2019 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

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]

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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Junior tournament

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Qualified teams

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

Preliminary round

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Group A

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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
  1×  Report   4× 

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
 5×  1×  Report  6× 

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
 3×  Report   6× 

Group B

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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
 4×  Report   6× 

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
  5×  Report   4× 

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
  8×  Report  3×  1× 

Knockout round

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Bracket

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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

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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
  3×  Report   5× 

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
  4×  Report  3× 

Fifth place game

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

Third place game

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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
  4×  Report   5×  1× 

FT: 30–30 ET: 4–6

Final

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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
  7×  Report  2× 

Final ranking

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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

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Qualified teams

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

Preliminary round

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Group A

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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
  2×  Report   5× 

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
  3×  Report   10×  1× 

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
  2×  Report   4× 

Group B

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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
  6×  Report  4× 

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
  4×  Report   1× 

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
  3×  Report   9× 

Knockout round

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Bracket

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

Semifinals

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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
  3×  Report   8× 

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
  8×  1×  Report   7× 

Fifth place game

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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
  1×  Report  1× 

Third place game

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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
  3×  Report   5× 

Final

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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
  3×  Report   8× 

Final ranking

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

References

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  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.
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