Saint Lucia shares update on 3rd edition of Concacaf Nations League 

The 2023/24 CNL will be played in a three-League format (A, B, and C), with the region’s 41 men’s senior national teams distributed into the Leagues according to the results of the 2022/23 CNL.

Saint Lucia shares update on 3rd edition of Concacaf Nations League 
Saint Lucia shares update on 3rd edition of Concacaf Nations League 

Castries, Saint Lucia: Concacaf conducted the official draw for the third edition of the Concacaf Nations League (CNL) on Tuesday, 16th May 2023. The live event in Miami was hosted by sports anchor Carmen Boquin and included the participation of Concacaf General Secretary Philippe Moggio, as well as former players Gonzalo Romero (Guatemala), Maylee Atthin-Johnson (Trinidad and Tobago), and Wendy Acosta (Costa Rica)

The 2023/24 CNL will be played in a three-League format (A, B, and C), with the region’s 41 men’s senior national teams distributed into the Leagues according to the results of the 2022/23 CNL.

Following the draw, for the Concacaf Nations League 2023 – 24, Saint Lucia who have been promoted to League B and who were placed in Pot 3 alongside Puerto Rico, Montserrat, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, now find themselves in Group A. 

League B features 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams. Each team will play every other team in their group, home and away, for a total of six matches per team (three at home and three away).

The groups are as follows:

  • Group A: Guadeloupe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Sint Maarten.
  • Group B: Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Montserrat, and Barbados.
  • Group C: French Guiana, Bermuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Belize.
  • Group D: Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Puerto Rico,

As previously announced, League A has been expanded to include 16 teams (up from 12), and a new quarterfinal round has been created to include more direct elimination matches that will qualify teams for continental summer competitions.

The 2023/24 CNL Group Stage will be played during the official FIFA Match Windows in September, October, and November 2023. For League A, the new Quarterfinals will be played in November 2023. The 2023/24 CNL Finals, where the third CNL champion will be crowned, will take place at a to-be-announced venue in March 2024.