2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship

CONCACAF W Futsal
Championship 2025
Campeonato Concacaf W de Futsal 2025
Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
DatesApril 28 – May 4
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Panama
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored96 (6.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Esther Brossard[1]
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Esther Brossard[1]
Best goalkeeper Léa Palacio-Tellier[1]
Fair play award Canada[1]
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The 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, the international futsal championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's national teams of North, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament took place in Guatemala from April 28 to May 4, 2025.[2][3]

The tournament served as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup. The top two teams qualified for the inaugural 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in the Philippines as CONCACAF representatives.[4] Canada claimed the competition's first title with an emphatic 8–2 final win over Panama.[5]

Participating teams

All CONCACAF member associations were eligible to participate in the tournament.[3] Of the 41 eligible nations, only nine members entered the final tournament.[6]

Teams

Team FIFA ranking[7]
at start of event
 Canada[8] NR
 Costa Rica[9] 26
 Cuba NR
 Guatemala (host) NR
 Honduras NR
 Mexico[4] NR
 Nicaragua 33
 Panama NR
 United States[10] 73

Squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. Changes to the final squad are permitted only in the event of a serious injury and must be made no later than 24 hours before the team's first match.[11]

 Canada  Costa Rica  Cuba  Guatemala
  • 1 Léa Palacio-Tellier
  • 2 Erika Pion
  • 3 Jade Houmphanh
  • 4 Sophie Thérien
  • 5 Maude Lagace
  • 6 Shayla He
  • 7 Joëlle Gosselin
  • 8 Cynthia Gaspar-Freire
  • 9 Esther Brossard
  • 10 Keera Melenhorst
  • 11 Erica Hindmarsh
  • 12 Sadie Sider-Echenberg
  • 13 Stephie-Ann Dadaille
  • 14 Jadyn Steinhauer
  • 1 María José Arce
  • 2 Fabiola Ramírez
  • 3 Roxiny López
  • 4 Allison Murillo
  • 5 Pamela Gorgona
  • 6 Mariela Solís
  • 7 Priscila Torres
  • 8 Karol Arias
  • 9 Tatiana Cascante
  • 10 Ariel Barquero
  • 11 Yerlin Varela
  • 12 Melissa Jiménez
  • 13 Genesis Méndez
  • 14 Mariela Alfaro
  • 1 Melissa González
  • 2 Marianela Morales
  • 3 Yarianna Zunzunequi
  • 4 Yaremis Fuentes
  • 5 Ana Fernández
  • 6 Maria Karla Caraballo
  • 7 Eunises Núñez
  • 8 Maristania Mengana
  • 9 Nahomi Aguilar
  • 10 Elisabet Espinosa
  • 11 Yeranys Lee
  • 12 Lucylena Martínez
  • 13 Katheryn Rodríguez
  • 14 Gianna Borrego
  • 1 Katherine Aroche
  • 2 Loida Guigui
  • 3 Sandra López
  • 4 Andrea Chajón
  • 5 Roosbelly Barrios
  • 6 Danyssa Domínguez
  • 7 Allisson Chávez
  • 8 Virna Catalán
  • 9 Grecia Santizo
  • 10 Sara Solares
  • 11 Yosselin Cinto
  • 12 Tonny Dávila
  • 13 Katherine Garzaro
  • 14 Thaily Gómez
 Honduras  Mexico  Nicaragua  Panama  United States
  • 1 Nelly Bustillo
  • 2 Caterin Rápalo
  • 3 Fatima Romero
  • 4 Maybellin Hernández
  • 5 Raquel Alvarado
  • 6 Ericka Cárdenas
  • 7 Linda Moncada
  • 8 Ana Maria Almendarez
  • 9 Mirna Pineda
  • 10 Katherine Amador
  • 11 Cesia Navarro
  • 12 Karen Váldez
  • 13 Allison Pastrana
  • 14 Sonia Matute
  • 1 Natalia Cano
  • 2 Karen Hernández
  • 3 Mariana González
  • 4 Kenya Castañeda
  • 5 Ariatna Dorantes
  • 6 Nely Ramos
  • 7 Paulina Cruz
  • 8 Xanic Benítez
  • 9 Rosa Aguiar
  • 10 Rubi Carrera
  • 11 Itzel Cruz
  • 12 Fernanda Torres
  • 13 Evelyn González
  • 14 Ericka Soto
  • 1 Jeymy Urroz
  • 2 Ixel Guzmán
  • 3 María Arvizú
  • 4 Consuelo Montano
  • 5 Diana Ortega
  • 6 Dennia García
  • 7 Hormyne Paiz
  • 8 Adriana Munguia
  • 9 Hannah Lee
  • 10 Rosa Mena
  • 11 María Rivas
  • 12 Mariela Salazar
  • 13 Reyna Hernández
  • 14 Linda Pravia
  • 1 Martha Lord
  • 2 Jordan Felton
  • 3 Viet-Thy Tran
  • 4 Ashley Henderson
  • 5 Jeanette Fieldsend
  • 6 Sarah Martin
  • 7 Emanuelly Ferreira
  • 8 Hayley Wilson
  • 9 Janae Braun
  • 10 Paige Pierson
  • 11 Carlie Banks
  • 12 Ellie Goodrich
  • 13 Citlali Luna
  • 14 Kiersen Korienek

