CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
At the end of each CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the game.
Awards
- There are currently five post-tournament awards from the Tournament Awards Committee:[1]
- the Golden Ball for best player, first awarded in 1991;
- the Golden Boot for top goalscorer, first awarded in 1991;
- the Golden Glove for best goalkeeper, first awarded in 2002;
- the Fair Play Trophy for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2002;
- the Goal of the Tournament, for the best goal scored during the tournament, first awarded in 2021.
Best player
Top goalscorer
| Gold Cup | Golden Boot | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Benjamín Galindo | 4 |
| 1993 | Zague | 11 |
| 1996 | Eric Wynalda | 4 |
| 1998 | Luis Hernández | 4 |
| 2000 | Carlo Corazzin | 4 |
| 2002 | Brian McBride | 4 |
| 2003 | Walter Centeno Landon Donovan |
4 |
| 2005 | DaMarcus Beasley | 3 |
| 2007 | Carlos Pavón | 5 |
| 2009 | Miguel Sabah | 4 |
| 2011 | Javier Hernández | 7 |
| 2013 | Gabriel Torres Landon Donovan Chris Wondolowski |
5 |
| 2015 | Clint Dempsey | 7 |
| 2017 | Alphonso Davies | 3 |
| 2019 | Jonathan David | 6 |
| 2021 | Almoez Ali | 4 |
| 2023 | Jesús Ferreira | 7 |
| 2025 | Ismael Díaz | 6 |
Best goalkeeper
| Gold Cup | Golden Glove | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lars Hirschfeld | 2 |
| 2003 | Oswaldo Sánchez | 5 |
| 2005 | Jaime Penedo | 2 |
| 2007 | Franck Grandel | 0 |
| 2009 | Keylor Navas | 1 |
| 2011 | Noel Valladares | 1 |
| 2013 | Jaime Penedo | 2 |
| 2015 | Brad Guzan | 2 |
| 2017 | Andre Blake | 3 |
| 2019 | Guillermo Ochoa | 3 |
| 2021 | Matt Turner | 5 |
| 2023 | Guillermo Ochoa | 4 |
| 2025 | Luis Malagón | 3 |
Best young player
The Young Player Award ("Bright Future Award" 2015) was awarded for the first time at the 2015 Gold Cup in Canada–United States and given to Mexico's Jesús Corona.[2]
The winner of the award has only been part of the winning country one time: Jesús Corona in 2015.
| Gold Cup | Young Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jesús Corona | 22 |
| 2017 | Alphonso Davies | 16 |
| 2019 | Christian Pulisic | 20 |
| 2021 | Tajon Buchanan | 22 |
| 2025 | Olger Escobar | 18 |
Team of the Tournament
Fair Play Trophy
| Gold Cup | Fair Play Trophy Winners |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Costa Rica |
| 2003 | United States |
| 2005 | Honduras |
| 2007 | Honduras |
| 2009 | United States |
| 2011 | Mexico |
| 2013 | Panama |
| 2015 | Jamaica |
| 2017 | United States |
| 2019 | United States |
| 2021 | United States |
| 2023 | United States |
| 2025 | United States |
Goal of the Tournament
The Goal of the Tournament award was awarded for the first time at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- Scores and results list the goal tally of the players' team first.
| Gold Cup | Player | Scored against | Score | Minute | Result | Round | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bobby Decordova-Reid | Suriname | 2–0 | 26' | 2–0 | Group stage | [10] |
| 2023 | Anthony Baron | Cuba | 4–0 | 50' | 4–0 | Group stage | [11] |
See also
- FIFA World Cup awards
- UEFA European Championship awards
- Copa América awards
- Africa Cup of Nations awards
- AFC Asian Cup awards
- OFC Nations Cup awards
References
- ^ "Awards". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Mexico's Corona merits Bright Future award". CONCACAF. July 26, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "All-Tournament Team Unveiled". Terra Networks. AP. 23 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "2009 All-Tournament Team" (Press release). CONCACAF. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "TSG reveals Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "2019 Concacaf Gold Cup - Best XI". CONCACAF. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Pineda, Gray and Carrasquilla lead way in Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Díaz, Jiménez, Richards headline Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Jamaica's Reid takes Gold Cup Goal of the Tournament". CONCACAF. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Guadeloupe's Baron wins Gold Cup Goal of the Tournament". CONCACAF. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.