2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship

The 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship was the second edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship. It was played from 21 to 26 August 2017 at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.[1]

2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship
Campeonato de Futsal de Clubes Concacaf 2017
Tournament details
Host countryHonduras
CityTegucigalpa
Dates21–26 August 2017
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsCosta Rica Grupo Line Futsal (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Elite Futsal
Third placeEl Salvador Soyapango
Fourth placeCuba Habana
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored140 (8.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa Rica Juan Cordero (10 goals)
2014
TBC

Teams

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A total of eight teams, representing eight CONCACAF member associations, were invited to enter the competition.[1][2]

Zone Association Team Qualifying method Appearance Previous best performance
North America   Canada Sporting Outlaws 2017 Canadian champions[3] 1st
  Mexico Sidekicks 2016–17 Mexican champions 2nd 3rd place (2014)
  United States Elite Futsal 2017 U.S. champions[4] 1st
Central America   Costa Rica Grupo Line Futsal 2016 Costa Rican champions[5] 1st
  El Salvador Soyapango 2016 Salvadoran champions[6] 1st
  Honduras (hosts) UPNFM 2016 Honduran champions[7] 1st
Caribbean   Cuba Habana 2016–17 Cuban champions 2nd 4th place (2014)
  Guadeloupe FAX Futsal 2016 Guadeloupean champions[8] 1st

Draw

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The draw was held on 21 July 2017, 12:00 UTC−4, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida.[9] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. UPNFM (Honduras) were seeded into Group A as the host team, and Grupo Line Futsal (Costa Rica) were seeded into Group B as the team from the participating association with the best result in the previous edition in 2014. The remaining teams were drawn into the two groups, with the restriction that no more than two teams from the same zone could be drawn into the same group.

Squads

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Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations XVI.).[2]

Group stage

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The schedule of the tournament was announced on 24 July 2017.[10]

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. 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 were applied in the following order (Regulations XXI. 5. 1.):[2]

  1. Results in head-to-head matches between tied teams (points, goal difference, goals scored);
  2. Goal difference in all matches;
  3. Goals scored in all matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

All times CST (UTC−6).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Elite Futsal 3 3 0 0 19 4 +15 9 Knockout stage
2   Soyapango 3 2 0 1 12 6 +6 6
3   UPNFM (H) 3 1 0 2 12 11 +1 3
4   FAX Futsal 3 0 0 3 3 25 −22 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Elite Futsal  2–0  Soyapango
  • da Silva   15'
  • Mendes   30'
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UPNFM  7–0  FAX Futsal
  • Pineda   7', 30'
  • Timinio   9'
  • Moncada   11'
  • Guzmán   19', 22'
  • Méndez   40'
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FAX Futsal  1–12  Elite Futsal
  • Roth   36'
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  • Mendes   6', 39'
  • Alencar   17', 22', 40'
  • Oliveira   23', 24'
  • de Veiga   23'
  • da Silva   30', 33'
  • Moreira   34'
  • Renaud   39'
UPNFM  2–6  Soyapango
  • Recarte   1'
  • Timinio   13'
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  • García   1', 33', 35'
  • Contreras   3'
  • Sandoval   14', 29'

Soyapango  6–2  FAX Futsal
  • Contreras   12'
  • Flores   14'
  • García   17', 26'
  • Sandoval   25'
  • Solís   30'
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  • Chaffort   13'
  • Zaire   22'
UPNFM  3–5  Elite Futsal
  • Guzmán   20' (pen.)
  • Montes   23'
  • Méndez   30'
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  • Oliveira   5', 40'
  • Alencar   13'
  • Mendes   19'
  • de Veiga   22'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Grupo Line Futsal 3 3 0 0 23 13 +10 9 Knockout stage
2   Habana 3 1 1 1 14 13 +1 4
3   Sidekicks 3 1 0 2 19 23 −4 3
4   Sporting Outlaws 3 0 1 2 13 20 −7 1
Source: CONCACAF
Sidekicks  4–7  Habana
  • Sánchez   10'
  • M. Giorgana   19', 23'
  • Magaña   35'
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  • Baquero   15', 29'
  • Domínguez   21', 22'
  • Hernández   22'
  • Sánchez   25' (o.g.)
  • Quesada   31'
Grupo Line Futsal  8–3  Sporting Outlaws
  • Zuñiga   6', 36'
  • Molina   15'
  • Cordero   25', 28', 30'
  • Paniagua   39' (pen.), 40'
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  • Laguel   9', 35'
  • Farsi   37'

