2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B
Tournament details
Dates7 September 2023 – 21 November 2023
Teams16
Promoted French Guiana
 Guadeloupe
 Guyana
 Nicaragua
Relegated Bahamas
 Barbados
 Belize
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored177 (3.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guyana Omari Glasgow
(7 goals)

The 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B was the second division of the 2023–24 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF.[1] It was held from 7 September to 21 November 2023.[2][3]

Format

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Unlike Leagues A and C, League B maintained the same format as in previous editions. League B consisted of sixteen teams which were split into four groups of four teams. The teams competed in a home-and-away, round-robin format over the course of the group phase, with matches being played in the official FIFA match windows in September, October and November 2023. The first-placed team of each group was promoted to the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A and the fourth-placed team of each group was relegated to the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C.[1]

Teams

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A total of sixteen national teams contested the League B, including twelve sides from the 2022–23 season and four promoted from the 2022–23 League C. As a result of the expansion to 16 teams in the League A, there were no teams relegated to the League C from the previous season, so the fourth placed team of each group from the 2022-23 season remained in the League B for this edition.

Team changes

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The following were the team changes of League B from the 2022–23 season:

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

Nicaragua had originally qualified for promotion to League A as League B Group C winners, but they were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, on 12 June 2023, they were replaced by Trinidad and Tobago in League A, and they were forced to stay in League B, replacing Trinidad and Tobago.[4]

Teams promoted from League C

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Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia returned to the League B after a one-season absence. Puerto Rico and Sint Maarten reached the second division of the CONCACAF Nations League for the first time after spending the first two seasons in League C.

Seeding

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The pots were confirmed on 2 May 2023, with the sixteen League B teams being split into four pots of four teams, based on the CONCACAF Rankings as of 31 March 2023.[5]

Pot 1
Team Pts Rank
 Trinidad and Tobago 1,254 11
 French Guiana 1,086 15
 Guyana 994 18
 Guadeloupe 966 19
Pot 2
Team Pts Rank
 Antigua and Barbuda 949 20
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 923 21
 Dominican Republic 913 22
 Bermuda 863 23
Pot 3
Team Pts Rank
 Saint Lucia 795 24
 Puerto Rico 790 26
 Montserrat 780 27
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 726 28
Pot 4
Team Pts Rank
 Belize 715 29
 Barbados 681 30
 Bahamas 530 34
 Sint Maarten 413 37

Draw

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The groups draw was held on 16 May 2023, 19:00 EDT, in Miami, Florida, United States,[1][6] where the sixteen involved teams were drawn into four groups of four. 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 placling 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  Guadeloupe
A2  Saint Kitts and Nevis
A3  Saint Lucia
A4  Sint Maarten
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Trinidad and Tobago[†]
B2  Dominican Republic
B3  Montserrat
B4  Barbados
Group C
Pos Team
C1  French Guiana
C2  Bermuda
C3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
C4  Belize
Group D
Pos Team
D1  Guyana
D2  Antigua and Barbuda
D3  Puerto Rico
D4  Bahamas
Note
  1. † Trinidad and Tobago was later replaced by Nicaragua, which was relegated from the League A.[4]

Groups

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The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 6 July 2023.[2][3] All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) for September and October matches and EST (UTC−5) for November matches, as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).[8][9][10]

