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): �guila (Apertura 2023 champions)
                     Alianza (Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Luis �ngel Firpo (best aggregate regular season record 2023/24)
    
    Honduras (3):    Olimpia (Apertura 2023 & Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Marath�n (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):   Diriang�n (Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 champions)
                     Real Estel� (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 Diriang�n-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
      [Agust�n Auzmendi 16, 89, Ra�l Santos 37; Ricardo Clarke 3, Luis Z��iga 48]
     7- 8 Diriang�n-Herediano                      0-1
      [Jos� Gonz�lez Mu�oz 86]
    13- 8 Motagua-Tauro                            4-1
      [Rom�n Castillo 45, Yeison Mej�a 59, 63, Rodrigo Auzmendi 90+2; Mois�s Veliz 81]
    15- 8 San Francisco-Diriang�n                  0-0 y
    22- 8 Tauro-Diriang�n                          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 G�ndola 73]
          Herediano-Motagua                        1-1 x
      [John Jairo Ruiz 54; Rom�n Castillo 29pen]
    x-in San Jos�
    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. Diriang�n (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 �ngel Firpo-Comunicaciones          1-1 x
      [Gustavo Moura 47; Carlos Mej�a 13]
     1- 8 LD Alajuelense-Marath�n                  3-1
      [Anderson Cardoso 45, Diego Campos 70, 75; Kenny Bodden 30]
     7- 8 Luis �ngel Firpo-LD Alajuelense          3-4 x
      [Styven V�squez 31, 77, Gustavo Moura 41; Diego Campos 21, Jonathan Moya 23, 
       Aar�n Su�rez 33, Rashir Parkins 67]
          Comunicaciones-Alianza                   1-0
      [Alejandro Henr�quez 83og]
    13- 8 Alianza-Luis �ngel Firpo                 5-2
      [Marvin Monterroza 17, Emerson Mauricio 34, Anyelo Rodriguez 37, 60pen, 
       Juan Portillo 54; Styven V�squez 77, Gustavo Moura 78]
    14- 8 Comunicaciones-Marath�n                  2-1
      [Azar�as Londo�o 17pen, Diego Casas 45+2; Alexy Vega 63]
    20- 8 Alianza-LD Alajuelense                   1-2
      [Emerson Mauricio 64; Diego Campos 7, 58]
    21- 8 Marath�n-Luis �ngel Firpo                1-0
      [Damin Ram�rez 90+6]
    27- 8 Marath�n-Alianza                         1-0
      [�ngel 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. Marath�n (San Pedro Sula)   4  2  0  2  4  5  6
      4. Alianza (San Salvador)      4  1  0  3  6  6  3
      5. Luis �ngel Firpo (Usulut�n) 4  0  1  3  6 11  1
    
    Group C
    
    30- 7 Port Layola-Antigua GFC                  1-4 x
      [Rene Leslie 33; Jos� Ard�n 14, 58, 69, Dennis Ram�rez 87]
     1- 8 Olimpia-CAI                              3-0
      [Michaell Chirinos 30, Ignacio Colombini 78, Jos� Pinto 90+3]
     6- 8 Antigua GFC-�guila                       0-0
     8- 8 Port Layola-Olimpia                      1-6 x
      [Andr�s Orozco 22; Jos� Pinto 16, Yustin Arboleda 39, Edwin Rodr�guez 59, 
       Jorge Benguch� 61, Edwin Solano 77, Josman Figueroa 90+1]
    13- 8 Antigua GFC-CAI                          2-1
      [Santiago G�mez 49, Romario da Silva 81; Mart�n Ruiz 26]
    14- 8 �guila-Port Layola                       5-1 y
      [Dionatan Machado 4, 18, Carlos Salazar 35, 37, Herberth D�az 67; 
       Miguel Garc�a 34]
    21- 8 CAI-Port Layola                          1-0 z
      [Aimar Modelo 84]
    22- 8 �guila-Olimpia                           2-0 t
      [Melvin Cartagena 53, Dixon Rivas 90+4]
    29- 8 CAI-�guila                               0-3 z
      [Ronald Rodr�guez 58, Blas Sosa 78, Darwin Cer�n 80]
          Olimpia-Antigua GFC                      1-1
      [Edwin Solano 48; Santiago G�mez 53]
    t-in San Salvador
    x-in Belmop�n
    y-in Santa Tecla
    z-in Panama City
    
