2025 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

2025 Men's IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Tournament details
Host country Kosovo
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–16 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.

Junior tournament

Qualification

Confederation Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
South and Central America (SCAHC) 29 October – 2 November 2024 Nicaragua Managua 1  Nicaragua
Africa (CAHB)[1] 2–6 November 2024 Ethiopia Addis Ababa 1  Rwanda
North America & the Caribbean (NACHC)[2] 4–8 December 2024 Mexico Mexico City 1  United States
Oceania (OCHF)[3] 16–20 December 2024 French Polynesia Papeete 1  New Caledonia
Asia (AHF)[4] 3–7 January 2025 India Lucknow 1  Uzbekistan
Europe (EHF) 14–18 January 2025 Kosovo 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.
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
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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Knockout round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 March
 
 
 Bulgaria33
 
16 March
 
 Uzbekistan41
 
 Uzbekistan32
 
15 March
 
 United States33
 
 Rwanda28
 
 
 United States32
 
Third place
 
 
16 March
 
 
 Bulgaria31
 
 
 Rwanda48

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Ethiopia Addis Ababa 1  Nigeria
South and Central America (SCAHC) 5–9 November 2024 Nicaragua Managua 1  Nicaragua
North America & the Caribbean (NACHC)[5] 20–24 November 2024 Puerto Rico San Juan 1  United States
Oceania (OCHF)[3] 16–20 December 2024 French Polynesia Papeete 1  New Caledonia
Asia (AHF)[4] 3–7 January 2025 India Lucknow 1  Uzbekistan
Europe (EHF) 14–18 January 2025 Kosovo 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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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Knockout round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 March
 
 
 Uzbekistan29
 
16 March
 
 Nigeria43
 
 Nigeria30
 
15 March
 
 Kosovo (ET)34
 
 Kosovo27
 
 
 United States26
 
Third place
 
 
16 March
 
 
 Uzbekistan36
 
 
 United States38

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. ^ a b "Nigeria and Rwanda triumph at Men's IHF Trophy Continental Phase Africa". IHF. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ^ "IHF Trophy U19 – North America and the Caribbean – Continental Phase". IHF. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "New Caledonia hit gold twice at the 2024 IHF Trophy Oceania". IHF. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "United States of America triumph at Men's IHF Trophy North America and the Caribbean". IHF. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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