Sporting Outlaws  6–8  Sidekicks
  • Adair   18', 19'
  • Abzi   23', 30', 34', 36'
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  • Sánchez   2', 23', 37'
  • E. Giorgana   4', 17'
  • Juárez   29'
  • Magaña   38', 39'
Habana  3–5  Grupo Line Futsal
  • Mariño   19'
  • Hernández   38'
  • Baquero   40' (pen.)
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  • Zuñiga   7'
  • Fonsea   9'
  • Paniagua   14', 37'
  • Mora   19'

Habana  4–4  Sporting Outlaws
  • Quezada   11'
  • Mariño   17'
  • Baquero   25'
  • Peňa   36'
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  • Abzi   2', 21'
  • Michaud   35'
  • Laguel   37'
Grupo Line Futsal  10–7  Sidekicks
  • Cordero   6', 20', 24', 40'
  • Zuňiga   30', 40', 40'
  • Paniagua   34'
  • Tijerino   39'
  • Molina   39'
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  • M. Giorgana   1', 15'
  • E. Giorgana   3', 17', 19'
  • Magaňa   23'
  • Juárez   40' (pen.)

Knockout stage

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In the semi-finals, third place match and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 August
 
 
  Grupo Line Futsal3
 
26 August
 
  Soyapango2
 
  Grupo Line Futsal5
 
25 August
 
  Elite Futsal4
 
  Elite Futsal2
 
 
  Habana1
 
Third place
 
 
26 August
 
 
  Soyapango (p)4 (5)
 
 
  Habana4 (4)

Semifinals

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Grupo Line Futsal  3–2  Soyapango
  • Cordero   9', 22'
  • Zuñiga   18'
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  • Aguilar   36', 38' (pen.)

Elite Futsal  2–1  Habana
  • de Maria   4'
  • da Silva   13'
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  • Peña   40'

Third place match

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Soyapango  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Habana
  • Flores   4'
  • Escalante   9'
  • Contreras   15'
  • Sandoval   26'
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  • Mariño   16', 36'
  • Baquero   17'
  • Quezada   34'
Penalties
  • Aguilar  
  • Solís  
  • Galán  
  • García  
  • Bonilla  
5–4
  •   Domínguez
  •   Baquero
  •   Ramírez
  •   Hernández
  •   Mariño

Final

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Grupo Line Futsal  5–4  Elite Futsal
  • Garro   13'
  • Paniagua   18'
  • Tijerino   25'
  • Jiménez   36'
  • Cordero   40'
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  • Mendes   1'
  • de Maria   18'
  • Moereira   20'
  • de Veiga   27'

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Juan Cordero   Grupo Line Futsal 10
2   Diego Zuñiga   Grupo Line Futsal 7
3   Diyaeddine Abzi   Sporting Outlaws 6
  Alejandro Paniagua   Grupo Line Futsal
5   Andy Baquero   Habana 5
  Josué García   Soyapango
  Eder Giorgana   Sidekicks
  Thiago Mendes   Elite Futsal

Source: CONCACAF.com[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Honduras to Host 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Honduras 2017 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  3. ^ "Montréal Sporting Outlaws FC earn Québec its first Futsal Canadian Championship". canadasoccer.com. 23 April 2017.
  4. ^ "32ND U.S. FUTSAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2017". futsal.com. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Grupo Line nació para coronarse campeón de la Liga Premier de Fútbol Sala". perfilesdelfutbol.com. 12 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Soyapango representará a El Salvador en torneo de fútbol sala de CONCACAF". elgrafico.com. 20 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Confirman que Honduras será sede de torneo internacional de futsal". diariomas.hn. 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ "CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship 2017 - Tirage au sort". liguefoot-guadeloupe.fff.fr. 24 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Official Draw: CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship". CONCACAF.com. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Groups and Schedule Announced for the CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Honduras 2017". CONCACAF.com. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  11. ^ "CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship Honduras 2017 – Stats". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
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