2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament MVP Luis Tejada. After regulation and 30 minutes of extra time ended scoreless, the USA won 3-1 on penalties.
| CONCACAF Championship | |
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 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 6 – July 24 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.92 per match) |
| Attendance | 340,018 (13,601 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  .svg.png){kind=small} (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
For this edition, the format was switched from four groups of three teams each to the three groups of four teams. As a result, there was one more group stage game for each team, and the likelihood of teams advancing on a coin toss was much less. The top two teams from each group and the two best third-place teams would advance to the quarterfinals.
As usual for the Gold Cup, several of the top teams fielded less than their top squads, including guest teams Colombia and South Africa. Mexico and the United States were missing at least half their usual starters, and a few top name players on smaller nations (Paulo Wanchope and Amado Guevara, among others) also declined to participate. During the tournament, matches in Miami's Group A had to be postponed because of Hurricane Dennis.
Qualified teams
Caribbean zone qualified from the 2005 Caribbean Cup:
Central American zone qualified from the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005:
North American zone qualified automatically:
Guests:
Venues
| Foxborough | East Rutherford | Carson | Los Angeles |
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| Gillette Stadium | Giants Stadium | Home Depot Center | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Capacity: 68,756 | Capacity: 80,042 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 93,607 |
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| Miami | Seattle | Houston | |
| Orange Bowl | Qwest Field | Reliant Stadium | |
| Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 71,500 | |
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Squads
The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | |
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| Colombia | 2–0 | |
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| Aguilar Hurtado |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Canada | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Soto |
| United States | 2–0 | |
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| Hutchinson Donovan |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–1 | |
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| Evans van Heerden |
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| Guatemala | 3–4 | |
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| Ruiz |
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| Jamaica | 3–3 | |
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| Hue Stewart Bennett |
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| Guatemala | 1–1 | |
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| Romero |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 July - Foxboro | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| July 21 - East Rutherford | ||||||||||
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| 16 July - Foxboro | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
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| July 24 - East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 17 July - Houston | ||||||||||
| 0 (1) | |||||||||
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| July 21 - East Rutherford | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
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| 17 July - Houston | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 1 (3) | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals
| Mexico | 1–2 | |
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| Pineda |
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Semi-finals
Statistics
Goalscorers
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Three goals
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Awards
Winners
| 2005 Gold Cup Winners |
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United States Third title |
Most Valuable Player
Top Goalkeeper
Fair Play Trophy
Best XI
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Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 14 | Champions |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | Runners-up |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Eliminated in Semi-finals |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 8 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
| 9 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 11 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
| 12 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
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