2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
# 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 6th 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 region. The tournament was held in San José, Costa Rica between 8–14 May 2016. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CONCACAF representatives.

Champions Costa Rica, runners-up Panama, third-placed Guatemala and fourth-placed Cuba qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CONCACAF representatives.

## Qualification

The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:

* Two teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), including Mexico who qualified automatically
* Three teams from the Central American Zone (UNCAF), including Costa Rica who qualified automatically as hosts
* Two teams from the Caribbean Zone (CFU)
* The final berth was allocated to the play-off winner between a team from the Central American Zone and a team from the Caribbean Zone

Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the teams joining Mexico and hosts Costa Rica at the final tournament, including two play-offs which were played on 4 and 5 May in Costa Rica prior to the final tournament.

### Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Previous best performances | Previous FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| North American Zone (NAFU) qualified through North American qualifying competition |||||
| Mexico | Automatic | 6th | Third place (1996) | 1 |
| Canada | Play-off winner | 2nd | Group stage (2012) | 1 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition |||||
| Costa Rica | Hosts | 6th | Winner (2000, 2012) | 3 |
| Guatemala | Winner | 4th | Winner (2008) | 3 |
| Panama | Runner-up | 4th | Third place (2012) | 1 |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition |||||
| Cuba | Winner | 6th | Runner-up (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) | 4 |
| Curaçao | Runner-up | 2nd | Group stage (2000) | 0 |
| Play-off winner between Central American Zone third place and Caribbean Zone third place |||||
| Honduras | Play-off winner | 1st | Debut | 0 |

## Venues

The matches were played at the BN Arena of Ciudad Deportiva de Hatillo in San José.

## Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 16 March 2016 at 12:30 CST (UTC−6) at the Hotel Barceló San José Palacio in San José.

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host and defending CONCACAF Futsal Championship champion Costa Rica were seeded in Group B, while 2012 runner-up Guatemala were seeded in Group A.

The draw took place before the final two qualifiers from play-offs (Honduras and Canada) had been confirmed.

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| - | - |
| Costa Rica (Position B1)  Cuba  Guatemala (Position A1)  Mexico | Curaçao  Panama  Canada  Honduras |

## Squads

Each team could register a maximum of 14 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).

## Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:

* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
* Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
* Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
* Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CST (UTC−6).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | Knockout stage and 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage and 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Costa Rica (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage and 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | Knockout stage and 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | |

## Knockout stage

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

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| May 12 – San José | May 12 – San José |
| Panama (a.e.t.) | 6 |
| Panama (a.e.t.) | 6 | May 14 – San José | May 14 – San José |
| Cuba | 5 | May 14 – San José | May 14 – San José |
| Cuba | 5 | Panama | 0 |
| May 12 – San José | May 12 – San José | | Panama | 0 |
| May 12 – San José | May 12 – San José | Costa Rica | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | Costa Rica | 4 |
| Guatemala | 1 | | |
| Guatemala | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | May 14 – San José | May 14 – San José |
| | | Cuba | 2 |
| | | Guatemala | 3 |

## Winners

* 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
* Costa Rica Third title

## Final ranking

* Teams qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Costa Rica |
| | Panama |
| | Guatemala |
| 4 | Cuba |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Canada |
| 7 | Curaçao |
| 8 | Honduras |

### Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
| - | - | - |
| Costa Rica | 9 May 2016 | 3 (1992, 2000, 2012) |
| Panama | 10 May 2016 | 1 (2012) |
| Guatemala | 10 May 2016 | 3 (2000, 2008, 2012) |
| Cuba | 10 May 2016 | 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) |

    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

| Award | Player |
| - | - |
| Golden Ball | Edwin Cubillo |
| Golden Boot | Frederico Moojen |
| Golden Glove | Daniel Atencio |
| Scotiabank Bright Future Award | Diego Ramírez |
| Fair Play Award | Costa Rica |
