SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, December 4, 2024.- The 15th edition of the AFECAVOL Under 19 Men’s Central American Championship is headed to San Salvador, El Salvador, to be held December 8-14 at the FESAVOL Gymnasium.
Costa Rica is aiming for its fourth consecutive Central American title, after winning the last three editions of the event undefeated (2022, 2019, 2018). They are the most successful team in the tournament’s history, with an overall of 13 medals ( eight golds, two silvers, three bronzes) and having reached the podium in every edition since the tournament’s inception in 1982.
Guatemala and Nicaragua have each won the championship title; Guatemala on three occasions and Nicaragua two times. Guatemala also has seven silver medals and two bronze medals, while Nicaragua has one silver and one bronze medal.
In the last edition, held in Copán, Honduras in 2022, Belize achieved a historic milestone by earning its first-ever medal in the event, finishing in third place.
The round-robin competition will feature all seven Central American countries and kicks off on Sunday, December 8, with three daily matches.
Competition Schedule
Sunday December 8
3:00pm Costa Rica vs Guatemala
5:30pm Belize vs Nicaragua
8:00pm El Salvador vs Honduras
Monday December 9
3:00pm Costa Rica vs Panama
5:30pm Nicaragua vs Honduras
8:00pm Belize vs El Salvador
Tuesday December 10
3:00pm Costa Rica vs Honduras
5:30pm Nicaragua vs Panama
8:00pm Guatemala vs El Salvador
Wednesday December 11
3:00pm Belize vs Panama
5:30pm Guatemala vs Honduras
8:00pm Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Thursday December 12
3:00pm Guatemala vs Belize
5:30pm Costa Rica vs Nicaragua
8:00pm Honduras vs Panama
Friday December 13
3:00pm Costa Rica vs Belize
5:30pm Guatemala vs Nicaragua
8:00pm El Salvador vs Panama
Saturday December 14
2:00pm Belice vs Honduras
4:30pm Guatemala vs Panama
7:00pm Nicaragua vs El Salvador
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 |
| 2022 | CRC | GUA | BIZ |
Medal Table
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Panama | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Belize | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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