# 2017 Caribbean Handball Cup

The 2017 Caribbean Handball Cup was a Handball Event held at the city of Cartagena Colombia, from 24 to 29 October to qualify the nations of the Caribe region for the handball tournament of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's tournament | Puerto Rico | Cuba | Dominican Republic |
| Women's tournament | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic |

## Men's tournament
### Qualification round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 118 | +48 | 10 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 141 | –1 | 7 |
| Mexico | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 146 | +6 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 136 | 139 | –3 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 147 | –9 | 3 |
| Colombia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 107 | 148 | –41 | 1 |
* Teams qualified for the gold medal match
* Teams qualified for the bronze medal match
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
| 24 October 2017 15:00 | Puerto Rico | 33–29 | Mexico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 15:00 | | (13–18) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 16:00 | Cuba | 36–22 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 16:00 | | (15–10) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 22–22 | Colombia | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 20:00 | | (11–10) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 16:00 | Mexico | 32–31 | Dominican Republic | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 16:00 | | (14–16) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 18:00 | Colombia | 21–35 | Cuba | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 18:00 | | (12–14) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 20:00 | Venezuela | 29–30 | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 20:00 | | (11–14) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 16:00 | Dominican Republic | 27–27 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 16:00 | | (16–11) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 18:00 | Colombia | 19–29 | Mexico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 18:00 | | (8–15) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 20:00 | Cuba | 32–17 | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 20:00 | | (13–13) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 16:00 | Cuba | 30–27 | Mexico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 16:00 | | (14–17) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 18:00 | Venezuela | 27–20 | Colombia | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 18:00 | | (15–10) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 25–25 | Dominican Republic | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 20:00 | | (14–16) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 16:00 | Mexico | 35–33 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 16:00 | | (18–19) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 35–26 | Colombia | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 18:00 | | (15–11) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 31–33 | Cuba | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 20:00 | | (18–17) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

## Final Round
### 5th place match

| 29 October 2017 12:00 | Colombia | 32–28 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 29 October 2017 12:00 | | (20–13) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

### Bronze medal match

| 29 October 2017 16:00 | Mexico | 27–28 | Dominican Republic | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 29 October 2017 16:00 | | (14–12) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

### Gold medal match

| 29 October 2017 20:00 | Cuba | 30–32 | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 29 October 2017 20:00 | | (15–11) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Cuba |
| | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | Colombia |
| 6 | Venezuela |
* Teams qualified for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

## All-star team

* Goalkeeper: Alejandro Romero
* Right Wing: Jorge Montanillo
* Right Back: Julio Baez
* Playmaker: Abel Villalobos
* Left Back: Alan Villalobos
* Left Wing: José Sanchez
* Pivot: Sergio Sanchez

## Women's tournament
### Qualification round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Mexico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 119 | +32 | 9 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 116 | +13 | 6 |
| Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 133 | +15 | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 129 | +2 | 5 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 129 | –5 | 5 |
| Colombia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 162 | –57 | 0 |
* Teams qualified for the gold medal match
* Teams qualified for the bronze medal match
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
| 24 October 2017 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 23–27 | Mexico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 10:00 | | (12–15) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 12:00 | Colombia | 23–36 | Cuba | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 12:00 | | (10–18) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 18–21 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 24 October 2017 14:00 | | (18–9) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 10:00 | Mexico | 31–25 | Cuba | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 10:00 | | (14–12) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 12:00 | Venezuela | 21–29 | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 12:00 | | (14–10) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 14:00 | Colombia | 24–35 | Dominican Republic | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 25 October 2017 14:00 | | (8–19) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 10:00 | Cuba | 32–23 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 10:00 | | (17–12) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 12:00 | Dominican Republic | 28–22 | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 12:00 | | (10–15) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 14:00 | Colombia | 22–32 | Mexico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 26 October 2017 14:00 | | (7–17) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 27–26 | Cuba | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 10:00 | | (9–14) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 12:00 | Dominican Republic | 22–33 | Mexico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 12:00 | | (11–12) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 14:00 | Venezuela | 31–22 | Colombia | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 27 October 2017 14:00 | | (13–11) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 10:00 | Mexico | 28–28 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 10:00 | | (13–9) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 12:00 | Cuba | 29–29 | Dominican Republic | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 12:00 | | (14–13) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 28–14 | Colombia | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 28 October 2017 14:00 | | (16–5) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

## Final Round
### 5th place match

| 29 October 2017 10:00 | Colombia | 21–27 | Venezuela | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 29 October 2017 10:00 | | (9–12) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

### Bronze medal match

| 29 October 2017 14:00 | Cuba | 27–28 | Dominican Republic | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 29 October 2017 14:00 | | (16–15) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

### Gold medal match

| 29 October 2017 18:00 | Mexico | 25–20 | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |
| 29 October 2017 18:00 | | (12–10) | | Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Mexico |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Cuba |
| 5 | Venezuela |
| 6 | Colombia |
* Teams qualified for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

## All-star team

* Goalkeeper: Niurkis Mora
* Right Wing: Nahomy Rodriguez
* Right Back: Guadalupe Saavedra
* Playmaker: Celene Cifuentes
* Left Back: Carolina López
* Left Wing: Zuleika Fuentes
* Pivot: Ciris García