Central American Club Competitions 2025/26


  • Copa Centroamericana 2025
  • CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026
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    overview | 2024/25


    Copa Centroamericana 2025

    Qualified teams:
    
    Belize (1):      Verdes FC (2024-25 Belize Premier League Super Cup winners).
    
    Costa Rica (4):  Herediano (Apertura 2024 & Clausura 2025 champions)
                     LD Alajuelense (Best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
                     Deportivo Saprissa (second best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
                     Cartaginés: (third best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
    
    El Salvador (3): Once Deportivo (Apertura 2024 champions)*
                     Alianza (Clausura 2025 champions)
                     Águila (best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
    
    Honduras (3):    Motagua (Apertura 2024 champions)
                     Olimpia (Clausura 2025 champions) 
                     Real España (best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
                                  
    Guatemala (3):   Xelajú MC (Apertura 2024 champions)
                     Antigua GFC (Clausura 2025 champions)   
                     Municipal (best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
                   
    Nicaragua (3):   Diriangén (Apertura 2024 champions)
                     Managua (Clausura 2025 champions)
                     Real Estelí (best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
    
    Panama (3):      CA Independiente (Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Plaza Amador (Apertura 2025 champions)
                     Sporting San Miguelito (best aggregate regular season record Clausura 2024 & Apertura 2025)
    
    *Once Deportivo dissolved; it was replaced by CD Hércules.
    
    Group Stage
    
    Group A
    
    29- 7 Managua-Antigua                          1-4
      [Juan Barrera 70; José Espinoza 21, Francisco Apaolaza 68, 90+4, Milton Maciel 86]
    31- 7 LD Alajuelense-Plaza Amador              1-2
      [Jonathan Moya 39; Yoameth Murillo 73, Everardo Rose 90+4]
     5- 8 Antigua-Alianza                          0-0
     7- 8 Managua-LD Alajuelense                   1-2
      [Carlos Hernández 58; Diego Campos 45+2, Kenyel Michel 79]
    12- 8 Antigua-Plaza Amador                     3-5
      [Diego Santís 6, Óscar Santís 61pen, 68; Jorlian Sánchez 16, 44, Everardo Rose 37, 
       Yoameth Murillo 47, Alberto Quintero 58pen]
    13- 8 Alianza-Managua                          1-0
      [Emerson Mauricio 54]
    19- 8 Plaza Amador-Managua                     3-2
      [Everardo Rose 22, José Murillo 30, Jorlian Sánchez 52; Mauro Verón 68, 81]
    21- 8 Alianza-LD Alajuelense                   0-1
      [Fernando Pinar 45+1]
    27- 8 LD Alajuelense-Antigua                   1-0
      [Anthony Hernández 83]
          Plaza Amador-Alianza                     1-0
      [Everardo Rose 40]
    
      1. Plaza Amador (Panama City)  4  4  0  0 11  6 12 (qualified)
      2. LD Alajuelense              4  3  0  1  5  3  9 (qualified)
      3. Antigua GFC                 4  1  1  2  7  7  4
      4. Alianza (San Salvador)      4  1  1  2  1  2  4
      5. Managua FC                  4  0  0  4  4 10  0
    
    Group B
    
    30- 7 Herediano-Real España                    4-2x
      [Marcel Hernández 25, Elías Aguilar 34, Wesly Decas 66og, Jurguens Montenegro 75; 
       Gustavo Souza 70, 90+2]
    31- 7 Diriangén-Municipal                      1-1
      [Junior Arteaga 27; Eddie Hernández 90+7pen]
     6- 8 Diriangén-Herediano                      4-2
      [Junior Arteaga 3, Renzo Carballo 19, 31, Justing Cano 71; Marcel Hernández 11, 
       Jurguens Montenegro 48]
     7- 8 Municipal-Sporting San Miguelito         1-1
      [Rodrigo Saravia 32; Martín Ruiz 2]
    12- 8 Sporting San Miguelito-Diriangén         2-1
      [Ángel Valencia 2pen, Ramsés de León 22; Junior Arteaga 61]
    13- 8 Municipal-Real España                    2-1
      [José Morales 65, José Martínez 70; Daniel Aparicio 17]
    20- 8 Real España-Diriangén                    1-0
      [Brayan Moya 64]
    21- 8 Sporting San Miguelito-Herediano         2-0
      [Yair Jaen 44, Joseph Cox 64pen]
    28- 8 Herediano-Municipal                      4-4x
      [Elías Aguilar 22, Brian Rubio 67pen, 90, Marcel Hernández 71; Rudy Barrientos 32, 
       José Mena 69, Yunior Pérez 74, Pedro Altán 90+2]
          Real España-Sporting San Miguelito       4-0
      [Devron García 8, Brayan Moya 29pen, Nixon Cruz 32, Gustavo Souza 80]
    x Played in San José.
    
