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

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)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Cuba
  •  Curaçao
  •  Guadeloupe1
  •  Guyana
  •  Jamaica
  •  Sint Maarten1
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
 8
Notes
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.

North American Zone

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'
BN Arena, San José
United States 3–5 Canada
Dos Santos 15'
Donatelli 38'
Mattos 39'		 Report Renaud 14', 17', 29'
Harris 22' (o.g.)
Bennett 25'
BN Arena, San José

Canada won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.

Central American Zone
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)Guatemala Jonatan Arevalo (7 goals)[4]

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
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
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

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

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
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
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)Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn Balthazar (8 goals)[7]

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
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'
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Curaçao 5–2 Guyana
Espacia 18', 25'
Bernardus 19'
Pop 37'
Roosje 38'		 Report Mannings 22'
Phillips 23'
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Guyana 3–4 Trinidad and Tobago
Mannings 33'
Phillips 33', 37'		 Report Joseph 5'
Balthazar 7'
Daniel 20'
Neptune 32'
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Antigua and Barbuda 0–5 Curaçao
Report Everon Espacia 26:46, 37:14
Ashar Bernardus 27:34, 27:52
Shurwendel Roosje 38:49
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
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
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
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
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana

Group 2
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 ?
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Cuba 5–0 Sint Maarten
Ricardo Castillo 12:00
Jhonnet Martinez 19:07, 34:30, 35:40
Sandy Dominguez 19:41		 Report
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Sint Maarten 3–2 Jamaica
Raymond Wolff 0:34, 39:49
Rick De Punder 11:02		 Report Marvin Morgan 19:09, 37:07
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
Cuba 4–0 Guadeloupe
Sandy Dominguez 8:57
Karen Mariño 24:00
Brenieht Suarez 37:38
Ricardo Castillo 38:53		 Report
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
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.)
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana
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
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana

Third place play-off

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
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana

Final
Curaçao 0–5 Cuba
Report Fernando Chapman 5:06, 28:17
Jhonnet Martinez 19:02
Karen Mariño 33:09, 34:28
Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate, Havana

Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off

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'
BN Arena, San José
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'
BN Arena, San José

Honduras won 6–4 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 MexicoAutomatic qualifierN/A5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 CanadaNorth American Zone play-off winner5 May 20161 (2012)
 Costa RicaHosts2 February 2016[1]5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 GuatemalaCentral American Zone 1st place30 January 20163 (1996, 2008, 2012)
 PanamaCentral American Zone 2nd place30 January 20163 (2004, 2008, 2012)
 CubaCaribbean Zone 1st place24 January 20165 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 CuraçaoCaribbean Zone 2nd place24 January 20161 (2000)
 HondurasCentral American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off winner5 May 20160 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References
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