2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
Tournament details | |
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Dates | League phase: 2 June 2022 – 28 March 2023 Nations League Finals: 15–18 June 2023 |
Teams | 41 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 105 |
Goals scored | 304 (2.9 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals)[1] |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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]
The United States were the defending champions, and successfully retained their title after defeating Canada 2–0 in the final.
Schedule
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]Tiebreakers
[edit]The ranking of teams in each group was determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.3):[5]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of away goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question (if the tie was only between two teams);
- 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;
- Drawing of lots.
Seeding
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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]
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League A
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for Gold Cup | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 10 | Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Qualification for Gold Cup | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 0–0 | 1–2 | — |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for Gold Cup | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 | Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Qualification for Gold Cup | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 1–7 | 2–2 | — |
Nations League Finals
[edit]Seeding
[edit]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 |
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1 | D | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
2 | B | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
3 | C | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 |
4 | A | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 |
Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
June 15Paradise, NV | –||||||
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June 18Paradise, NV | –||||||
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June 15Paradise, NV | –||||||
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Third place play-off | ||||||
June 18Paradise, NV | –||||||
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All times are local, PDT (UTC−7).
Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
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Final
[edit]League B
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 15 | Promotion and Gold Cup | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 9 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 16 | Promotion and Gold Cup | — | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 10 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 2–6 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Disqualified[a] | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Promotion and Gold Cup | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Promotion and Gold Cup | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
Ranking of second-placed teams
[edit]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 |
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1 | C | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Promotion and Gold Cup |
2 | D | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims |
3 | B | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 10 | |
4 | A | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
[edit]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 |
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1 | A | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 9 | Advance to Gold Cup prelims |
2 | D | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
3 | B | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | C | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
League C
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 11 | Promotion and Gold Cup prelims | — | 6–1 | 8–2 | 1–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Promotion and Gold Cup prelims | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | Promotion and Gold Cup prelims | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 12 | Promotion and Gold Cup prelims | — | 5–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Source:[9]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Pulisic, Turner and Lake take home CNL honors". CONCACAF. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Las Vegas to host 2022/23 CNL Finals in June". CONCACAF. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ a b "New Concacaf Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". CONCACAF. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Concacaf announces details for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League". Concacaf. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "CONCACAF Nations League regulations" (PDF). res.cloudinary.com. CONCACAF.
- ^ "Concacaf confirms procedures for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways draw". CONCACAF. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Semifinal matchups and schedule confirmed for 2022/23 CNL Finals in Las Vegas". CONCACAF. 29 March 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "CONCACAF Nations League Stats". CONCACAF. Retrieved 13 June 2022.