# Croatia men's national junior handball team

The Croatia national junior handball team is the national under-21/20 handball team of Croatia. Controlled by the Croatian Handball Federation that is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the European Handball Federation EHF, The team represents Croatia in international matches.

## History

Despite being one of the strongest men's handball nations globally, Croatia have never managed to win the Crown of the IHF Men's Junior World Championship . Their best performance so far was Vice-Champions in the 2019 Edition in Spain.

## Statistics
### IHF Junior World Championship record

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1977 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1979 / | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1981 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1983 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1985 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1987 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1989 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1991 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1993 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1995 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1997 | | 10th place | | | | | | | |
| 1999 | | 11th place | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | | 9th place | | | | | | | |
| 2003 | | 5th place | | | | | | | |
| 2005 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2007 | | 4th place | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2011 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2013 | | 4th place | | | | | | | |
| 2015 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2017 | | 10th place | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | | 2nd place | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | | 8th place | | | | | | | |
| Total | 9/23 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |

### European Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Junior Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1996 | | 5th place | | | | | | | |
| 1998 | | 6th place | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | | 8th place | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | | 11th place | | | | | | | |
| 2004 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2006 | | 7th place | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | | 16th place | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | | 11th place | | | | | | | |
| 2012 | Final | Runners-Up | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | 4th place | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | | 6th place | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | | 14th place | | | | | | | |
| Total | 11/13 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |

## Squad

Last world championship squad
* 01 EREŠ Ivan
* 04 MALEC Lovro
* 05 MILETA Fran
* 06 NOVAK Dominik
* 09 GODEC Karlo
* 12 PANJAN Ivan
* 13 VISTOROP Filip
* 14 MARTINOVIĆ Ivan
* 17 ŠPRUK Tomislav
* 18 MILIČEVIĆ Adrian
* 19 SRNA Zvonimir
* 20 VEKIĆ Josip
* 21 RAČIĆ Marko
* 22 PAPIĆ Daniel
* 25 ŠARAC Josip
* 45 JAGANJAC Halil