Costa Rica shock hosts to win 2012 CONCACAF Championship
Full results, standings and find out who qualified to the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Costa Rica shocked the home crowd by defeating Guatemala in front of a packed house at the Domo Polideportivo today to clinch their 2nd ever CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
COSTA RICA: 2012 CONCACAF FUTSAL CHAMPIONS
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guatemala |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 |
 Panama |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 6 |
 United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
 Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 0 |
| 02 July 2012 18:00 |
United States |
2 – 5 | Panama |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perez  15′Chiles 27′ |
Lasso 6′, 14′, 15′, 39′ Alvarado 40′ |
| 02 July 2012 20:00 |
Guatemala |
7 – 3 | Canada |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 July 2012 18:00 |
Canada |
2 – 3 | United States |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala Referee: Antonio Alvarez (Cuba) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier 7′ Bennett 30′ |
Healey 17′ Pérez 30′Chiles 33′ |
| 03 July 2012 20:00 |
Guatemala |
5 – 2 | Panama |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala Referee: Eduardo Hernandez (Mexico) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acevedo 1′, 29′ De Leon 14′, 27′Estrada 24′ |
Bello 31′ Goodridge 32′ |
| 04 July 2012 18:00 |
Panama |
8 – 5 | Canada |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 July 2012 20:00 |
Guatemala |
2 – 1 | United States |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala Referee: Hector Mesen (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez 4′ Aguilar 34′ |
Stewart 10′ |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 |
 Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 |
 Cuba |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 0 |
| 02 July 2012 10:00 |
Mexico |
4 – 4 | Costa Rica |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 July 2012 12:00 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0 – 10 | Cuba |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 July 2012 10:00 |
Mexico |
5 – 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala Referee: Leroy Brown (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez Vasquez 7′ Cati 17′Angel 19′, 35′Gonzalez 40′ |
Ramirez Vasquez 7′ (o.g.) Lake 9′Nurse 10′Somersall 19′ |
| 03 July 2012 12:00 |
Cuba |
1 – 2 | Costa Rica |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala Referee: Alexander Cline Beteta (Panama) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivera 35′ |
Paniagua 21′ Brenes 32′ |
| 04 July 2012 10:00 |
Costa Rica |
7 – 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 July 2012 12:00 |
Cuba |
1 – 5 | Mexico |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 06 July 2012 – Guatemala City | |||||||
| Costa Rica |
4 | ||||||
| Panama |
1 | ||||||
| 08 July 2012 – Guatemala City | |||||||
| Costa Rica |
3 | ||||||
| Guatemala |
2 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 06 July 2012 – Guatemala City | 08 July 2012 – Guatemala City | ||||||
| Guatemala |
3 | Panama (a.e.t.) |
6 | ||||
| Mexico |
0 | Mexico |
4 | ||||
Semi-finals
| 06 July 2012 18:00 |
Costa Rica |
4 – 1 | Panama |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 July 2012 20:00 |
Guatemala |
3 – 0 | Mexico |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Third place play-off
| 08 July 2012 16:00 |
Panama |
6 – 4 (a.e.t.) |
Mexico |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final
| 08 July 2012 18:00 |
Costa Rica |
3 – 2 | Guatemala |
Domo Polideportivo Guatemala City, Guatemala |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner
| 2012 CONCACAF Champion |
|---|
 Costa Rica Second title |
Final standing
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2 | Guatemala |
| 3 | Panama |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | Cuba |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Team qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
Top goalscorers
The top 10 scorers from the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Lasso | Panama |
6 |
| 2 | Humberto Armando Escobar | Guatemala |
5 |
| 3 | Miguel Angel Limon | Mexico |
4 |
| Eduardo Morales | Cuba |
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| 5 | Jorge Arias | Costa Rica |
3 |
| Jose Rafael Gonzalez | Guatemala |
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| Oscar Hinks | Panama |
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| Aaron Gerardo Jerez | Costa Rica |
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| Yulier Olivera | Cuba |
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| Matthew Rios | Canada |
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