United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
The United States national team has participated in all fifteen editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup since its foundation in 1991 to replace the CONCACAF Championship. The United States is also the second-most successful team in the tournament, having won six titles since the beginning of the Gold Cup, behind Mexico by just two titles. Before the Gold Cup however, the United States only qualified for two of the previous ten CONCACAF Championships (1985 and 1989).
Since its inception in 1991, the CONCACAF Gold Cup is continually hosted or co-hosted by the United States (due to the United States being the only country that can host a profitable tournament), therefore the United States have frequently participated in the tournament and are considered to be one of the two major teams alongside Mexico. They have reached the final ten times, losing four out of five times when facing Mexico, but winning the other five finals against various opponents.
Record at the CONCACAF Gold Cup/CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Championship | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
1985 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||
Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |
2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
Total | 17/25 | 6 titles | 91 | 67 | 13 | 11 | 172 | 61 |
Winning finals
With three titles, Bruce Arena is the most successful coach in tournament history. Bora Milutinovic went on to win the 1996 tournament as head coach of Mexico.
Year | Opponent | Result | Manager | Goalscorer(s) | Final location |
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1991 | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) | — | |||
2002 | 2–0 | J. Wolff, J. Agoos | |||
2005 | 0–0 (3–1 pen.) | — | |||
2007 | 2–1 | L. Donovan, B. Feilhaber | |||
2013 | 1–0 | B. Shea | |||
2017 | 2–1 | J. Altidore, J. Morris | |||
Record by opponent
CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
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Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
1985 CONCACAF Championship
Template:United States squad 1985 CONCACAF Championship
Group 3
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | |
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Fonrose |
Borja Peterson |
United States | 1–0 | |
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Caligiuri |
Costa Rica | 1–1 | |
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Ramírez |
Kerr |
United States | 0–1 | |
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Coronado |
1989 CONCACAF Championship
Template:United States squad 1989 CONCACAF Championship
Final round
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Costa Rica | 1–0 | |
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Rhoden |
United States | 1–0 | |
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Ramos |
United States | 1–1 | |
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Trittschuh |
Charles |
United States | 2–1 | |
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Murray Eichmann |
Chacón |
El Salvador | 0–1 | |
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Pérez |
The Championship also served as 1990 World Cup qualification, which helped the U.S. to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1950.
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
United States | 2–1 | |
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Murray Balboa |
Report | Lewis |
United States | 3–2 | |
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Vermes Pérez Marchena |
Report | Arguedas Jara |
Semi-finals
United States | 2–0 | |
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Doyle Vermes |
Report |
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Qualification to Semi-finals | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
United States | 1–0 | |
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Wynalda |
Report |
United States | 2–1 | |
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Wynalda Dooley |
Report | Piggott |
United States | 1–0 | |
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Lalas |
Report |
Semi-finals
United States | 1–0 (asdet) | |
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Kooiman |
Report |
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 |
United States | 3–2 | |
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Wynalda Moore |
Report | Dwarika |
United States | 2–0 | |
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Wynalda Balboa |
Report |
Semifinals
United States | 0–1 | |
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Report | Balboa |
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
United States | 2–1 | |
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Pope Preki |
Report | Oviedo |
Semi-finals
United States | 1–0 | |
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Preki |
Report |
Final
United States | 0–1 | |
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Report | Hernández |
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Peru | 0–1 | |
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Report | Jones |
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
United States | 2–1 | |
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Donovan Beasley |
Report | Song Chong-Gug |
Quarter-finals
United States | 4–0 | |
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McBride Razov |
Report |
Semi-finals
Final
United States | 2–0 | |
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Wolff Agoos |
Report |
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
United States | 2–0 | |
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Lewis McBride |
Report |
Martinique | 0–2 | |
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Report | McBride |
Quarter-finals
United States | 5–0 | |
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Donovan Ralston |
Report |
Third place match
United States | 3–2 | |
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Bocanegra Stewart Convey |
Report | Fonseca |
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
United States | 2–0 | |
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Hutchinson Donovan |
(Report) |
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
United States | 1–0 | |
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Dempsey |
Report |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | |
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Report | Ching Johnson |
United States | 4–0 | |
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Beasley Donovan Twellman |
Report |
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
4 July 2009 | ||
Grenada | 0–4 | |
8 July 2009 | ||
United States | 2–0 | |
11 July 2009 | ||
United States | 2–2 |
Final
United States | 0–5 | |
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Report | Torrado Dos Santos Vela Castro Franco |
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Semi-finals
Final
United States | 2–4 | |
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Bradley Donovan |
Report | Barrera Guardado Dos Santos |
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Belize | 1–6 | |
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Gaynair |
Report | Wondolowski Holden Orozco Donovan |
United States | 4–1 | |
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Donovan Corona Wondolowski |
Report | Alfonso |
Quarter-finals
United States | 5–1 | |
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Goodson Corona E. Johnson Donovan Diskerud |
Report | Zelaya |
Semi-finals
United States | 3–1 | |
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E. Johnson Donovan |
Report | Medina |
Final
United States | 1–0 | |
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Shea |
Report |
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
United States | 6–0 | |
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Dempsey Zardes Jóhannsson Gonzalez |
Report |
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
United States | 3–2 | |
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Report | Parsemain |
Quarter-finals
United States | 2–0 | |
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Report |
Semi-finals
Final
United States | 2–1 | |
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Report | Watson |
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Record players
Landon Donovan is both the CONCACAF Gold Cup's record player and scorer with 18 goals in 33 matches. In addition, he and DaMarcus Beasley are the only players to win the Gold Cup four times.
