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2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

The 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B was the second division of the 2022–23 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF.[1] It was held from 2 June 2022 to 28 March 2023.[2]

The top four teams in the Nations League B qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the next best four teams entered the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification.

Format

League B consisted of sixteen teams. The league was 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 June 2022 and March 2023. The first-placed team in each group was promoted to League A and qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the second-placed teams entering the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament. As a result of a format change, no teams were relegated this season.[3]

Team changes

The following were the team changes of League B from the 2019–20 season:

Seeding

The draw for the league phase took place in Miami, Florida, United States on 4 April 2022, 19:00 EDT. Each of the League's draws began by randomly selecting a team from Pot 1 and placing them in Group A of their respective league. The draws continued by selecting the remaining teams from Pot 1 and positioning them into Groups B, C and D in sequential order. The same procedure was done for the remaining pots. Teams were seeded into pots using CONCACAF Ranking.[4][5]

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by CONCACAF on 6 April 2022.[6][2]

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) as listed by CONCACAF (local times, if different, are in parentheses).[7][8][9][10]

Group A

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Antigua and Barbuda was awarded a Gold Cup preliminary round berth as the best-performing third place team.[11]
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet (Saint Lucia)[note 1]
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Warner Park, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Referee: Reginald Gumbs (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet (Saint Lucia)[note 1]
Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
Warner Park, Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Referee: Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Wildey Turf, Wildey
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

Group B

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre, Devonshire Parish
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)[note 3]
Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
National Track and Field Centre Leonora, Leonora
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)[note 4]
Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)
National Track and Field Centre Leonora, Leonora
Referee: Enrique Santander (Mexico)
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)[note 3]
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre, Devonshire Parish
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)[note 4]
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre, Devonshire Parish
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Blakes Estate Stadium, Lookout
Attendance: 650
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic)
Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)
Wildey Turf, Wildey (Barbados)
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Group C

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Nicaragua was disqualified from the 2023 Gold Cup and Nations League A promotion due to fielding an ineligible player. Trinidad and Tobago took their place in both tournaments as the best runner-up in League B.[11]
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau
Referee: Jorge Pérez (Mexico)
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale
Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)[note 6]
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)
Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale
Referee: Alex Chilowicz (United States)
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua
Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Arnos Vale Stadium, Arnos Vale
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Group D

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne[note 7]
Referee: Damien Rosa (Martinique)
FFB Stadium, Belmopan
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Diego Montaño (Mexico)
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
FFB Stadium, Belmopan
Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne[note 8]
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)
Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)
FFB Stadium, Belmopan
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 127 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Best XI

CONCACAF announced the following squad as the best eleven of League B after the conclusion of the competition.[26]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Barbados played their home matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Guadeloupe at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet (Saint Lucia) due to health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados.[12]
  2. ^ a b The Antigua and Barbuda v Barbados and Cuba v Guadeloupe matches, originally scheduled at 15:00 EDT (UTC−4),[10] were rescheduled to 16:00 EDT.[13]
  3. ^ a b Montserrat played their home matches against Guyana and Bermuda at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) due to their regular Blakes Estate Stadium not meeting CONCACAF requirements.[14]
  4. ^ a b Haiti played their home matches against Montserrat and Guyana at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) due to security reasons.[14]
  5. ^ The Bermuda v Montserrat match, scheduled for 14 June 2022, was cancelled due to Montserrat deciding to withdraw from the match.[15][16] The match was later awarded to Bermuda as a 3–0 win.[17]
  6. ^ Referee Benjamin Whitty from Cayman Islands, who was originally assigned to the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v Nicaragua match,[18][19] was replaced by Ken Pennyfeather from Antigua and Barbuda.[20]
  7. ^ a b The French Guiana v Guatemala match, originally scheduled for 2 June 2022, 15:00 EDT (UTC−4) at Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly,[8] was first rescheduled to 17:00 EDT[21][22] and later to 18:00 EDT at Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne due to adverse weather conditions that affected the Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama's field.[23][24]
  8. ^ a b The French Guiana v Belize match, originally scheduled for 14 June 2022, 15:00 EDT (UTC−4) at Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly,[8] was rescheduled to 18:00 EDT at Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne.[25]

References

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  3. ^ "CONCACAF announces formats for men's national team competitions for the 2023–2026 cycle". CONCACAF. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Concacaf announces details for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League". CONCACAF. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Concacaf confirms procedures for 2022/23 Concacaf Nations League presented by Qatar Airways draw". CONCACAF. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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  10. ^ a b "2022-2023 MATCH SCHEDULE – MARCH 2023" (PDF). CONCACAF. 23 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Nicaragua and the Eligibility of Players" (Press release). CONCACAF. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  12. ^ "St Lucia to host CONCACAF Matches in June". The Voice. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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  14. ^ a b Pérez Neró, Nathanael (11 May 2022). "Haití jugará de local en el Félix Sánchez en Liga de Naciones" [Haiti will play at home at the Félix Sanchez in the Nations League] (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Diario Libre. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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  18. ^ "2022/23 CNL Referee Appointments – Match Days 1-6". CONCACAF. 31 May 2022.
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