2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup

Association football tournament

2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup
Tournament details
Dates30 July – 5 December
Teams20 (from 7 associations)
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International football competition

The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup will be the second edition of the CONCACAF Central American Cup, the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Central American region. It will be contested by clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.

The winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup will qualify directly for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16, while the second through sixth place teams will qualify to Round One of the same competition.[1]

Teams

Twenty teams from the seven UNCAF member associations qualified for the tournament based on results from their domestic leagues.[2][3] Eighteen slots are predetermined by CONCACAF and the remaining two slots were granted to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as the national associations whose clubs were finalists in the previous edition of the tournament.[4][5] The slot allocation for this edition was as follows:

  • Costa Rica: 3+1 berths
  • El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama: 3 berths
  • Nicaragua: 2+1 berths
  • Belize: 1 berth
Association Team Qualifying method
 Belize (1 berth) Port Layola 2023–24 Premier League tournament champions (2024 Closing) with better record in aggregate table.
 Costa Rica
(4 berths) 		Herediano 2023–24 Liga FPD tournament champions (2024 Clausura) with better record in aggregate table[6]
Saprissa 2023–24 Liga FPD tournament champions (2023 Apertura) with worse record in aggregate table[6]
Alajuelense 2023–24 Liga FPD aggregate table best team not yet qualified[6]
Guanacasteca 2023–24 Liga FPD aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified[6]
 El Salvador
(3 berths) 		Águila 2023–24 Primera División Apertura champions[7]
Alianza 2023–24 Primera División Clausura champions[7]
Luis Ángel Firpo 2023–24 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified
 Guatemala
(3 berths) 		Comunicaciones 2023–24 Liga Nacional Torneo Apertura champions[8]
Municipal 2023–24 Liga Nacional Torneo Clausura champions[8]
Antigua 2023–24 Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualified[8]
 Honduras
(3 berths) 		Olimpia 2023–24 Honduran Liga Nacional Apertura and Clausura champions
Marathón 2023–24 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualified
Motagua 2023–24 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
 Nicaragua
(3 berths) 		Diriangén 2023–24 Liga Primera Apertura and Clausura champions
Managua 2023–24 Liga Primera aggregate table best team not yet qualified
Real Estelí 2023–24 Liga Primera aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified
 Panama
(3 berths) 		Independiente 2023 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura champions[9][10]
Tauro 2024 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura champions[9][10]
San Francisco 2023 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura and 2024 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura aggregate table best team not yet qualified[9][10]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 June 2024 in Miami, Florida. The 20 involved teams were previously seeded into five pots of four teams each based on their CONCACAF Club Ranking as of 3 June 2024.[3][11]

Pot 1
Team Rank
Costa Rica Saprissa 41
Honduras Olimpia 43
Costa Rica Alajuelense 50
Costa Rica Herediano 51
Pot 2
Team Rank
Guatemala Municipal 52
Guatemala Comunicaciones 54
Guatemala Antigua 55
Honduras Motagua 56
Pot 3
Team Rank
Panama Tauro 58
Honduras Marathón 59
Panama Independiente 60
Costa Rica Guanacasteca 71
Pot 4
Team Rank
Panama San Francisco 77
El Salvador Alianza 80
Nicaragua Real Estelí 83
El Salvador Águila 86
Pot 5
Team Rank
Nicaragua Diriangén 98
El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 113
Nicaragua Managua 146
Belize Port Layola 175

For the group stage, the 20 teams were drawn into four groups (Groups A–D) of five containing a team from each of the five pots. Teams from pot 1 were drawn first and were placed in the first position of their group, starting from Group A to Group D. The same procedure was followed for teams from pots 2, 3, 4 and 5, and they were placed in positions 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, within the group to which they were drawn. Each group must contain no more than two clubs from the same national association.[3]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Stage Round First leg Second leg
Group Stage Matchday 1 30 July – 1 August
Matchday 2 6–8 August
Matchday 3 13–15 August
Matchday 4 20–22 August
Matchday 5 27–29 August
Knockout Quarterfinals 24–26 September 1–3 October
Semifinals and play-in 29–31 October 5–7 November
Finals 26–28 November 3–5 December

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HER MOT TAU SFR DIR
1 Costa Rica Herediano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 28 Aug 30 Jul — —
2 Honduras Motagua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 13 Aug 6 Aug —
3 Panama Tauro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 28 Aug 22 Aug
4 Panama San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Aug — — — 15 Aug
5 Nicaragua Diriangén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Aug 30 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 30 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results (points, goal difference, goals scored); 5) Fair play points; 6) Drawing of lots.

Group B

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA COM MAR ALI LAF
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 27 Aug 1 Aug — —
2 Guatemala Comunicaciones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 14 Aug 7 Aug —
3 Honduras Marathón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 27 Aug 21 Aug
4 El Salvador Alianza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Aug — — — 13 Aug
5 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Aug 31 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 31 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results (points, goal difference, goals scored); 5) Fair play points; 6) Drawing of lots.

Group C

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI ANT CAI ÁGU PLA
1 Honduras Olimpia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 29 Aug 1 Aug — —
2 Guatemala Antigua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 13 Aug 6 Aug —
3 Panama Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 29 Aug 21 Aug
4 El Salvador Águila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Aug — — — 14 Aug
5 Belize Port Layola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Aug 30 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 30 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results (points, goal difference, goals scored); 5) Fair play points; 6) Drawing of lots.

Group D

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP MUN GUA EST MAN
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 29 Aug 31 Jul — —
2 Guatemala Municipal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 15 Aug 8 Aug —
3 Costa Rica Guanacasteca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 29 Aug 21 Aug
4 Nicaragua Real Estelí 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Aug — — — 14 Aug
5 Nicaragua Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Aug 31 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 31 July 2024. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results (points, goal difference, goals scored); 5) Fair play points; 6) Drawing of lots.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Concacaf confirms important details for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". Miami: CONCACAF. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Alianza FC, San Francisco complete Central American Cup field". Miami: CONCACAF. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Concacaf confirms 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup participating clubs and draw pots". Miami: CONCACAF. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Honduras pierde una plaza a la Copa Centroamericana 2024 con Nicaragua" [Honduras loses a place in the 2024 Central American Cup to Nicaragua] (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa: El Heraldo. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Nicaragua tendrá tres cupos para la próxima Copa Centroamericana gracias al Real Estelí" [Nicaragua will have three slots for the next Central American Cup thanks to Real Esteli] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "NORMAS DE COMPETICIÓN TEMPORADA 2023–2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). UNAFUT. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "BASES DE COMPETENCIA DE LA PRIMERA DIVISION DE FUTBOL PROFESIONAL TEMPORADA 2023-2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Salvadoran Football Federation. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Acevedo, Josue (19 May 2024). "Qué equipos representarán a Guatemala en la Copa Centroamericana 2024" [Which teams will represent Guatemala in the 2024 Central American Cup?] (in Spanish). Agencia Guatemalteca de Noticias. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "REGLAMENTO COMPETENCIA LPF TEMPORADA - 2023" (PDF). lpf.com.pa (in Spanish). Liga Panameña de Fútbol. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "REGLAMENTO DE COMPETENCIAS TEMPORADA 2024" (PDF). lpf.com.pa (in Spanish). Liga Panameña de Fútbol. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of June 3, 2024". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024.

External links

  • Official website at CONCACAF.com