2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship

The 2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship was the first edition of the South and Central American Women's Handball Championship, which took place in Maceió, Brazil from 29 November to 4 December 2018. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.^[2][3][4]

2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	29 November – 4 December
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Paraguay
Fourth place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	487 (48.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mariana Costa (25 goals)[1]
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Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Brazil (H)	4	4	0	0	131	54	+77	8	2019 World Championship
	Argentina	4	3	0	1	108	92	+16	6
	Paraguay	4	1	0	3	97	116	−19	2[a]
4	Chile	4	1	0	3	71	116	−45	2[a]
5	Uruguay	4	1	0	3	80	109	−29	2[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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
Notes:

1. Paraguay 2 Pts, +6 GD; Chile 2 Pts, −2 GD; Uruguay 2 Pts, −4 GD

Results

All times are local (UTC−3).

29 November 2018 17:00	Argentina	28–26	Paraguay	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió Attendance: 100 Referees: Lemos, Sosa (URU)
	Mendoza, Pizzo 6	(16–16)	Fernández 10
	3× 5× 1×	Report	1× 4× 1×

29 November 2018 19:00	Chile	24–19	Uruguay	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió
		(13–9)

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30 November 2018 17:00	Chile	21–28	Paraguay	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió
		(9–12)

30 November 2018 19:00	Brazil	28–9	Uruguay	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió
		(11–3)

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1 December 2018 17:00	Uruguay	25–31	Argentina	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió Attendance: 400 Referees: Marques, Magalhães (BRA)
	Barreiro 7	(10–16)	Casasola, Cavo 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

1 December 2018 19:00	Brazil	39–9	Chile	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió
		(17–6)

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3 December 2018 17:00	Argentina	30–17	Chile	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió Attendance: 350 Referees: Lemos, Sosa (URU)
	Cavo 5	(12–8)	Flores 4
	2× 1×	Report	2× 4× 1×

3 December 2018 19:00	Brazil	40–17	Paraguay	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió
		(18–7)

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4 December 2018 17:00	Paraguay	26–27	Uruguay	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió
		(12–11)

4 December 2018 19:00	Brazil	24–19	Argentina	Sesi Trapiche, Maceió Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Lemos, Sosa (URU)
	Costa 6	(15–10)	Mendoza 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 1×