CONCACAF Central American Cup

2023 Concacaf Central American Cup 

Tournament details
Dates
1 August – 7 December
Teams
20 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
Champions
 Alajuelense (1st title)
Runners-up
 Real Estelí
Tournament statistics
Matches played
58
Goals scored
166 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Agustín Auzmendi
(7 goals)

Inaugural Season

NB: A new regional tournament was created as qualifying stage for CONCACAF Champions Cup.
    The regional cup includes 20 clubs from Central America; six will advance to the new Champions Cup 
    expanded to 27 clubs for 2024 season.

Qualified teams:

Belize (1):      Verdes FC (2022-23 Belize Premier League Super Cup winners).

Costa Rica (4):  Deportivo Saprissa (Apertura 2022 & Clausura 2023 champions)
                 Herediano (Best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
                 LD Alajuelense (second best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
                 Cartaginés: (third best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)

El Salvador (3): F.A.S. (Apertura 2022 champions)
                 Jocoro (Apertura 2022 runners-up)
                 Águila (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)

Honduras (4):    Olimpia (Apertura 2022 & Clausura 2023 champions)
                 Olancho (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
                 Real España (second best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
                 Motagua (third best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
                              
Guatemala (3):   Xelajú (Clausura 2023 champions)
                 Cobán Imperial (Apertura 2023 champions)   
                 Comunicaciones (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
               
Nicaragua (2):   Real Estelí (Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 champions)
                 Diriangén (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)

Panama (3):      CA Independiente (Apertura 2022 & Clausura 2023 champions)
                 Sporting San Miguelito (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
                 Universitario (second best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)

Group Stage

Group A

 1- 8 Jocoro-Cobán Imperial                    1-4 x
  [Luis Acuña 65pen; Luis Martínez 7, Anthony López 42, Janderson Pereira 51pen, Anllel Porras 71]
 3- 8 Deportivo Saprissa-Cartaginés            1-0
  [Javon East 63]
 8- 8 Cobán Imperial-Universitario             0-0 y
10- 8 Jocoro-Deportivo Saprissa                0-4 x
  [Ariel Rodríguez 26, 73, Jefferson Brenes 37, Michaell Chirinos 44]
15- 8 Universitario-Jocoro                     4-1
  [Everardo Rose 72, 90+1, Jorge Clement 74, Erick Rodríguez 88; Germán Águila 53]
      Cobán Imperial-Cartaginés                0-1 y
  [Douglas López 43]
22- 8 Cartaginés-Jocoro                        5-0
  [Marcel Hernández 11, Jeikel Venegas 22, Allen Guevara 59, 74, Jostin Daly 90+3]
23- 8 Universitario-Deportivo Saprissa         0-0
29- 8 Cartaginés-Universitario                 2-2
  [Marcel Hernández 18pen, Jossimar Pemberton 83; Jean Sánchez 35, 71]
      Deportivo Saprissa-Cobán Imperial        5-0
  [Ariel Rodríguez 13, Javon East 57, 90, Orlando Sinclair 63pen, 81] 
x-in San Pedro Sula
y-in Ciudad de Guatemala

  1. Dep. Saprissa (San José)    4  3  1  0 10  0 10 (qualified)
  2. Cartaginés (Cartago)        4  2  1  1  8  3  7 (qualified)
  3. Universitario (Penonomé)    4  1  3  0  6  3  6
  4. Cobán Imperial              4  1  1  2  4  7  4
  5. Jocoro                      4  0  0  4  2 17  0

