2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup
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Alajuelense (3rd title)
Xelajú| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July – 3 December |
| Teams | 20 (from 7 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alajuelense (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Xelajú |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 170 (2.93 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Jorge Benguché (8 goals) |
| Best player | Bayron Mora |
| Best young player | Creichel Pérez |
| Best goalkeeper |  Darío Silva |
| Fair play award | Xelajú |
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The 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup is 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.[1]
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 champions [7] |
| Alajuelense | 2024–25 Liga FPD Clausura champions [7] | |
| Saprissa | 2024–25 Liga FPD aggregate table best team not yet qualified[7] | |
| Cartaginés | 2024–25 Liga FPD aggregate table second-best team not yet qualified[7] | |
 El Salvador(3 berths) |
Hércules [note 1] | 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
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]
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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]
Schedule
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
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 | PLA | ALA | ANT | ALI | MAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaza Amador |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Alajuelense |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Antigua |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3–5 | — | — | 0–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Alianza |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Managua |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | — | 1–2 | 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 | SSM | RES | MUN | DIR | HER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting San Miguelito |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Real España |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | 4–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Municipal |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Diriangén |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 5 | Herediano |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 | — | 4–2 | 4–4 | — | — |
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 | MOT | CAR | SAP | CAI | VER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motagua |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | Cartaginés |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 8–1 | ||
| 3 | Saprissa |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Independiente |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Verdes |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | 1–4 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
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 | OLI | XEL | EST | ÁGU | HER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Xelajú |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | — | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Real Estelí |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Águila |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Hércules |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
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
- As of 30 October 2025
| Rank | Player | Team | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | GS4 | GS5 | QF1 | QF2 | PI1 | PI2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Benguché |
Olimpia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 2 | Marco Ureña |
Cartaginés |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Johan Venegas |
Cartaginés |
3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Brayan Moya |
Real España |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Everardo Rose |
Plaza Amador |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Junior Arteaga |
Diriangén |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
 Pedro Báez |
Xelajú |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Bengtson |
Olimpia |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mauro Caballero |
Águila |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Hernández |
Alajuelense |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Marcel Hernández |
Herediano |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Martín Ruíz |
Sporting San Miguelito |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jorlian Sánchez |
Plaza Amador |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
 Gustavo Souza |
Real España |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||