2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Paraguay |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 12–16 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place | Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,046 (52.3 per match) |
| Top scorers | Fiorella Enríquez (38 goals)[1] |
The 2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Asunción, Paraguay, from 12 to 16 January 2026.[2] It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship.
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic qualifiers | 5 | Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay
| ||
| IHF Trophy South and Central America – Central American Zone[3] | 20–24 May 2025 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tegucigalpa |
2 |  El Salvador Guatemala
|
| IHF Trophy South and Central America – South America Zone[4] | 23–27 July 2025 |  Lima |
 Colombia Venezuela |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 51 | +67 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 54 | +38 | 4 | |
| 3 | Colombia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 93 | −16 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | El Salvador
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 135 | −89 | 0 |
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.
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 January 2026 14:00 |
Uruguay
|
47–10 | El Salvador
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (23–5) | ||||
| 12 January 2026 18:00 |
Argentina
|
45–18 | Colombia
|
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Solís |
| Losarcos 8 | (23–8) | Arroyave 5 | ||
3×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 13 January 2026 16:00 |
Colombia
|
19–26 | Uruguay
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (11–12) | ||||
| 13 January 2026 18:00 |
El Salvador
|
14–48 | Argentina
|
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 70 Referees: Sosa, Solís |
| Hernández 4 | (6–21) | Genoud 9 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 14 January 2026 14:00 |
Colombia
|
40–22 | El Salvador
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (18–10) | ||||
| 14 January 2026 18:00 |
Argentina
|
25–19 | Uruguay
|
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 100 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Molina 6 | (11–9) | Villalba 5 | ||
1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 50 | +51 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Paraguay (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 86 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Guatemala
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 108 | −56 | 0 |
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
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 January 2026 16:00 |
Brazil
|
40–8 | Guatemala
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (24–5) | ||||
| 12 January 2026 20:00 |
Chile
|
25–31 | Paraguay
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (13–13) | ||||
| 13 January 2026 14:00 |
Guatemala
|
19–35 | Chile
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (8–18) | ||||
| 13 January 2026 20:00 |
Paraguay
|
27–36 | Brazil
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (11–18) | ||||
| 14 January 2026 16:00 |
Brazil
|
25–15 | Chile
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (13–7) | ||||
| 14 January 2026 20:00 |
Paraguay
|
33–25 | Guatemala
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (19–13) | ||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Argentina | 27 | |||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Paraguay | 20 | |||||
| Argentina | 18 | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Brazil | 20 | |||||
| Brazil | 25 | |||||
| Uruguay | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Paraguay | 23 | |||||
| Uruguay | 22 | |||||
- 5–8th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Colombia | 23 | |||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Guatemala | 21 | |||||
| Colombia | 26 | |||||
| 15 January | ||||||
| Chile | 36 | |||||
| Chile | 45 | |||||
| El Salvador | 19 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Guatemala | 34 | |||||
| El Salvador | 18 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 15 January 2026 14:00 |
Colombia
|
23–21 | Guatemala
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (8–8) | ||||
| 15 January 2026 16:00 |
Chile
|
45–19 | El Salvador
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (17–10) | ||||
Semifinals
| 15 January 2026 18:00 |
Brazil
|
25–17 | Uruguay
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (12–7) | ||||
| 15 January 2026 20:00 |
Argentina
|
27–20 | Paraguay
|
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 400 Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Molina 7 | (13–11) | Arviniagaldez 5 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
Seventh place game
| 16 January 2026 14:00 |
Guatemala
|
34–18 | El Salvador
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (18–3) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 16 January 2026 16:00 |
Colombia
|
26–36 | Chile
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (14–18) | ||||
Third place game
| 16 January 2026 18:00 |
Paraguay
|
23–22 | Uruguay
|
SND Arena, Asunción |
| (13–14) | ||||
Final
| 16 January 2026 20:00 |
Argentina
|
18–20 | Brazil
|
SND Arena, Asunción Attendance: 500 Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU) |
| Ventos 4 | (6–9) | Ladeia 6 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 2×
|
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Brazil
|
 |
Argentina
|
 |
Paraguay
|
| 4 | Uruguay
|
| 5 | Chile
|
| 6 | Colombia
|
| 7 | Guatemala
|
| 8 | El Salvador
|
| Qualified for the 2026 U20 World Championship | |
| Qualified for the 2026 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy |
References
- ^ "Brazil beat rivals Argentina to be crowned champions at the 2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship". IHF. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Handball SCA Sub 20". SCAHC. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Guatemala strike double gold at the IHF Trophy SCA – Central American Zone". IHF. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Peru and Colombia strike gold at the IHF Trophy South and Central America". IHF. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Fixture modified Handball SCA U20 + Women's IHF Trophy". SCAHC. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.