South Africa at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship.[1] It is currently held every two years.[2] From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.

From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.[3]
Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 25 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (11 titles).
South Africa participated once, as invitee, in 2005. After defeating heavyweight Mexico in their first match, they followed up with a row of draws and were eliminated on penalties in the quarter-final against Panama.
Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Quarter-Final | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Total | 1/24 | 18/27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Match Overview
Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score | Venue |
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![]() | Group Stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Carson |
![]() | 3–3 | Los Angeles | ||
![]() | 1–1 | Houston | ||
Quarter-Final | ![]() | 1–1 (3–5 pen.) |
2005 Squad
In May 2005, that year's eventual South African league champions, the Kaizer Chiefs, were banned from African club competitions for three years after refusing to play a CAF Cup match in favour of a league match against Bloemfontein.[4] Legally, the players would have been eligible for the CONCACAF Gold Cup but were notably not nominated.
Coach:

No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (age) | Club | Matches | Minutes | Goals |
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1 | GK | Calvin Marlin | 20 April 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() | 3 | 300 | 0 |
2 | DF | Lucky Lekgwathi | 8 January 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() | 4 | 390 | 0 |
3 | DF | Lucas Thwala | 19 October 1981 (aged 23) | ![]() | 3 | 300 | 0 |
4 | DF | Phil Evans | 12 July 1980 (aged 24) | ![]() | 4 | 390 | 1 |
5 | DF | Ricardo Katza | 12 March 1978 (aged 27) | ![]() | 4 | 390 | 0 |
6 | FW | Siboniso Gaxa | 6 April 1984 (aged 21) | ![]() | 3 | 300 | 0 |
7 | MF | Daine Klate | 25 January 1985 (aged 20) | ![]() | 2 | 106 | 0 |
8 | MF | Siyabonga Siphika | 24 April 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() | 2 | 135 | 0 |
9 | FW | Lebohang Mokoena | 29 September 1986 (aged 18) | ![]() | 1 | 65 | 0 |
10 | DF | Craig Bianchi | 25 March 1978 (aged 27) | ![]() | 3 | 125 | 0 |
11 | MF | Elrio van Heerden | 11 July 1983 (aged 21) | ![]() | 4 | 322 | 1 |
12 | MF | Stanley Kgatla | 13 September 1982 (aged 22) | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 |
13 | FW | Siyabonga Nkosi | 22 August 1981 (aged 23) | ![]() | 3 | 255 | 1 |
14 | FW | Siyabonga Nomvethe | 2 December 1977 (aged 27) | ![]() | 4 | 358 | 1 |
15 | MF | Hleza Mofedi | 18 January 1979 (aged 26) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | GK | Thabang Radebe | 18 August 1979 (aged 25) | ![]() | 1 | 90 | 0 |
17 | MF | Reagan Noble | 22 July 1983 (aged 21) | ![]() | 4 | 74 | 0 |
18 | FW | Abram Raselemane | 23 March 1978 (aged 27) | ![]() | 3 | 176 | 1 |
19 | FW | Lungisani Ndlela | 8 September 1980 (aged 24) | ![]() | 4 | 390 | 2 |
20 | DF | Peter Petersen | 27 February 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() | 1 | 90 | 0 |
21 | MF | Gift Leremi | 13 October 1984 (aged 20) | ![]() | 2 | 28 | 0 |
22 | GK | Lee Langeveldt | 8 June 1985 (aged 20) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Wiebe, Andrew. "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer", MLSsoccer.com, 07 July 2015. Retrieved on 26 October 2018.
- "About the CONCACAF Gold Cup", goldcup.org, 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- CONCACAF (official) "Playoff Match between USA and Mexico [..."], concacaf.com, 07 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Kaizer Chiefs slapped with lengthy ban", Mail & Guardian, 29 May 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2018.