8th edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship
2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 2024 Host country Nicaragua City Managua Dates 13–20 April Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Panama (1st title) Runners-up Cuba Third place Guatemala Fourth place Costa Rica Matches played 26 Goals scored 206 (7.92 per match) Top scorer(s) David Rondón Roberto Alvarado Marvin Sandoval (7 goals each)Best player(s) Alfonso MaquensiBest young player Kevin RuedaBest goalkeeper Jaime PeñalozaFair play award Panama
International football competition
The 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 8th 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 Managua , Nicaragua between 13 and 20 April 2024, and was the first edition not hosted by Costa Rica or Guatemala.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
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 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan as the CONCACAF representatives.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The champions Panama , runners-up Cuba , third-placed Guatemala , and fourth-placed Costa Rica , qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
On 8 December 2023, CONCACAF announced the 12 teams that will play in the tournament.[ 1] [ 2] [ 4]
Team
Appearance
Previous best performance
Previous FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances
Canada
4th
Quarter-finalists (2021 )
1 (1989 )
Costa Rica (title holders )
8th
Champions (2000 , 2012 , 2016 , 2021 )
5 (1992 , 2000 , 2012 , 2016 , 2021 )
Cuba
8th
Runners-up (1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 )
5 (1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2016 )
Dominican Republic
2nd
Quarter-finalists (2021 )
Guatemala
6th
Champions (2008 )
5 (2000 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , 2021 )
Haiti
5th
Group stage (2008 , 2021 )
Mexico
8th
Third place (1996 )
1 (2012 )
Nicaragua (hosts)
3rd
Group stage (2000 , 2021 )
Panama
6th
Runners-up (2016 )
3 (2012 , 2016 , 2021 )
Suriname
4th
Quarter-finalists (2021 )
Trinidad and Tobago
4th
Group stage (2004 , 2008 , 2021 )
United States
7th
Champions (1996 , 2004 )
6 (1989 , 1992 , 1996 , 2004 , 2008 , 2021 )
Bold indicates champions.
Italic indicates host.
The matches were played at Polideportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua , Nicaragua .[ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 6] The venue, built in 2019, is named after the late Nicaraguan boxer Alexis Argüello .[ 7]
The draw for the group stage took place on 14 December 2023, 11:00 EST (UTC−5 ), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami .[ 2] [ 8] Based on the CONCACAF Futsal Ranking as of 3 October 2021,[ 9] the 12 teams which entered the group stage were distributed into four pots, as follows:[ 10]
The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams.[ 11]
The following officials were chosen for the tournament on 1 April 2024.[ 12] [ 13]
Referees
Christopher Grabas
Manuel Rosario
Roberto López
Diego López
Lester Mazariegos
Jhony Garcia
Josué Molina
Maynor Sanic
Jorge Flores
Adrián Martínez
Colin Abel
José Barrera
Brenda Valdez
Carlos Trejo
Anthony Terborg
Reinier Fis Solís
Jonathan Betancourt
Josh Wilkens
Yordanka Pouyoux
Francisco Cedeño
Krystin Pahia
Javier García
Ricardo Lay
Matthew Rodman
Each team must register a provisional squad list of up to 25 players, at least 3 of whom must be goalkeepers, no later than 30 days before the opening match.
Each team must register a final squad list of up to 14 players, 2 of whom must be goalkeepers, no later than 10 days before the opening match.[ 14]
On 5 April 2024, CONCACAF released the final rosters.[ 15] [ 16]
The top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[ 17] [ 18]
Fans were able to watch all group stage matches through ConcacafGO , and YouTube .[ 4]
The ranking of teams in each group is determined by points earned (three for win, one for draw). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[ 14]
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Head-to-head result between tied teams;
Points in matches among the tied teams;
Goal difference in matches among the tied teams;
Goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match):
One yellow card: −1 point;
Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points;
Direct red card: −4 points;
Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Drawing of lots.
Ranking of third-placed teams [ edit ]
The 2 best third-placed teams advance to the knockout stage along with the three group winners and three runners-up.[ 4]
Source:
CONCACAF Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[ 14]
Winners qualify for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup .
There were 206 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 7.92 goals per match.
7 goals
David Rondón
Roberto Alvarado
Marvin Sandoval
6 goals
5 goals
Jonathan Hernández
Eder Giorgana
Nilton De Andrade
Ruman Milord
4 goals
Minor Cabalceta
Iduan Martínez
Patrick Ruiz
Eddie Sánchez
Aquiles Campos
Claudio Goodridge
3 goals
Montacer El Harchali
Milinton Tijerino
José Belliard
Héctor Pérez
Guillermo López
Jhonny Díaz
Brhorhado Borgella
Daniel Soltero
Miguel Giorgana
Eduardo Dávalos
Lester Kripp
Exequiel Sequeira
Alfonso Maquensi
Vangellino Sastromedjo
Che Benny
Sebastian Mendez
Franck Tayou
2 goals
Safwane Mlah
Abdelmouhaimen Nboucha
Diego Chavarria
Daniel Gómez
Gilberth Vindas
Pablo Rodríguez
Víctor Fonseca
Jorge González
José Morales
Marco Gómez
Christian Gardelli
Javier Pepén
Alan Aguilar
Fernando Campaignac
Edgar Santizo
John Preval
Luis Magaña
Wesly Ruiz
Óscar Hinks
Ike Adams
Darius Ollivierra
David Ortiz
Luciano Gonzalez
1 goal
Daniel Chamale
Raheem Rose
Yosel León
César Vargas
Jean Salas
Enmanuel Gamboa
Bárbaro Álvarez
Diego Ramírez
Dayan Cotilla
Harold Aguilera
Ricardo Álvarez
Marselle Cestero
Bryan Santizo
José Marín
Jenner Paniagua
Jean Schwetzer St Hubert
Christo-Fils Voltaire
Carlos Rivera
Abraham Atri
Abdiel Escobar
Abdiel Castrellon
Jaime Peñaloza
Lorenzo Donner
Giovanni Blatz
Nazario Doesburg
Shane Hospedales
Matthew Woo Ling
Jameel Neptune
Diego Burato
Nicholas Lopez
1 own goal
Roberto Díaz (against Canada)
Alfonso Maquensi (against Cuba)
Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup [ edit ]
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup on 17 April 2024.[ 3]
Team
Qualified on
Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
Costa Rica
17 April 2024
5 (1992 , 2000 , 2012 , 2016 , 2021 )
Panama
17 April 2024
3 (2012 , 2016 , 2021 )
Guatemala
17 April 2024
5 (2000 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , 2021 )
Cuba
17 April 2024
5 (1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2016 )
Italic indicates host.
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[ 14] [ 20]
Best Player Award: Alfonso Maquensi
Young Player Award: Kevin Rueda
Top Scorer Award: Marvin Sandoval
Best Goalkeeper Award: Jaime Peñaloza
Fair Play Award: Panama
^ a b c With the score 8–3 in favor of Costa Rica and 21 minutes and 1 seconds played, the match was abandoned as Haiti was unable to field the minimum of 3 players. Haiti started the match with a total of 10 players and substitutes, 2 of which were goalkeepers. Several Haitian players left the game due to injury, although under suspicious circumstances as there was no obvious cause in most cases. CONCACAF implied the final score will stand at 8–3 in a news release later the same day.[ 19]
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