Alianza, Alajuelense clash in Group A race | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup continues with Alianza FC hosting Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in Group A on Thursday at Estadio Nacional Jorge "El Mágico" González in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The encounter pits two teams that seek a victory to secure a spot in the top two in the group. Alianza FC is third with four points, separated from second place on tiebreakers, while CS Herediano is fourth with three points.

Alianza FC seeks to build on a 1-nil victory against Managua FC. Emerson Mauricio struck in the 54’ to secure the first three points for the Salvadoran giants.

LD Alajuelense are the defending champions and the only winners of the tournament, winning back-to-back editions. La Liga will seek to continue its hopes for a third consecutive title by building on its 2-1 win at Managua in matchweek two. Diego Campos and Kenyel Michel scored for the Costa Rican side in the victory.

Historic Series

Alianza FC and LD Alajuelense will face each other for the second time in the Central American Cup. In the previous encounter, Alajuelense won 2-1 on Matchday 4 of Group B at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador (SLV), with a brace from Diego Campos, while Emerson Mauricio scored for Alianza.

Alianza FC in 31 matches against Costa Rican opponents holds a record of 8 wins, 7 draws, and 16 losses, distributed across the Central American Cup, five times in the Concacaf Champions Cup (L-2 D-3), four times in the Scotiabank Concacaf League (W-1 L-3), 16 times in the Copa Fraternidad Centroamericana (W-5 D-4 L-7), three times in the Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica (W-2 L-1), and two losses in the Copa INTERCLUBES. The last time Alianza FC defeated a Costa Rican opponent was 2-0 over UD San Carlos in the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf League quarterfinals on September 26, 2019, at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador (SLV), goals by Raúl Peñaranda and Marvin Monterroza.

LD Alajuelense has 27 years unbeaten against Salvadoran teams

LD Alajuelense has faced Salvadoran teams 33 times with a record of 19 wins, 9 draws, and 5 losses. These matches include two wins in the Central American Cup, 11 times in the Concacaf Champions Cup (W-6 D-2 L-3), four times in the Scotiabank Concacaf League (W-3 D-1), eight times in the Copa Fraternidad Centroamericana (W-3 D-3 L-2), two wins in the Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica, and six times in the Copa INTERCLUBES (W-3 D-3). The last time they lost to a Salvadoran team was 27 years ago against Luis Ángel Firpo (2-3) in the second round of Group II of the Concacaf Champions Cup on May 14, 1998, at Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera in Usulután (SLV).