2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 12–18 June |
Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 2,885 (60.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (65 goals) |
The 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship was the second edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Bulgaria under the aegis of International Handball Federation. The tournament was held in two cities, Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo, from 12 to 18 June 2017.[1]
A total of sixteen countries participated in the tournament out of which 15 are European except China.
Faroe Islands defended their title by defeating Turkey 26–25 in the final.[2]
Three best-ranked teams from this tournament earned the right to participate at the 2nd phase of qualification for EURO 2020
Venues
[edit]The championship were played at two venues in Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.[3]
Gabrovo | |
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Orlovetz Sports Hall Capacity: 1,920 | |
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Veliko Tarnovo | |
Palace of Culture and Sport Capacity: 1,600 | |
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Participating teams
[edit]Country | Previous appearances in championship |
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1 (2015) |
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1 (2015) |
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1 (2015) |
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0 (debut) |
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1 (2015) |
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1 (2015) |
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0 (debut) |
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1 (2015) |
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0 (debut) |
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1 (2015) |
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1 (2015) |
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1 (2015) |
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0 (debut) |
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1 (2015) |
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1 (2015) |
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0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.
Draw
[edit]The draw was held on 7 March 2017 at 19:00.[4]
Seeding
[edit]Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Referees
[edit]The following referees were appointed for the championship:[5]
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Preliminary round
[edit]The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
All times are local (UTC+3).[6]
Tie-breaking criteria
[edit]For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:[7]
- Number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
- Goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
- Number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
- Goal difference in all the group matches
- Number of goals scored in all the group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 62 | +58 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 72 | +43 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 121 | −15 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 148 | −86 | 0 |
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.
12 June 2017 14:00 |
Turkey ![]() |
25–24 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
Döne 7 | (13–12) | Beshiri 5 | ||
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12 June 2017 16:00 |
Albania ![]() |
33–50 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
Shingjini 10 | (18–25) | Bregazzi 13 | ||
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13 June 2017 14:00 |
Kosovo ![]() |
47–30 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
Jupa 10 | (23–14) | J. Krohn, O'Brien 6 | ||
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13 June 2017 16:00 |
Turkey ![]() |
54–12 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
Öztürk 10 | (27–6) | Shingjini 6 | ||
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14 June 2017 14:00 |
Ireland ![]() |
26–41 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
J. Krohn 7 | (14–18) | Kanberoğlu 10 | ||
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14 June 2017 16:00 |
Kosovo ![]() |
44–17 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
Tahirukaj 9 | (20–8) | Shingjini 7 | ||
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Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 86 | +25 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 81 | +10 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 89 | −9 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 91 | −26 | 0 |
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.
12 June 2017 18:00 |
Luxembourg ![]() |
35–29 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
Muller 10 | (18–14) | Orjonikidze, Tskhovrebadze 6 | ||
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12 June 2017 20:00 |
Malta ![]() |
18–24 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Di Pilato 9 | (8–12) | Negrete Lindsay 10 | ||
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13 June 2017 18:00 |
Georgia ![]() |
34–26 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Orjonikidze 7 | (17–11) | Negrete Lindsay 6 | ||
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13 June 2017 20:00 |
Luxembourg ![]() |
39–27 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
Muller 8 | (17–11) | Baldacchino 8 | ||
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14 June 2017 18:00 |
Great Britain ![]() |
30–37 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
Goodwin 10 | (11–20) | Muller 9 | ||
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14 June 2017 20:00 |
Georgia ![]() |
28–20 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
Bulbulashvili, Orjonikidze 5 | (19–9) | Harrison 4 | ||
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Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 75 | +26 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 96 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 108 | −55 | 0 |
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
12 June 2017 18:30 |
Cyprus ![]() |
25–22 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
Argyrou 12 | (11–12) | Dimitrov 11 | ||
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12 June 2017 20:30 |
Andorra ![]() |
23–31 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
Pascual 6 | (6–15) | Butenko 10 | ||
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13 June 2017 18:00 |
Bulgaria ![]() |
41–34 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
Dimitrov 15 | (20–15) | Askerov 10 | ||
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13 June 2017 20:00 |
Cyprus ![]() |
39–14 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
Antreou 9 | (19–7) | Bernabé, Pascual 3 | ||
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14 June 2017 18:00 |
Bulgaria ![]() |
38–16 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
Dimitrov 16 | (19–6) | Toha 4 | ||
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14 June 2017 20:00 |
Azerbaijan ![]() |
28–32 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Askerov 8 | (13–18) | Argyrou 14 | ||
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Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 59 | +55 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 64 | +31 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 82 | +16 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 133 | −102 | 0 |
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.
