# 2019 IHF North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship

The 2019 IHF North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship was the first edition of the IHF North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship held in the Dominican Republic under the aegis of International Handball Federation. The tournament was held in Santo Domingo from 8 to 14 April 2019. The winner qualified for the 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Georgia from June 8 to 16 2019.
A total of 12 countries participate in the tournament.

## Venues

All games are played at the Pabellon de Balomano in Santo Domingo.

## Participating teams

* Country
* Barbados
* Canada
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Haiti
* Mexico
* Martinique
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

## Draw

The draw was held on 25 March 2019.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Canada Dominican Republic Mexico United States | Cuba Haiti Martinique Puerto Rico | Barbados Dominica Saint Kitts and Nevis Trinidad and Tobago |

### Draw Procedure

1. Teams in pot 3 are drawn to groups A to D in row 3.
2. Teams in pot 2 are drawn to groups A to D in row 2.
3. Organizer ( Dominican Republic) has the prerogative to assign itself to a group of its choice in row 1.
4. The remaining teams in pot 1 are drawn to groups A to D in row 1.

### Result

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Canada Puerto Rico Dominica | Mexico Martinique Trinidad and Tobago | Dominican Republic Haiti Saint Kitts and Nevis | United States Cuba Barbados |

## Referees

The following referees were appointed for the championship:
Referees :
| Argentina | Santiago Correa Agustin Conberse |
| Canada | Jeremy Deschamps Charles Mainville |
| Cuba | Raymel Reyes Alexys Zuñiga |
| Cuba | Irennys Céspedes Dailin Caatellanos |
| Dominican Republic | Luis Lauri De Jesus Yeison Manuel Agramonte |
Referees :
| Mexico | José María Rodríguez Ismael Fonseca |
| Mexico | Omar Osalde Juan Cobá |
| Uruguay | Germán Araujo Nicolás Perdomo |
| United States | Christoph Kraemer Thorben Lorenz |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–4).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Dominica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 99 | −65 | 0 | |
| 8 April 2019 14:00 | Dominica | 14–48 | Canada | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |
| 8 April 2019 14:00 | Regy 5 | (8–26) | Dupéré 8 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |
| 8 April 2019 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |
| 9 April 2019 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 51–19 | Dominica | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB) |
| 9 April 2019 14:00 | Hiraldo 8 | (28–11) | J. Bellot 7 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB) |
| 9 April 2019 14:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 5× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB) |
| 10 April 2019 16:00 | Canada | 21–26 | Puerto Rico | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 10 April 2019 16:00 | Dupéré, Hasty 4 | (9–14) | Nazario Santiago 11 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 10 April 2019 16:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 7× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Martinique | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 35 | +47 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 99 | −79 | 0 | |
| 8 April 2019 16:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11–44 | Mexico | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 8 April 2019 16:00 | Jackson 4 | (3–20) | Bayardo 10 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 8 April 2019 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 9 April 2019 16:00 | Martinique | 55–9 | Trinidad and Tobago | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Mainville, Deschamps (CAN) |
| 9 April 2019 16:00 | Joseph Mathuri 9 | (26–6) | Jackson, Solomon 3 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Mainville, Deschamps (CAN) |
| 9 April 2019 16:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 9× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Mainville, Deschamps (CAN) |
| 10 April 2019 14:00 | Mexico | 26–27 | Martinique | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 10 April 2019 14:00 | Bayardo Fernandez 10 | (14–13) | Aristil 8 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 10 April 2019 14:00 | 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 19 | +93 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Haiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 89 | −42 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 0 | |
| 8 April 2019 20:00 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8–55 | Dominican Republic | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Cobá, Osalde (MEX) |
| 8 April 2019 20:00 | Francis 4 | (4–27) | three players 8 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Cobá, Osalde (MEX) |
| 8 April 2019 20:00 | 13× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Cobá, Osalde (MEX) |
| 9 April 2019 18:00 | Haiti | 36–32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 9 April 2019 18:00 | Larmy 14 | (19–11) | Francis 9 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 9 April 2019 18:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 10 April 2019 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 57–16 | Haiti | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |
| 10 April 2019 20:00 | three players 9 | (27–11) | Larmy 5 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |
| 10 April 2019 20:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 7× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 35 | +59 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barbados | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 113 | −94 | 0 | |
| 8 April 2019 18:00 | Barbados | 12–68 | United States | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 8 April 2019 18:00 | Henry, Evelyn-Johnson 5 | (3–37) | Wheaton 12 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 8 April 2019 18:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 9 April 2019 20:00 | Cuba | 45–7 | Barbados | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 9 April 2019 20:00 | Almeida, Rodríguez 7 | (23–4) | Bartlett, Henry 2 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 9 April 2019 20:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 10 April 2019 18:00 | United States | 26–23 | Cuba | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 10 April 2019 18:00 | Hines, Binderis 7 | (13–10) | Taboada Dranguet 7 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 10 April 2019 18:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 1× 8× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |

## Final Round
### 9th–12th place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dominica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 75 | +17 | 6 |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 70 | +24 | 4 |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 90 | +1 | 2 |
| 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 121 | −42 | 0 |
| 11 April 2019 10:00 | Dominica | 31–28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 11 April 2019 10:00 | Boland 11 | (16–13) | Francis 12 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 11 April 2019 10:00 | 1× 9× 1× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 11 April 2019 12:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44–23 | Barbados | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX) |
| 11 April 2019 12:00 | Biggart 14 | (21–15) | Evelyn-Johnson 8 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX) |
| 11 April 2019 12:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 6× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX) |
| 13 April 2019 10:00 | Barbados | 30–39 | Dominica | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB) |
| 13 April 2019 10:00 | Evelyn-Johnson 8 | (16–21) | Sebastien 11 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB) |
| 13 April 2019 10:00 | 2× 2× 1× | Report | 1× 4× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB) |
| 13 April 2019 12:00 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25–33 | Trinidad and Tobago | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 13 April 2019 12:00 | | (12–19) | | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 13 April 2019 12:00 | 2× 11× 2× | Report | 10× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX) |
| 14 April 2019 10:00 | Dominica | 22–17 | Trinidad and Tobago | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 14 April 2019 10:00 | | (9–4) | | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 14 April 2019 10:00 | 1× 2× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 14 April 2019 12:00 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38–26 | Barbados | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Mainville, Deschamps (CAN) |
| 14 April 2019 12:00 | | Report | | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Mainville, Deschamps (CAN) |

### Championship bracket

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 41 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Haiti | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Haiti | Haiti | 17 | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 23 | | | | |
| | | | Martinique | Martinique | 48 | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | 27 | | | |
| | | | | | | Martinique | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | | | 32 | | | | | | | |
| Martinique | Martinique | 26 | | | | | | | | Cuba | Cuba | | | | 37 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 27 | | | | | | | | Cuba | | | | | United States | United States | 36 |
| | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dominican Republic | 28 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Canada | Canada | 23 | | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 39 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 27 | | | | | United States | United States | 41 | | | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 16 | | | | Mexico | Mexico | | | 25 | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 39 |
| Canada | Canada | 56 | | | | United States | United States | 35 | | | | | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 40 |

#### Quarterfinals

| 11 April 2019 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 41–19 | Haiti | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Deschamps, Mainville (CAN) |
| 11 April 2019 14:00 | Monge Carballo, Saunders Ferrer 10 | (23–7) | Salgado 5 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Deschamps, Mainville (CAN) |
| 11 April 2019 14:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 7× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Deschamps, Mainville (CAN) |
| 11 April 2019 16:00 | Martinique | 16–32 | Cuba | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 11 April 2019 16:00 | Marsillon 7 | (8–16) | Toldeano Salazar 9 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 11 April 2019 16:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 8× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 11 April 2019 18:00 | Canada | 16–28 | Dominican Republic | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 11 April 2019 18:00 | Dupere 7 | (3–14) | Tejeda 6 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 11 April 2019 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 11 April 2019 20:00 | Mexico | 25–35 | United States | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 11 April 2019 20:00 | Morales Diaz 6 | (7–14) | Binderis 6 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 11 April 2019 20:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 7× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 13 April 2019 14:00 | Haiti | 17–48 | Martinique | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX) |
| 13 April 2019 14:00 | | (8–25) | | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX) |
| 13 April 2019 14:00 | 1× 4× 2× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX) |
| 13 April 2019 16:00 | Canada | 23–27 | Mexico | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 13 April 2019 16:00 | Dupere 5 | (11–13) | Morales Diaz 6 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 13 April 2019 16:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |

#### Semifinals

| 13 April 2019 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 23–27 | Cuba | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 13 April 2019 18:00 | Hiraldo Cepeda 8 | (8–18) | Toledano Salazar 6 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 13 April 2019 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 9× 1× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM) |
| 13 April 2019 20:00 | Dominican Republic | 39-41 (ET) | United States | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 13 April 2019 20:00 | Tejeda 12 | (16–14) | Hines 17 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 13 April 2019 20:00 | 1× 4× 1× | Report | 4× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |||

#### Seventh place game

| 14 April 2019 14:00 | Haiti | 16–56 | Canada | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |
| 14 April 2019 14:00 | Salgado 6 | (9–32) | Dupere 14 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |
| 14 April 2019 14:00 | 1× 6× | Report | | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA) |

#### Fifth place game

| 14 April 2019 16:00 | Martinique | 26–27 | Mexico | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 14 April 2019 16:00 | Tramma 8 | (10–15) | Morales Diaz 8 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 14 April 2019 16:00 | 2× | Report | 4× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |

#### Third place game

| 14 April 2019 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 39–40 (ET) | Dominican Republic | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 14 April 2019 18:00 | Nazario Santiago 11 | (13–15) | Tejeda 10 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 14 April 2019 18:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 6× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |||

#### Final

| 14 April 2019 20:00 | Cuba | 37–36 (ET) | United States | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 14 April 2019 20:00 | Toledano Salazar, Taboada Dranguet 12 | (21–17) | Hines 7 | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 14 April 2019 20:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 2× | Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Cuba |
| | United States |
| | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Martinique |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Haiti |
| 9 | Dominica |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 12 | Barbados |