2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
The 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League was the inaugural 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 Nations League qualifying tournament also served as part of the qualifying process for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which was expanded from twelve to sixteen teams. The group stage of the tournament also served as qualification for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Finals, which decided the inaugural champions, was originally scheduled to be played in June 2020. However, on 3 April 2020 CONCACAF postponed the event until March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 22 September 2020, it was announced that the event was again rescheduled until June 2021. On 24 February 2021, CONCACAF confirmed the dates for the rescheduled Nations League Finals, 3 and 6 June 2021 with the venue later confirmed as Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | Qualifying: 6 September 2018 – 24 March 2019 League phase: 5 September – 19 November 2019 Nations League Finals: 3–6 June 2021 |
Teams | 41 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runners-up | Mexico |
Third place | Honduras |
Fourth place | Costa Rica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 106 |
Goals scored | 337 (3.18 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Gleofilo Vlijter (10 goals) |
Best player(s) | Weston McKennie |
Best goalkeeper | Luis López |
Fair play award | Barbados |