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2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

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2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates2–8 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (2nd title)
Runners-up Guatemala
Third place Panama
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored109 (6.81 per match)
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The 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the fifth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the North and Central America and the Caribbean region. It took place in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 2 to 8 July 2012.[1]

The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand.

Qualifying

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CFU (Caribbean Football Union) qualifying tournament

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Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced automatically to the final round of a 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship after the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago withdrew from regional qualifying. Cuba was to host a Caribbean qualifying event 17–23 February.[2]

Playoff

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Canada and El Salvador competed for the fourth spot in Group A.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Canada  7–6  El Salvador 1–4 6–2


Canada 1–4 El Salvador
Elliot 3' Rosales 3', 19', 27', 36'
El Salvador 2–6 Canada
Rosales 32', 40' Chavez 14' (o.g.)
Yaques 14'
Laliberté 22'
Elliot 26'
Rios 40'
Lemos 40'

Championship

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The eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four which each played on a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to semi-finals. The top four teams from the tournament earned participation at the 2012 Futsal World Cup. The draw was held on 12 April 2012 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Guatemala City.[3] The schedule of matches was released on 23 April 2012.[4]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guatemala 3 3 0 0 14 6 +8 9
 Panama 3 2 0 1 15 12 +3 6
 United States 3 1 0 2 6 9 -3 3
 Canada 3 0 0 3 10 18 -8 0


United States 2–5 Panama
Perez 15'
Chiles 27'		 Lasso 6', 14', 15', 39'
Alvarado 40'

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Guatemala 7–3 Canada
Canada 2–3 United States
Xavier 7'
Bennett 30'		 Healey 17'
Pérez 30'
Chiles 33'

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Guatemala 5–2 Panama
Acevedo 1', 29'
De Leon 14', 27'
Estrada 24'		 Bello 31'
Goodridge 32'
Referee: Eduardo Hernandez (Mexico)

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Panama 8–5 Canada
Guatemala 2–1 United States
Gonzalez 4'
Aguilar 34'		 Stewart 10'
Referee: Hector Mesen (Costa Rica)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 14 9 +5 7
 Cuba 3 1 0 2 12 7 +5 3
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 0 3 5 22 -17 0


Mexico 4–4 Costa Rica
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–10 Cuba
Mexico 5–4 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ramirez Vasquez 7'
Cati 17'
Angel 19', 35'
Gonzalez 40'		 Ramirez Vasquez 7' (o.g.)
Lake 9'
Nurse 10'
Somersall 19'

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Cuba 1–2 Costa Rica
Olivera 35' Paniagua 21'
Brenes 32'

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Costa Rica 7–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Cuba 1–5 Mexico

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 6 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
 
  Costa Rica 4
 
 8 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
  Panama 1
 
  Costa Rica 3
 
 6 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
  Guatemala 2
 
  Guatemala 3
 
 
  Mexico 0
 
Third place
 
 
 8 July 2012 – Guatemala City
 
 
  Panama (a.e.t.)6
 
 
  Mexico 4

Semi-finals

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Costa Rica 4–1 Panama
Guatemala 3–0 Mexico

Third place play-off

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Panama 6–4
(a.e.t.)		 Mexico

Final

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Costa Rica 3–2 Guatemala

Winner

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 2012 CONCACAF champion 

Costa Rica
Second title

Final standing

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Place Team
1  Costa Rica
2  Guatemala
3  Panama
4  Mexico
5  Cuba
6  United States
7  Canada
8  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Team qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Top goalscorers

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The top 10 scorers from the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship are as follows:

Rank Name Country Goals
1 Miguel Lasso  Panama 6
2 Humberto Armando Escobar  Guatemala 5
3 Miguel Angel Limon  Mexico 4
Eduardo Morales  Cuba
5 Jorge Arias  Costa Rica 3
Jose Rafael Gonzalez  Guatemala
Oscar Hinks  Panama
Aaron Gerardo Jerez  Costa Rica
Yulier Olivera  Cuba
Matthew Rios  Canada

Source:[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Guatemala to stage futsal championship". Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ Withdrawals send St. Kitts to futsal finals Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Guatemala to face US, Panama in futsal Archived 16 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Mexico-Costa Rica to open futsal finals". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  5. ^ "U.S. Futsal National Team Falls 5-2 to Panama in Group A Opener – U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  10. ^ "2012 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP – GOALSCORERS/GOLEADORES" (PDF). CONCACAF. [permanent dead link]
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