Inaugural Season
NB: A new regional tournament was created as qualifying stage for CONCACAF Champions Cup.
The regional cup includes 20 clubs from Central America; six will advance to the new Champions Cup
expanded to 27 clubs for 2024 season.
Qualified teams:
Belize (1): Verdes FC (2022-23 Belize Premier League Super Cup winners).
Costa Rica (4): Deportivo Saprissa (Apertura 2022 & Clausura 2023 champions)
Herediano (Best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
LD Alajuelense (second best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Cartaginés: (third best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
El Salvador (3): F.A.S. (Apertura 2022 champions)
Jocoro (Apertura 2022 runners-up)
Águila (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Honduras (4): Olimpia (Apertura 2022 & Clausura 2023 champions)
Olancho (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Real España (second best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Motagua (third best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Guatemala (3): Xelajú (Clausura 2023 champions)
Cobán Imperial (Apertura 2023 champions)
Comunicaciones (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Nicaragua (2): Real Estelí (Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 champions)
Diriangén (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Panama (3): CA Independiente (Apertura 2022 & Clausura 2023 champions)
Sporting San Miguelito (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Universitario (second best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
Group Stage
Group A
1- 8 Jocoro-Cobán Imperial 1-4 x
[Luis Acuña 65pen; Luis Martínez 7, Anthony López 42, Janderson Pereira 51pen, Anllel Porras 71]
3- 8 Deportivo Saprissa-Cartaginés 1-0
[Javon East 63]
8- 8 Cobán Imperial-Universitario 0-0 y
10- 8 Jocoro-Deportivo Saprissa 0-4 x
[Ariel Rodríguez 26, 73, Jefferson Brenes 37, Michaell Chirinos 44]
15- 8 Universitario-Jocoro 4-1
[Everardo Rose 72, 90+1, Jorge Clement 74, Erick Rodríguez 88; Germán Águila 53]
Cobán Imperial-Cartaginés 0-1 y
[Douglas López 43]
22- 8 Cartaginés-Jocoro 5-0
[Marcel Hernández 11, Jeikel Venegas 22, Allen Guevara 59, 74, Jostin Daly 90+3]
23- 8 Universitario-Deportivo Saprissa 0-0
29- 8 Cartaginés-Universitario 2-2
[Marcel Hernández 18pen, Jossimar Pemberton 83; Jean Sánchez 35, 71]
Deportivo Saprissa-Cobán Imperial 5-0
[Ariel Rodríguez 13, Javon East 57, 90, Orlando Sinclair 63pen, 81]
x-in San Pedro Sula
y-in Ciudad de Guatemala
1. Dep. Saprissa (San José) 4 3 1 0 10 0 10 (qualified)
2. Cartaginés (Cartago) 4 2 1 1 8 3 7 (qualified)
3. Universitario (Penonomé) 4 1 3 0 6 3 6
4. Cobán Imperial 4 1 1 2 4 7 4
5. Jocoro 4 0 0 4 2 17 0
Group B
1- 8 Real Estelí-Xelajú 1-0
[Arley Bonilla 19]
2- 8 Olimpia-CAI 1-1
[Jorge Benguché 65; Carlos Small 51]
8- 8 Real Estelí-Olimpia 1-0
[Harold Medina 36]
9- 8 Xelajú-FAS 2-1 x
[Kenner Gutiérrez 25pen, Hugo del Cid 31; Wilma Torres 72]
15- 8 FAS-Real Estelí 0-2 y
[Juan Barrera 19pen, 74]
16- 8 Xelajú-CAI 1-3 x
[Juan Cardona 6; Jorge Serrano 6, Gilberto Hernández 63, Anthony Stewart 73]
22- 8 CAI-Real Estelí 2-1 a
[Carlos Small 55, Jefferson Murillo 74pen; Ewerton Bezerra 76]
FAS-Olimpia 2-4 z
[Dustin Corea 42, Joao Plata 49pen; Jorge Benguché 4, 86, Carlos Pineda 37, Kevin López 72]
29- 8 CAI-FAS 5-0 a
[Víctor Ávila 8, Rafael Águila 63, Carlos Small 65, Jorge Serrano 79, Ángel Valverde 88pen]
Olimpia-Xelajú 2-0
[José Pinto 44, Yustin Arboleda 54]
a-in Panamá City
x-in Antigua
y-in San Santa Tecla