Venue

The Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City served as the sole venue.[6]

Guatemala City
Domo Polideportivo
Capacity: 7,500

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 19 February 2025[6] All nine teams were placed on Pot 1 with the team positions of the participating teams spread on two groups placed on Pot 2. The Guatemala as hosts are automatically allocated to A1, Costa Rica as the highest ranked team are placed in B1. Honduras and Nicaragua are to play in qualification round; for the purpose of the proceedings there are drawn together.[12]

Match officials

CONCACAF appointed the following 18 futsal referees to officiate the tournament.

Referees
  • Yeraldin Araya (2016)
  • Andy León (2023)
  • Kimberly Valverde (2025)
  • Julio Pascual (2024)
  • Yordanka Pouyoux (2024)
  • Diego Zuárez (2023)
  • Manuel Barrera (2022)
  • Andrés Cux (2025)
  • Andrea Dávila (2025)
  • Mynor Quintana (2025)
  • Colin Abel (2023)
  • Eduardo Reynoso (2024)
  • Ramón Mejia (2025)
  • Gregorio Evila (2025)
  • Héctor Santos (2025)
  • Anthony Terborg (2022)
  • Krystin Pahia (2024)
  • Matthew Rodman (2024)
The year in parentheses indicates when each referee became a FIFA international official.

Preliminary round

Honduras and Nicaragua participated in the preliminary round, with the winner (Honduras) joining the remaining seven teams in the group stage.

Honduras 6–5 (a.e.t.) Nicaragua
  • Amador  3'14", 10'44", 37'17"
  • Alvarado  4'18", 46'19" (2pen.)
  • Moncada  36'25"
 Report
  • Hernández  9'55", 15'00"
  • Mena  25'27", 25'38"
  • Arvizú  31'48"
Referee: Andrea Dávila (Guatemala)
Yordanka Pouyoux (Cuba)

Group stage

All times are local, CST (UTC-6).

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 12.5):[13]

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  3. If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above criteria
    1. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
    2. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
    3. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. Highest-performing in the Fair play ranking;
  5. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 13 4 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  Panama 3 2 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  Guatemala (H) 3 1 0 2 14 12 +2 3
4  Cuba 3 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cuba 2–6 Panama
 Report
  • Escartín  11'13"
  • Abadía  15'44" (2pen.), 17'27" (2pen.)
  • Salas  16'33"
  • Rangel  30'43", 35'38"
Referee: Krystin Pahia (United States)
Matthew Rodman (United States)
Guatemala 2–7 Mexico
  • Chajón  20'35"
  • Santizo  21'55"
 Report
  • Aguiar  0'14", 17'47"
  • Soto  4'06"
  • Carrera  6'10"
  • E. González  18'45"
  • I. Cruz  30'37"
  • M. González  34'43"
Referee: Yeraldin Araya (Costa Rica)
Kimberly Valverde (Costa Rica)
Mexico 4–1 Cuba
  • Benítez  23'16"
  • I. Cruz  35'09"
  • P. Cruz  37'45"
  • Aguiar  38'08"
 Report
  • Aguilar  2'43"
Referee: Andy León (Costa Rica)
Héctor Santos (Puerto Rico)
Panama 4–3 Guatemala
 Report
  • Santizo  29'33"
  • Garzaro  30'53"
  • Chajón  36'14"
Referee: Anthony Terborg (Suriname)
Ramón Mejia (Nicaragua)
Panama 1–2 Mexico
 Report
  • I. Cruz  10'39"
  • Dorantes  36'47"
Referee: Kimberly Valverde (Costa Rica)
Yeraldin Araya (Costa Rica)
Guatemala 9–1 Cuba
  • Garzaro  4'40"
  • Santizo  10'25", 29'39", 33'45", 37'43"
  • Gómez  14'20"
  • Domínguez  16'53", 32'29"
  • Chávez  39'21"
 Report
  • Zunzunequi  24'28"
Referee: Manuel Barrera (El Salvador)
Krystin Pahia (United States)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  United States 3 1 1 1 10 5 +5 4
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Costa Rica 3–2 Canada
  • Varela  13'46"
  • López  23'23"
  • Alfaro  26'51"
 Report
  • Brossard  6'12"
  • He  34'54"
Referee: Julio Pascual (Cuba)
Andrés Cux (Guatemala)
Honduras 0–7 United States
Report
  • Martin  2'03", 3'11", 29'51"
  • Henderson  8'26", 34'43"
  • Korienek  19'01", 27'28"
Referee: Manuel Barrera (El Salvador)
Eduardo Reynoso (Mexico)
Canada 6–0 Honduras
  • Brossard  0'52", 20'26"
  • Dadaille  4'09"
  • Gaspar-Freire  17'55"
  • Gosselin  22'13"
  • He  33'16"
 Report
Referee: Colin Abel (Guyana)
Gregorio Evila (Panama)
United States 2–2 Costa Rica
  • Martin  5'17", 23'09"
 Report
  • Varela  31'53"
  • Cascante  39'45"
Referee: Mynor Quintana (Guatemala)
Andrea Dávila (Guatemala)
Costa Rica 6–0 Honduras
  • Pastrana  0'19" (o.g.)
  • López  11'15"
  • Barquero  17'26"
  • Solís  27'53"
  • Arias  30'19"
  • Ramírez  32'09"
 Report
Referee: Yordanka Pouyoux (Cuba)
Diego Suárez (Dominican Republic)
United States 1–3 Canada
  • Pierson  5'43"
 Report
  • Dadaille  3'17"
  • Gaspar-Freire  16'26"
  • Hindmarsh  27'39"
Referee: Eduardo Reynoso (Mexico)
Andrés Cux (Guatemala)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 3
 
