2019 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Tournament details
Host country Kosovo
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–14 April
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
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The 2019 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy was the fourth edition of the competition held in Pristina, Kosovo from 10 to 14 April 2019. It featured a men's youth (U-19) tournament and a men's junior (U-21) tournament.[1]

Junior tournament

Qualified teams

Confederation Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Oceania (OCHF)[2] 10–15 June 2018 New Caledonia Païta 1  Australia
Africa (CAHB)[3] 8–12 August 2018 Rwanda Kigali 1  Nigeria
Europe (EHF)[4] 23–28 October 2018 Kosovo Pristina 1  Kosovo
South and Central America (SCAHC)[5] 31 October – 4 November 2018 Paraguay Asunción 1  Paraguay
Asia (AHF)[6] 5–9 November 2018 Thailand Ubon Ratchathani 1  Chinese Taipei
North America & the Caribbean (NACHC)[7] 17–20 November 2018 United States West Dundee 1  United States

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kosovo (H) 2 2 0 0 65 44 +21 4 Semifinals
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 53 60 −7 2
3  Nigeria 2 0 0 2 50 64 −14 0
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
10 April 2019
15:00 		Kosovo  31–23  Chinese Taipei Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 400
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Muqolli, Tahirukaj 7 (16–10) three players 5
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11 April 2019
17:00 		Chinese Taipei  30–29  Nigeria Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 100
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Ting 8 (16–14) Anas 9
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12 April 2019
19:00 		Nigeria  21–34  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 350
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Mohammed 4 (11–22) Tahirukaj 9
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 59 39 +20 4 Semifinals
2  Paraguay 2 1 0 1 51 47 +4 2
3  Australia 2 0 0 2 39 63 −24 0
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.
10 April 2019
13:00 		United States  31–20  Australia Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Amitovic, Bengozi 6 (14–9) McCourt 6
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11 April 2019
15:00 		Australia  19–32  Paraguay Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
Ljunberg 5 (7–15) Fiore 8
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12 April 2019
15:00 		Paraguay  19–28  United States Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Rojas 6 (9–16) Amitovic 7
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Knockout round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April 2019
 
 
 Kosovo36
 
14 April 2019
 
 Paraguay17
 
 Kosovo30
 
13 April 2019
 
 Chinese Taipei26
 
 United States36
 
 
 Chinese Taipei41
 
Third place
 
 
14 April 2019
 
 
 Paraguay34
 
 
 United States (OT)36

Semifinals

13 April 2019
15:00 		United States  36–41  Chinese Taipei Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Bengozi, Amitovic 10 (14–21) Jou 9
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13 April 2019
19:00 		Kosovo  36–27  Paraguay Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 350
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
Shabani 7 (19–14) Melgarejo 10
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Fifth place game

13 April 2019
16:00 		Nigeria  37–21  Australia 1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 45
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
Ataboh 8 (20–9) Ljunberg 4
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Third place game

14 April 2019
14:00 		Paraguay  34–36 (ET)  United States Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Moussa, Shawky (EGY)
Giménez 7 (12–17) Bengozi 11
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FT: 30–30 ET: 4–6

Final

14 April 2019
18:00 		Kosovo  30–26  Chinese Taipei Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 900
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Tahirukaj 9 (12–10) Chen S., Li 7
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Final ranking

Rank Team
1  Kosovo
2  Chinese Taipei
3  United States
4  Paraguay
5  Nigeria
6  Australia
Team qualified to the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

Youth tournament

Qualified teams

Confederation Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Oceania (OCHF)[2] 10–15 June 2018 New Caledonia Païta 1  New Zealand
Africa (CAHB)[3] 8–12 August 2018 Rwanda Kigali 1  Nigeria
Europe (EHF)[8] 23–28 October 2018 Kosovo Pristina 1  Kosovo
South and Central America (SCAHC)[5] 31 October – 4 November 2018 Paraguay Asunción 1  Paraguay
Asia (AHF)[6] 5–9 November 2018 Thailand Ubon Ratchathani 1  Chinese Taipei
North America & the Caribbean (NACHC)[7] 17–20 November 2018 United States West Dundee 1  Canada

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 74 40 +34 4 Semifinals
2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 49 54 −5 2
3  Paraguay 2 0 0 2 40 69 −29 0
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.
10 April 2019
17:00 		Paraguay  22–38  Chinese Taipei Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 30
Referees: Magalhães, Da Silva (BRA)
Zalazar 8 (11–21) Yang 7
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11 April 2019
19:00 		Chinese Taipei  36–18  Nigeria 1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Tseng 9 (18–8) Salami 6
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12 April 2019
13:00 		Nigeria  31–18  Paraguay Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 40
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
three players 7 (18–7) Céspedes 5
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 2 2 0 0 72 41 +31 4 Semifinals
2  Kosovo (H) 2 1 0 1 72 49 +23 2
3  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 24 78 −54 0
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
10 April 2019
14:00 		New Zealand  10–37  Canada 1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Shawky, Moussa (EGY)
Ireland 4 (4–20) Barri 9
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11 April 2019
13:00 		Kosovo  41–14  New Zealand Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 60
Referees: Liu, Xu (China)
Isufi 8 (18–5) Ireland, Smith 5
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12 April 2019
17:00 		Canada  35–31  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 100
Referees: Moussa, Shawky (EGY)
Ouallouche 8 (16–9) Muqoli 8
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Knockout round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April
 
 
 Chinese Taipei35
 
14 April
 
 Kosovo26
 
 Chinese Taipei27
 
13 April
 
 Nigeria26
 
 Canada25
 
 
 Nigeria32
 
Third place
 
 
14 April
 
 
 Kosovo32
 
 
 Canada26

Semifinals

13 April 2019
13:00 		Canada  25–32  Nigeria Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Moussa, Shawky (EGY)
Ouallouche 8 (10–18) Salami 11
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13 April 2019
17:00 		Chinese Taipei  35–26  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 60
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Yang 9 (17–13) Muqoli 10
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Fifth place game

13 April 2019
13:00 		Paraguay  23–20  New Zealand 1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 25
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
Céspedes, Greco 5 (14–9) Brookes 8
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Third place game

14 April 2019
12:00 		Kosovo  32–26  Canada Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 60
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
Muqoli 8 (16–9) Ouallouche 9
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Final

14 April 2019
16:00 		Chinese Taipei  27–26  Nigeria Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 400
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhaes (BRA)
Lin 10 (14–11) Yusuf 12
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Final ranking

Rank Team
1  Chinese Taipei
2  Nigeria
3  Kosovo
4  Canada
5  Paraguay
6  New Zealand

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 IHF Men's Trophy – Intercontinental Phase". IHF. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Australia and New Zealand take continental honours". IHF. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Nigeria take continental honours". IHF. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Junior U20 Competition – Standings & Results". Handball Federation of Kosovo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Host nation book two spots in Intercontinental Phase". IHF. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Chinese Taipei make it a double in Thailand". IHF. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Canada and USA claim IHF Trophy – North America & the Caribbean titles". IHF. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Youth U18 Competition – Standings & Results". Handball Federation of Kosovo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

External links

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