IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Award granted by the International Handball Federation
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The IHF Inter-Continental Trophy has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2011. It is a biennial tournament played among emerging nations in under-21 (junior) and under-19 (youth) categories.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| First season | 2011 |
| Countries | 6 |
| Confederation | 6 |
| Most recent champions | Men's Junior United StatesMen's Youth  KosovoWomen's Junior  GuineaWomen's Youth Guinea |
| Official website | IHF.info |
Men's junior tournament
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2011 Details |
 Jaipur[1] |
 Finland |
No playoffs |  Venezuela |
 Benin |
No playoffs | India | ||
| 2013 Details |
 Monterrey[2] |
 Moldova |
No playoffs | Mexico |
 Nigeria |
No playoffs |  Uzbekistan | ||
| 2015 Details |
 Gabrovo[3] |
 Faroe Islands |
No playoffs |  Cape Verde |
 Colombia |
No playoffs | Uzbekistan | ||
| 2019 Details |
Pristina[4] |
Kosovo |
30–26 |  Chinese Taipei |
United States |
36–34 (OT) |  Paraguay | ||
| 2023 Details |
 San José |
 Cuba |
No playoffs | Guinea |
 Great Britain |
No playoffs | Costa Rica | ||
| 2025 Details |
Pristina |
United States |
33–32 | Uzbekistan |
 Rwanda |
48–31 | Bulgaria | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Benin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4 | ||
 Benin | 3rd | 1 | |||||
 Bulgaria | 4th | 1 | |||||
 Cape Verde | 2nd | 1 | |||||
 Chinese Taipei | 2nd | 1 | |||||
 Colombia | 3rd | 1 | |||||
 Costa Rica | 4th | 1 | |||||
 Cuba | 1st | 1 | |||||
 Faroe Islands | 1st | 1 | |||||
 Finland | 1st | 1 | |||||
 Great Britain | 3rd | 1 | |||||
 Guinea | 2nd | 1 | |||||
 India | 4th | 1 | |||||
 Kosovo | 1st | 1 | |||||
 Mexico | 2nd | 1 | |||||
 Moldova | 1st | 1 | |||||
 New Caledonia | 6th | 1 | |||||
 Nicaragua | 5th | 1 | |||||
 Nigeria | 3rd | 5th | 2 | ||||
 Paraguay | 4th | 1 | |||||
 Rwanda | 3rd | 1 | |||||
 Tahiti | 5th | 1 | |||||
 United States | 3rd | 1st | 2 | ||||
 Uzbekistan | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 3 | |||
 Venezuela | 2nd | 1 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Men's youth tournament
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2019 Details |
Pristina |
Chinese Taipei |
27–26 | Nigeria |
Kosovo |
32–26 |  Canada | ||
| 2023 Details |
San José |
 Guadeloupe |
No playoffs |  Georgia |
Nigeria |
No playoffs |  Nicaragua | ||
| 2025 Details |
Pristina |
Kosovo |
34–30 (OT) | Nigeria |
United States |
38–36 | Uzbekistan | ||
Participating nations
| Nation | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 4th | 1 | ||
| Chinese Taipei | 1st | 1 | ||
 Georgia | 2nd | 1 | ||
 Guadeloupe | 1st | 1 | ||
| Kosovo | 3rd | 1st | 2 | |
| New Caledonia | 6th | 1 | ||
 New Zealand | 6th | 1 | ||
| Nicaragua | 4th | 5th | 2 | |
| Nigeria | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3 |
| Paraguay | 5th | 1 | ||
| Tahiti | 5th | 1 | ||
| United States | 3rd | 1 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 4th | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Women's junior tournament
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2011 Details |
 Almaty |
Finland |
No playoffs | Kazakhstan |
 Congo |
No playoffs | Cuba | ||
| 2013 Details |
Monterrey |
Bulgaria |
No playoffs |  DR Congo |
Canada |
No playoffs |  Thailand | ||
| 2015 Details |
Gabrovo |
Guadeloupe |
No playoffs | Bulgaria |
Uzbekistan |
No playoffs |  Senegal | ||
| 2024 Details |
Tashkent |
Uzbekistan |
33–23 | Great Britain |
Guinea |
27–17 | Mexico | ||
| 2026 Details |
Veliko Tarnovo |
Guinea |
No playoffs | Bulgaria |
Canada |
No playoffs | Uzbekistan | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guadeloupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2024 | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5th | 1 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3 | ||
| Canada | 3rd | 3rd | 2 | |||
| Colombia | 5th | 1 | ||||
 Congo | 3rd | 1 | ||||
| Cuba | 4th | 1 | ||||
| DR Congo | 2nd | 1 | ||||
| Finland | 1st | 1 | ||||
| Great Britain | 2nd | 1 | ||||
| Guadeloupe | 1st | 1 | ||||
| Guinea | 3rd | 1st | 2 | |||
 Kazakhstan | 2nd | 1 | ||||
| Mexico | 4th | 1 | ||||
| New Caledonia | 5th | 1 | ||||
| New Zealand | 5th | 1 | ||||
 Peru | 6th | 1 | ||||
 Senegal | 4th | 1 | ||||
 Thailand | 4th | 1 | ||||
| Uzbekistan | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3 | ||
| Total | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Women's youth tournament
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2024 Details |
Tashkent |
Kosovo |
22–16 | Nigeria |
Uzbekistan |
24–18 |  New Caledonia | ||
| 2026 Details |
Veliko Tarnovo |
Guinea |
No playoffs | Bulgaria |
Uzbekistan |
No playoffs | Canada | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
