title: 2016 Central American Women's Handball Championship
text: # 2016 Central American Women's Handball Championship
  
  The 2016 Central American Women's Handball Championship took place in Managua, Nicaragua from 22 to 26 November 2016. It acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Guatemala | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 58 | +80 | 8 |
  | Nicaragua | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 86 | +27 | 6 |
  | Costa Rica | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 76 | +15 | 4 |
  | El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 128 | –29 | 2 |
  | Honduras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 146 | –93 | 0 |
  
  ## Round robin
  
  All times are local (UTC−06:00).
  
  | November 22 14:00 | Guatemala | 38–15 | El Salvador | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 200 Referees: Zambrano, Aguaga (HON) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | November 22 14:00 | Lavarreda 11 | (22–7) | three players 3 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 200 Referees: Zambrano, Aguaga (HON) |
  | November 22 14:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 200 Referees: Zambrano, Aguaga (HON) |
  | November 22 16:00 | Honduras | 13–35 | Nicaragua | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 300 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 22 16:00 | Gotay, Giron 4 | (6–15) | Gutierrez 8 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 300 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 22 16:00 | 3× 10× | Report | 2× 2× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 300 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 23 14:00 | Honduras | 9–28 | Costa Rica | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 200 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 23 14:00 | Lopez 3 | (6–16) | Araya, Taborda 6 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 200 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 23 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 200 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 23 17:00 | Nicaragua | 38–29 | El Salvador | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 250 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 23 17:00 | three players 6 | (19–16) | Bonilla 10 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 250 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 23 17:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 250 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 24 10:00 | Honduras | 8–48 | Guatemala | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 150 Referees: Montiel, Alston (NCA) |
  | November 24 10:00 | three players 2 | (4–23) | Lavarreda 15 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 150 Referees: Montiel, Alston (NCA) |
  | November 24 10:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 150 Referees: Montiel, Alston (NCA) |
  | November 24 12:00 | Costa Rica | 18–21 | Nicaragua | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 350 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 24 12:00 | Taborda 5 | (10–12) | Gutierrez 6 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 350 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 24 12:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 350 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 25 14:00 | El Salvador | 35–23 | Honduras | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 100 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 25 14:00 | Bonilla 13 | (20–16) | Lopez 7 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 100 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 25 14:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 100 Referees: Urrutia, Otoniel (GUA) |
  | November 25 16:00 | Guatemala | 26–16 | Costa Rica | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 300 Referees: Zambrano, Aguaga (HON) |
  | November 25 16:00 | Lavarreda 9 | (14–7) | Araya 6 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 300 Referees: Zambrano, Aguaga (HON) |
  | November 25 16:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 300 Referees: Zambrano, Aguaga (HON) |
  | November 26 14:00 | El Salvador | 20–29 | Costa Rica | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 150 Referees: Montiel, Hernandez (NCA) |
  | November 26 14:00 | Bonilla 8 | (9–14) | Araya 8 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 150 Referees: Montiel, Hernandez (NCA) |
  | November 26 14:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 150 Referees: Montiel, Hernandez (NCA) |
  | November 26 17:00 | Guatemala | 26–19 | Nicaragua | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 500 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 26 17:00 | Lavarreda 9 | (15–9) | Kainez 6 | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 500 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  | November 26 17:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 3× | Instituto nicaraguense de deportes, Managua Attendance: 500 Referees: Campos, Espinoza (ESA) |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Guatemala |
  | | Nicaragua |
  | | Costa Rica |
  | 4 | El Salvador |
  | 5 | Honduras |
  
  * Team qualified to the 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
  