2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Canada United States |
| Dates | July 7–26 |
| Teams | 12 (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 played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,090,396 (41,938 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Clint Dempsey (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Andrés Guardado |
| Best young player | Jesús Corona |
| Best goalkeeper | Brad Guzan |
| Fair play award | Jamaica |
Mexico won the competition after surviving both the quarter-finals and semi-finals in controversial circumstances, defeating Jamaica – the first Caribbean nation to reach such a stage – in the final. 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, in which Panama defeated the United States.