The 2008
CONCACAF Futsal Championship The CONCACAF Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the CONCACAF nations. It was first held in 1996, and it is held every four years.
Results
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was the fourth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the North and Central America and the Caribbean region. It took place in
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...
,
Guatemala from 3 to 8 June 2008, with the
Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG
The Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG, known commonly as ''Domo de la Zona 13'', or simply as ''Domo'' (dome, due to the type of its roof structure), is a multi-purpose arena in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Built to host the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cham ...
as the only venue.
Hosts
Guatemala won the tournament after defeating the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
in semifinals and
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
in the final. It was the first international futsal title won by Guatemala.
The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was the first tournament to use t ...
in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, with second and third placed teams Cuba and the U.S. joining Guatemala as the qualified teams.
Qualifying
Qualifying to 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship took place in
Macoya
Macoya is a small town located alongside the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located between Tunapuna and Trincity on the island of Trinidad.
It is composed primarily of:
*Macoya/Trincity industrial estate - commer ...
,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
from 3–6 April 2008. and all matches played in Canedo Hall in the Centre of Excellence,
Port of Spain.
Group A
Group B
Third & Fourth Places
Final
Final Standing
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Championship
The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four which will play each on a single
round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advance to semi-finals. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the
2008 Futsal World Cup.
Group A
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Group B
Knockout stage
Semifinal
3rd place
Final
Winner
Final standing
References
External links
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CONCACAF Futsal Championship
International futsal competitions hosted by Guatemala
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Concacaf Futsal Championship, 2008
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