Back كوبا سنترو أمريكانا Arabic Copa Centroamericana AST Copa Centreamericana de futbol Catalan Středoamerický pohár Czech Fußball-Zentralamerikameisterschaft German Κόπα Σεντροαμερικάνα Greek Copa Centroamericana Spanish Copa Centroamericana Finnish Copa Centroamericana French קופה סנטרואמריקנה HE
 Official logo of the competition as Copa Centroamericana (2011–2017) | |
| Founded | 1991, as Copa de Naciones UNCAF |
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| Abolished | 2017, as Copa Centroamericana |
| Region | Central America |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Related competitions | North American Nations Cup Caribbean Cup/CFU Championship |
| Last champions |  Honduras (4th title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Costa Rica(8 titles) |
The Copa Centroamericana (English: Central American Cup) was a regional football competition for senior national teams from Central America. It was organized by the Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF), the regional body for the Central American zone under CONCACAF. The tournament was held from 1991 to 2017, every two years in the years before and after the FIFA World Cup, it was originally called Copa de Naciones UNCAF (English: UNCAF Nations Cup) from 1991 to 2009, changing to the latter name in the 2011 edition.
The tournament consisted of two stages, in the group stage of the tournament finals, the seven teams competed in two groups with a round-robin format, one group with four teams and the other with three teams, with the top two teams in each group qualified for the semifinal, where the winners advanced into the final while the losers disputed a third place match. The fifth place match was disputed between the third-ranked teams of the group stage. Depending on their performance in the Copa Centroamericana, teams then went on to participate in other competitions, such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Copa América.
The 14 editions of the Central American competition were won by four different national teams: Costa Rica were the most successful national team with 8 titles. Honduras won 4 titles, Guatemala and Panama won one title each. Costa Rica and Honduras were the only sides in history to win consecutive titles, with the former winning an unprecedented three titles in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
The last edition was held in 2017, with its place in the fixture schedule being taken by the CONCACAF Nations League.