2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League

The 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League was the second season of the CONCACAF Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. The group phase of the tournament started on 2 June 2022, and the final tournament, which decided the champions, was played from 15 to 18 June 2023 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.[2][3] The Nations League also served as a qualifier for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
2 June 2022 – 28 March 2023
Nations League Finals:
15–18 June 2023
Teams41
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played105
Goals scored304 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sint Maarten Gerwin Lake
(8 goals)[1]
Best player(s)United States Christian Pulisic[1]
Best goalkeeperUnited States Matt Turner[1]
Fair play award Panama[1]

The United States were the defending champions, and successfully retained their title after defeating Canada 2–0 in the final.

Schedule

The format for the 2022–23 Nations League was announced by CONCACAF on 27 July 2020.[3] Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar taking place at the end of the year, the league phase was played in June 2022 and March 2023.[4]

Stage Round Dates
League phase Matchday 1 2–4 June 2022
Matchday 2 5–7 June 2022
Matchday 3 9–11 June 2022
Matchday 4 12–14 June 2022
Matchday 5 23–25 March 2023
Matchday 6 26–28 March 2023
Finals Semi-finals 15 June 2023
Third place play-off 18 June 2023
Final

Format

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):[5]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Number of away goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question (if the tie was only between two teams);
  8. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Seeding
Map showing the leagues each national team will participate in.
  League A
  League B
  League C

All 41 CONCACAF national teams entered the competition. The four teams which finished bottom of each group in Leagues A and B from the 2019–20 season moved down a league, while the four teams which finished top of each group in Leagues B and C moved up. The remaining teams stayed in their respective leagues.

The draw for the league phase took place in Miami, Florida, United States on 4 April 2022, 19:00 EDT.[4] Each of the League's draws began by randomly selecting a team from Pot 1 and placing them in Group A of their respective league. The draws continued by selecting the remaining teams from Pot 1 and positioning them into Groups B, C and D in sequential order. The same procedure was done for the remaining pots. Teams were seeded into pots using CONCACAF Ranking.[6]

Key
Rise Promoted in previous season
Fall Relegated in previous season
League A
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
1  Mexico 2,020 1
 United States 1,917 2
 Canada 1,821 3
 Costa Rica 1,805 4
2  Panama 1,624 5
 Jamaica Rise 1,471 6
 El Salvador Rise 1,390 9
 Honduras 1,350 10
3  Martinique 1,252 11
 Curaçao 1,249 12
 Suriname Rise 1,089 15
 Grenada Rise 834 25
League B
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
1  Haiti Fall 1,432 7
 Guatemala Rise 1,417 8
 Trinidad and Tobago Fall 1,232 13
 Cuba Fall 1,096 14
2  French Guiana 1,030 16
 Guadeloupe Rise 1,011 17
 Nicaragua 986 18
 Bermuda Fall 973 19
3  Antigua and Barbuda 953 20
 Guyana 924 21
 Dominican Republic 872 23
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 865 24
4  Belize 795 26
 Montserrat 767 27
 Barbados Rise 674 31
 Bahamas Rise 538 33
League C
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis Fall 910 22
 Puerto Rico 725 28
 Bonaire 718 29
 Saint Lucia Fall 709 30
2  Dominica Fall 625 32
 Aruba Fall 528 34
 Cayman Islands 512 35
 Turks and Caicos Islands 448 36
3  Saint Martin 381 37
 Sint Maarten 296 38
 U.S. Virgin Islands 246 39
 Anguilla 218 40
 British Virgin Islands 152 41

League A
Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico Jamaica Suriname
1  Mexico 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup — 2–2 3–0
2  Jamaica 4 1 3 0 7 5 +2 6 Qualification for Gold Cup 1–1 — 3–1
3  Suriname 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 0–2 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Panama Costa Rica Martinique
1  Panama 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup — 2–0 5–0
2  Costa Rica 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 Qualification for Gold Cup 0–1 — 2–0
3  Martinique 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 0–0 1–2 —
Source: CONCACAF

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada Honduras Curaçao
1  Canada 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup — 4–1 4–0
2  Honduras 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6 Qualification for Gold Cup 2–1 — 1–2
3  Curaçao 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 0–2 0–1 —
Source: CONCACAF

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification United States El Salvador Grenada
1  United States 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 10 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup — 1–0 5–0
2  El Salvador 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5 Qualification for Gold Cup 1–1 — 3–1
3  Grenada 4 0 1 3 4 17 −13 1 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 1–7 2–2 —
Source: CONCACAF

Nations League Finals
Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Seeding

The four teams were ranked based on their results in the group stage to determine the semi-final matchups. The first seed played the fourth seed and the second seed played the third seed.[7]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 D  United States (H) 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 10
2 B  Panama 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10
3 C  Canada 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9
4 A  Mexico 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 15 – Paradise
 
 
 Panama0
 
June 18 – Paradise
 
 Canada2
 
 Canada0
 
June 15 – Paradise
 
 United States2
 
 United States3
 
 
 Mexico0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
June 18 – Paradise
 
 
 Panama0
 
 
 Mexico1

All times are local, PDT (UTC−7).

