2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 7–28
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)13 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored67 (2.68 per match)
Attendance907,208 (36,288 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Landon Donovan
Panama Gabriel Torres
United States Chris Wondolowski
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)United States Landon Donovan
Best goalkeeperPanama Jaime Penedo
Fair play award Panama
2011
2015

The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 12th CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 22nd CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence. The United States was the host nation.

The competition began on July 7, 2013, at the Rose Bowl,[1] and ended with the final on July 28, 2013, at Soldier Field,[2] with the United States defeating Panama 1–0. In this edition of the Gold Cup, Mexico participated with an alternative squad due to the main players competing at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup prior to the Gold Cup. Despite not playing with their full squad, they reached the semi-finals where they lost to eventual runners-up Panama with a score of 1–2.

United States won the tournament, which qualified them for a play-off match against the champions of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, to decide which team would represent CONCACAF in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[3] The playoff was played in a single match held on October 10, 2015, which Mexico won 3–2.

  1. ^ "Gold Cup to open with Mexico at Rose Bowl". CONCACAF.com. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Gold Cup groups, schedule unveiled". CONCACAF.com. March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup Winner to Qualify to FIFA Confederations Cup Playoff Match". CONCACAF.com. April 5, 2013.

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