# France men's national youth handball team

The France national youth handball team is the national under-19 handball team of France that represents France in international matches. It is managed by the French Handball Federation, an affiliate of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).
The team competes in the IHF U19 Handball World Championship and the European U-18 Handball Championship (called the M18 EHF EURO), which it has both won twice.
The team is referred as the "U19" and "U19M".
Since 2023, Franck Prouff is the current head coach.

## History
### Youth Olympic Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Youth Olympic Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2018 | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event |
| 2022 | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event | No Handball Event |
| Total | 0 / 2 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |
Source:

### IHF Youth World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Youth World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2009 | | 9th place | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | Semi-Finals | 4th place | | | | | | | |
| 2013 | | 13th place | | | | | | | |
| 2015 | Final | 1st place | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | Final | 1st place | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | | 6th place | | | | | | | |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 7/10 | 2 Titles | | | | | | | |

### EHF European Youth Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Youth Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1992 | 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 |
| 1994 | 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 | 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 |
| 1999 | | 11th place | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | | 5th place | | | | | | | |
| 2003 | | 10th place | | | | | | | |
| 2004 | | 9th place | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | | 6th place | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | | 7th place | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2012 | | 12th place | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | Final | Champions | | | | | | | |
| 2016 | Final | Champions | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | Main Round | 7th place | | | | | | | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021$^a$ | | 10th place | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | Group stage | 14th place | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 13/17 | 2 Titles | | | | | | | |
$^a$ The European Handball Federation decided to hold an U-19 European Championship in 2021, in a move to lessen the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact for national team players born in 2002.

## Staff

Head coaches :
* Éric Quintin (?–2021)
* Pascal Person (2021–2023)
* Franck Prouff (2023–)