2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

The 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the fifth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the North and Central America and the Caribbean region. It took place in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 2 to 8 July 2012.[1]

2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates2–8 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place Panama
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored109 (6.81 per match)

The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand.

Qualifying

CFU (Caribbean Football Union) Qualifying Tournament

Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced automatically to the final round of a 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship after the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago withdrew from regional qualifying. Cuba was to host a Caribbean qualifying event 17–23 February.[2]

Playoff

Canada and El Salvador competed for the fourth spot in Group A.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Canada  7 – 6  El Salvador 1 – 4 6 – 2


Canada 1 – 4 El Salvador
Elliot  3' Rosales  3', 19', 27', 36'
El Salvador 2 – 6 Canada
Rosales  32', 40' Chavez  14' (o.g.)
Yaques  14'
Laliberté  22'
Elliot  26'
Rios  40'
Lemos  40'

Championship

The eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four which each played on a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to semi-finals. The top four teams from the tournament earned participation at the 2012 Futsal World Cup. The draw was held on 12 April 2012 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Guatemala City.[3] The schedule of matches was released on 23 April 2012.[4]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guatemala 3300146+89
 Panama 32011512+36
 United States 310269-33
 Canada 30031018-80


United States 2 - 5 Panama
Perez  15'
Chiles  27'		 Lasso  6', 14', 15', 39'
Alvarado  40'

[5]

Guatemala 7 - 3 Canada
Canada 2 - 3 United States
Xavier  7'
Bennett  30'		 Healey  17'
Pérez  30'
Chiles  33'
Referee: Antonio Alvarez (Cuba)

[6]

Guatemala 5 - 2 Panama
Acevedo  1', 29'
De Leon  14', 27'
Estrada  24'		 Bello  31'
Goodridge  32'
Referee: Eduardo Hernandez (Mexico)

[7]

Panama 8 - 5 Canada
Guatemala 2 - 1 United States
Gonzalez  4'
Aguilar  34'		 Stewart  10'
Referee: Hector Mesen (Costa Rica)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 3210136+77
 Mexico 3210149+57
 Cuba 3102127+53
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3003522-170


Mexico 4 - 4 Costa Rica
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 - 10 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ramirez Vasquez  7'
Cati  17'
Angel  19', 35'
Gonzalez  40'		 Ramirez Vasquez  7' (o.g.)
Lake  9'
Nurse  10'
Somersall  19'
Referee: Leroy Brown (Guatemala)

[8]

Cuba 1 - 2 Costa Rica
Olivera  35' Paniagua  21'
Brenes  32'
Referee: Alexander Cline Beteta (Panama)

[9]

Costa Rica 7 - 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cuba 1 - 5 Mexico

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 6 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
 
  Costa Rica 4
 
 8 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
  Panama 1
 
  Costa Rica 3
 
 6 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
  Guatemala 2
 
  Guatemala 3
 
 
  Mexico 0
 
Third place
 
 
 8 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
 
  Panama (a.e.t.)6
 
 
  Mexico 4

Semi-finals
Costa Rica 4 - 1 Panama
Guatemala 3 - 0 Mexico

Third place play-off
Panama 6 - 4
(a.e.t.)		 Mexico

Final
Costa Rica 3 - 2 Guatemala

Winner
 2012 CONCACAF Champion 

Costa Rica
Second title

Final standing
PlaceTeam
1 Costa Rica
2 Guatemala
3 Panama
4 Mexico
5 Cuba
6 United States
7 Canada
8 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Team qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Top goalscorers

The top 10 scorers from the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship are as follows:

Rank Name Country Goals
1 Miguel Lasso  Panama 6
2 Humberto Armando Escobar  Guatemala 5
3 Miguel Angel Limon  Mexico 4
Eduardo Morales  Cuba
5 Jorge Arias  Costa Rica 3
Jose Rafael Gonzalez  Guatemala
Oscar Hinks  Panama
Aaron Gerardo Jerez  Costa Rica
Yulier Olivera  Cuba
Matthew Rios  Canada

Source:[10]

References
  1. "Guatemala to stage futsal championship". Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. Withdrawals send St. Kitts to futsal finals Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Guatemala to face US, Panama in futsal Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Mexico-Costa Rica to open futsal finals". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  5. http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Futsal/2012/07/US-Falls-to-Panama-in-Group-A-Opener.aspx
  6. "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  7. "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  8. "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  9. "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  10. "2012 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP — GOALSCORERS/GOLEADORES" (PDF). CONCACAF.
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