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Concacaf confirms September schedule for 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Group Stage match

37 Group Stage matches will be played between September 4 and 10

Competition is scheduled for September, October, and November 2024

Tournament serves as qualifier for next summer’s 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup

Miami, FL (Thursday, August 8, 2024) – Concacaf has confirmed the schedule, host venues, and kickoff times for the 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) Group Stage matches that will be played during the September 2024 FIFA Match Window.

The fourth edition of the CNL continues to feature the region’s 41 men’s national teams divided into three leagues (A, B, and C), with the teams distributed into the Leagues according to the results of the preceding edition (2023/24). 

Matches for all three Leagues will be played across three upcoming men’s FIFA Match Windows (September, October, and November 2024), followed by the Concacaf Nations League Finals (CNLF) in March of 2025. 

The previous edition of the CNL, which took place in the fall of 2023 and March 2024, concluded with an exciting final at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX. More than 59,000 fans watched the United States beat Mexico 2-0 to claim their third straight CNL crown. In the Third-Place Match, Jamaica clinched a 1-0 victory over Panama, making history as the first Caribbean team to secure a podium finish in the tournament.

League A: 16 teams (Group Stage and Quarterfinals)

League A includes 16 teams and a Quarterfinal round. For Group Stage play, the 12 lowest-ranked League A national teams (based on the Concacaf Rankings) have been split into two groups of six teams each and will play in a “Swiss style” league system, with each team playing a total of four games (two at home and two away). 

The League A groups are as follows:

Group A: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Suriname, and Guyana
Group B: Jamaica, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Nicaragua, and French Guiana

After Group Stage play in September and October, the first and second-place finishers of each group (four teams in total) will advance to the Quarterfinals, where they will join the four top-ranked League A teams (Mexico, United States, Panama, and Canada). 

The Quarterfinal pairings will be as follows:

QF: Best-ranked seeded team (Mexico) vs Next second place (2A/2B)
QF: Second-ranked seeded team (United States) vs Best second place (2A/2B)
QF: Third-ranked seeded team (Panama) vs Next first place (1A/1B)
QF: Fourth-ranked seeded team (Canada) vs Best first place (1A/1B)

The Quarterfinals will be played in November, in a home-and-away format, with the aggregate score winner in each matchup advancing to the 2025 Concacaf Nations League Finals.

League B: 16 Teams (Group Stage)

League B features 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams. During the FIFA Match Windows of September, October, and November, each team will play every team in its group twice, for a total of six matches per team. 

The League B groups are as follows:

Group A: El Salvador, Montserrat, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Bonaire
Group B: Curacao, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Saint Martin
Group C: Haiti, Puerto Rico, Aruba, and Sint Maarten
Group D: Dominican Republic, Bermuda, Antigua and Barbuda, and Dominica

For each FIFA Window, matches will be played at a centralized venue per group instead of the previous home-and-away format. This format change alleviates some of the travel challenges that Member Associations face due to our region’s unique geography and allows them to focus on delivering the best possible football.

The third-best-ranked teams in each group will host the September matches, the second-best-ranked teams will host the October matches, and the best-ranked teams will host the decisive November matches. If a team was unable or declined to host matches, Concacaf has selected an alternative venue.

The confirmed host venues for the September matches are as follows:

Group A: Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, Bonaire    
Group B: Kirani James Athletics Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada
Group C: Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Group D: ABFA Technical Center, St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

League C: 9 Teams (Group Stage)

League C includes nine teams divided into three groups of three teams. During the FIFA Match Windows of September and October, each team will play every team in its group twice, for a total of four matches per team. 

