2024-10-01 01:00:25
Twelve of the 27 places in the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025 They are already assigned and the Central American teams are still participating to seek classification, including Antigua GFC and Comunicaciones FC.
Of the Guatemalan clubs Only antiques and creams can apply for a place to be in the most important team competition in the area and therefore both must seek classification in the Central American Cup 2024. Below we explain what they need. What a chilero!
What Antigua GFC and Communications need to qualify for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup
The 60th edition of the Concacaf Champions Cupwhich will feature the participation of the best clubs in the regionis scheduled to be played between February and June 2025. Which will continue to be played in a direct elimination format of five rounds. The first four rounds (first phase, round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals) include home and away matches, while the final is played over a single match.
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. The most recent to obtain their classification were the Inter Miami CF from the United States, where he plays Leo Messiand Vancouver Whitecaps FC from Canada, both active in the MLS.
How Central American clubs classify
According to Concacaf there are six places for Central American teams who participate in the Central American Cooa 2024. These places will be awarded to the champion, runner-up, two losing semi-finalists and two winners of the play-in of 2024, which will be played between the losing teams in the quarterfinals.
Antigua GFC is currently playing the quarterfinals against Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica. The series is 0-0 and the second leg will be played on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium. If the antiques If they advance to the semifinals, they automatically qualify for the Champions Cup.
While Comunicaciones FC is down in its series against the Central American champion LD Alajuelense by 1-2. The series will be defined on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium.
If the albos fall will still have a chance to be in the Cup, but the pass will define it in the serie play-in against the loser of the duel between Antigua and Saprissa, so at least one Guatemalan club would be in the 2025 edition. That repechage It would be played from October 29 to November 5, 2024.
Which teams are already qualified for the 2025 Champions Cup?
According to Concacaf, the clubs that are already classified 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 and the Inter Miami by Leo Messi.
The current champion of the Concacaf Champions Cup is CF Pachuca from Mexico, who defeated the MLS Columbus Crew in an epic 2024 final at the Hidalgo Stadium. What a chilero!
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