- Official Draw took place on June 3
- Competition features 20 clubs and will be played from July to December 2025
- Six clubs will qualify for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup
Miami, FL — Concacaf has announced the match schedule for the Group Stage of the 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup. The third edition of the regional cup competition, which serves as a qualifier for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup and crowns Central America’s club champion, will be played from July to December 2025.
The 2025 Central American Cup Group Stage draw took place on June 3. During the live made-for-TV event in Miami, FL, the 20 clubs participating in the competition were split into four groups of five and will play as follows:
Group A:
LD Alajuelense (CRC), Antigua GFC (GUA), CD Plaza Amador (PAN), Alianza FC (SLV), Managua FC (NCA)
Group B:
CS Herediano (CRC), CSD Municipal (GUA), Real CD España (HON), Sporting San Miguelito (PAN), Diriangén FC (NCA)
Group C:
Deportivo Saprissa (CRC), FC Motagua (HON), CS Cartaginés (CRC), CA Independiente (PAN), Verdes FC (BLZ)
Group D:
CD Olimpia (HON), Club Xelajú M.C (GUA), Real Estelí FC (NCA), CD Águila (SLV), CD Hércules (SLV)
COMPETITION FORMAT
The tournament will kick off with a Group Stage. In this first round, clubs will play every club in their group once, for a total of four matches per club (two at home and two away) in the five scheduled weeks.
Group Stage Week 1: July 29–31, 2025
Group Stage Week 2: August 5–7, 2025
Group Stage Week 3: August 12–14, 2025
Group Stage Week 4: August 19–21, 2025
Group Stage Week 5: August 26–28, 2025
After the Group Stage, each group's first and second-place finishers will advance to the Knockout Stage. The Knockout Stage will include home-and-away matches, starting with the Quarterfinals, followed by the Semifinals and Play-In, and the Final, where the champion of Central America will be crowned.
Quarterfinals: September 23–25 and September 30 – October 2, 2025
Semifinals & Play-In: October 21–23 and October 28–30, 2025
Final: November 25–27 and December 2–4, 2025
The Quarterfinal matchups will be determined based on the Group Stage results and the competition’s standings (the highest-ranked group winner will play the lowest-ranked runner-up).
The matchups for the Semifinals and Play-In will be determined based on the competition’s bracket. The highest-ranked club (based on the competition’s standings) will host the return leg matches for all series.
After the competition, six clubs, including the four semifinalists and two play-in winners, will qualify for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup. The champion will also receive a bye to the Champions Cup Round 16.
2025 Concacaf Central American Cup Schedule – Group Stage
*Kickoff times listed in ET (local) and home club listed first
Week 1 – Group Stage
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
20:00 (18:00) Verdes FC vs. FC Motagua - FFB Stadium, Belmopan, BLZ
22:00 (20:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs. CS Cartaginés - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, CRC
22:00 (20:00) Managua FC vs. Antigua GFC - Estadio Nacional, Managua, NCA
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
20:00 (18:00) CD Hércules vs. Club Xelajú M.C – Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, SLV
22:00 (20:00) CD Olimpia vs. Real Estelí FC - Estadio Nacional Jose de la Paz Herrera, Tegucigalpa, HON
22:00 (20:00) CS Herediano vs. Real CD España - Estadio Nacional, San José, CRC
Thursday, July 31, 2025
22:00 (20:00) Diriangén FC vs. CSD Municipal - Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, NCA
22:00 (20:00) LD Alajuelense vs. CD Plaza Amador - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC
Week 2 – Group Stage
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
20:00 (18:00) Verdes FC vs. Deportivo Saprissa - FFB Stadium, Belmopán, BLZ
22:00 (20:00) Antigua GFC vs. Alianza FC - TBC, TBC
22:00 (20:00) FC Motagua vs. CA Independiente - Estadio Nacional Jose de la Paz Herrera , Tegucigalpa, HON
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
20:00 (18:00) Diriangén FC vs. CS Herediano - Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba, NCA
22:00 (20:00) CD Hércules vs. CD Olimpia - Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, SLV
22:00 (20:00) Club Xelajú M.C vs. CD Águila - TBC, TBC
Thursday, August 7, 2025
22:00 (20:00) CSD Municipal vs. Sporting San Miguelito - TBC, TBC
22:00 (20:00) Managua FC vs. LD Alajuelense - Estadio Nacional, Managua, NCA
Week 3 – Group Stage
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
22:00 (20:00) Antigua GFC vs. CD Plaza Amador - TBC, TBC
22:00 (20:00) CD Águila vs. CD Hércules - Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, SLV
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
20:00 (19:00) Sporting San Miguelito vs. Diriangén FC - Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, PAN
22:00 (20:00) CSD Municipal vs. Real CD España - TBC, TBC
22:00 (20:00) Alianza FC vs. Managua FC - Estadio Mágico González, San Salvador, SLV
Thursday, August 14, 2025
20:00 (19:00) CA Independiente vs. Verdes FC - Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
22:00 (20:00) FC Motagua vs. CS Cartaginés - Estadio Nacional Jose de la Paz Herrera, Tegucigalpa, HON
22:00 (20:00) Club Xelajú M.C vs. Real Estelí FC - TBC, TBC
Week 4 – Group Stage
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
20:00 (19:00) CD Plaza Amador vs. Managua FC - Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
22:00 (20:00) CD Águila vs. CD Olimpia - Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, SLV
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
20:00 (19:00) CA Independiente vs. Deportivo Saprissa - Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
22:00 (20:00) Real CD España vs. Diriangén FC - Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, HON
22:00 (20:00) CS Cartaginés vs. Verdes FC - Estadio José Rafael "Fello" Meza, Cartago, CRC
Thursday, August 21, 2025
20:00 (19:00) Sporting San Miguelito vs. CS Herediano - Estadio Universitario, Penonomé, PAN
22:00 (20:00) Alianza FC vs. LD Alajuelense - Estadio Mágico González, San Salvador, SLV
22:00 (20:00) Real Estelí FC vs. CD Hércules - Estadio Independencia, Estelí, NCA
Week 5 – Group Stage
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
22:00 (20:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs. FC Motagua - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, CRC
22:00 (20:00) CS Cartaginés vs. CA Independiente - Estadio José Rafael "Fello" Meza, Cartago, CRC
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
20:00 (19:00) CD Plaza Amador vs. Alianza FC - Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
20:00 (18:00) LD Alajuelense vs. Antigua GFC - Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC
22:00 (20:00) CD Olimpia vs. Club Xelajú M.C - Estadio Nacional Jose de la Paz Herrera, Tegucigalpa, HON
22:00 (20:00) Real Estelí FC vs. CD Águila - Estadio Independencia, Estelí, NCA
Thursday, August 28, 2025
22:00 (20:00) CS Herediano vs. CSD Municipal - Estadio Nacional, San José, CRC
22:00 (20:00) Real CD España vs. Sporting San Miguelito - Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, HON
