2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage
The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage was played from 30 July to 29 August 2024.[1] A total of 20 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[2]
Draw
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 6 June 2024 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 3 June 2024.[3][4]
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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.[3]
The draw resulted in the following groups:[5]
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Format
[edit]In the group stage, each group was 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 were ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.10.1):[2]
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- If two or more teams are still tied after applying the above criteria, their rankings would be determined as follows:
- Head-to-head points in the matches played among the tied teams;
- Head-to-head goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams;
- Head-to-head goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams;
- The lowest number of fairplay points, based on the following criteria:
- Yellow card: plus 1 point;
- Second yellow card/indirect red card: plus 3 points;
- Direct red card: plus 4 points;;
- Yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
- Drawing of lots by CONCACAF.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
Schedule
[edit]Matches in the competition were played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week was as follows (Regulations Article 2).[2][5][6]
| Weeks | Dates | Matches |
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| Week 1 | 30 July – 1 August 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 5 vs. Team 2 |
| Week 2 | 6–8 August 2024 | Team 5 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |
| Week 3 | 13–15 August 2024 | Team 4 vs. Team 5, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Week 4 | 20–22 August 2024 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 5 |
| Week 5 | 27–29 August 2024 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Groups
[edit]All match times are in EDT (UTC−4) and local times are in parentheses, as listed by CONCACAF.[6]
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HER | MOT | DIR | TAU | SFR | |
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| 1 |  Herediano
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 |  Motagua
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 |  Diriangén
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 |  Tauro
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | San Francisco
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — |
| Diriangén | 2–1 | Motagua |
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| Report | Vega  63' |
| Motagua | 3–2 | San Francisco |
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| Diriangén | 0–1 | Herediano |
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| Report | González 86' |
| Motagua | 4–1 | Tauro |
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Report | Velíz 81' |
| San Francisco | 0–0 | Diriangén |
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| San Francisco | 0–1 | Herediano |
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| Report | Y. Ruiz 85' |
| Tauro | 2–1 | San Francisco |
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| Report | Góndola 73' |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALA | COM | MAR | ALI | LAF | |
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| 1 | Alajuelense
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | — | |
| 2 |  Comunicaciones
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Marathón
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 |  Alianza
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 5–2 | ||
| 5 | Luis Ángel Firpo
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 1–1 | Comunicaciones |
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| Gustavo 47' |
Report | Mejía 13' |
| Alajuelense | 3–1 | Marathón |
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| Report | Bodden 30' |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | 3–4 | Alajuelense |
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| Alianza | 5–2 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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| Comunicaciones | 2–1 | Marathón |
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| Report | Vega 63' |
| Marathón | 1–0 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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| Ramírez 90+6' |
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| Alajuelense | 2–1 | Comunicaciones |
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Report | Casas 59' (pen.) |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ÁGU | ANT | OLI | CAI | PLA | |
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| 1 | Águila
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | — | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Antigua
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 3 | Olimpia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Independiente
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 |  Port Layola
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | — | 1–4 | 1–6 | — | — |
| Port Layola | 1–4 | Antigua |
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| Leslie 33' |
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| Port Layola | 1–6 | Olimpia |
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| Orozco 22' |
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| Antigua | 2–1 | Independiente |
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| Report | Ruíz 26' |
| Águila | 5–1 | Port Layola |
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| Report | Garcia 34' |
| Independiente | 1–0 | Port Layola |
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| Modelo 84' |
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| Águila | 2–0 | Olimpia |
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| Report |
| Independiente | 0–3 | Águila |
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Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAP | EST | MUN | MAN | GUA | |
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| 1 | Saprissa
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | — | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Real Estelí
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 2–1 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Municipal
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Managua
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Guanacasteca
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — |
| Saprissa | 5–0 | Guanacasteca |
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| Managua | 2–3 | Saprissa |
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| Municipal | 1–1 | Real Estelí |
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| Altán 34' |
Report | Medina 90+5' |
| Real Estelí | 3–0 | Managua |
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| Municipal | 3–1 | Guanacasteca |
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Report | Córdoba 51' |
| Real Estelí | 2–1 | Saprissa |
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| Bonilla 7', 45+2' |
Report | Rodríguez 90+6' (pen.) |
| Guanacasteca | 1–1 | Managua |
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| Mora 30' |
Report | Mendieta 41' |
| Guanacasteca | 1–0 | Real Estelí |
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| Venegas 81' (pen.) |
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| Saprissa | 1–0 | Municipal |
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| Rodríguez 41' |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Concacaf confirms important details for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2024 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Concacaf confirms 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup participating clubs and draw pots". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Concacaf Club Ranking as of June 3, 2024". CONCACAF. 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Draw delivers groups for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Concacaf announces schedule for 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 13 June 2024.