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Guadeloupe Saint Lucia Sint Maarten Saint Kitts and Nevis
1  Guadeloupe (P) 6 5 0 1 16 3 +13 15 Promotion to League A — 2–0 4–0 5–0
2  Saint Lucia 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 2–1 — 1–2 2–0
3  Sint Maarten 6 2 0 4 6 15 −9 6 0–2 1–5 — 2–3
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis (R) 6 1 1 4 4 12 −8 4 Relegation to League C 1–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Sint Maarten 1–5 Saint Lucia
Amatkarijo 51' Report
Guadeloupe 4–0 Sint Maarten
 Report
Sint Maarten 2–3 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report Williams 16', 48', 68'
Attendance: 122[11]
Saint Lucia 2–1 Guadeloupe
 Report Roussillon 29'
Attendance: 2,700[13]
Guadeloupe 2–0 Saint Lucia
Plumain 52' (pen.), 71' Report
Attendance: 580[14]
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–1 Sint Maarten
Report Pata 32'
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–0 Saint Lucia
Report
Attendance: 120[15]
Sint Maarten 0–2 Guadeloupe
Report
Wildey Turf, Wildey (Barbados)
Attendance: 28[16]
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Guadeloupe 5–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report
Saint Lucia 1–2 Sint Maarten
 Report
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Nicaragua Dominican Republic Montserrat Barbados
1  Nicaragua (P) 6 5 1 0 17 1 +16 16 Promotion to League A — 0–0 3–0 5–1
2  Dominican Republic 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 10 0–2 — 3–0 5–2
3  Montserrat 6 3 0 3 9 14 −5 9 0–3 2–1 — 4–2
4  Barbados (R) 6 0 0 6 7 26 −19 0 Relegation to League C 0–4 0–5 2–3 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Dominican Republic 0–2 Nicaragua
Report Acevedo 38', 41'
Barbados 2–3 Montserrat
 Report
Nicaragua 5–1 Barbados
 Report Gale 89'
Montserrat 0–3 Nicaragua
Report
Attendance: 60[21]
Referee: Jorge Leira (Panama)
Barbados 0–5 Dominican Republic
Report
Attendance: 1,215[23]
Nicaragua 3–0 Montserrat
 Report
Attendance: 12,457[24]
Dominican Republic 5–2 Barbados
 Report Gale 10' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 350[26]
Montserrat 2–1 Dominican Republic
 Report Reyes 75'
Attendance: 290[27]
Barbados 0–4 Nicaragua
Report
Montserrat 4–2 Barbados
 Report
Nicaragua 0–0 Dominican Republic
Report

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation French Guiana Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bermuda Belize
1  French Guiana (P) 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 Promotion to League A — 3–2 3–0 0–2
2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 3 0 3 13 14 −1 9 1–4 — 4–3 3–0
3  Bermuda 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 0–0 3–1 — 1–1
4  Belize (R) 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Relegation to League C 1–0 1–2 0–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Belize 1–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mensah 18' Report
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–3 Bermuda
 Report
French Guiana 0–2 Belize
Report
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–4 French Guiana
Sutherland 31' Report
Attendance: 2,500[31]
Belize 0–1 Bermuda
Report Crichlow 18'
Attendance: 842[32]
French Guiana 3–2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Report Stewart 16', 73'
Attendance: 51[35]
Bermuda 1–1 Belize
Crichlow 37' Report Reneau 75' (pen.)
Attendance: 818[36]
Belize 1–0 French Guiana
Martínez 90+6' Report
French Guiana 3–0 Bermuda
 Report

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Guyana Puerto Rico Antigua and Barbuda The Bahamas
1  Guyana (P) 5 5 0 0 20 5 +15 15 Promotion to League A — 3–1 6–0 3–2
2  Puerto Rico 6 4 0 2 22 10 +12 12 1–3 — 5–0 6–1
3  Antigua and Barbuda 6 1 1 4 9 22 −13 4 1–5 2–3 — 2–2
4  Bahamas (R) 5 0 1 4 7 21 −14 1 Relegation to League C Canc. 1–6 1–4 —
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Antigua and Barbuda 1–5 Guyana
Deterville 45' Report
Bahamas 1–6 Puerto Rico
Rahming 2' Report
Guyana 3–2 Bahamas
 Report Julmis 39' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
Puerto Rico 5–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Puerto Rico 1–3 Guyana
Antonetti 11' Report
Bahamas 1–4 Antigua and Barbuda
Julmis 62' Report
Attendance: 438[42]
Antigua and Barbuda 2–2 Bahamas
 Report
Attendance: 415[43]
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Guyana 3–1 Puerto Rico
 Report Díaz 41'
Antigua and Barbuda 2–3 Puerto Rico
 Report
Guyana 6–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Puerto Rico 6–1 Bahamas
 Report
Bahamas Cancelled[note 18] Guyana
Report

