2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
Dates	3 - 8 June 2008
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Guatemala (1st title)
Runner-up	Cuba
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	112 (7 per match)

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 June to 8 June 2008, with the Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG as the only venue.

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 April 3 to April 6, 2008. and all matches played in Canedo Hall in the Centre of Excellence, Port of Spain.^[1]

Group A

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	0	0	14	3	+11	6
Suriname	2	1	0	1	18	10	+8	3
Puerto Rico	2	0	0	2	3	22	-19	0

2008-04-03 19:00	Trinidad and Tobago	7 - 0	Puerto Rico	Canedo Hall Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

2008-04-04 19:00	Puerto Rico	3 - 15	Suriname	Canedo Hall Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

2008-04-05 18:00	Trinidad and Tobago	7 - 3	Suriname	Canedo Hall Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Haiti	2	2	0	0	31	3	+28	6
Guyana	2	1	0	1	10	14	-4	3
Sint Maarten	2	0	0	2	3	27	-24	0

2008-04-03 print("sololola") 17:00	Guyana	8 - 2	Sint Maarten	Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

2008-04-04 17:00	Guyana	2 - 12	Haiti	Canedo Hall Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

2008-04-05 16:00	Haiti	19 - 1	Sint Maarten	Canedo Hall Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

Third & Fourth Places

2008-04-06 16:00	Suriname	7 - 3	Guyana	Canedo Hall Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

Final

2008-04-06 18:00	Trinidad and Tobago	6 - 3	Haiti	Canedo Hall Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
		Match Report

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.^[2]

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cuba	3	1	2	0	14	7	+7	5
Guatemala	3	1	2	0	11	6	+5	5
Mexico	3	1	2	0	12	8	+4	5
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	5	21	-16	0

2008-06-03 18:00	Cuba	2 – 2	Mexico

2008-06-03 20:00	Guatemala	5 – 0	Trinidad and Tobago

2008-06-04 18:00	Trinidad and Tobago	2 – 9	Cuba

2008-06-04 20:00	Guatemala	3 – 3	Mexico

2008-06-05 18:00	Mexico	7 – 3	Trinidad and Tobago

2008-06-05 20:00	Guatemala	3 – 3	Cuba

Group B

Teams	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	12	6	+6	7
Panama	3	1	2	0	11	7	+4	5
Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	21	12	+9	4
Haiti	3	0	0	3	3	22	-19	0

2008-06-03 10:00	Costa Rica	6 - 6	Panama

2008-06-03 12:00	United States	5 - 3	Haiti

2008-06-04 10:00	Haiti	0 - 13	Costa Rica

2008-06-04 12:00	Panama	1 - 1	United States

2008-06-05 10:00	Panama	4 - 0	Haiti

2008-06-05 12:00	United States	6 - 2	Costa Rica

Semifinal

2008-06-07 14:00	United States	0 - 4	Guatemala

2008-06-07 16:00	Cuba	4 - 1	Panama

3rd Place

2008-06-08 14:00	United States	7 - 1	Panama

Final

2008-06-08 16:00	Guatemala	3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 pen.)	Cuba

Winner

2008 CONCACAF Champion
Guatemala First title

Cuba, Guatemala, and the USA qualified to the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

References

1. ^ Qualifying fixture and results
2. ^ Fixtures unveiled for 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship