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SoFi Stadium Awarded 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Final
  • SoFi Stadium will host the tournament’s final on Sunday, July 16, 2023
  • The 17th edition of the competition will take place between June 16 – July 16, 2023; Draw set for April 14, 2023

Miami, FL, October 27, 2022 – Concacaf has announced that the Final of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup – the 17th edition of the Confederation’s flagship men’s national team competition –  has been awarded to the world-renowned SoFi Stadium. The state-of-the-art venue, home to the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and reigning Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams, hosted the NFL’s Super Bowl LVI and was recently announced as a host stadium for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Our Final, on Sunday, July 16, will crown Concacaf’s best men’s national team and will conclude two months of elite football in our region that will also include the 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Final and 2023 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) Finals.

Additionally, Concacaf has also confirmed important details regarding next summer’s tournament, including the 2023 Gold Cup format, match dates, the nations which have already secured a berth and that the official draw will take place on April 14th, 2023.

“SoFi Stadium is a world class venue and Los Angeles has hosted so many iconic Gold Cup moments, making this stadium a fantastic choice to stage our 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Final”, said Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President, Victor Montagliani. “This competition continues to deliver on and off the pitch, with last year’s expanded edition showcasing outstanding football combined with passionate support from fans from all corners of our wonderful region. 
 
“I am particularly pleased that in addition to announcing such an exciting stadium for our Final, we can also confirm that next year’s Gold Cup will continue to feature a Preliminary Round, allowing even more teams to experience the Gold Cup. This provides more access to top level competition for our members and is very much in keeping with our football first philosophy.  
 
“The 2023 Gold Cup will be the centerpiece of a wonderful summer of Concacaf football which will also include our Nations League Finals and the final of the Concacaf Champions League. These competitions, and the many others we will deliver in 2023, are hugely important for the ongoing development of the game in Concacaf as we seek to harness the momentum and anticipation that is building in our region as we get closer to 2026”, added Montagliani.

“The Los Angeles region has a celebrated history of hosting iconic soccer matches, and we look forward to adding to that legacy when we welcome Concacaf’s Gold Cup Final to SoFi Stadium on July 16, 2023,” said Jason Gannon, managing director, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park. “Over the next few years, SoFi Stadium will be home to some of the world’s biggest soccer matches, and we are excited to host an international audience for the Gold Cup, a premier soccer event in the region.”

Tickets for the Concacaf Gold Cup Final at SoFi Stadium will be made available to the public on Monday, November 7th at 10:00 am PT/local via Ticketmaster.com or GoldCup.org.

  • Click here (GoldCup.org/tickets) to sign up to receive additional information about the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup.

This will be the seventh time the Gold Cup Final is disputed in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and first in over a decade. The LA Memorial Coliseum hosted four Gold Cup Finals (1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000), while Pasadena’s historic Rose Bowl hosted memorable final matches in 2002 and 2011.

The Gold Cup Final will be the second soccer match held at SoFi Stadium. The venue previously hosted the Leagues Cup Showcase in August 2022. 

Following the footsteps of the 2021 Gold Cup, the competition’s most successful edition ever, next year’s tournament will continue to include a 12-team Preliminary Round (Prelims) and a 16-team Group Stage. All followed by a single match direct elimination Knockout Stage.

2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims

Play will commence the third week of June with the Prelims (June 16-20, 2023) and will include two direct elimination rounds. For Round One, the 12 participating teams will be divided into six pairings. After a single match elimination play, the six match winners will advance to Round Two. 

Round Two will include the six Round One winners divided into three matchups. After single match elimination play, the winning team in each of the three Round Two matchups will advance to the Group Stage (three teams in total will qualify from the Prelims to the Group Stage). 

Thus far, two nations, Saint Lucia and Puerto Rico have secured a berth into the Prelims. The remaining 10 participants will be confirmed at the conclusion of the 2022/23 CNL Group Stage, in March 2023. 

2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Group Stage and Knockout Stage

Gold Cup Group Stage action will take place between June 24 – July 4 and will feature 16 nations divided into four groups of four. To date, three Concacaf Member Associations, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Panama, have secured a berth in the Gold Cup’s Group Stage.

