2019 IHF North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship

The 2019 IHF North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship was the first edition of the IHF North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship held in the Dominican Republic under the aegis of International Handball Federation. The tournament was held in Santo Domingo from 8 to 14 April 2019.[1] The winner qualified for the 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Georgia from June 8 to 16 2019.[2]

1st Men’s North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host country Dominican Republic
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–14 April
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Dominican Republic
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored1,821 (60.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Dominican Republic Luis Angel Tejeda
(43 goals)

A total of 12 countries participate in the tournament.

Venues

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All games are played at the Pabellon de Balomano in Santo Domingo.

Participating teams

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Country
  Barbados
  Canada
  Cuba
  Dominica
  Dominican Republic
  Haiti
  Mexico
  Martinique
  Puerto Rico
  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  Trinidad and Tobago
  United States

Draw

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The draw was held on 25 March 2019.[3][4]

Seeding

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  Canada
  Dominican Republic
  Mexico
  United States
  Cuba
  Haiti
  Martinique
  Puerto Rico
  Barbados
  Dominica
  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  Trinidad and Tobago

Draw Procedure

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1. Teams in pot 3 are drawn to groups A to D in row 3.

2. Teams in pot 2 are drawn to groups A to D in row 2.

3. Organizer (  Dominican Republic) has the prerogative to assign itself to a group of its choice in row 1.

4. The remaining teams in pot 1 are drawn to groups A to D in row 1.

Result

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Group A Group B Group C Group D
  Canada
  Puerto Rico
  Dominica
  Mexico
  Martinique
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Dominican Republic
  Haiti
  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  United States
  Cuba
  Barbados

Referees

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The following referees were appointed for the championship:

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC–4).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Puerto Rico 2 2 0 0 77 40 +37 4 Quarterfinals
2   Canada 2 1 0 1 69 41 +28 2
3   Dominica 2 0 0 2 34 99 −65 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 April 2019
14:00
Dominica   14–48   Canada Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA)
Regy 5 (8–26) Dupéré 8
  4×  Report  1× 

9 April 2019
14:00
Puerto Rico   51–19   Dominica Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB)
Hiraldo 8 (28–11) J. Bellot 7
  1×  Report  5× 

10 April 2019
16:00
Canada   21–26   Puerto Rico Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Dupéré, Hasty 4 (9–14) Nazario Santiago 11
  5×  1×  Report   7× 

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Martinique 2 2 0 0 82 35 +47 4 Quarterfinals
2   Mexico 2 1 0 1 70 38 +32 2
3   Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 0 2 20 99 −79 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 April 2019
16:00
Trinidad and Tobago   11–44   Mexico Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU)
Jackson 4 (3–20) Bayardo 10
  4×  Report  1× 

9 April 2019
16:00
Martinique   55–9   Trinidad and Tobago Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Mainville, Deschamps (CAN)
Joseph Mathuri 9 (26–6) Jackson, Solomon 3
  6×  Report  9×  1× 

10 April 2019
14:00
Mexico   26–27   Martinique Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM)
Bayardo Fernandez 10 (14–13) Aristil 8
 3×  Report   3× 

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Dominican Republic 2 2 0 0 112 19 +93 4 Quarterfinals
2   Haiti 2 1 0 1 47 89 −42 2
3   Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 0 2 40 91 −51 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 April 2019
20:00
Saint Kitts and Nevis   8–55   Dominican Republic Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Cobá, Osalde (MEX)
Francis 4 (4–27) three players 8
 13×  1×  Report   2× 

9 April 2019
18:00
Haiti   36–32   Saint Kitts and Nevis Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
Larmy 14 (19–11) Francis 9
 3×  Report   3× 

10 April 2019
20:00
Dominican Republic   57–16   Haiti Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA)
three players 9 (27–11) Larmy 5
  2×  Report  7× 

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 2 2 0 0 94 35 +59 4 Quarterfinals
2   Cuba 2 1 0 1 68 33 +35 2
3   Barbados 2 0 0 2 19 113 −94 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 April 2019
18:00
Barbados   12–68   United States Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Henry, Evelyn-Johnson 5 (3–37) Wheaton 12
  3×  Report   2× 

9 April 2019
20:00
Cuba   45–7   Barbados Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX)
Almeida, Rodríguez 7 (23–4) Bartlett, Henry 2
  2×  Report   3× 

