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. 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.

Qualification

Results:

Was held in Costa Rica:

North and Central Zone

United States-Honduras

Mexico-El Salvador

Panama-Canada

Date/Time Match

18/05/2004 USA Honduras 5 1

20/05/2004 Mexico Club Internacional de Futbol Sivar 10 4

20/05/2004 Honduras USA 0 2

21/05/2004 Panama Canada 4 5

22/05/2004 Canada Panama 1 7

22/05/2004 Club Internacional de Futbol Sivar Mexico 5 7

Club Internacional de Futbol Sivar = El Salvador

Caribbean

Standing : Group A - Round

  1. Team PT MP W D L GF GA +/-

1 Trinidad and Tobago 9 3 3 0 0 17 7 10

2 Netherlands Antilles 6 3 2 0 1 16 9 7

3 Grenada 3 3 1 0 2 10 16 -6

4 Puerto Rico 0 3 0 0 3 6 17 -11

Group A - Round

Date/Time Match

19/04/2004 Grenada Netherlands Antiles 2 6

19/04/2004 Trinidad and Tobago Puerto Rico 4 2

20/04/2004 Puerto Rico Grenada 1 6

20/04/2004 Netherlands Antiles Trinidad and Tobago 3 4

21/04/2004 Trinidad and Tobago Grenada 9 2

21/04/2004 Puerto Rico Netherlands Antiles 3 7

Standing : Group B - Round

  1. Team PT MP W D L GF GA +/-

1 Guyana 9 3 3 0 0 29 9 20

2 Suriname 6 3 2 0 1 27 8 19

3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 3 1 0 2 4 18 -14

4 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 3 0 0 3 3 28 -25

Group B - Round

Date/Time Match

19/04/2004 Suriname St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7 0

19/04/2004 Guyana Turks and Caicos Islands 11 2

20/04/2004 Turks and Caicos Islands Suriname 1 15

20/04/2004 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Guyana 2 11

21/04/2004 Suriname Guyana 5 7

21/04/2004 Turks and Caicos Islands St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2

3rd Place Match

Date/Time Match

23/04/2004 Suriname Netherlands Antiles 9 4

Final

Date/Time Match

23/04/2004 Trinidad and Tobago Guyana 5 0

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualificationAppearancePrevious best performancesPrevious FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances
North American Zone (NAFU) qualified through North / Central American qualifying play-off
MexicoPlay-off winner3rdThird place (1996)0
United StatesPlay-off winner3rdWinners (1996)3
Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through North / Central American qualifying play-off
Costa RicaHosts3rdWinners (2000)2
PanamaPlay-off winner1st0
Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying tournament
Trinidad and TobagoWinners1st0
GuyanaRunners-up1st0
SurinameThird place2ndGroup stage (2000)0
CubaAutomatic3rdRunners-up (1996, 2000)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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Costa Rica3300232+219Knockout stage
2Mexico32011213−16
3Trinidad and Tobago31021216−43
4Suriname30031026−160
23 July 2004Mexico6–4Trinidad and TobagoHeredia, Costa Rica
Contreras 12' 24' Montiel 14' Olvera 22' López 29' Huerta 39'6' 40' Balthazar 16' Small 21' JamesStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 100 Referee: Carlos del Cid (GUA)
23 July 2004Costa Rica13–1SurinameHeredia, Costa Rica
Jú. Rodríguez 13' 15' Montoya 16' 27' 37' Carvajal 18' Chávez 19' 38' Ruiz 22' 24' Jo. Rodríguez 23' Barrantes 39' 40'33' FellerStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 750 Referee: Terry Mashino (USA)

25 July 2004Suriname5–6MexicoHeredia, Costa Rica
Derby 23' Brandon 23' Doesburg 35' Zebeda 36' Feller 40'1' Contreras 15' Ramírez 16' Castañeda 18' López 29' Huerta 35' MontielStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 700 Referee: Antonio Álvarez (CUB)
25 July 2004Costa Rica6–1Trinidad and TobagoHeredia, Costa Rica
Montoya 3' Vindas 30' Chávez 34' Rodríguez 35' Ruiz 36' Arce 38'38' LeeStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 700 Referee: Donald Campos (NCA)