The 16 group stage participants will include the 2022/23 CNL League A Group winners and second place finishers (eight teams) and League B Group winners (four teams), Prelims Round Two winners (three teams), and guest nation, Asian Champions, Qatar.

Following Group Stage play, the top two finishers in each of the groups (eight teams) will advance to a Knockout Stage. The Knockout Stage will be comprised of Quarterfinals, to be played on July 8 and 9, Semifinals on July 12, and Our Final at SoFi Stadium, on Sunday, July 16. 

2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Official Draw

The official draw, which will determine the Prelims Round One and Round Two pairings and the Group Stage groups will take place on April 14th, once all the participating nations have been confirmed. 

Further details regarding the official draw and the complete list of venues which will host matches will be announced at a later date. 

Visual assets for media, including stadium imagery and tournament logos are available here.

About Gold Cup
The Concacaf Gold Cup is the Confederation’s premier competition for men’s national teams, crowning a champion every two years. Initially involving eight teams, the Gold Cup expanded into a competition of 24 nations, which qualify via the Concacaf Nations League. The tournament has been contested on 16 previous occasions. Mexico owns a tournament-record eight titles, followed by the United States with seven and Canada with one. For more information about the Concacaf Gold Cup, click here

About Concacaf
The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) is one of FIFA’s six continental confederations, servicing 41 Member Associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana in the south. Concacaf means football first. Our members are united by a shared vision: Love For Our Game, as well as a unique mission, to develop, promote and manage football throughout the region with integrity, transparency, and passion in order to inspire participation in the game.

About SoFi Stadium
SoFi Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Chargers and reigning Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams, is located at Hollywood Park, a near 300-acre sports and entertainment destination being developed by Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke in Inglewood, Calif. The 3.1 million square-foot SoFi Stadium is the largest stadium in the NFL, as well as the first indoor-outdoor stadium. It seats approximately 70,000, expandable up to 100,000, with more than 260 luxury suites and more than 13,000 premium seats. SoFi Stadium was host to Super Bowl LVI and will host the College Football National Championship in 2023, the World Cup in 2026 and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic Games in 2028. Adjacent to the stadium and sitting under the same roof canopy is the 2.5-acre American Airlines Plaza and the 6,000-seat YouTube Theater. For more information about SoFi Stadium, visit www.SoFiStadium.com or @SoFiStadium on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.


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Grupo Firme Returns to SoFi Stadium on Saturday, May 27

Marking the First Band to Play Consecutive Years at the World-Class Stadium

INGLEWOOD, CA (October 17, 2022) – After a successful 2022 stadium tour “Enfiestados y Amanecidos,” selling out two shows at SoFi Stadium, marking the most tickets sold during the U.S. stadium tour, Grupo Firme returns to the world-class venue to be the first band to ever play consecutive years. Presented by Music VIP Entertainment, Grupo Firme will play for one night only on Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 27, 2023. 

Pre-sale tickets will be available starting Wednesday, October 19 at 10:00 AM. General public on-sale begins Friday, October 21 at 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster.com

The regional Mexican supergroup embarked on their first U.S. stadium show earlier this year with sold-out shows across the country. Grupo Firme has garnered multiple awards and continues to top the music charts with hits such as “Cada Quién” with Maluma, “Ya Supérame (En Vivo)”, “El Tóxico”, “En Tu Perra Vida”, and “Gracias – En Vivo,” among others. 

The Latin Grammy-award-winning septet Grupo Firme is one of the hottest acts today whose popularity has grown rapidly since 2013 after being discovered on social media. Their success has captivated audiences with their charisma and enormous talent led by Eduin Caz. Grupo Firme will perform for one night only at SoFi Stadium on Saturday, May 27th

Grupo Firme Images courtesy of SoFi Stadium HERE 


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CLEAR and SoFi Stadium Partner to Bring Expedited Entry Lane to Fans in Inglewood

LOS ANGELES – (October 12, 2022) – SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and reigning Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams, partnered with CLEAR to bring an expedited entry lane to the stadium, making it easier and faster than ever for guests to get to their seats. As part of the partnership, CLEAR was named the exclusive identity technology partner of the state-of-the-art venue. SoFi Stadium is located at Hollywood Park, the 300-acre mixed-use development being built by Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke.

