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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]
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) |
|
3 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
|
7 |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
8 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett DiMarco Belguendouz Orellana |
Report | Tayou Healy Santana Mattos |
| United States | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dos Santos Donatelli Mattos |
Report | Renaud Harris Bennett |
Canada won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
| Torneo Eliminatorio de Futsal de UNCAF 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | |
| City | Guatemala City |
| Dates | 27–31 January 2016 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 97 (9.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
← 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 6 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
| Guatemala | 13–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Santizo Santizo W. Ruiz Aguilar P. Ruiz Sandoval Alvarado Mansilla |
Report | Escoto Morales |
| Nicaragua | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Palma Escoto |
Report | Moncada Raudales Hernandez Alvarado Triminio |
| Honduras | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Triminio Rivera |
Report | Arevalo Mansilla Santizo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 6 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 |
| Panama | 15–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez Rivas J. Pérez Goodridge Castellon Atencio Hinks de Leon |
Report |
| Belize | 2–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Figueroa Valdez |
Report | Contreras Galicia Corea Solis Erazo |
Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
| Panama | 6–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vega Sánchez C. Pérez de Leon J. Pérez |
Report | Alvarado Triminio Hernandez Montes |
| Guatemala | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Coronado Aguilar W. Ruiz Arevalo Alvarado Sandoval |
Report | Contreras |
Winner advanced to Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off.
| Honduras | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Triminio Moncada Corea Montes Valeriano |
Report | Solis Sandoval |
| Panama | 4–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodridge C. Pérez Castellon |
Report | Arevalo Ruiz M. Santizo E. Santizo Sandoval Alvarado |
| 2016 CFU Futsal Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | |
| City | Havana |
| Dates | 22–26 January 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 92 (6.57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
← 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Final and 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | Third place play-off | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Joseph Balthazar Neptune C. Joseph |
Report | Philip |
| Guyana | 3–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mannings Phillips |
Report | Joseph Balthazar Daniel Neptune |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Everon Espacia 26:46, 37:14 Ashar Bernardus 27:34, 27:52 Shurwendel Roosje 38:49 |
| Guyana | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Pauletta 23:03, 30:12 Ashar Bernardus 39:13 |
Report | Ishmael Daniel 14:13 Jerwyn Balthazar 39:39 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Final and 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 6 | Third place play-off | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 |
| Jamaica | 3–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Castillo 12:00 Jhonnet Martinez 19:07, 34:30, 35:40 Sandy Dominguez 19:41 |
Report |
| Sint Maarten | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Wolff 0:34, 39:49 Rick De Punder 11:02 |
Report | Marvin Morgan 19:09, 37:07 |
| Cuba | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Dominguez 8:57 Karen Mariño 24:00 Brenieht Suarez 37:38 Ricardo Castillo 38:53 |
Report |
| Guadeloupe | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Mariño 1:01 Ricardo Castillo 7:14, 10:45, 17:14 Jhonnet Martinez 18:26 |
Report | Kemeel Wolfe 39:00 |
Winner advanced to Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off.
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Joseph |
Report | Oscar Lopez |
| Honduras | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Hernandez Luis Rivera Hasser Ortiz Carlos Montes Antonio Moncada |
Report | Kerry Joseph Ishmael Daniel Jameel Neptune |
Honduras won 6–4 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic qualifier | N/A | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | |
| North American Zone play-off winner | 5 May 2016 | 1 (2012) | |
| Hosts | 2 February 2016[1] | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | |
| Central American Zone 1st place | 30 January 2016 | 3 (1996, 2008, 2012) | |
| Central American Zone 2nd place | 30 January 2016 | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) | |
| Caribbean Zone 1st place | 24 January 2016 | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | |
| Caribbean Zone 2nd place | 24 January 2016 | 1 (2000) | |
| Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off winner | 5 May 2016 | 0 (debut) |