27 July 2004Trinidad and Tobago7–4SurinameHeredia, Costa Rica
Balthazar 17' 18' Olliverra 21' James 28' Joseph 30' Small 36' Lee 38'3' 35' 37' Brandon 34' ZebedaStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 350 Referee: Roy McArthur (GUY)
27 July 2004Costa Rica4–0MexicoHeredia, Costa Rica
Ruiz 10' Carvaja 28' Arce 30' Barrantes 38'Stadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 1,980 Referee: Ricardo Díaz (PAN)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Cuba3210134+97Knockout stage
2United States312093+65
3Panama3111107+34
4Guyana3003624−180
24 July 2004United States2–2PanamaHeredia, Costa Rica
Howes 26' Shanker 32'20' 32' RangelStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 103 Referee: Emilio Dongu (MEX)
24 July 2004Guyana3–10CubaHeredia, Costa Rica
Bentick 10' Grant 25' Nassy 40'2' 33' 37' Saname 8' 11' Díaz 12' 36' Guerra 13' Morales 26' Serrano 38' ChapmanStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 103 Referee: Jorge Ruiz (CRC)

26 July 2004United States6–0GuyanaHeredia, Costa Rica
Shanker 20' Dusosky 22' 23' White 27' 35' Gustaferro 28' (pen.)Stadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 45 Referee: Víctor Prendas (CRC)
26 July 2004Cuba2–0PanamaHeredia, Costa Rica
Serrano 18' 26'Stadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 95 Referee: Ernest Richardson (GRN)

28 July 2004Panama8–3GuyanaHeredia, Costa Rica
Rangel 5' 33' 35' Williams 7' Alvarado 25' Smith 28' 35' Murillo 38'15' Douglas 28' Hayde 37' WatertonStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 53 Referee: Emilio Dongu (MEX)
28 July 2004Cuba1–1United StatesHeredia, Costa Rica
Morales 7'30' (pen.) GustaferroStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 71 Referee: Jorge Ruiz (CRC)

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
30 July – Heredia
Costa Rica0
1 August – Heredia
United States4
United States2
30 July – Heredia
Cuba0
Cuba5
Mexico4
Third place
1 August – Heredia
Costa Rica12
Mexico5

Semi-finals

30 July 2004Cuba5–4MexicoHeredia, Costa Rica
Morales 2' Guerra 2' Díaz 10' 14' (pen.) 39' (pen.)3' Huerta 11' Contreras 35' Ramírez 38' CastañedaStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 2,741 Referee: John Konstantinidis (USA)
30 July 2004Costa Rica0–4United StatesHeredia, Costa Rica
9' (pen.) Gustaferro 26' 38' Howes 40' ShankerStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 2,741 Referee: Vladimir Goitisolo (CUB)

Third place playoff

1 August 2004Costa Rica12–5MexicoHeredia, Costa Rica
Rodríguez 4' 11' 18' Chávez 12' 13' Ruiz 19' 24' 34' 35' Montoya 21' Vindas 33' 38'22' López 23' Huerta 27' 31' Olvera 36' RamírezStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 175 Referee: Ricardo Díaz (PAN)

Final

1 August 2004Cuba0–2United StatesHeredia, Costa Rica
20' Howes 26' D'AmbraStadium: Palacio de los Deportes Attendance: 175 Referee: Ernest Richardson (GRN)

Winner

2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
United States Second title

Final ranking

Teams qualified for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship
RankTeam
United States
Cuba
Costa Rica
4Mexico
5Panama
6Trinidad and Tobago
7Suriname
8Guyana

External links

  • , CONCACAF.com