2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

The 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A was the top division of the 2022–23 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. The group stage was held from 2 June 2022 to 28 March 2023.^[1]

2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Tournament details
Dates	Group phase: 2 June 2022 – 28 March 2023 Nations League Finals: 15–18 June 2023
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Mexico
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	80 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jonathan David Jesús Ferreira Ricardo Pepi (4 goals each)
← 2019–20 2023–24 →

League A culminated with the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals in June 2023 to crown the champions of the CONCACAF Nations League.^[2] These matches were played at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States.^[3]

The top eight teams qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the remaining four teams entered the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification.

Format

League A consisted of twelve teams. The league was split into four groups of three 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 June 2022 and March 2023. The four group winners qualified for the Nations League Finals. As a result of a format change, no teams were relegated this season.^[4]

Team changes

The following were the team changes of League A from the 2019–20 season:

Incoming Promoted from Nations League B  El Salvador  Grenada  Jamaica  Suriname

Outgoing Relegated to Nations League B  Bermuda  Cuba  Haiti  Trinidad and Tobago

Seeding

The draw for the 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League took place in Miami, Florida, United States on 4 April 2022, 19:00 EDT. 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.^[5][6]

Pot 1 Team Pts Rank  Mexico 2,020 1  United States 1,917 2  Canada 1,821 3  Costa Rica 1,805 4

Pot 2 Team Pts Rank  Panama 1,624 5  Jamaica 1,471 6  El Salvador 1,390 9  Honduras 1,350 10

Pot 3 Team Pts Rank  Martinique 1,252 11  Curaçao 1,249 12  Suriname 1,089 15  Grenada 834 25

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 6 April 2022.^[7][1]

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).^{[8][9][10][11]}

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

19:00 (20:00 UTC−3)

Suriname	1–1	Jamaica
Knight 84' (o.g.)	Report	Flemmings 39'

Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Attendance: 3,032

Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

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7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)

21:00 (20:00 UTC−5)

Jamaica	3–1	Suriname
Morrison 16' Flemmings 43' J. Lowe 70'	Report	Wildschut 21'

National Stadium, Kingston

Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)^{[note 1]}

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11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)

Mexico	3–0	Suriname
Reyes 4' Martín 40' (pen.) Sánchez 90+4'	Report

Estadio Corona, Torreón

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

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14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Jamaica	1–1	Mexico
Bailey 4'	Report	Romo 45+3'

National Stadium, Kingston

Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

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23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)

20:00 (21:00 UTC−3)

Suriname	0–2	Mexico
	Report	Vásquez 64' Dankerlui 82' (o.g.)

Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

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26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

20:00 (18:00 UTC−6)

Mexico	2–2	Jamaica
Pineda 17' Lozano 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Decordova-Reid 8' Álvarez 33' (o.g.)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)

19:30 (18:30 UTC−5)

Panama	2–0	Costa Rica
Díaz 52' Waterman 75'	Report

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

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5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)

13:00 (11:00 UTC−6)

Costa Rica	2–0	Martinique
Campbell 28' Calvo 88'	Report

Estadio Nacional, San José

Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

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9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)

20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

Panama	5–0	Martinique
Torres 6' Vitulin 15' (o.g.) Escobar 56' Bárcenas 85', 90+3'	Report

Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City

Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

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12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)

18:00

Martinique	0–0	Panama
	Report

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

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25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)

19:00

Martinique	1–2	Costa Rica
Biron 18'	Report	Suárez 88' Contreras 90+2'

Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France

Attendance: 6,249

Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

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28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)

22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)

Costa Rica	0–1	Panama
	Report	Fajardo 77'

Estadio Nacional, San José

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)

20:00

Curaçao	0–1	Honduras
	Report	Pinto 23'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

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6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)

22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)

Honduras	1–2	Curaçao
Quioto 90+4'	Report	L. Bacuna 34' Van den Hurk 82'

Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

Attendance: 8,347

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

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9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Canada	4–0	Curaçao
Davies 27' (pen.), 71' Vitória 42' Cavallini 85'	Report

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 17,216

Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

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13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)

22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)

Honduras	2–1	Canada
K. López 13' Arriaga 78'	Report	David 86'

Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

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25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)

21:00

Curaçao	0–2	Canada
	Report	David 23' Larin 43'

Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

Attendance: 7,800

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

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28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)

20:00

Canada	4–1	Honduras
Larin 9', 12' David 50' Osorio 80'	Report	Benguché 73'

