Concacaf confirms the six teams that have already qualified for the first edition of the Central American Cup

A total of 20 clubs will participate in the first edition Concacaf Central American Cup As of this Tuesday the classifieds have been confirmed.

concacaf It announced the names of the six clubs that have already secured their ticket to this new Central American tournament, which will replace them Concacaf League.

Appears in teams of six Olympia Pedro Troglio, champion of the Apertura 2022 tournament of the National League.

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Additionally, concacaf It confirms that the other three Honduran teams participating in this Central American Cup will be defined as follows: the champion of the Clausura 2023 tournament, the best ranking of the 2022-23 season and the second best place.

Of Costa Rica, which has four seats, only Saprissa has already qualified.

The other four teams who took their places Concacaf Central American Cup They are FAS from El Salvador, Copen Imperial from Guatemala, Club Atlético Independiente (CAI) from Panama and Real Esteli from Nicaragua.

It is noted that a total of six seats will be awarded in this competition Concacaf Champions League 2024The presence of Honduran clubs is expected.

Unlike Concacaf League It started from the 16th round Central American Cup From Concacaf It is divided into four pentagons.

In each group, teams play one round (two home games and two away games) in a round-robin format. The top two finishers from each group advance to the quarterfinals.