# 2018 IHF South and Central American Emerging Nations Championship

The 2018 IHF South and Central American Emerging Nations Championship was the 1st edition of this Handball event organized by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Palmira, Colombia at the Pabellon Blanco, from 22 to 28 October.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 44 | +54 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 113 | −83 | 0 | Consolation round |
All times are local (UTC–5).
| 22 October 2018 11:30 | Panama | 12–63 | Costa Rica | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 250 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 22 October 2018 11:30 | Vergara 3 | (5–27) | Hidalgo 11 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 250 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 22 October 2018 11:30 | 6× 1× | Report | 2× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 250 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 23 October 2018 18:00 | Paraguay | 50–18 | Panama | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 130 Referees: Paguaga, Zambrano (HON) |
| 23 October 2018 18:00 | Garcete 10 | (24–7) | Jaramillo 7 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 130 Referees: Paguaga, Zambrano (HON) |
| 23 October 2018 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 11× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 130 Referees: Paguaga, Zambrano (HON) |
| 24 October 2018 12:00 | Paraguay | 32–35 | Costa Rica | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 250 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 24 October 2018 12:00 | Garcete 7 | (15–18) | Obando 8 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 250 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 24 October 2018 12:00 | 3× 10× | Report | 2× 1× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 250 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 50 | +63 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 90 | +19 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 102 | −30 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 117 | −52 | 0 | Consolation round |
| 22 October 2018 13:30 | Ecuador | 41–30 | El Salvador | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 22 October 2018 13:30 | Three players 8 | (19–17) | Espinoza 10 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 22 October 2018 13:30 | 1× 7× | Report | 8× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 22 October 2018 16:30 | Colombia | 36–13 | Honduras | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 22 October 2018 16:30 | Gallego 7 | (21–5) | García 5 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 22 October 2018 16:30 | 2× 5× | Report | 5× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 23 October 2018 10:00 | Honduras | 25–44 | Ecuador | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 150 Referees: Valverde, Segura (CRC) |
| 23 October 2018 10:00 | García 5 | (21–21) | Murillo 9 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 150 Referees: Valverde, Segura (CRC) |
| 23 October 2018 10:00 | 1× 8× 1× | Report | 4× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 150 Referees: Valverde, Segura (CRC) |
| 23 October 2018 16:00 | El Salvador | 13–42 | Colombia | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 220 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 23 October 2018 16:00 | Ramos 4 | (10–19) | Ramirez 11 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 220 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 23 October 2018 16:00 | 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 220 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 24 October 2018 10:00 | El Salvador | 22–34 | Honduras | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 120 Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 24 October 2018 10:00 | Ramos 6 | (8–13) | Cantor 6 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 120 Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 24 October 2018 10:00 | 1× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 120 Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 24 October 2018 16:00 | Colombia | 35–24 | Ecuador | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 24 October 2018 16:00 | Mayo 7 | (20–16) | Lutardo 11 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 24 October 2018 16:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 1× 7× 1× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | French Guiana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 58 | +32 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 72 | +2 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 65 | +17 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 103 | −51 | 0 | Consolation round |
| 22 October 2018 18:30 | Guatemala | 35–10 | Bolivia | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 22 October 2018 18:30 | Herrera 10 | (16–5) | Lisidro 4 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 22 October 2018 18:30 | 2× 7× | Report | 1× 2× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 22 October 2018 20:30 | Peru | 16–25 | French Guiana | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 450 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 22 October 2018 20:30 | Zerillo 6 | (9–13) | Merille 6 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 450 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 22 October 2018 20:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 4× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 450 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 23 October 2018 12:00 | French Guiana | 28–21 | Guatemala | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 23 October 2018 12:00 | Cippe 8 | (12–10) | Herrera 7 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 23 October 2018 12:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 23 October 2018 14:00 | Bolivia | 21–31 | Peru | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAN) |
| 23 October 2018 14:00 | Canaza 7 | (5–17) | Lopez, Trelles 5 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAN) |
| 23 October 2018 14:00 | 6× | Report | 2× 7× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAN) |
| 24 October 2018 14:00 | French Guiana | 37–21 | Bolivia | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Zambrano, Paguaga (HON) |
| 24 October 2018 14:00 | Eli 7 | (18–7) | Serrudo 8 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Zambrano, Paguaga (HON) |
| 24 October 2018 14:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 2× 2× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Zambrano, Paguaga (HON) |
| 24 October 2018 18:00 | Guatemala | 26–27 | Peru | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 100 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 24 October 2018 18:00 | Martinez 8 | (11–11) | Gutelius 6 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 100 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 24 October 2018 18:00 | 1× 7× | Report | 3× 7× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 100 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |

## Consolation round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 4 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 2 |
| 11 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 0 |
| 26 October 2018 10:00 | El Salvador | 33–29 | Bolivia | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 26 October 2018 10:00 | Ramos 11 | (13–13) | Crespo 8 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 26 October 2018 10:00 | 8× | Report | 1× 5× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 27 October 2018 10:00 | Panama | 28–31 | El Salvador | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Segura, Valverde (CRC) |
| 27 October 2018 10:00 | Jaramillo, Arrocha 8 | (16–11) | Sosa 7 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Segura, Valverde (CRC) |
| 27 October 2018 10:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Segura, Valverde (CRC) |
| 28 October 2018 10:00 | Panama | 21–38 | Bolivia | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 100 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 28 October 2018 10:00 | Jaramillo 6 | (11–19) | Lisidro 9 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 100 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 28 October 2018 10:00 | 1× 8× | Report | 1× 3× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 100 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | |
| Colombia | 45 | | | |
| Colombia | 45 | 27 October | 27 October | | |
| Honduras | 17 | 27 October | 27 October | |
| Honduras | 17 | Colombia | 25 | |
| 26 October | 26 October | | Colombia | 25 | |
| 26 October | 26 October | Peru | 21 | |
| Ecuador | 31 | Peru | 21 | |
| Ecuador | 31 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Peru | 32 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Peru | 32 | | | | Colombia | 36 |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | | | Colombia | 36 |
| 26 October | 26 October | | | | Paraguay | 25 |
| French Guiana | 26 | | | | Paraguay | 25 |
| French Guiana | 26 | 27 October | 27 October | | | |
| Guatemala | 28 | 27 October | 27 October | | | |
| Guatemala | 28 | Guatemala | 20 | | | |
| 26 October | 26 October | | Guatemala | 20 | | | |
| 26 October | 26 October | Paraguay | 25 | | Third place | Third place |
| Costa Rica | 22 | Paraguay | 25 | | Third place | Third place |
| Costa Rica | 22 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Paraguay | 33 | | | | 28 October | 28 October |
| Paraguay | 33 | | | | Peru | 29 |
| | | | | | Guatemala | 24 |

#### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 27 October | 27 October |
| Honduras | 30 |
| Honduras | 30 | 28 October | 28 October |
| Ecuador | 39 | 28 October | 28 October |
| Ecuador | 39 | Ecuador | 24 |
| 27 October | 27 October | | Ecuador | 24 |
| 27 October | 27 October | Costa Rica | 35 |
| French Guiana | 23 | Costa Rica | 35 |
| Costa Rica | 24 | | |
| Costa Rica | 24 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 28 October | 28 October |
| | | Honduras | 23 |
| | | French Guiana | 40 |

### Quarterfinals

| 26 October 2018 16:00 | Colombia | 45–17 | Honduras | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 300 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 26 October 2018 16:00 | Bedoya 14 | (20–9) | García 5 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 300 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 26 October 2018 16:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 10× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 300 Referees: Moraga, Zavalla (CHI) |
| 26 October 2018 14:00 | Ecuador | 31–32 | Peru | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 26 October 2018 14:00 | Lutardo 7 | (15–15) | Buitron 8 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 26 October 2018 14:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× 6× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 350 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 26 October 2018 12:00 | French Guiana | 26–28 | Guatemala | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 120 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 26 October 2018 12:00 | Deveau 6 | (12–15) | Martinez 12 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 120 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 26 October 2018 12:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 120 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 26 October 2018 18:00 | Costa Rica | 22–33 | Paraguay | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 300 Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 26 October 2018 18:00 | Marchena, Gutierrez 5 | (8–13) | Melgarejo, Benitez 7 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 300 Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 26 October 2018 18:00 | 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 300 Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 27 October 2018 12:00 | Honduras | 30–39 | Ecuador | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 27 October 2018 12:00 | García 7 | (18–18) | Litardo 11 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 27 October 2018 12:00 | 8× | Report | 1× 5× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 27 October 2018 14:00 | French Guiana | 23–24 | Costa Rica | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 27 October 2018 14:00 | Three players 5 | (12–9) | Gutierrez 6 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |
| 27 October 2018 14:00 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 5× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL) |

### Semifinals

| 27 October 2018 16:00 | Colombia | 25–21 | Peru | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 420 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 27 October 2018 16:00 | Mayo 6 | (12–10) | Gutelius 5 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 420 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 27 October 2018 16:00 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 7× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 420 Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU) |
| 27 October 2018 18:00 | Guatemala | 20–25 | Paraguay | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 27 October 2018 18:00 | Juarez 6 | (11–10) | Garcete 7 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 27 October 2018 18:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 200 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |

### Seventh place game

| 28 October 2018 12:00 | Honduras | 23–40 | French Guiana | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 280 Referees: Perdomo, Araujo (URU) |
| 28 October 2018 12:00 | Cantor 6 | (10–19) | Merille 10 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 280 Referees: Perdomo, Araujo (URU) |
| 28 October 2018 12:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 280 Referees: Perdomo, Araujo (URU) |

### Fifth place game

| 28 October 2018 14:00 | Ecuador | 24–35 | Costa Rica | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 28 October 2018 14:00 | Litardo 8 | (13–14) | Hidalgo 8 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |
| 28 October 2018 14:00 | 3× 2× 1× | Report | 2× 5× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 400 Referees: Amarilla, Rodriguez (PAR) |

### Third place game

| 28 October 2018 16:00 | Peru | 29–24 | Guatemala | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 28 October 2018 16:00 | Zerillo 6 | (14–13) | Juarez 8 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |
| 28 October 2018 16:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 500 Referees: Paolantoni, Garcia (ARG) |

### Final

| 28 October 2018 18:00 | Colombia | 36–25 | Paraguay | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 1500 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 28 October 2018 18:00 | Gonzalez 10 | (16–11) | Benitez 7 | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 1500 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |
| 28 October 2018 18:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Pabellon Blanco, Palmira Attendance: 1500 Referees: Magalhaes, Silva (BRA) |

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Colombia |
| | Paraguay |
| | Peru |
| 4 | Guatemala |
| 5 | Costa Rica |
| 6 | Ecuador |
| 7 | French Guiana |
| 8 | Honduras |
| 9 | El Salvador |
| 10 | Bolivia |
| 11 | Panama |
* Team qualified to the 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship