The 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship was the second edition of the
IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
under the aegis of
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...
. The tournament was held in two cities,
Gabrovo
Gabrovo ( bg, Габрово ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province.
It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an internationa ...
and
Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...
, from 12 to 18 June 2017.
A total of sixteen countries participated in the tournament out of which 15 are European except
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
Faroe Islands defended their title by defeating Turkey 26–25 in the final.
Three best-ranked teams from this tournament earned the right to participate at the
2nd phase of qualification for EURO 2020
Venues
The championship were played at two venues in
Gabrovo
Gabrovo ( bg, Габрово ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province.
It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an internationa ...
and
Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.
Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...
in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
.
Participating teams
:
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italics'' indicates host.
Draw
The draw was held on 7 March 2017 at 19:00.
Seeding
Referees
The following referees were appointed for the championship:
Preliminary round
The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
''All times are local (
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be wri ...
).''
Tie-breaking criteria
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group
tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
Media Guide
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# Number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
# Goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
# Number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
# Goal difference in all the group matches
# Number of goals scored in all the group matches
# Drawing of lots
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
9–16th place bracket
9–16th place quarterfinals
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13–16th place semifinals
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9–12th place semifinals
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15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Championship bracket
Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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References
External links
IHF website
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International sports competitions hosted by Bulgaria
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship
June 2017 sports events in Europe