2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

The 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League is the third 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 stage will be held in September and October 2023, and the Nations League Finals are scheduled for March 2024.

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
Tournament details
DatesLeague A:
7 September – 17 October 2023
Leagues B and C:
7 September – 21 November 2023
League A quarter-finals:
16–21 November 2023
Nations League Finals:
March 2024
Teams41
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored237 (3.49 per match)
Top scorer(s)Collectivity of Saint Martin Axel Raga
(8 goals)

The competition will see a format change, with League A now featuring sixteen teams in two groups of a Swiss system, followed by a quarter-final round. The Nations League also serves as qualification for CONCACAF teams to the 2024 Copa América in the United States.

The United States are the two-time defending champions.

Format

On 28 February 2023, CONCACAF announced a format change for the 2023–24 season of the CONCACAF Nations League. As a result, no teams will be relegated from the 2022–23 season.[1][2]

The size of League A will be increased from twelve to sixteen teams, and will now feature a quarter-final round. The twelve lowest-ranked teams in the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023 will enter the group stage, now using a modified group format. The teams will be divided into two groups of six teams, with each team playing four matches against group opponents (two at home and two away). The top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals, and will be joined by the four top-ranked teams in the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023. The teams advancing from the group stage will be drawn into ties against the top-ranked teams, which will be played on a two-legged home-and-away basis. The four quarter-finals winners will advance to the Nations League Finals, which retains its previous format of a semi-final round, third place play-off and final match to determine the champions.

The 2023–24 Nations League A will determine the six CONCACAF teams which will qualify as guests for the 2024 Copa América in the United States. The quarter-finals winners will qualify directly to the tournament, while the losers will advance to a qualifying play-off, featuring two single-leg matches.

League B will remain unchanged, featuring sixteen teams divided into four groups of four. Each team will play six matches in a double round-robin home-and-away format (three at home and three away). Following the format change, League C will be reduced from thirteen to nine teams and from four to three groups. Teams will be divided into three groups of three teams, with each team playing four matches in a double round-robin home-and-away format (two at home and two away).[1]

Promotion and relegation will resume for the 2023–24 season, with the fifth and sixth placed teams in League A and the fourth-placed teams in League B being relegated for the next season. The group winners of Leagues B and C will be promoted, as will the best second-placed team of League C.[1]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.4):[3]

  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;

If two or more teams still tied based on the above criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. Number of away goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question (if the tie was only between two teams);
  5. Lowest number of disciplinary 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;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Entrants

All of CONCACAF's 41 member associations will enter in the competition. Teams will be divided into leagues based on their results of the 2022–23 season, while the pots were determined by the CONCACAF Ranking of March 2023.[4] The four top-ranked teams in League A will receive a bye to the quarter-finals. The group stage draw was held on 16 May 2023, 19:00 EDT, in Miami, Florida, United States.[1][5][6] The pots were confirmed on 2 May 2023, with League A split into six pots of two teams, League B split into four pots of four teams and League C split into three pots of three teams.[7]

Nicaragua originally qualified for promotion to League A as winners of League B Group C, but were disqualified due to fielding an ineligible player. As a result, they were replaced on June 12, 2023, by Trinidad and Tobago. Nicaragua replaced Trinidad and Tobago in League B [8]

