Central American Club Competitions 2024/25


  • Copa Centroamericana 2024
  • CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025
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    overview | 2023/24


    Copa Centroamericana 2024

    Qualified teams:
    
    Belize (1):      Port Layola FC (2023-24 Belize Premier League Super Cup winners).
    
    Costa Rica (4):  Deportivo Saprissa (Apertura 2023 & Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Herediano (Best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                     LD Alajuelense (second best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                     AD Guanacasteca: (third best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
    
    El Salvador (3): Águila (Apertura 2023 champions)
                     Alianza (Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Luis Ángel Firpo (best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
    
    Honduras (3):    Olimpia (Apertura 2023 & Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Marathón (best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                     Motagua (second best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                                  
    Guatemala (3):   Comunicaciones (Apertura 2023 champions)
                     Municipal (Clausura 2024 champions)   
                     Antigua GFC (best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                   
    Nicaragua (3):   Diriangén (Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Real Estelí (best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                     Managua (second best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
    
    Panama (3):      CA Independiente (Clausura 2023 champions)
                     Tauro (Apertura 2024 champions)
                     San Francisco (best aggregate regular season record Clausura 2023 & Apertura 2024)
    
    Group Stage
    
    Group A
    
    30- 7 Diriangén-Motagua                        2-1
      [Justing Cano 10, Luis Copete 89; Luis Vega 63]
          CS Herediano-Tauro                       1-0 x
      [John Jairo Ruiz 52]
     6- 8 Motagua-San Francisco                    3-2
      [Agustín Auzmendi 16, 89, Raúl Santos 37; Ricardo Clarke 3, Luis Zúñiga 48]
     7- 8 Diriangén-Herediano                      0-1
      [José González Muñoz 86]
    13- 8 Motagua-Tauro                            4-1
      [Román Castillo 45, Yeison Mejía 59, 63, Rodrigo Auzmendi 90+2; Moisés Veliz 81]
    15- 8 San Francisco-Diriangén                  0-0 y
    22- 8 Tauro-Diriangén                          1-2
      [Cristian Quintero 74; Junior Arteaga 59, 90+3]
          San Francisco-Herediano                  0-1 y
      [Yendrick Ruiz 85]
    28 -8 Tauro-San Francisco                      2-1
      [Ronaldo Dinolis 83, Ricardo Molina 89; Edgar Góndola 73]
          Herediano-Motagua                        1-1 x
      [John Jairo Ruiz 54; Román Castillo 29pen]
    x-in San José
    y-in Panama City
    
      1. Herediano                   4  3  1  0  4  1 10 (qualified)
      2. Motagua (Tegucigalpa)       4  2  1  1  9  6  7 (qualified)
      3. Diriangén (Diriamba)        4  2  1  1  4  3  7
      4. Tauro (Panama City)         4  1  0  3  4  8  3
      5. San Francisco (La Chorrera) 4  0  1  3  3  6  1
    
    Group B
    
    31- 7 Luis Ángel Firpo-Comunicaciones          1-1 x
      [Gustavo Moura 47; Carlos Mejía 13]
     1- 8 LD Alajuelense-Marathón                  3-1
      [Anderson Cardoso 45, Diego Campos 70, 75; Kenny Bodden 30]
     7- 8 Luis Ángel Firpo-LD Alajuelense          3-4 x
      [Styven Vásquez 31, 77, Gustavo Moura 41; Diego Campos 21, Jonathan Moya 23, 
       Aarón Suárez 33, Rashir Parkins 67]
          Comunicaciones-Alianza                   1-0
      [Alejandro Henríquez 83og]
    13- 8 Alianza-Luis Ángel Firpo                 5-2
      [Marvin Monterroza 17, Emerson Mauricio 34, Anyelo Rodriguez 37, 60pen, 
       Juan Portillo 54; Styven Vásquez 77, Gustavo Moura 78]
    14- 8 Comunicaciones-Marathón                  2-1
      [Azarías Londoño 17pen, Diego Casas 45+2; Alexy Vega 63]
    20- 8 Alianza-LD Alajuelense                   1-2
      [Emerson Mauricio 64; Diego Campos 7, 58]
    21- 8 Marathón-Luis Ángel Firpo                1-0
      [Damin Ramírez 90+6]
    27- 8 Marathón-Alianza                         1-0
      [Ángel Tejeda 66]
          LD Alajuelense-Comunicaciones            2-1
      [Alejandro Prieto 63og, Santiago Van Der Putten 86; Diego Casas 59pen]
    x-in San Salvador
    
      1. LD Alajuelense              4  4  0  0 11  6 12 (qualified)
      2. Comunicaciones (Guatemala)  4  2  1  1  5  4  7 (qualified)
      3. Marathón (San Pedro Sula)   4  2  0  2  4  5  6
      4. Alianza (San Salvador)      4  1  0  3  6  6  3
      5. Luis Ángel Firpo (Usulután) 4  0  1  3  6 11  1
    
