2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Coupe d'Or CONCACAF 2015
Tournament details
Host countriesCanada
United States
DatesJuly 7–26
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 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 quarter-finals and semi-finals 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 semi-finals to Jamaica. The competition included a third place match for the first time since 2003,[8] in which Panama defeated the United States.

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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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  7. ^ "Mexico 3 Jamaica 1". BBC Sport. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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