# 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship

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.
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.
Three best-ranked teams from this tournament earned the right to participate at the 2nd phase of qualification for EURO 2020

## Venues

The championship were played at two venues in Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.
| Gabrovo | GabrovoVeliko Tarnovo |
| Orlovetz Sports Hall Capacity: 1,920 | GabrovoVeliko Tarnovo |
| Veliko Tarnovo | GabrovoVeliko Tarnovo |
| Palace of Culture and Sport Capacity: 1,600 | GabrovoVeliko Tarnovo |

## Participating teams

| Country | Previous appearances in championship |
| Albania | 1 (2015) |
| Andorra | 1 (2015) |
| Armenia | 1 (2015) |
| Azerbaijan | 0 (debut) |
| Bulgaria | 1 (2015) |
| China | 1 (2015) |
| Cyprus | 0 (debut) |
| Faroe Islands | 1 (2015) |
| Georgia | 0 (debut) |
| Great Britain | 1 (2015) |
| Ireland | 1 (2015) |
| Kosovo | 1 (2015) |
| Luxembourg | 0 (debut) |
| Malta | 1 (2015) |
| Moldova | 1 (2015) |
| Turkey | 0 (debut) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.

## Draw

The draw was held on 7 March 2017 at 19:00.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Cyprus Turkey Luxembourg China | Faroe Islands Kosovo Georgia Bulgaria | Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Great Britain Ireland Moldova Malta |

## Referees

The following referees were appointed for the championship:
Referees :
| Algeria | Youcef Belkhiri Sid Ali Hamidi |
| Austria | Denis Bolic Christoph Hurich |
| Bulgaria | Georgi Doychinov Yulian Goretsov |
| China | Zhou Yunlei Cheng Yufeng |
| Egypt | Yasmina El-Saied Heidy El-Saied |
| Great Britain | Jason Hollis Nicholas Le-mon |
| Italy | Simone Zendalli Stefano Riello |
Referees :
| Kosovo | Sherif Xhema Besfort Jahja |
| Montenegro | Jelena Vujačić Andelina Kažanegra |
| Poland | Maciej Łabuń Jakub Jerlecki |
| Portugal | Vania Sá Marta Sá |
| Serbia | Marko Boričić Dejan Marković |
| Sweden | Maria Bennani Safia Bennani |
| Ukraine | Marina Duplii Olena Kaverina |

## Preliminary round

The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
All times are local (UTC+3).

