The IHF Emerging Nations Championship is a men's handball tournament organized by the International Handball Federation since 2015, directed to play with emerging teams. Its first edition was held in Kosovo from June 20 to 26.
Countries that currently participate are those in the “Four-year plan” of the European Handball Federation and the best ranked countries from other continents that did not qualify for the World Men's Handball Championship.
Of the teams that competed in the Emerging Nations Championship, three would later go on to play in the European Men's Handball Championship: Faroe Islands, Georgia, and Latvia. Two went on to play in the World Men's Handball Championship: Uruguay and United States (the latter on a wildcard).
Tournaments YearHost countryGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place 2015 Kosovo27–2428–16 2017 Bulgaria26–2532–25 2019 Georgia31–2147–31 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemicCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2023Bulgaria28–1847–182025Bulgaria29–2531–28
Medal count
Participation details Team20152017201920232025Total14th15th215th14th8th316th16th212th 6th2 10th10th12th8th411th5th3rd3rd2nd57th 110th6th6th38th12nd1st2 4th2nd6th35th 11st1st2 8th1st29th11th4th5th1st510th1 9th4th213th12th11th33rd3rd22nd 1 7th18th13th12th11th46th9th9th7th4 7th7th4th3 5th1 2nd1 5th3rd24th 1Total161612128
See also IHF Inter-Continental Trophy References
External links IHF website 2015 Tournament Official webpage