1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 1996
Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
City	Guatemala City
Dates	30 August – 7 September
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores
Final positions
Champions	United States (1st title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Mexico
Fourth place	Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	75 (7.5 per match)
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The 1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 1st 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 Guatemala City, Guatemala between 30 August and 7 September 1996. ^{[1] [2]}

The tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Spain as the CONCACAF representatives.

Teams

CONCACAF announced that 6 teams will play in the tournament.

Team
Guatemala (hosts)
Panama
El Salvador
Cuba
Mexico
United States

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	2	1	0	1	7	6	+1	3	Semi-finals
2	Cuba	2	1	0	1	9	9	0	3
3	Costa Rica	2	1	0	1	7	8	−1	3

30 August 1996 (1996-08-30)

Costa Rica	6–4	Cuba

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

1 September 1996 (1996-09-01)

United States	4–1	Costa Rica

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

3 September 1996 (1996-09-03)

Cuba	5–3	United States

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	2	2	0	0	15	5	+10	6	Semi-finals
2	Guatemala (H)	2	1	0	1	5	10	−5	3
3	El Salvador	2	0	0	2	5	10	−5	0

30 August 1996 (1996-08-30)

Guatemala	3–2	El Salvador

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

1 September 1996 (1996-09-01)

Mexico	7–3	El Salvador

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

3 September 1996 (1996-09-03)

Mexico	8–2	Guatemala

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 September
	United States	7
					7 September
	Guatemala	3
					United States	7
	5 September
					Cuba	3
	Mexico	1
	Cuba	2
					Third place match
					7 September
					Guatemala	1
					Mexico	3

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

5 September 1996 (1996-09-05)

United States	7–3	Guatemala

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

5 September 1996 (1996-09-05)

Cuba	2–1	Mexico

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Third place match

7 September 1996 (1996-09-07)

Guatemala	1–3	Mexico

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Final

7 September 1996 (1996-09-07)

United States	7–3	Cuba

Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup on 5 September 1996.

Team	Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
United States	2 ( 1989, 1992)
Cuba	0

References

External links

• Futsal, CONCACAF.com