2019 IHF North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship

1st Men’s North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Dominican Republic
Dates	8–14 April
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Dominican Republic
Fourth place	Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Matches	30
Goals scored	1821 (60.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luis Angel Tejeda; (43 goals)

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]

A total of 12 countries participate in the tournament.

Venues

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

Participating teams

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

Draw

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

Seeding

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

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

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

The following referees were appointed for the championship:

Referees
Argentina	Santiago Correa Agustin Conberse
Canada	Jeremy Deschamps Charles Mainville
Cuba	Raymel Reyes Alexys Zuñiga
Cuba	Irennys Céspedes Dailin Caatellanos
Dominican Republic	Luis Lauri De Jesus Yeison Manuel Agramonte

Referees
Mexico	José María Rodríguez Ismael Fonseca
Mexico	Omar Osalde Juan Cobá
Uruguay	Germán Araujo Nicolás Perdomo
United States	Christoph Kraemer Thorben Lorenz

Preliminary Round

All times are local (UTC–4).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	2	2	0	77	40	+37	4	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	2	1	1	69	41	+28	2	Quarterfinals
3	Dominica	2	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
	2× 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
	2× 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
	1× 5× 1×	Report	2× 7×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Martinique	2	2	0	82	35	+47	4	Quarterfinals
2	Mexico	2	1	1	70	38	+32	2	Quarterfinals
3	Trinidad and Tobago	2	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
	1× 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
	1× 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	2× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dominican Republic	2	2	0	112	19	+93	4	Quarterfinals
2	Haiti	2	1	1	47	89	−42	2	Quarterfinals
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	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	1× 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	1× 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
	1× 2×	Report	7×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	94	35	+59	4	Quarterfinals
2	Cuba	2	1	1	68	33	+35	2	Quarterfinals
3	Barbados	2	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
	1× 3×	Report	2× 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
	1× 2×	Report	1× 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
	3× 2×	Report	1× 8× 1×

Final Round

9th–12th place

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dominica	3	3	0	92	75	+17	6
2	Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	1	94	70	+24	4
3	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	1	2	91	90	+1	2
4	Barbados	3	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
	1× 9× 1×	Report	3× 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
	1× 2×	Report	1× 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× 2× 1×	Report	1× 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)
	2× 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)
	1× 2× 1×	Report	1× 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

Fifth place (14 April)			5–8th place semifinals (13 April)				Quarterfinals (11 April)				Semifinals (13 April)				Final (14 April)

								Puerto Rico	41
								Haiti	19
				Haiti	17							Puerto Rico	23
				Martinique	48							Cuba	27
								Martinique	16
								Cuba	32
	Martinique	26														Cuba	37
	Mexico	27														United States	36
								Canada	16
								Dominican Republic	28
				Canada	23							Dominican Republic	39
Seventh place (14 April)					Mexico	27							United States	41			Third place (14 April)
	Haiti	16						Mexico	25							Puerto Rico	39
	Canada	56							United States	35								Dominican Republic	40

Quarterfinals

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
	1× 2×	Report	1× 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
	1× 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
	2× 4×	Report	2× 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
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7×

5–8th place semifinals

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

Semifinals

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
	1× 2×	Report	1× 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
	1× 4× 1×	Report	4×
	FT: 29–29 ET: 5–5, 5–7

Seventh place game

14 April 2019 14:00	Haiti	16–56	Canada	Pabellon de Balomano, Santo Domingo Referees: Kraemer, Lorenz (USA)
	Salgado 6	(9–32)	Dupere 14
	1× 6×	Report

Fifth place game

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

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× 2×	Report	2× 6×
	FT: 31–31 ET: 5–5, 3–4

Final

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
	1× 5×	Report	2× 2×
	FT: 33–33 ET: 4–3

Final standings

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

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

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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.