The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage will be played from 30 July to 29 August 2024.[1] A total of 20 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[2]
Draw
editThe draw for the group stage was held on 6 June 2024 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 3 June 2024.[3][4]
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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]
The draw resulted in the following groups:[5]
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Format
editIn 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]
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
- Head-to-head points in the matches played among the tied teams;
- Head-to-head goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams;
- Head-to-head goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams;
- The lowest number of fairplay points, based on the following criteria:
- Yellow card: plus 1 point;
- Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
- Direct red card: plus 4 points;;
- Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
- Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
Schedule
editMatches 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 |
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| Week 1 | 30 July – 1 August 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2 |
| Week 2 | 6–8 August 2024 | Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |
| Week 3 | 13–15 August 2024 | Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Week 4 | 20–22 August 2024 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5 |
| Week 5 | 27–29 August 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Groups
editAll match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[6]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HER | MOT | DIR | TAU | SFR | |
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| 1 |  Herediano
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 |  Motagua
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 |  Diriangén
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 |  Tauro
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | San Francisco
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — |
| Diriangén | 2–1 | Motagua |
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| Report | Vega  63' |
| Motagua | 3–2 | San Francisco |
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| Diriangén | 0–1 | Herediano |
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| Report | González 86' |
| Motagua | 4–1 | Tauro |
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Report | Velíz 81' |
| San Francisco | 0–0 | Diriangén |
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| Report |
| San Francisco | 0–1 | Herediano |
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| Report | Y. Ruiz 85' |
| Tauro | 2–1 | San Francisco |
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| Report | Góndola 73' |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALA | COM | MAR | ALI | LAF | |
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| 1 | Alajuelense
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | — | |
| 2 |  Comunicaciones
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Marathón
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 |  Alianza
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 5–2 | ||
| 5 | Luis Ángel Firpo
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 1–1 | Comunicaciones |
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| Gustavo 47' |
Report | Mejía 13' |
| Alajuelense | 3–1 | Marathón |
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| Report | Bodden 30' |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 3–4 | Alajuelense |
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| Alianza | 5–2 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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| Comunicaciones | 2–1 | Marathón |
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| Report | Vega 63' |
| Marathón | 1–0 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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| Ramírez 90+6' |
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| Alajuelense | 2–1 | Comunicaciones |
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Report | Casas 59' (pen.) |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ÁGU | ANT | OLI | CAI | PLA | |
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| 1 | Águila
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | — | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Antigua
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 3 | Olimpia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Independiente
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 |  Port Layola
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | — | 1–4 | 1–6 | — | — |
| Port Layola | 1–4 | Antigua |
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| Leslie 33' |
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| Port Layola | 1–6 | Olimpia |
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| Orozco 22' |
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| Antigua | 2–1 | Independiente |
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| Report | Ruíz 26' |
| Águila | 5–1 | Port Layola |
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| Report | Garcia 34' |
| Independiente | 1–0 | Port Layola |
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| Modelo 84' |
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| Águila | 2–0 | Olimpia |
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| Report |
| Independiente | 0–3 | Águila |
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Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAP | EST | MUN | MAN | GUA | |
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| 1 | Saprissa
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | — | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Real Estelí
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Municipal
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Managua
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Guanacasteca
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Saprissa | 5–0 | Guanacasteca |
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| Managua | 2–3 | Saprissa |
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| Municipal | 1–1 | Real Estelí |
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| Altán 34' |
Report | Medina 90+5' |
| Real Estelí | 3–0 | Managua |
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| Municipal | 3–1 | Guanacasteca |
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Report | Córdoba 51' |
| Real Estelí | 2–1 | Saprissa |
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| Bonilla 7', 45+2' |
Report | Rodríguez 90+6' (pen.) |
| Guanacasteca | 1–1 | Managua |
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| Mora 30' |
Report | Mendieta 41' |
| Guanacasteca | 1–0 | Real Estelí |
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| Venegas 81' (pen.) |
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| Saprissa | 1–0 | Municipal |
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| Rodríguez 41' |
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References
edit- ^ "Concacaf confirms important details for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2024 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Concacaf confirms 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup participating clubs and draw pots". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of June 3, 2024". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Concacaf announces schedule for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 13 June 2024.