z-in San Salvador
1. CAI (La Chorrera) 4 3 1 0 11 3 10 (qualified)
2. Real Estelí 4 3 0 1 5 2 9 (qualified)
3. Olimpia (Tegucigalpa) 4 2 1 1 7 4 7
4. Xelajú MC (Quetzaltenango) 4 1 0 3 3 7 3
5. FAS (Santa Ana) 4 0 0 4 3 13 0
Group C
2- 8 Comunicaciones-Real España 3-1
[Jorge Aparicio 18, Antonio López 64, Erik González 89; Daniel Carter 33]
3- 8 Diriangén-Herediano 1-1
[Luis Copete 15; Fernán Faerron 52]
9- 8 Herediano-Águila 2-0 x
[Jesús Godínez 22, 84]
10- 8 Diriangén-Comunicaciones 0-1
[Jorman Aguilar 40]
16- 8 Herediano-Real España 3-2 y
[Alejandro Bran 43, 70, Ronaldo Araya 45; Darixon Vuelto 35, Daniel Carter 62]
17- 8 Águila-Diriangén 1-0 z
[Darwin Cerén 90+2]
23- 8 Águila-Comunicaciones 1-4 a
[Carlos Salazar 45+1; Jorge Aparicio 14, José Corena 27, 71, Lynner García 82]
24- 8 Real España-Diriangén 0-0
30- 8 Real España-Águila 3-0
[Ramiro Rocca 48, 64, 70]
Comunicaciones-Herediano 1-2
[Jorman Aguilar 22; Andy Rojas 55, Darryl Araya 74]
x-in Alajuela
y-in San José
z-in Santa Tecla
a-in San Salvador
1. Herediano (Heredia) 4 3 1 0 8 4 10 (qualified)
2. Comunicaciones (Guatemala) 4 3 0 1 9 4 9 (qualified)
3. Real España (S. Pedro Sula) 4 1 1 2 6 6 4
4. Águila (San Miguel) 4 1 0 3 2 9 3
5. Diriangén (Diriamba) 4 0 2 2 1 3 2
Group D
1- 8 LD Alajuelense-Olancho 1-0
[Aarón Suárez 61]
2- 8 Verdes-Motagua 0-5 x
[Agustín Arizméndi 44pen, 47, 56, Iván López 78, Carlos Mejía 85]
8- 8 Verdes-LD Alajuelense 0-3 x
[Michael Barrantes 41, Freddy Góndola 54, Aarón Suárez 88]
9- 8 Motagua-Sporting San Miguelito 2-0
[Yeison Mejía 21, 60]
16- 8 Sporting San Miguelito-Verdes 4-0 z
[Gabriel Torres 14pen, Emmanuel Gómez 53, Adan Hendricks 61, Alexis Corpas 81]
17- 8 Motagua-Olancho 1-0
[Yeison Mejía 74]
23- 8 Olancho-Verdes 3-2 y
[Carlos Fernández 17, Oscar Almendárez 39, Yostin Obando 90+4; Joel Burgos 6, Krisean López 68]
24- 8 Sporting San Miguelito-LD Alajuelense 0-1 z
[Alexander López 90+2]
31- 8 Olancho-Sporting San Miguelito 0-2 y
[Gabriel Torres 15, Alexis Corpas 62]
LD Alajuelense-Motagua 5-1
[Joshua Navarro 5, 29, Doryan Rodríguez 38, Michael Barrantes 65, Johan Venegas 90+2; Agustín Arizméndi 15]
x-in Belmopán
y-in Tegucigalpa
z-in Ciudad de Panamá
1. LD Alajuelense 4 4 0 0 10 1 12 (qualified)
2. Motagua (Tegucigalpa) 4 3 0 1 9 5 9 (qualified)
3. Sp. San Miguelito 4 2 0 2 6 3 6
4. Olancho 4 1 0 3 3 6 3
5. Verdes FC (San Ignacio) 4 0 0 4 2 15 0
Quarterfinals
(Sep 26 & Oct 3)
Motagua Hon CAI Pan 1-1 0-2 1-3 x
[Agustín Auzmendi 35; Héctor Hurtado 80]
[Carlos Small 31, 45]
(Sep 27 & Oct 4)
Comunicaciones Gua Herediano CRi 0-0 3-2 3-2 y
[Ángel Sayago 24pen, 51, Fernán Faerron 90+3; José Corona 55, Erik González 76]
Real Estelí Nic Deportivo Saprissa CRi 1-0 2-2 3-2
[Bancy Hernández 10]
[Javon East 20, Orlando Sinclair 82; Fidel Escobar 51og, Marvin Fletes 71]
(Sep 28 & Oct 5)
Cartaginés CRi LD Alajuelense CRi 1-3 0-3 1-6
[Marcel Hernández 88; Joel Campbell 55, Johan Venegas 64, Aarón Suárez 67]
[Alexander López 8, Aarón Suárez 35, Freddy Góndola 89]
x-2nd leg in Panama City
y-2nd leg in Cartago
Play In
(Oct 24 & 31)
Cartaginés CRi Comunicaciones Gua 1-1 1-1 2-2 4-5p
[Jostin Daly 83; Gerardo Gordillo 26]
[Jorman Aguilar 27; Marcel Hernández 52pen]
(Oct 25 & Nov 1)
Motagua Hon Deportivo Saprissa CRi 2-2 0-4 2-6
[Agustín Auzmendi 72, 90; Michaell Chirinos 42, Warren Madrigal 84]
[Ariel Rodríguez 2, Kendall Waston 9, Orlando Sinclair 45+2, Luis Javier Paradela 85]
Comunicaciones and Deportivo Saprissa qualified to CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024.