      1. Sp. San Miguelito           4  2  1  1  5  6  7 (qualified)
      2. Real España (S. Pedro Sula) 4  2  0  2  8  6  6 (qualified)
      3. Municipal (Guatemala City)  4  1  3  0  8  7  6
      4. Diriangén (Diriamba)        4  1  1  2  6  6  4
      5. Herediano                   4  1  1  2 10 12  4
    
    Group C
    
    29- 7 Verdes-Motagua                           1-4x
      [Krisean López 83; Carlos Mejía 16, Jorge Serrano 21, Marcelo Santos 55, 
       Edwin Munguía 84]
          Deportivo Saprissa-Cartaginés            2-0
      [Joseph Mora 3, Newton Williams 75]
     5- 8 Verdes-Deportivo Saprissa                1-2x
      [Bryan Lozano 45+4; Deyver Vega 2, Orlando Sinclair 52]
          Motagua-CAI                              2-1
      [Rodrigo Gómez 55pen, Maicol Cabrera 57; Ángel Valverde 71]
    14- 8 CAI-Verdes                               3-1
      [Ángel Valverde 11, Abraham Altamirano 41, Rafael Águila 82; Daiver Vega 31]
          Motagua-Cartaginés                       0-0
    20- 8 CAI-Deportivo Saprissa                   1-0
      [Ángel Caidcedo 83]
          Cartaginés-Verdes                        8-1
      [Johan Venegas 4, 28, 63pen, Diego Mesén 11, Richard Monges 16og, 
       Marco Ureña 29, 41, 45+1; Joel Burgos 27]
    26- 8 Cartaginés-CAI                           4-0
      [Johan Venegas 33pen, 79, Marco Ureña 45+2, Douglas López 90+4]
          Deportivo Saprissa-Motagua               0-0
    x Played in Belmopán
    
      1. Motagua (Tegucigalpa)       4  2  2  0  6  2  8 (qualified)
      2. Cartaginés                  4  2  1  1 12  3  7 (qualified)
      3. Dep. Saprissa (San José)    4  2  1  1  4  2  7
      4. C.A.I. (La Chorrera)        4  2  0  2  5  7  6
      5. Verdes FC (San Ignacio)     4  0  0  4  4 17  0
    
    Group D
    
    30- 7 Hércules-Xelajú MC                       0-2z
      [Romario da Silva 48, Pedro Báez 73]
          Olimpia-Real Estelí                      3-0
      [Julián Martínez 5, Jorge Benguché 57, Edwin Solano 90+9]
     6- 8 Hércules-Olimpia                         1-3z
      [José Posada 67pen; Edwin Rodríguez 8, Jorge Benguché 42, Jerry Bengtson 75]
          Xelajú MC-Águila                         3-0x
      [Jorge Aparicio 26, Jesús López 48, Pedro Báez 90+3]
    12- 8 Águila-Hércules                          2-0y
      [Mauro Caballero 7, 21]
    14- 8 Xelajú MC-Real Estelí                    4-1x
      [Yilton Díaz 6, Emanuel Casado 55og, Pedro Báez 83, Elmer Cardoza 90+1; 
       Carlos Preciado 18]
    19- 8 Águila-Olimpia                           2-2y
      [Darwin Cerén 30, Mauro Caballero 71; Jerry Bengtson 39, Jorge Benguché 79]
    21- 8 Real Estelí-Hércules                     3-0
      [Bancy Hernandez 2, Héctor Aranda 20, Byron Bonilla 49]
    27- 8 Real Estelí-Águila                       2-0
      [Byron Bonilla 25, Widman Talavera 58]
          Olimpia-Xelajú MC                        3-0
      [Elison Rivas 33, Jerry Bengston 35, Jorge Benguché 37]
    x Played in Guatemala City
    y Played in San Salvador
    z Played in Santa Tecla
    
      1. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)       4  3  1  0 11  3 10 (qualified)
      2. Xelajú MC (Quetzaltenango)  4  3  0  1  9  4  9 (qualified)
      3. Real Estelí                 4  2  0  2  6  7  6
      4. Águila (San Miguel)         4  1  1  2  4  7  4
      5. Hércules (San Salvador)     4  0  0  4  1 10  0
    