Group B

 1- 8 Real Estelí-Xelajú                       1-0
  [Arley Bonilla 19]
 2- 8 Olimpia-CAI                              1-1
  [Jorge Benguché 65; Carlos Small 51]
 8- 8 Real Estelí-Olimpia                      1-0
  [Harold Medina 36]
 9- 8 Xelajú-FAS                               2-1 x
  [Kenner Gutiérrez 25pen, Hugo del Cid 31; Wilma Torres 72]
15- 8 FAS-Real Estelí                          0-2 y
  [Juan Barrera 19pen, 74]
16- 8 Xelajú-CAI                               1-3 x
  [Juan Cardona 6; Jorge Serrano 6, Gilberto Hernández 63, Anthony Stewart 73]
22- 8 CAI-Real Estelí                          2-1 a
  [Carlos Small 55, Jefferson Murillo 74pen; Ewerton Bezerra 76]
      FAS-Olimpia                              2-4 z
  [Dustin Corea 42, Joao Plata 49pen; Jorge Benguché 4, 86, Carlos Pineda 37, Kevin López 72]
29- 8 CAI-FAS                                  5-0 a
  [Víctor Ávila 8, Rafael Águila 63, Carlos Small 65, Jorge Serrano 79, Ángel Valverde 88pen]
      Olimpia-Xelajú                           2-0
  [José Pinto 44, Yustin Arboleda 54]
a-in Panamá City
x-in Antigua
y-in San Santa Tecla
z-in San Salvador

  1. CAI (La Chorrera)           4  3  1  0 11  3 10 (qualified)
  2. Real Estelí                 4  3  0  1  5  2  9 (qualified)
  3. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)       4  2  1  1  7  4  7
  4. Xelajú MC (Quetzaltenango)  4  1  0  3  3  7  3
  5. FAS (Santa Ana)             4  0  0  4  3 13  0

Group C

 2- 8 Comunicaciones-Real España               3-1
  [Jorge Aparicio 18, Antonio López 64, Erik González 89; Daniel Carter 33]
 3- 8 Diriangén-Herediano                      1-1
  [Luis Copete 15; Fernán Faerron 52]
 9- 8 Herediano-Águila                         2-0 x
  [Jesús Godínez 22, 84]
10- 8 Diriangén-Comunicaciones                 0-1
  [Jorman Aguilar 40]
16- 8 Herediano-Real España                    3-2 y
  [Alejandro Bran 43, 70, Ronaldo Araya 45; Darixon Vuelto 35, Daniel Carter 62]
17- 8 Águila-Diriangén                         1-0 z
  [Darwin Cerén 90+2]
23- 8 Águila-Comunicaciones                    1-4 a
  [Carlos Salazar 45+1; Jorge Aparicio 14, José Corena 27, 71, Lynner García 82]
24- 8 Real España-Diriangén                    0-0
30- 8 Real España-Águila                       3-0
  [Ramiro Rocca 48, 64, 70]
      Comunicaciones-Herediano                 1-2
  [Jorman Aguilar 22; Andy Rojas 55, Darryl Araya 74]
x-in Alajuela
y-in San José
z-in Santa Tecla
a-in San Salvador

  1. Herediano (Heredia)         4  3  1  0  8  4 10 (qualified)
  2. Comunicaciones (Guatemala)  4  3  0  1  9  4  9 (qualified)
  3. Real España (S. Pedro Sula) 4  1  1  2  6  6  4
  4. Águila (San Miguel)         4  1  0  3  2  9  3
  5. Diriangén (Diriamba)        4  0  2  2  1  3  2

