The 2023 Central American Men's Handball Championship took place in Managua, Nicaragua from 21 to 25 February. It acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2024 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship.[2] The tournament was broadcast by Fanatiz.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Nicaragua |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 21–25 February |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Costa Rica[1] (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Nicaragua |
| Third place |  Guatemala |
| Fourth place |  Honduras |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 564 (56.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kenneth Garay (36 goals) |
Results edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 94 | +35 | 8 | 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2024 South and Central American Championship |
| 2 | Nicaragua (H)
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 120 | +14 | 6 | 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| 3 | Guatemala
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 97 | +10 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 129 | −25 | 2 | |
| 5 |  El Salvador
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 124 | −34 | 0 | Qualified as host for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
Source: SCAHC
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
Round robin edit
All times are local (UTC−06:00).
| 21 February 2023 18:00 |
Honduras
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20–30 | Guatemala
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 150 Referees: Castillo, Alvarado (CRC) |
| Garcia 7 | (7–12) | Estrada 10 | ||
6× 1×
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Report | 4× 1×
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| 21 February 2023 20:00 |
El Salvador
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29–33 | Nicaragua
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 250 Referees: Barahona, Gomez |
| Sosa 8 | (13–13) | Garay 9 | ||
1× 5×
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Report | 1× 4× 1×
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| 22 February 2023 18:00 |
Honduras
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26–20 | El Salvador
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 100 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| Garcia 7 | (12–8) | Hernandez 6 | ||
| 1× 6× 1×
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Report | 0× 6×
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| 22 February 2023 20:00 |
Nicaragua
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25–30 | Costa Rica
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 250 Referees: Gomez, Parra |
| Garay 6 | (11–14) | Barrantes, Molina 6 | ||
| 7× 1×
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Report | 1× 5×
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| 23 February 2023 18:00 |
Costa Rica
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25–22 | Guatemala
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 100 Referees: Parra, Arana |
| Herrera 7 | (15–9) | Martinez 6 | ||
| 1× 6×
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Report | 1× 6×
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| 23 February 2023 20:00 |
Nicaragua
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44–32 | Honduras
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 280 Referees: Castillo, Alvarado (CRC) |
| Garay 10 | (26–18) | Raudales 7 | ||
| 6×
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Report | 1× 4×
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| 24 February 2023 18:00 |
El Salvador
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21–39 | Costa Rica
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 80 Referees: Pagoaga, Zambrano (HON) |
| Alvarenga, Espinoza 4 | (10–19) | Jimenez 7 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 1×
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| 24 February 2023 20:00 |
Guatemala
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29–32 | Nicaragua
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 450 Referees: Castillo, Alvarado (CRC) |
| Herrera 10 | (14–14) | Garay 11 | ||
| 1× 5×
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Report | 10× 4×
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| 25 February 2023 18:00 |
El Salvador
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20–26 | Guatemala
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 50 Referees: Pagoaga, Zambrano (HON) |
| Espinoza 8 | (12–15) | Estrada, Soto 5 | ||
| 0× 3×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 25 February 2023 20:00 |
Costa Rica
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35–26 | Honduras
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Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes, Managua Attendance: 50 Referees: Parra, Rojas |
| Jimenez 7 | (18–10) | Garcia 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 1× 3×
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References edit
- ^ "Costa Rica es dueña del balonmano en Centroamérica". costaricamedios.cr (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Abanderan a selecciones nacionales de balonmano femenina y masculina en el IND". pasiondeportiva.net/ (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2023.