2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship explained

Tourney Name:CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Year:2000
Country:Costa Rica
City:San José
Dates:20–29 July
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés
Count:1
Matches:16
Goals:119
Prevseason:1996
Nextseason:2004

The 2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 2nd 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 San José, Costa Rica between 20 and 29 July 2000.[1] [2]

Same as the previous edition, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Guatemala as the CONCACAF representatives.

Teams

CONCACAF announced that 8 teams will play in the tournament.

width=200pxTeamwidth=120px data-sort-type="number"Appearancewidth=320pxPrevious best performancewidth=200pxPrevious FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances
(hosts)2ndGroup Stage (1996)1992
2ndSecond place (1996)1996
2ndThird place (1996)
(title holders)2ndChampions (1996)1989, 1992, 1996
1st
1st
1st
1st

Bold indicates champions.Italic indicates host.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

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

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Final

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup on 27 July 2000.

Teamdata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
1 (1992)
1 (1996)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futsalplanet Competition . www.futsalplanet.com . 12 April 2024.
  2. Web site: 2nd CONCACAF Futsal Championship . www.futsalplanet.com . 12 April 2024.