CONCACAF Futsal draw announced

Posted on 12 April 2012 in FIFA Futsal World Cup

CONCACAF has announced results from the Official Draw for the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Ciudad Guatemala. The eight-team tournament will invite either Canada or El Salvador into Group A, with Panama, USA and host Guatemala already qualified for the CONCACAF championship. Canada needs to defeat El Salvador to qualify for the CONCACAF championship.

The Canada-El Salvador two-leg playoff series will be played 28-29 June, also in Ciudad Guatemela. The winner of the series will stay in Guatemala for the championship while the eliminated team will return home.

The 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship runs 2-8 July 2012 at the Domo Polideportivo in Ciudad Guatemala, Guatemala. It marks the third time that the CONCACAF finals will be staged in the Central American country. Four teams from CONCACAF will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012, which runs 2-18 November.

Opposite Group A, Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and St. Kitts and Nevis will compete in Group B.

CONCACAF has staged four previous futsal qualifying competitions for FIFA tournaments. The USA was crowned confederation champion twice (1996, 2004), while Costa Rica (2000) and Guatemala (2008) won single titles. Cuba has finished as runner-up on each occasion.

Guatemala to face US, Panama in futsal

CONCACAF releases dates for Canada VS El Salvador Qualifier.

NEW YORK -- The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced that host and defending champion Guatemala will face the United States, Panama and the winner of a playoff between Canada and El Salvador in Group A at the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, following a draw held today at the Intercontinental Hotel in Guatemala City.

Group B will consist of Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica and St. Kitts and Nevis.

The tournament will be played July 2-8 at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, marking the third time that the Central American nation has hosted the event.

To determine the last qualifier, Canada and El Salvador will face off in a two-leg playoff on June 28 and 29, also at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City.

For the first time, CONCACAF will send four teams to a FIFA Futsal World Cup. The next edition will be held Nov. 2-18, 2012, in Thailand.

CONCACAF has staged four previous futsal qualifying events for FIFA tournaments, with the United States taking first place on two occasions (1996, 2004). Costa Rica (2000) and Guatemala (2008) have captured one title each.

A complete schedule will be announced in the coming days.

PROGRAMACION DE JUEGOS DE LA SERIE ELIMINATORIA ENTRE EL SALVADOR Y CANADA

San Salvador, 09 de abril de 2012. La CONCACAF, dio a conocer la programación de juegos de la serie de eliminación directa entre las Selecciones Nacionales de Fútbol Sala de El Salvador y Canadá, la cual otorgará una plaza al pre mundial que se celebrará este año en Guatemala.


En ese marco, los encuentros entre ambas selecciones se realizarán los días 28 y 29 de junio, a las 11:00 de la mañana en el Domo de Guatemala, (abierto a los medios de comunicación pero sin asistencia del público)

El ganador de la serie avanzará al Campeonato de la CONCACAF, que se realizará en el Domo de Guatemala, del 2 al 8 de julio.

El sorteo de la programación de juegos del Campeonato de la CONCACAF, se realizará este jueves 12 de abril.

Nómina de jugadores Convocados:

1.Oscar Alfredo Montano/San Vicente/Guardameta
2.Walter Emilio Medrano/San Salvador/ Guardameta
3.Christopher William Conde Navas/La Libertad/Guardameta
4.José Isaías Hernández/ San Salvador/ Ala Derecha
5.Enso Antonio Reyes/ San Salvador/ Ala Derecha
6.Asdrubal Kasselly Flores/Usulután/Ala Derecha
7.Vladimir Bernal/Santa Ana/Ala Derecha
8.René Guillermo Rosales Morán/ San Salvador/ Ala Izquierda
9.José Manuel Flores Orellana/San Salvador/ala Izquierda
10.Héctor Alex Bernal Arriola/Santa Ana/ Ala Izquierda
11.Javier Manzano/San Salvador/Ala Izquierda
12.Francisco Diómedes Jiménez Amaya/ San Salvador/Pivote
13.Carlos Mauricio Rivera L./San Salvador/Pivote
14.Wilber Ernesto Galdámez/Santa Ana/Pivote
15.Víctor Manuel Chávez/ San Salvador/ Cierre
16.Renato de Jesús Hernández Ochoa/ San Salvador/ Cierre
17.Roberto Carlos Rodríguez/Sonsonate/ Cierre
18.Jonathan Steve Saravia Díaz/ San Salvador/Cierre
19.José Moisés Cruz Reyes/Ahuachapán/Cierre

D.T. Profesor José de la Cruz Flores Barahaona