Key
Rise Promoted in previous season
League A
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
QF  Mexico Same position 1,939 1
 United States Same position 1,919 2
 Costa Rica Same position 1,796 3
 Canada Same position 1,743 4
1  Panama Same position 1,695 5
 Haiti Rise 1,482 6
2  Jamaica Same position 1,479 7
 Guatemala Rise 1,405 8
3  Honduras Same position 1,403 9
 El Salvador Same position 1,330 10
4  Martinique Same position 1,246 12
 Cuba Rise 1,176 13
5  Curaçao Same position 1,171 14
 Suriname Same position 1,079 16
6  Trinidad and Tobago Rise 1,254 11
 Grenada Same position 791 25
League B
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
1  Nicaragua Same position 1,067 17
 French Guiana Same position 1,086 15
 Guyana Same position 994 18
 Guadeloupe Same position 966 19
2  Antigua and Barbuda Same position 949 20
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Rise 923 21
 Dominican Republic Same position 913 22
 Bermuda Same position 863 23
3  Saint Lucia Rise 795 24
 Puerto Rico Rise 790 26
 Montserrat Same position 780 27
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Same position 726 28
4  Belize Same position 715 29
 Barbados Same position 681 30
 Bahamas Same position 530 34
 Sint Maarten Rise 413 37
League C
Pot Team Pts Rank
1  Bonaire 627 31
 Dominica 572 32
 Aruba 564 33
2  Turks and Caicos Islands 461 35
 Cayman Islands 435 36
 Saint Martin 377 38
3  Anguilla 224 39
 U.S. Virgin Islands 193 40
 British Virgin Islands 163 41

Schedule

Below is the schedule of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.[1] The fixture dates for the group matches were confirmed on 6 July 2023.[9]

Round Dates
League A League B and C
Matchday 1 7–9 September 2023
Matchday 2 10–12 September 2023
Matchday 3 12–14 October 2023
Matchday 4 15–17 October 2023
Quarter-finals, 1st leg Matchday 5 16–18 November 2023
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg Matchday 6 19–21 November 2023
Semi-finals — 18–26 March 2024[10]
Third place play-off —
Final —

League A
Main article: 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Panama Trinidad and Tobago Martinique Guatemala Curaçao El Salvador
1  Panama 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Advance to quarter-finals — — 3–0 3–0 — —
2  Trinidad and Tobago 4 3 0 1 10 9 +1 9 — — — 3–2 1–0 —
3  Martinique 4 2 1 1 2 3 −1 7 — — — — 1–0 1–0
4  Guatemala 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4 1–1 — — — — 2–0
5  Curaçao (R) 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 3 Relegation to League B 1–2 5–3 — — — —
6  El Salvador (R) 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 — 2–3 0–0 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Jamaica Honduras Suriname Cuba Haiti Grenada
1  Jamaica 4 3 1 0 10 5 +5 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 1–0 — — 2–2 —
2  Honduras 4 2 1 1 8 1 +7 7 — — — 4–0 — 4–0
3  Suriname 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 5 — — — — 1–1 4–0
4  Cuba 4 1 2 1 1 4 −3 5 — 0–0 1–0 — — —
5  Haiti (R) 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3 Relegation to League B 2–3 — — 0–0 — —
6  Grenada (R) 4 0 1 3 2 13 −11 1 1–4 — 1–1 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals pairings were determined based on the CONCACAF Rankings as of 18 October 2023 for the four pre-seeded teams and the group stage results for the winners and runners-up of each group.[3] The four pre-seeded teams that received a direct bye to the quarter-finals (Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States) had the chance to decide the order of legs.[11] The winners will advance to the Nations League Finals and qualify for the 2024 Copa América, while the losers will advance to the Copa América qualifying play-offs.

Seeded teams
Rank Team Pts[12]
1  Mexico 1,967
2  United States 1,909
4  Canada 1,729
5  Costa Rica 1,676
Group stage winners and runners-up
Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Panama 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10
2  Jamaica 4 3 1 0 10 5 +5 10
3  Trinidad and Tobago 4 3 0 1 10 9 +1 9
4  Honduras 4 2 1 1 8 1 +7 7
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

The match-ups will be as follows:

  • Quarter-final 1 (QF1): Fourth ranked seeded team vs Best ranked group winner
  • Quarter-final 2 (QF2): Third ranked seeded team vs Next ranked group winner
  • Quarter-final 3 (QF3): Second ranked seeded team vs Best ranked group runner-up
  • Quarter-final 4 (QF4): First ranked seeded team vs Next ranked group runner-up

