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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 
| year = 2008
| other_titles = 
| image = 2008 CONCACAF Futsal championship logo.png
| size = 156
| caption = 
| country = Guatemala
| dates = 3–8 June
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{futsal|GUA}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{futsal|CUB}}
| third_other = {{futsal|USA}}
| fourth_other = {{futsal|PAN}}
| matches = 16
| goals = 112
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player =
| prevseason = [[2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship|2004]]
| nextseason = [[2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship|2012]]
}}

The '''2008 [[North and Central American Futsal Championship|CONCACAF Futsal Championship]]''' was the fourth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the North and Central America and the Caribbean region. It took place in [[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]] from 3 to 8 June 2008, with the [[Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG]] as the only venue.

Hosts [[Guatemala national futsal team|Guatemala]] won the tournament after defeating the [[United States national futsal team|United States]] in semifinals and [[Cuba national futsal team|Cuba]] in the final. It was the first international futsal title won by Guatemala.

The tournament also acted as a qualifying tournament for the [[2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup]] in [[Brazil]], with second and third placed teams Cuba and the U.S. joining Guatemala as the qualified teams.

== Qualifying ==
Qualifying to '''2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship''' took place in [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] from 3–6 April 2008. and all matches played in Canedo Hall in the Centre of Excellence, [[Port of Spain]].

=== Group A ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
<!--  style="background:#ccffcc;" -->
|- align=center bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{futsal|TRI}}'''
|2||2||0||0||14||3||+11||'''6'''
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|SUR}}
|2||1||0||1||18||10||+8||'''3''' 
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|PUR}}
|2||0||0||2||3||22||-19||'''0''' 
|}
<br>
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|date=2008-04-03
|time=19:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|score= 7 - 0
|report=
|team2= {{futsal|Puerto Rico}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canedo Hall]]<br /> [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
|referee= }}

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|date=2008-04-04
|time=19:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Puerto Rico}}
|score= 3 - 15
|report=
|team2= {{futsal|Suriname}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canedo Hall]]<br /> [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
|referee= }}

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|date=2008-04-05
|time=  18:00
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|score= 7 - 3
|report=
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|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canedo Hall]]<br /> [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
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=== Group B ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
<!--  style="background:#ccffcc;" -->
|- align=center bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{futsal|HAI}}'''
|2||2||0||0||31||3||+28||'''6''' 
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|GUY}}
|2||1||0||1||10||14||-4||'''3''' 
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Sint Maarten}}
|2||0||0||2||3||27||-24||'''0'''
|}
<br>
{{footballbox
|date=2008-04-03
|time=17:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Guyana}}
|score= 8 - 2
|report=
|team2= {{futsal|Sint Maarten}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
|referee= }}

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|date=2008-04-04
|time=17:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Guyana}}
|score= 2 - 12
|report=
|team2= {{futsal|Haiti}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canedo Hall]]<br /> [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date=2008-04-05
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Haiti}}
|score= 19 - 1
|report=
|team2= {{futsal|Sint Maarten}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canedo Hall]]<br /> [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
|referee= }}

=== Third & Fourth Places ===
{{footballbox
|date=2008-04-06
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Suriname}}
|score= 7 - 3
|report=
|team2= {{futsal|Guyana}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canedo Hall]]<br /> [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
|referee= }}

=== Final ===
{{footballbox
|date=2008-04-06
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|score= 6 - 3
|report=
|team2= {{futsal|Haiti}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Canedo Hall]]<br /> [[Macoya]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|attendance=
|referee= }}

=== Final standing ===
# {{futsal|Trinidad and Tobago}} *
# {{futsal|Haiti}} *
# {{futsal|Suriname}}
# {{futsal|Guyana}}
# {{futsal|PUR}}
# {{futsal|Sint Maarten}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> '''Qualified to 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship'''

== Championship ==
The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four which will play each on a single [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. The top two teams of each group advance to semi-finals. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the [[2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup|2008 Futsal World Cup]].

=== Group A ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
<!--  style="background:#ccffcc;" -->
|- align=center bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Cuba}}
|3||1||2||0||14||7||+7||'''5''' 
|- align=center bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Guatemala}}
|3||1||2||0||11||6||+5||'''5''' 
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Mexico}}
|3||1||2||0||12||8||+4||'''5''' 
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|3||0||0||3||5||21||-16||'''0''' 
|}
<br>
{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-03
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Cuba}}
|score= 2 – 2
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Mexico}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-03
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Guatemala}}
|score= 5 – 0
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-04
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|score= 2 – 9
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Cuba}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-04
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Guatemala}}
|score= 3 – 3
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Mexico}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}
----
{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-05
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Mexico}}
|score= 7 – 3
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

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|date= 2008-06-05
|time= 20:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Guatemala}}
|score= 3 – 3
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Cuba}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

=== Group B ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
<!--  style="background:#ccffcc;" -->
|- align=center bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|USA}}
|3||2||1||0||12||6||+6||'''7'''
|- align=center bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Panama}}
|3||1||2||0||11||7||+4||'''5''' 
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Costa Rica}}
|3||1||1||1||21||12||+9||'''4'''
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Haiti}}
|3||0||0||3||3||22||-19||'''0''' 
|}
<br>
{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-03
|time= 10:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Costa Rica}}
|score= 6 - 6
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Panama}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-03
|time= 12:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|USA}}
|score= 5 - 3
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Haiti}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

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|date= 2008-06-04
|time= 10:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Haiti}}
|score= 0 - 13
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Costa Rica}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-04
|time= 12:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Panama}}
|score= 1 - 1
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|USA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-05
|time= 10:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Panama}}
|score= 4 - 0
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Haiti}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-05
|time= 12:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|USA}}
|score= 6 - 2
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Costa Rica}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- semi-finals -->
| 7 June 2008 – [[Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG|Guatemala City]]| {{futsal|USA}} |0| '''{{futsal|GUA}}''' |'''4'''
| 7 June 2008 – [[Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG|Guatemala City]]| '''{{futsal|CUB}}''' |'''4'''| {{futsal|PAN}} |1
<!-- final -->
|8 June 2008 – [[Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG|Guatemala City]]| '''{{futsal|GUA}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]]) |'''3 (5)'''| {{futsal|CUB}} |3 (3)
<!-- third place -->
|8 June 2008 – [[Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG|Guatemala City]]| '''{{futsal|USA}}''' |'''7'''| {{futsal|PAN}} |1
}}

=== Semifinal ===

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-07
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|USA}}
|score= 0 - 4
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Guatemala}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-07
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Cuba}}
|score= 4 - 1
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Panama}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

=== 3rd place ===

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-08
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|USA}}
|score= 7 - 1
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Panama}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

=== Final ===

{{footballbox
|date= 2008-06-08
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{futsal-rt|Guatemala}}
|score= 3 &ndash; 3 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])<br />(5 &ndash; 3 [[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]])
|report= 
|team2= {{futsal|Cuba}}
|goals1= 
|goals2= 
|stadium= 
|attendance=
|referee= }}

==Winner==
{{winners|futsal|2008 CONCACAF champion|Guatemala|First}}

==Final standing==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=30|Place !! width=200|Team
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| 1 ||{{futsal|GUA}}
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| 2 ||{{futsal|CUB}}
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| 3 ||{{futsal|USA}}
|-
| 4 ||{{futsal|PAN}} 
|-
| 5 ||{{futsal|MEX}} 
|-
| 6 ||{{futsal|CRC}}
|-
| 7 ||{{futsal|TRI}} 
|-
| 8 ||{{futsal|HAI}} 
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-algin: left;"
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| Team qualified for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
|}

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
{{Official website|http://www.concacaf.com/article/futsal-championship-2008-recap}}

{{CONCACAF Futsal Championship}}
{{2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualification}}

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