2023 North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship

2023 North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Puerto Rico
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	17 - 22 July 2023
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	San Francisco CalHeat (2nd title)
Runner-up	Caciques de Palmer
Third place	Academia de Balonmano de Río Grande Guerrilleros
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	442 (55.25 per match)
Attendance	1,665 (208 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pablo Rodriguez (Palmer); Jose Ceballos (Guerrilleros); Booth 30
Best player	Pablo Rodriguez (Palmer)
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The 2023 North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship was the fourth edition of the North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship which was a qualifying tournament for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe. It was held in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico from 17 to 22 July 2023.

Teams

Following teams were qualified for the tournament.^[1]

Team	Qualified as
San Francisco CalHeat	Winner of USA Team Handball Nationals 2023
Caciques de Palmer	Winner of Puerto rican Senior Men's Champion 2023^[2]
Academia de Balonmano de Río Grande Guerrilleros	Runner-up of Puerto rican Senior Men's Champion 2023^[2]
Krakens Handball Club	Mexican representative

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Francisco CalHeat	3	3	0	96	59	+37	6	Final
2	Caciques de Palmer	3	1	2	76	84	−8	2^[a]	Final
3	Guerrilleros	3	1	2	71	84	−13	2^[a]	Third place game
4	Krakens Handball Club	3	1	2	66	82	−16	2^[a]	Third place game

Source: NACHC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c HTH: Palmer 2 Pts, +4 GD; Guerrilleros 2 Pts, −1 GD; Krakens 2 Pts, −3 GD

All times are local (UTC-4).^[3]

18 July 2023 18:00	Guerrilleros	24–26	Krakens Handball Club	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 200
	Ceballos 8	(10–11)	Chaidez 7
	5×	Report	1×

18 July 2023 20:30	San Francisco CalHeat	34–22	Caciques de Palmer	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 350
	Kerst 7	(20–12)	Monge 9
	6×	Report	1× 2×

19 July 2023 18:00	San Francisco CalHeat	29–16	Krakens Handball Club	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 300
	Kerst 5	(19–7)	Mondaca 4
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1×

19 July 2023 20:30	Caciques de Palmer	25–26	Guerrilleros	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 100
	Rodriguez 10	(10–10)	3 players 6
	3×	Report	2× 5×

21 July 2023 18:00	Guerrilleros	21–33	San Francisco CalHeat	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 150
	Ceballos 8	(7–20)	Kerst 7
	1× 3× 1×	Report	1× 5×

21 July 2023 20:30	Krakens Handball Club	24–29	Caciques de Palmer	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 350
	Chaidez 7	(11–14)	Rodriguez 10
	3×	Report	1×

Third place game

22 July 2023 16:00	Guerrilleros	42–31	Krakens Handball Club	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 100
	Ceballos 10	(24–10)	Ochoa 13
	3×	Report	4×

Final

22 July 2023 19:00	San Francisco CalHeat	33–27	Caciques de Palmer	Paraíso Recreacional Mario Jiménez, Guaynabo Attendance: 115
	Kerst 8	(18–14)	Monge 11
	6×	Report	2×

Final standing

Rank	Team
	San Francisco CalHeat
	Caciques de Palmer
	Los Guerrilleros
4	Krakens Handball Club

	Team qualified to the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe

2023 North American and Caribbean Senior Club Champions San Francisco CalHeat Second title Team roster: Lucas Kröger, Jonathan Garcia, Mikio Tada, Yannik Te Morsche, Mohamed Balti, Eloy Rubio, Maximilian Paulus, Paul Assfalg, Andrew Donlin, Daniel Eggert [de], Ole Olsen, Felix Kerst, Hjalte Clausen, Drew Bradley, Kasper Ogendahl & Zuwed Akuro Head coach: Danilo Rojevic, Assistant coaches: Kristina Alavanja & Angel Mateo.

Statistics

Top Scorers

#	Player	Team	G	⌀
1.	Pablo Rodriguez	Caciques de Palmer	30	7.50
1.	Jose Ceballos	Guerrilleros	30	7.50
3.	Pablo Monge	Caciques de Palmer	29	7.25
4.	Felix Kerst	San Francisco CalHeat	27	6.75
5.	Benjamin Chaidez	Krakens Handball Club	20	5.00
5.	Santos Ramos	Guerrilleros	20	5.00
7.	Jesus Ochoa	Krakens Handball Club	18	4.50
8.	Luis Ramirez	Krakens Handball Club	15	3.75
9.	Yadnier Nieves	Caciques de Palmer	14	3.50
	Heriberto Mondaca	Krakens Handball Club
	Hector Santana	Guerrilleros
	Zuwed Akuro	San Francisco CalHeat

All-Star team

Position	Player	Team
Most valuable player	Pablo Rodriguez	Caciques de Palmer
Goalkeeper	Lucas Kröger	San Francisco CalHeat
Right wing	Jose Ceballos	Guerrilleros
Right back	Daniel Eggert [de]	San Francisco CalHeat
Centre back	Eloy Rubio	San Francisco CalHeat
Left back	Zuwed Akuro	San Francisco CalHeat
Left wing	Benjamin Chaidez	Krakens Handball Club
Pivot	Drew Donlin	San Francisco CalHeat

References

^ @balonmanopur (13 July 2023). "Desde el 17 de julio en el Mario Jimenez de Guaynabo. Clasificatorio de la North America and Caribean para el Super Globe masculino" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Palmer es el campeón de la Liga de Balonmano Superior Masculino". Noticel (in Spanish). 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ @balonmanopur (17 July 2023). "Recuerden desde hoy 17 de julio hasta el 22 de julio el Clasificatorio para el Mundial de Clubes masculino" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Twitter.

Official website

[table_hth_CAP0.39745003795133-3] HTH: Palmer 2 Pts, +4 GD; Guerrilleros 2 Pts, −1 GD; Krakens 2 Pts, −3 GD

[1] @balonmanopur (13 July 2023). "Desde el 17 de julio en el Mario Jimenez de Guaynabo. Clasificatorio de la North America and Caribean para el Super Globe masculino" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[Noticel_2023-05-15-2] "Palmer es el campeón de la Liga de Balonmano Superior Masculino". Noticel (in Spanish). 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[4] @balonmanopur (17 July 2023). "Recuerden desde hoy 17 de julio hasta el 22 de julio el Clasificatorio para el Mundial de Clubes masculino" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Twitter.

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