2019 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mexico | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 28 May – 2 June | 
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Puerto Rico | 
| Third place |  Greenland | 
| Fourth place |  Dominican Republic | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 807 (53.8 per match) | 
The 2019 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship. The tournament took place in Mexico City from 28 May to 2 June 2019. It acted as the North American and Caribbean qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.[1]
Draw
The draw took place on 14 April 2019.[2]
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | 
|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−6).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Mexico (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 0 | 
Source: 
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.
(H) Hosts
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.
(H) Hosts
| 28 May 2019 18:00 | Dominican Republic   | 38–34 |  Mexico | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (20–13) | ||||
| 29 May 2019 18:00 | Puerto Rico   | 36–34 |  Mexico | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (17–17) | ||||
| 30 May 2019 18:00 | Dominican Republic   | 18–23 |  Puerto Rico | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (9–9) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 6 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Greenland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 68 | +16 | 3[a] | |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 3[a] | |
| 4 | .svg.png) Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 117 | −58 | 0 | 
Source: 
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
| 28 May 2019 14:00 | United States   | 22–22 |  Greenland | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (10–9) | ||||
| 28 May 2019 16:00 | Cuba   | 30–17 | .svg.png) Canada | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (16–7) | ||||
| 29 May 2019 14:00 | Canada .svg.png)  | 21–42 |  United States | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (12–22) | ||||
| 29 May 2019 16:00 | Greenland   | 17–25 |  Cuba | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (11–12) | ||||
| 30 May 2019 14:00 | Canada .svg.png)  | 21–45 |  Greenland | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (10–26) | ||||
| 30 May 2019 16:00 | United States   | 21–27 |  Cuba | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (11–12) | ||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 1 June | ||||||
|  Puerto Rico | 29 | |||||
| 2 June | ||||||
|  Greenland | 25 | |||||
|  Puerto Rico | 24 | |||||
| 1 June | ||||||
|  Cuba | 27 | |||||
|  Cuba | 30 | |||||
|  Dominican Republic | 23 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 2 June | ||||||
|  Greenland | 22 | |||||
|  Dominican Republic | 20 | |||||
Placement matches
| 1 June 2019 14:00 | Mexico   | 30–24 | .svg.png) Canada | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (16–10) | ||||
| 2 June 2019 14:00 | United States   | 33–27 |  Mexico | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (17–18) | ||||
Semifinals
| 1 June 2019 16:00 | Puerto Rico   | 29–25 |  Greenland | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (11–12) | ||||
| 1 June 2019 18:00 | Cuba   | 30–23 |  Dominican Republic | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (11–10) | ||||
Third place game
| 2 June 2019 16:00 | Greenland   | 22–20 |  Dominican Republic | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (14–10) | ||||
Final
| 2 June 2019 16:00 | Puerto Rico   | 24–27 |  Cuba | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City | 
| (15–14) | ||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|  |  Cuba | 
|  |  Puerto Rico | 
|  |  Greenland | 
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 
| 5 |  United States | 
| 6 |  Mexico | 
| 7 | .svg.png) Canada | 
| Team qualified for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship | 
References
- ^ "IHF Women's World Championship – Qualification Update". ihf.info. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Draw for Women's North American and the Caribbean qualification for Japan 2019". IHF. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.