Semi-finals
Panama 0–2 Canada
Report
  • David 25'
  • Davies 70'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
United States 3–0 Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 65,000

Third place play-off
Panama 0–1 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Final
Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final
Canada 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 35,000

League B
Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Cuba Guadeloupe Antigua and Barbuda Barbados
1  Cuba (P) 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Promotion and Gold Cup — 1–0 3–1 3–0
2  Guadeloupe 6 3 0 3 5 5 0 9 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 2–1 — 0–1 2–1
3  Antigua and Barbuda[lower-alpha 1] 6 3 0 3 5 7 −2 9 0–2 1–0 — 1–2
4  Barbados 6 1 0 5 3 9 −6 3 0–1 0–1 0–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Antigua and Barbuda was awarded a Gold Cup preliminary round berth as the best-performing third place team.[8]

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Haiti Guyana Bermuda Montserrat
1  Haiti (P) 6 5 1 0 22 5 +17 16 Promotion and Gold Cup — 6–0 3–1 3–2
2  Guyana 6 3 1 2 8 14 −6 10 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 2–6 — 2–1 0–0
3  Bermuda 6 1 1 4 7 10 −3 4 0–0 0–2 — 3–0
4  Montserrat 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4 0–4 1–2 3–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Nicaragua Trinidad and Tobago The Bahamas Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1  Nicaragua 6 4 2 0 15 5 +10 14 Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] — 2–1 4–0 4–1
2  Trinidad and Tobago (P) 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Promotion and Gold Cup 1–1 — 1–0 4–1
3  Bahamas 6 1 1 4 2 11 −9 4 0–2 0–3 — 1–0
4  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Nicaragua were disqualified from the 2023 Gold Cup and Nations League A promotion due to fielding an ineligible player. Trinidad and Tobago took their place in both tournaments.[8]

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Guatemala French Guiana Dominican Republic Belize
1  Guatemala (P) 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Promotion and Gold Cup — 4–0 2–0 2–0
2  French Guiana 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 11 Advance to Gold Cup prelims 2–0 — 1–1 1–0
3  Dominican Republic 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–1 2–3 — 2–0
4  Belize 6 0 1 5 2 10 −8 1 1–2 1–1 0–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to the disqualification of Nicaragua, the ranking of all second-placed teams was used to determine which team would replace them in League A.[8]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 C  Trinidad and Tobago (P) 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Promotion and Gold Cup
2 D  French Guiana 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 11 Advance to Gold Cup prelims
3 B  Guyana 6 3 1 2 8 14 −6 10
4 A  Guadeloupe 6 3 0 3 5 5 0 9
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

Ranking of third-placed teams

As Trinidad and Tobago replaced Nicaragua in the Gold Cup, the ranking of all third-placed teams was used to determine which team would replace them in the Gold Cup preliminary round.[8]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Antigua and Barbuda 6 3 0 3 5 7 −2 9 Advance to Gold Cup prelims
2 D  Dominican Republic 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
3 B  Bermuda 6 1 1 4 7 10 −3 4
4 C  Bahamas 6 1 1 4 2 11 −9 4
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

League C
Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Sint Maarten Bonaire Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands
1  Sint Maarten (P) 6 3 2 1 19 9 +10 11 Promotion and Gold Cup prelims — 6–1 8–2 1–1
2  Bonaire 6 3 1 2 12 11 +1 10 2–2 — 1–2 2–0
3  Turks and Caicos Islands 6 3 0 3 10 16 −6 9 2–0 1–4 — 1–0
4  U.S. Virgin Islands 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 1–2 0–2 3–2 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Saint Kitts and Nevis Aruba Collectivity of Saint Martin
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis (P) 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Promotion and Gold Cup prelims — 2–0 1–1
2  Aruba 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4 2–3 — 3–0
3  Saint Martin 4 0 2 2 2 7 −5 2 1–3 0–0 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Saint Lucia Anguilla Dominica
1  Saint Lucia (P) 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 12 Promotion and Gold Cup prelims — 2–0 3–1
2  Anguilla 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 1–2 — 0–0
3  Dominica 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 0–1 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Puerto Rico Cayman Islands British Virgin Islands
1  Puerto Rico (P) 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 12 Promotion and Gold Cup prelims — 5–1 6–0
2  Cayman Islands 4 0 2 2 3 10 −7 2 0–3 — 1–1
3  British Virgin Islands 4 0 2 2 3 11 −8 2 1–3 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
(P) Promoted

Top goalscorers

Source:[9]

League A
Rank Player Goals
1 Canada Jonathan David 4
United States Jesús Ferreira
United States Ricardo Pepi
4 Canada Alphonso Davies 3
Canada Cyle Larin
United States Christian Pulisic
7 El Salvador Nelson Bonilla 2
El Salvador Alexander Larín
Jamaica Junior Flemmings
Panama Yoel Bárcenas
United States Weston McKennie
League B
Rank Player Goals
1 Haiti Carnejy Antoine 5
2 Cuba Arichel Hernández 4
French Guiana Joel Sarrucco
Haiti Mondy Prunier
5 Guadeloupe Thierry Ambrose 3
Guatemala Rubio Rubin
Guyana Omari Glasgow
Haiti Derrick Etienne
Haiti Frantzdy Pierrot
Montserrat Lyle Taylor
Nicaragua Matías Moldskred
Nicaragua Jaime Moreno
Nicaragua Ariagner Smith
League C
Rank Player Goals
1 Sint Maarten Gerwin Lake 8
2 Puerto Rico Ricardo Rivera 6
3 Bonaire Ayrton Cicilia 5
4 Turks and Caicos Islands Billy Forbes 4
5 Saint Lucia Kurt Frederick 3
Turks and Caicos Islands Junior Paul

References
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  2. "Las Vegas to host 2022/23 CNL Finals in June". CONCACAF. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. "New Concacaf Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "Concacaf announces details for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League". Concacaf. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. "CONCACAF Nations League regulations" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. CONCACAF.
  6. "Concacaf confirms procedures for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways draw". CONCACAF. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. "Semifinal matchups and schedule confirmed for 2022/23 CNL Finals in Las Vegas". CONCACAF. 29 March 2023.
  8. "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Nicaragua and the Eligibility of Players" (Press release). CONCACAF. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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