2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the 6th 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 region. The tournament was held in San José, Costa Rica between 8–14 May 2016. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.

2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
Campeonato de Futsal de CONCACAF 2016
Tournament details
Host country Costa Rica
CitySan José
Dates8–14 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Costa Rica (3rd title)
Runners-up Panama
Third place Guatemala
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored123 (7.69 per match)
Top scorer(s) Frederico Moojen
Juan Cordero
Reynier Fiallo
Claudio Goodridge
Fernando Mena
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Edwin Cubillo
Best young player Diego Ramírez
Best goalkeeper Daniel Atencio
Fair play award Costa Rica

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CONCACAF representatives.

Champions Costa Rica, runners-up Panama, third-placed Guatemala and fourth-placed Cuba qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CONCACAF representatives.

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