The teams of Trinidad and Tobago (red) and Panama (white) before their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-Final. Panama won on penalties and finished 3rd in the tournament.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship.[1] It is currently held every two years.[2] From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.

From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.[3]

Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).

Although Panama was one of the nine teams which participated in the inaugural 1963 CONCACAF Championship, it took thirty years for them to make a second appearance in a continental tournament. However, they have continually participated since 2005 and consistently reached the knockout stage, playing three finals. They lost to the United States on penalties in 2005 and 0–1 in 2013, and lost 0–1 to Mexico in 2023.

In 2015, Panama finished third in the tournament, drawing all six matches 1–1 after normal time.

Overall record

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
El Salvador 1963Group stage6th412184Squad
Guatemala 1965Did not enter
Honduras 1967Did not qualify
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971Did not enter
Haiti 1973
Mexico 1977Did not qualify
Honduras 1981
1985
1989
United States 1991Did not enter
Mexico United States 1993Group stage7th301238Squad
United States 1996Did not qualify
United States 1998
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005Runners-up2nd623176Squad
United States 2007Quarter-finals6th411267Squad
United States 2009Quarter-finals7th411275Squad
United States 2011Semi-finals3rd522176Squad
United States 2013Runners-up2nd 6411114Squad
Canada United States 2015Third place3rd605167Squad
United States 2017Quarter-finals5th421163Squad
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019Quarter-finals7th420264Squad
United States 2021Group stage9th311187Squad
Canada United States 2023Runners-up2nd6321116Squad
TotalRunners-up12/27551920168667

Match overview

Tournament Round Opponent Score Venue
El Salvador 1963Group stage El Salvador1–1San Salvador
 Guatemala2–2
 Honduras0–1
 Nicaragua5–0
Mexico United States 1993Group stage Honduras1–5Dallas
 United States1–2
 Jamaica1–1
United States 2005Group stage Colombia1–0Miami
 Trinidad and Tobago2–2
 Honduras0–1
Quarter-finals South Africa1–1
(5–3 p)
Houston
Semi-finals Colombia3–2East Rutherford
Final United States0–0
(1–3 p)
United States 2007Group stage Honduras3–2
 Cuba2–2
 Mexico0–1Houston
Quarter-finals United States1–2Foxboro
United States 2009Group stage Guadeloupe1–2Oakland
 Mexico1–1Houston
 Nicaragua4–0Glendale
Quarter-finals United States1–2 (a.e.t.)Philadelphia
United States 2011Group stage Guadeloupe3–2Detroit
 United States2–1Tampa
 Canada1–1Kansas City
Quarter-finals El Salvador1–1
(5–3 p)
Washington, D.C.
Semi-finals United States0–1Houston
United States 2013Group stage Mexico2–1Pasadena
 Martinique1–0Seattle
 Canada0–0Denver
Quarter-finals Cuba6–1Atlanta
Semi-finals Mexico2–1Arlington
Final United States0–1Chicago
United States Canada 2015Group stage Haiti1–1Frisco
 Honduras1–1Foxboro
 United States1–1Kansas City
Quarter-finals Trinidad and Tobago1–1
(6–5 p)
East Rutherford
Semi-finals Mexico1–2 (a.e.t.)Atlanta
Third place match United States1–1
(3–2 p)
Chester
United States 2017Group stage United States1–1Nashville
 Nicaragua2–1Tampa
 Martinique3–0Cleveland
Quarter-finals Costa Rica0–1Philadelphia
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019Group stage Trinidad and Tobago2–0Saint Paul
 Guyana4–2Cleveland
 United States0–1Kansas City
Quarter-finals Jamaica0–1Philadelphia
United States 2021Group stage Qatar3–3Houston
 Honduras2–3
 Grenada3–1Orlando
United States Canada 2023Group stage Costa Rica2–1Fort Lauderdale
 Martinique2–1Harrison
 El Salvador2–2Houston
Quarter-finals Qatar4–0Arlington
Semi-finals United States1–1
(5–4 p)
San Diego
Final Mexico0–1Inglewood

Record players

Gabriel Gómez has appeared in 31 CONCACAF Gold Cup matches.
Blas Pérez has scored 11 goals in 21 matches, stretched over five tournaments.

Panama's record cap holder Gabriel Gómez appeared in seven consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cups. After the 2018 FIFA World Cup however, he officially retired from international football.

He and goalkeeper Jaime Penedo are the only players who were fielded in both of Panama's Gold Cup finals (2005 and 2013).

Rank Player Matches Gold Cups
1 Gabriel Gómez312005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017
2Jaime Penedo282005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015
3Román Torres252005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2019
4Blas Pérez212007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015
5Luis Tejada202005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015
6Alberto Quintero192011, 2013, 2015 and 2019
7Aníbal Godoy182011, 2013, 2015 and 2017
8 Felipe Baloy172005, 2007, 2009 and 2011
Armando Cooper172011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019
Gabriel Torres172011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019

Top goalscorers

Blas Pérez scored at least once at each of his five tournament participations. In 2013, Gabriel Torres became the first and only Panamanian to win the Golden Boot at a continental championship.

Rank Player Goals Gold Cups
1 Blas Pérez112007 (3), 2009 (3), 2011 (1), 2013 (3) and 2015 (1)
2 Luis Tejada102005 (3), 2009 (2), 2011 (3) and 2015 (2)
3 Gabriel Torres82013 (5), 2017 (2) and 2019 (1)
4 Gabriel Gómez32009 (1) and 2011 (2)

Awards and records

Team awards

Individual awards

See also

References

  1. ""Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer"". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "About the CONCACAF Gold Cup". goldcup.org. Gold Cup. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ""Playoff Match between USA and Mexico [...]"". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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