10 April 2019
18:00
United States   26–23   Cuba Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
Hines, Binderis 7 (13–10) Taboada Dranguet 7
  2×  Report   8×  1× 

Final Round

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9th–12th place

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Dominica 3 3 0 0 92 75 +17 6
2   Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 94 70 +24 4
3   Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 1 0 2 91 90 +1 2
4   Barbados 3 0 0 3 79 121 −42 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
11 April 2019
10:00
Dominica   31–28   Saint Kitts and Nevis Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX)
Boland 11 (16–13) Francis 12
  9×  1×  Report   3×  1× 

11 April 2019
12:00
Trinidad and Tobago   44–23   Barbados Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX)
Biggart 14 (21–15) Evelyn-Johnson 8
  2×  Report   6×  1× 

13 April 2019
10:00
Barbados   30–39   Dominica Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Caatellanos, Céspedes (CUB)
Evelyn-Johnson 8 (16–21) Sebastien 11
  2×  1×  Report   4× 

13 April 2019
12:00
Saint Kitts and Nevis   25–33   Trinidad and Tobago Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Fonseca, Rodríguez (MEX)
(12–19)
  11×  2×  Report  10× 

14 April 2019
10:00
Dominica   22–17   Trinidad and Tobago Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM)
(9–4)
  2×  1×  Report   1× 

14 April 2019
12:00
Saint Kitts and Nevis   38–26   Barbados Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Mainville, Deschamps (CAN)
Report

Championship bracket

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Quarterfinals

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11 April 2019
14:00
Puerto Rico   41–19   Haiti Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Deschamps, Mainville (CAN)
Monge Carballo, Saunders Ferrer 10 (23–7) Salgado 5
  2×  Report   7× 

11 April 2019
16:00
Martinique   16–32   Cuba Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU)
Marsillon 7 (8–16) Toldeano Salazar 9
  5×  1×  Report  8×  1× 

11 April 2019
18:00
Canada   16–28   Dominican Republic Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
Dupere 7 (3–14) Tejeda 6
  4×  Report   4× 

11 April 2019
20:00
Mexico   25–35   United States Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Morales Diaz 6 (7–14) Binderis 6
  3×  Report   7× 

5–8th place semifinals

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13 April 2019
14:00
Haiti   17–48   Martinique Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX)
(8–25)
  4×  2×  Report   3×  1× 

13 April 2019
16:00
Canada   23–27   Mexico Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU)
Dupere 5 (11–13) Morales Diaz 6
 4×  Report   2× 

Semifinals

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13 April 2019
18:00
Puerto Rico   23–27   Cuba Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Agramonte, De Jesus (DOM)
Hiraldo Cepeda 8 (8–18) Toledano Salazar 6
  2×  Report   9×  1× 

13 April 2019
20:00
Dominican Republic   39-41 (ET)   United States Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
Tejeda 12 (16–14) Hines 17
  4×  1×  Report  4× 

FT: 29–29 ET: 5–5, 5–7

Seventh place game

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14 April 2019
14:00
Haiti   16–56   Canada Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA)
Salgado 6 (9–32) Dupere 14
  6×  Report

Fifth place game

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14 April 2019
16:00
Martinique   26–27   Mexico Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU)
Tramma 8 (10–15) Morales Diaz 8
 2×  Report  4× 

Third place game

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14 April 2019
18:00
Puerto Rico   39–40 (ET)   Dominican Republic Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Nazario Santiago 11 (13–15) Tejeda 10
  2×  Report   6× 

FT: 31–31 ET: 5–5, 3–4

Final

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14 April 2019
20:00
Cuba   37–36 (ET)   United States Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo
Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
Toledano Salazar, Taboada Dranguet 12 (21–17) Hines 7
  5×  Report   2× 

FT: 33–33 ET: 4–3

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Cuba
    United States
    Dominican Republic
4   Puerto Rico
5   Mexico
6   Martinique
7   Canada
8   Haiti
9   Dominica
10   Trinidad and Tobago
11   Saint Kitts and Nevis
12   Barbados

References

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  1. ^ "IHF Men's North America and the Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship". ihf.info. 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "12 teams ready to contest 1st IHF Men's NAC Emerging Nations Championship". ihf.info. 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Draw for 2019 Men's North America and the Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship". ihf.info. 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Draw for 1st Men's North American and the Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship held". ihf.info. 25 March 2019.