2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

The 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B is the second division of the 2023–24 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF.[1] It is being held from 7 September to 21 November 2023.[2][3]

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
Tournament details
Dates7 September 2023 – 21 November 2023
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored125 (3.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)Dominican Republic Dorny Romero
Guyana Omari Glasgow
(6 goals each)

Format

Unlike Leagues A and C, League B maintains the same format as in previous editions. League B consists of sixteen teams which were split into four groups of four teams. The teams competed in a home-and-away, round-robin format over the course of the group phase, with matches being played in the official FIFA match windows in September, October and November 2023. The first-placed team of each group will be promoted to the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A and the fourth-placed team of each group will be relegated to the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C.[1]

Teams

A total of sixteen national teams contest the League B, including twelve sides from the 2022–23 season and four promoted from the 2022–23 League C. As a result of the expansion to 16 teams in the League A, there were no teams relegated to the League C from the previous season, so the fourth placed team of each group from the 2022-23 season remained in the League B for this edition.

Team changes

The following were the team changes of League B from the 2022–23 season:

Incoming
Promoted from
Nations League C
Outgoing
Promoted to
Nations League A

Nicaragua had originally qualified for promotion to League A as winners of Group C of League B in the previous season, but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, on 12 June 2023, they were replaced by Trinidad and Tobago in League A and Nicaragua were relegated to replace Trinidad and Tobago in League B.[4]

Teams promoted from League C

Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia returned to the League B after a one-season absence. Puerto Rico and Sint Maarten reached the second division of the CONCACAF Nations League for the first time after spending the first two seasons in League C.

Seeding

The pots were confirmed on 2 May 2023, with the sixteen League B teams being split into four pots of four teams, based on the CONCACAF Rankings as of 31 March 2023.[5]

Pot 1
Team Pts Rank
 Trinidad and Tobago 1,254 11
 French Guiana 1,086 15
 Guyana 994 18
 Guadeloupe 966 19
Pot 2
Team Pts Rank
 Antigua and Barbuda 949 20
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 923 21
 Dominican Republic 913 22
 Bermuda 863 23
Pot 3
Team Pts Rank
 Saint Lucia 795 24
 Puerto Rico 790 26
 Montserrat 780 27
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 726 28
Pot 4
Team Pts Rank
 Belize 715 29
 Barbados 681 30
 Bahamas 530 34
 Sint Maarten 413 37

Draw

The groups draw was held on 16 May 2023, 19:00 EDT, in Miami, Florida, United States,[1][6] where the sixteen involved teams were drawn into four groups of four. The draw began by randomly selecting a team from Pot 1 and placing them in Group A and then selecting the remaining teams from Pot 1 and placling them into Groups B, C and D in sequential order. The draw continued with the same procedure done for the remaining pots.

The draw resulted in the following groups:[7]

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Guadeloupe
A2 Saint Kitts and Nevis
A3 Saint Lucia
A4 Sint Maarten
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Trinidad and Tobago[†]
B2 Dominican Republic
B3 Montserrat
B4 Barbados
Group C
PosTeam
C1 French Guiana
C2 Bermuda
C3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
C4 Belize
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Guyana
D2 Antigua and Barbuda
D3 Puerto Rico
D4 Bahamas
Note
  1. † Trinidad and Tobago was later replaced by Nicaragua, which was relegated from the League A.[4]

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 6 July 2023.[2][3] All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).[8][9]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Guadeloupe Saint Lucia Saint Kitts and Nevis Sint Maarten
1  Guadeloupe 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9 Promotion to League A — 2–0 19 Nov 4–0
2  Saint Lucia 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9 2–1 — 2–0 19 Nov
3  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 1–2 16 Nov — 0–1
4  Sint Maarten 4 1 0 3 4 12 −8 3 Relegation to League C 16 Nov 1–5 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Sint Maarten 1–5 Saint Lucia
Amatkarijo 51' Report
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–2 Guadeloupe
Williams 45+2' Report
Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)
Guadeloupe 4–0 Sint Maarten
 Report
Stade Municipal de Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Anne
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Saint Lucia 2–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • President 49'
  • Stanislas 75'
 Report
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Sint Maarten 2–3 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report Williams 16', 48', 68'
Attendance: 122[10]
Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)
Saint Lucia 2–1 Guadeloupe
  • Elva 45'
  • Mac Farlane 58'
 Report Roussillon 29'
Attendance: 2,700[12]
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Guadeloupe 2–0 Saint Lucia
Plumain 52' (pen.), 71' Report
Stade Municipal de Sainte-Anne, Sainte-Anne
Attendance: 580[13]
Referee: Nicolas Wassouf (Martinique)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–1 Sint Maarten
Report Pata 32'
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Match 71 Saint Lucia
Report
Sint Maarten Match 72 Guadeloupe
Report
Guadeloupe Match 84 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report
Saint Lucia Match 85 Sint Maarten
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Nicaragua Dominican Republic Montserrat Barbados
1  Nicaragua (X) 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Promotion to League A — 20 Nov 3–0 5–1
2  Dominican Republic (X) 4 3 0 1 13 4 +9 9 0–2 — 3–0 5–2
3  Montserrat (Y) 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3 0–3 17 Nov — 20 Nov
4  Barbados (Y) 4 0 0 4 5 18 −13 0 Relegation to League C 17 Nov 0–5 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(X) Safe from relegation; (Y) Cannot be promoted
Dominican Republic 0–2 Nicaragua
Report Acevedo 38', 41'
Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)
Barbados 2–3 Montserrat
 Report
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)
Dominican Republic 3–0 Montserrat
 Report
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Nicaragua 5–1 Barbados
 Report Gale 89'
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Montserrat 0–3 Nicaragua
Report
Referee: Jorge Leira (Panama)
Barbados 0–5 Dominican Republic
Report
Attendance: 1,215[17]
Referee: Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands)
Nicaragua 3–0 Montserrat
 Report
Referee: José Valladares (Honduras)
Dominican Republic 5–2 Barbados
 Report Gale 10' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
Montserrat Match 77 Dominican Republic
Report
Barbados Match 78 Nicaragua
Report
Nicaragua Match 88 Dominican Republic
Report
Montserrat Match 89 Barbados
Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation French Guiana Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bermuda Belize
1  French Guiana 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 Promotion to League A — 3–2 21 Nov 0–2
2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6 1–4 — 4–3 21 Nov
3  Bermuda 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 0–0 17 Nov — 1–1
4  Belize 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4 Relegation to League C 17 Nov 1–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Bermuda 0–0 French Guiana
Report
Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
Belize 1–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mensah 18' Report
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–3 Bermuda
 Report
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
French Guiana 0–2 Belize
Report
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–4 French Guiana
Sutherland 31' Report
Attendance: 2,500[22]
Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)
Belize 0–1 Bermuda
Report Crichlow 18'
Attendance: 842[23]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
French Guiana 3–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Report Stewart 16', 73'
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Bermuda 1–1 Belize
Crichlow 37' Report Reneau 75' (pen.)
Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)
Bermuda Match 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report
Belize Match 80 French Guiana
Report
French Guiana Match 94 Bermuda
Report
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Match 95 Belize
Report

