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2026 Central American Cup Schedule Confirmed

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Central American Cup Schedule Confirmed
  • First five weeks of the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup schedule set
  • Twenty Central American clubs to compete from July to December 2026
  • Six clubs to qualify for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup

Miami, FL – Concacaf has announced the match schedule for the Group Stage of the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup. The fourth edition of the regional club competition, which will crown Central America’s club champion and serve as a qualifying tournament for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup, will feature 20 clubs and take place from July to December 2026.

The official draw for the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup took place on May 26. During the live made-for-TV event, the 20 participating clubs were divided into four groups of five as follows:

Group A

  • LD Alajuelense (CRC), CD Plaza Amador (PAN), Club Xelajú (GUA), CD Luis Ángel Firpo (SLV), Diriangén FC (NCA)

Group B

  • CS Herediano (CRC), Antigua GFC (GUA), CD Marathón (HON), Real Estelí FC (NCA), Alianza FC (SLV)

Group C

  • Club Olimpia Deportivo (HON), Deportivo Saprissa (CRC), Deportivo Mixco (GUA), Alianza FC (PAN), UMECIT FC (PAN)

Group D

  • CSD Municipal (GUA), FC Motagua (HON), CS Cartaginés (CRC), Club Deportivo FAS (SLV), Verdes FC (BLZ)

DATES

  • Group Stage Week 1: July 28–30, 2026
  • Group Stage Week 2: August 4–6, 2026
  • Group Stage Week 3: August 11–13, 2026
  • Group Stage Week 4: August 18–20, 2026
  • Group Stage Week 5: August 25–27, 2026
  • Quarterfinals: September 8–10 and September 15–17, 2026
  • Semifinals and Play-In: October 20–22 and October 27–29, 2026
  • Final: December 2 and December 6, 2026

At the conclusion of the competition, the four semifinalists and the two Play-In winners will qualify for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup, with the champion receiving a bye to the Round of 16.

2026 Concacaf Central American Cup Schedule – Group Stage

Kickoff times listed in ET (local time); home club listed first

Group Stage Week 1

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

  • 20:00 (18:00) Verdes FC vs. FC Motagua – FFB Stadium, Belmopan, BLZ
  • 22:00 (20:00) Cacique Diriangén FC vs. CD Plaza Amador – Estadio Miguel “Chocorrón” Buitrago, Managua, NCA
  • 22:00 (20:00) Club Olimpia Deportivo vs. Deportivo Mixco – Estadio Nacional José de la Paz Herrera, Tegucigalpa, HON

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

  • 20:00 (19:00) UMECIT FC vs. Deportivo Saprissa – Estadio Universidad Latina, Penonomé, PAN
  • 22:00 (20:00) Alianza FC (SLV) vs. Antigua GFC – Estadio Jorge “El Mágico” González, San Salvador, SLV
  • 22:00 (20:00) LD Alajuelense vs. Club Xelajú MC – Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC

Thursday, July 30, 2026

  • 21:00 (19:00) CS Herediano vs. CD Marathón – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, CRC
  • 23:00 (21:00) CSD Municipal vs. CS Cartaginés – Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera “El Trébol”, Guatemala City, GUA

Group Stage Week 2

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

  • 20:00 (19:00) Plaza Amador vs. CD Luis Ángel Firpo – Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
  • 22:00 (20:00) Cacique Diriangén FC vs. LD Alajuelense – Estadio Miguel “Chocorrón” Buitrago, Managua, NCA
  • 22:00 (20:00) Antigua GFC vs. Real Estelí FC – Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala, GUA

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

  • 20:00 (19:00) UMECIT FC vs. Club Olimpia Deportivo – Estadio Universidad Latina, Penonomé, PAN
  • 22:00 (20:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs. Alianza FC (PAN) – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, CRC
  • 22:00 (20:00) Alianza FC (SLV) vs. CS Herediano – Estadio Jorge “El Mágico” González, San Salvador, SLV

Thursday, August 6, 2026

  • 21:00 (19:00) Verdes FC vs. CSD Municipal – FFB Stadium, Belmopan, BLZ
  • 23:00 (21:00) FC Motagua vs. Club Deportivo FAS – Estadio Nacional José de la Paz Herrera, Tegucigalpa, HON

Group Stage Week 3

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

  • 20:00 (19:00) CD Plaza Amador vs. Club Xelajú MC – Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
  • 22:00 (20:00) Real Estelí FC vs. Alianza FC (SLV) – Estadio Independencia, Estelí, NCA
  • 22:00 (20:00) Deportivo Saprissa vs. Deportivo Mixco – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, Tibás, CRC

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

  • 21:00 (19:00) FC Motagua vs. CS Cartaginés – Estadio Nacional José de la Paz Herrera, Tegucigalpa, HON
  • 23:00 (21:00) Club Deportivo FAS vs. Verdes FC – Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, SLV

Thursday, August 13, 2026

  • 20:00 (19:00) Alianza FC (PAN) vs. UMECIT FC – Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
  • 22:00 (20:00) CD Luis Ángel Firpo vs. Cacique Diriangén FC – Estadio Jorge “El Mágico” González, San Salvador, SLV
  • 22:00 (20:00) Antigua GFC vs. CD Marathón – Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala, GUA

Group Stage Week 4

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

  • 21:00 (19:00) CS Cartaginés vs. Verdes FC – Estadio José Rafael “Fello” Meza, Cartago, CRC
  • 23:00 (21:00) Real Estelí FC vs. CS Herediano – Estadio Independencia, Estelí, NCA
  • 23:00 (21:00) Club Xelajú MC vs. Diriangén FC – Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, GUA

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

  • 21:00 (19:00) Deportivo Mixco vs. UMECIT FC – Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera “El Trébol”, Guatemala City, GUA
  • 21:00 (19:00) CD Marathón vs. Alianza FC (SLV) – Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, HON
  • 23:00 (21:00) Club Deportivo FAS vs. CSD Municipal – Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, SLV

Thursday, August 20, 2026

  • 21:00 (20:00) Alianza FC (PAN) vs. Club Olimpia Deportivo – Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panamá City, PAN
  • 23:00 (21:00) CD Luis Ángel Firpo vs. LD Alajuelense – Estadio Jorge “El Mágico” González, San Salvador, SLV

Group Stage Week 5

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

  • 22:30 (20:30) CSD Municipal vs. FC Motagua – Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera “El Trébol”, Guatemala City, GUA
  • 22:30 (20:30) CS Cartaginés vs. Club Deportivo FAS – Estadio José Rafael “Fello” Meza, Cartago, CRC

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

  • 20:30 (18:30) CS Herediano vs. Antigua GFC – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, CRC
  • 20:30 (18:30) CD Marathón vs. Real Estelí FC – Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, HON
  • 22:30 (20:30) LD Alajuelense vs. CD Plaza Amador – Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, CRC
  • 22:30 (20:30) Club Xelajú MC vs. CD Luis Ángel Firpo – Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, GUA

Thursday, August 27, 2026

  • 22:30 (20:30) Club Olimpia Deportivo vs. Deportivo Saprissa – Estadio Nacional José de la Paz Herrera, Tegucigalpa, HON
  • 22:30 (20:30) Deportivo Mixco vs. Alianza FC (PAN) – Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera “El Trébol”, Guatemala City, GUA

For more information on the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, visit concacaf.com/competitions/central-american-cup/.

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