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2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage

The 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage was played from 1 to 31 August 2023.[1] A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[2]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 8 June 2023 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 28 May 2023.[1][3]

Pot 1
Team Rank
  Olimpia 38
  Saprissa 47
  Comunicaciones 49
  Alajuelense 51
Pot 2
Team Rank
  Motagua 53
  Xelajú 57
  Herediano 58
  Cobán Imperial 59
Pot 3
Team Rank
  Real España 60
  Independiente 61
  Cartaginés 65
  Olancho 67
Pot 4
Team Rank
  Sporting San Miguelito 72
  Águila 79
  Universitario 95
  FAS 109
Pot 5
Team Rank
  Real Estelí 116
  Diriangén 118
  Jocoro 132
  Verdes 177

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.[4]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[5]

Group A
Pos Team
A1   Saprissa
A2   Cobán Imperial
A3   Cartaginés
A4   Universitario
A5   Jocoro
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Olimpia
B2   Xelajú
B3   Independiente
B4   FAS
B5   Real Estelí
Group C
Pos Team
C1   Comunicaciones
C2   Herediano
C3   Real España
C4   Águila
C5   Diriangén
Group D
Pos Team
D1   Alajuelense
D2   Motagua
D3   Olancho
D4   Sporting San Miguelito
D5   Verdes

Format

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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 teams are ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.10.1):[2]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
    1. Head-to-head points in the matches played among the tied teams;
    2. Head-to-head goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams;
    3. Head-to-head goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams;
  5. The lowest number of fairplay points, based on the following criteria:
    1. Yellow card: plus 1 point;
    2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
    3. Direct red card: plus 4 points;;
    4. Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
  6. Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule

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Matches in the competition are being played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week is as follows (Regulations Article 2).[2][5][6]

Weeks Dates Matches
Week 1 1–3 August 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2
Week 2 8–10 August 2023 Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Week 3 15–17 August 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Week 4 22–24 August 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5
Week 5 29–31 August 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

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All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[6]

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP CAR UNI COB JOC
1   Saprissa 4 3 1 0 10 0 +10 10 Advance to Quarter-finals — 1–0 — 5–0 —
2   Cartaginés 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7 — — 2–2 — 5–0
3   Universitario 4 1 3 0 6 3 +3 6 0–0 — — — 4–1
4   Cobán Imperial 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 — 0–1 0–0 — —
5   Jocoro 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0 0–4 — — 1–4 —
Source: CONCACAF
Jocoro  1–4  Cobán Imperial
Acuña   65' (pen.) Report
Saprissa  1–0  Cartaginés
East   63' Report
Jocoro  0–4  Saprissa
Report
Universitario  4–1  Jocoro
 Report Águila   53'
Cartaginés  5–0  Jocoro
 Report
Universitario  0–0  Saprissa
Report
Saprissa  5–0  Cobán Imperial
 Report
Cartaginés  2–2  Universitario
 Report Sánchez   35', 71'

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IND EST OLI XEL FAS
1   Independiente 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–1 — — 5–0
2   Real Estelí 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 9 — — 1–0 1–0 —
3   Olimpia 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 1–1 — — 2–0 —
4   Xelajú 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 3 1–3 — — — 2–1
5   FAS 4 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0 — 0–2 2–4 — —
Source: CONCACAF
Real Estelí  1–0  Xelajú
A. Bonilla   19' Report
Olimpia  1–1  Independiente
Benguché   65' Report Small   51'
Real Estelí  1–0  Olimpia
Medina   36' Report
Xelajú  2–1  FAS
 Report Torres   72'
FAS  0–2  Real Estelí
Report Barrera   19' (pen.), 74'
Xelajú  1–3  Independiente
Cardona   6' Report
Independiente  2–1  Real Estelí
 Report Bezerra   76'
FAS  2–4  Olimpia
 Report
Olimpia  2–0  Xelajú
 Report
Independiente  5–0  FAS
 Report

