Below are the list of squads who participated in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Group A
Colombia
Head coach: Reinaldo Rueda
Honduras
Head coach: José de la Paz Herrera
Panama
Head coach: José Hernández
Trinidad and Tobago
Head coach: Leo Beenhakker
Group B
Canada
Head coach: Frank Yallop
Costa Rica
Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães
Cuba
Head coach: Luis Armelio García
Yaikel Perez defected to the United States
Maykel Galindo defected to the United States
United States
Head coach: Bruce Arena
Group C
Guatemala
Head coach: Ramón Maradiaga
Jamaica
Head coach: Wendell Downswell
Mexico
Head coach: Ricardo La Volpe
South Africa
Head coach: Stuart Baxter
Player representation
By club
By club nationality
Nations in bold are represented by their national teams in the tournament.
The above table is the same when it comes to league representation, with only the following exception: The English league has 15 players with the inclusion of two players coming from Wales-based Wrexham.