2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup final decided the winners of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was held on July 26, 2015, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and contested by Jamaica and Mexico.[1][2] It was Jamaica's first final of a CONCACAF championship, and Mexico's 12th; they won a record 10th with a 3–1 victory.[3] It was also the first Gold Cup Final since 2003 not to feature the United States.

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Event2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DateJuly 26, 2015
VenueLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
RefereeJoel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Attendance68,930
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2017

Mexico advanced to a one-match play-off, which was held on October 10, 2015, against the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners, the United States, for the opportunity to represent CONCACAF in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.[4]

Route to the final

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Jamaica Round Mexico
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
  Costa Rica 2–2 Match 1   Cuba 6–0
  Canada 1–0 Match 2   Guatemala 0–0
  El Salvador 1–0 Match 3   Trinidad and Tobago 4–4
Group B winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Jamaica 3 7
2   Costa Rica 3 3
3   El Salvador 3 2
4   Canada (H) 3 2
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group C runners-up

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Trinidad and Tobago 3 7
2   Mexico 3 5
3   Cuba 3 3
4   Guatemala 3 1
Source: CONCACAF
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
  Haiti 1–0 Quarterfinals   Costa Rica 1–0 (a.e.t.)
  United States 2–1 Semifinals   Panama 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Match details

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Jamaica  1–3  Mexico
  • Mattocks   79'
Report


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jamaica
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 23 Ryan Thompson
RB 19 Adrian Mariappa
CB 3 Michael Hector
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence
RM 22 Garath McCleary   59'
CM 15 Je-Vaughn Watson   23'  88'
CM 17 Rodolph Austin   30'
LM 10 Jobi McAnuff
CF 18 Simon Dawkins   73'
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutes
GK 1 Andre Blake
MF 2 Chris Humphrey   73'
DF 6 Lance Laing
MF 7 Andre Clennon
FW 8 Michael Seaton   88'
FW 11 Darren Mattocks   59'
GK 13 Dwayne Miller
FW 14 Allan Ottey
FW 16 Joel Grant
MF 24 Omar Holness
DF 25 Sean McFarlane
Manager
  Winfried Schäfer
 
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
RWB 22 Paul Aguilar
CB 5 Diego Reyes   34'
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 15 Oswaldo Alanís
LWB 7 Miguel Layún
CM 20 Jesús Dueñas   6'   85'
CM 8 Jonathan Dos Santos
CM 18 Andrés Guardado   61'
CF 9 Jesús Corona   81'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta
Substitutes
GK 1 Moisés Muñoz
DF 4 Miguel Ángel Herrera
MF 6 Héctor Herrera
FW 10 Giovani Dos Santos
GK 12 Jonathan Orozco
FW 14 Javier Orozco   85'
DF 16 Antonio Ríos
DF 17 Jorge Torres Nilo   61'
MF 21 Carlos Esquivel   81'
MF 23 José Vázquez
Manager
Miguel Herrera
Assistant referees
  Juan Zumba
  CJ Morgante
Fourth official
  John Pitti
Fifth official
  Leonel Leal

Notes

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  1. ^ The kickoff time was delayed by 30 minutes.

References

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  1. ^ "Mexico's Guardado keeps calm from the spot as Panama rage at 'stolen goal'". Guardian. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "USA crash out of Gold Cup as Jamaica upset the odds to reach first final". Guardian. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Gold Cup final 2015: Mexico beat Jamaica 3-1 – as it happened". Guardian. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "USA national team to play in 2017 Confederations Cup playoff match after semifinal loss to Jamaica". Mlsoccer.com. July 22, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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