# 2025 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

The 2025 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy was held in Pristina, Kosovo from 12 to 16 March 2025. It featured a men's youth (U-19) tournament and a men's junior (U-21) tournament.

## Junior tournament
### Qualification

| Confederation | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| South and Central America (SCAHC) | 29 October – 2 November 2024 | Managua | 1 | Nicaragua |
| Africa (CAHB) | 2–6 November 2024 | Addis Ababa | 1 | Rwanda |
| North America & the Caribbean (NACHC) | 4–8 December 2024 | Mexico City | 1 | United States |
| Oceania (OCHF) | 16–20 December 2024 | Papeete | 1 | New Caledonia |
| Asia (AHF) | 3–7 January 2025 | Lucknow | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| Europe (EHF) | 14–18 January 2025 | Pristina | 1 | Bulgaria |

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 0 | Fifth place game |
| 12 March 2025 11:00 | New Caledonia | 25–36 | Bulgaria | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 12 March 2025 11:00 | three players 4 | (7–17) | Nikolov 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 12 March 2025 11:00 | 6× 1× | Report | 5× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 13 March 2025 11:00 | Bulgaria | 24–21 | United States | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 13 March 2025 11:00 | Marev 10 | (9–10) | Campos Menendez 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 13 March 2025 11:00 | 4× | Report | 10× 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 14 March 2025 13:00 | United States | 34–21 | New Caledonia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| 14 March 2025 13:00 | Campos Menendez, Darvas 6 | (18–9) | Waheo 4 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| 14 March 2025 13:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 7× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 59 | +31 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 70 | +1 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 89 | −32 | 0 | Fifth place game |
| 12 March 2025 13:00 | Uzbekistan | 39–30 | Nicaragua | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 12 March 2025 13:00 | Zokirov 10 | (19–15) | Romero 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 12 March 2025 13:00 | 4× 1× 1× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 13 March 2025 13:00 | Nicaragua | 27–50 | Rwanda | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 13 March 2025 13:00 | Z. Pérez 6 | (10–28) | Kayijamahe 11 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 13 March 2025 13:00 | 1× | Report | 5× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 14 March 2025 15:00 | Rwanda | 40–32 | Uzbekistan | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 14 March 2025 15:00 | Ndayishimiye 12 | (20–18) | Joldasbaev 11 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 14 March 2025 15:00 | 1× 8× | Report | 1× 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |

### Knockout round
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 March | 15 March |
| Bulgaria | 33 |
| Bulgaria | 33 | 16 March | 16 March |
| Uzbekistan | 41 | 16 March | 16 March |
| Uzbekistan | 41 | Uzbekistan | 32 |
| 15 March | 15 March | | Uzbekistan | 32 |
| 15 March | 15 March | United States | 33 |
| Rwanda | 28 | United States | 33 |
| United States | 32 | | |
| United States | 32 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 16 March | 16 March |
| | | Bulgaria | 31 |
| | | Rwanda | 48 |

#### Semifinals

| 15 March 2025 11:00 | Bulgaria | 33–41 | Uzbekistan | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 15 March 2025 11:00 | Nikolov 13 | (16–19) | Zokirov 9 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 15 March 2025 11:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 1× 6× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 15 March 2025 13:30 | Rwanda | 28–32 | United States | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina |
| 15 March 2025 13:30 | Mbesutunguwe, Ndayishimiye 8 | (13–14) | Campos Menendez, Trummer 9 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina |
| 15 March 2025 13:30 | 4× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina |

#### Fifth place game

| 16 March 2025 09:00 | New Caledonia | 29–44 | Nicaragua | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 16 March 2025 09:00 | four players 4 | (18–22) | Romero 11 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 16 March 2025 09:00 | 8× | Report | | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |

#### Third place game

| 16 March 2025 11:00 | Bulgaria | 31–48 | Rwanda | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 16 March 2025 11:00 | Dimitrov 8 | (18–21) | Kayijamahe 14 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 16 March 2025 11:00 | 4× | Report | 6× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |

#### Final

| 16 March 2025 15:00 | Uzbekistan | 32–33 | United States | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 16 March 2025 15:00 | Eshonkulov 10 | (13–18) | Campos Menendez 12 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 16 March 2025 15:00 | 1× 2× | | 1× 8× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
| 3 | Rwanda |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Nicaragua |
| 6 | New Caledonia |

