Concacaf Announces Host Cities, Stadiums for 2025 Gold Cup
14 stadiums in 11 metropolitan areas will host Gold Cup matches
Posted On: September 26, 2024 By :Next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup will not have any sites on the U.S. East Coast, a sign FIFA will place games along the Eastern Seaboard in its expanded 32-team Club World Cup.
CONCACAF said Wednesday that BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, PayPal Park in San Jose, California, and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis are the three new venues among 14 sites in 11 areas picked for the tournament, which runs from June 14 to July 6.
“As the last official centralized tournament in our region before the FIFA World Cup 2026, this Gold Cup will provide all participating federations with a great challenge and will be critical to their preparations for World Cup qualification and for participation in the FIFA World Cup itself,” said Concacaf President Victor Montagliani. “The tournament will create a tremendous opportunity for fans across the confederation to engage with the sport at such a pivotal time for its development.”
Two sites in Houston were picked, NRG Stadium and Shell Energy Stadium, along with two sites in the Los Angeles area, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and PayPal Park were chosen from the area south of San Francisco.
Other Gold Cup sites are Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium); Austin, Texas (Q2 Stadium); Glendale, Arizona (State Farm Stadium); Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium); San Diego (Snapdragon Stadium and St. Louis (Citypark).
After the group stage, the quarterfinals will be June 28-29 before the semifinals on July 2 and final on July 6. Which sites will host specific games has not been determined.
FIFA has not officially announced sites for the Club World Cup, which is slated to start June 15 and end July 13, but reportedly has settled on nearly an exclusive set of East Coast venues.
Mexico has won nine Gold Cups, including 2023. The U.S. has won seven, including 2021, and Canada won in 2000.
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