No. | Name | Matches | Gold Cups |
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1 | Landon Donovan | 33 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2013 |
2 | Michael Bradley | 25 | 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019 |
3 | Clint Dempsey | 24 | 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2017 |
4 | Kasey Keller | 23 | 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007 |
DaMarcus Beasley | 23 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013 and 2015 | |
6 | Eric Wynalda | 21 | 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2000 |
Frankie Hejduk | 21 | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007 | |
8 | Cobi Jones | 20 | 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 |
9 | John Harkes | 19 | 1989, 1993, 1996 and 1998 |
Carlos Bocanegra | 19 | 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2011 |
Top Goalscorers
Landon Donovan is not only the CONCACAF Gold Cup's record scorer, he is also the only player to score at six separate tournaments, and the only player to be (shared) top scorer at three tournaments.
In 2007, he scored all his four goals from the penalty spot.
No. | Name | Goals | Gold Cups |
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1 | Landon Donovan | 18 | 2002 (1), 2003 (4), 2005 (3), 2007 (4), 2011 (1) and 2013 (5) |
2 | Clint Dempsey | 13 | 2005 (1), 2007 (1), 2011 (3), 2015 (7) and 2017 (1) |
3 | Eric Wynalda | 9 | 1991 (1), 1993 (2), 1996 (4), 1998 (1) and 2000 (1) |
4 | Brian McBride | 8 | 2000 (1), 2002 (4) and 2003 (3) |
5 | DaMarcus Beasley | 6 | 2002 (1), 2005 (3) and 2007 (2) |
6 | Chris Wondolowski | 5 | 2013 |
Jozy Altidore | 5 | 2011 (2), 2017 (2) and 2019 (1) | |
8 | Gyasi Zardes | 4 | 2015 (1) and 2019 (3) |
9 | Bruce Murray | 3 | 1989 (1) and 1991 (2) |
Carlos Bocanegra | 3 | 2003 (2) and 2007 (1) | |
Eddie Johnson | 3 | 2007 (1) and 2013 (2) | |
Stuart Holden | 3 | 2009 (2) and 2013 (1) | |
Clarence Goodson | 3 | 2009, 2011 and 2013 | |
Michael Bradley | 3 | 2011 (1) and 2015 (2) | |
Joe Corona | 3 | 2013 (2) and 2017 (1) | |
Omar Gonzalez | 3 | 2015 (1) and 2017 (2) | |
Jordan Morris | 3 | 2017 | |
Christian Pulisic | 3 | 2019 |
Awards and Records
Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Golden Boot:
- Eric Wynalda (1996, 4 goals)
- Brian McBride (2002, 4 goals)
- Landon Donovan (2003, 4 goals) (shared)
- DaMarcus Beasley (2005, 3 goals)
- Landon Donovan (2013, 5 goals) (shared)
- Chris Wondolowski (2013, 5 goals) (shared)
- Clint Dempsey (2015, 7 goals)
- Best Goalkeeper:
- Best Young Player:
Team Records
Individual Records
- Most titles as player: Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley (4: 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2013)
- Most titles as manager: Bruce Arena (3: 2002, 2005 and 2017)
- Most matches played: Landon Donovan (33: 2002–2013)
- Most goals scored: Landon Donovan (18: 2002–2013)
- Longest time span between first and last goal: Clint Dempsey (12 years, 15 days: July 7, 2005 – July 22, 2017)
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