2025 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bulgaria |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–16 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
The 2025 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship will be the fifth edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Bulgaria under the aegis of International Handball Federation from 11 to 16 March 2025.[1]
Participating teams
[edit]| Country | Previous appearances |
|---|---|
 Azerbaijan |
3 (2017, 2019, 2023) |
| Bulgaria |
4 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023) |
 Cyprus |
2 (2017, 2023) |
 Great Britain |
4 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023) |
 Moldova |
3 (2015, 2017, 2023) |
 Nigeria |
2 (2019, 2023) |
 Paraguay |
0 (debut) |
 United States |
1 (2019) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.
Draw
[edit]The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in Oslo.[1][2]
Seeding
[edit]| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Cyprus
|
Bulgaria Azerbaijan
|
Nigeria Great Britain
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Moldova Paraguay
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Preliminary round
[edit]All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5–8th place semifianls |
| 4 | Paraguay
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 11 March 2025. 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
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
| 11 March 2025 18:30 |
Bulgaria
|
v | Paraguay
|
Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
| 11 March 2025 20:45 |
Cyprus
|
v | Great Britain
|
Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
| 12 March 2025 18:00 |
Bulgaria
|
v | Great Britain
|
Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
| 12 March 2025 20:15 |
Paraguay
|
v | Cyprus
|
Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
| 13 March 2025 18:00 |
Cyprus
|
v | Bulgaria
|
Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
| 13 March 2025 20:15 |
Great Britain
|
v | Paraguay
|
Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Azerbaijan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Nigeria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5–8th place semifianls |
| 4 | Moldova
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 11 March 2025. 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.
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.
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
- Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
5–8th place semifinals
[edit]| 15 March 2025 | A2 | v | B2 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
| 15 March 2025 | C2 | v | D2 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
Semifinals
[edit]| 15 March 2025 | A1 | v | B1 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
| 15 March 2025 | C1 | v | D1 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
Seventh place game
[edit]| 16 March 2025 | LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
Fifth place game
[edit]| 16 March 2025 | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
Third place game
[edit]| 16 March 2025 | LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
Final
[edit]| 16 March 2025 | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna |
Final ranking
[edit]| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eight teams to compete at the 2025 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Teams find out their fate at the 2025 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship draw". IHF. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.