BMO Field, Toronto

Attendance: 13,626

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)

El Salvador	3–1	Grenada
Bonilla 2', 43' Paterson 55' (o.g.)	Report	McQueen 4'

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

Attendance: 2,611

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

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7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)

19:00

Grenada	2–2	El Salvador
Berkeley-Agyepong 29' Charles 54'	Report	Larín 35' (pen.) Gil 88'

Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Attendance: 820

Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)^{[note 2]}

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10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)

22:00 (21:00 UTC−5)

United States	5–0	Grenada
Ferreira 43', 54', 56', 78' Arriola 62'	Report

Q2 Stadium, Austin

Attendance: 20,500

Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

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14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)

22:00 (20:00 UTC−6)

El Salvador	1–1	United States
Larín 35'	Report	Morris 90+1'

Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

Attendance: 6,313

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

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24 March 2023 (2023-03-24)

20:00

Grenada	1–7	United States
Hippolyte 32'	Report	Pepi 4', 53' Aaronson 20' McKennie 31', 34' Pulisic 49' Zendejas 72'

Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's

Attendance: 7,032

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

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27 March 2023 (2023-03-27)

19:30

United States	1–0	El Salvador
Pepi 62'	Report

Exploria Stadium, Orlando

Attendance: 18,947

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

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.^[15]

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-finals				Final
	15 June – Paradise
	Panama	0
					18 June – Paradise
	Canada	2
					Canada	0
	15 June – Paradise
					United States	2
	United States	3
	Mexico	0
					Third place play-off
					18 June – Paradise
					Panama	0
					Mexico	1

All times are local, PDT (UTC−7).

Semi-finals

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)

16:00

Panama	0–2	Canada
	Report	David 25' Davies 70'

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

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15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)

19:00

United States	3–0	Mexico
Pulisic 37', 46' Pepi 79'	Report

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Third place play-off

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)

15:00

Panama	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Gallardo 4'

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Final

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)

18:00

Canada	0–2	United States
	Report	Richards 12' Balogun 34'

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 80 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match.

4 goals

• Jonathan David
• Jesús Ferreira
• Ricardo Pepi

3 goals

• Alphonso Davies
• Cyle Larin
• Christian Pulisic

2 goals

• Nelson Bonilla
• Alexander Larín
• Junior Flemmings
• Yoel Bárcenas
• Weston McKennie

1 goal

• Lucas Cavallini
• Jonathan Osorio
• Steven Vitória
• Francisco Calvo
• Joel Campbell
• Anthony Contreras
• Aarón Suárez
• Leandro Bacuna
• Anthony van den Hurk
• Cristian Gil
• Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong
• Jamal Charles
• Myles Hippolyte
• Alexander McQueen
• Kervin Arriaga
• Jorge Benguché
• Kevin López
• José Pinto
• Romell Quioto
• Leon Bailey
• Bobby Decordova-Reid
• Jamal Lowe
• Ravel Morrison
• Mickaël Biron
• Jesús Gallardo
• Hirving Lozano
• Henry Martín
• Orbelín Pineda
• Israel Reyes
• Luis Romo
• Érick Sánchez
• Johan Vásquez
• Ismael Díaz
• Fidel Escobar
• José Fajardo
• Gabriel Torres
• Cecilio Waterman
• Yanic Wildschut
• Brenden Aaronson
• Paul Arriola
• Folarin Balogun
• Jordan Morris
• Chris Richards
• Alejandro Zendejas

1 own goal

• A. J. Paterson (against El Salvador)
• Amal Knight (against Suriname)
• Karl Vitulin (against Panama)
• Edson Álvarez (against Jamaica)
• Damil Dankerlui (against Mexico)

Best XI

CONCACAF announced the following squad as the best eleven of League A after the conclusion of the group stage.^[16]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Yannis Clementia	Bryan Tamacas Fidel Escobar Auston Trusty	Christian Pulisic Jonathan Osorio Adalberto Carrasquilla Ismaël Koné	Cyle Larin Bobby Decordova-Reid Ricardo Pepi

Notes

1. Referee Ismail Elfath from the United States, who was originally assigned to the Jamaica v Suriname match,^[12][13] was replaced by Keylor Herrera from Costa Rica.^[14]
2. Referee Francia González from Mexico, who was originally assigned to the El Salvador v Grenada match,^[12][13] was replaced by José Torres from Puerto Rico.