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2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

The 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B is the second division of the 2024–25 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the fourth season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF.[1] It is being held from 2 September to 21 November 2024.[2][3]

2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
Tournament details
Dates2 September – 19 November 2024
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored79 (3.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Haiti Duckens Nazon (6 goals)
All statistics correct as of 11 October 2024.

This edition of the CONCACAF Nations League B serves to determine four teams that will qualify directly for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and two teams that will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament.[4]

Format

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League B maintains the same format introduced since the inaugural edition,[5] except that matches will be played at a centralized venues instead of the previous home-and-away format.[1]

The sixteen participating teams were split into four groups of four teams and each group is played on a double round-robin basis, with matches being held in the official FIFA match windows in September, October and November 2024. The first-placed team of each group will be promoted to the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League A, and the fourth-placed team of each group will be relegated to the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League C.[1]

2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

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As announced by CONCACAF in February 2023, the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League will serve as a qualifier for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5] League B teams may qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournament or the Gold Cup qualification tournament (also called CONCACAF Gold Cup prelims), as follows:[4]

Teams

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A total of sixteen national teams contest the League B, including eight sides from the 2023–24 season, four relegated teams from the 2023–24 League A and four promoted teams from the 2023–24 League C.

Team changes

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The following are the team changes in League B regarding the 2023–24 season:

Incoming
Relegated from
Nations League A 		Promoted from
Nations League C
Outgoing
Promoted to
Nations League A 		Relegated to
Nations League C

Seeding

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The pots were confirmed on 19 April 2024, with the sixteen League B teams being split into three pots of three teams, based on the CONCACAF Rankings as of 31 March 2024.[1][6]

Pot 1
Team Rank Pts
  Haiti 8 1,409
  El Salvador 12 1,230
  Curaçao 14 1,134
  Dominican Republic 20 933
Pot 2
Team Rank Pts
  Bermuda 21 854
  Puerto Rico 22 849
  Montserrat 23 815
  Saint Lucia 24 798
Pot 3
Team Rank Pts
  Grenada 26 774
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 769
  Antigua and Barbuda 28 768
  Aruba 30 641
Pot 4
Team Rank Pts
  Dominica 31 638
  Bonaire 32 590
  Saint Martin 34 522
  Sint Maarten 35 487

Draw

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The draw for the groups composition was held on 6 May 2024, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), in Miami, Florida, United States, where the nine sixteen involved teams were drawn into four groups of four.[1] The draw began by randomly selecting a team from Pot 1 and placing them in Group A and then selecting the remaining teams from Pot 1 and placing them into groups B, C and D in sequential order. The draw continued with the same procedure done for the remaining pots.

The draw resulted in the following groups:[7]

Group A
Pos Team
A1   El Salvador
A2   Montserrat
A3   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A4   Bonaire
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Curaçao
B2   Saint Lucia
B3   Grenada
B4   Saint Martin
Group C
Pos Team
C1   Haiti
C2   Puerto Rico
C3   Aruba
C4   Sint Maarten
Group D
Pos Team
D1   Dominican Republic
D2   Bermuda
D3   Antigua and Barbuda
D4   Dominica

Groups

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In an effort to reduce the travel disruptions faced by teams in previous editions, CONCACAF decided that the League B matches scheduled in each FIFA match window will be held at a centralized venue.[1]

In this way, the National Association of the third-highest ranked team in each group, once the draw has been made, will be responsible for hosting all matches in its group scheduled for the September FIFA match window. The second-highest ranked team in each group, once the draw has been made, will be responsible for hosting all matches in its group scheduled for the October FIFA match window. Likewise, the top-ranked team in each group, once the draw has been made, will be responsible for hosting all matches in its group scheduled in the November FIFA match window. If a National Association is unable to host matches, CONCACAF reserves the right to select another venue.[4]

The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 23 May 2024.[2][3][8] All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) for September and October dates and EST (UTC−5) for November dates, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).[9][10]

Group A

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By regulation, the September matches were to be held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3 team after the draw) and the November matches were to be held in Montserrat (A2 team after the draw). However, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines went on to host the November matches while Bonaire was designated by CONCACAF to host the September matches. Montserrat declined to host any match windows.[11][12]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation        
1   El Salvador (H) 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup — 13 Oct 17 Nov 2–1
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking 2–3 — 2–0 17 Nov
3   Montserrat 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3 1–4 14 Nov — 13 Oct
4   Bonaire (H) 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 Relegation to League C 14 Nov 1–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Montserrat  1–4  El Salvador
Barzey   28' Report
Bonaire  1–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Hoeve   36' Report Pierre   39'
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  2–0  Montserrat
 Report
El Salvador  2–1  Bonaire
 Report Van der Sande   90+1'
Bonaire  0–1  Montserrat
Report Taylor   49' (pen.)
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  2–3  El Salvador
 Report
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Montserrat  Match 59  Bonaire
Report
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
El Salvador  Match 58  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Report
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Montserrat  Match 79  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
TBC, TBC, El Salvador
Bonaire  Match 80  El Salvador
TBC, TBC, El Salvador
El Salvador  Match 91  Montserrat
TBC, TBC, El Salvador
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Match 92  Bonaire
TBC, TBC, El Salvador

