2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League

The 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League will be the fifth season of the CONCACAF Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. The competition will begin with the group stage in September 2026, and will conclude with the Nations League Finals in March 2027. The Nations League also serves as qualification for the 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with exact method still to be announced.^[1]

CONCACAF Nations League will continue to be played in the format introduced for 2023–24 season, with the introduction of Finals for Leagues B and C (similar to the League A Finals) starting this season..^[1]

League A features sixteen teams, with four teams receiving a direct bye to the quarter-finals and twelve teams entering the group stage. The group stage consists of two groups of six teams, with each team playing four matches against group opponents (two at home and two away) using a Swiss-system tournament format. The top two teams from both groups will advance to the quarter-finals, and will be joined by the four teams which received a bye. The teams advancing from the group stage will be drawn into ties against teams which received a bye, which will be played on a two-legged home-and-away basis. The four quarter-final winners will advance to the Nations League A Finals, which is played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final match to determine the champions.

League B will feature sixteen teams divided into four groups of four. Each team will play six matches in a double round-robin format. Matches will be played at a centralized venue for each FIFA Match Window (September–October and November 2026) in a similar manner to the previous edition. The four group stage winners will advance to the League B Finals.

League C will feature nine teams divided into three groups of three teams, with each team playing four matches in a double round-robin format. Matches will be played at a centralized venue for each FIFA Match Window (September–October 2026) in a similar manner to the previous edition. The three group stage winners and the best runners-up will advance to the League C Finals.^[1]

Promotion and relegation will continue for the 2026–27 season, with the fifth and sixth placed teams in League A and the fourth-placed teams in League B being relegated for the next season. The group winners of Leagues B and C will be promoted, as will the best second-placed team of League C.^[1]

All of CONCACAF's 41 member associations are expected to enter in the competition. Teams will be divided into leagues based on their results of the 2024–25 season. Fifth and sixth placed teams in League A and the fourth-placed teams in League B from the 2024–25 season will move down a league, while the four teams which finished top of each group in Leagues B and C will move up, as will the best second-placed team of League C. The remaining teams will stay in their respective leagues.

Below is the schedule of the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League.^[1]

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