2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Prelims
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale
Dates16–20 June 2023[1]
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)French Guiana Arnold Abelinti
(3 goals)
← 2021

The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament determined the final three teams to qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2]

The matches took place from 16 to 20 June 2023 at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States.[3]

Teams

Twelve teams participated in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers based on the results of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League. These teams were the four group third-placed teams of 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A, the four second-place finishers from League B and the four group winners from League C.[4]

Trinidad and Tobago were originally set to participate as Nations League B Group C runners-up, but were automatically qualified after Nicaragua were disqualified. Trinidad and Tobago were replaced in the preliminary round by Antigua and Barbuda, the team with the best performance in League B who had not qualified.[5]

League A
Group Third place
A  Suriname
B  Martinique
C  Curaçao
D  Grenada
League B
Group Runners-up
A  Guadeloupe
B  Guyana
A (3rd)  Antigua and Barbuda
D  French Guiana
League C
Group Winners
A  Sint Maarten
B  Saint Kitts and Nevis
C  Saint Lucia
D  Puerto Rico

Draw

The preliminary round draw was held on 14 April 2023, 12:00 PDT (UTC−7), at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.[6] For round one, the top six teams based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023 were pre-seeded into matches 1 to 6 (highest ranked in match 1, second-highest ranked in match 2, etc.), while the remaining six teams were drawn from a single pot and assigned to matches in sequential order.[7] The fixtures for round two were predetermined (with pairings featuring the winners of round one matches 1 v 6, 2 v 5 and 3 v 4).[8]

Pre-seeded
Team Pts Rank
 Trinidad and Tobago (M1)
 Antigua and Barbuda[5] 		1,254 11
 Martinique (M2) 1,246 12
 Curaçao (M3) 1,171 14
 French Guiana (M4) 1,086 15
 Suriname (M5) 1,079 16
 Guyana (M6) 994 18
Pot 1
Team Pts Rank
 Guadeloupe 966 19
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 923 21
 Saint Lucia 795 24
 Grenada 791 25
 Puerto Rico 790 26
 Sint Maarten 413 37

Match officials

On 15 June 2023, CONCACAF announced the referees, assistant referees and video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament.[9]

Referees
Assistant referees
Video assistant referees

Bracket

The first round matches took place from 16–17 June, while the second round matches took place on 20 June 2023.

First roundSecond round
              
16 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Antigua and Barbuda0
20 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Guadeloupe5
 Guadeloupe2
17 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Guyana0
 Guyana (p)1 (5)
 Grenada1 (3)
16 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Martinique3
20 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Saint Lucia1
 Martinique2
17 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Puerto Rico0
 Suriname0 (3)
 Puerto Rico (p)0 (4)
16 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Curaçao1 (2)
20 June – Fort Lauderdale
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (p)1 (3)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (p)1 (4)
17 June – Fort Lauderdale
 French Guiana1 (2)
 French Guiana4
 Sint Maarten1

All match times listed are local, EDT (UTC−4).

First round

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Antigua and Barbuda  0–5  Guadeloupe
Martinique  3–1  Saint Lucia
Curaçao  1–1 (2–3 p)  Saint Kitts and Nevis
French Guiana  4–1  Sint Maarten
Suriname  0–0 (3–4 p)  Puerto Rico
Guyana  1–1 (5–3 p)  Grenada

Matches

Antigua and Barbuda 0–5 Guadeloupe
Report
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Martinique 3–1 Saint Lucia
 Report
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Curaçao 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Locadia 22' Report Terrell 83'
Penalties
 2–3
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
French Guiana 4–1 Sint Maarten
 Report Amatkarijo 40'
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Randy Eancarnación (Dominican Republic)
Suriname 0–0 Puerto Rico
Report
Penalties
 3–4
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
Guyana 1–1 Grenada
Glasgow 22' Report Mitchell 60'
Penalties
 5–3
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Second round

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Guadeloupe  2–0  Guyana
Martinique  2–0  Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–1 (4–2 p)  French Guiana

Matches

Guadeloupe 2–0 Guyana
 Report
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Guadeloupe advanced to Group D.

Martinique 2–0 Puerto Rico
 Report
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Rubiel Vázquez (United States)

Martinique advanced to Group C.

Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–1 French Guiana
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to Group A.

Qualified teams

  Team qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup
  Team can qualify
  Team failed to qualify
  Team disqualified
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in CONCACAF Gold Cup1
only Gold Cup era (since 1991)
 Qatar Invitees 2 September 2020 1 (2021)
 Panama CNL League A Group B 1st place 12 June 2022 10 (1993, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Jamaica CNL League A Group A 2nd place 14 June 2022 12 (1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 El Salvador CNL League A Group D 2nd place 14 June 2022 12 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Mexico CNL League A Group A 1st place 23 March 2023 16 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 United States CNL League A Group D 1st place 24 March 2023 16 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Haiti CNL League B Group B 1st place 25 March 2023 8 (2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021)
 Costa Rica CNL League A Group B 2nd place 25 March 2023 15 (1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Canada CNL League A Group C 1st place 25 March 2023 15 (1991, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Honduras CNL League A Group C 2nd place 25 March 2023 15 (1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Cuba CNL League B Group A 1st place 26 March 2023 9 (1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
 Guatemala CNL League B Group D 1st place 27 March 2023 11 (1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2021)
 Trinidad and Tobago CNL League B Group C 2nd place 12 June 2023[5] 11 (1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021)
 Guadeloupe Gold Cup Prelims Winner Match 7 20 June 2023 4 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2021)
 Martinique Gold Cup Prelims Winner Match 8 20 June 2023 7 (1993, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Gold Cup Prelims Winner Match 9 20 June 2023 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The French Guiana vs Sint Maarten match was stopped during the half-time and resumed one hour and a half later due to adverse weather conditions. Consequently, the next two matches Suriname vs Puerto and Guyana vs Grenada, originally scheduled at 19:00 and 21:00 EDT (UTC−4), were delayed until 20:20 and 22:30 EDT, respectively.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "SoFi Stadium awarded 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Final". Gold Cup. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Concacaf confirms procedures for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways draw". Concacaf. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Concacaf announces host cities and stadiums for 2023 Gold Cup" (Press release). CONCACAF. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Twelve teams confirm places Gold Cup Prelims". CONCACAF. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Nicaragua and the Eligibility of Players" (Press release). CONCACAF. June 12, 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ "CONCACAF announces details for 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup draw at SoFi Stadium". CONCACAF. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. ^ "CONCACAF Ranking Index". CONCACAF. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  8. ^ "CONCACAF announces procedures for 2023 Gold Cup draw". CONCACAF. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Gold Cup Prelims Referee Appointments". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  10. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 17, 2023). "Due to adverse weather conditions, the match between French Guiana and Sint Maarten has been temporarily delayed" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 17, 2023). "Updated Kick-Off Times" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

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