2024 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Nicaragua |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 29 October – 2 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,105 (55.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,145 (107 per match) |
The 2024 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship took place in Managua, Nicaragua, from 29 October to 2 November 2024.[1] It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship.
Qualification
| Qualification | Host | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated entry | 4 | Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay | ||
| IHF Trophy South and Central America – Central American Zone[2] | Managua | 16–20 April 2024 | 2 |  Guatemala Nicaragua |
| IHF Trophy South and Central America – South American Zone[3] |  Palmira | 23–27 April 2024 | 2 | Colombia Venezuela |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–6).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 55 | +49 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 64 | +19 | 4 | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 85 | −9 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 103 | −59 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
| 29 October 2024 11:00 | Chile | 29–11 | Guatemala | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 100 Referees: Santana, Ramalho (BRA) |
| three players 4 | (13–5) | García, Ronquillo 3 | ||
1× | Report | 5× 1× |
| 29 October 2024 13:00 | Argentina | 36–17 | Venezuela | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 80 Referees: Sepúlveda, Leyton (CHI) |
| Rodríguez 6 | (17–9) | Quintero, Toledo 4 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× 1× 1× |
| 30 October 2024 11:00 | Guatemala | 13–41 | Argentina | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 75 Referees: Lenzue, Burgos (URU) |
| Juárez 7 | (3–21) | Montoto, Silva 6 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 30 October 2024 13:00 | Venezuela | 26–29 | Chile | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 66 Referees: Petrone, Rueda (ARG) |
| Toledo 7 | (12–11) | Cabrera 7 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 3× |
| 31 October 2024 11:00 | Argentina | 27–25 | Chile | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 55 Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Maya 7 | (9–14) | Cabrera 8 | ||
| 4× | Report | 3× |
| 31 October 2024 13:00 | Venezuela | 33–20 | Guatemala | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 59 Referees: Bohoiavlenska, Molina (USA) |
| Toledo 8 | (18–10) | Juárez 6 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 62 | +47 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 79 | +13 | 4 | |
| 3 | Nicaragua (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 110 | −19 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 119 | −41 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
| 29 October 2024 17:00 | Uruguay | 43–22 | Colombia | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 90 Referees: Petrone, Rueda (ARG) |
| Castro, Larrosa 8 | (19–11) | Gallego 7 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 5× |
| 29 October 2024 19:00 | Brazil | 41–26 | Nicaragua | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 200 Referees: Gutiérrez, Aguilera (CHI) |
| L. da Silva 7 | (17–10) | Martínez 7 | ||
| 1× 6× 1× | Report | 1× 6× |
| 30 October 2024 17:00 | Colombia | 23–41 | Brazil | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 70 Referees: Bohoiavlenska, Molina (USA) |
| Herrera, Rendón 6 | (10–19) | Lindoso 7 | ||
| 6× 1× | Report | 4× 1× |
| 30 October 2024 19:00 | Nicaragua | 30–36 | Uruguay | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 230 Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| González, Lewin 6 | (16–16) | Odera 7 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 6× |
| 31 October 2024 17:00 | Brazil | 27–13 | Uruguay | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 60 Referees: Gutiérrez, Aguilera (CHI) |
| Perin 8 | (11–7) | Larrosa 3 | ||
| 2× 5× | Report | 3× |
| 31 October 2024 19:00 | Nicaragua | 35–33 | Colombia | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 110 Referees: Santana, Ramalho (BRA) |
| González 13 | (18–14) | Rivera 9 | ||
| 3× | Report | 6× 1× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 November | ||||||
| Argentina | 27 | |||||
| 2 November | ||||||
| Uruguay | 16 | |||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||
| 1 November | ||||||
| Brazil | 25 | |||||
| Brazil | 32 | |||||
| Chile | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 November | ||||||
| Uruguay | 23 | |||||
| Chile | 14 | |||||
- 5–8th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 1 November | ||||||
| Venezuela | 30 | |||||
| 2 November | ||||||
| Colombia | 41 | |||||
| Colombia | 30 | |||||
| 1 November | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 33 | |||||
| Nicaragua | 32 | |||||
| Guatemala | 30 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 2 November | ||||||
| Venezuela | 32 | |||||
| Guatemala | 23 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 1 November 2024 11:00 | Venezuela | 30–41 | Colombia | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 50 Referees: Burgos, Lenzue (URU) |
| Lara 9 | (12–16) | Gallego 10 | ||
| 1× 5× 1× | Report | 2× |
| 1 November 2024 13:00 | Nicaragua | 32–30 | Guatemala | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 90 Referees: Sepúlveda, Leyton (CHI) |
| González 8 | (15–13) | Juárez 9 | ||
| 3× | Report | 6× 1× |
Semifinals
| 1 November 2024 17:00 | Argentina | 27–16 | Uruguay | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 100 Referees: Bohoiavlenska, Molina (USA) |
| Silva 5 | (14–8) | Larrosa 5 | ||
| 5× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 1 November 2024 19:00 | Brazil | 32–14 | Chile | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 96 Referees: Petrone, Rueda (ARG) |
| Perin 5 | (13–6) | Cabrera 4 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report |
Seventh place game
| 2 November 2024 11:00 | Venezuela | 32–23 | Guatemala | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 90 Referees: Santana, Ramalho (BRA) |
| Toledo 8 | (14–14) | García, Juárez 5 | ||
| 2× | Report |
Fifth place game
| 2 November 2024 13:00 | Colombia | 30–33 | Nicaragua | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 220 Referees: Lenzue, Burgos (URU) |
| Rivera 7 | (17–17) | González 10 | ||
| 7× | Report | 3× |
Third place game
| 2 November 2024 17:00 | Uruguay | 23–14 | Chile | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 54 Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Urbina 5 | (13–6) | Hernández, Sovino 4 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 2× |
Final
| 2 November 2024 19:00 | Argentina | 26–25 | Brazil | Gimnasio Nacional de Balonmano, Managua Attendance: 250 Referees: Gutiérrez, Aguilera (CHI) |
| Gallardo 5 | (12–14) | L. da Silva 9 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 2× 2× |
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Argentina |
 | Brazil |
 | Uruguay |
| 4 | Chile |
| 5 | Nicaragua |
| 6 | Colombia |
| 7 | Venezuela |
| 8 | Guatemala |
| Qualified for the 2025 Men's U21 World Championship | |
| Qualified for the 2025 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy |
References
- ^ "Handball SCA U20 Men, Managua 2024". SCAHC. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Guatemala and Nicaragua triumph at Central American Zone tournaments of the Men's IHF Trophy South and Central America". IHF. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Colombia and Venezuela win South American Zone of IHF Trophy South and Central America". IHF. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.