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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
DatesLeague phase:
2 June 2022 – 28 March 2023
Nations League Finals:
15–18 June 2023
Teams41
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played105
Goals scored304 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sint Maarten Gerwin Lake
(8 goals)[1]
Best player(s)United States Christian Pulisic[1]
Best goalkeeperUnited States Matt Turner[1]
Fair play award Panama[1]

The United States were the defending champions, and successfully retained their title after defeating Canada 2–0 in the final.

Schedule

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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

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Tiebreakers

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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

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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

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Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Group A

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Seeding

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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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 15 (15-06) – Paradise, NV
 
 
  Panama0
 
June 18 (18-06) – Paradise, NV
 
  Canada2
 
  Canada0
 
June 15 (15-06) – Paradise, NV
 
  United States2
 
  United States3
 
 
  Mexico0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
June 18 (18-06) – Paradise, NV
 
 
  Panama0
 
 
  Mexico1

All times are local, PDT (UTC−7).

Semi-finals

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Panama  0–2  Canada
Report
  • David   25'
  • Davies   70'
Attendance: 65,000


United States  3–0  Mexico
 Report
Attendance: 65,000


Third place play-off

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Panama  0–1  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 35,000


Final

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Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final
Canada  0–2  United States
Report
Attendance: 35,000

League B

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Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

Group A

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C

Group A

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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Pos Team
 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "New Concacaf Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "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. 29 March 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Nicaragua and the Eligibility of Players" (Press release). CONCACAF. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ^ "CONCACAF Nations League Stats". CONCACAF. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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