2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League
The 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League will be the fourth 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 competition will begin with the group stage in September 2024, and will conclude with the Nations League Finals in March 2025. The Nations League also serves as qualification for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the exact method still to be announced.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | League A: September – October 2024 Leagues B and C: September – November 2024 League A quarter-finals: November 2024 Nations League Finals: March 2025 |
Teams | 41 |
Format
CONCACAF Nations League will continue to be played in the format introduced for 2023–24 season.[1]
League A will feature sixteen teams. Four teams will receive a bye to the quarter-finals. Remaining twelve teams will enter the group stage using a Swiss-system tournament 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 two teams from both groups will advance to the quarter-finals, and will be joined by the four teams which received a bye. The teams advancing from the group stage will be drawn into ties against teams which received a bye, which will be played on a two-legged home-and-away basis. The four quarter-final winners will advance to the Nations League Finals, which is played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final final match to determine the champions.
League B will feature 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).
League C will feature nine teams. 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 continue for the 2024–25 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]
Entrants
All of CONCACAF's 41 member associations are expected to enter in the competition. Teams will be divided into leagues based on their results of the 2023–24 season. Fifth and sixth placed teams in League A and the fourth-placed teams in League B from the 2023–24 season will move down a league, while the teams which finished top of each group in Leagues B and C will move up, as will the best second-placed team of League C. The remaining teams will stay in their respective leagues.
League A |
League A or B
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League A or B or C |
League B or C
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Schedule
Below is the schedule of the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League.[1]
Round | FIFA window[2] | |
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League A | League B and C | |
Matchday 1 | 2–10 September 2024 | |
Matchday 2 | ||
Matchday 3 | 7–15 October 2024 | |
Matchday 4 | ||
Quarter-finals, 1st leg | Matchday 5 | 11–19 November 2024 |
Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | Matchday 6 | |
Semi-finals | — | 17-25 March 2025 |
Third place play-off | — | |
Final | — |
League A
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | A-A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | A-A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | A-A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | A-A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | A-A5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League B |
6 | A-A6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | A-B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | A-B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | A-B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | A-B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | A-B5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League B |
6 | A-B6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quarter-finals
The first and second legs will be played in November 2024. The winners will advance to the Nations League Finals.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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TBA | TBA | 10–18 Nov | 10–18 Nov | |
TBA | TBA | 10–18 Nov | 10–18 Nov | |
TBA | TBA | 10–18 Nov | 10–18 Nov | |
TBA | TBA | 10–18 Nov | 10–18 Nov |
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
March – TBD | ||||||
Winner quarter-final | ||||||
March – TBD | ||||||
Winner quarter-final | ||||||
Winner Match 1 | ||||||
March – TBD | ||||||
Winner Match 2 | ||||||
Winner quarter-final | ||||||
Winner quarter-final | ||||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
March – TBD | ||||||
Loser Match 1 | ||||||
Loser Match 2 |
Semi-finals
Winner quarter-final | Match 1 | Winner quarter-final |
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Winner quarter-final | Match 2 | Winner quarter-final |
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Third place play-off
Loser Match 1 | Match 3 | Loser Match 2 |
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Final
Winner Match 1 | Match 4 | Winner Match 2 |
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League B
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | B-A1 | B-A2 | B-A3 | B-A4 | |
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1 | B-A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
2 | B-A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | — | TBD | TBD | ||
3 | B-A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | — | TBD | ||
4 | B-A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C | TBD | TBD | TBD | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | B-B1 | B-B2 | B-B3 | B-B4 | |
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1 | B-B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
2 | B-B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | — | TBD | TBD | ||
3 | B-B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | — | TBD | ||
4 | B-B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C | TBD | TBD | TBD | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | B-C1 | B-C2 | B-C3 | B-C4 | |
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1 | B-C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
2 | B-C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | — | TBD | TBD | ||
3 | B-C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | — | TBD | ||
4 | B-C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C | TBD | TBD | TBD | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | B-D1 | B-D2 | B-D3 | B-D4 | |
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1 | B-D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A | — | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
2 | B-D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | — | TBD | TBD | ||
3 | B-D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | — | TBD | ||
4 | B-D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C | TBD | TBD | TBD | — |
League C
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | C-A1 | C-A2 | C-A3 | |
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1 | C-A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B | — | TBD | TBD | |
2 | C-A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible promotion to League B based on ranking | TBD | — | TBD | |
3 | C-A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | C-B1 | C-B2 | C-B3 | |
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1 | C-B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B | — | TBD | TBD | |
2 | C-B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible promotion to League B based on ranking | TBD | — | TBD | |
3 | C-B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | C-C1 | C-C2 | C-C3 | |
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1 | C-C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B | — | TBD | TBD | |
2 | C-C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible promotion to League B based on ranking | TBD | — | TBD | |
3 | C-C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | A | Second place Group A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B |
2 | B | Second place Group B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | C | Second place Group C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
References
- "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- "Men's International Match Calendar 2023–2030" (PDF). FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.