2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League

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
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Panama
Third place Canada
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played110
Goals scored357 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Dominican Republic Dorny Romero
(10 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Mexico Raúl Jiménez[1]
Best young playerEl Salvador Nathan Ordaz[1]
Best goalkeeperMexico Luis Malagón[1]
Fair play award Panama[1]
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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.[2][3]

The three-time defending champions United States were eliminated by Panama in the semi-finals. Mexico won their first title after defeating Panama in the final.

Format

CONCACAF Nations League continued to be played in the format introduced for 2023–24 season.[4]

League A featured sixteen teams. The four best-ranked teams according to the CONCACAF Ranking Index received a bye to the quarter-finals.[4] 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.[4]

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.[4]

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.[4]

Entrants

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.

League A
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
QF  Mexico Same position 1,907 1
 United States Same position 1,849 2
 Panama Same position 1,737 3
 Canada Same position 1,710 4
1  Jamaica Same position 1,677 5
 Costa Rica Same position 1,621 6
2  Honduras Same position 1,431 7
 Guatemala Same position 1,395 9
3  Trinidad and Tobago Same position 1,344 10
 Martinique Same position 1,322 11
4  Cuba Same position 1,158 13
 Guadeloupe Rise 1,119 15
5  Nicaragua Rise 1,112 16
 Suriname Same position 1,070 17
6  French Guiana Rise 1,058 18
 Guyana Rise 1,054 19
League B
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
1  Haiti Fall 1,409 8
 El Salvador Fall 1,230 12
 Curaçao Fall 1,134 14
 Dominican Republic Same position 933 20
2  Bermuda Same position 854 21
 Puerto Rico Same position 849 22
 Montserrat Same position 815 23
 Saint Lucia Same position 798 24
3  Grenada Fall 774 26
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Same position 769 27
 Antigua and Barbuda Same position 768 28
 Aruba Rise 641 30
4  Dominica Rise 638 31
 Bonaire Rise 590 32
 Saint Martin Rise 522 34
 Sint Maarten Same position 487 35
League C
Pot Team Prv Pts Rank
1  Saint Kitts and Nevis Fall 779 25
 Belize Fall 737 29
 Barbados Fall 558 33
2  Bahamas Fall 479 36
 Cayman Islands Same position 393 37
 Turks and Caicos Islands Same position 324 38
3  British Virgin Islands Same position 207 39
 U.S. Virgin Islands Same position 155 40
 Anguilla Same position 150 41

Schedule

Below was 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.[2][4]

Round Date,[4] or corresponding FIFA window[5]
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

Main article: 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Costa Rica Suriname Guatemala Martinique Guadeloupe Guyana
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 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Jamaica Honduras Nicaragua Trinidad and Tobago Cuba French Guiana
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 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

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.[3]

Seeded teams
Pos Team Rank[a] Pts
1  Mexico 1 1,900
2  Canada 2 1,807
3  United States 3 1,776
4  Panama 4 1,730
  1. ^ CONCACAF rankings (as of 16 October 2024)[6]
Group stage winners and runners-up
Rank Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A  Costa Rica 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 8
2 B  Jamaica 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8
3 A  Suriname 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
4 B  Honduras 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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.[7]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Costa Rica 2–3 Panama0–12–2
Jamaica 2–5 United States0–12–4
Suriname 0–4 Canada0–10–3
Honduras 2–4 Mexico2–00–4

Nations League Finals

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF 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.[8]

Seed QF Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 QF3  Canada 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
2 QF2  United States 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
3 QF1  Panama 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 QF4  Mexico 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March – Inglewood
 
 
 Canada0
 
23 March – Inglewood
 
 Mexico2
 
 Mexico2
 
20 March – Inglewood
 
 Panama1
 
 United States0
 
 
 Panama1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
23 March – Inglewood
 
 
 Canada2
 
 
 United States1

Semi-finals

United States 0–1 Panama
Report Waterman 90+4'
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Canada 0–2 Mexico
Report Jiménez 1', 75'
Attendance: 50,295[9]

Third place play-off

Canada 2–1 United States
 Report Agyemang 35'

Final

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Nations League final
Mexico 2–1 Panama
Jiménez 8', 90+2' (pen.) Report Carrasquilla 45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 68,212[10][11]

League B

Main article: 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation El Salvador Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bonaire Montserrat
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 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation Curaçao Saint Lucia Grenada Collectivity of Saint Martin
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 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation Haiti Puerto Rico Sint Maarten Aruba
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 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation Dominican Republic Bermuda Dominica Antigua and Barbuda
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 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

League C

Main article: 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Barbados The Bahamas United States Virgin Islands
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 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Belize Anguilla Turks and Caicos Islands
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 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Saint Kitts and Nevis Cayman Islands British Virgin Islands
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 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
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
(P) Promoted

Top goalscorers

League A
Rank Player Goals
1 Mexico Raúl Jiménez 5
2 Guyana Osaze De Rosario[+P] 4
Guyana Omari Glasgow[+P]
4 French Guiana Jules Haabo[+P] 3
Guyana Isaiah Jones[+P]
League B
Rank Player Goals
1 Dominican Republic Dorny Romero 10
2 Haiti Duckens Nazon 9
3 Haiti Frantzdy Pierrot 7
4 Curaçao Juninho Bacuna 5
Dominican Republic Heinz Mörschel
6 Curaçao Jearl Margaritha 4
Collectivity of Saint Martin Keelan Lebon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Diel Spring
League C
Rank Player Goals
1 Barbados Niall Reid-Stephen[+P] 8
2 The Bahamas Brandon Adderley 6
3 Belize Jordy Polanco 4
Saint Kitts and Nevis Tiquanny Williams
5 Barbados Andre Applewhaite 3
6 Anguilla Lamar Carpenter 2
Barbados Sheran Hoyte
Barbados Omani Leacock
Belize Orlando Velasquez
  1. ^
    +P Includes goals scored in the play-in round.

Source: CONCACAF.[12]

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