### Tie-breaking criteria

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:
* 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 62 | +58 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kosovo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 72 | +43 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 121 | −15 | 2 | |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 148 | −86 | 0 | |
| 12 June 2017 14:00 | Turkey | 25–24 | Kosovo | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 12 June 2017 14:00 | Döne 7 | (13–12) | Beshiri 5 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 12 June 2017 14:00 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 12 June 2017 16:00 | Albania | 33–50 | Ireland | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 12 June 2017 16:00 | Shingjini 10 | (18–25) | Bregazzi 13 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 12 June 2017 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 13 June 2017 14:00 | Kosovo | 47–30 | Ireland | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 13 June 2017 14:00 | Jupa 10 | (23–14) | J. Krohn, O'Brien 6 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 13 June 2017 14:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 13 June 2017 16:00 | Turkey | 54–12 | Albania | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 13 June 2017 16:00 | Öztürk 10 | (27–6) | Shingjini 6 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 13 June 2017 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 11× 1× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 14 June 2017 14:00 | Ireland | 26–41 | Turkey | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 14 June 2017 14:00 | J. Krohn 7 | (14–18) | Kanberoğlu 10 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 14 June 2017 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 14 June 2017 16:00 | Kosovo | 44–17 | Albania | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 14 June 2017 16:00 | Tahirukaj 9 | (20–8) | Shingjini 7 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 14 June 2017 16:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 86 | +25 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 81 | +10 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 89 | −9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 91 | −26 | 0 | |
| 12 June 2017 18:00 | Luxembourg | 35–29 | Georgia | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 12 June 2017 18:00 | Muller 10 | (18–14) | Orjonikidze, Tskhovrebadze 6 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 12 June 2017 18:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 5× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 12 June 2017 20:00 | Malta | 18–24 | Great Britain | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 12 June 2017 20:00 | Di Pilato 9 | (8–12) | Negrete Lindsay 10 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 12 June 2017 20:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 13 June 2017 18:00 | Georgia | 34–26 | Great Britain | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 13 June 2017 18:00 | Orjonikidze 7 | (17–11) | Negrete Lindsay 6 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 13 June 2017 18:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 4× 8× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 13 June 2017 20:00 | Luxembourg | 39–27 | Malta | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 13 June 2017 20:00 | Muller 8 | (17–11) | Baldacchino 8 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 13 June 2017 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 14 June 2017 18:00 | Great Britain | 30–37 | Luxembourg | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 14 June 2017 18:00 | Goodwin 10 | (11–20) | Muller 9 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 14 June 2017 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 9× 1× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 14 June 2017 20:00 | Georgia | 28–20 | Malta | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 14 June 2017 20:00 | Bulbulashvili, Orjonikidze 5 | (19–9) | Harrison 4 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 14 June 2017 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 75 | +26 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 96 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 108 | −55 | 0 | |
| 12 June 2017 18:30 | Cyprus | 25–22 | Bulgaria | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 12 June 2017 18:30 | Argyrou 12 | (11–12) | Dimitrov 11 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 12 June 2017 18:30 | 3× 8× | Report | 2× 7× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 12 June 2017 20:30 | Andorra | 23–31 | Azerbaijan | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 12 June 2017 20:30 | Pascual 6 | (6–15) | Butenko 10 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 12 June 2017 20:30 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 1× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 13 June 2017 18:00 | Bulgaria | 41–34 | Azerbaijan | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 13 June 2017 18:00 | Dimitrov 15 | (20–15) | Askerov 10 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 13 June 2017 18:00 | 2× 9× 1× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 13 June 2017 20:00 | Cyprus | 39–14 | Andorra | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 13 June 2017 20:00 | Antreou 9 | (19–7) | Bernabé, Pascual 3 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 13 June 2017 20:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 14 June 2017 18:00 | Bulgaria | 38–16 | Andorra | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 14 June 2017 18:00 | Dimitrov 16 | (19–6) | Toha 4 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 14 June 2017 18:00 | 2× 7× | Report | 1× 3× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 14 June 2017 20:00 | Azerbaijan | 28–32 | Cyprus | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 14 June 2017 20:00 | Askerov 8 | (13–18) | Argyrou 14 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 14 June 2017 20:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 4× 6× 2× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 59 | +55 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 64 | +31 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Moldova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 82 | +16 | 2 | |
| 4 | Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 133 | −102 | 0 | |
| 12 June 2017 14:00 | Armenia | 13–46 | Moldova | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 12 June 2017 14:00 | Sahakyan 5 | (7–20) | Untu 10 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 12 June 2017 14:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 12 June 2017 16:00 | China | 23–30 | Faroe Islands | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 12 June 2017 16:00 | Liu, Wang J. 6 | (7–15) | Klein Olsen 6 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 12 June 2017 16:00 | 3× 8× | Report | 4× 3× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 13 June 2017 14:00 | China | 43–12 | Armenia | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 13 June 2017 14:00 | Wang J. 11 | (21–4) | Sahakyan 6 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 13 June 2017 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 13 June 2017 16:00 | Faroe Islands | 40–30 | Moldova | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 13 June 2017 16:00 | Krogh 7 | (21–16) | Zacaciurin 8 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 13 June 2017 16:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 14 June 2017 14:00 | Moldova | 22–29 | China | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 June 2017 14:00 | Zacaciurin 7 | (11–15) | He 7 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 June 2017 14:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 June 2017 16:00 | Faroe Islands | 44–6 | Armenia | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 14 June 2017 16:00 | Klein Olsen 8 | (18–1) | Sahakyan 3 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 14 June 2017 16:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 1× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |

