The South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) (Spanish: Confederación Sur y Centro Americana de Balonmano (COSCABAL)) is the governing body of the Olympic sport of Handball and Beach handball in South America and Central America. It is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF).
| South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) Spanish: Confederación Sur y Centro Americana de Balonmano (COSCABAL) | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| History | |
| Preceding organisations | Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977 – 2019) |
| Year of formation | April 5, 2019 at Cali, Colombia  |
| Demographics | |
| Membership size | 19 members |
| Affiliations | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 2019 |
| Governance | |
| President | Marcel Guido Mancilla Bravo  |
| Secretariat | |
| Address |
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| Country | Chile |
| Secretary General | Blas César Garcete Argüello  |
| Managing Director | Salvio Sedréz  |
| Number of staff | 6 |
| Regions | |
SCAHC has 19 members countries located within the South America and Central America. One of IHF's six continental confederations, the SCAHC was formed officially on 5 April 2019 in Cali (Colombia). The SCAHC headquarter is located in Santiago de Chile (Chile).
History
editOn 14 January 2018, during the IHF Council meeting, Pan-American Team Handball Federation was suspended by International Handball Federation and was divided into two continental confederations namely the North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation and the South and Central America Handball Confederation. The IHF Council decision was taken on the facts that there are no signs of development in the level of handball and beach handball in the North American, Central American and the Caribbean countries. There was some development in South American level but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe, Asia and Africa.[1] No team from Americas had ever reached to the semifinal stage of the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and the IHF Men's Junior World Championship till date. The PATHF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and it annulled IHF's decision.[2]
At the Extraordinary IHF Congress 2019 the IHF statues were revised to add the new federations.[3][4]
SCAHC Presidents
edit| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Guido Mancilla Bravo | Chile |
1 July 2019 – Till date |
SCAHC Secretaries General
edit| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blas César Garcete Argüello | Paraguay |
1 July 2019 – Till date |
SCAHC Managing Director
edit| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sálvio Sedréz [5] | Brazil |
1 July 2019 – Till date |
SCAHC Council
editFollowing are the members serving 2019 – 2023 term.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| President | Marcel Mancilla Bravo | Chile
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| 1st Vice-president | Ricardo Souza | Brazil
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| 2nd Vice-president | Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Vargas |  Costa Rica
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| Secretary General | Blas César Garcete Argüello | Paraguay
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| Treasurer | Victor Manuel Ramos Vergara | Colombia
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| Chairman of Technical and Development Commission | Cecilia Hernández |  El Salvador
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| Chairman of Competitions Commission | Martín Chilaca |  Bolivia
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| Managing Director | Sálvio Sedréz | Brazil
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SCAHC members
edit- South America
- Central America
- ✝ means non-active member
Tournaments
editNational teams
edit- South and Central American Men's Handball Championship
- South and Central American Women's Handball Championship
- South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship
- South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship
- South and Central American Men's Youth Handball Championship
- South and Central American Women's Youth Handball Championship
- Central American Handball Championship
Club
edit- South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship
- South and Central American Women's Club Handball Championship
- South and Central American Junior Club Handball Championship
Beach
editCurrent champions
edit| Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Handball | Brazil (2024) (2*)
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Brazil (2024) (4*)
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| Junior Handball |  Argentina (2024) (2*)
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Argentina (2023) (2*)
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| Youth Handball | Brazil (2024) (2*)
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Brazil (2023) (2*)
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| Beach Handball | Brazil (2024) (3*)
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Brazil (2024) (2*)
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| Club Handball | Handebol Taubaté (2024) (3*)
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EC Pinheiros (2024) (3*)
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(Titles) (*) Record titles
References
edit- ^ "IHF statement related to Pan-American continent". IHF. 19 January 2018.
- ^ IHF refuse to stop plan to split Pan American body in two despite losing CAS case - Michael Pavitt, Inside the Games, 25 September 2018
- ^ Rockstroh, Jessica (30 April 2019). "Revised motions from IHF Council related to Article 11 of the IHF Statutes" (PDF; 255 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Now six Continental Confederations: IHF splits Panamerican Handball Federation into North and South". handball world. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Sedrez, Sálvio (2 October 2019). "Delegados Técnicos" (PDF; 118 KB). COSCABAL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.