    Group C
    
    30- 7 Port Layola-Antigua GFC                  1-4 x
      [Rene Leslie 33; José Ardón 14, 58, 69, Dennis Ramírez 87]
     1- 8 Olimpia-CAI                              3-0
      [Michaell Chirinos 30, Ignacio Colombini 78, José Pinto 90+3]
     6- 8 Antigua GFC-Águila                       0-0
     8- 8 Port Layola-Olimpia                      1-6 x
      [Andrés Orozco 22; José Pinto 16, Yustin Arboleda 39, Edwin Rodríguez 59, 
       Jorge Benguché 61, Edwin Solano 77, Josman Figueroa 90+1]
    13- 8 Antigua GFC-CAI                          2-1
      [Santiago Gómez 49, Romario da Silva 81; Martín Ruiz 26]
    14- 8 Águila-Port Layola                       5-1 y
      [Dionatan Machado 4, 18, Carlos Salazar 35, 37, Herberth Díaz 67; 
       Miguel García 34]
    21- 8 CAI-Port Layola                          1-0 z
      [Aimar Modelo 84]
    22- 8 Águila-Olimpia                           2-0 t
      [Melvin Cartagena 53, Dixon Rivas 90+4]
    29- 8 CAI-Águila                               0-3 z
      [Ronald Rodríguez 58, Blas Sosa 78, Darwin Cerén 80]
          Olimpia-Antigua GFC                      1-1
      [Edwin Solano 48; Santiago Gómez 53]
    t-in San Salvador
    x-in Belmopán
    y-in Santa Tecla
    z-in Panama City
    
      1. Águila (San Miguel)         4  3  1  0 10  1 10 (qualified)
      2. Antigua GFC                 4  2  2  0  7  3  8 (qualified)
      3. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)       4  2  1  1 10  4  7
      4. CAI (La Chorrera)           4  1  0  3  2  8  3
      5. Port Layola (Belize City)   4  0  0  4  3 16  0
    
    Group D
    
    31- 7 Managua FC-Municipal                      1-0
      [Arley Bonilla 65pen]
          Deportivo Saprissa-Guanacasteca           5-0
      [Javon East 1, Luis Díaz 27, Orlando Sinclair 45+1, Jefferson Brenes 70, 
       Mariano Torres 84]
     6- 8 Managua FC-Deportivo Saprissa             2-3
      [Edward Morillo Jiménez 30, Juan Barrera 43; Javon East 39, 
       Jefferson Brenes 74, Alyer López 90+10og]
     8- 8 Municipal-Real Estelí                     1-1 x
      [Pedro Altán 34; Harold Medina 90+5]
    14- 8 Real Estelí-Managua FC                    3-0
      [Oscar Acevedo 5, Josué Quijano 41, Juan Vieyra 76]
    15- 8 Municipal-Guanacasteca                    3-1 x
      [Rudy Barrientos 16, Antonny Monreal 64og, José Martínez 90+6; 
       José Córdoba 51]
    20- 8 Real Estelí-Deportivo Saprissa            2-1
      [Byron Bonilla 7, 45+2; Ariel Rodríguez 90+6]
    21- 8 Guanacasteca-Managua FC                   1-1 y
      [José Mora 30; Ismael Mendieta 41]
    29- 8 Guanacasteca-Real Estelí                  1-0 y
      [Johan Venegas 81pen]
          Deportivo Saprissa-Municipal              1-0
      [Ariel Rodríguez 41]
    x-in Antigua
    y-in Liberia
    
      1. Dep. Saprissa (San José)    4  3  0  1 10  4  9 (qualified)
      2. Real Estelí                 4  2  1  1  6  3  7 (qualified)
      3. Municipal (Guatemala City)  4  1  1  2  4  4  4
      4. Guanacasteca (Nicoya)       4  1  1  2  3  9  4
      5. Managua FC                  4  1  0  3  4  7  3
    
    Quarterfinals
    (Sep 24 & Oct 1)
    Antigua GFC              Gua  Deportivo Saprissa       CRi   0-0  3-0  3-0
      [Santiago Gómez 5, 84, Dewinder Bradley 90+5]
    (Sep 25 & Oct 2)
    Real Estelí              Nic  Águila                   ElS   2-1  0-0  2-1
      [Juan Vieyra 20, Byron Bonilla 37; Blas Sosa 4]
    Motagua                  Hon  Herediano                CRi   2-2  0-0  2-2* x
      [Román Castillo 3, Rodrigo Auzmendi 79; José González Muñoz 47, Everardo Rubio 90+7]
    (Sep 26 & Oct 3)
    Comunicaciones           Gua  LD Alajuelense           CRi   1-2  1-1  2-3
      [Carlos Mejía 3; Diego Campos 52, Alberto Toril 55]
      [Anderson Cardoso 37pen; Diego Casas 43]
    x 2nd leg in Cartago.
    