CLEAR’s free dedicated lane will be located at Entry 9 for Rams and Chargers games, as well as other non-NFL events. Here’s how guests can enjoy this free, expedited experience:

Enroll. Download the free CLEAR app and tap on “Sports and Events.” Sign up or log in by taking a quick photo – it takes just a minute or two.

Verify. When you arrive at SoFi Stadium, find the dedicated CLEAR lane and show your QR code to an Ambassador to breeze right through!

Go. CLEAR members can escort one adult guest and any children under 18 through the lane – it’s the fastest way into the stadium all year round.

“Partnering with CLEAR is a natural fit for us,” said Jason Gannon, managing director, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park. “With a state-of-the-art building and a fan-first mentality, we are always looking to grow and enhance the guest experience and with the addition of partners like CLEAR, it brings us one step closer to delivering on that goal.”

“CLEAR is proud to partner with SoFi Stadium to continue expanding our footprint in Los Angeles and investing in our sports and entertainment business,” said CLEAR Executive Vice President, Growth Catesby Perrin. “We share SoFi Stadium’s obsession with the guest experience, and we’re excited to work together to make it easier for fans to get to their seats and cheer on their team.”

As a secure identity company, CLEAR’s mission is to enable frictionless experiences – transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Other fan experience innovations powered by CLEAR include mobile ordering and age verification pilots. CLEAR is also an official Hollywood Park Technology Alliance member, a program that encompasses a strategic group of leading technology companies that contribute and help generate cutting-edge solutions for Hollywood Park’s technological infrastructure and implementation.

For more information on CLEAR, visit www.clearme.com.

About SoFi Stadium
SoFi Stadium, the home of the reigning Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, is located at Hollywood Park, a near 300-acre sports and entertainment destination being developed by Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke in Inglewood, Calif. The 3.1 million square-foot SoFi Stadium is the largest stadium in the NFL, as well as the first indoor-outdoor stadium. It seats approximately 70,000, expandable up to 100,000, with more than 260 luxury suites and more than 13,000 premium seats. SoFi Stadium was host to Super Bowl LVI and will host the College Football National Championship Game in 2023, and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic Games in 2028. Adjacent to the stadium and sitting under the same roof canopy is the 2.5-acre American Airlines Plaza and the 6,000-seat YouTube Theater. For more information about SoFi Stadium, visit www.SoFiStadium.com or @SoFiStadium on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

About CLEAR
Founded in 2010, CLEAR’s mission is to create frictionless experiences. With more than 13 million members and hundreds of partners across the world, CLEAR’s identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you – making everyday experiences easier, more secure, and more seamless. Since day one, CLEAR has been committed to privacy done right. Members are always in control of their own information, and we never sell member data. For more information, visit clearme.com.


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Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel in the Community

This year, the college football bowl season begins and ends at SoFi Stadium. The Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel on December 17 is part of Bowl Season’s opening weekend. The season will conclude with the world’s biggest college football game – the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9.

On September 14, Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel hosted a kickoff event to celebrate the start of the college football season. The event featured a panel discussion with Bill Hancock, Executive Director, College Football Playoff, Jason Gannon, Managing Director, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park and Executive Director of the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel, and moderator, Yogi Roth, Pac-12 Networks college football analyst. The panelists highlighted events that will be open to the public and exciting community initiatives throughout the college football season. Elementary and middle school students from One For All, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro LA, and Boys and Girls Club of the LA Harbor were invited to celebrate the kickoff of college football with field activities at SoFi Stadium. Each organization received a donation from the Hollywood Park Foundation towards their youth programming.