    Quarterfinals
    
    (Sep. 23 & 30)
    LD Alajuelense           CRi  Motagua                  Hon   0-1  2-1 *2-2
      [Mathias Vásquez 90+2]
      [Rodrigo Gómez 24pen; Joel Campbell 30, Diego Campos 90+1]
    (Sep. 24 & Oct. 1)
    Real España              Hon  Plaza Amador             Pan   0-1  2-1 *2-2
      [Ovidio López 90]
      [Ricardo Phillips 75; Jhow Benavidez 44pen, Brayan Moya 90]
    (Sep. 24 & Oct. 2)
    Xelajú MC                Gua  Sporting San Miguelito   Pan   2-0  1-2  3-2 aet x
      [Kevin Ruiz 65, Derrickson Quirós 79]
      [Ángel Valencia 4, Yair Jaén 88pen; Romario da Silva 119]
    (Sep. 25 & Oct. 2)
    Cartaginés               CRi  Olimpia                  Hon   1-2  1-3  2-5
      [Marco Ureña 69; Michael Chirinos 9, Jorge Benguché 38]
      [Jorge Benguché 6, 81, Yustin Arboleda 71pen; Mauro Quiroga 54]
    x First leg in Ciudad de Guatemala
    
    Semifinalists qualified to CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026.
    
    Play in
    
    (Oct. 21 & 28)
    Cartaginés               CRi  Motagua                  Hon   1-0  3-1  4-1
      [Geancarlo Castro 90+2]
      [Clever Portillo 71; Bernald Alfaro 56, Marco Ureña 73, Mauro Quiroga 78]
    (Oct. 22 & 29)
    Sporting San Miguelito   Pan Plaza Amador              Pan   1-0  3-2  4-2
      [Martín Ruiz 66]
      [Alberto Quintero 15, Eric Davis 38pen; Martín Ruiz 22, Jordan Girón 86, 90+7]
    
    Cartaginés and Sporting San Miguelito qualified to CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026
    
    Semifinals
    
    (Oct. 22 & 29)
    Real España              Hon  Xelajú MC                Gua   1-1  1-1  2-2 aet 1-2p
      [Brayan Moya 69; Jesús López 63]
      [Juan Cardona 90+7; Daniel Aparicio 51]
    (Oct. 23 & 30)
    LD Alajuelense           CRi  Olimpia                  Hon   1-1  1-1  2-2 aet 3-0p
      [Anthony Hernández 88; Marcos Montiel 74]
      [Jorge Benguché 37; Anthony Hernández 71]
    
    Final
    
    (Nov. 26 & Dec. 3)
    LD Alajuelense           CRi  Xelajú MC                Gua   1-1  1-1  2-2 aet 4-3p
      [Ronaldo Cisneros 67; Jesús López 53pen]
      [Juan Cardona 82; Ronaldo Cisneros 74pen]
    
    LD Alajuelense qualified to Round of 16 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026
    Xelajú MC, Olimpia and Real España qualified to Round 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026
    

    CONCACAF Champions Cup 2026

    North American zone:
    
    Mexico qualification (6):  Round of 16: 
                               Toluca (Clausura 2025 champions and best regular season record 2024-25)
                               1st Round:
                               América (Apertura 2024 champions)
                               Monterrey (Apertura 2024 runners-up)
                               Cruz Azul (best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
                               Tigres UANL (3rd best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
                               Pumas UNAM (6th best aggregate regular season record 2024/25)
    
    USA qualification (6):     Round of 16:
                               Inter Miami (MLS Cup 2025 champions)
                               1st Round:
                               Nashville (US Open Cup 2025 champions)
                               Philadelphia Union (MLS regular season winners 2025 (MLS Supporters Shield))
                               San Diego FC (Western Conference winners (best regular season record 2025))
                               FC Cincinnati (2nd best MLS regular season record 2025)
                               *Vancouver Whitecaps (5th best MLS regular season record 2025)
                               Los Angeles FC (6th best MLS regular season record 2025)
    
    Canada (3):                1st Round:
                               Atlético Ottawa (Canadian Premier League 2025 champions)
                               Forge FC (Regular season Canadian Premier League winners 2025)
                               Vancouver FC (Canadian Championship 2025 runners-up)
    
    Leagues Cup (3):           Round of 16:
                               Seattle Sounders (Leagues Cup 2025 winners)
                               1st Round:
                               Los Angeles Galaxy (Leagues Cup 2025 third place)
    *Vancouver Whitecaps have already qualified as Canadian Championship Winners 2025, but also qualified as MLS representative,
    its Canadian spot was assigned to Vancouver FC.
    
