2024-10-06 18:24:30
After an intense series of quarterfinals of the Concacaf Central American Cup 2024 were defined semi-finals and play-inn of the most important team tournament in the area.
With the participation of two Guatemalan clubs such as Former GFC and FC Communicationsthe competition in the Cup will continue in search of the Central American title and qualification to the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025. Below we tell you how the confrontations turned out. What a chilero!
Concacaf Central American Cup 2024: This is how the semifinals and play-in will be played
The Cup began with the participation of 20 clubs divided into four groups, the teams played four games each to position themselves in the best way in their sectors. Guatemala participated with three clubs, the Clausura champion 2024 CSD Municipal; he Apertura champion 2023, FC Communications and the best positioned in the cumulative table, Former GFC. Of them, only the red They were eliminated in that round.
Already in quarter finals, Former GFC It defined the classification to the semifinals against Deportivo Saprissa, who arrived as favorites. In the first leg the match ended 0-0 and in the second leg the Antigüeños achieved a historic result of 0-3 at the Ricardo Saprissa.
In the last series of the day, FC Communications visited the current champion, the LD Alajuelense at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium. The first leg ended in favor of the Costa Ricans 1-2 and the second leg ended tied 1-1, making the series 3-2 and the Ticos advancing to the semifinals.
CA Concacaf Cup 2024 semi-final pairings
With the defined keys The clubs already know their rivals and to determine where the second leg will be played, both in the semi-finals and in the playoffs, the clubs in the highest ranking Based on the total points accumulated in the group stage and quarterfinals, they will be the ones that will host the return matches.
This is how the semi-final matches were:
- Former GFC (Guatemala) vs LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica)
- Real Estelí (Nicaragua) vs CS Herediano (Costa Rica)
How the 2024 CA Cup play-in will be played
The four losing teams of the quarterfinals, although they will no longer be able to fight for the title, will compete for the last two places for the Central American clubs in the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025which the winners of this round will obtain. And this is how they were defined:
- FC Communications (Guatemala) vs Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
- Motagua FC (Honduras) vs CD Águila (El Salvador)
Los semi-final and repechage matches will be disputed first leg games from Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 October 2024 and the vuelta from Tuesday, November 5 to Thursday, November 7, 2024. Therefore, the clubs will have three weeks to prepare.
Concacaf Champions Cup Qualifiers 2024
The 60th edition of the Champions Cupwhich will feature the participation of the best clubs in the regionis scheduled to be played between February and June 2025. Of the 27 participating clubs, 22 will begin play in the first round and five will receive a direct pass to the round of 16.
According Concacaf So far the clubs that have already qualified are: América, Tigres UANL, CF Monterrey, Chivas de Guadalajara, Pumas UNAM and Cruz Azul for Mexico, while in the MLS there are Colorado Rapids, the Columbus Crew where the goalkeeper plays Nicholas Hagen; Los Angeles FC, Sporting KC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Inter Miami by Leo Messi and the LA Galaxy.
Additionally, the four Central American clubs: Former GFC of GuatemalaReal Estelí from Nicaragua and Deportivo Saprissa and LD Alajuelense, both from Costa Rica. Two spots from the area still need to be defined, plus another eight from the Caribbean and North America. What a chilero!
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