The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification was a men's futsal competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows:[1]
The top four teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.[2]
A total of 18 CONCACAF member national teams entered the tournament. Among them, two teams qualified automatically for the final tournament, and 16 teams entered the regional qualifying competitions.
| Zone | Teams entering | No. of teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) |
| 3 | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) |
| 7 | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| 8 |
| Did not enter | ||
|---|---|---|
| North American Zone (NAFU) | None | |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) | None | |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) |
| |
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for World Cup.
In the North American Zone, Mexico qualified automatically as the highest-placed North American team from the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. The remaining two teams from NAFU, Canada and the United States, played in a two-match aggregate-goals play-off in Costa Rica on 4 and 5 May 2016, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.[1] [3]
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----Canada won 9–7 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification (Central American Zone) |
| Year: | 2016 |
| City: | Guatemala City |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Dates: | 27–31 January 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 97 |
| Top Scorer: | Jonatan Arevalo [4] |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
In the Central American Zone, Costa Rica qualified automatically as hosts. The remaining six teams from UNCAF entered the qualifying competition, played in Guatemala between 27 and 31 January 2016.[5]
The draw for the qualifying tournament was held on 12 January 2016 in Guatemala City. Guatemala and Panama, which qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, were seeded into Groups A and B respectively. The other four teams were placed in two pots, with El Salvador and Honduras in Pot 1, and Belize and Nicaragua in Pot 2.[6]
The six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, with the semi-final winners playing in the final and the losers playing in the third-place play-off. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the UNCAF representatives besides hosts Costa Rica, while the third-placed team advanced to the play-off against the third-placed team from the Caribbean Zone.
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Winners qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
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Winner advanced to Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off.
| Tourney Name: | CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualification (Caribbean Zone) |
| Year: | 2016 |
| City: | Havana |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Dates: | 22–26 January 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Goals: | 92 |
| Top Scorer: | Jerwyn Balthazar [7] |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
In the Caribbean Zone, eight teams from CFU entered the qualifying competition, played in Cuba between 22 and 26 January 2016.[8]
The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams. The group winners played in the final and the runners-up played in the third-place play-off. The top two teams qualified for the final tournament as the CFU representatives, while the third-placed team advanced to the play-off against the third-placed team from the Central American Zone.
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Winner advanced to Central American Zone–Caribbean Zone play-off.
Honduras (Central American Zone third place) and Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean Zone third place) played in a two-match aggregate-goals play-off in Costa Rica on 4 and 5 May 2016, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.[1] [3]
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----Honduras won 6–4 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (2012) | ||||
| (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (1996, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) | ||||
| (2000) | ||||
| (debut) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.