## Knockout stage
### 9–16th place bracket

| 13th place | 13th place | 13th place | 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–16th place quarterfinals | | 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | | | Ninth place | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| | | | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 31 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Malta | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Malta | Malta | 34 | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 33 | | | | |
| | | | Armenia | Armenia | 23 | | | | | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 41 | | | |
| | | | | | | Azerbaijan | 39 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Armenia | Armenia | | | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Malta | Malta | 36 | | | | | | | | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | | | | 31 |
| Andorra | Andorra | 25 | | | | | | | | Azerbaijan | | | | | Moldova | Moldova | 45 |
| | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Albania | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15th place | 15th place | 15th place | Albania | Albania | 23 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 34 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place | Eleventh place | | |
| | | | Andorra | Andorra | 32 | | | | | Moldova (pen.) | Moldova (pen.) | 35 | | | | | |
| Armenia | Armenia | 23 | | | | Moldova | Moldova | | | 48 | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 26 |
| Albania | Albania | 24 | | | | Andorra | Andorra | 14 | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 39 |

#### 9–16th place quarterfinals

| 16 June 2017 14:00 | Ireland | 31–22 | Malta | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 16 June 2017 14:00 | J. Krohn 9 | (15–9) | Di Pilato 7 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 16 June 2017 14:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 4× 6× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 16 June 2017 14:00 | Azerbaijan | 39–21 | Armenia | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 16 June 2017 14:00 | Butenko 10 | (21–7) | Sahakyan 6 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 16 June 2017 14:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 4× 1× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 16 June 2017 16:00 | Great Britain | 42–15 | Albania | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 16 June 2017 16:00 | Whaley 8 | (19–8) | Shingjini 6 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 16 June 2017 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 1× 7× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
| 16 June 2017 16:00 | Moldova | 48–14 | Andorra | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 16 June 2017 16:00 | Untu 12 | (24–6) | Toha, Travesset 3 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 16 June 2017 16:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |

#### 13–16th place semifinals

| 17 June 2017 18:00 | Malta | 34–23 | Armenia | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 17 June 2017 18:00 | Naudi 9 | (18–13) | Sahakyan 8 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 17 June 2017 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 17 June 2017 20:00 | Albania | 23–32 | Andorra | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 17 June 2017 20:00 | Lala 7 | (9–11) | Toha 12 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |
| 17 June 2017 20:00 | 4× 3× | Report | 2× 7× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Sá, Sá (POR) |

#### 9–12th place semifinals

| 17 June 2017 14:00 | Ireland | 33–41 | Azerbaijan | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 17 June 2017 14:00 | T. Krohn 8 | (18–20) | Malyarevich 14 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 17 June 2017 14:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 17 June 2017 16:00 | Great Britain | 34–35 | Moldova | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 17 June 2017 16:00 | Negrete 9 | (17–17) | Untu, Zacaciurin 11 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| 17 June 2017 16:00 | 4× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |
| Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR) |||

#### 15th place game

| 18 June 2017 10:00 | Armenia | 23–24 | Albania | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 18 June 2017 10:00 | Sahakyan 10 | (12–11) | Shingjini 7 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |
| 18 June 2017 10:00 | 4× 8× | Report | 4× 6× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zhou, Cheng (CHN) |

#### 13th place game

| 18 June 2017 12:15 | Malta | 36–25 | Andorra | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 18 June 2017 12:15 | Naudi 7 | (21–10) | three players 6 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |
| 18 June 2017 12:15 | 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Hollis, Le-Mon (GBR) |

#### Eleventh place game

| 18 June 2017 16:45 | Ireland | 26–39 | Great Britain | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 18 June 2017 16:45 | Bregazzi 7 | (12–20) | Goodwin 7 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 18 June 2017 16:45 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 5× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |

#### Ninth place game

| 18 June 2017 14:30 | Azerbaijan | 31–45 | Moldova | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 18 June 2017 14:30 | Butenko 9 | (14–22) | Zacaciurin 14 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 18 June 2017 14:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |

### Championship bracket

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Turkey | Turkey | 32 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Georgia | 26 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgia | Georgia | 28 | | | | Turkey (OT) | Turkey (OT) | 35 | | | | |
| | | | China | China | 31 | | | | | Cyprus | Cyprus | 32 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cyprus | 36 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | China | China | | | 26 | | | | | | | |
| China | China | 30 | | | | | | | | Turkey | Turkey | | | | 25 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 38 | | | | | | | | Turkey | | | | | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 26 |
| | | | | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kosovo | 34 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 31 | | | | Kosovo | Kosovo | 30 | Third place | Third place | Third place | | |
| | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 37 | | | | | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 33 | | | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 25 | | | | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | | | 30 | | | | Cyprus | Cyprus | 25 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 32 | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 24 | | | | | | | Kosovo | Kosovo | 32 |

#### Quarterfinals

| 16 June 2017 18:00 | Turkey | 32–26 | Georgia | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 16 June 2017 18:00 | Döne 15 | (16–15) | Orjonikidze 8 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 16 June 2017 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 16 June 2017 18:00 | Cyprus | 36–26 | China | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 16 June 2017 18:00 | Georgiou 9 | (16–9) | Liu Z. 7 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 16 June 2017 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 5× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 16 June 2017 20:00 | Luxembourg | 23–34 | Kosovo | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 16 June 2017 20:00 | Krier 6 | (11–17) | Dedaj 9 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 16 June 2017 20:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 4× 7× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL) |
| 16 June 2017 20:00 | Faroe Islands | 30–24 | Bulgaria | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 16 June 2017 20:00 | Sigurbjørnsson 9 | (13–14) | Yakubov 6 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 16 June 2017 20:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 17 June 2017 14:00 | Georgia | 28–31 | China | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 17 June 2017 14:00 | Tskhovrebadze 9 | (11–15) | Wang J. 12 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 17 June 2017 14:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 17 June 2017 16:00 | Luxembourg | 31–37 | Bulgaria | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 17 June 2017 16:00 | Zekan 6 | (13–20) | Dimitrov 13 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 17 June 2017 16:00 | 3× 11× | Report | 3× 6× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |

#### Semifinals

| 17 June 2017 18:00 | Turkey | 35–32 (ET) | Cyprus | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 17 June 2017 18:00 | Biçer 11 | (13–15) | Argyrou 10 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| 17 June 2017 18:00 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |
| Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Doychinov, Gpretsov (BUL) |||
| 17 June 2017 20:00 | Kosovo | 30–33 | Faroe Islands | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 17 June 2017 20:00 | Dedaj, Jupa 6 | (11–15) | Krogh 9 | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |
| 17 June 2017 20:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Sportna Zala, Gabrovo Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) |

#### Seventh place game

| 18 June 2017 14:15 | Georgia | 25–32 | Luxembourg | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 18 June 2017 14:15 | Bulbulashvili 5 | (10–15) | Muller 8 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| 18 June 2017 14:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 9× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |

#### Fifth place game

| 18 June 2017 16:30 | China | 30–38 | Bulgaria | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 18 June 2017 16:30 | Wang J. 8 | (11–18) | Atanasov 8 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 18 June 2017 16:30 | 1× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |

#### Third place game

| 18 June 2017 18:45 | Cyprus | 25–32 | Kosovo | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 18 June 2017 18:45 | Fotiou 9 | (12–16) | Tahirukaj 8 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |
| 18 June 2017 18:45 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA) |

#### Final

| 18 June 2017 21:00 | Turkey | 25–26 | Faroe Islands | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 18 June 2017 21:00 | Biçer 6 | (11–13) | Krogh 9 | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |
| 18 June 2017 21:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 4× 5× | Vasil Levski Palace of Culture and Sports, Veliko Tarnovo Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Faroe Islands |
| | Turkey |
| | Kosovo |
| 4 | Cyprus |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Luxembourg |
| 8 | Georgia |
| 9 | Moldova |
| 10 | Azerbaijan |
| 11 | Great Britain |
| 12 | Ireland |
| 13 | Malta |
| 14 | Andorra |
| 15 | Albania |
| 16 | Armenia |
* Teams advanced to the 2nd phase of qualification for EURO 2020