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The 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage was played from 1 to 31 August 2023.[1] A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[2]

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 8 June 2023 in Miami, Florida, United States. The 20 involved teams were previously seeded into five pots of four teams each based on their CONCACAF Club Ranking as of 28 May 2023.[1][3]

Pot 1
Team Rank
Honduras Olimpia 38
Costa Rica Saprissa 47
Guatemala Comunicaciones 49
Costa Rica Alajuelense 51
Pot 2
Team Rank
Honduras Motagua 53
Guatemala Xelajú 57
Costa Rica Herediano 58
Guatemala Cobán Imperial 59
Pot 3
Team Rank
Honduras Real España 60
Panama Independiente 61
Costa Rica Cartaginés 65
Honduras Olancho 67
Pot 4
Team Rank
Panama Sporting San Miguelito 72
El Salvador Águila 79
Panama Universitario 95
El Salvador FAS 109
Pot 5
Team Rank
Nicaragua Real Estelí 116
Nicaragua Diriangén 118
El Salvador Jocoro 132
Belize Verdes 177

For the group stage, the 20 teams were drawn into four groups (Groups A–D) of five containing a team from each of the five pots. Teams from pot 1 were drawn first and were placed in the first position of their group, starting from Group A to Group D. The same procedure was followed for teams from pots 2, 3, 4 and 5, and they were placed in positions 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, within the group to which they were drawn. Each group must contain no more than two clubs from the same national association.[4]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[5]

Group A
Pos Team
A1 Costa Rica Saprissa
A2 Guatemala Cobán Imperial
A3 Costa Rica Cartaginés
A4 Panama Universitario
A5 El Salvador Jocoro
Group B
Pos Team
B1 Honduras Olimpia
B2 Guatemala Xelajú
B3 Panama Independiente
B4 El Salvador FAS
B5 Nicaragua Real Estelí
Group C
Pos Team
C1 Guatemala Comunicaciones
C2 Costa Rica Herediano
C3 Honduras Real España
C4 El Salvador Águila
C5 Nicaragua Diriangén
Group D
Pos Team
D1 Costa Rica Alajuelense
D2 Honduras Motagua
D3 Honduras Olancho
D4 Panama Sporting San Miguelito
D5 Belize Verdes

Format

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In the group stage, each group is played on a single home-and-away round-robin basis, with teams playing against each other once, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The teams are ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.10.1):[2]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
    1. Head-to-head points in the matches played among the tied teams;
    2. Head-to-head goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams;
    3. Head-to-head goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams;
  5. The lowest number of fairplay points, based on the following criteria:
    1. Yellow card: plus 1 point;
    2. Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
    3. Direct red card: plus 4 points;;
    4. Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
  6. Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.

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

Schedule

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Matches in the competition are being played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week is as follows (Regulations Article 2).[2][5][6]

Weeks Dates Matches
Week 1 1–3 August 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2
Week 2 8–10 August 2023 Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Week 3 15–17 August 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Week 4 22–24 August 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5
Week 5 29–31 August 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

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All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[6]

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAP CAR UNI COB JOC
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 4 3 1 0 10 0 +10 10 Advance to Quarter-finals — 1–0 — 5–0 —
2 Costa Rica Cartaginés 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7 — — 2–2 — 5–0
3 Panama Universitario 4 1 3 0 6 3 +3 6 0–0 — — — 4–1
4 Guatemala Cobán Imperial 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 — 0–1 0–0 — —
5 El Salvador Jocoro 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0 0–4 — — 1–4 —
Source: CONCACAF
Jocoro El Salvador1–4Guatemala Cobán Imperial
Acuña 65' (pen.) Report
Saprissa Costa Rica1–0Costa Rica Cartaginés
East 63' Report
Jocoro El Salvador0–4Costa Rica Saprissa
Report
Universitario Panama4–1El Salvador Jocoro
 Report Águila 53'
Cartaginés Costa Rica5–0El Salvador Jocoro
 Report
Universitario Panama0–0Costa Rica Saprissa
Report
Saprissa Costa Rica5–0Guatemala Cobán Imperial
 Report

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IND EST OLI XEL FAS
1 Panama Independiente 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Advance to Quarter-finals — 2–1 — — 5–0
2 Nicaragua Real Estelí 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 9 — — 1–0 1–0 —
3 Honduras Olimpia 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 1–1 — — 2–0 —
4 Guatemala Xelajú 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 3 1–3 — — — 2–1
5 El Salvador FAS 4 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0 — 0–2 2–4 — —
Source: CONCACAF
Real Estelí Nicaragua1–0Guatemala Xelajú
A. Bonilla 19' Report
Real Estelí Nicaragua1–0Honduras Olimpia
Medina 36' Report
Xelajú Guatemala2–1El Salvador FAS
 Report Torres 72'
FAS El Salvador0–2Nicaragua Real Estelí
Report Barrera 19' (pen.), 74'
Xelajú Guatemala1–3Panama Independiente
Cardona 6' Report
Independiente Panama2–1Nicaragua Real Estelí
 Report Bezerra 76'
FAS El Salvador2–4Honduras Olimpia
 Report
Olimpia Honduras2–0Guatemala Xelajú
 Report
Independiente Panama5–0El Salvador FAS
 Report

