2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage

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The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage was played from 30 July to 29 August 2024. [1] A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup. [2]

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Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 June 2024 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 3 June 2024. [3] [4]

Pot 1
TeamRank
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 41
Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia 43
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 50
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 51
Pot 2
TeamRank
Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 52
Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 54
Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua 55
Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 56
Pot 3
TeamRank
Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 58
Flag of Honduras.svg Marathón 59
Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 60
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Guanacasteca 71
Pot 4
TeamRank
Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco 77
Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 80
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí 83
Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 86
Pot 5
TeamRank
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Diriangén 98
Flag of El Salvador.svg Luis Ángel Firpo 113
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua 146
Flag of Belize.svg Port Layola 175

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]

The draw resulted in the following groups: [5]

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
A2 Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
A3 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
A4 Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco
A5 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Diriangén
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
B2 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
B3 Flag of Honduras.svg Marathón
B4 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
B5 Flag of El Salvador.svg Luis Ángel Firpo
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia
C2 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua
C3 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente
C4 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
C5 Flag of Belize.svg Port Layola
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
D2 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
D3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Guanacasteca
D4 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí
D5 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua

Format

In the group stage, each group was 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 teams were ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.10.1): [2]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
    1. Head-to-head points in the matches played among the tied teams;
    2. Head-to-head goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams;
    3. Head-to-head goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams;
  5. The lowest number of fairplay points, based on the following criteria:
    1. Yellow card: plus 1 point;
    2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
    3. Direct red card: plus 4 points;;
    4. Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
  6. Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

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

Schedule

Matches in the competition were played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week was as follows (Regulations Article 2). [2] [5] [6]

WeeksDatesMatches
Week 130 July – 1 August 2024Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2
Week 26–8 August 2024Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Week 313–15 August 2024Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Week 420–22 August 2024Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5
Week 527–29 August 2024Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF. [6]