## Youth tournament
### Qualification

| Confederation | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Africa (CAHB) | 2–6 November 2024 | Addis Ababa | 1 | Nigeria |
| South and Central America (SCAHC) | 5–9 November 2024 | Managua | 1 | Nicaragua |
| North America & the Caribbean (NACHC) | 20–24 November 2024 | San Juan | 1 | United States |
| Oceania (OCHF) | 16–20 December 2024 | Papeete | 1 | New Caledonia |
| Asia (AHF) | 3–7 January 2025 | Lucknow | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| Europe (EHF) | 14–18 January 2025 | Pristina | 1 | Kosovo |

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 0 | Fifth place game |
| 12 March 2025 15:00 | Uzbekistan | 36–23 | Nicaragua | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 12 March 2025 15:00 | Bozorboev 8 | (14–12) | López 5 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 12 March 2025 15:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 1× 2× 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 13 March 2025 15:00 | United States | 34–31 | Nicaragua | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| 13 March 2025 15:00 | Gomez de Santiago 7 | (18–13) | Meza 9 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| 13 March 2025 15:00 | 6× | Report | 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| 14 March 2025 17:00 | United States | 32–33 | Uzbekistan | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 14 March 2025 17:00 | Neumaier 9 | (15–15) | Abdukarimov 9 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 14 March 2025 17:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kosovo (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 0 | Fifth place game |
| 12 March 2025 17:00 | New Caledonia | 29–37 | Nigeria | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 12 March 2025 17:00 | Alakiletoa 13 | (15–19) | Must. Mohammed 14 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 12 March 2025 17:00 | | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 13 March 2025 17:00 | Nigeria | 27–30 | Kosovo | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 13 March 2025 17:00 | Foloki 8 | (16–12) | Muqolli 8 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 13 March 2025 17:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 1× 9× 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 14 March 2025 19:00 | Kosovo | 36–15 | New Caledonia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 14 March 2025 19:00 | Kadiri 14 | (20–6) | Alakiletoa 4 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 14 March 2025 19:00 | 3× | Report | 6× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |

### Knockout round
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 March | 15 March |
| Uzbekistan | 29 |
| Uzbekistan | 29 | 16 March | 16 March |
| Nigeria | 43 | 16 March | 16 March |
| Nigeria | 43 | Nigeria | 30 |
| 15 March | 15 March | | Nigeria | 30 |
| 15 March | 15 March | Kosovo (ET) | 34 |
| Kosovo | 27 | Kosovo (ET) | 34 |
| United States | 26 | | |
| United States | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 16 March | 16 March |
| | | Uzbekistan | 36 |
| | | United States | 38 |

#### Semifinals

| 15 March 2025 16:00 | Uzbekistan | 29–43 | Nigeria | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 15 March 2025 16:00 | Turgunov 10 | (13–24) | Must. Mohammed 17 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 15 March 2025 16:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygren, Borge (NOR) |
| 15 March 2025 18:30 | Kosovo | 27–26 | United States | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 15 March 2025 18:30 | Mulaj, Muqolli 9 | (13–11) | Long 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 15 March 2025 18:30 | 1× 2× | | 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |

#### Fifth place game

| 15 March 2025 09:00 | Nicaragua | 30–28 | New Caledonia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 15 March 2025 09:00 | Silva 6 | (14–12) | Mauligalo 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |
| 15 March 2025 09:00 | 2× | Report | | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Linster, Rauchs (LUX) |

#### Third place game

| 16 March 2025 13:00 | Uzbekistan | 36–38 | United States | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 16 March 2025 13:00 | Abdukarimov 9 | (12–20) | Long 10 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |
| 16 March 2025 13:00 | 1× 7× 1× | Report | 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA) |

#### Final

| 16 March 2025 17:30 | Nigeria | 30–34 (ET) | Kosovo | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| 16 March 2025 17:30 | Foloki 7 | (13–13) | Muqolli 9 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| 16 March 2025 17:30 | 6× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |
| Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Al-Suqufi, Al-Saqer (KSA) |||

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Kosovo |
| 2 | Nigeria |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | Uzbekistan |
| 5 | Nicaragua |
| 6 | New Caledonia |
* Team qualified to the 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship