South and Central American Women's Youth Handball Championship
| Current season, competition or edition: 2025 South and Central American Women's Youth Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| First season | 2022 |
| Continent | SCAHC (South America/Central America) |
| Most recent champion | Argentina (1st title) |
| Most titles | Brazil (2 titles) |
The South and Central American Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for junior national handball teams of South America and Central America, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the South and Central American youth champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World U18 Championship. The first tournament was held in 2022 in Taubaté, Brazil.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2022 Details |
Taubaté[1] |
Brazil |
Round-robin | Argentina |
Uruguay |
Round-robin | Chile | ||
| 2023 Details |
Buenos Aires[2] |
Brazil |
26–23 | Argentina |
Chile |
23–22 | Uruguay | ||
| 2025 Details |
Asunción |
Argentina |
23–22 | Brazil |
Uruguay |
26–23 | Paraguay | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 2022 |
2023 |
2025 |
Years |
| Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
| Brazil | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3 |
| Chile | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3 |
| Colombia | 6th | 1 | ||
| Costa Rica | 9th | 1 | ||
| Guatemala | 5th | 7th | 2 | |
| Nicaragua | 8th | 1 | ||
| Paraguay | 5th | 4th | 2 | |
| Peru | 8th | 1 | ||
| Uruguay | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3 |
| Venezuela | 7th | 6th | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 8 | 9 |
|---|
References
- ^ "Taubaté sedia o Campeonato Sul-Centro Americano Juvenil Feminino". taubate.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Argentina se consagra subcampeón del Sur-Centro Juvenil". polideportivonews.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.