    Central American zone (6): Round of 16:
                               LD Alajuelense (Copa Centroamericana 2025 champions)
                               1st Round:
                               Xelajú MC (Copa Centroamericana 2025 runners-up)
                               Olimpia (Copa Centroamericana 2025 semifinalist)
                               Real España (Copa Centroamericana 2025 semifinalist)
                               Sporting San Miguelito (Copa Centroamericana 2025 playoff winners)
                               Cartaginés (Copa Centroamericana 2025 playoff winners)
    
    Caribbean zone (3):        Round of 16:
                               Mount Pleasant (Caribbean Cup 2025 winners)
                               1st Round:
                               Universidad O&M (Caribbean Cup 2025 runners-up)
                               Defence Force (Caribbean Cup 2025 third place)
    
    Round 1
    (Feb. 3 & 10)
    San Diego FC             USA  Pumas UNAM               Mex   4-1  0-1  4-2
      [Manu Duah 68, David Vázquez 76, Alex Mighten 81, Luca Bombino 86; Robert Morales 11]
      [Pedro Vite 47]
    Forge FC                 Can  Tigres UANL              Mex   0-0  1-4  1-4
      [Rodrigo Aguirre 22, 71, Ángel Correa 81, Joaquim Pereira 86; Brian Wright 80pen]
    (Feb. 3 & 11)
    Olimpia                  Hon  América                  Mex   1-2  0-0  1-2
      [Jorge Álvarez 50; Víctor Dávila 45+2, Ramón Juárez 88]
    (Feb. 4 & 11)
    Xelajú MC                Gua  Monterrey                Mex   1-1  0-2  1-3 x
      [Joffré Escobar 83; Jesús Manuel Corona 90+2]
      [Iker Fimbres 33, Lucas Ocampos 83pen]
    (Feb. 4 & 12)
    Vancouver FC             Can  Cruz Azul                Mex   0-3  0-5  0-8 y
      [José Antonio Paradela 22, Amaury Morales 44, Agustín Palavecino 65]
      [Luka Romero 37, 45+1, 62, Jorge Rodarte 68, Nicolás Ibáñez 74]
    (Feb. 17 & 24)
    Real España              Hon  Los Angeles FC           USA   1-6  0-1  1-7
      [Jack Jean-Baptiste 50; Denis Bouanga 3pen 24, 71, David Martínez 11, Son Heung-Min 22pen, 
       Timothy Tillman 39]
      [Nkosi Tafari 64]
    Atlético Ottawa          Can  Nashville SC             USA   0-2  0-5  0-7 z
      [Woobens Pacius 66, Sam Surridge 90+5]
      [Alex Muyl 21, Jordan Knight 36, Woobens Pacius 55, Jack Maher 63, Ahmed Qasem 83]
    (Feb. 18 & 25)
    O&M FC                   Dom  FC Cincinnati            USA   0-4  0-9  0-13
      [Tom Barlow 12, Kevin Denkey 33, Ayoub Jabbari 86, 90+2]
      [Kenji Mboma 18, 58, Gerardo Valenzuela 27, Gabriel Castillo 33og, Tom Barlow 35, 
       Ademar Chávez 48, Stiven Jimenez 68, Alvas Powell 78, Stefan Chirila 86]
    Cartaginés               CRi  Vancouver Whitecaps      Can   0-0  0-2  0-2
      [Kenji Cabrera 58, Sebastian Berhalter 80]
    (Feb. 18 & 26)
    Defence Force            Tri  Philadelphia Union       USA   0-5  0-7  0-12
      [Milan Iloski 19, Ezekiel Alladoh 23, Olwethu Makhanya 64, Bruno Damiani 69, 81pen]
      [Geiner Martínez 7, Jovan Lukic 10pen, Stas Korzeniowski 12, 48, Ben Bender 53, Cavan Sullivan 76, 88]
    (Feb. 19 & 25)
    Sporting San Miguelito   Pan  Los Angeles Galaxy       USA   1-1  0-0  1-1*
      [Rodrigo Tello 37; Joseph Paintsil 68]
    x 1st leg in Ciudad de Guatemala
    y 2nd leg in Puebla
    z 1st leg in Hamilton
    
    Round of 16
    (Mar. 10 & 17)
    Monterrey                Mex  Cruz Azul                Mex    -    -    - x
    Los Angeles FC           USA  LD Alajuelense           CRi    -    -    -
    (Mar. 10 & 18)
    Philadelphia Union       USA  América                  Mex    -    -    -
    (Mar. 11 & 18)
    San Diego FC             USA  Toluca                   Mex    -    -    -
    Nashville SC             USA  Inter Miami              USA    -    -    -
    (Mar. 11 & 19)
    Los Angeles Galaxy       USA  Mount Pleasant           Jam    -    -    -
    (Mar. 12 & 18)
    Vancouver Whitecaps      Can  Seattle Sounders         USA    -    -    - y
    (Mar. 12 & 19)
    FC Cincinnati            USA  Tigres UANL              Mex    -    -    -
    x 2nd leg in Puebla
    y 2nd leg in Spokane
    
    
    overview | 2024/25


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    Last updated: 3 Mar 2026

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