2019 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

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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[edit]

Qualified teams[edit]

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[edit]

Group A[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Qualified teams[edit]

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[edit]

Group A[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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

Semifinals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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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