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2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification

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]

Teams edit

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)
  •   Mexico (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 3
Central American Zone
(UNCAF)
  •   Costa Rica (qualified automatically for final tournament)
 7
Caribbean Zone
(CFU)
8
Notes
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

North American Zone edit

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.

Central American Zone edit

2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification
(Central American Zone)
Torneo Eliminatorio de Futsal de UNCAF 2016
Tournament details
Host country  Guatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates27–31 January 2016
Teams6 (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 played10
Goals scored97 (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.

Group A edit

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
Source: UNCAF
(H) Hosts
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'
Honduras  2–6  Guatemala
Triminio   8'
Rivera   10'		 Report Arevalo   6', 10', 29'
Mansilla   15', 22'
Santizo   16'

Group B edit

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
Source: UNCAF
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'
El Salvador  0–3  Panama
Report Goodridge   9'
de Leon   12'
J. Pérez   30'

Semi-finals edit

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'
Guatemala  7–1  El Salvador
Coronado   14', 24'
Aguilar   25'
W. Ruiz   31'
Arevalo   32'
Alvarado   39'
Sandoval   40'		 Report Contreras   23'

Third place play-off edit

Winner advanced to Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off.

Honduras  5–2  El Salvador
Triminio   9'
Moncada   19'
Corea   24' (o.g.)
Montes   30'
Valeriano   33'		 Report Solis   1'
Sandoval   17'

Final edit

Panama  4–8  Guatemala
Goodridge   20'
C. Pérez   34'
Castellon   35', 36'		 Report Arevalo   6', 24', 40'
Ruiz   12'
M. Santizo   26'
E. Santizo   28'
Sandoval   34'
Alvarado   38'

Caribbean Zone edit

2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification
(Caribbean Zone)
2016 CFU Futsal Tournament
Tournament details
Host country  Cuba
CityHavana
Dates22–26 January 2016
Teams8 (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 played14
Goals scored92 (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.

Group 1 edit

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
Source: CFU
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

Group 2 edit

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
Source: CFU
(H) Hosts
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.)
Cuba  5–1  Jamaica
Karen Mariño 1:01
Ricardo Castillo 7:14, 10:45, 17:14
Jhonnet Martinez 18:26		 Report Kemeel Wolfe 39:00

Third place play-off edit

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

Final edit

Curaçao  0–5  Cuba
Report Fernando Chapman 5:06, 28:17
Jhonnet Martinez 19:02
Karen Mariño 33:09, 34:28

Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off edit

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.

Qualified teams edit

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  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)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Costa Rica Named Host for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship". CONCACAF.com. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. ^ "La FIFA ratificó la distribución de plazas que corresponden a cada confederación" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for the CONCACAF Futsal Championship Costa Rica 2016". CONCACAF.com. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  4. ^ "Guatemala wins UNCAF futsal qualifying crown". CONCACAF.com. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Se realizó el sorteo de la eliminatoria de Futsal de UNCAF". UNCAF. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  6. ^ "Sorteo del Torneo Eliminatorio de Futsal de UNCAF 2016 se realizara el martes 12 de enero". UNCAF. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Cuba tops Curacao for CFU futsal crown". CONCACAF.com. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Volume 3,Issue 9, Caribbean Football Union Newsletter" (PDF). CFU. December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-22.

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