# 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. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship. The tournament also serves as a qualification event for the Intercontinental Phase of the IHF Trophy.

## 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 8 November 2022 14:00 | Chile | 31–11 | Guatemala | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50 |
| 8 November 2022 14:00 | | (17–5) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50 |
| 8 November 2022 14:00 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50 |
| 8 November 2022 21:00 | Argentina | 39–19 | French Guiana | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 8 November 2022 21:00 | Robledo 9 | (21–12) | Boisne-Noc 5 | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 8 November 2022 21:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 2× 2× | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 9 November 2022 14:00 | French Guiana | 19–26 | Chile | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 150 |
| 9 November 2022 14:00 | | (12–11) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 150 |
| 9 November 2022 14:00 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 150 |
| 9 November 2022 21:00 | Guatemala | 12–43 | Argentina | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300 Referees: Alvarado, Castillo (CRC) |
| 9 November 2022 21:00 | Flores 4 | (6–24) | Garay, Robledo 7 | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300 Referees: Alvarado, Castillo (CRC) |
| 9 November 2022 21:00 | 3× | Report | 1× | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300 Referees: Alvarado, Castillo (CRC) |
| 10 November 2022 10:30 | French Guiana | 25–22 | Guatemala | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 60 |
| 10 November 2022 10:30 | | (16–12) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 60 |
| 10 November 2022 10:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 60 |
| 10 November 2022 21:00 | Argentina | 35–13 | Chile | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lenzue, Burgos (URU) |
| 10 November 2022 21:00 | Benacedo, Robledo 6 | (19–10) | Scaramelli 4 | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lenzue, Burgos (URU) |
| 10 November 2022 21:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lenzue, Burgos (URU) |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 85 | −10 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 93 | −34 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 8 November 2022 10:30 | Uruguay | 28–24 | Paraguay | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 345 |
| 8 November 2022 10:30 | | (12–13) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 345 |
| 8 November 2022 10:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 345 |
| 8 November 2022 17:30 | Brazil | 40–16 | Costa Rica | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 8 November 2022 17:30 | | (24–8) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 8 November 2022 17:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 9 November 2022 10:30 | Paraguay | 13–36 | Brazil | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 100 |
| 9 November 2022 10:30 | | (8–15) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 100 |
| 9 November 2022 10:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 100 |
| 9 November 2022 17:30 | Costa Rica | 29–22 | Uruguay | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 9 November 2022 17:30 | | (11–11) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 9 November 2022 17:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 10 November 2022 14:00 | Costa Rica | 29–22 | Paraguay | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 190 |
| 10 November 2022 14:00 | | (12–9) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 190 |
| 10 November 2022 14:00 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 190 |
| 10 November 2022 17:30 | Brazil | 32–25 | Uruguay | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300 |
| 10 November 2022 17:30 | | (14–13) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300 |
| 10 November 2022 17:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 300 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

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

#### 5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 11 November | 11 November |
| French Guiana | 25 |
| French Guiana | 25 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Paraguay | 27 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Paraguay | 27 | Paraguay | 23 |
| 11 November | 11 November | | Paraguay | 23 |
| 11 November | 11 November | Uruguay | 30 |
| Uruguay | 29 | Uruguay | 30 |
| Guatemala | 25 | | |
| Guatemala | 25 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 November | 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 November 2022 10:30 | | (11–14) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 400 |
| 11 November 2022 10:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 400 |
| 11 November 2022 14:00 | Uruguay | 29–25 | Guatemala | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 11 November 2022 14:00 | | (17–12) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |
| 11 November 2022 14:00 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200 |

### Semifinals

| 11 November 2022 17:30 | Brazil | 27–17 | Chile | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 400 |
| 11 November 2022 17:30 | | (13–8) | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 400 |
| 11 November 2022 17:30 | | Report | | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 400 |
| 11 November 2022 21:00 | Argentina | 40–11 | Costa Rica | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 11 November 2022 21:00 | Reynaldo 6 | (21–6) | Cantarero, Suárez 4 | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 11 November 2022 21:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 4× | La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |

### Seventh place game

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

### Fifth place game

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

### Third place game

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

### Final

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

## 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.