Asunción will host the SCA / Trophy Under-18 and Under-20 Men’s Tournaments. From November 10 to 14, both tournaments will be held at the Paraguayan Olympic Committee’s facilities.
For five days, the best in handball comes to Asunción, Paraguay. Two competitions, 17 national teams, two venues: the Arena COP (1) and the CEO COP court (2).
The tournaments serve as qualifiers for the World Championship and the intercontinental phase in each category.
Handball SCA / IHF Under-18 Trophy
The Under-18 tournament serves as a qualifier for the IHF Youth World Championship, awarding three spots and one berth in the IHF Trophy Intercontinental Phase.
The Championship will be contested by teams divided into two groups of four teams each, with the groups determined based on merit and ranking according to the most recent competition (Managua 2024).
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Chile
- Nicaragua
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Guatemala
The teams from the IHF Trophy Central America qualifying zone enter the tournament with the following rankings:
+ Nicaragua
+ El Salvador
Meanwhile, the teams from the South America zone are ranked as follows:
+ Paraguay
+ Colombia
Group configuration settings:
1. Teams from the same IHF Trophy qualifying zone may not be placed in the same group.
2. The winner of the Central American zone and the winner of the South American zone may not be placed in the same group.
Therefore, the groups are organized as follows:
Group A: Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, Colombia, and in Group B are Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and El Salvador.
The national teams of Colombia and El Salvador have switched positions in accordance with the rule that teams from the same IHF Trophy qualifying zone may not face each other.
Match Schedule
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SCA Under-20 Championship / IHF Trophy
In the Under-20 category, the tournament serves as a qualifier for the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, awarding 3 spots, and for the IHF Trophy Intercontinental Phase, awarding 1 spot.
The tournament will feature 8 teams divided into 2 groups, with team placement determined by merit and ranking (Managua 2024).
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Chile
- Nicaragua
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Nicaragua
Teams from the IHF Trophy Central America qualifying zone will advance as follows:
+ Nicaragua
+ Guatemala
Meanwhile, the following teams are enteringfrom South America:
+ Colombia
+ French Guiana
Reserves to determine the groups:
1. Teams from the same IHF Trophy qualifying zone may not be placed in the same group.
2. The winner of the Central American zone and the winner of the South American zone may not be placed in the same group.
This is how the two groups in the competition are defined: the Group A consists of Argentina, Chile, Nicaragua, and French Guiana. Group B includes Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, and Guatemala.
Check the match schedule
Tournament Format for Both Tournaments
Once the group stage is over, every match must have a winner, and the game cannot end in a tie. If a tie occurs, a winner must be determined.
Teams competing in the Championship Round—that is, in the semifinals and the 1st- through 4th-place games—will play one overtime period. If the score remains tied, a second overtime period will be played.
If it is still not possible to determine a winner, a series of 7-meter throws must be conducted in accordance with IHF regulations.
Meanwhile, in the case of a tie among the teams competing for 5th through 8th place, the match will proceed directly to a 7-meter shootout, in accordance with IHF regulations.
If, during a 7-meter throw contest, one team gains an insurmountable lead over its opponent and not all throws in the series have been taken, the series will end with the team that has gained that lead being declared the winner.
Match Results and Standings in Both Competitions
The participating teams will be ranked based on their total number of points. A win is worth 2 points, a tie is worth 1 point, and a loss is worth 0 points.
If two or more teams have earned the same number of points after the group stage matches have been completed, the standings will be determined as follows:
- Point total between the tied teams
- Goal difference in matches played between the tied teams
- Higher number of goals scored in matches played between the tied teams.
If, after successively applying the criteria listed above, the teams remain tied, a decision will be made by applying the following criteria to the teams with the same number of points:
- Goal difference based on all matches played
- Highest number of goals scored, considering all matches played.
If, after applying these criteria, it is still not possible to determine the ranking order of the teams, a drawing will be held among the teams tied in points to decide the ranking.
Important: Allocation of Spots for the IHF World Championship in Both Competitions
The teams that finish in the top 3 positions will qualify for the IHF World Championship in that category, while if teams from the Trophy Zone finish in the top 3, they will qualify directly for the IHF World Championship.
In addition, they will compete for the available spot in the IHF Trophy Intercontinental Final.
If a team from the IHF Trophy Zone secures one of the qualifying spots and is the highest-ranked team among those from the IHF Trophy Zone, it will also be eligible to compete in the Intercontinental Phase.
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