# 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

The 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 8th 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 Managua, Nicaragua between 13 and 20 April 2024, and was the first edition not hosted by Costa Rica or Guatemala.
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 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan as the CONCACAF representatives.
The champions Panama, runners-up Cuba, third-placed Guatemala, and fourth-placed Costa Rica, qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

## Teams

On 8 December 2023, CONCACAF announced the 12 teams that will play in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | Previous FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances |
| Canada | 4th | Quarter-finalists (2021) | 1 (1989) |
| Costa Rica (title holders) | 8th | Champions (2000, 2012, 2016, 2021) | 5 (1992, 2000, 2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Cuba | 8th | Runners-up (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016) |
| Dominican Republic | 2nd | Quarter-finalists (2021) | |
| Guatemala | 6th | Champions (2008) | 5 (2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Haiti | 5th | Group stage (2008, 2021) | |
| Mexico | 8th | Third place (1996) | 1 (2012) |
| Nicaragua (hosts) | 3rd | Group stage (2000, 2021) | |
| Panama | 6th | Runners-up (2016) | 3 (2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Suriname | 4th | Quarter-finalists (2021) | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | Group stage (2004, 2008, 2021) | |
| United States | 7th | Champions (1996, 2004) | 6 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2021) |
Bold indicates champions. Italic indicates host.

## Venue

The matches were played at Polideportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua, Nicaragua. The venue, built in 2019, is named after the late Nicaraguan boxer Alexis Argüello.
| Managua | Managua |
| Managua | Polideportivo Alexis Argüello |
| Managua | Capacity: 8,000 |

## Draw

The draw for the group stage took place on 14 December 2023, 11:00 EST (UTC−5), at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami. Based on the CONCACAF Futsal Ranking as of 3 October 2021, the 12 teams which entered the group stage were distributed into four pots, as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Costa Rica  Guatemala  Panama | United States  Cuba  Mexico | Canada  Trinidad and Tobago  Suriname | Dominican Republic  Nicaragua (Host)  Haiti |
The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams.

## Match officials

The following officials were chosen for the tournament on 1 April 2024.
Referees :
| Christopher Grabas | Manuel Rosario | Roberto López |
| Diego López | Lester Mazariegos | Jhony Garcia |
| Josué Molina | Maynor Sanic | Jorge Flores |
| Adrián Martínez | Colin Abel | José Barrera |
| Brenda Valdez | Carlos Trejo | Anthony Terborg |
| Reinier Fis Solís | Jonathan Betancourt | Josh Wilkens |
| Yordanka Pouyoux | Francisco Cedeño | Krystin Pahia |
| Javier García | Ricardo Lay | Matthew Rodman |

## Squads

Each team must register a provisional squad list of up to 25 players, at least 3 of whom must be goalkeepers, no later than 30 days before the opening match.
Each team must register a final squad list of up to 14 players, 2 of whom must be goalkeepers, no later than 10 days before the opening match.
On 5 April 2024, CONCACAF released the final rosters.

## Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.
Fans were able to watch all group stage matches through ConcacafGO, and YouTube.

### Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined by points earned (three for win, one for draw). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Head-to-head result between tied teams;
** Points in matches among the tied teams;
** Goal difference in matches among the tied teams;
** Goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
* Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match):
** One yellow card: −1 point;
** Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points;
** Direct red card: −4 points;
** Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Suriname | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | |
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### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Nicaragua (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

The 2 best third-placed teams advance to the knockout stage along with the three group winners and three runners-up.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | A | Suriname | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | |

## Knockout stage

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

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | |
| Costa Rica | 3 | | | |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 18 April | 18 April | | |
| Canada | 2 | 18 April | 18 April | |
| Canada | 2 | Costa Rica | 3 (6) | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | Costa Rica | 3 (6) | |
| 17 April | 17 April | Cuba (p) | 3 (7) | |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | Cuba (p) | 3 (7) | |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | 20 April | 20 April |
| Cuba | 2 | | | | 20 April | 20 April |
| Cuba | 2 | | | | Cuba | 3 |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | | Cuba | 3 |
| 17 April | 17 April | | | | Panama | 4 |
| Panama | 2 | | | | Panama | 4 |
| Panama | 2 | 18 April | 18 April | | | |
| United States | 1 | 18 April | 18 April | | | |
| United States | 1 | Panama (a.e.t.) | 6 | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | | Panama (a.e.t.) | 6 | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | Guatemala | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Guatemala | 9 | Guatemala | 3 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Guatemala | 9 | | | | 20 April | 20 April |
| Mexico | 4 | | | | 20 April | 20 April |
| Mexico | 4 | | | | Costa Rica | 0 |
| | | | | | Guatemala | 3 |

### Quarter-finals

Winners qualify for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

### Final
## Goalscorers

There were 206 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 7.92 goals per match.
7 goals
* David Rondón
* Roberto Alvarado
* Marvin Sandoval
6 goals
* Loic Kwemi
* Abdiel Ortiz
5 goals
* Jonathan Hernández
* Eder Giorgana
* Nilton De Andrade
* Ruman Milord
4 goals
* Minor Cabalceta
* Iduan Martínez
* Patrick Ruiz
* Eddie Sánchez
* Aquiles Campos
* Claudio Goodridge
3 goals
* Montacer El Harchali
* Milinton Tijerino
* José Belliard
* Héctor Pérez
* Guillermo López
* Jhonny Díaz
* Brhorhado Borgella
* Daniel Soltero
* Miguel Giorgana
* Eduardo Dávalos
* Lester Kripp
* Exequiel Sequeira
* Alfonso Maquensi
* Vangellino Sastromedjo
* Che Benny
* Sebastian Mendez
* Franck Tayou
2 goals
* Safwane Mlah
* Abdelmouhaimen Nboucha
* Diego Chavarria
* Daniel Gómez
* Gilberth Vindas
* Pablo Rodríguez
* Víctor Fonseca
* Jorge González
* José Morales
* Marco Gómez
* Christian Gardelli
* Javier Pepén
* Alan Aguilar
* Fernando Campaignac
* Edgar Santizo
* John Preval
* Luis Magaña
* Wesly Ruiz
* Óscar Hinks
* Ike Adams
* Darius Ollivierra
* David Ortiz
* Luciano Gonzalez
1 goal
* Daniel Chamale
* Raheem Rose
* Yosel León
* César Vargas
* Jean Salas
* Enmanuel Gamboa
* Bárbaro Álvarez
* Diego Ramírez
* Dayan Cotilla
* Harold Aguilera
* Ricardo Álvarez
* Marselle Cestero
* Bryan Santizo
* José Marín
* Jenner Paniagua
* Jean Schwetzer St Hubert
* Christo-Fils Voltaire
* Carlos Rivera
* Abraham Atri
* Abdiel Escobar
* Abdiel Castrellon
* Jaime Peñaloza
* Lorenzo Donner
* Giovanni Blatz
* Nazario Doesburg
* Shane Hospedales
* Matthew Woo Ling
* Jameel Neptune
* Diego Burato
* Nicholas Lopez
1 own goal
* Roberto Díaz (against Canada)
* Alfonso Maquensi (against Cuba)

## Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup on 17 April 2024.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| Costa Rica | 17 April 2024 | 5 (1992, 2000, 2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Panama | 17 April 2024 | 3 (2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Guatemala | 17 April 2024 | 5 (2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Cuba | 17 April 2024 | 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016) |
Italic indicates host.

## Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Panama | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Cuba | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Guatemala | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Mexico | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 4 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 9 | Suriname | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
* Note: Costa Rica 8–3 Haiti (Abandoned)

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
* Best Player Award: Alfonso Maquensi
* Young Player Award: Kevin Rueda
* Top Scorer Award: Marvin Sandoval
* Best Goalkeeper Award: Jaime Peñaloza
* Fair Play Award: Panama