2017 Caribbean Handball Cup

2017 Caribbean Handball Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
Dates	24 – 29 October
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Puerto Rico (men); Mexico (women)
Runner-up	Cuba (men); Puerto Rico (women)
Third place	Dominican Republic (men); Dominican Republic (women)
Fourth place	Mexico (men); Cuba (women)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Jhonny Peñaloza (40 goals); Marian Salcedo ; (40 goals)
Best player	Jorge Nazario ; Celene Cifuentes

Last updated May 08, 2019

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.^[1]^[2]

The Caribbean Handball Championship is the official competition for Men's and Women's national handball teams of Caribbean. In addition to crowning the Caribbean champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

The city of Cartagena, known in the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias, is a major port founded in 1533, located on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region. It was strategically located between the Magdalena and Sinú rivers and became the main port for trade between Spain and its overseas empire, establishing its importance by the early 1540s. During the colonial era it was a key port for the export of Peruvian silver to Spain and for the import of enslaved Africans under the asiento system. It was defensible against pirate attacks in the Caribbean. It is the capital of the Bolívar Department, and had a population 971,592 as of 2016. It is the fifth-largest city in Colombia and the second largest in the region, after Barranquilla. The urban area of Cartagena is also the fifth-largest urban area in the country. Economic activities include the maritime and petrochemicals industries, as well as tourism.

The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Participating teams

Men

The Colombia national handball team is the team of national players Colombia representing the Colombian Federation of Handball in international competitions organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF) or the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Never participated in the Olympic Games and world, only participates in the Pan. In recent years the discipline is growing.

The Cuba men's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions and is controlled by the Cuban Handball Association.

The Mexico national handball team is the national team of Mexico. It takes part in international handball competitions.

Women

The Colombia women's national handball team is the national team of Colombia. It is governed by the Federacion Colombiana de Balomano and takes part in international handball competitions.

The Cuba women's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions, and is controlled by the Federación Cubana de Balonmano.

The Mexico women's national handball team is the national team of Mexico. It takes part in international handball competitions.

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
		(13–18)

24 October 2017 16:00	Cuba	36–22	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(15–10)

24 October 2017 20:00	Dominican Republic	22–22	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(11–10)

25 October 2017 16:00	Mexico	32–31	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–16)

25 October 2017 18:00	Colombia	21–35	Cuba	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(12–14)

25 October 2017 20:00	Venezuela	29–30	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(11–14)

26 October 2017 16:00	Dominican Republic	27–27	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(16–11)

26 October 2017 18:00	Colombia	19–29	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(8–15)

26 October 2017 20:00	Cuba	32–17	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(13–13)

27 October 2017 16:00	Cuba	30–27	Mexico	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–17)

27 October 2017 18:00	Venezuela	27–20	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(15–10)

27 October 2017 20:00	Puerto Rico	25–25	Dominican Republic	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(14–16)

28 October 2017 16:00	Mexico	35–33	Venezuela	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(18–19)

28 October 2017 18:00	Puerto Rico	35–26	Colombia	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(15–11)

28 October 2017 20:00	Dominican Republic	31–33	Cuba	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena
		(18–17)

Final Round

5th place match

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

Bronze medal match

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

Gold medal match

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

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