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)
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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]

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 score 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'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
El Salvador 2–6 Canada
Rosales 32', 40' Chavez 14' (o.g.)
Yaques 14'
Laliberté 22'
Elliot 26'
Rios 40'
Lemos 40'
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

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


United States 2–5 Panama
Perez 15'
Chiles 27'		 Lasso 6', 14', 15', 39'
Alvarado 40'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala

[5]

Guatemala 7–3 Canada
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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]

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]

Panama 8–5 Canada
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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


Mexico 4–4 Costa Rica
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–10 Cuba
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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]

Cuba 1–2 Costa Rica
Olivera 35' Paniagua 21'
Brenes 32'
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Alexander Cline Beteta (Panama)

[9]

Costa Rica 7–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Cuba 1–5 Mexico
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala

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
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala 3–0 Mexico
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Third place play-off

Panama 6–4
(a.e.t.)		 Mexico
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Final

Costa Rica 3–2 Guatemala
Domo Polideportivo
Guatemala City, Guatemala

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". 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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