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2nd edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Championship
2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 2000 Host country Costa Rica City San José Dates 20–29 July Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés Champions Costa Rica (1st title) Runners-up Cuba Third place United States Fourth place Mexico Matches played 16 Goals scored 119 (7.44 per match)
International football competition
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 regions. The tournament was held in San José , Costa Rica between 20 and 29 July 2000.[ 1] [ 2]
As with the previous edition, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup . The top two teams of the tournament, Costa Rica and Cuba , qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Guatemala as the CONCACAF representatives.
CONCACAF announced that 8 teams will play in the tournament.
Bold indicates champions.
Italic indicates host.
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
Winners qualify for 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup .
Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup [ edit ]
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup on 27 July 2000.
Tournaments Qualification Squads