check mark Cummings
Attendance: 12,598
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Final

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Jamaica 1–3 Mexico
Mattocks 78' Report Guardado 31'
Corona 46'
Peralta 60'
Attendance: 68,930

Statistics

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Awards

Winners

 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

Mexico
Seventh title

Individual awards

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

Prize money

The total amount of prize money offered by CONCACAF for the tournament is US$2.75 million, with $1 million being the top prize.[5] Listed below is a breakdown of how the total amount is to be distributed:

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Mexico 6 4 2 0 16 6 +10 14 Champions
2  Jamaica 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 13 Runners-up
3  Panama 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5 Third place
4  United States (H) 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 Fourth place
5  Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 2 0 10 6 +4 8 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  Haiti 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
7  Costa Rica 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
8  Cuba 4 1 0 3 1 14 −13 3
9  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 Eliminated in
Group stage
10  Canada (H) 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
11  Honduras 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
12  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2015. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Theme songs

Main article: Sun Goes Down (Robin Schulz song)

"Sun Goes Down" by German DJ Robin Schulz featuring English singer Jasmine Thompson was the official song for the tournament[6]

"You Are Unstoppable" by Austrian singer Conchita Wurst was the official anthem for the tournament.[7]

"All the Way" by Reykon featuring Bebe Rexha was used for Univision's coverage of the tournament.[8]

Awolnation's "I Am" was used for Fox's coverage.

Media

Multiple officials of Traffic Sports were identified in the 2015 FIFA corruption case, which alleged that bribes related to the 2015 Gold Cup amounted to two-thirds of the cost of staging the tournament.[9]

Worldwide TV broadcasting rights[10]

Broadcasting

Country/Region Broadcaster Notes
 Australia Setanta Sports
 Azerbaijan ESPN Azerbaijan
 Brazil SporTV
 Canada Sportsnet World, Sportsnet 360, Univision Canada Simsub via Fox
 China LeTV
 Costa Rica Repretel, Teletica
 El Salvador Telecorporacion Salvadoreña
 France Ma Chaîne Sport (MCS)
 Guatemala Canal 3 and Canal 7
 Honduras Televicentro
 Hong Kong iCable
Indonesia Indonesia Orange TV [id][11]
Latin America Gol TV
 Malaysia Astro
 Mexico Televisa, TV Azteca
Middle East and North Africa Abu Dhabi Sports Channel
 Netherlands Fox Sports
 Panama TV Nacional de Panamá, Medcom
 Portugal Sport TV
 Singapore Starhub
 Spain beIN Sports, Mediapro
Sub-Saharan Africa Supersport
 Taiwan Sportcast
 Thailand Grammy
 United Kingdom
 Republic of Ireland 		BT Sport,[12] Bet365 (online streaming)
 United States Fox (English)
Univision (Spanish)

Controversies

Jamaican players' strike

On July 6, the Jamaica national football team refused to attend a 7pm practice session at the StubHub Center because of a strike over bonus fees.[13] The next day, Jamaica Football Federation president Horace Burrell announced the situation had been "settled" and thanked the players for backing down.[14]

Cuban defections

Cuban attacker Keiler García defected to the United States in Chicago on July 8, the day before his team's opening game against Mexico at Soldier Field. He did not show up for the team breakfast in the hotel and was absent from the subsequent training session.[15] Because of problems obtaining US visas for players and staff, and the defection of García, Cuba only had 16 players available for the opening game against Mexico.[16] Arael Argüellez also defected in Chicago, after being visited in the hotel by friends. He failed to turn up for the national team's flight to Phoenix to Cuba's second match, against Trinidad and Tobago.[17]

On July 14, Darío Suárez did not return from his trip to a supermarket prior to the match against Guatemala in Charlotte.[18] Later the same day, midfielder Ariel Martínez was reported in tears on the bus returning to the hotel following the 1-0 victory over Guatemala to qualify for the quarter-final stage. Upon arrival, he exited the bus, said goodbye to the coach and then ran off into the night.[19]

Cuban US visa issues

Cuba's opening game against Mexico was affected by United States visa issues. The head coach Raúl González Triana and six players (Adrián Diz, Arichel Hernandez, Daniel Luis, Andy Vaquero, Maikel Reyes and Sandy Sánchez) were unable to enter the United States before the match against Mexico which took place on the third day of the competition. They had all recently been involved in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification tournament in Antigua and Barbuda and it had caused some administration issues.

