2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League
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The 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League was 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 began with the group stage in September 2024, and concluded with the Nations League Finals in March 2025. The Nations League also served as qualification for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1][2]
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| Dates | League A: September – October 2024 Leagues B and C: September – November 2024 League A quarter-finals: November 2024 Nations League Finals: March 2025 |
| Teams | 41 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Panama |
| Third place | Canada |
| Fourth place | United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 357 (3.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dorny Romero (10 goals) |
← 2023–24 2026–27 → | |
The three-time defending champions United States were eliminated by Panama in the semi-finals.
Format
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Perspective
CONCACAF Nations League continued to be played in the format introduced for 2023–24 season.[3]
League A featured sixteen teams. The four best-ranked teams according to the CONCACAF Ranking Index received a bye to the quarter-finals.[3] The remaining twelve teams entered the group stage using a Swiss-system tournament format. The teams were 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 advanced to the quarter-finals and were joined by the four teams which received a bye. The teams advancing from the group stage were drawn into ties against teams that received a bye, which were played on a two-legged home-and-away basis. The four quarter-final winners advanced to the Nations League Finals, which were played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final match to determine the champions.
League B featured sixteen teams divided into four groups of four. Each team played six matches in a double round-robin format. Unlike previous editions, matches were not played in standard home-and-away format. Instead, for each FIFA Match Window, matches in each group were played at a centralized venue. The third-best-ranked teams in each group hosted all four September matches (matchday 1 and 2), the second-best-ranked teams hosted all four October matches (matchday 3 and 4), and the best-ranked teams hosted all four November matches (matchday 5 and 6). If a team was unable to host matches, CONCACAF reserved the right to select a venue.[3]
League C featured nine teams. Teams were 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 were played at a centralized venue. The second-highest-ranked teams in each group hosted the September matches (matchday 1, 2 and 3), and the highest-ranked teams hosted the October matches (matchday 4, 5 and 6). League C was not played at the November window.[3]
Promotion and relegation continued for the 2024–25 season, with the fifth and sixth-placed teams in League A and the fourth-placed teams in League B relegated for the next season. The group winners of Leagues B and C were promoted, as were the best second-placed team of League C.[3]
Entrants
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Perspective
All of CONCACAF's 41 member associations entered the competition. Teams were divided into leagues based on their results from 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 moved down a league, while the teams that finished top of each group in Leagues B and C moved up, as did the best second-placed team of League C. The remaining teams stayed in their respective leagues.
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Schedule
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][3]
| Round | Date,[3] or corresponding FIFA window[4] | ||
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| League A | League B | League C | |
| Matchday 1 | Matchday 1 | 2–10 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | Matchday 2 | ||
| — | Matchday 3 | ||
| Matchday 3 | Matchday 4 | 7–15 October 2024 | |
| Matchday 4 | Matchday 5 | ||
| — | Matchday 6 | ||
| Quarter-finals, 1st leg | Matchday 5 | Play-in, 1st leg | 11–19 November 2024 |
| Quarter-finals, 2nd leg | Matchday 6 | Play-in, 2nd leg | |
| Semi-finals | — | — | 20 March 2025 |
| Third place play-off | — | — | 23 March 2025 |
| Final | — | — | |
League A
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | Costa Rica |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | — | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | — | |
| 2 | Suriname |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Guatemala |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for Gold Cup prelims | 0–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | |
| 4 | Martinique |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Guadeloupe (R) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | Advance to play-in and relegation to League B | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | |
| 6 | Guyana (R) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | — | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | Jamaica |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | |
| 2 | Honduras |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1–2 | — | — | 4–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Nicaragua |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Qualification for Gold Cup prelims | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Cuba (R) |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | Advance to play-in and relegation to League B | — | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | |
| 6 | French Guiana (R) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals pairings were determined based on the CONCACAF Rankings published after the October 2024 FIFA Match Window for the four pre-seeded teams and the group stage results for the winners and runners-up of each group.[2]
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The match-ups were as follows:
- Quarter-final 1 (QF1): Fourth-ranked pre-seeded team vs Best ranked group winner
- Quarter-final 2 (QF2): Third-ranked pre-seeded team vs Worst ranked group winner
- Quarter-final 3 (QF3): Second-ranked pre-seeded team vs Best ranked group runner-up
- Quarter-final 4 (QF4): First-ranked pre-seeded team vs Worst ranked group runner-up
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 November, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 November 2024.[6]
Nations League Finals
Seeding
The four teams were ranked based on their results in the two quarter-finals legs to determine the semi-final matchups. The first seed played the fourth seed and the second seed played the third seed.[7]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 March – Inglewood | ||||||
 Canada | 0 | |||||
| 23 March – Inglewood | ||||||
 Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
| 20 March – Inglewood | ||||||
 Panama | 1 | |||||
 United States | 0 | |||||
| Panama | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 23 March – Inglewood | ||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| United States | 0–1 | Panama |
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| Report | Waterman  90+4' |
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Third place play-off
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
Final
League B
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | El Salvador (H, P) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Qualification for Gold Cup prelims | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Bonaire (H) |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 4 | Montserrat (R) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | Relegation to League C | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | Curaçao (H, P) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 13 | Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Saint Lucia (H) |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | ||
| 3 | Grenada (H) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saint Martin (R) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Relegation to League C | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | Haiti (H, P) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 18 | Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | 5–3 | |
| 2 | Puerto Rico (H) |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Sint Maarten |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 9 | 0–8 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Aruba (H, R) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0 | Relegation to League C | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |  |
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| 1 | Dominican Republic (H, P) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 18 | Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup | — | 6–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Bermuda (H) |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | Qualification for Gold Cup prelims | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Dominica |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 4 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda (H, R) |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | Relegation to League C | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | A | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Qualification for Gold Cup prelims |
| 2 | D | Bermuda |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | |
| 3 | C | Puerto Rico |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | B | Saint Lucia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 9 |
League C
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |  |
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| 1 | Barbados (H, P) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 12 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round | — | 6–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Bahamas |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | U.S. Virgin Islands (H) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 0–5 | 3–3 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |  |
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| 1 | Belize (H, P) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Anguilla |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands (H) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |  |
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| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (H, P) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Cayman Islands (H, P) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | British Virgin Islands |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | C | Cayman Islands (P) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round |
| 2 | A | Bahamas |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | B | Anguilla |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
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Top goalscorers
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- ^ +P Includes goals scored in the play-in round.
Source: CONCACAF.[11]
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