In conjunction with CFP Foundation’s annual Extra Yard for Teachers week, Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel headed to the University of Southern California for its game against Fresno State to honor local educators. Extra Yard For Teachers is College Football Playoff’s primary initiative to support, recognize, and honor teachers across conferences, universities, and bowl games. This year, the CFP foundation celebrated 23 Los Angeles teachers and educators. Honorees were welcomed to a pregame tailgate and an on-field recognition during the third quarter.

On September 20, the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel recognized Adrian Gonzalez from Morningside High School on The Big Day for Teachers. The Big Day for Teachers is a College Football Playoff initiative in which hardworking teachers are honored and celebrated across the country. Mr. Gonzalez was selected for his amazing work as a teacher and educator overseeing the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (A.C.E.) Mentor Programs.

Don’t miss out on upcoming news, events, and more! To sign up for the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented By Stifel newsletter, visit https://www.sofistadium.com/more-info/.

Head to https://www.sofistadium.com/labowl/ for more information on suites, group tickets, and tickets.


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Ed Sheeran Announces North American Leg Of “+ – = ÷ X Tour” (Pronounced “The Mathematics Tour”)

FIRST STATESIDE TREK IN NEARLY FIVE YEARS 

PLAYS SOFI STADIUM ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 

VERIFIED FAN PRE-SALE BEGINS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 10AM LOCAL TIME 

AMERICAN EXPRESS© CARD MEMBER PRE-SALE LAUNCHES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 12NOON LOCAL TIME

GENERAL ON-SALE STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH AT 10AM LOCAL TIME 

SPECIAL “LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT” PERFORMANCE SET FOR  OCTOBER 13TH, FOLLOWED BY “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” ON OCTOBER 14TH 

“=” AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW 

WATCH “+ – = ÷ x TOUR” SIZZLE REEL HERE 

DOWNLOAD TOUR GRAPHIC AND PRESS IMAGE HERE 

Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning, global superstar Ed Sheeran has announced details for the North  American leg of his “+ – = ÷ x Tour” (pronounced “The Mathematics Tour”), hitting stadiums across the  continent for the first time since his history-making “Divide Tour” in 2018, which officially became the  most-attended and highest-grossing tour of all time by its completion. Dates begin on May 6th before  wrapping up on September 23rd at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. Main support for this date will be  rapper/singer-songwriter Russ plus special guest Maisie Peters. Sheeran recently wrapped the  UK/European leg of the “+ – = ÷ x Tour,” performing in front of over 3 million people in 6 months and  highlighted by a five-night stand at London’s Wembley Stadium. 

To ensure that his fans have the best chance at getting tickets, Ed Sheeran is partnering with  Ticketmaster to use the #VerifiedFan system. Registration opened Monday, October 3rd at 10:00 AM ET  and closes on Sunday, October 9th at 10:00 PM ET. Fans can register HERE. The Verified Fan Presale  is set to begin on Wednesday, October 12th at 10:00 AM and run through Thursday, October 13th 10:00  PM (all times local). The general public on-sales are Friday, October 14th at 10:00 AM (local). 

Additionally, as part of America Express’ Member Week, American Express® Card Members can access  tickets beginning Wednesday, October 12th at 12:00 PM through Thursday, October 13th at 10:00 PM (all  times local) HERE, prior to the general on-sale. American Express’ Member Week is five days of curated  experiences and offers across retail, dining, wellness, entertainment and travel launching today and  running through October 14th. American Express brings music fans closer to many of their favorite artists  year-round with epic experiences and access to concert tickets before the general public. 

To herald the news of his upcoming tour, Sheeran is set to make a pair of high profile, national television  appearances. The acclaimed singer-songwriter has a very special performance planned for CBS’ “The  Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on October 13th, followed by ABC’s “Good Morning America” on October  14th.  “+ – = ÷ x Tour” is the first major trek to support “=,” Sheeran’s latest full length album, which debuted at  #1 on the Billboard 200 upon its 2021 release, becoming his fourth consecutive album to top the chart.  The fourth installment of Sheeran’s symbol album series, “=” is highlighted by its GRAMMY®-nominated  lead single “Bad Habits,” which was up for “Song of the Year” at the 64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards  earlier this year, and its follow-up smash “Shivers.”


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