The first legs will be played on 16 and 17 November, and the second legs will be played on 20 and 21 November 2023.[11]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Costa Rica  QF1  Panama 16 Nov 20 Nov
Jamaica  QF2  Canada 17 Nov 21 Nov
United States  QF3  Trinidad and Tobago 16 Nov 20 Nov
Honduras  QF4  Mexico 17 Nov 21 Nov

Nations League Finals
Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Seeding

The four teams were ranked based on their results in the two quarter-finals legs to determine the semi-final matchups. The first seed played the fourth seed and the second seed played the third seed.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 QF1 QF1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 QF2 QF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 QF3 QF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 QF4 QF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 20 November 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 March – TBD
 
 
Quarter-final winner ranked 2
 
24 March – TBD
 
Quarter-final winner ranked 3
 
Winner Match 1
 
21 March – TBD
 
Winner Match 2
 
Quarter-final winner ranked 1
 
 
Quarter-final winner ranked 4
 
Third place play-off
 
 
24 March – TBD
 
 
Loser Match 1
 
 
Loser Match 2

Semi-finals
Quarter-final winner ranked 2Match 1Quarter-final winner ranked 3
Quarter-final winner ranked 1Match 2Quarter-final winner ranked 4

Third place play-off
Loser Match 1Match 3Loser Match 2

Final
Winner Match 1Match 4Winner Match 2

League B
Main article: 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

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

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

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

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

League C
Main article: 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League C

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion Collectivity of Saint Martin Bonaire Anguilla
1  Saint Martin 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Promotion to League B — 2–1 8–0
2  Bonaire 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Possible promotion to League B based on ranking 21 Nov — 2–0
3  Anguilla (Y) 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0 0–6 18 Nov —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot be promoted

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion Aruba Cayman Islands United States Virgin Islands
1  Aruba 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Promotion to League B — 20 Nov 3–1
2  Cayman Islands 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Possible promotion to League B based on ranking 1–2 — 2–1
3  U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 16 Nov 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion British Virgin Islands Dominica Turks and Caicos Islands
1  British Virgin Islands 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Promotion to League B — 16 Nov 3–1
2  Dominica 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Possible promotion to League B based on ranking 1–1 — 20 Nov
3  Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1 2–2 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 C  Dominica 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Promotion to League B
2 B  Cayman Islands 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 A  Bonaire 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Top goalscorers
League A
Rank Player Goals
1 Curaçao Rangelo Janga 3
Jamaica Demarai Gray
3 Guatemala Oscar Santis 2
Haiti Louicius Don Deedson
Haiti Frantzdy Pierrot
Honduras Anthony Lozano
Honduras Edwin Rodríguez
Jamaica Bobby Decordova-Reid
Jamaica Shamar Nicholson
Panama Eric Davis
Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel James
Trinidad and Tobago Reon Moore
League B
Rank Player Goals
1 Dominican Republic Dorny Romero 6
Guyana Omari Glasgow
3 Puerto Rico Gerald Díaz 5
4 Barbados Thierry Gale 4
Guadeloupe Ange-Freddy Plumain
Saint Kitts and Nevis Tiquanny Williams
7 The Bahamas Wood Julmis 3
Guyana Kelsey Benjamin
Nicaragua Juan Luis Pérez
Puerto Rico Joel Burgos
Puerto Rico Ricardo Rivera
Saint Lucia Dominic Poleon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Oalex Anderson
League C
Rank Player Goals
1 Collectivity of Saint Martin Axel Raga 8
2 Collectivity of Saint Martin Stanley Segarel 5
3 British Virgin Islands Luka Chalwell 3
Turks and Caicos Islands Billy Forbes
5 Aruba Rovien Ostiana 2
Cayman Islands Christopher Reeves
Dominica Troy Jules
Dominica Briel Thomas

Source: CONCACAF.[13]

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