Jamaica 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).
Although Jamaica was one of the nine teams which participated in the inaugural 1963 CONCACAF Championship, they failed to make an impact on continental level all the way through the 1980s. Since the inception of the Gold Cup, however, they have been regular guests in the knockout stage, culminating in playing two consecutive finals in 2015 and 2017. They lost the matches 1-3 to Mexico, and 1-2 to the USA.
Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCACAF Championship | ||||||||
 | Group Stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
 | Withdrew | |||||||
 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 | Final Round | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Withdrew | |||||||
 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 1985 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1989 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||||
 | Group Stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Group Stage | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| Quarter-Final | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Quarter-Final | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Quarter-Final | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Final | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| To Be Determined | |||||||
| Total | 12/24 | 10/27 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 51 | 85 |
Match Overview
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Record Players
| No. | Name | Matches | Gold Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jermaine Taylor | 16 | 2005, 2011, 2015 and 2017 |
| 2 | Je-Vaughn Watson | 14 | 2011, 2015 and 2017 |
| 3 | Andy Williams | 13 | 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2005 |
| 4 | Donovan Ricketts | 12 | 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2011 |
| Kemar Lawrence | 12 | 2015 and 2017 | |
| 6 | Warren Barrett | 11 | 1993, 1998 and 2000 |
| Ricardo Gardner | 11 | 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2009 | |
| Rodolph Austin | 11 | 2009, 2011 and 2015 | |
| Darren Mattocks | 11 | 2015 and 2017 | |
| 10 | Omar Daley | 9 | 2003, 2005 and 2011 |
| Luton Shelton | 9 | 2005, 2009 and 2011 | |
| Jermaine Johnson | 9 | 2005, 2009 and 2017 | |
Top Goalscorers
Darren Mattocks is Jamaica's leading top scorer at continental championships, and scored in the 2015 final against Mexico.
| No. | Name | Goals | Gold Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Mattocks | 4 | 2015 (2) and 2017 (2) |
| 2 | Andy Williams | 3 | 19968, 2003 and 2005 |
| Demar Phillips | 3 | 2011 | |
| 4 | Roderick Reid | 2 | 1991 |
| Hector Wright | 2 | 1991 and 1993 | |
| Devon Jarrett | 2 | 1993 | |
| Paul Davis | 2 | 1993 | |
| Paul Hall | 2 | 1998 | |
| Ricardo Fuller | 2 | 2005 | |
| Luton Shelton | 2 | 2005 and 2011 | |
| Ryan Johnson | 2 | 2011 | |
| Giles Barnes | 2 | 2015 | |
| Garath McCleary | 2 | 2015 | |
| Romario Williams | 2 | 2017 | |