The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup was the second 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 were affiliated with the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.
The winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup qualified directly for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16, while the second through sixth-place teams qualified to round one of the same competition.
Teams Twenty teams from the seven UNCAF member associations qualified for the tournament based on results from their domestic leagues. Eighteen slots are predetermined by CONCACAF and the remaining two slots were granted to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as the national associations whose clubs were finalists in the previous edition of the tournament. The slot allocation for this edition was as follows:
Costa Rica: 3+1 berths El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama: 3 berths Nicaragua: 2+1 berths Belize: 1 berth
AssociationTeamQualifying method Port Layola2023–24 Premier League tournament champions (2024 Closing) with better record in aggregate table.Saprissa2023–24 Liga FPD Apertura and Clausura championsHerediano2023–24 Liga FPD aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedAlajuelense2023–24 Liga FPD aggregate table second-best team not yet qualifiedGuanacasteca2023–24 Liga FPD aggregate table third-best team not yet qualifiedÁguila2023–24 Primera División Apertura championsAlianza2023–24 Primera División Clausura championsLuis Ángel Firpo2023–24 Primera División aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedComunicaciones2023–24 Liga Nacional Torneo Apertura championsMunicipal2023–24 Liga Nacional Torneo Clausura championsAntigua2023–24 Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedOlimpia2023–24 Honduran Liga Nacional Apertura and Clausura championsMarathón2023–24 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedMotagua2023–24 Honduran Liga Nacional aggregate table second-best team not yet qualifiedDiriangén2023–24 Liga Primera Apertura and Clausura championsManagua2023–24 Liga Primera aggregate table best team not yet qualifiedReal Estelí2023–24 Liga Primera aggregate table second-best team not yet qualifiedIndependiente2023 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura championsTauro2024 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura championsSan Francisco2023 Liga Panameña Torneo Clausura and 2024 Liga Panameña Torneo Apertura aggregate table best team not yet qualified
Draw
Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows.
StageRoundFirst legSecond legGroup StageMatchday 130 July – 1 AugustMatchday 26–8 AugustMatchday 313–15 AugustMatchday 420–22 AugustMatchday 527–29 AugustKnockoutQuarterfinals24–26 September1–3 OctoberSemifinals and play-in22–24 October29–31 OctoberFinals27 November4 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 Diego Campos Alajuelense21 2 1 62 Agustín Auzmendi Motagua 2 11 4 Diego Casas Comunicaciones 1 1 11 Javon East Saprissa11 11 Santiago Gómez Antigua 1 1 2 6 José Ardón Antigua3 3 Byron Bonilla Real Estelí 2 1 Rubilio Castillo Motagua 1 11 Gustavo Souza Luis Ángel Firpo111 Styven Vásquez Luis Ángel Firpo 21
See also 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup 2024 Leagues Cup 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
References
External links at CONCACAF.com