| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Futsal Championship |
| Year: | 2016 |
| City: | San José |
| Dates: | 8–14 May |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 123 |
| Top Scorer: |  Frederico MoojenJuan Cordero  Reynier Fiallo Claudio Goodridge Fernando Mena[1] |
| Player: | Edwin Cubillo |
| Goalkeeper: | Daniel Atencio |
| Young Player: | Diego Ramírez |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 6th 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 8–14 May 2016.[2] 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 four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CONCACAF representatives.[3]
Champions Costa Rica, runners-up Panama, third-placed Guatemala and fourth-placed Cuba qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CONCACAF representatives.[4]
The eight berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[2]
Regional qualification tournaments were held to determine the teams joining Mexico and hosts Costa Rica at the final tournament, including two play-offs which were played on 4 and 5 May in Costa Rica prior to the final tournament.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| width=20% | Team | width=20% | Qualification | width=20% | Appearance | width=20% | Previous best performances | width=20% | Previous FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) qualified through North American qualifying competition | |||||||||
| Automatic | 6th | Third place (1996) | 1 | ||||||
| Play-off winner | 2nd | Group stage (2012) | 1 | ||||||
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) qualified through Central American qualifying competition[5] | |||||||||
| Hosts | 6th | Winner (2000, 2012) | 3 | ||||||
| Winner | 4th | Winner (2008) | 3 | ||||||
| Runner-up | 4th | Third place (2012) | 1 | ||||||
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) qualified through Caribbean qualifying competition[6] | |||||||||
| Winner | 6th | Runner-up (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) | 4 | ||||||
| Runner-up | 2nd | Group stage (2000) | 0 | ||||||
| Play-off winner between Central American Zone third place and Caribbean Zone third place | |||||||||
| Play-off winner | 1st | Debut | 0 | ||||||
The matches were played at the BN Arena of Ciudad Deportiva de Hatillo in San José.[7]
The draw for the tournament took place on 16 March 2016 at 12:30 CST (UTC−6) at the Hotel Barceló San José Palacio in San José.[8] [9]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. Tournament host and defending CONCACAF Futsal Championship champion Costa Rica were seeded in Group B, while 2012 runner-up Guatemala were seeded in Group A.[10]
The draw took place before the final two qualifiers from play-offs (Honduras and Canada) had been confirmed.
Each team could register a maximum of 14 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers).[11]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup. 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:[11]
All times were local, CST (UTC−6).
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In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[11]
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| Teams qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| width=30 | Rank ! | width=150 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 |
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1992, 2000, 2012) | |||
| (2012) | |||
| (2000, 2008, 2012) | |||
| (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[12]
| Award | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Edwin Cubillo | |
| Golden Boot | Frederico Moojen | |
| Golden Glove | Daniel Atencio | |
| Scotiabank Bright Future Award | Diego Ramírez | |
| Fair Play Award |