2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage

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The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage will be played from 24 September to 5 December 2024. [1] A total of 8 teams compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup. [2]

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Qualified teams

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

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
B Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
C Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua
D Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí

Seeding

Teams will be seeded 1–8 based on results in the group stage and assigned a position in a fixed bracket. For example, the first semi-final will be contested between the winner of the 1 vs. 8 quarter-final and the winner of the 4 vs. 5 quarter-final. For each round, the host of the second leg will be determined based on performance in all previous rounds, including the group stage.

Format

The knockout stage will be played on a single-elimination tournament with the following rules: [2]

Bracket

The bracket of the final stages was determined as follows: [2]

RoundMatchups
Quarter-finals(Group winner team host second leg)
Play-in round(Higher-ranked team in each tie host second leg)
Semi-finals(Higher-ranked team in each tie host second leg)
Finals(Higher-ranked team host second leg)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket was decided based on the quarter-finals seeding.

Play-in Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
7 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí
2 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
Flag placeholder.svg Loser QF1/QF2 [†] Flag placeholder.svg Winner QF1/QF2 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg Loser QF2/QF1 [†] 'Flag placeholder.svg Winner QF2/QF1 [†]
6 Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
Flag placeholder.svg SF1/SF2 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg SF2/SF1 [†]
5 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua
4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Flag placeholder.svg Loser QF3/QF4 [†] Flag placeholder.svg Winner QF3/QF4 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg Loser QF4/QF3 [†] Flag placeholder.svg Winner QF4/QF3 [†]
8 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-ranked team in each tie hosting the second leg.

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 will host the second leg. [3]

SeedGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMatchups
1 B Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 4400116+512Match QF1
2 C Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 4310101+910Match QF3
3 A Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 431041+310Match QF4
4 D Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 430162+49Match QF2
5 C Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua 422073+48Match QF2
6 A Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua 421196+37Match QF4
7 D Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí 421163+37Match QF3
8 B Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 421154+17Match 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 will be played on 24–26 September, and the second legs will be played on 1–3 October 2024. [3]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg QF1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 26 Sep 3 Oct
Antigua Flag of Guatemala.svg QF2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa 24 Sep 1 Oct
Real Estelí Flag of Nicaragua.svg QF3 Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila 25 Sep 2 Oct
Motagua Flag of Honduras.svg QF4 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano 25 Sep 2 Oct

Matches

Comunicaciones Flag of Guatemala.svg v Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
Report
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City
Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg v Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones
Report
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Loser advances to the play-in.

Antigua Flag of Guatemala.svg v Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa
Report
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala
Saprissa Flag of Costa Rica.svg v Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua
Report
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Loser advances to the play-in.

Real Estelí Flag of Nicaragua.svg v Flag of El Salvador.svg Águila
Report
Estadio Independencia, Estelí
Águila Flag of El Salvador.svg v Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí
Report
Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Loser advances to the play-in.

Motagua Flag of Honduras.svg v Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano
Report
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa
Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg v Flag of Honduras.svg Motagua
Report
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich, Cartago

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Loser advances to the play-in.

Play-in

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 (PI1)Loser QF100000000Second leg
2 (PI1)Loser QF200000000First leg
1 (PI2)Loser QF300000000Second leg
2 (PI2)Loser QF400000000First 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

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Loser QF1PI1Loser QF2 22–24 Oct 29–31 Oct
Loser QF3PI2Loser QF4 22–24 Oct 29–31 Oct

Matches

Loser QF1vLoser QF2
Loser QF2vLoser QF1

Winner qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One.

Loser QF3vLoser QF4
Loser QF4vLoser QF3

Winner qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One.

Semi-finals

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1 (SF1)Winner QF100000000Second leg
2 (SF1)Winner QF200000000First leg
1 (SF2)Winner QF300000000Second leg
2 (SF2)Winner QF400000000First 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

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner QF1SF1Winner QF2 22–24 Oct 29–31 Oct
Winner QF3SF2Winner QF4 22–24 Oct 29–31 Oct

Matches

Winner QF1vWinner QF2
Winner QF2vWinner QF1

Winner advances to the finals.

Winner QF3vWinner QF4
Winner QF4vWinner QF3

Winner advances 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) host the second leg.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsHost
1Winner SF100000000Second leg
2Winner SF200000000First 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

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner SF1FWinner SF2 26–28 Nov 3–5 Dec

Matches

Winner SF1vWinner SF2
Winner SF2vWinner SF1

Winner qualifies for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16.

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References

  1. ↑ "Concacaf confirms important details for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 9 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2024 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Concacaf confirms 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Quarterfinal pairings and schedule". CONCACAF. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.


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