2023_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup_qualification
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
International football competition
The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament determined the final three teams to qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2]
| 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Prelims | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| City | Fort Lauderdale |
| Dates | 16–20 June 2023[1] |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Arnold Abelinti(3 goals) |
← 2021 | |
The matches took place from 16 to 20 June 2023 at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States.[3]
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]
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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]
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On 15 June 2023, CONCACAF announced the referees, assistant referees and video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament.[9]
- Referees
Keylor Herrera
Randy Encarnación
Reon Radix
Bryan López
Oshane Nation
Adonai Escobedo- Fernando Guerrero
Joseph Dickerson- Rubiel Vazquez
- Assistant referees
Micheal Barwegen- Raymundo Feliz
- Jassett Kerr-Wilson
- Enrique Bustos
- Jorge Sánchez
- Christian Espinoza
- Karen Díaz
Keytzel Corrales
Zachari Zeegelaar- Kyle Atkins
- Kathryn Nesbitt
- Corey Parker
- Video assistant referees
Melissa Borjas Pastrana- Erick Miranda
- Jorge Pérez
- Enrique Santander
- Edvin Jurisevic
- Chris Penso
The first round matches took place from 16–17 June, while the second round matches took place on 20 June 2023.
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||||
| 16 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 20 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Guadeloupe | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Guadeloupe | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Guyana | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Guyana (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
 Grenada | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 16 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Martinique | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 20 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Saint Lucia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Martinique | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Suriname | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 16 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Curaçao | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| 20 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 17 June – Fort Lauderdale | ||||||||||||||
| French Guiana | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| French Guiana | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Sint Maarten | 1 | |||||||||||||
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 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
| Curaçao | 1–1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Locadia  22' |
Report | Terrell 83' |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 |
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Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Guadeloupe |
2–0 | Guyana |
| Martinique |
2–0 | Puerto Rico |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1–1 (4–2 p) | French Guiana |
Matches
Guadeloupe advanced to Group D.
Martinique advanced to Group C.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–1 | French Guiana |
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Report | |
| Penalties | ||
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4–2 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to Group A.
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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
Liam Gordon (against Guadeloupe)
- 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]
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- "Concacaf confirms procedures for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways draw". Concacaf. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Concacaf announces host cities and stadiums for 2023 Gold Cup" (Press release). CONCACAF. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- "Twelve teams confirm places Gold Cup Prelims". CONCACAF. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Nicaragua and the Eligibility of Players" (Press release). CONCACAF. June 12, 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- "CONCACAF announces details for 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup draw at SoFi Stadium". CONCACAF. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "CONCACAF Ranking Index". CONCACAF. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "CONCACAF announces procedures for 2023 Gold Cup draw". CONCACAF. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "2023 Gold Cup Prelims Referee Appointments". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- 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.
- CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 17, 2023). "Updated Kick-Off Times" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via Twitter.