2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship

The 2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, held from 21 to 25 January 2020 in Brazil. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.[1][2]

2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–25 January
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored894 (59.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Ignacio Pizarro
(35 goals)
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The competition consisted in a round-robin of 6 national teams playing against them in a five days row. Argentina won the tournament.[3]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    Argentina 5 5 0 0 220 91 +129 10 2021 World Championship
    Brazil 5 4 0 1 210 87 +123 8
    Uruguay 5 3 0 2 148 110 +38 6
4   Chile 5 2 0 3 151 119 +32 4 Last Chance Tournament
5   Paraguay 5 1 0 4 133 169 −36 2
6   Bolivia 5 0 0 5 32 318 −286 0
Source: HBARG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Results edit

All times are local (UTC−3).

21 January 2020
15:00
Chile   25–28   Uruguay CERHAND, Maringá
Attendance: 350
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
E. Feuchtmann 8 (13–15) Fabra 8
  7×  Report   4× 
21 January 2020
17:00
Argentina   82–7   Bolivia Ginásio Parque do Japão, Maringá
Attendance: 200
Referees: Marques, Magalhães (BRA)
I. Pizarro 20 (42–5) Lisidro 6
Report  1× 
21 January 2020
19:00
Brazil   46–19   Paraguay Ginásio Parque do Japão, Maringá
Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
Chiuffa 7 (24–7) Mendoza 5
  4×  Report   4×  1× 

22 January 2020
17:00
Argentina   33–17   Uruguay Ginásio Parque do Japão, Maringá
Attendance: 200
Referees: Marques, Magalhães (BRA)
Fernández, Mouriño 4 (15–7) Fabra, Méndez 4
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22 January 2020
17:00
Paraguay   22–31   Chile Ginásio Parque do Japão, Maringá
Attendance: 300
Referees: Delgado, Burgos (ARG)
Mendoza 4 (9–14) E. Feuchtmann 8
  3×  Report   4× 
22 January 2020
19:00
Brazil   77–9   Bolivia Ginásio Parque do Japão, Maringá
Attendance: 500
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Pacheco 12 (35–5) Lisidro 5
  2×  Report  1× 

23 January 2020
15:00
Bolivia   1–55   Uruguay Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 300
Referees: Delgado, Burgos (ARG)
Marcelo 1 (0–24) three players 7
  3×  Report  
23 January 2020
17:00
Argentina   50–21   Paraguay Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 550
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
F. Pizarro 8 (24–7) Melgarejo 4
  1×  Report  3× 
23 January 2020
19:00
Brazil   32–20   Chile Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Langaro 5 (14–11) E. Feuchtmann, R. Salinas 5
  7×  1×  Report   7× 

24 January 2020
15:00
Chile   22–30   Argentina Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 200
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Ceballos 6 (11–16) Fernández 7
  6×  Report   6× 
24 January 2020
17:00
Paraguay   51–8   Bolivia Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 400
Referees: Marques, Magalhães (BRA)
Fiore 11 (29–4) Lisidro 3
  Report  1× 
24 January 2020
19:00
Uruguay   14–31   Brazil Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Delgado, Burgos (ARG)
Fabra 4 (9–13) three players 5
  4×  Report   5×  1× 

25 January 2020
15:00
Chile   53–7   Bolivia Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 280
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Payá 20 (24–0) Lisidro 4
  2×  Report  
25 January 2020
17:00
Paraguay   20–34   Uruguay Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Martínez 6 (8–14) Millán 8
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25 January 2020
19:00
Argentina   25–24   Brazil Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
F. Pizarro 9 (12–13) Langaro, Teixeira 5
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All-star team edit

The all-star team was announced on 7 February 2020.[4] Ignacio Pizarro was the tournament top-scorer with 35 goals.

Position Player
Goalkeeper   Leonardo Terçariol (BRA)
Right wing   Fábio Chiuffa (BRA)
Right back   Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (CHI)
Centre back   Diego Simonet (ARG)
Left back   Haniel Langaro (BRA)
Left wing   Ignacio Pizarro (ARG)
Pivot   Esteban Salinas (CHI)

References edit

  1. ^ "Torneo Centro y Sur Adulto Masculino – Maringá (BRA) 2020 – Fixture". handballargentina.org. 6 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Six nations to contest first South and Central American Men's Championship". ihf.info. 17 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Argentina beat Brazil for South and Central American title". ihf.info. 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "The Best: 2020 South and Central American Championship". ihf.info. 7 February 2020.