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification HER MOT DIR TAU SFR
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 431041+310Advance to Quarter-finals — 1–1 — 1–0 —
2 Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 421196+37——— 4–1 3–2
3 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Diriangén 421143+17 0–1 2–1 ———
4 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro 410348−43—— 1–2 — 2–1
5 Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco 401336−31 0–1 — 0–0 ——
Source: CONCACAF
Diriangén Flag of Nicaragua.svg 2–1 Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
  • Cano Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Copete Soccerball shade.svg89'
 Report Vega Soccerball shade.svg63'
Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba
Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)
Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
J. Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg52' Report
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
Motagua Flag of Honduras.svg 3–2 Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco
Report
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)
Diriangén Flag of Nicaragua.svg 0–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
Report González Soccerball shade.svg86'
Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba
Referee: José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Motagua Flag of Honduras.svg 4–1 Flag of Panama.svg Tauro
Report Velíz Soccerball shade.svg81'
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
San Francisco Flag of Panama.svg 0–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Diriangén
Report
Estadio Universitario, Penonomé
Referee: Karen Hernández (Mexico)
Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 1–2 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Diriangén
Quintero Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Arteaga Soccerball shade.svg59', 90+3'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
San Francisco Flag of Panama.svg 0–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
Report Y. Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg85'
Estadio Universitario, Penonomé
Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)
Tauro Flag of Panama.svg 2–1 Flag of Panama.svg San Francisco
Report Góndola Soccerball shade.svg73'
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: José García Meléndez (El Salvador)
Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–1 Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
J. Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Castillo Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, San José
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ALA COM MAR ALI LAF
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 4400116+512Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–1 3–1 ——
2 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 421154+17—— 2–1 1–0 —
3 Flag of Honduras.svg Marathón 420245−16——— 1–0 1–0
4 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza 41036603 1–2 ——— 5–2
5 Flag of El Salvador.svg Luis Ángel Firpo 4013611−51 3–4 1–1 ———
Source: CONCACAF
Luis Ángel Firpo Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
Gustavo Soccerball shade.svg47' Report Mejía Soccerball shade.svg13'
Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador
Referee: Jorge Leira (Panama)
Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg 3–1 Flag of Honduras.svg Marathón
Report Bodden Soccerball shade.svg30'
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Luis Ángel Firpo Flag of El Salvador.svg 3–4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
Report
Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González, San Salvador
Referee: Julio Güity (Honduras)
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
Henríquez Soccerball shade.svg83' (o.g.) Report
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City
Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama)
Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 5–2 Flag of El Salvador.svg Luis Ángel Firpo
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Cristopher Corado (Guatemala)
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg 2–1 Flag of Honduras.svg Marathón
Report Vega Soccerball shade.svg63'
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City
Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)
Alianza Flag of El Salvador.svg 1–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
Mauricio Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Campos Soccerball shade.svg7', 58'
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Marathón Flag of Honduras.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Luis Ángel Firpo
Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg90+6' Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Félix Mojica (Nicaragua)
Marathón Flag of Honduras.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Alianza
Tejeda Soccerball shade.svg66' Report
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
Report Casas Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.)
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ÁGU ANT OLI CAI PLA
1 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 4310101+910Advance to Quarter-finals —— 2–0 — 5–1
2 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua 422073+48 0–0 —— 2–1 —
3 Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia 4211104+67— 1–1 — 3–0 —
4 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente 410328−63 0–3 ——— 1–0
5 Flag of Belize.svg Port Layola 4004316−130— 1–4 1–6 ——
Source: CONCACAF
Port Layola Flag of Belize.svg 1–4 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua
Leslie Soccerball shade.svg33' Report
FFB Stadium, Belmopan
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)
Olimpia Flag of Honduras.svg 3–0 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente
Report
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)
Antigua Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
Report
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala
Referee: José Valladares (Honduras)
Port Layola Flag of Belize.svg 1–6 Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia
Orozco Soccerball shade.svg22' Report
FFB Stadium, Belmopan
Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)
Antigua Flag of Guatemala.svg 2–1 Flag of Panama.svg Independiente
Report Ruíz Soccerball shade.svg26'
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
Águila Flag of El Salvador.svg 5–1 Flag of Belize.svg Port Layola
Report Garcia Soccerball shade.svg34'
Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
Independiente Flag of Panama.svg 1–0 Flag of Belize.svg Port Layola
Modelo Soccerball shade.svg84' Report
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Águila Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–0 Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)
Independiente Flag of Panama.svg 0–3 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
Report
Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
Referee: Raúl Castro Zúñiga (Honduras)
Olimpia Flag of Honduras.svg 1–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua
Solano Soccerball shade.svg48' Report Gómez Soccerball shade.svg53'
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SAP EST MUN MAN GUA
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 4301104+69Advance to Quarter-finals —— 1–0 — 5–0
2 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí 421163+37 2–1 —— 3–0 —
3 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 41124404— 1–1 —— 3–1
4 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua 411247−34 2–3 — 1–0 ——
5 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Guanacasteca 411239−64— 1–0 — 1–1 —
Source: CONCACAF
Managua Flag of Nicaragua.svg 1–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
Bonilla Soccerball shade.svg65' Report
Estadio Nacional, Managua
Referee: Raúl Castro Zuniga (Honduras)
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 5–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Guanacasteca
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás
Referee: Félix Mojica (Nicaragua)
Managua Flag of Nicaragua.svg 2–3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
Estadio Nacional, Managua
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Municipal Flag of Guatemala.svg 1–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí
Altán Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Medina Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala
Referee: José García Melendez (El Salvador)
Real Estelí Flag of Nicaragua.svg 3–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua
Report
Estadio Independencia, Estelí
Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)
Municipal Flag of Guatemala.svg 3–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Guanacasteca
Report Córdoba Soccerball shade.svg51'
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala
Referee: Julio Güity (Honduras)
Real Estelí Flag of Nicaragua.svg 2–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Bonilla Soccerball shade.svg7', 45+2' Report Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg90+6' (pen.)
Estadio Independencia, Estelí
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
Guanacasteca Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Managua
Mora Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Mendieta Soccerball shade.svg41'
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
Guanacasteca Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí
Venegas Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.) Report
Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia
Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg41' Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás
Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador)

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