[1][2] Mexico won their record-extending eighth Gold Cup title (their eleventh CONCACAF championship overall) with their 1–0 victory over the United States in the final, at Soldier Field in Chicago.

[1][2][4] This was the first time that the Gold Cup was held in the Caribbean, with all previous matches having taken place in the United States, Mexico, or Canada.

[6] On November 26, 2018, CONCACAF announced that Costa Rica would host a double-header in the first round of matches of Group B on June 16, 2019, taking place at the Estadio Nacional in San José.

[16] On April 2, 2019, CONCACAF announced that Jamaica would host a double-header in the first round of matches of Group C on June 17, 2019, taking place at the Independence Park in Kingston.

[21] On August 31, 2018, CONCACAF announced that the top four teams of the September 2018 CONCACAF Ranking Index were seeded for the group stage of the tournament:[22] The groups and full match schedule were revealed on April 10, 2019, 18:00 EDT (15:00 local time, PDT), in Los Angeles, California, United States.

In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time was played, where a fourth substitute was allowed for each team.