The 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup was the first edition of the CONCACAF Central American Cup, the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Central American region. It was contested by clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.
The winners of the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup qualified to the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16, while the second through sixth place teams qualified to Round One in the same competition.
Teams Twenty teams from the seven UNCAF member associations qualified for the tournament based on results from their domestic leagues. For this edition only, Honduras and Costa Rica have been awarded an extra berth based on performance in the 2022 CONCACAF League.
Costa Rica and Honduras: 4 berths El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama: 3 berths Nicaragua: 2 berths Belize: 1 berth
AssociationTeamQualifying method Verdes2022–23 Premier League (Opening and Closing) champions.Saprissa2022–23 Liga FPD Apertura and Clausura championsHerediano2022–23 Liga FPD aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedAlajuelense2022–23 Liga FPD aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedCartaginés2022–23 Liga FPD aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualifiedFAS2022–23 Primera División Apertura championsJocoro2022–23 Primera División Apertura runners-upÁguila2022–23 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedCobán Imperial2022–23 Liga Nacional Torneo Apertura championsXelajú2022–23 Liga Nacional Torneo Clausura championsComunicaciones2022–23 Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedOlimpia2022–23 Honduran Liga Nacional Apertura and Clausura championsOlancho2022–23 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedReal España2022–23 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualifiedMotagua2022–23 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table 3rd best team not yet qualifiedReal Estelí2022–23 Liga Primera Apertura and Clausura championsDiriangén2022–23 Liga Primera aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedIndependiente2022 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura and 2023 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura championsSporting San Miguelito2022 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura and 2023 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedUniversitario2022 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura and 2023 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura aggregate table 2nd best team not yet qualified Notes
Draw
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.
StageRoundFirst legSecond legGroup stageMatchday 11–3 AugustMatchday 28–10 AugustMatchday 315–17 AugustMatchday 422–24 AugustMatchday 529–31 AugustKnockout stageQuarterfinals26–28 September3 October – 5 OctoberSemifinals and play-in24–26 October31 October – 2 NovemberFinals28–30 November5–7 December
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Qualified teams
Seeding
The following was the seeding for the quarter-finals round only:
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Play-in
Semi-finals
Finals
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamTotal1 Agustín Auzmendi Motagua3 11 2 72 Carlos Small Independiente1 11 2 53 Javon East Saprissa1 2 1 4 Marcel Hernández Cartaginés 111 1 Ariel Rodríguez Saprissa 2 1 1 Orlando Sinclair Saprissa 2 1 1 Aarón Suárez Alajuelense11 11 8 Jorman Aguilar Comunicaciones 1 1 1 3 Michael Barrantes Alajuelense 1 1 1 Jorge Benguché Olimpia1 2 Joel Campbell Alajuelense 1 1 1 Jesús Godínez Herediano 2 1 Freddy Góndola Alajuelense 1 1 1 Yeison Mejía Motagua 21 Joshua Navarro Alajuelense 2 1 Ramiro Rocca Real España 3 Johan Venegas Alajuelense 11 1
Awards The following awards were given at the end of the tournament:
AwardPlayerTeamGolden Ball Aarón Suárez AlajuelenseGolden Boot Agustín Auzmendi MotaguaGolden Glove Leonel Moreira AlajuelenseBest Young Player Doryan Rodríguez AlajuelenseFair Play Award— Alajuelense
+Team of the TournamentPositionPlayerTeam Leonel Moreira Alajuelense Bancy Hernández Real Estelí Evert Martínez Real Estelí José Corena Comunicaciones Celso Borges Alajuelense Héctor Hurtado CAI Harold Medina Real Estelí Aarón Suárez Alajuelense Joel Campbell Alajuelense Agustín Auzmendi Motagua Carlos Small CAI
See also 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2023 Leagues Cup 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
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