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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. 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.

Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became a full FIFA member in 1988, but entered the qualification process for a continental championship for the first time in 1993. They for a lone Gold Cup in 1996. Out of the 31 nations which have participated at Gold Cups or its preceding tournaments, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are one of only two sides which have yet to score a goal.

Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Not a CONCACAF member
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989	Did not enter
1991	Did not enter
1993	Did not qualify
1996	Group stage	9th	2	0	0	2	0	8
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2003	Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
Total	1/27	28/31	2	0	0	2	0	8

Match overview

Tournament	Round	Opponent	Score	Venue
1996	Group stage	Mexico	0–5	San Diego
		Guatemala	0–3	Anaheim

1996 Squad

Coach: Lenny Taylor

Position	Name	Date of Birth (age)	Club	Matches	Minutes
GK	Fitzgerald Bramble	27 October 1967 (aged 28)	Hotspurs FC	2	180
GK	Urtis Blackett	24 March 1973 (age 22)	GMA Kingstown Frenches FC	0	0
DF	Dexter Browne	7 September 1972 (aged 23)	GMA Kingstown Frenches FC	2	116
DF	Burton Forde	11 February 1971 (aged 24)	Youth Olimpians	1	59
DF	Ezra Hendrickson	16 January 1972 (aged 23)	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	2	180
DF	Cornelius Huggins	1 June 1974 (aged 21)	Pastures United FC	2	150
DF	Keith Ollivierre	13 April 1971 (aged 24)	Camdonia Chelsea SC	1	64
DF	Verbin Sutherland	10 November 1966 (aged 29)	Stingers FC	2	180
DF	Dexter Walker	21 March 1971 (aged 24)	GMA Kingstown Frenches FC	2	180
MF	Earl Alexander		GMA Kingstown Frenches FC	1	22
MF	Oronde Ash	16 February 1976 (aged 19)	North Carolina State University	2	97
MF	Kenlyn Gonsalves	16 March 1976 (aged 19)	Stubborn Youth SC	1	52
MF	Wesley John	4 October 1976 (aged 19)	Rodox United	1	68
MF	Tyrone Prince	12 March 1968 (aged 27)	SESCO	1	80
MF	Everad Sam		Avenues United FC	1	3
MF	Kendall Velox	18 August 1971 (aged 24)	GMA Kingstown Frenches FC	1	90
FW	Andre Hinds		Stingers FC	2	180
FW	Rodney Jack	28 September 1972 (aged 23)	Torquay United	2	180
FW	Marlon James	16 November 1976 (aged 19)	Youth Olimpians	2	69
FW	Rohan Keizer		Tafari	0	0

References

1. Wiebe, Andrew. "Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer", MLSsoccer.com, 7 July 2015. Retrieved on 26 October 2018.
2. "About the CONCACAF Gold Cup", goldcup.org, 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
3. CONCACAF (official) "Playoff Match between USA and Mexico , concacaf.com, 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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