The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's soccer and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship. It is currently held every two years. From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. 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.
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.
On 19 November 2019, Suriname qualified for the 2021 Gold Cup with a 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League win over Nicaragua. It was their debut in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and their first appearance in a CONCACAF tournament since 1985.
At the tournament, Suriname played against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guadeloupe in Group C.
Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1963 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1965 | ||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
| 1971 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1973 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1977 | Group stage | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1985 | Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1993 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1998 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2002 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2003 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 6th | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
Match overview
| Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Final round | Guatemala | 2–3 | Monterrey |
| Canada | 1–2 | Mexico City | ||
| Mexico | 1–8 | Monterrey | ||
| El Salvador | 2–3 | Monterrey | ||
| Haiti | 0–1 | Mexico City | ||
| 1985 | Group stage | El Salvador | 0–3 | San Salvador |
| El Salvador | 0–3 | San Salvador | ||
| Honduras | 1–1 | Tegucigalpa | ||
| Honduras | 1–2 | Tegucigalpa | ||
| 2021 | Group stage | Jamaica | 0–2 | Orlando |
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | Orlando | ||
| Guadeloupe | 2–1 | Houston |
Record by opponent
| CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | D | L | Pld | GF | GA |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Guadeloupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
References
- ^ "Suriname coach Gorré on Qualifying for Gold Cup: "It was an amazing experience". concacafnationsleague.com. CONCACAF Nations League. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "CONCACAF gives major boost to Gold Cup with new format and first ever draw". CONCACAF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.