      1. �guila (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 D�az 27, Orlando Sinclair 45+1, Jefferson Brenes 70, 
       Mariano Torres 84]
     6- 8 Managua FC-Deportivo Saprissa             2-3
      [Edward Morillo Jim�nez 30, Juan Barrera 43; Javon East 39, 
       Jefferson Brenes 74, Alyer L�pez 90+10og]
     8- 8 Municipal-Real Estel�                     1-1 x
      [Pedro Alt�n 34; Harold Medina 90+5]
    14- 8 Real Estel�-Managua FC                    3-0
      [Oscar Acevedo 5, Josu� Quijano 41, Juan Vieyra 76]
    15- 8 Municipal-Guanacasteca                    3-1 x
      [Rudy Barrientos 16, Antonny Monreal 64og, Jos� Mart�nez 90+6; 
       Jos� C�rdoba 51]
    20- 8 Real Estel�-Deportivo Saprissa            2-1
      [Byron Bonilla 7, 45+2; Ariel Rodr�guez 90+6]
    21- 8 Guanacasteca-Managua FC                   1-1 y
      [Jos� Mora 30; Ismael Mendieta 41]
    29- 8 Guanacasteca-Real Estel�                  1-0 y
      [Johan Venegas 81pen]
          Deportivo Saprissa-Municipal              1-0
      [Ariel Rodr�guez 41]
    x-in Antigua
    y-in Liberia
    
      1. Dep. Saprissa (San Jos�)    4  3  0  1 10  4  9 (qualified)
      2. Real Estel�                 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 G�mez 5, 84, Dewinder Bradley 90+5]
    (Sep 25 & Oct 2)
    Real Estel�              Nic  �guila                   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
      [Rom�n Castillo 3, Rodrigo Auzmendi 79; Jos� Gonz�lez Mu�oz 47, Everardo Rubio 90+7]
    (Sep 26 & Oct 3)
    Comunicaciones           Gua  LD Alajuelense           CRi   1-2  1-1  2-3
      [Carlos Mej�a 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  �guila                   ElS   2-0  2-2  4-2 x
      [Luis Vega 5, Agust�n Auzmendi 16]
    [Dixon Rivas 31, Edgar Medrano 68; Carlos Mej�a 54, Agust�n 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 D�az 75; Azar�as Londo�o 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 Estel�              Nic  Herediano                CRi   0-0  2-2 *2-2 x
      [Getsel Montes 3, Marcel Hern�ndez 30; Iv�n Ochoa 86, 90+7] 
    x 2nd leg in Cartago.
    
    Final
    (Nov 27 & Dec 4)
    Real Estel�              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 Estel�, Herediano and Antigua qualified to Round 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025
    
    

    CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025

    North American zone:
    
    Mexico qualification (6):  Round of 16: 
                               Am�rica (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 Estel� (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 & 11)
    Real Hope                Hai  Cruz Azul                Mex   0-2  0-5  0-7 x
      [�ngel Sep�lveda 38, Jimmylson Guillaume 84og]
      [�ngel Sep�lveda 21, 24, Gabriel Fern�ndez 26, 75, Andr�s Monta�o 60]
    (Feb. 5 & 11)
    Forge                    Can  Monterrey                Mex   0-2  0-3  0-5
      [Nelson Deossa 53, Jordi Cortizo 66]
      [Germ�n Berterame 19, 58, Jordi Cortizo 48]
    (Feb. 5 & 12)
    Real Estel�              Nic  Tigres UANL              Mex   1-0  0-3  1-3
      [Francisco Grahl 83]
      [Ozziel Herrera 2, Diego Lainez 14, Juan Pablo Vig�n 85]
    (Feb. 6 & 12)
    Cibao FC                 Dom  Guadalajara              Mex   1-1  0-3  1-4
      [Juan D�az 1; Luis Gabriel Rey 90+10]
      [Fernando Beltr�n 22, Javier Hern�ndez 55, Armando Gonz�lez 78]
    (Feb. 6 & 13)
    Cavalry                  Can  Pumas UNAM               Mex   2-1  0-2  2-3
      [Charles Trafford 57, Tobias Warschewski 80; Santiago L�pez 44]
      [Guillermo Mart�nez 53, 73]
    (Feb. 18 & 25)
    Colorado Rapids          USA  Los Angeles FC           USA   2-1  0-1  2-2*
      [Djordje Mihailovic 48pen, 80; Aaron Long 86]
      [Mark Delgado 49]
    Sporting Kansas City     USA  Inter Miami              USA   0-1  1-3  1-4
      [Lionel Messi 56]
      [Lionel Messi 19, Tadeo Allende 45+1, Luis Su�rez 45+3; Memo Rodr�guez 63]
    (Feb. 19 & 26)
    Antigua GFC              Gua  Seattle Sounders         USA   1-3  1-3  2-6
      [Oscar Santis 24; Paul Arriola 3, Pedro De la Vega 61, Albert Rusnak 90]
      [Pedro De la Vega 24, 88, Paul Arriola 53; Jos� G�lvez 45+2]
    Motagua                  Hon  FC Cincinnati            USA   1-4  1-1  2-5
      [Rodrigo Auzmendi 41; Pavel Bucha 28, 77, Kevin Denkey 49, Evander da Silva 87]
      [Ahoueke Denkey 19; Rodrigo Auzmendi 10]
    Herediano                CRi  Real Salt Lake           USA   0-0  1-2  1-2 y
      [Forster Ajago 26; El�as Aguilar 70, Randy Vega Guti�rrez 90+9pen]
    (Feb. 20 & 27)
    Deportivo Saprissa       CRi  Vancouver Whitecaps      Can   2-1  0-2  2-3
      [Mariano Torres 51, Ariel Rodr�guez 90; Ryan Gauld 21]
      [Brian White 46, 90+1]
    x 1st leg in Santiago de los Caballeros
    y 1st leg in San Jos�
    
