COPAN, Honduras, September 8, 2022.- Santa Rosa in Copan, Honduras, will welcome the XIV AFECAVOL U19 Boys’ Central American Championship from September 11 to 15 at the Santa Rosa Copan Gymnasium.
This is the second occasion that Copan, historic monument of Honduras, has hosted an AFECAVOL championship, in 2013 they hosted the XV U20 Women’s Central American championship.
The round-robin competition will consist of six national teams, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua starting on Monday 11th with three daily matches.
Costa Rica has won the past two editions undefeated (2019, 2017); with a total of seven gold medals and having reached the podium of every edition since its creation in 1982, they are the most awarded team of the under 19 age-group in AFECAVOL.
Competition schedule
Sunday September 11
2:00pm Belize v Guatemala
4:30pm Nicaragua v Costa Rica
7:00pm Opening Ceremony
7:30pm Honduras v El Salvador
Monday September 12
2:30pm Costa Rica v Guatemala
5:00pm El Salvador v Belize
7:30pm Nicaragua v Honduras
Tuesday September 13
2:30pm Guatemala v El Salvador
5:00pm Belize v Nicaragua
7:30pm Honduras v Costa Rica
Wednesday September 14
2:30pm El Salvador v Nicaragua
5:00pm Costa Rica v Belize
7:30pm Guatemala v Honduras
Thursday September 15
2:30pm Costa Rica v El Salvador
5:00pm Guatemala v Nicaragua
7:30pm Honduras v Belize
AFECAVOL Podium
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1982 | CRC | NCA | GUA |
1986 | CRC | PAN | GUA |
1996 | CRC | PAN | ESA |
2003 | CRC | GUA | NCA |
2005 | GUA | HON | CRC |
2007 | GUA | CRC | ESA |
2009 | CRC | GUA | PAN |
2011 | NCA | GUA | CRC |
2013 | GUA | CRC | HON |
2015 | NCA | GUA | CRC |
2017 | CRC | GUA | PAN |
2019 | CRC | GUA | HON |
Table of Medals
Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
Costa Rica | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Guatemala | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
Nicaragua | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Panama | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |