2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 7–28 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 13 (in 13 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Panama |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 67 (2.68 per match) |
| Attendance | 907,208 (36,288 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Landon Donovan Gabriel Torres Chris Wondolowski (5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Landon Donovan |
| Best goalkeeper | Jaime Penedo |
| Fair play award | Panama |
The competition began on July 7, 2013, at the Rose Bowl, and ended with the final on July 28, 2013, at Soldier Field, 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. The playoff was played in a single match held on October 10, 2015, which Mexico won 3–2.