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. 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.[2]
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.
Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).[3]
In select editions, teams from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. During this time span, Colombia participated three times, in 2000, 2003 and 2005. They reached the tournament's final in 2000, but lost 2–0 to Canada.[4] Thanks to their good results, they rank 15th out of 31 nations in the tournament's all-time table, in spite of only three participations.
Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2000 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
 2003 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 3/24 | 15/27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 |
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
 Colombia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 3 |
 Jamaica |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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Final
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2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Jamaica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Guatemala |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
 Panama |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Colombia | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Record players
| Rank | Player | Matches | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faryd Mondragón | 8 | 2003 and 2005 |
| Jairo Patiño | 8 | 2003 and 2005 | |
| 3 | Héctor Hurtado | 7 | 2000 and 2005 |
| 4 | Faustino Asprilla | 5 | 2000 |
| Gonzalo Martínez | 5 | 2000 | |
| Andrés Mosquera | 5 | 2000 | |
| John Wilmar Pérez | 5 | 2000 | |
| Martín Zapata | 5 | 2000 | |
| Abel Aguilar | 5 | 2005 | |
| Martin Arzuaga | 5 | 2005 | |
| José de la Cuesta | 5 | 2005 | |
| Humberto Mendoza | 5 | 2005 | |
| Wason Rentería | 5 | 2005 | |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jairo Patiño | 3 | 2003 (1), 2005 (2) |
| 2 | Abel Aguilar | 2 | 2005 |
| 3 | Faustino Asprilla | 1 | 2000 |
| Gerardo Bedoya | 1 | 2000 | |
| Víctor Bonilla | 1 | 2000 | |
| Gonzalo Martínez | 1 | 2000 | |
| Mauricio Molina | 1 | 2003 | |
| Jaime Castrillón | 1 | 2005 | |
| Héctor Hurtado | 1 | 2005 | |
| Tressor Moreno | 1 | 2005 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "CONCACAF Gold Cup…The Facts". Gold Cup.org. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ Carr, Paul. "USMNT's sites, dates set for 2019 Gold Cup". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ "About the CONCACAF Gold Cup". Gold Cup.org. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ↑ Moment 2: Canada wins CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2 June 2012, retrieved 21 February 2019