    Semifinalists qualified to CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025.
    
    Play-In
    (Oct 22 & 30)
    Motagua                  Hon  Águila                   ElS   2-0  2-2  4-2 x
      [Luis Vega 5, Agustín Auzmendi 16]
    [Dixon Rivas 31, Edgar Medrano 68; Carlos Mejía 54, Agustín Auzmendi 64pen]
    (Oct 23 & 29)
    Comunicaciones           Gua  Deportivo Saprissa       CRi   1-1  1-3  2-4
      [Diego Casas 57; Javon East 63]
      [Mariano Torres 34, Javon East 57, Luis Díaz 75; Azarías Londoño 83]
    x second leg in San Salvador.
    
    Motagua and Saprissa qualified to CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025
    
    Semifinals
    (Oct 22 & 30)
    Antigua GFC              Gua  LD Alajuelense           CRi   0-0  0-1  0-1
      [Rashir Parkins 45+4]
    (Oct 24 & 31)
    Real Estelí              Nic  Herediano                CRi   0-0  2-2 *2-2 x
      [Getsel Montes 3, Marcel Hernández 30; Iván Ochoa 86, 90+7] 
    x 2nd leg in Cartago.
    
    Final
    (Nov 27 & Dec 4)
    Real Estelí              Nic  LD Alajuelense           CRi   1-1  1-2  2-3
      [Delis Vargas Blanco 13; Celso Borges 36pen]
      [Larry Angulo 18, Alberto Toril 31; Harold Medina 90+1]
    
    LD Alajuelense qualified to Round of 16 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025
    Real Estelí, Herediano and Antigua qualified to Round 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025
    
    

    CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025

    North American zone:
    
    Mexico qualification (6):  Round of 16: 
                               América (Apertura 2023 & Clausura 2024 champions)
                               1st Round:
                               Tigres UANL (Apertura 2023 runners-up)
                               Cruz Azul (Clausura 2024 runners-up)
                               Monterrey (2nd best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                               Guadalajara (3rd best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
                               Pumas UNAM (4th best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
    
    USA qualification (6):     Round of 16:
                               Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS Cup 2024 champions)
                               1st Round:
                               Sporting Kansas City (US Open Cup 2024 champions)
                               Inter Miami (MLS regular season winners 2024 (MLS Supporters Shield))
                               FC Cincinnati (2nd best MLS regular season record 2024)
                               Real Salt Lake (3rd best MLS regular season record 2024)
                               Seattle Sounders (4th best MLS regular season record 2024)
    
    Canada (3):                1st Round:
                               Cavalry FC (Canadian Premier League 2024 champions)
                               Forge FC (Regular season Canadian Premier League winners 2024)
                               Vancouver Whitecaps (Canadian Championship 2024 winners)
    
    Leagues Cup (3):           Round of 16:
                               Columbus Crew (Leagues Cup 2024 winners)
                               1st Round:
                               Los Angeles FC (Leagues Cup 2024 runners-up)
                               Colorado Rapids (Leagues Cup 2024 third place)
    
    Central American zone (6): Round of 16:
                               LD Alajuelense (Copa Centroamericana 2024 champions)
                               1st Round:
                               Real Estelí (Copa centroamericana 2024 runners-up)
                               Herediano (Copa Centroamericana 2024 semifinalist)
                               Antigua GFC (Copa Centroamericana 2024 semifinalist)
                               Deportivo Saprissa (Copa Centroamericana 2024 playoff winners)
                               Motagua (Copa Centroamericana 2024 playoff winners)
    
    Caribbean zone (3):        Round of 16:
                               Cavalier (Caribbean Cup 2024 winners)
                               1st Round:
                               Cibao FC (Caribbean Cup 2024 runners-up)
                               Real Hope (Caribbean Cup 2024 third place)
    
    Round 1
    (Feb. 4-27)
    Colorado Rapids          USA  Los Angeles FC           USA    -    -    -
    Sporting Kansas City     USA  Inter Miami              USA    -    -    -
    Forge                    Can  Monterrey                Mex    -    -    -
    Deportivo Saprissa       CRi  Vancouver Whitecaps      Can    -    -    -
    Cavalry                  Can  Pumas UNAM               Mex    -    -    -
    Cibao FC                 Dom  Guadalajara              Mex    -    -    -
    Real Hope                Hai  Cruz Azul                Mex    -    -    -
    Antigua GFC              Gua  Seattle Sounders         USA    -    -    -
    Real Estelí              Nic  Tigres UANL              Mex    -    -    -
    Motagua                  Hon  FC Cincinnati            USA    -    -    -
    Herediano                CRi  Real Salt Lake           USA    -    -    -
    
    
    overview | 2023/24


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    Prepared and maintained by Erik Francisco Lugo for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

    Author: Erik Francisco Lugo (eaglelugo@yahoo.com.mx)
    Last updated: 19 Dec 2024

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