Arichel Hernández did not enter the United States at all because of visa problems.[20]

Controversial refereeing

During the quarter-final match between Mexico and Costa Rica, Walter López's assistant referee Eric Boria marked a penalty for Mexico, in the last minute of stoppage time in the second half of extra time, for a push by Costa Rican defender Roy Miller on Oribe Peralta. Mexico's Andrés Guardado scored the penalty, eliminating Costa Rica.[21] Daniel Jiménez of La Nación described the elimination as "a theft",[22] although Costa Rica's coach defended the call saying "he [the referee] is human. He saw something in the area and that's why he called the penalty."[23] Miller himself claimed Peralta's reaction was "exaggerated" and that there had only been minimal contact between them.[24] In an interview conceded to Prensa Libre on July 23, Wálter López admitted that the call was mistaken, alleging that "due to my position in the field, I was unable to properly see the action. It was my assistant who helped me".[25][26]

In the semi-final match between Mexico and Panama, the US referee Mark Geiger lost control[27] of the match which began with him showing a questionable red card to Panama's Luis Tejada in the 24th minute.[27] Later, as a 10-man Panama was a minute away from winning the match 1-0, he also awarded Mexico a controversial penalty kick for a handball.[28] While defending in the penalty box against the Mexican midfielder Carlos Esquivel, Panama's captain Román Torres lost balance and fell backwards on the ball, touching it[29] (fouls for handling the ball must be deliberate[30]). The decision to award the penalty kick outraged the Panama team who walked off the field and threatened to abandon the match.[31] While the players were involved in a long scuffle with the officials, coaches and other players on the sidelines, the fans repeatedly pelted them with beer glasses and objects.[31] Panama returned to the field after approximately ten minutes.[31] Andrés Guardado scored the penalty and forced the match into extra time, which Mexico subsequently won.[32] After the final whistle, the Panamanian players and coaching staff ran en masse on the field towards the referees, who had to be escorted off the field by security.[33][34] Later, Guardado said in the interview that it hurt to take the penalty and he considered missing the kick on purpose, but "had to be professional".[35] Mexico's coach Miguel Herrera argued there was no reason for Guardado to purposely miss the kick, referencing the controversial decision that awarded penalty to Netherlands over Mexico in the World Cup. "I didn't hear that question in the World Cup when we were knocked out for a penalty that wasn't", he said. "It seems that only Mexico should declare itself guilty."[36]

On July 23, the Football Associations from both Panama and Costa Rica released their respective statements on their websites regarding such controversies, and requesting the removal of the CONCACAF referees committee members.[37][38]

On July 24, the CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee suspended the Panamanian goalkeeper Jaime Penedo for two matches for insulting the referee. This meant he would miss the Cup's third-place game and a World Cup qualifier game in November. On top of missing the third-place game because of the red card, forward Luis Tejada was given an additional one match suspension for insulting the referee.[39]

Panama team banner

After the semi-final match against Mexico, the Panamanian players reunited in their locker room and brandished a banner which read "CONCACAF Ladrones ("CONCACAF thieves") and three times "Corruptos" ("corrupt"), while pointing thumbs down in protest. The image was then circulated on Twitter.[40] The CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee subsequently fined Panamanian Football Federation $15,000 for this display.[39]

Referee Committee controversy

Both the Costa Rican Football Federation and Panamanian Football Federation publicly called for those within the Referee Committee at CONCACAF to be removed from their position.[41][42]

CONCACAF announced that they would discuss the matter at their Executive Committee meeting.[43]

Tournament organization

United States captain Michael Bradley criticized the organization of the tournament, commenting that there was too much traveling involved for teams and the stadiums had poor playing surfaces, while questioning the need for the two best third-placed teams to qualify to the next round.[44] Mexico's head coach Miguel Herrera was also critical of the travel arrangements "It's a disorder in the airplanes, having rival teams on the same flight, with so much people from CONCACAF, we were all squeezed in, we didn't even have room for our luggage, there was no room for our baggage, Mexico has been transporting their luggage on road and that's how we have been working".[44] Both Herrera and Bradley were fined by CONCACAF for their comments.[45]

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