Motagua clinches Central American Cup Semifinals spot

FC Motagua qualifies to the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.

SAN SALVADOR – The 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup continued on Wednesday with Alianza FC and FC Motagua playing to a scoreless draw, with the latter advancing 3-nil on aggregate in the Second Leg of their Quarterfinals series at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, El Salvador.

It was a hard-fought defensive battle on both sides with neither team able to find the breakthrough moment, the Second Leg of the Quarterfinals series ending in a goalless draw.

Motagua used their First Leg advantage, securing a 3-nil aggregate score that made them advance to the Semifinals and also clinched a spot in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.

This marks the Honduran club’s first time in the Semifinals after being eliminated in the Quarterfinals in all three previous editions of the tournament. They remain unbeaten in this year’s edition of the Central American Cup with three wins and three draws.

FC Motagua will play LD Alajuelense or CD Marathón in the Semifinals in October.

Post-Match Data: Alianza FC (SLV) vs FC Motagua

• FC Motagua have reached the Concacaf Central American Cup Semifinals for the first time, after being eliminated in the Quarterfinals in each of the previous three editions. They become the third Honduran club to reach the final four of the competition, following Club Olimpia and Real España in 2025.
• FC Motagua remain unbeaten in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup (W3 D3). This is the first time they have started an edition of the tournament with six consecutive matches without defeat, surpassing their previous best of five in 2025 (W3 D2).
• Alianza FC registered 18 shots against FC Motagua, their highest total in a single match in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup. It was also the second-most shots by any team against Motagua in this year's competition, behind only CSD Municipal's 21 attempts.
• Alianza FC's Leonardo Menjívar is the only player to have hit the woodwork multiple times in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, doing so on three occasions, including once against FC Motagua in this match.
• Alianza FC became only the second team to field two players aged 18 or younger in the same match in the 2026 Concacaf Central American Cup, with Luis Tobar (18 years, 148 days) and David León (18 years, 190 days) both featuring against FC Motagua.