| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
 United States
|
Host | 1st |
 Mexico
|
Automatic | 1st |
 Canada
|
Automatic | 1st |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 1991 Caribbean Cup | ||
 Jamaica
|
Winners | 1st |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
Runners-up | 1st |
| Central American zone qualified through the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
 Costa Rica
|
Winners | 1st |
 Honduras
|
Runners-up | 1st |
 Guatemala
|
3rd Place | 1st |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | 2nd |
| Mexico
|
Host | 2nd |
| Canada
|
Automatic | 2nd |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 1993 Caribbean Cup | ||
 Martinique
|
Winners | 1st |
| Jamaica
|
Runners-up | 2nd |
| Central American zone qualified through the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Honduras
|
Winners | 2nd |
| Costa Rica
|
Runners-Up | 2nd |
 Panama
|
3rd Place | 1st |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | 3rd |
| Mexico
|
Automatic | 3rd |
| Canada
|
Automatic | 3rd |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 1995 Caribbean Cup | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
Winners | 2nd |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Runners-up | 1st |
| Central American zone qualified through the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Honduras
|
Winners | 3rd |
| Guatemala
|
Runners-up | 2nd |
 El Salvador
|
3rd Place | 1st |
| CONMEBOL | ||
 Brazil
|
Invited | 1st |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | 4th |
| Mexico
|
Automatic | 4th |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 1997 Caribbean Cup | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
Winners | 3rd |
| Jamaica
|
Third Place | 3rd |
 Cuba
|
Play-off | 1st |
| Central American zone qualified through the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Costa Rica
|
Winners | |
| Guatemala
|
Runners-up | |
| El Salvador
|
3rd Place | |
| Honduras
|
4th Place | |
| CONMEBOL | ||
| Brazil
|
Invited | 2nd |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | |
| Mexico
|
Automatic | |
| Canada
|
1st Final Qualifying Tournament | |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 1998 Caribbean Cup | ||
| Jamaica
|
Winners | |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
Runners-up | |
 Haiti
|
2nd Final Qualifying Tournament | |
| Central American zone qualified through the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Costa Rica
|
Winners | |
| Guatemala
|
Runners-up | |
| Honduras
|
Third Place | |
| CONMEBOL | ||
 Colombia
|
Invited | 1st |
 Peru
|
Invited | 1st |
| AFC | ||
 South Korea
|
Invited | 1st |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | |
| Mexico
|
Automatic | |
| Canada
|
Automatic | |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2001 Caribbean Cup | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
Winners | |
| Haiti
|
Runners-up | |
| Martinique
|
Third Place | |
| Cuba
|
Play-off v UNCAF | |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Guatemala
|
Winners | |
| Costa Rica
|
Runners-up | |
| El Salvador
|
Third Place | |
| CONMEBOL | ||
 Ecuador
|
Invited | 1st |
| AFC | ||
| South Korea
|
Invited | 2nd |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | |
| Mexico
|
Host | |
| Canada
|
Automatic | |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2003 Caribbean Cup | ||
| Cuba
|
1st in Final Round Group B | |
| Jamaica
|
1st in Final Round Group A | |
| Martinique
|
2nd in Qualifying Round Play-off | |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Costa Rica
|
Winners | |
| Guatemala
|
Runners-up | |
| El Salvador
|
Third Place | |
| Honduras
|
1st in Qualifying Round Play-off | |
| CONMEBOL | ||
| Brazil
|
Invited | |
| Colombia
|
Invited | |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | |
| Mexico
|
Automatic | |
| Canada
|
Automatic | |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2005 Caribbean Cup | ||
| Cuba
|
Winners | |
| Jamaica
|
Runners-up | |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
Third Place | |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Costa Rica
|
Winners | |
| Honduras
|
Runners-up | |
| Guatemala
|
Third Place | |
| Panama
|
Fourth Place | |
| CONMEBOL | ||
| Colombia
|
Invited | |
| CAF | ||
 South Africa
|
Invited | |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | |
| Mexico
|
Automatic | |
| Canada
|
Automatic | |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2007 Caribbean Cup | ||
| Haiti
|
Winners | |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
Runners-up | |
| Cuba
|
Third Place | |
 Guadeloupe
|
Fourth Place | |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Costa Rica
|
Winners | |
| Panama
|
Runners-up | |
| Guatemala
|
Third Place | |
| El Salvador
|
Fourth Place | |
| Honduras
|
Fifth Place | |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance in Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|
| North American zone | ||
| United States
|
Host | |
| Mexico
|
Automatic | |
| Canada
|
Automatic | |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2008 Caribbean Championship | ||
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Winners | |
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Runners-up | |
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Third Place | |
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Fourth Place | |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup | ||
| Panama
|
Winners | |
| Costa Rica
|
Runners-up | |
| Honduras
|
Third Place | |
| El Salvador
|
Fourth Place | |
 Nicaragua
|
Fifth Place | |