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation        
1   Saint Lucia (H) 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup — 2–1 15 Nov 14 Oct
2   Curaçao (H) 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking 18 Nov — 14 Oct 4–0
3   Grenada (H) 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 1–2 0–0 — 18 Nov
4   Saint Martin 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0 Relegation to League C 1–2 15 Nov 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Saint Lucia  2–1  Curaçao
 Report Brenet   63'
Saint Martin  0–2  Grenada
Report
Curaçao  4–0  Saint Martin
 Report
Grenada  1–2  Saint Lucia
Akins   51' Report
Grenada  0–0  Curaçao
Report
Saint Martin  1–2  Saint Lucia
Raga   30' Report Elva   76', 90'
Curaçao  Match 63  Grenada
Report
Saint Lucia  Match 64  Saint Martin
Report
Saint Lucia  Match 85  Grenada
TBC, TBC, Curaçao
Saint Martin  Match 86  Curaçao
TBC, TBC, Curaçao
Curaçao  Match 97  Saint Lucia
TBC, TBC, Curaçao
Grenada  Match 98  Saint Martin
TBC, TBC, Curaçao

Group C

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By regulation, September's Group C matches had to be held in Aruba as the third highest-ranked team in the group. However, Aruba was unable to host the matches and CONCACAF designated Puerto Rico as the venue.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation        
1   Haiti (H) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup — 6–0 18 Nov 14 Oct
2   Sint Maarten 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6 Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking 15 Nov — 3–2 2–0
3   Puerto Rico (H) 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 1–4 14 Oct — 15 Nov
4   Aruba (H) 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0 Relegation to League C 1–3 18 Nov 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sint Maarten  2–0  Aruba
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Puerto Rico  1–4  Haiti
G. Díaz   29' Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Haiti  6–0  Sint Maarten
 Report
Aruba  0–1  Puerto Rico
Report Antonetti   73'
Sint Maarten  3–2  Puerto Rico
 Report
Aruba  1–3  Haiti
Perret Gentil   6' Report
Puerto Rico  Match 66  Sint Maarten
Report
Haiti  Match 65  Aruba
Report
Puerto Rico  Match 87  Aruba
TBC, TBC, Haiti
Sint Maarten  Match 88  Haiti
TBC, TBC, Haiti
Haiti  Match 99  Puerto Rico
TBC, TBC, Haiti
Aruba  Match 100  Sint Maarten
TBC, TBC, Haiti

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation        
1   Dominican Republic (H) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Promotion to League A and qualification for Gold Cup — 19 Nov 2–0 15 Oct
2   Bermuda (H) 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Possible qualification for Gold Cup prelims based on ranking 2–3 — 15 Oct 16 Nov
3   Dominica 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3 16 Nov 1–6 — 2–1
4   Antigua and Barbuda (H) 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0 Relegation to League C 0–5 0–1 19 Nov —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bermuda  2–3  Dominican Republic
 Report
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica  2–1  Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
Dominican Republic  2–0  Dominica
 Report
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda  0–1  Bermuda
Report Crichlow   56'
ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda  0–5  Dominican Republic
Report
Dominica  1–6  Bermuda
Joseph   61' Report
Dominican Republic  Match 70  Antigua and Barbuda
Report
Bermuda  Match 71  Dominica
Report
Bermuda  Match 89  Antigua and Barbuda
TBC, TBC, Dominican Republic
Dominica  Match 90  Dominican Republic
TBC, TBC, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic  Match 105  Bermuda
TBC, TBC, Dominican Republic
Antigua and Barbuda  Match 106  Dominica
TBC, TBC, Dominican Republic

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D   Bermuda 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Qualification for Gold Cup prelims
2 C   Sint Maarten 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3 B   Curaçao 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4 A   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Goalscorers

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There have been 79 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match (as of 12 October 2024).

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ The Aruba v Haiti match, originally scheduled at 19:00 EDT (UTC−4),[10] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.[13]
  2. ^ The Haiti v Aruba match, originally scheduled at 19:00 EDT (UTC−4),[10] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Concacaf confirms details for fourth edition of Concacaf Nations League". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Concacaf announces match schedule for 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League". Miami: CONCACAF. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League Match Schedule" (PDF). CONCACAF. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "CONCACAF Nations League Regulations 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF. 17 April 2024 [Approved on March 2024]. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Men's National Team CONCACAF RANKING INDEX". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Draw delivers groups for fourth edition of Concacaf Nations League". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ^ "2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League Match Schedule v2" (PDF). stthomassource.com. CONCACAF. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Concacaf confirms September schedule for 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Group Stage matches". Miami: CONCACAF. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Concacaf confirms October schedule for 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Group Stage matches". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Football returns to Arnos Vale". The Vincentian. 13 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Montserrat's next fixtures will be played in St Vincent in October". WordPress. 21 September 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Aruba is set to host the CONCACAF Nations League, Liga B, Group Stage, Group C, Week 3 and 4". Aruba Football Federation. 4 October 2023.
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