2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final decided the winners of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was held on 26 July 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]

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Event2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Jamaica Mexico
1 3
Date26 July 2015
VenueLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
RefereeJoel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Attendance68,930

Mexico advanced to a one-match play-off, which was held on 10 October 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
See also: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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 W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
3  El Salvador 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Canada (H) 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host.
 Final standings Group C runners-up
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  Cuba 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 1 4 −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
Jamaica 1–3 Mexico
Mattocks  78' Report Guardado  31'
Corona  46'
Peralta  60'
Attendance: 68,930
Jamaica
Mexico
GK23Ryan Thompson
RB19Adrian Mariappa
CB3Michael Hector
CB4Wes Morgan
LB20Kemar Lawrence
RM22Garath McCleary  59'
CM15Je-Vaughn Watson  23' 88'
CM17Rodolph Austin  30'
LM10Jobi McAnuff
CF18Simon Dawkins  73'
CF9Giles 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
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RWB22Paul Aguilar
CB5Diego Reyes  34'
CB2Francisco Rodríguez
CB15Oswaldo Alanís
LWB7Miguel Layún
CM20Jesús Dueñas  6'  85'
CM8Jonathan Dos Santos
CM18Andrés Guardado  61'
CF9Jesús Corona  81'
CF19Oribe 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
Jhon Pitti
Fifth official
Leonel Leal

References
  1. "Mexico's Guardado keeps calm from the spot as Panama rage at 'stolen goal'". Guardian. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. "USA crash out of Gold Cup as Jamaica upset the odds to reach first final". Guardian. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. "Gold Cup final 2015: Mexico beat Jamaica 3-1 – as it happened". Guardian. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. "USA national team to play in 2017 Confederations Cup playoff match after semifinal loss to Jamaica". Mlsoccer.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
Notes
  1. The kickoff time was delayed by 30 minutes.

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