- Draw took place on June 6
- Competition features 20 clubs and will be played from July to December 2024
- Six clubs will qualify for 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup
Miami, FL — Concacaf has announced the schedule for the 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Group Stage. The second edition of the regional cup competition, which serves as a qualifier for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup and crowns Central America’s club champion, will be played between July and December 2024.
The 2024 Central American Cup Group Stage draw occurred on June 6. During the live TV event in Miami, FL, the 20 clubs participating in the competition were split into four groups of five and will play as follows:
Group A
CS Herediano (CRC)
FC Motagua (HON)
Tauro FC (PAN)
San Francisco FC (PAN)
Cacique Diriangen FC (NCA)
Group B
LD Alajuelense (CRC)
Comunicaciones FC (GUA)
CD Marathon (HON)
Alianza FC (SLV)
CD LA Firpo (SLV)
Group C
CD Olimpia (HON)
Antigua GFC (GUA)
CA Independiente (PAN)
CD Aguila (SLV)
Port Layola FC (BLZ)
Group D
Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)
CSD Municipal (GUA)
AD Guanacasteca (CRC)
Real Esteli FC (NCA)
Managua FC (NCA)
COMPETITION FORMAT
The 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup will kick off with a Group Stage. In this first round, clubs will play every club in their group once, for a total of four matches per club (two at home and two away) in the five scheduled weeks.
After the Group Stage, each group's first and second-place finishers will advance to the Knockout Stage. The Knockout Stage will include home-and-away matches, starting with the Quarterfinals, followed by the Semifinals and Play-In, and the Final, where the new champion of Central America will be crowned.
The Quarterfinal matchups will be determined based on the Group Stage results and the competition’s standings (the highest-ranked group winner will play the lowest-ranked runner-up). For the Semifinals and Play-In, the matchups will be determined based on the competition’s bracket. The highest-ranked club (based on the competition’s standings) will host the return leg matches for all series.
At the conclusion of the competition, six clubs, including the four semifinalists and two play-in winners, will qualify for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. Furthermore, the champion will receive a bye to the Champions Cup Round of 16.
2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Schedule
*Kickoff times listed in ET (local) and home club listed first
Group Stage Week 1
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
18:00 (16:00) Port Layola FC vs Antigua GFC - FFB Stadium, Belmopan, BLZ
20:00 (18:00) Cacique Diriangen FC vs FC Motagua - Estadio Cacique Diriangen, Diriamba, NCA
22:00 (20:00) CS Herediano vs Tauro FC - Estadio Nacional, San Jose, CRC
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
18:00 (16:00) Managua FC vs CSD Municipal - Estadio Nacional, Managua, NCA
20:00 (18:00) CD LA Firpo vs Comunicaciones FC - Estadio "El Magico" Gonzalez, San Salvador, SLV
22:00 (20:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs AD Guanacasteca - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, CRC
Thursday, August 1, 2024
20:00 (18:00) LD Alajuelense vs CD Marathon - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC
22:00 (20:00) CD Olimpia vs CA Independiente - Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, HON
Group Stage Week 2
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
18:00 (16:00) Managua FC vs Deportivo Saprissa - Estadio Nacional, Managua, NCA
20:00 (18:00) FC Motagua vs San Francisco FC - Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, HON
22:00 (20:00) Antigua GFC vs CD Aguila - Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala, GUA
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
18:00 (16:00) Cacique Diriangen FC vs CS Herediano - Estadio Cacique Diriangen, Diriamba, NCA
20:00 (18:00) CD LA Firpo vs LD Alajuelense - Estadio "El Magico" Gonzalez, San Salvador, SLV
22:00 (20:00) Comunicaciones FC vs Alianza FC - Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala, GUA
Thursday, August 8, 2024
20:00 (18:00) Port Layola FC vs CD Olimpia - FFB Stadium, Belmopan, BLZ
22:00 (20:00) CSD Municipal vs Real Esteli FC - Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala, GUA
Group Stage Week 3
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
18:00 (16:00) Antigua GFC vs CA Independiente - Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala, GUA
20:00 (18:00) FC Motagua vs Tauro FC - Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, HON
22:00 (20:00) Alianza FC vs CD LA Firpo - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, SLV
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
18:00 (16:00) CD Aguila vs Port Layola FC - Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, SLV
20:00 (18:00) Real Esteli FC vs Managua FC - Estadio Independencia, Esteli, NCA
22:00 (20:00) Comunicaciones FC vs CD Marathon - Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala, GUA
Thursday, August 15, 2024
18:00 (17:00) San Francisco FC vs Cacique Diriangen FC - Estadio Universitario, Penonome, PAN
22:00 (20:00) CSD Municipal vs AD Guanacasteca - Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala, GUA
Group Stage Week 4
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
20:00 (18:00) Real Esteli FC vs Deportivo Saprissa - Estadio Independencia, Esteli, NCA
22:00 (20:00) Alianza FC vs LD Alajuelense - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, SLV
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
18:00 (17:00) CA Independiente vs Port Layola FC - Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, PAN
20:00 (18:00) AD Guanacasteca vs Managua FC - Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, CRC
22:00 (20:00) CD Marathon vs CD LA Firpo - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, HON
Thursday, August 22, 2024
18:00 (17:00) Tauro FC vs Cacique Diriangen FC - Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, PAN
20:00 (19:00) San Francisco FC vs CS Herediano - Estadio Universitario, Penonome, PAN
22:00 (20:00) CD Aguila vs CD Olimpia - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador, SLV
Group Stage Week 5
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
20:00 (18:00) CD Marathon vs Alianza FC - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, HON
22:00 (20:00) LD Alajuelense vs Comunicaciones FC - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
20:00 (19:00) Tauro FC vs San Francisco FC - Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, PAN
22:00 (20:00) CS Herediano vs FC Motagua - Estadio Nacional, San Jose, CRC
Thursday, August 29, 2024
18:00 (16:00) AD Guanacasteca vs Real Esteli FC - Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, CRC
20:00 (18:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs CSD Municipal - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, CRC
20:00 (19:00) CA Independiente vs CD Aguila - Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, PAN
22:00 (20:00) CD Olimpia vs Antigua GFC - Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles, Tegucigalpa, HON
Quarterfinals
First Legs: September 24-26
Second Legs: October 1-3
Semifinals and Play-In:
First Legs: October 29-31
Second Legs: November 5-7
Final
First Leg: November 26-28
Second Leg: December 3-5, 2024
