2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 2000
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
CitySan José
Dates20–29 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (1st title)
Runners-up Cuba
Third place United States
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored119 (7.44 per match)
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The 2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 2nd 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 regions. The tournament was held in San José, Costa Rica between 20 and 29 July 2000.[1][2]

As with the previous edition, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament, Costa Rica and Cuba, qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Guatemala as the CONCACAF representatives.

Teams

CONCACAF announced that 8 teams will play in the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance Previous FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances
 Costa Rica (hosts) 2nd Group Stage (1996) 1992
 Cuba 2nd Second place (1996) 1996
 Mexico 2nd Third place (1996)
 United States (title holders) 2nd Champions (1996) 1989, 1992, 1996
 Puerto Rico 1st
 Netherlands Antilles 1st
 Suriname 1st
 Nicaragua 1st

Bold indicates champions. Italic indicates host.

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  Costa Rica (H) 3 3 0 0 19 6 +13 9 Semi-finals
2  Cuba 3 2 0 1 24 10 +14 6
3  Suriname 3 1 0 2 18 22 −4 3
4  Nicaragua 3 0 0 3 7 30 −23 0
Source: FutsalPlanet
(H) Hosts
Cuba 13–4 Suriname
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Costa Rica 10–1 Nicaragua
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Suriname 3–5 Costa Rica
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Cuba 9–2 Nicaragua
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Nicaragua 4–11 Suriname
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Costa Rica 4–2 Cuba
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Semi-finals
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3  Netherlands Antilles 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: FutsalPlanet
Mexico 4–1 Netherlands Antilles
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
United States 5–0 Puerto Rico
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Mexico 4–2 Puerto Rico
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Netherlands Antilles 0–7 United States
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Puerto Rico 0–4 Netherlands Antilles
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
United States 3–2 Mexico
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 September
 
 
 United States2
 
7 September
 
 Cuba4
 
 Cuba0
 
5 September
 
 Costa Rica2
 
 Costa Rica3
 
 
 Mexico2
 
Third place match
 
 
7 September
 
 
 United States5
 
 
 Mexico1

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

United States 2–4 Cuba
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José
Costa Rica 3–2 Mexico
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José

Third place match

United States 5–1 Mexico
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José

Final

Cuba 0–2 Costa Rica
Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup on 27 July 2000.

Team Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
 Costa Rica 1 (1992)
 Cuba 1 (1996)

References

  1. ^ "Futsalplanet Competition". www.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "2nd CONCACAF Futsal Championship". www.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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