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2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup
Tournament details
Dates29 July – 4 December
Teams20 (from 7 associations)
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The 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup will be the third edition of the CONCACAF Central American Cup, the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Central American region, contested by clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.

The winners of the 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup will qualify directly for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16, while the second through sixth place teams will qualify to Round One of the same competition.[1]

Teams

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Twenty teams from the seven UNCAF member associations qualified for the tournament based on results from their domestic leagues.[2][3] Eighteen slots were predetermined by CONCACAF while the remaining two slots were again 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) Verdes 2024–25 Premier League tournament champions (2025 Closing) with better record in aggregate table.[6]
 Costa Rica
(4 berths) 		Herediano 2024–25 Liga FPD Apertura and Clausura champions[7]
Alajuelense 2024–25 Liga FPD aggregate table best team not yet qualified[7]
Saprissa 2024–25 Liga FPD aggregate table second-best team not yet qualified[7]
Cartaginés 2024–25 Liga FPD aggregate table third-best team not yet qualified[7]
 El Salvador
(3 berths) 		Hércules 2024–25 Primera División Apertura champions[8]
Alianza 2024–25 Primera División Clausura champions[8]
Águila 2024–25 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualified[8]
 Guatemala
(3 berths) 		Xelajú 2024–25 Liga Nacional Torneo Apertura champions[9]
Antigua 2024–25 Liga Nacional Torneo Clausura champions[9]
Municipal 2024–25 Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualified[9]
 Honduras
(3 berths) 		Motagua 2024–25 Honduran Liga Nacional Apertura champions[10][4]
Olimpia 2024–25 Honduran Liga Nacional Clausura champions[10][4]
Real España 2024–25 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualified[10][4]
 Nicaragua
(3 berths) 		Diriangén 2024–25 Liga Primera Apertura champions[11][12]
Managua 2024–25 Liga Primera Clausura champions[11][12]
Real Estelí 2024–25 Liga Primera aggregate table best team not yet qualified[11][12]
 Panama
(3 berths) 		Independiente 2024 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura champions[13][14]
Plaza Amador 2025 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura champions[13][14]
Sporting San Miguelito 2024 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura and 2025 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura aggregate table best team not yet qualified[13][14]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 8 June 2023, 18:30 EDT (UTC−4), in Miami, Florida, United States. The 20 involved teams were previously seeded into five pots of four teams each based on their CONCACAF Club Ranking as of 2 June 2025.[3][15]

Pot 1
Team Rank
Costa Rica Herediano 40
Costa Rica Alajuelense 46
Honduras Olimpia 48
Costa Rica Saprissa 52
Pot 2
Team Rank
Guatemala Antigua 54
Honduras Motagua 55
Guatemala Municipal 56
Guatemala Xelajú 60
Pot 3
Team Rank
Panama Plaza Amador 61
Costa Rica Cartaginés 62
Honduras Real España 63
Nicaragua Real Estelí 66
Pot 4
Team Rank
Panama Independiente 68
Panama Sporting San Miguelito 74
El Salvador Águila 83
El Salvador Alianza 88
Pot 5
Team Rank
Nicaragua Diriangén 96
Nicaragua Managua 121
El Salvador Hércules 137
Belize Verdes 186

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

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

Stage Round First leg Second leg
Group Stage Matchday 1 29–31 July
Matchday 2 5–7 August
Matchday 3 12–14 August
Matchday 4 19–21 August
Matchday 5 26–28 August
Knockout Quarterfinals 23–25 September 30 September – 2 October
Semifinals and play-in 21–23 October 28–30 October
Finals 25–27 November 2–4 December

Group stage

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage

In the group stage, each group is played on a single home-and-away round-robin basis, with teams playing against each other once, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA ANT PLA ALI MAN
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 27 Aug 31 Jul — —
2 Guatemala Antigua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 12 Aug 5 Aug —
3 Panama Plaza Amador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 27 Aug 19 Aug
4 El Salvador Alianza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Aug — — — 13 Aug
5 Nicaragua Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Aug 29 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 29 July 2025. 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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HER MUN RES SSM DIR
1 Costa Rica Herediano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 28 Aug 30 Jul — —
2 Guatemala Municipal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 13 Aug 7 Aug —
3 Honduras Real España 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 28 Aug 20 Aug
4 Panama Sporting San Miguelito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Aug — — — 13 Aug
5 Nicaragua Diriangén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Aug 31 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 30 July 2025. 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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP MOT CAR CAI VER
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 26 Aug 29 Jul — —
2 Honduras Motagua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 14 Aug 5 Aug —
3 Costa Rica Cartaginés 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 26 Aug 20 Aug
4 Panama Independiente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Aug — — — 14 Aug
5 Belize Verdes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Aug 29 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 29 July 2025. 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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLI XEL EST ÁGU HER
1 Honduras Olimpia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals — 27 Aug 30 Jul — —
2 Guatemala Xelajú 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 14 Aug 6 Aug —
3 Nicaragua Real Estelí 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 27 Aug 21 Aug
4 El Salvador Águila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Aug — — — 12 Aug
5 El Salvador Hércules 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Aug 30 Jul — — —
First match(es) will be played: 30 July 2025. 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Concacaf confirms key details for 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ^ "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2025 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 21 April 2025 [Approved on 13 March 2025]. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Concacaf confirms 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup participating clubs and draw pots". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Palma, Antoni (5 January 2025). "Se confirma cuántos cupos tendrá Honduras para la Copa Centroamericana 2025" [It is confirmed how many slots Honduras will have for the 2025 Central American Cup] (in Spanish). Canal Deportes TVC.
  5. ^ Torres, Francisco (27 November 2024). "¿Peligra El Salvador? ¿Qué pasaría con sus cupos si el Estelí gana la Copa Centroamericana?" [What would happen to El Salvador's quota if Esteli wins the Central American Cup?] (in Spanish). El Gráfico.
  6. ^ Morales Iglesias, Rubén (30 April 2025). "Premier League of Belize: 2024-2025 Closing Champions Verdes secure Concacaf Central American Cup spot". Breaking Belize News.
  7. ^ a b c d "Normas de Competición Liga Promerica Temporada 2024 – 2025" (PDF) (in Spanish). UNAFUT. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Recinos, Raúl (24 December 2024). "¿Quiénes acompañarán al 11 Deportivo a la Copa Centroamericana 2025?" [Who will accompany the 11 Deportivo to the 2025 Central American Cup?] (in Spanish). Diario El Salvador.
  9. ^ a b c Ordóñez, Oscar (24 December 2024). "Copa Centroamericana: ¿Cómo está la clasificación de los clubes guatemaltecos a la edición del 2025?" [Central American Cup: How are Guatemalan clubs qualifying for the 2025 edition?] (in Spanish). Prensa Libre.
  10. ^ a b c "BASES DEL TORNEO DE APERTURA Y CLAUSURA TEMPORADA 2024-2025 DE LA LIGA NACIONAL DE FUTBOL PROFESIONAL DE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN DE HONDURAS" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "Los tres equipos que representarán a Nicaragua en la Copa Centroamericana 2025" [The three teams that will represent Nicaragua in the 2025 Central American Cup] (in Spanish). La Prensa. 18 April 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Rayo, Fernando (11 May 2025). "Listos los tres clubes Nicaragua para Copa Centroamericana 2025" [Three Nicaraguan clubs ready for 2025 Central American Cup] (in Spanish). TN8.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b c "REGLAMENTO DE COMPETENCIAS TEMPORADA 2025" (PDF). lpf.com.pa (in Spanish). Liga Panameña de Fútbol. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of June 2, 2025". CONCACAF. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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