 
 Costa Rica1
 
May 4
 
 Panama3
 
 Panama2
 
May 3
 
 Canada8
 
 Mexico4 (3)
 
 
 Canada4 (4)
 

Semi-finals

Winners will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.

Costa Rica 1–3 Panama
  • López  21'52"
 Report
Referee: Andrés Cux (Guatemala)
Julio Pascual (Cuba)
Mexico 4–4 (a.e.t.) Canada
  • Aguiar  1'48", 13'30"
  • Dorantes  17'00"
  • Carrera  39'58"
 Report
  • Houmphanh  21'19"
  • Gaspar-Freire  22'43"
  • Brossard  23'24", 26'37"
Penalties
  • Aguiar
  • Soto
  • E. González
  • Benítez
  • Carrera
3–4
  • Gosselin
  • Brossard
  • Dadaille
  • Houmphanh
  • Gaspar-Freire
Referee: Matthew Rodman (United States)
Colin Abel (Guyana)

Final

Panama 2–8 Canada
  • Rangel  23'48"
  • Arguelles  30'28"
 Report
  • Hindmarsh  5'04"
  • Brossard  6'58", 15'54", 24'39"
  • Gosselin  14'04"
  • Melenhorst  28'19"
  • Dadaille  36'33"
  • He  39'12"
Referee: Yeraldin Araya (Costa Rica)
Krystin Pahia (United States)

Goalscorers

There have been 96 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 6.4 goals per match.

8 goals

  • Esther Brossard

6 goals

  • Grecia Santizo

5 goals

3 goals

  • Stephie-Ann Dadaille
  • Cynthia Gaspar-Freire
  • Shayla He
  • Roxiny López
  • Itzel Cruz
  • Ariadna Abadía
  • Gloria Sáenz

2 goals

  • Joëlle Gosselin
  • Erica Hindmarsh
  • Yerlin Varela
  • Yarianna Zunzunequi
  • Andrea Chajón
  • Danyssa Domínguez
  • Katherine Garzaro
  • Rubí Carrera
  • Ariatna Dorantes
  • Ashley Henderson
  • Kiersen Korienek

1 goal

  • Jade Houmphanh
  • Keera Melenhorst
  • Mariela Alfaro
  • Karol Arias
  • Ariel Barquero
  • Tatiana Cascante
  • Fabiola Ramírez
  • Mariela Solís
  • Nahomi Aguilar
  • Katheryn Rodríguez
  • Allisson Chávez
  • Thaily Gómez
  • Xanic Benítez
  • Paulina Cruz
  • Evelyn González
  • Mariana González
  • Ericka Soto
  • Arianys Arguelles
  • Laurie Batista
  • Nadia Ducreux
  • Maritza Escartín
  • Estefanía Salas
  • Paige Pierson

1 own goal

  • Allison Pastrana (against Costa Rica)

Source: CONCACAF

Final ranking and awards

Final ranking

Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1  Canada B 5 3 1 1 10 23 10 +13
2  Panama A 5 3 0 2 9 16 16 0
Eliminated in the semi-finals
3  Mexico A 4 3 1 0 10 17 8 +9
4  Costa Rica B 4 2 1 1 7 12 7 +5
Eliminated in the group stage
5  United States B 3 1 1 1 4 10 5 +5
6  Guatemala A 3 1 0 2 3 14 12 +2
7  Cuba A 3 0 0 3 0 4 19 −15
8  Honduras B 3 0 0 3 0 0 19 −19

Individual awards

Award Winner(s)
Best player Esther Brossard[1]
Top scorer
Best goalkeeper Léa Palacio-Tellier[1]
Fair play  Canada[1]

Qualified teams for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.[14][15]

Team Qualified on
 Panama 3 May 2025
 Canada

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