2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host country Guatemala
Dates 2–8 July
Teams 8 (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

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]

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


28 June 2012
Canada  1 – 4  El Salvador
Elliot  3' Rosales  3', 19', 27', 36'

29 June 2012
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 3 3 0 0 14 6 +8 9
 Panama 3 2 0 1 15 12 +3 6
 United States 3 1 0 2 6 9 -3 3
 Canada 3 0 0 3 10 18 -8 0


2 July 2012
18:00
United States  2 - 5  Panama
Perez  15'
Chiles  27' 		Lasso  6', 14', 15', 39'
Alvarado  40'

[5]

2 July 2012
20:00
Guatemala  7 - 3  Canada

3 July 2012
18:00
Canada  2 - 3  United States
Xavier  7'
Bennett  30' 		Healey  17'
Pérez  30'
Chiles  33'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Antonio Alvarez (Cuba)

[6]

3 July 2012
20:00
Guatemala  5 - 2  Panama
Acevedo  1', 29'
De Leon  14', 27'
Estrada  24' 		Bello  31'
Goodridge  32'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Eduardo Hernandez (Mexico)

[7]

4 July 2012
18:00
Panama  8 - 5  Canada

4 July 2012
20:00
Guatemala  2 - 1  United States
Gonzalez  4'
Aguilar  34' 		Stewart  10'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Hector Mesen (Costa Rica)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 14 9 +5 7
 Cuba 3 1 0 2 12 7 +5 3
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 0 3 5 22 -17 0


2 July 2012
12:00
Saint Kitts and Nevis  0 - 10  Cuba

3 July 2012
10:00
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'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Leroy Brown (Guatemala)

[8]

3 July 2012
12:00
Cuba  1 - 2  Costa Rica
Olivera  35' Paniagua  21'
Brenes  32'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Alexander Cline Beteta (Panama)

[9]

4 July 2012
10:00
Costa Rica  7 - 1  Saint Kitts and Nevis

4 July 2012
12:00
Cuba  1 - 5  Mexico

Knockout stage

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

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

8 July 2012
16:00
Panama  6 - 4
(a.e.t.) 		 Mexico

Final

Winner

 2012 CONCACAF Champion 

Costa Rica
Second title

Final standing

Place Team
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
  2. ↑ Withdrawals send St. Kitts to futsal finals
  3. ↑ Guatemala to face US, Panama in futsal
  4. ↑ Mexico-Costa Rica to open futsal finals
  5. ↑ http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Futsal/2012/07/US-Falls-to-Panama-in-Group-A-Opener.aspx
  6. ↑ Futsal Planet
  7. ↑ Futsal Planet
  8. ↑ Futsal Planet
  9. ↑ Futsal Planet
  10. ↑ "2012 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP — GOALSCORERS/GOLEADORES". CONCACAF.