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]

2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League
Tournament details
DatesLeague A:
September – October 2024
Leagues B and C:
September – November 2024
League A quarter-finals:
November 2024
Nations League Finals:
March 2025
Teams41
TBA

The United States are the three-time defending champions.

Format edit

CONCACAF Nations League will continue to be played in the format introduced for 2023–24 season.[2]

League A will feature sixteen teams. Four best-ranked teams according to the Concacaf Ranking Index will receive a bye to the quarter-finals.[2] The 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 that 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 are played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and 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 format. Unlike previous editions, matches will not be played in standard home-and-away format. Instead, for each FIFA Match Window, matches in each group will be played at a centralized venue. The third-best-ranked teams in each group will host all four September matches (Matchday 1 & 2), the second-best-ranked teams will host all four October matches (Matchday 3 & 4), and the best-ranked teams will host all four November matches (Matchday 5 & 6). If a team is unable to host matches, CONCACAF will reserve the right to select a venue.[2]

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 format. Similar to League B, matches in each group will be played at a centralized venue. The second-highest-ranked teams in each group will host the September matches (Matchday 1, 2 & 3), and the highest-ranked teams will host the October matches (Matchday 4, 5 & 6). League C will not be played at the November window.[2]

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.[2]

Entrants edit

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
PotTeamPrvPtsRank
QF  Mexico 1,9071
 United States 1.8492
 Panama 1,7373
 Canada 1,7104
1  Jamaica 1,6775
 Costa Rica 1,6216
2  Honduras 1,4317
 Guatemala 1,3959
3  Trinidad and Tobago 1,34410
 Martinique 1,32211
4  Cuba 1,15813
 Guadeloupe 1,11915
5  Nicaragua 1,11216
 Suriname 1,07017
6  French Guiana 1,05818
 Guyana 1,05419
League B
PotTeamPrvPtsRank
1  Haiti 1,4098
 El Salvador 1,23012
 Curaçao 1,13414
 Dominican Republic 93320
2  Bermuda 85421
 Puerto Rico 84922
 Montserrat 81523
 Saint Lucia 79824
3  Grenada 77426
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76927
 Antigua and Barbuda 76828
 Aruba 64130
4  Dominica 63831
 Bonaire 59032
 Saint Martin 52234
 Sint Maarten 48735
League C
PotTeamPrvPtsRank
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis 77925
 Belize 73729
 Barbados 55833
2  Bahamas 47936
 Cayman Islands 39337
 Turks and Caicos Islands 32438
3  British Virgin Islands 20739
 U.S. Virgin Islands 15540
 Anguilla 15041

Schedule edit

Below is the schedule for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League. On 6 May 2024, CONCACAF held the draw for the group stage of all three Nations League groups.[1][2]

RoundDate,[2] or corresponding FIFA window[3]
League ALeague BLeague C
Matchday 1Matchday 12–10 September 2024
Matchday 2Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Matchday 3Matchday 47–15 October 2024
Matchday 4Matchday 5
Matchday 6
Quarter-finals, 1st legMatchday 511–19 November 2024
Quarter-finals, 2nd legMatchday 6
Semi-finals20 March 2025
Third place play-off23 March 2025
Final

League A edit

Group A edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1  Costa Rica00000000Advance to quarter-finals15 Oct5 Sep
2  Guatemala000000009 Sep5 Sep
3  Martinique00000000Qualification for Gold Cup prelims15 Oct9 Sep
4  Guadeloupe0000000011 Oct9 Sep
5  Suriname00000000Advance to play-in and relegation to League B11 Oct15 Oct
6  Guyana0000000011 Oct5 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1  Jamaica00000000Advance to quarter-finals14 Oct6 Sep
2  Honduras0000000010 Sep6 Sep
3  Trinidad and Tobago00000000Qualification for Gold Cup prelims14 Oct10 Sep
4  Cuba0000000010 Oct10 Sep
5  Nicaragua00000000Advance to play-in and relegation to League B10 Oct14 Oct
6  French Guiana0000000010 Oct6 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Quarter-finals edit

The first and second legs will be played in November 2024. The winners will advance to the Nations League Finals and the 2025 Gold Cup. The runners-up will advance to the 2025 Gold Cup Prelims.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
TBATBA11–19 Nov11–19 Nov
TBATBA11–19 Nov11–19 Nov
TBATBA11–19 Nov11–19 Nov
TBATBA11–19 Nov11–19 Nov

Nations League Finals edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March 2025
 
 
Winner quarter-final
 
23 March 2025
 
Winner quarter-final
 
Winner Match 1
 
20 March 2025
 
Winner Match 2
 
Winner quarter-final
 
 
Winner quarter-final
 
Third place play-off
 
 
23 March 2025
 
 
Loser Match 1
 
 
Loser Match 2

Semi-finals edit

Winner quarter-finalMatch 1Winner quarter-final

Winner quarter-finalMatch 2Winner quarter-final

Third place play-off edit

Loser Match 1Match 3Loser Match 2

Final edit

Winner Match 1Match 4Winner Match 2

League B edit

Group A edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  El Salvador (H)00000000Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup17 Nov13 Oct8 Sep
2  Montserrat (H)00000000Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking5 Sep14 Nov13 Oct
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H)0000000010 Oct8 Sep17 Nov
4  Bonaire00000000Relegation to League C14 Nov10 Oct5 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Curaçao (H)00000000Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup18 Nov14 Oct9 Sep
2  Saint Lucia (H)00000000Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking6 Sep15 Nov14 Oct
3  Grenada (H)0000000014 Oct9 Sep18 Nov
4  Saint Martin00000000Relegation to League C15 Nov11 Oct6 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group C edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Haiti (H)00000000Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup18 Nov14 Oct9 Sep
2  Puerto Rico (H)00000000Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking6 Sep15 Nov14 Oct
3  Aruba (H)0000000011 Oct9 Sep18 Nov
4  Sint Maarten00000000Relegation to League C15 Nov11 Oct6 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group D edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Dominican Republic (H)00000000Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup19 Nov15 Oct10 Sep
2  Bermuda (H)00000000Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking7 Sep16 Nov15 Oct
3  Antigua and Barbuda (H)0000000012 Oct10 Sep19 Nov
4  Dominica00000000Relegation to League C16 Nov12 Oct7 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1AGroup A runners-up00000000Qualification for Gold Cup prelims
2BGroup B runners-up00000000
3CGroup C runners-up00000000
4DGroup D runners-up00000000
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

League C edit

Group A edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1  Barbados (H)00000000Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round15 Oct10 Sep
2  Bahamas (H)00000000Possible promotion to League B and advance to play-in round based on ranking7 Sep9 Oct
3  U.S. Virgin Islands0000000012 Oct4 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1  Belize (H)00000000Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round15 Oct10 Sep
2  Turks and Caicos Islands (H)00000000Possible promotion to League B and advance to play-in round based on ranking7 Sep9 Oct
3  Anguilla0000000012 Oct4 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group C edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis (H)00000000Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round15 Oct10 Sep
2  Cayman Islands (H)00000000Possible promotion to League B and advance to play-in round based on ranking7 Sep9 Oct
3  British Virgin Islands0000000012 Oct4 Sep
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1AGroup A runners-up00000000Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round
2BGroup B runners-up00000000
3CGroup C runners-up00000000
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

References edit

  1. ^ a b "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Concacaf confirms details for fourth edition of Concacaf Nations League". CONCACAF. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's International Match Calendar 2023–2030" (PDF). FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

External links edit