    Round of 16
    (Mar. 4 & 11)
    Los Angeles FC           USA  Columbus Crew            USA   3-0  1-2  4-2
      [Denis Bouanga 20, 46, Nathan Ordaz 81]
      [Jacen Russell Rowe 10, Diego Rossi 45pen; Denis Bouanga 90+6]
    FC Cincinnati            USA  Tigres UANL              Mex   1-1  1-3  2-4
      [Pavel Bucha 3; Nicol�s Ib��ez 17]
      [Ozziel Herrera 64, Juan Brunetta 69, Nicol�s Ib��ez 63; Evander da Silva 18]
    (Mar. 4 & 13)
    Pumas UNAM               Mex  LD Alajuelense           CRi   2-0  1-1  3-1
      [Robert Ergas 38, Rogelio Funes Mori 73]
      [Diego Campos 39; Leonardo Su�rez 73]
    (Mar. 5 & 11)
    Seattle Sounders         USA  Cruz Azul                Mex   0-0  1-4  1-4
      [Carlos Alberto Rodr�guez 33, �ngel Sep�lveda 71pen, Luka Romero 85, Jorge S�nchez 88; Danny Musovski 75]
    (Mar. 5 & 12)
    Vancouver Whitecaps      Can  Monterrey                Can   1-1  2-2 *3-3 x
      [Belal Halbouni 86; Roberto De la Rosa 25]
      [Sergio Canales 4, Sergio Ramos 90+7pen; �dier Ocampo Vidal 57, Brian White 78]
    Guadalajara              Mex  Am�rica                  Mex   1-0  0-4  1-4
      [Sebasti�n C�ceres 77og]
      [Brian Rodr�guez 6, Diego Vald�s 45, Alejandro Zendejas 65, �lvaro Fidalgo 79]
    Herediano                CRi  Los Angeles Galaxy       USA   1-0  1-4  2-4 y
      [El�as Aguilar 65]
      [Juli�n Aude Bernardi 30, Miguel Berry 39, Gabriel Pec 53, Christian Ram�rez 76; Jos� Gonz�lez Mu�oz 83]
    (Mar. 6 & 13)
    Inter Miami              USA  Cavalier FC              Jam   2-0  2-0  4-0
      [Tadeo Allende 61, Luis Su�rez 83]
      [Luis Su�rez 37pen, Lionel Messi 90+2]
    x 2nd leg in Torre�n
    y 1st leg in Cartago
    
    Quarterfinals
    (Apr. 1 & 8)
    Am�rica                  Mex  Cruz Azul                Mex   0-0  1-2  1-2
      [�ngel Sep�lveda 12, 85; �lvaro Fidalgo 57]
    Los Angeles Galaxy       USA  Tigres UANL              Mex   0-0  2-3  2-3
      [Nicol�s Ib��ez 9, Uriel Antuna 10, R�mulo Zanr� 57; Joseph Paintsil 40, Emiro Garc�s 60]
    (Apr. 2 & 9)
    Los Angeles FC           USA  Inter Miami              USA   1-0  1-3  2-3
      [Nathan Ordaz 57]
      [Lionel Messi 35, 84pen, Federico Redondo 61; Aaron Long 9]
    Vancouver Whitecaps      Can  Pumas UNAM               Mex   1-1  2-2 *3-3
      [Brian White 71; Adalberto Carrasquilla 87]
      [Guillermo Mart�nez 37, Ignacio Pussetto 88; Sebastian Berhalter 33, Tristan Blackmon 90+3]
    
    Semifinals
    (Apr. 23 & May 1)
    Tigres UANL              Mex  Cruz Azul                Mex   1-1  0-1  1-2
      [Juan Jos� S�nchez Purata 84; Carlos Rotondi 68]
      [�ngel Sep�lveda 82pen]
    (Apr. 24 & 30)
    Vancouver Whitecaps      Can  Inter Miami              USA   2-0  3-1  5-1
      [Brian White 24, Sebastian Berhalter 85]
      [Jordi Alba 9; Brian White 51, Pedro Vite 53, Sebastian Berhalter 71]  
    
    Final
    [Jun. 1]
    Cruz Azul                Mex  Vancouver Whitecaps      Can    -
    
    
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