The Central American Zone youth and junior tournaments of the Men's IHF Trophy South and Central America were staged in the canton of San Carlos, Costa Rica from 28 March to 1 April 2022. 

VENUE

The Siglo XXI Municipal Gymnasium of San Carlos hosted all matches of the Men's IHF Trophy South and Central America – Central American Zone.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

The following six nations competed in both the youth and junior tournaments:

Costa Rica (CRC), El Salvador (ESA), Guatemala (GUA), Honduras (HON), Nicaragua (NCA), Panama (PAN)

COMPETITION FORMAT

In both competitions, the six teams faced each other in a round-robin format. Three matches were played per day in each tournament. 

MATCH SCHEDULES
All times local

Youth (U18) competition

Monday 28 March
09:30 GUA vs ESA
11:30 CRC vs NCA
15:30 PAN vs HON
19:00 Opening Ceremony

Tuesday 29 March
09:30 NCA vs GUA
11:30 HON vs CRC
13:30 ESA vs PAN

Wednesday 30 March
09:30 GUA vs PAN
11:30 CRC vs ESA
15:30 NCA vs HON

Thursday 31 March
09:30 GUA vs HON
11:30 PAN vs CRC
17:30 ESA vs NCA

Friday 1 April
11:30 HON vs ESA
13:30 NCA vs PAN
17:30 CRC vs GUA
21:00 Closing Ceremony

Junior (U20) competition

Monday 28 March
13:30 GUA vs ESA
17:30 PAN vs HON
19:00 Opening Ceremony
20:00 CRC vs NCA

Tuesday 29 March
15:30 HON vs CRC
17:30 NCA vs GUA
19:30 ESA vs PAN

Wednesday 30 March
13:30 GUA vs PAN
17:30 NCA vs HON
19:30 CRC vs ESA

Thursday 31 March
13:30 GUA vs HON
15:30 ESA vs NCA
19:30 PAN vs CRC

Friday 1 April
09:30 HON vs ESA
15:30 NCA vs PAN
19:30 CRC vs GUA
21:00 Closing Ceremony

RESULTS

Youth (U18) competition

1. Guatemala*
2. Nicaragua*
3. Costa Rica
4. Honduras
5. Panama
6. El Salvador

Junior (U20) competition

1. Costa Rica*
2. Guatemala*
3. Nicaragua
4. El Salvador
5. Panama
6. Honduras

*Qualified for the Continental Phase of the IHF Trophy South and Central America.

All matches were streamed live on Facebook here.