Goalscorers

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There were 177 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 3.77 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ The Saint Lucia v Guadeloupe match, originally scheduled at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.[12]
  2. ^ a b The order of matches between Dominican Republic and Montserrat were reversed from the original schedule due to access challenges for teams and officials travelling to Montserrat.[8][17][18][19]
  3. ^ Montserrat will play their home match against Nicaragua at the Wildey Turf stadium in Wildey (Barbados) due to flight issues.[20]
  4. ^ The Barbados v Dominican Republic match, originally scheduled at 19:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT.[22]
  5. ^ a b The Dominican Republic v Barbados match, originally scheduled at Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 in Moca, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was rescheduled at the Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballeros, 22:00 EDT due to heavy rainfall in the city of Moca.[25]
  6. ^ The Nicaragua v Dominican Republic match, originally scheduled on 20 November 2023,[3] was rescheduled to be played on 21 November 2023.[10]
  7. ^ The Bermuda v French Guiana match, originally scheduled at 19:30 EDT (UTC−4),[8] was re-scheduled to 16:00 EDT.[28]
  8. ^ The Belize v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines match, originally scheduled at 17:00 EDT (UTC−4),[8] was re-scheduled to 16:00 EDT.[28]
  9. ^ Belize played their home match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Stade Pierre-Aliker in Fort-de-France (Martinique) following a joint decision of both the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) to play on a neutral venue due to both federations expressed having "flight issues” in getting to their destination for their next matches on 12 September.[29][30]
  10. ^ The French Guiana v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines match, originally scheduled on 17 October 2023, 15:00 EDT (UTC−4),[9] was re-scheduled to 16 October 2023, 19:00 EDT.
  11. ^ The French Guiana v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines match, originally scheduled at Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly was re-scheduled to be played at the Stade Pierre-Aliker in Fort-de-France (Martinique) due to the French Guiana's home stadium field did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[33][34]
  12. ^ French Guiana played their home match against Bermuda at the Stade Pierre-Aliker in Fort-de-France (Martinique) due to the field of their regular home stadium Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[37]
  13. ^ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines played their home match against Belize at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St. George's (Grenada) because their regular home stadium Arnos Vale Stadium was undergoing rehabilitation in preparation for hosting matches in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[38][39]
  14. ^ Puerto Rico played their home match against Antigua and Barbuda at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau (Bahamas) due to their home stadiums (Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón and Mayagüez Athletics Stadium in Mayagüez) were undergoing renovation.[40]
  15. ^ The Puerto Rico v Guyana match, originally scheduled at the Centro de Desarrollo de Fútbol del Oeste in Añasco,[9] was re-scheduled at the SKNFA Technical Center in Basseterre (Saint Kitts y Nevis) due to the Puerto Rico home stadiums were undergoing renovation.[41]
  16. ^ The Guyana v Puerto Rico match, originally scheduled at the Synthetic Track and Field Facility in Leonora,[9] was re-scheduled at the SKNFA Technical Center in Basseterre (Saint Kitts y Nevis) due to the Guyana's stadiums did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[44][45]
  17. ^ Referee Benjamín Pineda from Costa Rica, who was originally assigned to the Guyana v Puerto Rico match,[46] was replaced by the fourth official Sergio Rozenhout from Suriname.
  18. ^ The Bahamas–Guyana match was postponed from its original start time (19 November at 17:00) due to multiple days of adverse weather. CONCACAF subsequently cancelled the game on 19 April 2024.[47][48]

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