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Concacaf announces host cities and stadiums for 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup

  • Tournament will be played in 15 stadiums across 14 cities in the United States and Canada
  • Includes four of the newest stadiums in the U.S., and new to Gold Cup: SoFi Stadium, CITYPARK Stadium, Snapdragon Stadium, and TQL Stadium

Miami, FL (Monday, April 10, 2023) – Concacaf has today announced the 15 stadiums in 14 United States and Canadian metropolitan areas that will host matches of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup. The 17th edition of Concacaf’s flagship competition for men’s national teams will be played between June 16 – July 16 and will crown the best national team in the region. 

This announcement comes after the Confederation confirmed that Our Final, on Sunday, July 16, was awarded to Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium. 

The 2023 Gold Cup is a key part of the region’s vibrant summer of football, which will also include the Final of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League on June 4, and the Concacaf Nations League Finals in Las Vegas, NV, between June 15-18. 

Regarding this exciting 2023 Gold Cup announcement, Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President, Victor Montagliani, said: “The Concacaf Gold Cup is our flagship competition and showcases the very best of men’s national team football in the region. With each passing edition, this competition has reached new heights on and off the pitch and I am certain the 2023 tournament will deliver outstanding football, and capture the imagination of fans across our confederation and beyond.

“The host cities and venues we have selected all have strong track records of hosting elite football, and world class events. I want to thank each and every one of them for their commitment to Concacaf, to our Gold Cup, and to our sport. This is a tremendous time for football in the region with Nations Leagues, men’s and women’s Gold Cups, and other exciting national team and club competitions taking place over the next three years as we head towards the FIFA World Cup 2026.”

“I look forward with great anticipation to watching the Gold Cup Prelims in June and enjoying compelling football involving all the Gold Cup teams right through to the Final and crowning a champion in Los Angeles on July 16.” 

The 15 stadiums that will host Gold Cup matches are, in alphabetical order by city (previously hosted Gold Cups):

  • AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021)
  • Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC (2011,2015, 2019)
  • Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
  • TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (first-time host) 
  • DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2021)
  • State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ (2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  • Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ (2013, 2017, 2019)
  • NRG Stadium, Houston, TX (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021)
  • Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  • SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA (first-time host)
  • Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV (2021)
  • Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA (first-time host)
  • Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (2017)
  • CITYPARK Stadium, St. Louis, MO (first-time host)
  • BMO Field, Toronto, Canada (2015)

Concacaf will announce a complete match schedule, including specific match venue assignments, ticketing information, and other details in the days following the official draw. 

Gold Cup Venue Highlights

First-time host venues are:

  • TQL Stadium, home to Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati;
  • CITYPARK Stadium in St. Louis, the newest soccer stadium in the United States whose MLS team St. Louis City SC debuted in MLS in 2023;
  • Snapdragon Stadium, home of the San Diego Aztecs as well as the San Diego Wave FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL);
  • As previously announced, SoFi Stadium, home to the NFL’s LA Rams and LA Chargers, will host the 2023 Gold Cup Final in its first-ever Gold Cup event.
  • This will be the first time the cities of Cincinnati and St. Louis host the confederations’ tournament, and the fourth for the city of San Diego.

Other highlights: 

  • The tournament returns to Canada for the second time, and first since 2015, when BMO Field, in Toronto hosted a group stage doubleheader. 
  • The 2023 Gold Cup will mark the seventh edition of the event hosted at Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) and NRG Stadium (Houston, TX), a record number in the history of the tournament.

2023 Gold Cup Draw

To kick off the 2023 Gold Cup, Concacaf will conduct the competition’s official draw on Friday, April 14, 2023, at SoFi Stadium. 

The live in-person event will begin at 12:00 pm PT/local time (3:00 pm ET) and will include the participation of Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President, Victor Montagliani, the head coaches of the national teams participating in the 2023 Gold Cup and important guests.

The draw will be available for fans across the region to view on One Soccer (CAN), FS2 (USA), TUDN (USA and MEX), ESPN (Central America and Caribbean), and other regional broadcasters. For other territories, the event will be available on Concacaf GO, and Concacaf’s Facebook page and YouTube channel (all subject to territory restrictions).

For more details regarding the draw, including the procedures and seeded nations, click here

Click here for media assets including tournament logos, stadium imagery, and more.

The 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup is sponsored by Modelo, Qatar Airways, Toyota, and Valvoline.

About Gold Cup
The Concacaf Gold Cup is the Confederation’s premier competition for men’s national teams, crowning a champion every two years. Initially involving eight teams, the Gold Cup expanded into a competition that includes a 12-team Preliminary Round and 16-team Group Stage, all which qualify via the Concacaf Nations League. The tournament has been contested on 16 previous occasions. Mexico owns a tournament-record eight titles, followed by the United States with seven and Canada with one. 

About Concacaf
The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) is one of FIFA’s six continental confederations, servicing 41 Member Associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana in the south. Concacaf means football first. Our members are united by a shared vision: Love For Our Game, as well as a unique mission, to develop, promote and manage football throughout the region with integrity, transparency, and passion in order to inspire participation in the game.

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