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HER COM RES ÁGU DIR
1 Costa Rica Herediano 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10 Advance to Quarter-finals — — 3–2 2–0 —
2 Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9 1–2 — 3–1 — —
3 Honduras Real España 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4 — — — 3–0 0–0
4 El Salvador Águila 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 3 — 1–4 — — 1–0
5 Nicaragua Diriangén 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2 1–1 0–1 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Diriangén Nicaragua1–1Costa Rica Herediano
Copete 15' Report Faerron 52'
Herediano Costa Rica2–0El Salvador Águila
Godínez 22', 84' Report
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Diriangén Nicaragua0–1Guatemala Comunicaciones
Report Aguilar 40'
Herediano Costa Rica3–2Honduras Real España
 Report
Águila El Salvador1–0Nicaragua Diriangén
Cerén 90+2' Report
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
Águila El Salvador1–4Guatemala Comunicaciones
Salazar 45+1' Report
Real España Honduras3–0El Salvador Águila
Rocca 48', 64', 70' Report
Comunicaciones Guatemala1–2Costa Rica Herediano
Aguilar 22' Report

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALA MOT SSM OLA VER
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12 Advance to Quarter-finals — 5–1 — 1–0 —
2 Honduras Motagua 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9 — — 2–0 1–0 —
3 Panama Sporting San Miguelito 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 6 0–1 — — — 4–0
4 Honduras Olancho 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3 — — 0–2 — 3–2
5 Belize Verdes 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0 0–3 0–5 — — —
Source: CONCACAF
Alajuelense Costa Rica1–0Honduras Olancho
Suárez 61' Report
Verdes Belize0–5Honduras Motagua
Report
Verdes Belize0–3Costa Rica Alajuelense
Report
Motagua Honduras2–0Panama Sporting San Miguelito
Y. Mejía 21', 60' Report
Olancho Honduras3–2Belize Verdes
 Report
Sporting San Miguelito Panama0–1Costa Rica Alajuelense
Report A. López 90+2'
Olancho Honduras0–2Panama Sporting San Miguelito
Report
Alajuelense Costa Rica5–1Honduras Motagua
 Report Auzmendi 15'

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jocoro played their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula (Honduras) instead of their regular stadium Complejo Deportivo Municipal Tierra de Fuego, Jocoro which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[7]
  2. ^ The Cartaginés v Universitario match, originally scheduled at 18:00 EDT,[6] was re-scheduled to 20:00 EDT in order to allow both matchday 5 matches to be played simultaneously.
  3. ^ a b FAS played their home matches at Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla (originally scheduled at Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador[6] which underwent renovations) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Óscar Quiteño, Santa Ana which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[8]
  4. ^ The Independiente v FAS match, originally scheduled at 20:00 EDT,[6] was re-scheduled to 22:00 EDT in order to allow both matchday 5 matches to be played simultaneously.
  5. ^ a b Águila played their home matches at Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla (originally scheduled at Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador[6] which underwent renovations) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.[9]
  6. ^ The Sporting San Miguelito vs Verdes match, originally scheduled at 18:00 EDT,[6] was delayed until 18:45 EDT due to adverse weather conditions (thunderstorm).[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Draw details announced for inaugural Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2023 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 17 July 2023 [Approved on 24 February 2023]. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of May 28, 2023". CONCACAF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Concacaf confirms 2023 Central American Cup draw details". CONCACAF. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for inaugural Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Schedule and stadiums confirmed for 2023 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ Gutiérrez, Omar (17 July 2023). "Jocoro jugará la Copa Centroamericana en Honduras, FAS y Águila sin sede" [Jocoro will play the Central American Cup in Honduras, FAS and Águila without venue] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ Gutiérrez, Omar (22 July 2023). "FAS tendrá como sede el estadio Las Delicias para jugar la Copa Centroamericana 2023" [FAS will have Las Delicias stadium as their venue for the 2023 Central American Cup] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ Gutiérrez, Omar (22 July 2023). "Águila anuncia que el estadio Las Delicias será su sede para la Copa Centroamericana 2023" [Águila announces that Las Delicias stadium will be their venue for the 2023 Central American Cup] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Copa Centroamericana 2023: Partido de Sporting vs Verdes se retrasa" [2023 Central American Cup: Sporting vs Verdes match delayed] (in Spanish). RPC. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ CONCACAF Champions Cup [@TheChampions] (16 August 2023). "¡Comienza el juego!" [The game is on!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via Twitter.
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