# 2022 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship

The 2022 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, held from 25 to 29 January 2022 in Recife, Brazil. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.
Brazil won their first title after defeating Argentina in the final.

## Qualified teams

| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Country | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Host nation | | 1 | Brazil | 1 (2020) |
| Invited nations who confirmed presence | | 6 | Argentina | 1 (2020) |
| Invited nations who confirmed presence | | 6 | Bolivia | 1 (2020) |
| Invited nations who confirmed presence | | 6 | Chile | 1 (2020) |
| Invited nations who confirmed presence | | 6 | Colombia | 0 (debut) |
| Invited nations who confirmed presence | | 6 | Paraguay | 1 (2020) |
| Invited nations who confirmed presence | | 6 | Uruguay | 1 (2020) |
| 2021 Central American Men's Handball Championship | 11–13 November 2021 | 1 | Costa Rica | 0 (debut) |
Colombia withdrew before the tournament, due to several positive COVID-19 tests in their team.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## Draw

The draw took place on 14 January 2022.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Argentina  Brazil | Uruguay  Chile | Paraguay  Bolivia | Colombia  Costa Rica |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 26 | +87 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bolivia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 112 | −95 | 0 | |
| 25 January 2022 17:00 | Argentina | 70–8 | Bolivia | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Geraldello, Marques (BRA) |
| 25 January 2022 17:00 | Pizarro 14 | (36–5) | Rojas 4 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Geraldello, Marques (BRA) |
| 25 January 2022 17:00 | 3× | Report | 2× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Geraldello, Marques (BRA) |
| 26 January 2022 16:00 | Bolivia | 9–42 | Uruguay | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 26 January 2022 16:00 | Zurita 3 | (1–18) | Rubbo 8 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 26 January 2022 16:00 | 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 27 January 2022 18:00 | Argentina | 43–18 | Uruguay | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Geraldello, Marques (BRA) |
| 27 January 2022 18:00 | Baronetto 8 | (18–9) | Ancheta, Fabra 3 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Geraldello, Marques (BRA) |
| 27 January 2022 18:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 9× 1× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Geraldello, Marques (BRA) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 54 | +72 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 72 | +27 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 113 | −38 | 2 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 114 | −61 | 0 | |
| 25 January 2022 15:00 | Chile | 34–16 | Costa Rica | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 150 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 25 January 2022 15:00 | Er. Feuchtmann 6 | (20–8) | Villegas 4 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 150 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 25 January 2022 15:00 | 4× | Report | 4× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 150 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 25 January 2022 20:00 | Brazil | 46–19 | Paraguay | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 25 January 2022 20:00 | Hackbarth 11 | (23–12) | Fiore 6 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 25 January 2022 20:00 | 2× | Report | 4× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 26 January 2022 18:00 | Paraguay | 25–43 | Chile | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 280 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 26 January 2022 18:00 | Samaniego 7 | (13–22) | Er. Feuchtmann 11 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 280 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 26 January 2022 18:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 5× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 280 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 26 January 2022 20:00 | Brazil | 49–13 | Costa Rica | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 26 January 2022 20:00 | Chiuffa 10 | (27–7) | Gutiérrez 4 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 26 January 2022 20:00 | 2× | Report | 3× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 27 January 2022 16:00 | Costa Rica | 24–31 | Paraguay | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 280 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 27 January 2022 16:00 | Molina 5 | (12–18) | Fiore, Martínez 6 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 280 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 27 January 2022 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 280 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 27 January 2022 20:00 | Brazil | 31–22 | Chile | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 27 January 2022 20:00 | Langaro 5 | (16–13) | Er. Feuchtmann 10 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 27 January 2022 20:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 January | 28 January |
| Argentina | 36 |
| Argentina | 36 | 29 January | 29 January |
| Chile | 24 | 29 January | 29 January |
| Chile | 24 | Argentina | 17 |
| 28 January | 28 January | | Argentina | 17 |
| 28 January | 28 January | Brazil | 20 |
| Brazil | 48 | Brazil | 20 |
| Uruguay | 20 | | |
| Uruguay | 20 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 29 January | 29 January |
| | | Chile | 29 |
| | | Uruguay | 21 |

### 5–7th place semifinal

| 28 January 2022 16:00 | Bolivia | 16–39 | Costa Rica | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 28 January 2022 16:00 | Lisidro 4 | (8–22) | Gutiérrez 5 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |
| 28 January 2022 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 7× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Correa, Correa (BRA) |

### Semifinals

| 28 January 2022 18:00 | Argentina | 36–24 | Chile | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 28 January 2022 18:00 | Fernández 8 | (17–11) | Er. Feuchtmann 10 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 28 January 2022 18:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 5× 2× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 28 January 2022 20:00 | Brazil | 48–20 | Uruguay | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 28 January 2022 20:00 | Dutra, Hackbarth 8 | (21–10) | Borba 5 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 28 January 2022 20:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 300 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |

### Fifth place game

| 29 January 2022 16:00 | Paraguay | 26–21 | Costa Rica | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 29 January 2022 16:00 | Gonzales, Samaniego 4 | (12–9) | Molina 8 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 29 January 2022 16:00 | 1× 7× | Report | 1× 5× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |

### Third place game

| 29 January 2022 18:00 | Chile | 29–21 | Uruguay | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 29 January 2022 18:00 | Er. Feuchtmann 6 | (16–11) | Rubbo 5 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 29 January 2022 18:00 | 3× 8× | Report | 5× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |

### Final

| 29 January 2022 20:00 | Argentina | 17–20 | Brazil | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 29 January 2022 20:00 | Parker 5 | (10–10) | Hackbarth 5 | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 29 January 2022 20:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Chile |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | Paraguay |
| 6 | Costa Rica |
| 7 | Bolivia |
* Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
* 2022 South and Central American Men's Champions
* Brazil First title
* Team roster: João Silva, Guilherme Borges, Arthur Souza, Cléber Andrade, Rogério Moraes, Thiagus Petrus, Rangel da Rosa, Guilherme Torriani, Fábio Chiuffa, Leonardo Dutra, Thiago Ponciano, Haniel Langaro, Raul Nantes, Rudolph Hackbarth, César Almeida, Gustavo Rodrigues. Head coach: Marcus "Tatá" Oliveira.

## All-star team

The all-star team was announced on 31 January 2022.
| Position | Player |
| Most valuable player | Thiagus dos Santos |
| Goalkeeper | Leonel Maciel |
| Right wing | Rudolph Hackbarth |
| Right back | Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz |
| Centre back | João Pedro Silva |
| Left back | James Parker |
| Left wing | Ignacio Pizarro |
| Pivot | Rogério Moraes Ferreira |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Erwin Feuchtmann | 43 |
| 2 | Rudolph Hackbarth | 35 |
| 3 | Federico Gastón Fernández | 26 |
| 4 | Guilherme Torriani | 24 |
| 5 | Gustavo Rodrigues | 19 |
| 5 | Fábio Chiuffa | 19 |
| 7 | Esteban Salinas | 18 |
| 7 | David Molina | 18 |
| 9 | Leonardo Dutra | 17 |
| 10 | James Parker | 16 |
| 11 | Federico Rubbo | 15 |
| 11 | Justin Gutierrez | 15 |
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