Group D

 1- 8 LD Alajuelense-Olancho                   1-0
  [Aarón Suárez 61]
 2- 8 Verdes-Motagua                           0-5 x
  [Agustín Arizméndi 44pen, 47, 56, Iván López 78, Carlos Mejía 85]
 8- 8 Verdes-LD Alajuelense                    0-3 x
  [Michael Barrantes 41, Freddy Góndola 54, Aarón Suárez 88]
 9- 8 Motagua-Sporting San Miguelito           2-0
  [Yeison Mejía 21, 60]
16- 8 Sporting San Miguelito-Verdes            4-0 z
  [Gabriel Torres 14pen, Emmanuel Gómez 53, Adan Hendricks 61, Alexis Corpas 81]
17- 8 Motagua-Olancho                          1-0
  [Yeison Mejía 74]
23- 8 Olancho-Verdes                           3-2 y
  [Carlos Fernández 17, Oscar Almendárez 39, Yostin Obando 90+4; Joel Burgos 6, Krisean López 68]
24- 8 Sporting San Miguelito-LD Alajuelense    0-1 z
  [Alexander López 90+2]
31- 8 Olancho-Sporting San Miguelito           0-2 y
  [Gabriel Torres 15, Alexis Corpas 62]
      LD Alajuelense-Motagua                   5-1
  [Joshua Navarro 5, 29, Doryan Rodríguez 38, Michael Barrantes 65, Johan Venegas 90+2; Agustín Arizméndi 15]
x-in Belmopán
y-in Tegucigalpa
z-in Ciudad de Panamá

  1. LD Alajuelense              4  4  0  0 10  1 12 (qualified)
  2. Motagua (Tegucigalpa)       4  3  0  1  9  5  9 (qualified)
  3. Sp. San Miguelito           4  2  0  2  6  3  6
  4. Olancho                     4  1  0  3  3  6  3
  5. Verdes FC (San Ignacio)     4  0  0  4  2 15  0

Quarterfinals
(Sep 26 & Oct 3)
Motagua                  Hon  CAI                      Pan   1-1  0-2  1-3 x
  [Agustín Auzmendi 35; Héctor Hurtado 80]
  [Carlos Small 31, 45]
(Sep 27 & Oct 4)
Comunicaciones           Gua  Herediano                CRi   0-0  3-2  3-2 y
  [Ángel Sayago 24pen, 51, Fernán Faerron 90+3; José Corona 55, Erik González 76]
Real Estelí              Nic  Deportivo Saprissa       CRi   1-0  2-2  3-2
  [Bancy Hernández 10]
  [Javon East 20, Orlando Sinclair 82; Fidel Escobar 51og, Marvin Fletes 71]
(Sep 28 & Oct 5)
Cartaginés               CRi  LD Alajuelense           CRi   1-3  0-3  1-6
  [Marcel Hernández 88; Joel Campbell 55, Johan Venegas 64, Aarón Suárez 67]
  [Alexander López 8, Aarón Suárez 35, Freddy Góndola 89]
x-2nd leg in Panama City
y-2nd leg in Cartago

Play In 
(Oct 24 & 31)
Cartaginés               CRi  Comunicaciones           Gua   1-1  1-1  2-2  5-4p
  [Jostin Daly 83; Gerardo Gordillo 26]
  [Jorman Aguilar 27; Marcel Hernández 52pen]
(Oct 25 & Nov 1)
Motagua                  Hon  Deportivo Saprissa       CRi   2-2  0-4  2-6
  [Agustín Auzmendi 72, 90; Michaell Chirinos 42, Warren Madrigal 84]
  [Ariel Rodríguez 2, Kendall Waston 9, Orlando Sinclair 45+2, Luis Javier Paradela 85]

Comunicaciones and Deportivo Saprissa qualified to CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024.

Semifinals
(Oct 25 & Nov 1)
Herediano                CRi  LD Alajuelense           CRi   2-2  2-2  4-4  4-5p x
  [Allan Cruz 46, Jesús Godínez 50; Carlos Mora 7, Johan Venegas 49]
  [Celso Borges 8, Joel Campbell 90+5pen; Gerson Torres 40, Everardo Rubio 64pen]
(Oct 26 & Nov 2)
Real Estelí              Nic  CAI                      Pan   1-0  2-2  3-2 y
  [Abel Méndez 90+2]
  [Rafael Águila 14, Davis Contreras 63; Bancy Hernández 46, Arley Bonilla 81]
x-1st leg in Cartago
y-2nd leg in Panama City

Final
(Nov. 28 & Dec. 5)
Real Estelí              Nic  LD Alajuelense           CRi    1-1    0-3