The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification was a men's futsal competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: [1]
The top four teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia. [2]
A total of 18 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, two teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 16 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
| Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
| 3 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
| 7 |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) | 8 |
In the North American Zone, Mexico qualified automatically as the highest-placed North American team from the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. The remaining two teams from NAFU, Canada and the United States, played in a two-match aggregate-goals play-off in Costa Rica on 4 and 5 May 2016, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament. [1] [3]
Times UTC−6.
Canada  | 4–4 |  United States |
|---|---|---|
Bennett  30'DiMarco 36'Belguendouz 37'Orellana 38' | Report | Tayou 20' Healy 28'Santana 29'Mattos 40' |
| United States | 3–5 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Dos Santos 15' Donatelli 38'Mattos 39' | Report | Renaud 14', 17', 29' Harris 22' (o.g.)Bennett 25' |
Canada won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
| Torneo Eliminatorio de Futsal de UNCAF 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Guatemala |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | 27–31 January 2016 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Guatemala |
| Runners-up |  Panama |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 97 (9.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jonatan Arevalo (7 goals) [4] |
← 2012 2020 → | |
In the Central American Zone, Costa Rica qualified automatically as hosts. The remaining six teams from UNCAF entered the qualifying competition, played in Guatemala between 27 and 31 January 2016. [5]
The draw for the qualifying tournament was held on 12 January 2016 in Guatemala City. Guatemala and Panama, which qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, were seeded into Groups A and B respectively. The other four teams were placed in two pots, with El Salvador and Honduras in Pot 1, and Belize and Nicaragua in Pot 2. [6]
The six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, with the semi-final winners playing in the final and the losers playing in the third-place play-off. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives besides hosts Costa Rica, while the third-placed team advanced to the play-off against the third-placed team from the Caribbean Zone.
Times UTC−6.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Honduras | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
| Guatemala | 13–2 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| E. Santizo 2', 21' Santizo 9'W. Ruiz 12'Aguilar 19', 32', 37', 38'P. Ruiz 26', 34'Sandoval 28'Alvarado 39'Mansilla 39' | Report | Escoto 29' Morales 37' |
| Nicaragua | 2–6 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Palma 20' Escoto 34' | Report | Moncada 4' Raudales 9', 30'Hernandez 28'Alvarado 34'Triminio 39' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Belize | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |
| Panama | 15–0 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 6', 30' Rivas 7', 34'J. Pérez 9', 28'Goodridge 9', 17'Castellon 12', 24', 34'Atencio 19'Hinks 23', 37'de Leon 26' | Report |
| Belize | 2–9 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Figueroa 17' Valdez 24' | Report | Contreras 9', 15', 36' Galicia 14', 18', 18'Corea 14'Solis 24'Erazo 29' |
Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
| Panama | 6–4 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Vega 23' (o.g.) Sánchez 29', 38'C. Pérez 31'de Leon 32'J. Pérez 34' | Report | Alvarado 7' Triminio 14'Hernandez 33'Montes 40' |
Winner advanced to Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off.
| 2016 CFU Futsal Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Cuba |
| City | Havana |
| Dates | 22–26 January 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cuba |
| Runners-up |  Curaçao |
| Third place |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Fourth place |  Guadeloupe |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 92 (6.57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jerwyn Balthazar (8 goals) [7] |
← 2012 2020 → | |
In the Caribbean Zone, eight teams from CFU entered the qualifying competition, played in Cuba between 22 and 26 January 2016. [8]
The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams. The group winners played in the final and the runners-up played in the third-place play-off. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives, while the third-placed team advanced to the play-off against the third-placed team from the Central American Zone.
Times UTC−5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Final and 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | Third place play-off |
| 3 |  Guyana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7–1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| K. Joseph 2' Balthazar 11', 32', 40'Neptune 14'C. Joseph 16', 33' | Report | Philip 38' |
| Curaçao | 5–2 | Guyana |
|---|---|---|
| Espacia 18', 25' Bernardus 19'Pop 37'Roosje 38' | Report | Mannings 22' Phillips 23' |
| Guyana | 3–4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Mannings 33' Phillips 33', 37' | Report | Joseph 5' Balthazar 7'Daniel 20'Neptune 32' |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–5 | Curaçao |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Everon Espacia 26:46, 37:14 Ashar Bernardus 27:34, 27:52 Shurwendel Roosje 38:49 |
| Guyana | 3–2 | Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|---|
| Konata Mannings 4:01 Travis Grant 17:58 Jermine Jeffrey 32:42 | Report | Eugine Kirwan 03:46 Novelle Francis Jr. 15:07 |
| Curaçao | 3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Pauletta 23:03, 30:12 Ashar Bernardus 39:13 | Report | Ishmael Daniel 14:13 Jerwyn Balthazar 39:39 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Final and 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 6 | Third place play-off |
| 3 |  Sint Maarten | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 3–9 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Michily Waul 9:05, 25:04 Anthony Marks 9:55 | Report | Mickael Burlet 2:59, 12:32 Rohann Rambojan 3:17 Samuel Lantidor 3:55, 7:53, 21:19 Manuel Chaffort ? Ludovic Malacquis ? Loic Labuthie ? |
| Cuba | 5–0 | Sint Maarten |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Castillo 12:00 Jhonnet Martinez 19:07, 34:30, 35:40 Sandy Dominguez 19:41 | Report |
| Sint Maarten | 3–2 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Wolff 0:34, 39:49 Rick De Punder 11:02 | Report | Marvin Morgan 19:09, 37:07 |
| Cuba | 4–0 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Dominguez 8:57 Karen Mariño 24:00 Brenieht Suarez 37:38 Ricardo Castillo 38:53 | Report |
| Guadeloupe | 6–3 | Sint Maarten |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Lantidor 0:14 Mickael Burlet 4:02, 38:09 Manuel Chaffort 11:38 Yvan Chicate 15:29 Ludovic Malacquis 19:41 | Report | Raymond Wolff 4:29 Julius Richardson 9:28 Benoite Lacazette 12:30 (o.g.) |
Winner advanced to Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off.
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5–4 | Guadeloupe |
|---|---|---|
| Jerwyn Balthazar 5:17, 32:58, 37:21 Kerry Joseph 13:13 Jameel Neptune 38:05 | Report | Benoite Lacazette 4:24 Mickael Burlet 23:47, 36:46, 39:51 |
Honduras (Central American Zone third place) and Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean Zone third place) played in a two-match aggregate-goals play-off in Costa Rica on 4 and 5 May 2016, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament. [1] [3]
Times UTC−6.
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 |  Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Joseph 24' | Report | Oscar Lopez 6' |
| Honduras | 5–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Hernandez 3' Luis Rivera 16'Hasser Ortiz 16'Carlos Montes 40'Antonio Moncada 40' | Report | Kerry Joseph 3' Ishmael Daniel 10'Jameel Neptune 17' |
Honduras won 6–4 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | Automatic qualifier | N/A | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Canada | North American Zone play-off winner | 5 May 2016 | 1 (2012) |
 Costa Rica | Hosts | 2 February 2016 [1] | 5 (1996, 2000 , 2004 , 2008, 2012 ) |
| Guatemala | Central American Zone 1st place | 30 January 2016 | 3 ( 1996 , 2008 , 2012 ) |
| Panama | Central American Zone 2nd place | 30 January 2016 | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Cuba | Caribbean Zone 1st place | 24 January 2016 | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Curaçao | Caribbean Zone 2nd place | 24 January 2016 | 1 (2000) |
| Honduras | Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off winner | 5 May 2016 | 0 (debut) |
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