2020 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

The 2020 CONCACAF Futsal Championship will be the 7th 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 originally scheduled to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala between 1–10 May 2020.[1] However, on 19 March 2020, CONCACAF announced the decision to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new dates of the tournament to be decided later.[2]

2020 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 2020
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
CityGuatemala City
Dates30 April–9 May 2021
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Lithuania as the CONCACAF representatives.[3][4]

A total of 20 teams will play in the tournament. Costa Rica are the defending champions.

Teams

The 41 CONCACAF teams were ranked based on the CONCACAF Futsal Ranking as of February 2020.[5] A total of 20 teams entered the tournament. The highest-ranked 12 entrants advanced directly to the group stage of the final tournament, while the lowest-ranked eight entrants had to participate in the qualifying stage, where the four matchups winners advanced to the group stage of the final tournament.[6]

Round Rank Team Points Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances
Group stage 1  Guatemala (hosts) 2,416 5th Champions (2008) 2008, 2012, 2016
2  Panama 2,315 5th Second place (2016) 2012, 2016
3  Costa Rica (title holders) 2,120 7th Champions (2000, 2012, 2016) 1992, 2000, 2012, 2016
4  Cuba 2,024 7th Second place (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016
5  Mexico 1,143 7th Third place (1996) 2012
6  United States 1,046 6th Champions (1996, 2004) 1989, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008
7  Trinidad and Tobago 980 3rd Group Stage (2004, 2008)
9  Canada 655 3rd Group Stage (2012, 2016) 1989
10  Curaçao 574 3rd Group Stage (1996, 2016)
11  El Salvador 389 2nd Group Stage (1996)
13  Guadeloupe[lower-alpha 1] 360 1st Debut
14  Haiti 260 2nd Group Stage (2008)
Qualifying stage 15  Sint Maarten[lower-alpha 1] 245 1st Debut
16  Suriname 236 3rd Group Stage (2000, 2004)
19  Saint Kitts and Nevis 78 2nd Group Stage (2012)
20  Nicaragua 63 2nd Group Stage (2000)
22  Puerto Rico 36 2nd Group Stage (2000)
32  Dominican Republic 0 1st Debut
33  French Guiana[lower-alpha 1] 0 1st Debut
35  Martinique[lower-alpha 1] 0 1st Debut

Championship years are in bold, hosting years are in italics

Did not enter tournament
Rank Team Points
8  Honduras 672
12  Guyana 377
17  Jamaica 101
18  Antigua and Barbuda 100
21  Belize 58
23  Anguilla 0
24  Aruba 0
Rank Team Points
25  Bahamas 0
26  Barbados 0
27  Bermuda 0
28  Bonaire[lower-alpha 1] 0
29  British Virgin Islands 0
30  Cayman Islands 0
31  Dominica 0
Rank Team Points
34  Grenada 0
36  Montserrat 0
37  Saint Lucia 0
38  Saint Martin[lower-alpha 1] 0
39  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
40  Turks and Caicos Islands 0
41  U.S. Virgin Islands 0
Notes
  1. Non-FIFA members and thus ineligible to play in World Cup.

Venues

The matches will be played at the Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG and Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, both in Guatemala City.

Draw

The draw for the group stage took place on 20 February 2020, 14:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami.[6][7] The 16 teams, which included the 12 which enter the group stage and the four qualifying stage matchups winners, were drawn into four groups of four teams. Based on the CONCACAF Futsal Ranking, the 12 teams which entered the group stage were distributed into three pots, with teams in Pot 1 assigned to each group prior to the draw, as follows:[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

The qualifying stage matchups were determined based on the CONCACAF Futsal Ranking, with the highest-ranked team playing the lowest-ranked team, etc. The qualifying stage winners 1, 2, 3 and 4 were then placed in groups A, B, C and D respectively.

Matchup Higher-ranked team Lower-ranked team
1 (Group A)  Sint Maarten  Martinique
2 (Group B)  Suriname  French Guiana
3 (Group C)  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Dominican Republic
4 (Group D)  Nicaragua  Puerto Rico

Squads

Each team must register a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.[9]

Qualifying stage

Each qualifying stage matchup is played as a two-game series. If the aggregate score is level at the end of the second match, extra time is played, and if still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 12.3).[9] The winners of each matchup will advance to the group stage, where they are joined by the 12 highest-ranked teams.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sint Maarten  –  Martinique – –
Suriname  –  French Guiana – –
Saint Kitts and Nevis  –  Dominican Republic – –
Nicaragua  –  Puerto Rico – –
Sint Maarten v Martinique
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Martinique v Sint Maarten
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Suriname v French Guiana
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French Guiana v Suriname
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Saint Kitts and Nevis v Dominican Republic
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Dominican Republic v Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Nicaragua v Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico v Nicaragua
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Group stage

The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.7):[9]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guatemala (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Matchup 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Trinidad and Tobago Match 04 Guadeloupe
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Guatemala Match 08Winner Matchup 1
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Winner Matchup 1Match 12 Trinidad and Tobago
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Guadeloupe Match 16 Guatemala
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Guadeloupe Match 20Winner Matchup 1
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Guatemala Match 24 Trinidad and Tobago
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Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Curaçao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Matchup 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Panama Match 02Winner Matchup 2
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Mexico Match 06 Curaçao
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Curaçao Match 10 Panama
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Winner Matchup 2Match 14 Mexico
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Curaçao Match 18Winner Matchup 2
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Panama Match 22 Mexico
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Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Matchup 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Canada Match 01 Haiti
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Costa Rica Match 05Winner Matchup 3
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Winner Matchup 3Match 09 Canada
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Haiti Match 13 Costa Rica
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Haiti Match 17Winner Matchup 3
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Costa Rica Match 21 Canada
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Winner Matchup 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
United States Match 03 El Salvador
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Cuba Match 07Winner Matchup 4
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Winner Matchup 4Match 11 United States
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
El Salvador Match 15 Cuba
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
El Salvador Match 19Winner Matchup 4
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Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City
Cuba Match 23 United States
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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
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
 
1C
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
2B
 
W25
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
W26
 
1B
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
2C
 
W29
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
W30
 
1A
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
2D
 
W28
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
W27Third place match
 
1D
 
TBD – Domo Polideportivo
 
2A
 
L29
 
 
L30
 

Quarter-finals

Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Should any of the semi-finalists be non-FIFA members, the next highest-placed FIFA member will qualify instead.

1CMatch 252B
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1BMatch 262C
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1DMatch 272A
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1AMatch 282D
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Semi-finals
W25Match 29W26
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W28Match 30W27
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Third place match
L29Match 31L30
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Final
W29Match 32W30
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Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "Guatemala Named Host for 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship". CONCACAF.com. 23 January 2020.
  2. "Concacaf Statement on Additional Tournament Suspensions". CONCACAF. 19 March 2020.
  3. "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2020 – slot allocation" (PDF). FIFA.com. 14 June 2018.
  4. "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  5. "Concacaf Futsal Ranking". CONCACAF.com.
  6. "2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship Draw Set for February 20". CONCACAF.com. 12 February 2020.
  7. "Draw Reveals Groups and Schedule for 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship". CONCACAF.com. 20 February 2020.
  8. "Official Draw – 2020 CONCACAF Futsal Championship". CONCACAF.com.
  9. "2020 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.

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