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

All times are local, PDT (UTC−7).

Semi-finals

June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15)

16:00

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

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

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June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15)

19:00

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

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Third place play-off

June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)

15:00

Panama	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Gallardo   4'

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Final

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final

June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)

18:00

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

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

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 were disqualified from the 2023 Gold Cup and Nations League A promotion due to fielding an ineligible player and safety concern of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Trinidad and Tobago took their place in both tournaments.^[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

References

1. "Pulisic, Turner and Lake take home CNL honors". CONCACAF. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. "Las Vegas to host 2022/23 CNL Finals in June". CONCACAF. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
3. "New Concacaf Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
4. "Concacaf announces details for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League". Concacaf. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "CONCACAF Nations League regulations" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. CONCACAF.
6. "Concacaf confirms procedures for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways draw". CONCACAF. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
7. "Semifinal matchups and schedule confirmed for 2022/23 CNL Finals in Las Vegas". CONCACAF. March 29, 2023.
8. "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Nicaragua and the Eligibility of Players" (Press release). CONCACAF. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
9. "CONCACAF Nations League Stats". CONCACAF. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

External links

• Official website