The 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup group stage will be played from 30 July to 29 August 2024.[1] A total of 20 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage of the 2024 CONCACAF Central American Cup.[2]
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 June 2024 in Miami, Florida. The 20 involved teams were previously seeded into five pots of four teams each based on their CONCACAF Club Ranking as of 3 June 2024.[3][4]
For the group stage, the 20 teams were drawn into four groups (Groups A–D) of five containing a team from each of the five pots. Teams from pot 1 were drawn first and were placed in the first position of their group, starting from Group A to Group D. The same procedure was followed for teams from pots 2, 3, 4 and 5, and they were placed in positions 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, within the group to which they were drawn. Each group must contain no more than two clubs from the same national association.[3]
In the group stage, each group is played on a single home-and-away round-robin basis, with teams playing against each other once, for a total of four matches per team (two home and two away). The teams are ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations Article 12.10.1):[2]
Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss);
Matches in the competition are being played on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday as decided by CONCACAF. The schedule of each week is as follows (Regulations Article 2).[2][5][6]
Motagua
Herediano
Diriangén
San Francisco
63'
Comunicaciones
Alianza
Port Layola (E)