Concacaf confirms 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup participating clubs and draw pots  | OneFootball

Miami, FL — Concacaf has confirmed the list of 20 clubs that will participate in the 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup. The third edition of the regional cup competition will be played between July and December 2025, crown Central America’s club champion, and serve as a qualifier for next year's Concacaf Champions Cup.  Additionally, the Confederation has confirmed key details about the competition’s Group Stage draw, to be conducted on Tuesday, June 3, in Miami, FL. The draw is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm ET and will determine each club’s path to the Final. Fans can follow the made-for-TV live draw through Concacaf’s partner networks and the Concacaf YouTube Channel.  PARTICIPATING CLUBS  20 clubs from seven Concacaf Central American Member Associations will participate in the tournament. All clubs have secured a berth based on their performance in their domestic leagues. These clubs are, in alphabetical order per country:    Belize (1): Verdes FC  Costa Rica (4): CS Herediano, LD Alajuelense, Deportivo Saprissa, CS Cartaginés  El Salvador (3): CD Hércules, CD Águila, Alianza GFCGuatemala (3): Club Xelajú M.C, CSD Municipal, Antigua FCHonduras (3): FC Motagua, CD Olimpia, Real CD España Nicaragua (3): Cacique Diriangén FC, Real Estelí FC, Managua FC Panama (3): Club Atlético Independiente, Sporting San Miguelito, CD Plaza Amador

DRAW PROCEDURES AND POTS On June 3, Concacaf will conduct the draw for the 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup Group Stage. The draw will be executed using a single-blind system involving five pots. The participating clubs have been distributed into five pots according to their Concacaf Club Ranking as of June 2, 2025. The five pots will be as follows:  Pot 1 (four highest-ranked clubs): CS Herediano, LD Alajuelense, CD Olimpia, Deportivo SaprissaPot 2 (four next highest-ranked clubs): Antigua GFC, FC Motagua, CSD Municipal, Club Xelajú M.CPot 3 (four next highest-ranked clubs): CD Plaza Amador, CS Cartaginés, Real CD España, Real Estelí FCPot 4 (four next highest-ranked clubs): CA Independiente, Sporting San Miguelito, CD Águila, Alianza FCPot 5 (four lowest-ranked clubs): Diriangén FC, Managua FC, CD Hércules, Verdes FC The draw will begin by randomly selecting a sphere from Pot 1 and placing that club in Group A, position A1. This process will be replicated for all Pot 1 spheres, with clubs placed in sequential order in positions 1 of Groups B, C, and D.

The same procedure will be followed for Pots 2, 3, 4, and 5, using group positions 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. At the end of the draw, each group will contain one club from each pot and no more than two clubs from the same Member Association.

COMPETITION FORMAT  The 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup will kick off with a Group Stage (four groups of five clubs each), where each club will play every club in their group once, for a total of four matches per club (two at home and two away).  At the conclusion of Group Stage play, 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, Play-In, and Final.  The semifinalists and the two play-in winners (six clubs in total) will qualify for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup. The champion will also receive a bye to Round 16 of the Confederation’s 27-club competition.  DATES  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 Quarterfinals: September 23-25 and September 30 - October 2, 2025  Semifinals and Play-In: October 21-23 and 28-30, 2025  Final: November 25-27 and December 2-4, 2025