Belize at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

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. 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. Currently, CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup is decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions.

Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 24 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (10 titles).

It took Belize fourteen years from their independence in 1981 to their debut in international football in 1995. Since then, they have entered the tournament continuously, but only qualified once in 2003. Losing all three matches, they placed last in the tournament and are ranked 26th out of 27 nations in the all-time table.

Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship
Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA
CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States 1996Did not qualify
United States 1998
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005
United States 2007
United States 2009
United States 2011
United States 2013Group Stage12th3003111
Canada United States 2015Did not qualify
United States 2017
Total1/2426/273003111

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group Stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3300112+99
 Costa Rica 320141+36
 Cuba 310257−23
 Belize 3003111−100
Belize  1–6  United States
Gaynair  40' Report Wondolowski  12', 37', 41'
Holden  58'
Orozco  72'
Donovan  76' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,724
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)
Costa Rica  1–0  Belize
Eiley  49' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 17,597
Cuba  4–0  Belize
Martínez  38', 62', 84'
Márquez  90+3'
Report

Record Players

Nine players have been fielded in all three matches at Belize's only Gold Cup appearance.

No. Name Matches
1 Dalton Eiley3
Ian Gaynair3
Trevor Lennan3
Evan Mariano3
Deon McCaulay3
Tyrone Pandy3
Michael Salazar3
Elroy Smith3
Evral Trapp3

Top Goalscorers

During their 1-6 defeat against the USA, Ian Gaynair scored the only Belizean goal in Gold Cup history.

No. Name Goals
1 Ian Gaynair1

References

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