A total of 12 teams participated in the Golden Cup. They were divided into three groups, with four teams in each group, winning 3 points, drawing 1 point and losing 0 points.
This year's specific grouping is:
Group A: Panama, Haiti, USA, Honduras
Group B: Costa Rica, Jamaica, El Salvador and Canada
Group C: Tedo, Guatemala, Mexico and Cuba
Rules of the competition system:
Group stage:
12 teams are divided into 3 groups, with 4 teams in each group playing 3 rounds. Win a game, get 3 points, draw 1 point, lose 0 point. The top two in each group and the top two and third place in the three groups will advance to the quarterfinals. The same points in the group stage will be ranked in the following order of priority:
1, the winners of the direct competition between the two teams ranked first;
2. The two teams with more goal difference are in front;
3. The two teams with more goals are in front;
4. Draw lots to decide:
Quarter-finals:
Group A first pair Group B second = winner 1
Group B first pair Group A or Group C third = winner 2.
Group C first pair Group A or Group B third = winner 3.
Group C, second pair, group A, second = winner 4.
Semifinal:
Winner 1 Pair Winner 2
Winner 3 versus winner 4
The winners of the semi-finals met in the final.
Elimination:
In the knockout stage, if the winner is not decided within 90 minutes, 30 minutes of overtime will be played in the first and second half, and the overtime will be played in penalty shoot-out.
The following is the schedule of the 20 15 gold cup group match.