One of world football's most exotic competitions will kick off later this month as the 20-club Central American Cup begins.

The third edition of the regional cup competition, which serves as a qualifier for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup and crowns Central America’s club champion, will be played from July to December 2025

Group A
LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica), Antigua GFC (Guatemala), CD Plaza Amador (Panama), Alianza FC (El Salvador), Managua FC (Nicaragua)

Group B
CS Herediano (Costa Rica), CSD Municipal (Guatemala), Real CD España (Honduras), Sporting San Miguelito (Panama), Diriangén FC (Nicaragua

Group C
Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica), FC Motagua (Honduras), CS Cartaginés (Costa Rica), CA Independiente (Panama), Verdes FC (BLZ)

Group D
CD Olimpia (Honduras), Club Xelajú M.C (Guatemala), Real Estelí FC (Nicaragua), CD Águila (El Salvador), CD Hércules (El Salvador)

The tournament will kick off with a Group Stage. In this first round, clubs will play every club in their group once, for a total of four matches per club (two at home and two away) in the five scheduled weeks. After the Group Stagefirst and second will advance to the Knockout Stage and play home and way, followed by the Semifinals and Play-In, and the Final, where the champion of Central America will be crowned.

Quarterfinals: September 23–25 and September 30 – October 2, 2025  
Semifinals & Play-In: October 21–23 and October 28–30, 2025  
Final: November 25–27 and December 2–4, 2025

To follow the action, visit https://www.concacaf.com/central-american-cup/