1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

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1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 1996
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates30 August – 7 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Third placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Fourth placeFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored75 (7.5 per match)
2000

The 1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 1st edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by CONCACAF for the men's national teams of the North, Central American and Caribbean regions. The tournament was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala between 30 August and 7 September 1996. [1] [2]

Contents

The tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament, United States and Cuba, qualified for the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Spain as the CONCACAF representatives.

Teams

CONCACAF announced that 6 teams will play in the tournament.

Team
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (hosts)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 210176+13 Semi-finals
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 21019903
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 21017813
Source: FutsalPlanet
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6–4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg5–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2200155+106 Semi-finals
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (H)210151053
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 200251050
Source: FutsalPlanet
(H) Hosts
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg3–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg7–3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg8–2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
5 September
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
7 September
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
5 September
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2
 
Third place match
 
 
7 September
 
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg2–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Third place match

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup on 5 September 1996.

TeamPrevious appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 (1989, 1992)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0


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