Draw reveals groups and schedule for 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship
The competition will crown a regional champion and qualify four teams to the FIFA Futsal World Cup Lithuania 2020 Miami (Thursday, February 20, 2020) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) conducted the official draw for the 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship, at the Concacaf Headquarters in Miami, FL. The draw for the tournament scheduled to be played May 1-10, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, was conducted by Concacaf Director of Competitions Carlos Fernandez and determined the path to the final for the 20 participating Concacaf Member Associations. The four groups are as follows (listed in the order drawn): |
Group A A1: Guatemala A2: Trinidad and Tobago A3: Guadeloupe A4: Sint Maarten or MartiniqueGroup B B1: Panama B2: Mexico B3: Curacao B4: Suriname or French Guiana |
Group C C1: Costa Rica C2: Canada C3: Haiti C4: Saint Kitts and Nevis or Dominican RepublicGroup D D1: Cuba D2: USA D3: El Salvador D4: Nicaragua or Puerto Rico |
The 10-day competition will be played in two stages, beginning with a Qualifying Stage and followed by a Championship Stage – group stage and knockout stage. The Qualifying Stage will consist of four matchups between the lowest ranked 8 participating teams, according to the Concacaf Futsal Rankingas of February 2020. The four matchups are as follows: Matchup 1: Sint Maarten vs Martinique Matchup 2: Suriname vs French Guiana Matchup 3: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Dominican Republic Matchup 4: Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico After a two-game series on May 1 and 2, the four series winners will advance to the group stage of the Championship, joining the top ranked 12 teams. The round-robin group stage will be played May 4-6, followed by the quarterfinals on May 8, the semifinals on May 9 and the third place and final match on Sunday, May 10. The 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship will be played at the Domo Polideportivo and Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium. Both venues have a long history within Futsal, after having hosted multiple international competitions, including the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup. 2020 Concacaf Futsal Championship *Kickoff times to be announced at a later date Friday, May 1, 2020 – Qualifying Stage Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala M1: Sint Maarten vs Martinique M2: Suriname vs French Guiana M3: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Dominican Republic M4: Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico Saturday, May 2, 2020 – Qualifying Stage Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala M1: Martinique vs Sint Maarten M2: French Guiana vs Suriname M3: Dominican Republic vs Saint Kitts and Nevis M4: Puerto Rico vs Nicaragua Monday, May 4, 2020 – Group Stage Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala 02: Panama vs WM2 04: Trinidad and Tobago vs Guadeloupe 06: Mexico vs Curacao 08: Guatemala vs WM1 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala 01: Canada vs Haiti 03: USA vs El Salvador 05: Costa Rica vs WM3 07: Cuba vs WM4 Tuesday, May 5, 2020 – Group Stage Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala 10: Curacao vs Panama 12: WM1 vs Trinidad and Tobago 14: WM2 vs Mexico 16: Guadeloupe vs Guatemala Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala 09: WM3 vs Canada 11: WM4 vs USA 13: Haiti vs Costa Rica 15: El Salvador vs Cuba Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – Group Stage Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala 18: Curacao vs WM2 20: Guadeloupe vs WM1 22: Panama vs Mexico 24: Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala 17: Haiti vs WM3 19: El Salvador vs WM4 21: Costa Rica vs Canada 23: Cuba vs USA Friday, May 8, 2020 – Quarterfinals Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala 25: 1C vs 2B 26: 1B vs 2C 27: 1D vs 2A 28: 1A vs 2D Saturday, May 9, 2020 – Semifinals Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala 29: W25 vs W26 30: W28 vs W27 Sunday, May 10, 2020 – Third Place Match and Final Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala 31: L29 vs L30 32: W29 vs W30 |