2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage

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The 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage will be 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]

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Qualified teams

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

GroupWinnersRunners-upQualified (Position TBD)
A Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
B Flag of Panama.svg Sporting San Miguelito
C Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Motagua Flag of Costa Rica.svg Cartaginés
D Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Olimpia Flag of Guatemala.svg Xelajú

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
7Flag placeholder.svg Team seeded 7
2Flag placeholder.svg Team seeded 2
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 Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense
3Flag placeholder.svg Team seeded 3
Flag placeholder.svg SF1/SF2 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg SF2/SF1 [†]
5 Flag of Guatemala.svg Xelajú
4Flag placeholder.svg Team seeded 4
Flag placeholder.svg Loser QF3/QF4 [†] Flag placeholder.svg Winner QF3/QF4 [†]
Flag placeholder.svg Loser QF4/QF3 [†] Flag placeholder.svg Winner QF4/QF3 [†]
8Flag placeholder.svg Team seeded 8
1 Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador
  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.

SeedGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMatchups
1 A Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador (Y)4400116+512Match QF1
2 D Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Olimpia (X)4310113+810Match QF3
3 C Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Motagua (X)422062+48Match QF4
4 B Flag of Panama.svg Sporting San Miguelito (Y)321041+37Match QF2
5 D Flag of Guatemala.svg Xelajú (Z)430194+59Match QF2
6 A Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense (Z)430153+29Match QF4
7 C Flag of Costa Rica.svg Cartaginés (Z)4211123+97Match QF3
8 B Flag placeholder.svg00000000Match QF1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 August 2025. 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]
(X) Will finish as group winners; (Y) May finish as group winners or runners-up; (Z) Will finish as group runners-up

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Team seeded 8QF1 Flag of Panama.svg   Plaza Amador 23–25 Sep 30 Sep – 2 Oct
Xelajú   Flag of Guatemala.svg QF2Team seeded 4 23–25 Sep 30 Sep – 2 Oct
Team seeded 7QF3Team seeded 2 23–25 Sep 30 Sep – 2 Oct
Alajuelense   Flag of Costa Rica.svg QF4Team seeded 3 23–25 Sep 30 Sep – 2 Oct

Matches

Team seeded 8 Flag placeholder.svgv Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador
Plaza Amador Flag of Panama.svg vFlag placeholder.svg Team seeded 8

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualifies for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Loser advances to the play-in.

Xelajú Flag of Guatemala.svg vFlag placeholder.svg Team seeded 4
Team seeded 4 Flag placeholder.svgv Flag of Guatemala.svg Xelajú

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualifies for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Loser advances to the play-in.

Team seeded 7 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Team seeded 2
Team seeded 2 Flag placeholder.svgvFlag placeholder.svg Team seeded 7

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualifies for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One, at minimum. Loser advances to the play-in.

Alajuelense Flag of Costa Rica.svg vFlag placeholder.svg Team seeded 3
Team seeded 3 Flag placeholder.svgv Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualifies for the 2026 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 QF1/QF2PI1Loser QF2/QF1 21–23 Oct 28–30 Oct
Loser QF3/QF4PI2Loser QF4/QF3 21–23 Oct 28–30 Oct

Matches

Loser QF1/QF2vLoser QF2/QF1
Loser QF2/QF1vLoser QF1/QF2

Winner qualifies for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One.

Loser QF3/QF4vLoser QF4/QF3
Loser QF4/QF3vLoser QF3/QF4

Winner qualifies for the 2026 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 QF1/QF2SF1Winner QF2/QF1 21–23 Oct 28–30 Oct
Winner QF3/QF4SF2Winner QF4/QF3 21–23 Oct 28–30 Oct

Matches

Winner QF1/QF2vWinner QF2/QF1
Winner QF2/QF1vWinner QF1/QF2

Winner advances to the finals.

Winner QF3/QF4vWinner QF4/QF3
Winner QF4/QF3vWinner QF3/QF4

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 SF1/SF2FWinner SF2/SF1 25–27 Nov 2–4 Dec

Matches

Winner SF1/SF2vWinner SF2/SF1
Winner SF2/SF1vWinner SF1/SF2

Winner qualifies for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16.

References

  1. ↑ "Concacaf confirms key details for 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup". Miami, FL: CONCACAF. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2025 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 21 April 2025 [Approved on 13 March 2025]. Retrieved 13 June 2025.


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