# 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

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

## Qualifying
### CFU (Caribbean Football Union) qualifying tournament

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.

### Playoff

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 |

## Championship

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. The schedule of matches was released on 23 April 2012.

### Group A

| 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 |

### Group B

| 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 |

## Knockout stage

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

### Final
## Winner

* 2012 CONCACAF champion
* Costa Rica Second title

## Final standing

| 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

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 |
| 3 | Eduardo Morales | Cuba | 4 |
| 5 | Jorge Arias | Costa Rica | 3 |
| 5 | Jose Rafael Gonzalez | Guatemala | 3 |
| 5 | Oscar Hinks | Panama | 3 |
| 5 | Aaron Gerardo Jerez | Costa Rica | 3 |
| 5 | Yulier Olivera | Cuba | 3 |
| 5 | Matthew Rios | Canada | 3 |
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