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Guyana Puerto Rico Antigua and Barbuda The Bahamas
1  Guyana (X) 4 4 0 0 14 5 +9 12 Promotion to League A — 3–1 21 Nov 3–2
2  Puerto Rico 4 2 0 2 13 7 +6 6 1–3 — 5–0 21 Nov
3  Antigua and Barbuda (Y) 4 1 1 2 7 13 −6 4 1–5 18 Nov — 2–2
4  Bahamas (Y) 4 0 1 3 6 15 −9 1 Relegation to League C 18 Nov 1–6 1–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(X) Safe from relegation; (Y) Cannot be promoted
Antigua and Barbuda 1–5 Guyana
Deterville 45' Report
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Bahamas 1–6 Puerto Rico
Rahming 2' Report
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Guyana 3–2 Bahamas
 Report Julmis 39' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
Referee: Shekiel Jokil (Suriname)
Puerto Rico 5–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Puerto Rico 1–3 Guyana
Antonetti 11' Report
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Bahamas 1–4 Antigua and Barbuda
Julmis 62' Report
Attendance: 438[28]
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
Antigua and Barbuda 2–2 Bahamas
 Report
  • Wells 5'
  • Johnson 82'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Guyana 3–1 Puerto Rico
 Report Díaz 41'
Referee: Sergio Rozenhout (Suriname)[note 14]
Antigua and Barbuda Match 81 Puerto Rico
Report
Bahamas Match 82 Guyana
Report
Guyana Match 96 Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Puerto Rico Match 97 Bahamas
Report

Goalscorers

There have been 125 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.91 goals per match (as of 17 October 2023).

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Antigua and Barbuda Roneba Cordice (against Guyana)
  • Barbados Shane Codrington (against Montserrat)
  • Barbados Ramón Griffith (against Dominican Republic)
  • Belize Deshawon Nembhard (against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
  • Montserrat Jeriel Dorsett (against Dominican Republic)

Notes
  1. The Saint Lucia v Guadeloupe match, originally scheduled at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.[11]
  2. The order of matches between Dominican Republic and Montserrat were reversed from the original schedule.[8][14]
  3. Montserrat will play their home match against Nicaragua at the Wildey Turf stadium in Wildey (Barbados) due to flight issues.[15]
  4. The Barbados v Dominican Republic match, originally scheduled at 19:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.[16]
  5. The Dominican Republic v Barbados match, originally scheduled at Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 in Moca, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was rescheduled at the Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballeros, 22:00 EDT due to heavy rainfall in the city of Moca.[18]
  6. The Bermuda v French Guiana match, originally scheduled at 19:30 EDT (UTC−4),[8] was re-scheduled to 16:00 EDT.[19]
  7. The Belize v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines match, originally scheduled at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4),[8] was re-scheduled to 16:00 EDT.[19]
  8. Belize played their home match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Stade Pierre-Aliker in Fort-de-France (Martinique) following a joint decision of both the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) to play on a neutral venue due to both federations expressed having "flight issues” in getting to their destination for their next matches on 12 September.[20][21]
  9. The French Guiana v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines match, originally scheduled on 17 October 2023, 15:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was re-scheduled to 16 October 2023, 19:00 EDT.
  10. French Guiana will play their home match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Stade Pierre-Aliker in Fort-de-France (Martinique) instead of their regular stadium Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[24][25]
  11. Puerto Rico played their home match against Antigua and Barbuda at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau (Bahamas) due to their home stadiums (Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón and Mayagüez Athletics Stadium in Mayagüez) were undergoing renovation.[26]
  12. The Puerto Rico v Guyana match, originally scheduled at the Centro de Desarrollo de Fútbol del Oeste in Añasco,[9] was re-scheduled at the SKNFA Technical Center in Basseterre (Saint Kitts y Nevis) due to the Puerto Rico home stadiums were undergoing renovation.[27]
  13. The Guyana v Puerto Rico match, originally scheduled at the Synthetic Track and Field Facility in Leonora,[9] was re-scheduled at the SKNFA Technical Center in Basseterre (Saint Kitts y Nevis) due to the Guyana's stadiums did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[29][30]
  14. Referee Benjamín Pineda from Costa Rica, who was originally assigned to the Guyana v Puerto Rico match,[31] was replaced by the fourth official Sergio Rozenhout from Suriname.

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