FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2017 CONCACAF GOLD CUP 2017 GROUPS & SCHEDULE TO BE REVEALED AT MARCH 7TH EVENT AT LEVI'S® STADIUM SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) will reveal the 2017 Gold Cup groups and match schedule on March 7th, with participation of CONCACAF President, Victor Montagliani, CONCACAF General Secretary, Philippe Moggio, and the head coaches from qualified Member Associations, including the coaches of the group seeds, Bruce Arena (USA) and Jorge Luis Pinto (Honduras). Leading the Mexican Federation delegation at the event will be president Decio de Maria. San Francisco 49ers President Al Guido and San Jose Earthquakes President Dave Kaval, will also participate in the press conference and media availability. The kickoff event will take place in the Brocade Club at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The event will be preceded by a breakfast for media at 9 a.m. PT, and followed by a media availability session with the head coaches and other officials. To date, eleven of the twelve Member Associations scheduled to participate have qualified for this year’s tournament. Those national teams are, alphabetical order: Canada, Costa Rica, Curacao, El Salvador, French Guiana, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Panama and the United States, all of which will compete for the Confederation crown in July. Haiti and Nicaragua will face off in a home-and-away play-in series during the FIFA match dates in late March to decide the twelfth and final participating Member Association for the tournament. Levi’s Stadium will host the 2017 Gold Cup Final on July 26th. WHO: Victor Montagliani, CONCACAF President Philippe Moggio, CONCACAF General Secretary Al Guido, San Francisco 49ers President Dave Kaval, San Jose Earthquakes President CONCACAF Gold Cup participating head coaches, including group seeds Bruce Arena (USA, Group B) and Jorge Luis Pinto (Honduras, Group A). President Decio de Maria will lead the Mexican Federation (Group C). Remko Bicentini (Curacao), Jean-Marc Civault (Martinique), Henry Duarte (Nicaragua), Michael Findlay (Canada), Hernan Dario Gomez (Panama), Jean- Claude Josaphat (Haiti), Jair Karam (Guyana), Eduardo Lara (El Salvador), Oscar Ramirez (Costa Rica), and Theodore Whitmore (Jamaica) are also scheduled to attend. WHAT: Unveiling of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Groups & Schedule WHEN: Tuesday, March 7th, 10 a.m. PT, preceded by a media breakfast at 9 a.m. PT WHERE: Levi's Stadium - Brocade Club 4949 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054. All media members are asked to park in Yellow Lot 3 located on the corner of Tasman Drive and Marie P. DeBartolo Way. Media members and cameras wishing to cover the event can begin the accreditation process by registering via the CONCACAF Accreditation Center (https://concacaf-media.mango- sports.com). Once approved for the CONCACAF Accreditation Center, media members will be able to apply for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Groups and Schedule Event. Applications for the event will be accepted on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of Friday, March 3, 2017, for all media. Media Members should allow a minimum of three (3) full business days for processing of their CONCACAF Media Center. All applications will be evaluated individually. A confirmation will be generated to confirm the submission of the application, and a second confirmation will be issued upon approval. As always, NO WALK-UP CREDENTIALS WILL BE ISSUED TO MEDIA AT ANY VENUE. Please do not come to the stadium planning to perform a media function without prior confirmation of approval of accreditation application. – LevisStadium.com – .