The League C groups are as follows:

Group A: Barbados, Bahamas, and US Virgin Islands
Group B: Belize, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Anguilla
Group C: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Cayman Islands, and British Virgin Islands

Similar to League B, matches in each group will be played at a centralized venue. The confirmed host venues for the September matches are as follows:

Group A: Bethlehem Soccer Complex, Christiansted, US Virgin Islands    
Group B: TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands    
Group C: Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Caymans Islands

The match schedule for each FIFA Window is as follows:

Match Schedule – September 

*Matches listed by League and in ET | local time

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
(C) 15:00 | 15:00 Anguilla vs Turks and Caicos Islands – TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, TCA
(C) 16:30 | 15:30 British Virgin Islands vs Cayman Islands – Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, CAY
(C) 16:00 | 16:00 US Virgin Islands vs Bahamas – Bethlehem Soccer Complex, Christiansted, VIR

Thursday, September 5, 2024
(A) 16:00 | 16:00 Guyana vs Suriname – National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, GUY
(B) 16:00 | 16:00 Montserrat vs El Salvador – Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, BON
(A) 20:00 | 18:00 Costa Rica vs Guadeloupe – Estadio Nacional, San Jose, CRC
(A) 22:00 | 20:00 Guatemala vs Martinique – Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, GUA
(B) 21:00 | 21:00 Bonaire vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, BON

Friday, September 6, 2024
(A) 15:00 | 16:00 French Guiana vs Nicaragua – Stade Municipal Dr Edmard Lama, Remire Montjoly, GUF
(B) 17:00 | 17:00 St. Lucia vs Curacao – Kirani James Athletics Stadium, St. George’s, GRN
(B) 17:00 | 17:00 Sint Maarten vs Aruba – Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, PUR
(A) 20:00 | 19:00 Jamaica vs Cuba – National Stadium, Kingston, JAM
(A) 22:00 | 20:00 Honduras vs Trinidad and Tobago – Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, HON
(B) 20:00 | 20:00 Saint Martin vs Grenada – Kirani James Athletics Stadium, St. George’s, GRN
(B) 20:00 | 20:00 Puerto Rico vs Haiti – Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, PUR

Saturday, September 7, 2024
(B) 11:00 | 11:00 Bermuda vs Dominican Republic – ABFA Technical Center, St. John’s, ATG
(C) 15:00 | 15:00 Turks and Caicos Islands vs Belize – TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, TCA
(C) 16:30 | 15:30 Cayman Islands vs St. Kitts and Nevis – Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, CAY
(B) 16:00 | 16:00 Dominica vs Antigua and Barbuda – ABFA Technical Center, St. John’s, ATG
(C) 16:00 | 16:00 Bahamas vs Barbados – Bethlehem Soccer Complex, Christiansted, VIR

Sunday, September 8, 2024
(B) 16:00 | 16:00 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Montserrat – Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, BON
(B) 21:00 | 21:00 El Salvador vs Bonaire – Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon, BON

Monday, September 9, 2024
(A) 16:00 | 16:00 Guadeloupe vs Suriname – Stade Roger Zami, Le Gosier, GLP
(A) 16:00 | 16:00 Martinique vs Guyana – Stade Pierre Aliker, Fort de France, MTQ
(B) 17:00 | 17:00 Curacao vs Saint Martin – Kirani James Athletics Stadium, St. George’s, GRN
(B) 17:00 | 17:00 Haiti vs Sint Maarten – Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, PUR
(B) 20:00 | 20:00 Grenada vs St. Lucia – Kirani James Athletics Stadium, St. George’s, GRN
(B) 20:00 | 20:00 Aruba vs Puerto Rico – Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, PUR
(A) 22:00 | 20:00 Guatemala vs Costa Rica – Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, GUA

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
(B) 11:00 | 11:00 Dominican Republic vs Dominica – ABFA Technical Center, St. John’s, ATG
(C) 15:00 | 15:00 Belize vs Anguilla – TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, TCA
(A) 16:00 | 16:00 Cuba vs Nicaragua – Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago, CUB
(B) 16:00 | 16:00 Antigua and Barbuda vs Bermuda – ABFA Technical Center, St. John’s, ATG
(C) 16:00 | 16:00 Barbados vs US Virgin Islands – Bethlehem Soccer Complex, Christiansted, VIR
(C) 16:30 | 15:30 St. Kitts and Nevis vs British Virgin Islands – Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, CAY
(A) 19:00 | 19:00 Trinidad and Tobago vs French Guiana – Dwight Yorke Stadium, Tobago, TRI
(A) 22:00 | 20:00 Honduras vs Jamaica – Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, HON

For more information on the Concacaf Nations League, including the match schedule for the October and November FIFA Match Windows, visit www.concacaf.com/nations-league

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