The draw was held on 21 July 2017, 12:00 UTC−4, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida.[9] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. UPNFM (Honduras) were seeded into Group A as the host team, and Grupo Line Futsal (Costa Rica) were seeded into Group B as the team from the participating association with the best result in the previous edition in 2014. The remaining teams were drawn into the two groups, with the restriction that no more than two teams from the same zone could be drawn into the same group.
Squads[]
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations XVI.).[2]
Group stage[]
The schedule of the tournament was announced on 24 July 2017.[10]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. 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 were applied in the following order (Regulations XXI. 5. 1.):[2]
Results in head-to-head matches between tied teams (points, goal difference, goals scored);