The 2023 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship was the 10th edition of the
IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship, held from 2 to 13 August 2023 in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
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 ...
(IHF). It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the
Croatian Handball Federation
The Croatian Handball Federation (; abbr. HRS) is the governing body of handball in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.
It organizes the handball leagues:
* Croatian Men's Premier Handball League
* Croatian Women's First Handball League
* Croatian ...
.
Spain won their first title after defeating Denmark in the final.
Bidding process
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
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Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to
Croatia
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by
IHF Council
The IHF Council is an institution of International Handball Federation (the governing body of handball and beach handball). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of IHF Congress. Its members are elected by the I ...
in its meeting held in
Cairo, Egypt
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on 28 February 2020.
Qualification
Draw
The draw took place on 3 March 2023 in Croatia.
Referees
The referee pairs were selected on 21 June 2023.
Preliminary round
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UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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President's Cup
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Main round
Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Classification games
29th–32nd places
Burundi withdrew their team before the placement round as some players were unable to be found.
Bracket
Semifinals
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31st place game
29th place game
25–28th places
Bracket
Semifinals
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27th place game
25th place game
21st–24th places
Bracket
Semifinals
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23rd place game
21st place game
17–20th places
Bracket
Semifinals
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19th place game
17th place game
13–16th places
Bracket
Semifinals
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15th place game
13th place game
9–12th places
Bracket
Semifinals
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11th place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
Championship bracket
5–8th place 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 ranking
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
Awards
The All-star team was announced on 13 August 2023.
Notes
References
External links
Official websiteIHF website
{{Youth World Handball Championship
2023 Youth
Men's Youth World Handball Championship
International handball competitions hosted by Croatia
2023 in Croatian sport
Youth World Handball