EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JULY 19: Esteban Alvarado #23 of Costa Rica stops a shot as Oribe Peralta #19 of Mexico looks on during the quarterfinals of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2015 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JULY 19: Esteban Alvarado #23 of Costa Rica stops a shot as Oribe Peralta #19 of Mexico looks on during the quarterfinals of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup at MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2015 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Posting Huge Audience Gains
Panama’s elimination of Trinidad & Tobago on penalty kicks in the early CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinal on Sunday (7/19) averaged 452,000 viewers and 191,000 in the Adult 18-49 demographic, up +207% in viewership (147,000) and +125% in A18-49 (vs. 85,000) compared to the 2013 non-U.S. Gold Cup quarterfinal average on FOX Soccer. In the nightcap, Mexico’s 1-0 defeat of Costa Rica on a penalty kick in stoppage time of extra time scored 609,000 viewers and 288,000 in A18-49, making it the most-watched non-U.S. CONCACAF Gold Cup match in both metrics on FOX Sports 1 to date.
The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup on FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, a key event in FOX Sports’ Summer of Soccer, is averaging 394,000 viewers per match through the quarterfinals, up +72% compared to the 2013 average through the quarterfinals (229,000) on FOX and FOX Soccer. USA matches on FOX and FOX Sports 1 are averaging 1.163 million viewers to date, +56% above the U.S. match average on FOX and FOX Soccer in 2013 (747,000).
CONCACAF Gold Cup coverage continues later today as the U.S., in search of its second straight championship, faces Jamaica in the semifinals on FOX Sports 1. Coverage begins at 5:30 PM ET with GOLD CUP MATCH DAY hosted by Rob Stone with analysts Warren Barton, Alexi Lalas and Eric Wynalda. Play-by-play announcer John Strong, analyst Brad Friedel and sideline reporter Julie Stewart-Binks have the call live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Panama vs. Mexico follows in the second semifinal on FOX Sports 2 with GOLD CUP MATCH DAY pregame coverage beginning at 8:30 PM ET. JP Dellacamera, Stuart Holden and Francisco Rivera call the action from Atlanta, and Stone, Lalas and Wynalda are joined in studio by Mariano Trujillo.
FOX Sports’ Summer of Soccer features more than 200 live matches between Memorial Day and Labor Day, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, the UEFA Champions League Final, the FA Cup, the UEFA Europa League Final, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Major League Soccer All-Star Game and league matches every Sunday, the International Champions Cup, the debut of the Bundesliga on FOX Sports 1, the FA Community Shield, the Copa Libertadores Final and additional matches featuring both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams.
