2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

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2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
2012 CONCACAF Futsal championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates2–8 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Third placeFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Fourth placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored109 (6.81 per match)
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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]

Contents

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7–6Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–46–2


Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Elliot Soccerball shade.svg3' Rosales Soccerball shade.svg3', 19', 27', 36'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rosales Soccerball shade.svg32', 40' Chavez Soccerball shade.svg14' (o.g.)
Yaques Soccerball shade.svg14'
Laliberté Soccerball shade.svg22'
Elliot Soccerball shade.svg26'
Rios Soccerball shade.svg40'
Lemos Soccerball shade.svg40'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3300146+89
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 32011512+36
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 310269-33
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30031018-80


United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Perez Soccerball shade.svg15'
Chiles Soccerball shade.svg27'		 Lasso Soccerball shade.svg6', 14', 15', 39'
Alvarado Soccerball shade.svg40'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala

[5]

[6]

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg5–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Acevedo Soccerball shade.svg1', 29'
De Leon Soccerball shade.svg14', 27'
Estrada Soccerball shade.svg24'		 Bello Soccerball shade.svg31'
Goodridge Soccerball shade.svg32'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Eduardo Hernandez (Mexico)

[7]

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg2–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg4'
Aguilar Soccerball shade.svg34'		Stewart Soccerball shade.svg10'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Hector Mesen (Costa Rica)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3210136+77
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3210149+57
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3102127+53
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3003522-170


[8]

[9]

Knockout stage

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

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Winner

 2012 CONCACAF champion 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
Costa Rica
Second title

Final standing

PlaceTeam
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  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:

RankNameCountryGoals
1 Miguel Lasso Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 6
2 Humberto Armando Escobar Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 5
3 Miguel Angel Limon Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4
Eduardo Morales Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
5 Jorge Arias Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3
Jose Rafael Gonzalez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Oscar Hinks Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Aaron Gerardo Jerez Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Yulier Olivera Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Matthew Rios Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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. ↑ "U.S. Futsal National Team Falls 5-2 to Panama in Group A Opener – U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.
  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.[ permanent dead link ]
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