November 5 – Concacaf has scheduled November/December dates for the two-leg finals of both its Central American Cup and Caribbean Cup.
The regional finals will see four clubs from four nations compete. The winners of each final will qualify directly for the last 16 of the 2025 Champions Cup.
Nicaragua’s Real Esteli will host Costa Rica’s LD Alajuelense in the Central American Cup final.
LD Alajuelense beat Guatemalan side Antigua GFC 1-0 on aggregate in the semifinals. Champions in 2023, LD Alajuelense completed a perfect group stage with a 4-0-0 record. They then eliminated Comunicaciones in the quarterfinals prior to their victory against Antigua. It is the third consecutive year that Alajuelense have made the final.
Real Estelí FC returned to the final after overcoming Costa Rican side Herediano on away goals following a 2-2 aggregate draw in the semi-finals. The runners-up from 2023 eliminated Salvadorian side CD Águila in the quarter- finals before their semi-final win against Herediano.
The runner-up, two losing semi-finalists (Antigua GFC and CS Herediano), and two Play-In winners (Deportivo Saprissa and FC Motagua) have also qualified for next year’s Champions Cup and will begin play in Round One.
Caribbean Cup overflows
The Caribbean Cup final will be played between the Dominican Republic’s Cibao FC and Jamaica’s Cavalier FC.
Cibao FC secured a 1-0 win over Haiti’s Real Hope FA in the second leg of their semi-final series, resulting in a 4-2 aggregate score.
Cavalier FC, the 2023 Caribbean Cup runners-up, had a dominant 7-0 win over the Dominican Republic’s Moca FC.
The runner-up in the final and Third-Place will also qualify for next year’s Champions Cup and begin play in Round One.
The 60th edition of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup will start with Round One in February, followed by the Round of 16 in March, the Quarterfinals and Semifinals in April, and the single-leg Final on Sunday, June 1.
2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup Schedule – Final and Third Place
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Real Hope FA s Moca FC – Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Cavalier FC vs Cibao FC – National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Moca FC vs Real Hope FA – Estadio Moca 85, Moca, Dominican Republic
Cibao FC vs Cavalier FC – Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, Dominican Republic
2024 Concacaf Central American Cup Final Schedule
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Real Estelí FC vs LD Alajuelense – Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
LD Alajuelense vs Real Estelí FC – Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
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