2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup
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Alajuelense (1st title)
Real Estelí| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August – 7 December |
| Teams | 20 (from 7 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alajuelense (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Real Estelí |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 166 (2.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Agustín Auzmendi(7 goals) |
| Best player | Aarón Suárez |
| Best young player | Doryan Rodríguez |
| Best goalkeeper | Leonel Moreira |
2024 → | |
The 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup was the first edition of the CONCACAF Central American Cup, the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Central American region. It was contested by clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.
The winners of the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup qualified to the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16, while the second through sixth place teams qualified to Round One in the same competition.[1]
Draw
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.[14][15]
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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.[16]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[14]
| Stage | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 1–3 August | |
| Matchday 2 | 8–10 August | ||
| Matchday 3 | 15–17 August | ||
| Matchday 4 | 22–24 August | ||
| Matchday 5 | 29–31 August | ||
| Knockout stage | Quarterfinals | 26–28 September | 3 October – 5 October |
| Semifinals and play-in | 24–26 October | 31 October – 2 November | |
| Finals | 28–30 November | 5–7 December | |
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
| 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 | — |
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 | 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 | — | — |
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 | 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 | — | — | — |
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 | 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 | — | — | — |
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.
Knockout stage
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | QF1 | QF2 | PI1 | PI2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agustín Auzmendi |
 Motagua |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Carlos Small |
Independiente |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 |  Javon East |
Saprissa |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Marcel Hernández |
Cartaginés |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ariel Rodríguez |
Saprissa |
2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Orlando Sinclair |
Saprissa |
2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Aarón Suárez |
Alajuelense |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Jorman Aguilar |
Comunicaciones |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Michael Barrantes |
Alajuelense |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jorge Benguché |
Olimpia |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Joel Campbell |
Alajuelense |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Jesús Godínez |
Herediano |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Freddy Góndola |
Alajuelense |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Yeison Mejía |
Motagua |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Joshua Navarro |
Alajuelense |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ramiro Rocca |
Real España |
3 | ||||||||||||||
| Johan Venegas |
Alajuelense |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
