The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the group stage matches and complete schedule for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a biennial competition featuring the top national teams and players from the region.
Canada will open the competition against debutants French Guiana (July 7 at Red Bull Arena) before taking on Costa Rica (July 11 at BBVA Compass Stadium) and Honduras (July 14 and Toyota Stadium) in the group stage of this summer's confederation championship.
The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams will advance to the quarterfinals, which begin on July 19.
Canada are two-time CONCACAF champions, having won titles in 1985 and 2000.
Since the first edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1991, Canada's best finishes are first place in 2000 and semifinal finishes in 2002 and 2007. All time, Canada have posted a record of 15 wins, 15 losses, and 11 draws in 41 matches.
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Eleven of the twelve Member Associations scheduled to participate have qualified for this year’s tournament. Those national teams are: Canada, Costa Rica, Curaçao, El Salvador, French Guiana, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Panama and the United States. Haiti and Nicaragua will face off in a home-and-away play-in series during the FIFA match dates in late March to decide the last participating Member Association for the tournament.
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Host Cities & Venues
Nations
Group A: Honduras, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Canada
Group B: USA, Panama, Martinique, TBD (Haiti or Nicaragua)
Group C: Mexico‎, El Salvador, Curaçao, Jamaica
Group Stage Venues & Dates
July 7, Group A – NY/NJ – Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
July 8, Group B – Nashville – Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN)
July 9, Group C – San Diego – Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA)
July 11, Group A – Houston – BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX)
July 12, Group B – Tampa Bay – Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
July 13, Group C – Denver – Sports Authority Field (Denver, CO)
July 14, Group A – Dallas – Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX)
July 15, Group B – Cleveland – FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
July 16, Group C – San Antonio – Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
Knockout Round Venues
Quarterfinal – July 19 – Philadelphia – Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Quarterfinal – July 20 – Phoenix – University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, AZ)
Semifinal – July 22 – Dallas – AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Semifinal – July 23 – Los Angeles – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Final – July 26– Bay Area – Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA)