The 2025 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the championship, held from 7 to 12 April 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico under the aegis of North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation.[1] The championship acted as the qualification tournament for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mexico |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–12 April |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Mexico |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 599 (49.92 per match) |
Defending champions Greenland did not enter due to financial reasons.[2] Cuba won the tournament after a finals win over Mexico.
Teams
editFive teams participated.[1]
- Canada
- Cuba
Puerto Rico- Mexico (hosts)
- United States
Venue
editThe venue is the Mexican Olympic Training Center in Mexico City.
Preliminary round
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 79 | +46 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Mexico (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 87 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Canada |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 4 | Third place game |
| 4 | United States |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 103 | −20 | 2 | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 131 | −37 | 0 |
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
Results
editAll times are local (UTC−6).
| 7 April 2025 16:00 |
Canada |
37–26 | Puerto Rico |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (16–8) | ||||
| 7 April 2025 18:00 |
Mexico |
21–19 | United States |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (12–6) | ||||
| 8 April 2025 16:00 |
United States |
17–26 | Canada |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (9–15) | ||||
| 8 April 2025 18:00 |
Puerto Rico |
23–35 | Cuba |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (10–17) | ||||
| 9 April 2025 16:00 |
Cuba |
29–19 | Canada |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (18–12) | ||||
| 9 April 2025 18:00 |
Puerto Rico |
23–28 | Mexico |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (10–13) | ||||
| 10 April 2025 16:00 |
United States |
31–22 | Puerto Rico |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (16–9) | ||||
| 10 April 2025 18:00 |
Mexico |
21–27 | Cuba |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (11–13) | ||||
| 11 April 2025 16:00 |
Cuba |
34–16 | United States |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (15–7) | ||||
| 11 April 2025 18:00 |
Canada |
18–28 | Mexico |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (8–13) | ||||
Knockout stage
editThird place game
edit| 12 April 2025 14:00 |
Canada |
26–20 | United States |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (11–12) | ||||
Final
edit| 12 April 2025 16:00 |
Cuba |
32–21 | Mexico |
Mexican Olympic Training Center, Mexico City |
| (15–10) | ||||
Final standing
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Cuba |
 | Mexico |
 | Canada |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
| Team qualified for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship |
Cuban players leaving
editThree players from Cuba Naomis Mustelier, Islenia Parra and Nahomi Rodríguez left the team after the training on Thursday morning 10 April. They only played the first three games.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 "IHF | Five teams to battle for coveted title at the 2025 NACHC Women's Handball Championship". www.ihf.info.
- ↑ "Tom pengekasse koster Grønlands landshold VM-mulighed". DR. February 22, 2025.
- ↑ Lans, Andy (14 April 2025). "Tres balonmanistas cubanas desertan en México del equipo nacional". 14ymedio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.