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 Finals, which decided the champions, was played from 15 to 18 June 2023 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States.^[2][3] The Nations League also served as a qualifier for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[4]

2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League

Tournament details
Dates	League phase: 2 June 2022 – 28 March 2023 Nations League Finals: 15–18 June 2023
Teams	41
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Mexico
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	105
Goals scored	304 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gerwin Lake (8 goals)[1]
Best player(s)	Christian Pulisic[1]
Best goalkeeper	Matt Turner[1]
Fair play award	Panama[1]
← 2019–20 2023–24 →

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

	Promoted in previous season
	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 1,471 6  El Salvador 1,390 9  Honduras 1,350 10 3  Martinique 1,252 11  Curaçao 1,249 12  Suriname 1,089 15  Grenada 834 25

League B Pot Team Prv Pts Rank 1  Haiti 1,432 7  Guatemala 1,417 8  Trinidad and Tobago 1,232 13  Cuba 1,096 14 2  French Guiana 1,030 16  Guadeloupe 1,011 17  Nicaragua 986 18  Bermuda 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 674 31  Bahamas 538 33

League C Pot Team Prv Pts Rank 1  Saint Kitts and Nevis 910 22  Puerto Rico 725 28  Bonaire 718 29  Saint Lucia 709 30 2  Dominica 625 32  Aruba 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 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

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

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

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

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-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

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

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)

16:00

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

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

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)

19:00

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Third place play-off

Panama	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Gallardo 4'

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)

15:00

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Final

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final

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

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)

18:00

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

League B

Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
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[a]	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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Nicaragua	6	4	2	0	15	5	+10	14	Disqualified[a]		—	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 was 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 as the best runner-up in League B.^[8]

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
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 Jonathan David 4 Jesús Ferreira Ricardo Pepi 4 Alphonso Davies 3 Cyle Larin Christian Pulisic 7 Nelson Bonilla 2 Alexander Larín Junior Flemmings Yoel Bárcenas Weston McKennie

League B Rank Player Goals 1 Carnejy Antoine 5 2 Arichel Hernández 4 Joel Sarrucco Mondy Prunier 5 Thierry Ambrose 3 Rubio Rubin Omari Glasgow Derrick Etienne Frantzdy Pierrot Lyle Taylor Matías Moldskred Jaime Moreno Ariagner Smith

League C Rank Player Goals 1 Gerwin Lake 8 2 Ricardo Rivera 6 3 Ayrton Cicilia 5 4 Billy Forbes 4 5 Kurt Frederick 3 Junior Paul