2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage

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The 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage is being played from 23 September to 3 December 2024.[1] A total of 8 teams compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[2]

Seeding

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

Group Winners Runners-up
A Panama Plaza Amador Costa Rica Alajuelense
B Panama Sporting San Miguelito Honduras Real España
C Honduras Motagua Costa Rica Cartaginés
D Honduras Olimpia Guatemala Xelajú

Teams were seeded 1–8 based on results in the group stage and assigned a position in a fixed bracket. For each round, the host of the second leg was determined based on performance in all previous rounds, including the group stage.

Format

The knockout stage is being played in a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The home team of the second leg in each tie will be determined separately for each round as follows (Regulations Article 12.11):
    • In the quarter-finals, the group winners hosted the second leg.
    • In the semi-finals and play-in, the higher-ranked teams based on total points accumulated in the group stage and the quarterfinals will host the second leg.
    • In the finals, the higher-ranked team based on total points accumulated in the group stage, quarterfinals and semi-finals will host the second leg.
  • In each round, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time would be played but the away goals scored during this time would not serve as a tie-breaking criteria. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.10.2).

Bracket

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the teams were seeded based on their results in the group stage, with the group winners seeded 1–4, and the group runners-up seeded 5–8. The group winners hosted the second leg.[3]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Matchups
1 A Panama Plaza Amador 4 4 0 0 11 6 +5 12 Match QF1
2 D Honduras Olimpia 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Match QF3
3 C Honduras Motagua 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8 Match QF4
4 B Panama Sporting San Miguelito 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 7 Match QF2
5 D Guatemala Xelajú 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9 Match QF2
6 A Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 Match QF4
7 C Costa Rica Cartaginés 4 2 1 1 12 3 +9 7 Match QF3
8 B Honduras Real España 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6 Match QF1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary

The first legs were played on 23–25 September, and the second legs were played between 30 September and 2 October 2025.[3]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real España Honduras2–2 (a)Panama Plaza Amador0–12–1
Xelajú Guatemala3–2 (a.e.t.)Panama Sporting San Miguelito2–01–2
Cartaginés Costa Rica2–5Honduras Olimpia1–21–3
Alajuelense Costa Rica2–2 (a)Honduras Motagua0–12–1

Matches

Real España Honduras0–1Panama Plaza Amador
Report López 90'
Attendance: 7,147[4]
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
Plaza Amador Panama1–2Honduras Real España
Phillips 75' Report
Attendance: 7,082[5]
Referee: Cristhofer Corado (Guatemala)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Real España won on away goals, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Plaza Amador advanced to the play-in.

Xelajú Guatemala2–0Panama Sporting San Miguelito
 Report
Attendance: 3,094[8]
Referee: Waldir García (El Salvador)
Sporting San Miguelito Panama2–1 (a.e.t.)Guatemala Xelajú
 Report Romário 119'
Attendance: 2,158[9]
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr (United States)

Xelajú won 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Sporting San Miguelito advanced to the play-in.

Cartaginés Costa Rica1–2Honduras Olimpia
Ureña 69' Report
Attendance: 4,600[10]
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
Olimpia Honduras3–1Costa Rica Cartaginés
 Report Quiroga 54'
Attendance: 16,289[11]
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)

Olimpia won 5–2 on aggregate, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Cartaginés advanced to the play-in.

Alajuelense Costa Rica0–1Honduras Motagua
Report Vásquez 90+2'
Attendance: 6,154[12]
Referee: Ismael López (Mexico)
Motagua Honduras1–2Costa Rica Alajuelense
Gómez 24' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 15,709[13]
Referee: Cristhofer Corado (Guatemala)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Alajuelense won on away goals, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Motagua advanced to the play-in.

Play-in

In the play-in, the teams in each tie which have the better performance across all previous rounds (group stage and quarter-finals) will host the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (PI1) Panama Plaza Amador 6 5 0 1 13 8 +5 15 Second leg
2 (PI1) Panama Sporting San Miguelito 6 3 1 2 6 8 −2 10 First leg
1 (PI2) Honduras Motagua 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 Second leg
2 (PI2) Costa Rica Cartaginés 6 2 1 3 14 8 +6 7 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cartaginés Costa Rica4–1Honduras Motagua1–03–1
Sporting San Miguelito Panama4–2Panama Plaza Amador1–03–2

Matches

Cartaginés Costa Rica1–0Honduras Motagua
Castro 90+2' Report
Attendance: 2,200[14]
Referee: Jorge Leira (Panama)
Motagua Honduras1–3Costa Rica Cartaginés
Portillo 71' Report
Attendance: 5,846[15]
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)

Cartaginés won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One.

Sporting San Miguelito Panama1–0Panama Plaza Amador
Ruíz 66' Report
Referee: Josué Ugalde (Costa Rica)
Plaza Amador Panama2–3Panama Sporting San Miguelito
 Report
Attendance: 1,256[16]
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

Sporting San Miguelito won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the team in each tie which has the better performance across all previous rounds (group stage and quarter-finals) will host the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) Guatemala Xelajú 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 Second leg
2 (SF1) Honduras Real España 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 9 First leg
1 (SF2) Honduras Olimpia 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 16 Second leg
2 (SF2) Costa Rica Alajuelense 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real España Honduras2–2 (1–2 p)Guatemala Xelajú1–11–1
Alajuelense Costa Rica2–2 (3–0 p)Honduras Olimpia1–11–1

Matches

Real España Honduras1–1Guatemala Xelajú
Moya 69' Report López 63'
Attendance: 11,469[17]
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Xelajú Guatemala1–1Honduras Real España
Cardona 90+7' Report Aparicio 51'
Penalties
 2–1
Attendance: 12,642[18]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Xelajú won on penalties and advanced to the finals.

Alajuelense Costa Rica1–1Honduras Olimpia
Hernández 88' Report Montiel 74'
Attendance: 10,630[19]
Referee: Jesús López Valle (Mexico)
Olimpia Honduras1–1Costa Rica Alajuelense
Benguché 37' Report Hernández 71'
Penalties
 0–3
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Alajuelense won on penalties and advanced to the finals.

Finals

In the finals, the team which has the better performances across all previous rounds (group stage, quarter-finals and semi-finals) will host the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Guatemala Xelajú 8 4 2 2 14 8 +6 14 Second leg
2 Costa Rica Alajuelense 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14 First leg
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary

The winner qualifies for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Alajuelense Costa Rica2–2 (4–3 p)Guatemala Xelajú1–11–1

Matches

Alajuelense Costa Rica1–1Guatemala Xelajú
Cisneros 67' Report López 53' (pen.)
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Xelajú Guatemala1–1Costa Rica Alajuelense
Cardona 82' Report Cisneros 74' (pen.)
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

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