Concacaf’s new format Nations League C set to kick off this week
September 20 – A new Championship adds fresh incentive to the promotion race, with the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League C kicking off its group stage from September 23 to October 6, as nine teams begin their push toward promotion and a first-ever League C title.
Concacaf has reshaped its Nations League format. Previously, League C featured only a group stage with straightforward promotion rules, no final and no overall champion. Now the nine teams, split into three groups of three and playing each opponent twice, chase places in a brand-new League C Championship where the first champion will be crowned.
The groups pit the lower ranked nations of the region against one another. Group A features Montserrat, Turks and Caicos and the British Virgin Islands. Group B has Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba and Anguilla. Group C holds Saint Martin, the Bahamas and the US Virgin Islands.
After the group stage in the September-October window, the three group winners and the best runner-up advance to the Championship, and crucially, to the League A and C Play-In, keeping the road to the 2027 Gold Cup alive.
The format gives the region’s developing teams a genuine trophy to play for, plus a clearer qualification pathway. Past editions saw four teams promoted with nothing else on the line.
The group stage runs to October 6, with the Championship semifinals, third-place match and final set for March 22 to 30, 2027. For Concacaf’s nations it means there is significantly more to play for, all the way down the pyramid.
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