Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bulgaria |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 12–18 June |
Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Faroe Islands (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Turkey |
Third place | Kosovo |
Fourth place | Cyprus |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 2,885 (60.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Svetlin Dimitrov (65 goals) |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Three best-ranked teams from this tournament earned the right to participate at the 2nd phase of qualification for EURO 2020