12 June 2017 14:00 |
Armenia ![]() |
13–46 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
Sahakyan 5 | (7–20) | Untu 10 | ||
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12 June 2017 16:00 |
China ![]() |
23–30 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
Liu, Wang J. 6 | (7–15) | Klein Olsen 6 | ||
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13 June 2017 14:00 |
China ![]() |
43–12 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
Wang J. 11 | (21–4) | Sahakyan 6 | ||
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13 June 2017 16:00 |
Faroe Islands ![]() |
40–30 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
Krogh 7 | (21–16) | Zacaciurin 8 | ||
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14 June 2017 14:00 |
Moldova ![]() |
22–29 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Zacaciurin 7 | (11–15) | He 7 | ||
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14 June 2017 16:00 |
Faroe Islands ![]() |
44–6 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
Klein Olsen 8 | (18–1) | Sahakyan 3 | ||
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Knockout stage
[edit]9–16th place bracket
[edit]9–16th place quarterfinals
[edit]16 June 2017 14:00 |
Ireland ![]() |
31–22 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
J. Krohn 9 | (15–9) | Di Pilato 7 | ||
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16 June 2017 14:00 |
Azerbaijan ![]() |
39–21 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
Butenko 10 | (21–7) | Sahakyan 6 | ||
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16 June 2017 16:00 |
Great Britain ![]() |
42–15 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
Whaley 8 | (19–8) | Shingjini 6 | ||
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16 June 2017 16:00 |
Moldova ![]() |
48–14 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
Untu 12 | (24–6) | Toha, Travesset 3 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() |
13–16th place semifinals
[edit]17 June 2017 18:00 |
Malta ![]() |
34–23 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
Naudi 9 | (18–13) | Sahakyan 8 | ||
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17 June 2017 20:00 |
Albania ![]() |
23–32 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
Lala 7 | (9–11) | Toha 12 | ||
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9–12th place semifinals
[edit]17 June 2017 14:00 |
Ireland ![]() |
33–41 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
T. Krohn 8 | (18–20) | Malyarevich 14 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() |
17 June 2017 16:00 |
Great Britain ![]() |
34–35 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
Negrete 9 | (17–17) | Untu, Zacaciurin 11 | ||
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FT: 33–33 Pen: 1–2 |
15th place game
[edit]18 June 2017 10:00 |
Armenia ![]() |
23–24 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
Sahakyan 10 | (12–11) | Shingjini 7 | ||
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13th place game
[edit]18 June 2017 12:15 |
Malta ![]() |
36–25 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
Naudi 7 | (21–10) | three players 6 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
Eleventh place game
[edit]18 June 2017 16:45 |
Ireland ![]() |
26–39 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
Bregazzi 7 | (12–20) | Goodwin 7 | ||
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Ninth place game
[edit]18 June 2017 14:30 |
Azerbaijan ![]() |
31–45 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Butenko 9 | (14–22) | Zacaciurin 14 | ||
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Championship bracket
[edit]Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 28 | ![]() | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 31 | ![]() | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 30 | ![]() | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 38 | ![]() | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Seventh place | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | 30 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 32 | ![]() | 24 | ![]() | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]16 June 2017 18:00 |
Turkey ![]() |
32–26 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
Döne 15 | (16–15) | Orjonikidze 8 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
16 June 2017 18:00 |
Cyprus ![]() |
36–26 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
Georgiou 9 | (16–9) | Liu Z. 7 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
16 June 2017 20:00 |
Luxembourg ![]() |
23–34 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
Krier 6 | (11–17) | Dedaj 9 | ||
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16 June 2017 20:00 |
Faroe Islands ![]() |
30–24 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
Sigurbjørnsson 9 | (13–14) | Yakubov 6 | ||
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Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
5–8th place semifinals
[edit]17 June 2017 14:00 |
Georgia ![]() |
28–31 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
Tskhovrebadze 9 | (11–15) | Wang J. 12 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
17 June 2017 16:00 |
Luxembourg ![]() |
31–37 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
Zekan 6 | (13–20) | Dimitrov 13 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
Semifinals
[edit]17 June 2017 18:00 |
Turkey ![]() |
35–32 (ET) | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
Biçer 11 | (13–15) | Argyrou 10 | ||
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FT: 26–26 ET: 3–3, 6–3 |
17 June 2017 20:00 |
Kosovo ![]() |
30–33 | ![]() |
Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
Dedaj, Jupa 6 | (11–15) | Krogh 9 | ||
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Seventh place game
[edit]18 June 2017 14:15 |
Georgia ![]() |
25–32 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
Bulbulashvili 5 | (10–15) | Muller 8 | ||
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Fifth place game
[edit]18 June 2017 16:30 |
China ![]() |
30–38 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
Wang J. 8 | (11–18) | Atanasov 8 | ||
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Third place game
[edit]18 June 2017 18:45 |
Cyprus ![]() |
25–32 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
Fotiou 9 | (12–16) | Tahirukaj 8 | ||
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Final
[edit]18 June 2017 21:00 |
Turkey ![]() |
25–26 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
Biçer 6 | (11–13) | Krogh 9 | ||
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Final standings
[edit]Rank | Team |
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Teams advanced to the 2nd phase of qualification for EURO 2020 |
Statistics
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Top goalscorers[edit]
Source: IHF |
Top goalkeepers[edit]
Source: IHF |
References
[edit]- ^ "2nd IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship". ihf.info. 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Faroe Islands defend Emerging Nations Championship title". ihf.info. 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Press Bulletin Final Day at the IHF Emerging Nations Men's Championship". Bulgarian Handball Federation. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Draw results for 2nd IHF Emerging Nations Championship". ihf.info. 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Referee Nominations 2017 – IHF Emerging Nations Men's Handball Championship 2017 - Bulgaria". ihf.info. 18 June 2017.
- ^ "2nd IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship match schedule released". ihf.info. 11 April 2017.
- ^ Media Guide