2025 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
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International handball competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kosovo |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 12–16 March |
The 2025 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy was held in Pristina, Kosovo from 12 to 16 March 2025. It featured a men's youth (U-19) tournament and a men's junior (U-21) tournament.
Qualification
| Confederation | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South and Central America (SCAHC) | 29 October – 2 November 2024 |  Managua |
1 | Nicaragua |
| Africa (CAHB)[1] | 2–6 November 2024 |  Addis Ababa |
1 |  Rwanda |
| North America & the Caribbean (NACHC)[2] | 4–8 December 2024 |  Mexico City |
1 |  United States |
| Oceania (OCHF)[3] | 16–20 December 2024 |  Papeete |
1 |  New Caledonia |
| Asia (AHF)[4] | 3–7 January 2025 |  Lucknow |
1 |  Uzbekistan |
| Europe (EHF) | 14–18 January 2025 | Pristina |
1 |  Bulgaria |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 2 | |
| 3 | New Caledonia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 0 | Fifth place game |
Source: IHF
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.
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.
| 12 March 2025 11:00 |
New Caledonia |
25–36 | Bulgaria |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| three players 4 | (7–17) | Nikolov 7 | ||
6× 1× |
Report | 5×
|
| 13 March 2025 11:00 |
Bulgaria |
24–21 | United States |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| Marev 10 | (9–10) | Campos Menendez 6 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 10× 1×
|
| 14 March 2025 13:00 |
United States |
34–21 | New Caledonia |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| Campos Menendez, Darvas 6 | (18–9) | Waheo 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 7×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 59 | +31 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Nicaragua |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 89 | −32 | 0 | Fifth place game |
Source: IHF
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.
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.
| 12 March 2025 13:00 |
Uzbekistan |
39–30 | Nicaragua |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| Zokirov 10 | (19–15) | Romero 7 | ||
4× 1× 1× |
Report | 4×
|
| 13 March 2025 13:00 |
Nicaragua |
27–50 | Rwanda |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Z. Pérez 6 | (10–28) | Kayijamahe 11 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 5×
|
| 14 March 2025 15:00 |
Rwanda |
40–32 | Uzbekistan |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| Ndayishimiye 12 | (20–18) | Joldasbaev 11 | ||
| 1× 8× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
Knockout round
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 33 | |||||
| 16 March | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 41 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 32 | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| United States | 33 | |||||
| Rwanda | 28 | |||||
| United States | 32 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 31 | |||||
| Rwanda | 48 | |||||
Semifinals
| 15 March 2025 11:00 |
Bulgaria |
33–41 | Uzbekistan |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Nikolov 13 | (16–19) | Zokirov 9 | ||
| 4× 1× |
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 15 March 2025 13:30 |
Rwanda |
28–32 | United States |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina |
| Mbesutunguwe, Ndayishimiye 8 | (13–14) | Campos Menendez, Trummer 9 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 4×
|
Fifth place game
| 16 March 2025 09:00 |
New Caledonia |
29–44 | Nicaragua |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| four players 4 | (18–22) | Romero 11 | ||
| 8× |
Report |
Third place game
| 16 March 2025 11:00 |
Bulgaria |
31–48 | Rwanda |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| Dimitrov 8 | (18–21) | Kayijamahe 14 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 6×
|
Final
| 16 March 2025 15:00 |
Uzbekistan |
32–33 | United States |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Eshonkulov 10 | (13–18) | Campos Menendez 12 | ||
| 1× 2× |
1× 8×
|
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
| 3 | Rwanda |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Nicaragua |
| 6 | New Caledonia |
Youth tournament
Qualification
| Confederation | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa (CAHB)[1] | 2–6 November 2024 | Addis Ababa |
1 |  Nigeria |
| South and Central America (SCAHC) | 5–9 November 2024 | Managua |
1 | Nicaragua |
| North America & the Caribbean (NACHC)[5] | 20–24 November 2024 |  San Juan |
1 | United States |
| Oceania (OCHF)[3] | 16–20 December 2024 | Papeete |
1 | New Caledonia |
| Asia (AHF)[4] | 3–7 January 2025 | Lucknow |
1 | Uzbekistan |
| Europe (EHF) | 14–18 January 2025 | Pristina |
1 | Kosovo |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Nicaragua |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 0 | Fifth place game |
Source: IHF
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.
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.
| 12 March 2025 15:00 |
Uzbekistan |
36–23 | Nicaragua |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| Bozorboev 8 | (14–12) | López 5 | ||
| 4× 1× |
Report | 1× 2× 1×
|
| 13 March 2025 15:00 |
United States |
34–31 | Nicaragua |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| Gomez de Santiago 7 | (18–13) | Meza 9 | ||
| 6× |
Report | 1×
|
| 14 March 2025 17:00 |
United States |
32–33 | Uzbekistan |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Neumaier 9 | (15–15) | Abdukarimov 9 | ||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 | New Caledonia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 0 | Fifth place game |
Source: IHF
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
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
| 12 March 2025 17:00 |
New Caledonia |
29–37 | Nigeria |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Alakiletoa 13 | (15–19) | Must. Mohammed 14 | ||
| Report | 4×
|
| 13 March 2025 17:00 |
Nigeria |
27–30 | Kosovo |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| Foloki 8 | (16–12) | Muqolli 8 | ||
| 4× 2× |
Report | 1× 9× 2×
|
| 14 March 2025 19:00 |
Kosovo |
36–15 | New Caledonia |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| Kadiri 14 | (20–6) | Alakiletoa 4 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 6×
|
Knockout round
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 29 | |||||
| 16 March | ||||||
| Nigeria | 43 | |||||
| Nigeria | 30 | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| Kosovo (ET) | 34 | |||||
| Kosovo | 27 | |||||
| United States | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 36 | |||||
| United States | 38 | |||||
Semifinals
| 15 March 2025 16:00 |
Uzbekistan |
29–43 | Nigeria |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| Turgunov 10 | (13–24) | Must. Mohammed 17 | ||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 3×
|
| 15 March 2025 18:30 |
Kosovo |
27–26 | United States |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| Mulaj, Muqolli 9 | (13–11) | Long 7 | ||
| 1× 2× |
3×
|
Fifth place game
| 15 March 2025 09:00 |
Nicaragua |
30–28 | New Caledonia |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| Silva 6 | (14–12) | Mauligalo 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report |
Third place game
| 16 March 2025 13:00 |
Uzbekistan |
36–38 | United States |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| Abdukarimov 9 | (12–20) | Long 10 | ||
| 1× 7× 1× |
Report | 2×
|
Final
| 16 March 2025 17:30 |
Nigeria |
30–34 (ET) | Kosovo |
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| Foloki 7 | (13–13) | Muqolli 9 | ||
| 6× |
Report | 4× | ||
|
FT: 26–26 ET: 4–8 | ||||
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo |
| 2 | Nigeria |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | Uzbekistan |
| 5 | Nicaragua |
| 6 | New Caledonia |
| Team qualified to the 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship |
References
- 1 2 "Nigeria and Rwanda triumph at Men's IHF Trophy Continental Phase Africa". IHF. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ "IHF Trophy U19 – North America and the Caribbean – Continental Phase". IHF. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- 1 2 "New Caledonia hit gold twice at the 2024 IHF Trophy Oceania". IHF. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Uzbekistan seal gold at both the Junior and Youth 2025 Men's IHF Trophy Men's Asia". IHF. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ "United States of America triumph at Men's IHF Trophy North America and the Caribbean". IHF. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.