2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

The 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the fourth 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 3 to 8 June 2008, with the Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG as the only venue.

2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates3–8 June 2008
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place United States
Fourth place Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored112 (7 per match)

Hosts Guatemala won the tournament after defeating the United States in semifinals and Cuba in the final. It was the first international futsal title won by Guatemala.

The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil, with second and third placed teams Cuba and the U.S. joining Guatemala as the qualified teams.

Qualifying

Qualifying to 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship took place in Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago from 3–6 April 2008. and all matches played in Canedo Hall in the Centre of Excellence, Port of Spain.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago 2200143+116
 Suriname 21011810+83
 Puerto Rico 2002322-190


Trinidad and Tobago 7 - 0 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico 3 - 15 Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago 7 - 3 Suriname

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Haiti 2200313+286
 Guyana 21011014-43
 Sint Maarten 2002327-240


Guyana 8 - 2 Sint Maarten
Guyana 2 - 12 Haiti
Haiti 19 - 1 Sint Maarten

Third & Fourth Places
Suriname 7 - 3 Guyana

Final
Trinidad and Tobago 6 - 3 Haiti

Final Standing
  1.  Trinidad and Tobago *
  2.  Haiti *
  3.  Suriname
  4.  Guyana
  5.  Puerto Rico
  6.  Sint Maarten

* Qualified to 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

Championship

The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four which will play each on a single round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advance to semi-finals. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the 2008 Futsal World Cup.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3120147+75
 Guatemala 3120116+55
 Mexico 3120128+45
 Trinidad and Tobago 3003521-160


Cuba 2 – 2 Mexico
Guatemala 5 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago 2 – 9 Cuba
Guatemala 3 – 3 Mexico
Mexico 7 – 3 Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala 3 – 3 Cuba

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3210126+67
 Panama 3120117+45
 Costa Rica 31112112+94
 Haiti 3003322-190


Costa Rica 6 - 6 Panama
United States 5 - 3 Haiti
Haiti 0 - 13 Costa Rica
Panama 1 - 1 United States
Panama 4 - 0 Haiti
United States 6 - 2 Costa Rica

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 7 June 2008 – Guatemala City
 
 
  United States 0
 
8 June 2008 – Guatemala City
 
  Guatemala 4
 
  Guatemala(pen.) 3 (5)
 
 7 June 2008 – Guatemala City
 
  Cuba 3 (3)
 
  Cuba 4
 
 
  Panama 1
 
Third place
 
 
8 June 2008 – Guatemala City
 
 
  United States 7
 
 
  Panama 1

Semifinal
United States 0 - 4 Guatemala
Cuba 4 - 1 Panama

3rd place
United States 7 - 1 Panama

Final
Guatemala 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 pen.)		 Cuba

Winner
 2008 CONCACAF Champion 

Guatemala
First title

Final standing
PlaceTeam
1 Guatemala
2 Cuba
3 United States
4 Panama
5 Mexico
6 Costa Rica
7 Trinidad and Tobago
8 Haiti
Team qualified for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

References

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