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.
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.
Referees Following eight referee pairs are selected:
Referees Mohamed Bedoui KouichliLluis Coll Exposito Kulovic EdinSkaljic Vedad Zvezdelin YonchevSvetoslav Yovchev Ndemdou BlaiseNgassa Laure
Referees Zhou YunleiCheng Yufeng Hollis Jason MarkLe-Mon Nicholas Thomas Ilir BytyqiSyart Kasapi Martins LeitisRalfs Persis
Venues The championship were played at two venues in Pristina and Gjakova in Kosovo.
Pristina Gjakova Palace of Youth and SportsCapacity: 3,000 Shani Nushi Sports HallCapacity: 2,500
Preliminary round The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
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:Media Guide 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
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Championship
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking RankTeam45678910111213141516
2015 Emerging Nations Championship Winners Faroe IslandsFirst title
Team Roster: Mikkjal Hansen, Bartal T. Kamban, Bogi Gaard Davidsen, Rókur Rasmusen, Hans Eli Sigurbjørnsson, Rúni Højgaard, Kjartan Johansen, Jóannes Prestá, Áki Egilsnes, Allan Norðberg, Andreas Eriksen, Tróndur Kragesteen, Rókur Akralíð, Tony Hammer Weyhe, . Team Officials: Kári Nielsen, Birgir Hansen, Jákup Duruus.
Awards MVP: Tróndur Kragesteen Goalkeeper: Isaac Junior Fonsho Left Wing: Rosing Rasmussen Right Wing: Karl Roosna Center: Kreshnik Krasniqi kosovo Left Back: Raimonds Trifanovs Right Back: Áki Egilsnes Pivot: Jupa Kastriot Top Goal Scorer: Svetlin Dimitrov
Media coverage RTV21 streams all Kosovo matches and both final and 3rd place matches.
Country / Region Broadcaster RTV21
See also 2015 World Men's Handball Championship
References
External links Official website IHF website Match Centre - Handball Australia webpage Match report - Australia vs Faroe Islands, Handball Australia webpage Match Report - Kosovo vs Australia, Handball Australia webpage Match report - Australia vs Armenia, Handball Australia webpage