2022 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2022 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the La Casa del Handball Argentino, from 8 to 12 November 2022.^[1][2] It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.^[3] The tournament also serves as a qualification event for the Intercontinental Phase of the IHF Trophy.^[4]

2022 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–12 November
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	1,012 (50.6 per match)
Attendance	10,090 (505 per match)
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Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	3	3	0	0	117	44	+73	6	Semifinals
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	70	65	+5	4
3	French Guiana	3	1	0	2	63	87	−24	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Guatemala	3	0	0	3	45	99	−54	0

Source: torneoscoscabal.com
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

8 November 2022 14:00	Chile	31–11	Guatemala	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50
		(17–5)
		Report

8 November 2022 21:00	Argentina	39–19	French Guiana	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Robledo 9	(21–12)	Boisne-Noc 5
	4×	Report	1× 2× 2×

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9 November 2022 14:00	French Guiana	19–26	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 150
		(12–11)
		Report

9 November 2022 21:00	Guatemala	12–43	Argentina	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300 Referees: Alvarado, Castillo (CRC)
	Flores 4	(6–24)	Garay, Robledo 7
	3×	Report	1×

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10 November 2022 10:30	French Guiana	25–22	Guatemala	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 60
		(16–12)
		Report

10 November 2022 21:00	Argentina	35–13	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lenzue, Burgos (URU)
	Benacedo, Robledo 6	(19–10)	Scaramelli 4
	1× 2×	Report	3×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	108	54	+54	6	Semifinals
2	Costa Rica	3	2	0	1	74	84	−10	4
3	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	75	85	−10	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Paraguay	3	0	0	3	59	93	−34	0

Source: torneoscoscabal.com
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.

8 November 2022 10:30	Uruguay	28–24	Paraguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 345
		(12–13)
		Report

8 November 2022 17:30	Brazil	40–16	Costa Rica	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200
		(24–8)
		Report

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9 November 2022 10:30	Paraguay	13–36	Brazil	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 100
		(8–15)
		Report

9 November 2022 17:30	Costa Rica	29–22	Uruguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200
		(11–11)
		Report

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10 November 2022 14:00	Costa Rica	29–22	Paraguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 190
		(12–9)
		Report

10 November 2022 17:30	Brazil	32–25	Uruguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300
		(14–13)
		Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 November
	Argentina	40
					12 November
	Costa Rica	11
					Argentina	25
	11 November
					Brazil	27
	Brazil	27
	Chile	17
					Third place
					12 November
					Costa Rica	15
					Chile	26

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	11 November
	French Guiana	25
					12 November
	Paraguay	27
					Paraguay	23
	11 November
					Uruguay	30
	Uruguay	29
	Guatemala	25
					Seventh place
					12 November
					French Guiana	30
					Guatemala	24

5–8th place semifinals

11 November 2022 10:30	French Guiana	25–27	Paraguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 400
		(11–14)
		Report

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11 November 2022 14:00	Uruguay	29–25	Guatemala	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200
		(17–12)
		Report

Semifinals

11 November 2022 17:30	Brazil	27–17	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 400
		(13–8)
		Report

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11 November 2022 21:00	Argentina	40–11	Costa Rica	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA)
	Reynaldo 6	(21–6)	Cantarero, Suárez 4
	2× 1×	Report	4×

Seventh place game

12 November 2022 10:30	French Guiana	30–24	Guatemala	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 45
		(17–12)
		Report

Fifth place game

12 November 2022 14:00	Paraguay	23–30	Uruguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 100
		(9–14)
		Report

Third place game

12 November 2022 17:30	Costa Rica	15–26	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 600
		(9–10)
		Report

Final

12 November 2022 21:00	Argentina	25–27	Brazil	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Barceló, Jung 5	(14–14)	Monte 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 1× 1×

Final standing

Rank Team  Brazil  Argentina  Chile 4  Costa Rica 5  Uruguay 6  Paraguay 7  French Guiana 8  Guatemala Qualified for the 2023 Men's Junior World Championship Qualified for the 2023 Men's Junior World Championship and the 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

2022 South and Central American Men's Junior Champions Brazil men's national junior handball team First title Team roster: Ruan Pablo da Silva Almeida, Cauê Silva Martins de Souza, Giancarlo Felipe Henn, Erick Silva Santana, Gabriel Cardoso Griggio, Luiz Felipe Araújo Vieira, Gabriel Josepetti da Costa, Gabriel dos Santos Rosa, Samir Oliveira Froes, João Vítor Rosso, Pedro Sosa Daitx, Felipe Condeixa Kerber, Bryan Monte, Matheus Henrique Frias, Willian da Silva Santos, Juan Sebastião Marcos. Head coach: Drean Farencena.