2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage

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The 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup knockout stage was played from 26 September to 5 December 2023.[1] A total of 8 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2023 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[2]

Qualified teams[edit]

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

Group Winners Runners-up
A Costa Rica Saprissa Costa Rica Cartaginés
B Panama Independiente Nicaragua Real Estelí
C Costa Rica Herediano Guatemala Comunicaciones
D Costa Rica Alajuelense Honduras Motagua

Seeding[edit]

Teams were seeded 1–8 based on results in the group stage and assigned a position in a fixed bracket. For example, the first semi-final was contested between the winner of the 1 vs. 8 quarter-final and the winner of the 4 vs. 5 quarter-final. For each round, the host of the second leg was determined based on performance in all previous rounds, including the group stage.

Format[edit]

The knockout stage was played on a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[2]

  • Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The home team of the second leg in each tie was determined separately for each round as follows (Regulations Article 12.11):
    • In the quarter-finals, the group winners hosted the second leg.
    • In the semi-finals and play-in, the higher-ranked teams based on total points accumulated in the group stage and the quarterfinals hosted the second leg.
    • In the finals, the higher-ranked team based on total points accumulated in the group stage, quarterfinals, and semi-finals hosted the second leg.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would be used. If still tied, the penalty shoot-out would be directly used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 12.10.2).
  • In the play-in and finals, if tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would also be used. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time would be played without the away goals rule during this time. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 12.10.3).

Bracket[edit]

The bracket of the final stages was determined as follows:[2]

Round Matchups
Quarter-finals (Group winner team host second leg)
Play-in round (Higher-ranked team in each tie host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-ranked team in each tie host second leg)
Finals (Higher-ranked team host second leg)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket was decided based on the quarter-finals seeding.

  1. † Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-ranked team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Quarter-finals[edit]

In the quarter-finals, the teams were seeded based on their results in the group stage, with the group winners seeded 1–4, and the group runners-up seeded 5–8. The group winners hosted the second leg.[3]

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Matchups
1 D Costa Rica Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 12 Match QF1
2 A Costa Rica Saprissa 4 3 1 0 10 0 +10 10 Match QF3
3 B Panama Independiente 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Match QF4
4 C Costa Rica Herediano 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10 Match QF2
5 C Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9 Match QF2
6 D Honduras Motagua 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9 Match QF4
7 B Nicaragua Real Estelí 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 9 Match QF3
8 A Costa Rica Cartaginés 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 7 Match QF1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary[edit]

The first legs were played on 26–28 September, and the second legs were played on 3–5 October 2023.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cartaginés Costa Rica 1–6 Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–3 0–3
Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–3 Costa Rica Herediano 0–0 2–3
Real Estelí Nicaragua 3–2 Costa Rica Saprissa 1–0 2–2
Motagua Honduras 1–3 Panama Independiente 1–1 0–2

Matches[edit]

Cartaginés Costa Rica1–3Costa Rica Alajuelense
Hernández 88' Report
Alajuelense Costa Rica3–0Costa Rica Cartaginés
 Report
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Alajuelense won 6–1 on aggregate, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One at minimum. Cartaginés advanced to the play-in.

Herediano Costa Rica3–2Guatemala Comunicaciones
 Report

Herediano won 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF1) and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One at minimum. Comunicaciones advanced to the play-in.

Real Estelí Nicaragua1–0Costa Rica Saprissa
Hernández 10' Report
Saprissa Costa Rica2–2Nicaragua Real Estelí
 Report

Real Estelí won 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualifies for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One at minimum. Saprissa advanced to the play-in.

Motagua Honduras1–1Panama Independiente
Auzmendi 35' Report Hurtado 80'
Independiente Panama2–0Honduras Motagua
Small 31', 45' Report

Independiente won 3–1 on aggregate, advanced to the semi-finals (Match SF2) and qualifies for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One at minimum. Motagua advanced to the play-in.

Semi-finals and Play-in[edit]

Play-in[edit]

In the play-in, the team in each tie which have the better performance across all previous rounds (group stage and quarter-finals) host the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (PI1) Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 Second leg
2 (PI1) Costa Rica Cartaginés 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 First leg
1 (PI2) Costa Rica Saprissa 6 3 2 1 12 3 +9 11 Second leg
2 (PI2) Honduras Motagua 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary[edit]

The first legs were played on 24–25 October, and the second legs were played on 31 October – 1 November 2023.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cartaginés Costa Rica 2–2 (4–5 p) Guatemala Comunicaciones 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Motagua Honduras 2–6 Costa Rica Saprissa 2–2 0–4

Matches[edit]

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Comunicaciones won on penalties and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One.

Motagua Honduras2–2Costa Rica Saprissa
Auzmendi 72', 90' Report
Saprissa Costa Rica4–0Honduras Motagua
 Report

Saprissa won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One.

Semi-finals[edit]

In the semi-finals, the team in each tie which have the better performance across all previous rounds (group stage and quarter-finals) host the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 (SF1) Costa Rica Alajuelense 6 6 0 0 16 2 +14 18 Second leg
2 (SF1) Costa Rica Herediano 6 4 2 0 11 6 +5 14 First leg
1 (SF2) Panama Independiente 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Second leg
2 (SF2) Nicaragua Real Estelí 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary[edit]

The first legs were played on 25–26 October, and the second legs were played on 1–2 November 2023.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Herediano Costa Rica 4–4 (4–5 p) Costa Rica Alajuelense 2–2 2–2
Real Estelí Nicaragua 3–2 Panama Independiente 1–0 2–2

Matches[edit]

Herediano Costa Rica2–2Costa Rica Alajuelense
 Report
Alajuelense Costa Rica2–2Costa Rica Herediano
 Report
Penalties
 5–4

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, Alajuelense won on penalties and advanced to the finals.

Real Estelí Nicaragua1–0Panama Independiente
Méndez 90+1' Report
Independiente Panama2–2Nicaragua Real Estelí
 Report

Real Estelí won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

Finals[edit]

In the finals, the team which has the better performances across all previous rounds (group stage, quarter-finals, and semi-finals) host the second leg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Host
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 8 6 2 0 20 6 +14 20 Second leg
2 Nicaragua Real Estelí 8 5 2 1 11 6 +5 17 First leg
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for yellow card, 3 points for second yellow card/indirect red card, 4 points for direct red card, 5 points for yellow card and direct red card); 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 12.11.4).[2]

Summary[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Estelí Nicaragua 1–4 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0–3 1–1


Matches[edit]

Real Estelí Nicaragua0–3Costa Rica Alajuelense
Report
Attendance: 15,000[5]
Alajuelense Costa Rica1–1Nicaragua Real Estelí
 Report

Alajuelense won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Independiente are playing their home matches at Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City (originally scheduled at Estadio Universitario, Penonomé[3]) instead of their regular stadium Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera which did not meet CONCACAF requirements.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Draw details announced for inaugural Concacaf Central American Cup". CONCACAF. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "CONCACAF Central American Cup 2023 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 17 July 2023 [Approved on 24 February 2023]. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "2023 Concacaf Central American Cup Quarterfinal matchups and schedule confirmed". CONCACAF. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2023 Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinals and Play-In matchups and schedule confirmed". CONCACAF. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "0-3. Alajuelense golea a domicilio a Real Estelí y acaricia el título". Yahoo News (in Spanish). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

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