Semifinals
(Oct 25 & Nov 1)
Herediano CRi LD Alajuelense CRi 2-2 2-2 4-4 4-5p x
[Allan Cruz 46, Jesús Godínez 50; Carlos Mora 7, Johan Venegas 49]
[Celso Borges 8, Joel Campbell 90+5pen; Gerson Torres 40, Everardo Rubio 64pen]
(Oct 26 & Nov 2)
Real Estelí Nic CAI Pan 1-0 2-2 3-2 y
[Abel Méndez 90+2]
[Rafael Águila 14, Davis Contreras 63; Bancy Hernández 46, Arley Bonilla 81]
x-1st leg in Cartago
y-2nd leg in Panama City
Final
(Nov. 28 & Dec. 5)
Real Estelí Nic LD Alajuelense CRi 0-3 1-1 1-4
[Joshua Navarro 32, Michael Barrantes 45+2, Freddy Góndola 49]
[Joel Campbell 5; Byron Bonilla 47]
LD Alajuelense qualified to Round of 16 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024
Real Estelí, Herediano and CAI qualified to Round 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024
NB: The main region club tournament changes back to its original name of "Champions Cup" for 2024 season.
27 clubs enter that will qualify through the league championships of their respective countries,
national cups and 3 regional cups that will be played in the fall of each year.
All phases of the tournament will be knock out elimination.
North American zone:
Mexico qualification (6): Round of 16:
Pachuca (Apertura 2022 champions with best record)
1st Round:
Tigres UANL (Clausura 2023 champions)
Toluca (Apertura 2022 runners-up)
Guadalajara (Clausura 2023 runners-up)
Monterrey (best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
América (2nd best aggregate regular season record 2022/23)
USA qualification (6): Round of 16:
TBD (MLS Cup 2023 champions)
1st Round:
Houston Dynamo (US Open Cup 2023 champions)
FC Cincinnati (MLS regular season winners 2023 (MLS Supporters Shield))
Saint Louis City SC (Opposite conference champion to 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield winners)
Orlando City (2nd best MLS regular season record 2023)
TBD (3rd best MLS regular season record 2023)
Canada (3): 1st Round:
Forge FC (Canadian Premier League 2023 champions)
Cavalry FC (Regular season Canadian Premier League winners 2023)
Vancouver Whitecaps (Canadian Championship 2023 winners)
Leagues Cup (3): Round of 16:
Inter Miami (Leagues Cup 2023 winners)
1st Round:
Nashville SC (Leagues Cup 2023 runners-up)
Philadelphia Union (Leagues Cup 2023 third place)
Central American zone (6): Round of 16:
LD Alajuelense (Copa Centroamericana 2023 champions)
1st Round:
Real Estelí (Copa centroamericana 2023 runners-up)
CAI (Copa Centroamericana 2023 semifinalist)
Herediano (Copa Centroamericana 2023 semifinalist)
Comunicaciones (Copa Centroamericana 2023 playoff winners)
Deportivo Saprissa (Copa Centroamericana 2023 playoff winners)
Caribbean zone (3): Round of 16:
Robinhood (Caribbean Cup 2023 winners)
1st Round:
Cavalier (Caribbean Cup 2023 runners-up)
Moca FC (Caribbean Cup 2023 third place)
overview | 2022/23
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