2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C
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| Dates | 4 September – 15 October 2024 |
| Teams | 9 |
The 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C is the third and lowest 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 will be held from 4 September to 15 October 2024.
Format[edit]
League C maintains the same format introduced for the 2023–24 season,[2] but this edition will include a play-in round after the conclusion of the groups. In addition, the group matches will be played at a centralized venues instead of the previous home-and-away format.[1]
The nine participating teams were split into three groups of three teams and each group is played on a double round-robin basis, with matches being held in the official FIFA match windows in September and October 2024. The first-placed team of each group and the best second-placed team among all groups will be promoted to the 2025–26 CONCACAF Nations League B, but will also advance to the play-in round in which they will join 4 teams from the League A in order to compete to qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament.[1]
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification[edit]
As announced by CONCACAF in February 2023, the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League will serve as a qualifier for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2] League C teams may not qualify directly for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournament but may qualify via the Gold Cup qualification tournament (also called CONCACAF Gold Cup prelims).[3]
Teams[edit]
A total of nine national teams contested League C, including the five sides that failed to be promoted last season and four teams relegated from the 2023–24 League B.
Team changes[edit]
The following were the team changes in League C regarding the 2023–24 season:
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Seeding[edit]
The pots were confirmed on 19 April 2024, with the nine League C teams being split into three pots of three teams, based on the CONCACAF Rankings as of 31 March 2024.[1][4]
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Draw[edit]
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 involved teams were drawn into three groups of three.[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 and C in sequential order. The draw continued with the same procedure done for the remaining pots.
The draw resulted in the following groups:[5]
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Groups[edit]
In an effort to reduce the travel disruptions faced by teams in previous editions, CONCACAF decided that the League C matches scheduled for a given FIFA match window will be held at a centralized venue.[1]
In this way, the National Association of 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 September 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 October FIFA match window. The match schedule (including days) was predetermined to provide proper rest time in between matches.[3]
| Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 |
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| — | 3 v 2 | Rest days | 2 v 1 | Rest days | 1 v 3 | |||
| Mon 7 | Tue 8 | Wed 9 | Thu 10 | Fri 11 | Sat 12 | Sun 13 | Mon 14 | Tue 15 |
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| — | 2 v 3 | Rest days | 3 v 1 | Rest days | 1 v 2 | |||
All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | 
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| 1 | Barbados (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round | — | TBA | TBA | |
| 2 | Bahamas (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible promotion to League B and advance to play-in round based on ranking | TBA | — | TBA | |
| 3 | U.S. Virgin Islands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBA | TBA | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | 
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| 1 | Belize (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round | — | TBA | TBA | |
| 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible promotion to League B and advance to play-in round based on ranking | TBA | — | TBA | |
| 3 | Anguilla
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBA | TBA | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | 
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| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round | — | TBA | TBA | |
| 2 | Cayman Islands (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible promotion to League B and advance to play-in round based on ranking | TBA | — | TBA | |
| 3 | British Virgin Islands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBA | TBA | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ranking of second-placed teams[edit]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | A | Group A runners-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League B and advance to play-in round |
| 2 | C | Group C runners-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | B | Group B runners-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Play-in[edit]
The play-in round will be contested by the two bottom teams from each group of League A (teams ranked 5th and 6th) and the top four teams from League C (three group winners and the best team among the group runners-up). Pairings will be determined based on the teams' results during the group stage.[3]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers |
The match-ups will be as follows:
- Play-in 1 (PI1): League A best 5th placed team vs League C best group runner-up
- Play-in 2 (PI2): League A next 5th placed team vs League C third best group winner
- Play-in 3 (PI3): League A best 6th placed team vs League C second best group winner
- Play-in 4 (PI4): League A next 6th placed team vs League C best group winner
The first legs will be played on 11–19 November, and the second legs will be played on 11–19 November 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Fourth ranked pre-seeded team | QF1 | Best ranked group winner | 11–19 Nov | 11–19 Nov |
| Third ranked pre-seeded team | QF2 | Next ranked group winner | 11–19 Nov | 11–19 Nov |
| Second ranked pre-seeded team | QF3 | Best ranked group runner-up | 11–19 Nov | 11–19 Nov |
| First ranked pre-seeded team | QF4 | Next ranked group runner-up | 11–19 Nov | 11–19 Nov |
Note: Order of legs has not been announced.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "CONCACAF Nations League Regulations 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF. 17 April 2024 [Approved on March 2024]. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Men's National Team CONCACAF RANKING INDEX". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Draw delivers groups for fourth edition of Concacaf Nations League". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Men's International Match Calendar 2023-2030" (PDF). FIFA. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.