2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 2016
Tournament details
Host country	Costa Rica
City	Heredia
Dates	23 July–1 August 2004
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Cuba
Third place	Costa Rica
Fourth place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	127 (7.94 per match)
Attendance	10,882 (680 per match)
Top scorer(s)	(8 goals)
Best player(s)
Best goalkeeper
Fair play award	United States
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The 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 3rd 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 Heredia, Costa Rica between 23 July–1 August 2004.^[1] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Chinese Taipei as the CONCACAF representatives.^[2]

Qualification[]

Qualified teams[]

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualification	Appearance	Previous best performances	Previous FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances
North American Zone (NAFU) qualified through
Mexico	Play-off winner	3rd	Third place ()	0
United States	Play-off winner	3rd	Winners ()	3
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through
Costa Rica	Hosts	3rd	Winners ()	2
Panama	Play-off winner	1st	—	0
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through
	Winners	1st	—	0
	Runners-up	1st	—	0
	Third place	2nd	Group stage ()	0
Cuba	Automatic	3rd	Runners-up (, )	1

Venues[]

The matches were played at the Palacio de los Deportes in Heredia.

Squads[]

Group stage[]

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-final winners qualified for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:

1. Goal difference in all group matches;
2. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
3. Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
5. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
6. Drawing of lots.

All times were local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Costa Rica	3	3	0	0	23	2	+21	9	Knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	12	13	−1	6
3		3	1	0	2	12	16	−4	3
4		3	0	0	3	10	26	−16	0

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Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	2	1	0	13	4	+9	7	Knockout stage
2	United States	3	1	2	0	9	3	+6	5
3	Panama	3	1	1	1	10	7	+3	4
4		3	0	0	3	6	24	−18	0

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Knockout stage[]

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

Bracket[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 July – Heredia
	Costa Rica	0
					1 August – Heredia
	United States	4
					United States	2
	30 July – Heredia
					Cuba	0
	Cuba	5
	Mexico	4
					Third place
					1 August – Heredia
					Costa Rica	12
					Mexico	5

Semi-finals[]

Third place playoff[]

Final[]

Winner[]

2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
United States Second title

Final ranking[]

Teams qualified for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship

Rank	Team
	United States
	Cuba
	Costa Rica
4	Mexico
5	Panama
6
7
8

References[]

External links[]

• Futsal, CONCACAF.com