2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship

2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kosovo
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates20–26 June
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Faroe Islands (1st title)
Runner-up Latvia
Third place Kosovo
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Bulgaria Svetlin Dimitrov
(64 goals)
Best playerFaroe Islands Tróndur Kragesteen
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The 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship was the first edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The tournament was held in Pristina and Gjakova, Kosovo, from 20 to 26 June.[1]

A total of 16 nations played in the tournament: several European teams that did not qualify to the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship, plus Australia, Cameroon, China and Uruguay.

  1. ^ "It has launched the World Handball Championship in developing countries today in our capital". Kosovo Handball Federation. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.