2023 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship

International handball competition

2023 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	14–18 November
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (2nd title)
Runner-up	Brazil
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	978 (48.9 per match)
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The 2023 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at La Casa del Handball Argentino stadium from 14 to 18 November 2023.^[1] It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC–3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	3	3	0	0	117	27	+90	6	Semifinals
2	Uruguay	3	2	0	1	88	46	+42	4	Semifinals
3	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	35	87	−52	1	5–8th place semifinals
4	Colombia	3	0	1	2	28	108	−80	1	5–8th place semifinals

Source: SCAHC
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

14 November 2023 14:00	Uruguay	28–11	Costa Rica	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 99
		(12–4)
		Report

14 November 2023 20:00	Argentina	48–3	Colombia	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 450 Referees: Lenzue, Burgos (URU)
	Gull, Satto 6	(23–1)	three players 1
	2×	Report	1× 3×

15 November 2023 18:00	Colombia	8–43	Uruguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 200
		(4–19)
		Report

15 November 2023 20:00	Costa Rica	7–42	Argentina	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 720 Referees: Cardoso, Araújo (BRA)
	three players 2	(4–25)	Stanich 8
	3×	Report	1×

16 November 2023 13:00	Colombia	17–17	Costa Rica	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 100
		(10–7)
		Report

16 November 2023 17:00	Argentina	27–17	Uruguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Referees: Cardoso, Araújo (BRA)
		(14–6)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	114	57	+57	6	Semifinals
2	Chile	3	2	1	102	66	+36	4	Semifinals
3	Peru	3	1	2	72	112	−40	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Guatemala	3	0	3	53	106	−53	0	5–8th place semifinals

Source: SCAHC
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.

14 November 2023 16:00	Chile	41–22	Peru	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 101
		(19–9)
		Report

14 November 2023 18:00	Brazil	41–11	Guatemala	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 130
		(21–7)
		Report

15 November 2023 14:00	Guatemala	16–34	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 46
		(6–19)
		Report

15 November 2023 16:00	Peru	19–45	Brazil	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 110
		(10–22)
		Report

16 November 2023 11:00	Guatemala	26–31	Peru	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires
		(11–13)

16 November 2023 15:00	Brazil	28–27	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires
		(15–11)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

17 November

Argentina	29
		18 November
Chile	20
		Argentina	28
17 November
		Brazil	22
Brazil	25

Uruguay	21
		Third place

		18 November

		Uruguay	23

		Chile	26

5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

17 November

Costa Rica	15
		18 November
Guatemala	23
		Guatemala	23
17 November
		Peru	27
Peru	27

Colombia	22
		Seventh place

		18 November

		Costa Rica	17

		Colombia	21

5–8th place semifinals

17 November 2023 10:00	Costa Rica	15–23	Guatemala	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 90
		(8–9)
		Report

17 November 2023 12:00	Peru	27–22	Colombia	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 90
		(11–8)
		Report

Semifinals

17 November 2023 14:00	Brazil	25–21	Uruguay	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 220
		(12–10)
		Report

17 November 2023 16:00	Argentina	29–20	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 420 Referees: Notario, Palacios (PAR)
	Spinelli 8	(16–14)	Paul 6
	2× 4×	Report	4×

Seventh place game

18 November 2023 12:00	Costa Rica	17–21	Colombia	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50
		(9–9)
		Report

Fifth place game

18 November 2023 14:00	Guatemala	23–27	Peru	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 240
		(12–12)
		Report

Third place game

18 November 2023 16:00	Uruguay	23–26	Chile	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 305
		(10–16)
		Report

Final

18 November 2023 18:00	Argentina	28–22	Brazil	La Casa del Handball Argentino, Buenos Aires Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Burgos, Lenzue (URU)
	Gull 8	(15–12)	J. Rodrigues 10
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Argentina
	Brazil
	Chile
4	Uruguay
5	Peru
6	Guatemala
7	Colombia
8	Costa Rica

	Qualified for the 2024 Women's Junior World Championship
	Qualified for the 2024 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

2023 South and Central American Women's Junior Champions

Argentina
Second title

Team roster: Ailin Cabaña, Martina Layus, Martina Tajes, Paloma Satto, Sofia Gull, Kiara Manzo, Azul Spinelli, Serena Santini, Florencia Carrasco, Candelaria Cuadrado, Zoe Oriolo, Magali Alfredi, Iara Caceres, Valentina Stanich, Miranda Kruk, Pilar Celiz.
Head coach: Hernan Siso.