2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship

2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–17 December
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Martinique
Fourth place	Guadeloupe
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	868 (57.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maiko Vázquez (38 goals) [1]
Awards
Best player	Elliot Robertson

The 2022 North America and Caribbean Men's Junior Handball Championship was the first edition of the tournament, it took place in Mexico City, Mexico, from 12 to 17 December 2022. It acted as the North America and Caribbean qualifying tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship. ^[2]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–6).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	0	60	43	+17	4	Semifinals
2	Guadeloupe	2	1	0	1	55	54	+1	2
3	Greenland	2	0	0	2	43	61	−18	0	Placement round

Source: NACHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

12 December 2022 14:00	United States	31–18	Greenland	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(12–5)
		Report

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13 December 2022 14:00	Greenland	25–30	Guadeloupe	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(12–16)
		Report

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14 December 2022 14:00	United States	29–25	Guadeloupe	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(18–13)
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	3	0	0	116	70	+46	6	Semifinals
2	Martinique	3	2	0	1	85	77	+8	4
3	Mexico (H)	3	1	0	2	97	90	+7	2	Placement round
4	Puerto Rico	3	0	0	3	61	122	−61	0

Source: NACHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

12 December 2022 16:00	Martinique	19–32	Cuba	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(10–17)
		Report

12 December 2022 18:00	Mexico	40–22	Puerto Rico	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(18–12)
		Report

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13 December 2022 16:00	Puerto Rico	19–36	Martinique	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(11–16)
		Report

13 December 2022 18:00	Cuba	38–31	Mexico	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(20–16)
		Report

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14 December 2022 16:00	Puerto Rico	20–46	Cuba	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(10–20)
		Report

14 December 2022 18:00	Mexico	26–30	Martinique	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(14–16)
		Report

Placement round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Mexico (H)	2	2	0	0	68	48	+20	4
6	Greenland	2	1	0	1	58	47	+11	2
7	Puerto Rico	2	0	0	2	41	72	−31	0

Source: NACHC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

16 December 2022 14:00	Greenland	32–19	Puerto Rico	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(16–9)
		Report

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17 December 2022 14:00	Greenland	26–28	Mexico	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(14–12)
		Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	16 December
	United States	34
					17 December
	Martinique	24
					United States	23
	16 December
					Cuba	36
	Guadeloupe	24
	Cuba	36
					Third place
					17 December
					Martinique	46
					Guadeloupe	23

Semifinals

16 December 2022 16:00	United States	34–24	Martinique	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(17–11)
		Report

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16 December 2022 18:00	Guadeloupe	24–36	Cuba	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(11–21)
		Report

Third place game

17 December 2022 16:00	Martinique	46–23	Guadeloupe	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(21–12)
		Report

Final

17 December 2022 18:00	United States	23–36	Cuba	Mexican Olympic Sports Center, Mexico City
		(9–18)
		Report

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Cuba
	United States
	Martinique
4	Guadeloupe
5	Mexico
6	Greenland
7	Puerto Rico

	Qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship and the 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
	Qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship

References

1. "2022 NACHC Men's Jr Championships / IHF Trophy". NACHC . Retrieved 20 December 2022.
2. "Cuba triumph at Men's IHF Trophy North American and Caribbean zone". IHF. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.