The Inglewood NFL stadium, which hosted the Leagues Cup Showcase doubleheader in August, will host its second soccer event next July.
The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at SoFi Stadium it was announced Thursday evening.
The date of the final is set for July 16, 2023. The tournament begins June 16, with the draw set for April 14. This will be the second soccer event held in the home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers. In August, the Leagues Cup Showcase, a doubleheader between the Galaxy and Chivas de Guadalajara and LAFC and Club America drew 71,189.
“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,” Jason Gannon, the managing director for SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, said in a statement. “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.
This will be the seventh time that the final has taken place in L.A. The L.A. Memorial Coliseum hosted the event in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000, and the Rose Bowl hosted in 2002 and 2011.“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,” CONCACAF president and FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani said.