The 2015 Central American Men's Handball Championship took place in Cartago, Costa Rica from 16 to 20 November. It acts as a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Costa Rica |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 16–20 November |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guatemala[1] (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Costa Rica[2] |
| Third place |  Honduras |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 498 (49.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Víctor Morales Chacón (GUA) (26 goals) |
Results edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 71 | +54 | 8 |
| Costa Rica |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 78 | +43 | 6 |
| Honduras |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 98 | –14 | 3 |
| El Salvador |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 121 | –46 | 2 |
 Nicaragua |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 130 | –37 | 1 |
Round robin edit
| November 16 17:00 |
Nicaragua
|
22 – 43 | Guatemala
|
Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Gamboa, Segura (CRC) |
| Silva 8 | (13–26) | Herrera, M. Morales 9 | ||
1×
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Report | 2×
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| November 16 19:30 |
Costa Rica
|
34 – 16 | Honduras
|
Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| Montero 5 | (18–4) | Garcia 6 | ||
3× 8×
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Report | 2× 5× 1×
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| November 17 17:00 |
Honduras
|
19 – 26 | Guatemala
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Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Montiel, Hernandez (NIC) |
| Garcia 6 | (8–13) | M. Morales 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 4×
|
| November 17 19:30 |
El Salvador
|
18 – 39 | Costa Rica
|
Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Urrutia, Perez (GUA) |
| Garcia 5 | (8–20) | Perez, Saborio 6 | ||
| 1× 4×
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Report | 3× 1×
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| November 18 17:00 |
El Salvador
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13 – 24 | Honduras
|
Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| Ramires, Ramos 3 | (4–10) | Garcia 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| November 18 19:30 |
Costa Rica
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34 – 20 | Nicaragua
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Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Urrutia, Perez (GUA) |
| three players 5 | (18–8) | Urbina 5 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 2× 5×
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| November 19 17:00 |
Guatemala
|
32 – 16 | El Salvador
|
Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Montiel, Hernandes (NIC) |
| Herrera, V. Morales 8 | (15–9) | Ramos, Palacios 4 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| November 19 19:30 |
Nicaragua
|
25 – 25 | Honduras
|
Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Gamboa, Segura (CRC) |
| Mendoza 8 | (14–11) | Garcia, Montoya 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| November 20 17:00 |
Nicaragua
|
26 – 28 | El Salvador
|
Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Gamboa, Segura (CRC) |
| Silva 8 | (15–10) | Ramos 8 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| November 20 19:30 |
Guatemala
|
24 – 14 | Costa Rica
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Polideportivo de Cartago, Cartago Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| three players 6 | (8–5) | Orozco 7 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Guatemala
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Costa Rica
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Honduras
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| 4 | El Salvador
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| 5 | Nicaragua
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| Team qualified to the 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship |
References edit
- ^ "Local News Website" (in Spanish).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Local News Website" (in Spanish).