BELIZE CITY, Belize, August 1, 2023.- Belize will be hosting the twenty second AFECAVOL Men’s Senior Central American Championship from August 6 to 12 at the Belize City Civic Center.
Reigning champion Guatemala will seek their fourth consecutive title, after winning the past three editions of the tournament (2017, 2018, 2021), for an overall five Central American titles in the history of the event.
In the last edition held in Guatemala City in 2021, Costa Rica finished second, and Nicaragua finished third. After 30 years of not making it to the Central American podium, Nicaragua won the bronze medal, their first-ever medal in the history of the event was also a bronze, during the sixth edition of the Cup held in Honduras in 1991.
Panama is the country with the most titles in the region, with a total of eight, followed by Costa Rica with six.
Teams will arrive in Belize City on Friday, August 4th. The Preliminary inquiries will take place on Saturday, August 5th, and the competition will kick off on Sunday, August 6th, with three daily matches.
Competition schedule:
Sunday August 6
14:30 Costa Rica v Panama
17:00 Nicaragua v Honduras
19:00 Inauguración
19:30 El Salvador v Belize
Monday August 7
14:30 Costa Rica v Nicaragua
17:00 Guatemala v El Salvador
19:30 Panama v Belize
Tuesday August 8
14:30 El Salvador Panama
17:00 Nicaragua v Guatemala
19:30 Belize v Honduras
Wednesday August 9
14:30 Panama v Nicaragua
17:00 Honduras v El Salvador
19:30 Guatemala v Costa Rica
Thursday August 10
14:30 El Salvador v Costa Rica
17:00 Honduras v Panama
19:30 Belize v Guatemala
Friday August 11
14:30 Nicaragua v El Salvador
17:00 Guatemala v Honduras
19:30 Costa Rica v Belize
Saturday August 12
14:30 Panama v Guatemala
17:00 Honduras v Costa Rica
19:30 Belize v Nicaragua
Year by Year medalists
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1974 | PAN | GUA | ESA |
| 1976 | PAN | GUA | CRC |
| 1977 | GUA | ESA | CRC |
| 1987 | CRC | PAN | GUA |
| 1989 | CRC | GUA | PAN |
| 1991 | HON | PAN | NCA |
| 1993 | PAN | ESA | HON |
| 1995 | PAN | HON | GUA |
| 1997 | HON | GUA | CRC |
| 1999 | CRC | GUA | PAN |
| 2000 | CRC | BIZ | HON |
| 2002 | PAN | CRC | HON |
| 2004 | PAN | HON | CRC |
| 2006 | PAN | CRC | GUA |
| 2008 | PAN | GUA | CRC |
| 2010 | CRC | ESA | GUA |
| 2012 | GUA | PAN | HON |
| 2014 | CRC | GUA | HON |
| 2017 | GUA | ESA | HON |
| 2018 | GUA | CRC | ESA |
| 2021 | GUA | CRC | NCA |
Composite
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| PAN | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| CRC | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| GUA | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| HON | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| ESA | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| BIZ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NCA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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