2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinals and Play-In matchups and schedule confirmed | OneFootball

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·4 October 2024

2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinals and Play-In matchups and schedule confirmed

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  •  Four Central American clubs to battle to be crowned Central American Cup Champion and secure a bye to the 2025 Champions Cup Round of 16 
  • Semifinalists have secured a Round One berth in next year's Concacaf Champions Cup 
  • Losing quarterfinalists to face off for the two remaining Champions Cup slots for Central American clubs 

Miami, FL – Concacaf has confirmed the schedule and matchups for the 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinals and Play-In. The home-and-away series will take place October 22-24 (first legs) and 29-31, 2024 (second legs).

The last of the Quarterfinal matches culminated last night in Alajuela, Costa Rica, with LD Alajuelense (CRC) joining CS Herediano (CRC), Real Esteli FC (NCA) and Antigua GFC (GUA) in the Semifinals. These four clubs have also secured their participation in next year’s Concacaf Champions Cup.


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The four losing quarterfinalists, Comunicaciones FC (GUA), FC Motagua (HON), CD Aguila (SLV) and Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) have all progressed to a Concacaf Central American Cup Play-In, where they will face off for the two remaining 2025 Champions Cup berths for Central American clubs.

As per the competition's regulations, the tournament’s bracket determines the Semifinal and Play-In matchups, and the highest-ranked club in each matchup, based on the total accumulated points in the competition, will host the return-leg matches.

The 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinal and Play-In matchups are as follows:

Semifinal 1: LD Alajuelense vs Antigua GFC Semifinal 2: Real Esteli FC vs CS Herediano

Play-In 1: Comunicaciones FC vs Deportivo SaprissaPlay-In 2: CD Aguila vs FC Motagua

The 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinals and Play-In Standings are as follows:

Semifinals Standings

1. LD Alajuelense (16 PTS, +6 GD) 2. Antigua GFC (12 PTS, +7 GD) 3. CS Herediano (12 PTS, +3 GD) 4. Real Esteli FC (11 PTS, +4 GD)

Play-In Standings

5. CD Aguila (11 PTS, +8 GD) 6. Deportivo Saprissa (10 PTS, +3 GD) 7. FC Motagua (9 PTS, +3 GD) 8. Comunicaciones FC (8 PTS, +0 GD)

The schedule for the 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinals and Play-In matches is as follows (home club is listed first, and kickoff times are listed in ET/Local):

Semifinals First Leg Matches

Tuesday, October 22, 202410:00 pm (8:00 pm) Antigua GFC (GUA) vs LD Alajuelense (CRC) - Estadio Pensativo, Antigua, GuatemalaThursday, October 24, 202410:00 pm (8:00 pm) Real Estelí FC (NCA) vs CS Herediano (CRC) - Estadio Independencia, Esteli, Nicaragua

Semifinals Second Leg Matches

Wednesday, October 30, 202410:15 pm (8:15 pm) LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs Antigua GFC (GUA) - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Thursday, October 31, 202410:00 pm (8:00 pm) CS Herediano (CRC) vs Real Estelí  FC (NCA) - Estadio Fello Meza, Cartago, Costa Rica

Play-in first leg matches

Tuesday, October 22, 20248:00 pm (6:00 pm) FC Motagua (HON) vs CD Águila (SLV) - Estadio Nacional Jose de la Paz Herrera Ucles, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Wednesday, October 23, 202410:00 pm (8:00 pm) Comunicaciones FC (GUA)  vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) - Estadio Cementos Progreso, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

Play-In Second Leg matches

Tuesday, October 29, 202410:00 pm (8:00 pm) Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) vs Comunicaciones FC (GUA) - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica

Wednesday, October 30

8:00 pm (6:00 pm) CD Águila (SLV) vs FC Motagua (HON) - Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador

After the Semifinals, the winner in each matchup will advance to the 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Final, where the second Central American champion will be crowned. The home-and-away Final is scheduled for November 26-28 (First Leg) and December 3-5 (Second Leg).

Fans will be able to enjoy all Semifinals and Play-In matches through the Confederation’s TV partner networks, including FOX Sports (USA-English), Fox (Mexico-Spanish), ESPN | Star+ (Central America, Caribbean, and South America), and the Concacaf Official Platforms for all other territories (subject to territory restrictions).

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