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HER COM RES ÁGU DIR
1   Herediano 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10 Advance to Quarter-finals — — 3–2 2–0 —
2   Comunicaciones 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9 1–2 — 3–1 — —
3   Real España 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4 — — — 3–0 0–0
4   Águila 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 3 — 1–4 — — 1–0
5   Diriangén 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2 1–1 0–1 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Comunicaciones  3–1  Real España
 Report Carter   33'
Diriangén  1–1  Herediano
Copete   15' Report Faerron   52'
Herediano  2–0  Águila
Godínez   22', 84' Report
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Diriangén  0–1  Comunicaciones
Report Aguilar   40'
Herediano  3–2  Real España
 Report
Águila  1–0  Diriangén
Cerén   90+2' Report
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
Águila  1–4  Comunicaciones
Salazar   45+1' Report
Real España  3–0  Águila
Rocca   48', 64', 70' Report
Comunicaciones  1–2  Herediano
Aguilar   22' Report

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA MOT SSM OLA VER
1   Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12 Advance to Quarter-finals — 5–1 — 1–0 —
2   Motagua 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9 — — 2–0 1–0 —
3   Sporting San Miguelito 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 6 0–1 — — — 4–0
4   Olancho 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3 — — 0–2 — 3–2
5   Verdes 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0 0–3 0–5 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Alajuelense  1–0  Olancho
Suárez   61' Report
Verdes  0–5  Motagua
Report
Verdes  0–3  Alajuelense
Report
Motagua  2–0  Sporting San Miguelito
Y. Mejía   21', 60' Report
Sporting San Miguelito  4–0  Verdes
 Report
Olancho  3–2  Verdes
 Report
Sporting San Miguelito  0–1  Alajuelense
Report A. López   90+2'
Olancho  0–2  Sporting San Miguelito
Report
Alajuelense  5–1  Motagua
 Report Auzmendi   15'

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jocoro played their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) instead of their regular stadium Complejo Deportivo Municipal Tierra de Fuego, Jocoro which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[7]
  2. ^ The Cartaginés v Universitario match, originally scheduled at 18:00 EDT,[6] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT in order to allow both matchday 5 matches to be played simultaneously.
  3. ^ a b FAS played their home matches at Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla (originally scheduled at Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador[6] which underwent renovations) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Óscar Quiteño, Santa Ana which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[8]
  4. ^ The Independiente v FAS match, originally scheduled at 20:00 EDT,[6] was re-scheduled to 22:00 EDT in order to allow both matchday 5 matches to be played simultaneously.
  5. ^ a b Águila played their home matches at Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla (originally scheduled at Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador[6] which underwent renovations) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[9]
  6. ^ The Sporting San Miguelito vs Verdes match, originally scheduled at 18:00 EDT,[6] was delayed until 18:45 EDT due to adverse weather conditions (thunderstorm).[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Draw details announced for inaugural Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2023 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 17 July 2023 [Approved on 24 February 2023]. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of May 28, 2023". CONCACAF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Concacaf confirms 2023 Central American Cup draw details". CONCACAF. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for inaugural Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Schedule and stadiums confirmed for 2023 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ Gutiérrez, Omar (17 July 2023). "Jocoro jugará la Copa Centroamericana en Honduras, FAS y Águila sin sede" [Jocoro will play the Central American Cup in Honduras, FAS and Águila without venue] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ Gutiérrez, Omar (22 July 2023). "FAS tendrá como sede el estadio Las Delicias para jugar la Copa Centroamericana 2023" [FAS will have Las Delicias stadium as their venue for the 2023 Central American Cup] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ Gutiérrez, Omar (22 July 2023). "Águila anuncia que el estadio Las Delicias será su sede para la Copa Centroamericana 2023" [Águila announces that Las Delicias stadium will be their venue for the 2023 Central American Cup] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Copa Centroamericana 2023: Partido de Sporting vs Verdes se retrasa" [2023 Central American Cup: Sporting vs Verdes match delayed] (in Spanish). RPC. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ CONCACAF Champions Cup [@TheChampions] (16 August 2023). "¡Comienza el juego!" [The game is on!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Twitter.
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