The 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship was the 11th edition of the IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship held from 6 to 17 August in Egypt under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was first time in history that the championship was organised by Egyptian Handball Federation.
Spain were the defending champions but lost to Germany in the final, who secured their first title.
Bidding process Three nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
North Macedonia and Poland later withdrew their bid. The tournament was initially awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020. However, there were no further details on Slovenia's preparations four years later and were stripped of the hosting rights in September 2024, with Egypt being named the replacement.
Qualification Event Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 Egypt 2024 U-18 European Championship 7–18 August 2024 Podgorica 16 2024 Asian Youth Championship 3–14 September 2024 Amman 5 2024 African Youth Championship 19–26 September 2024 4 2024 South and Central American Youth Championship 5–9 November 2024 Managua 3 2024 North America and Caribbean Youth Championship 20–24 November 2024 Toa Baja 1 IHF Trophy InterContinental Phase 12–16 March 2025 Pristina 1 Wildcard 9 June 2025 ― 1
Draw The draw took place on 8 April in Cairo.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Referees The referee pairs were selected on 20 May 2025.
Referees Santiago CorreaAgustín Conberse Henrique GodoyKarl Magalhães Cheng YufengZhou Yunlei Ante MikelićPetar Parađina Raymel ReyesAlexis Zuñiga Mahmoud El-BeltagyHamdy Mahmoud Heidy El-SaiedYasmina El-Saied Titouan PicardPierre Vauchez
Referees Abdoulaye KonéJoel Yapo Maali Al-EneziDalal Al-Nassem Alexei CovaliucIgor Covaliuc Ismailj MetalariNenad Nikolovski Anđelina KažanegraJelena Vujačić Andreas BorgeMagnus Nygren Omer Al-ShahiKhamis Al-Wahbi
Referees Ruben MaiaAndré Nunes Mihai PîrvuRadu Potîrniche Mohammed Al-SaqerAli Al-Suqufi Cha Chang-hwanPak Hyun-jin Raúl OyarzunAritz Zaragueta Germán AraújoNicolás Perdomo Khasan IsmoilovKhusan Ismoilov
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
President's Cup Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Main round Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group are taken over.
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Placement matches 29th place bracket
29th–32nd place semifinals
31st place game
29th place game
25th place bracket
25–28th place semifinals
27th place game
25th place game
21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
17th place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
13–16th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
11th place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage Bracket Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking RankTeam4567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
Statistics and awards
Top goalscorers RankNameGoalsShots% 1 Aljuš Anžič 67 86 78 2 Mai Marguč 65 95 68 3 Marcos Fis Ballester 61 84 734 Ahmed Al-Obaidi60 82 73 João Lourenço 85 716 Olsi Mulaj53 87 61 Niclas Mierzwa 63 84 8 Vetle Mellemstrand Bore 52 78 659 Choi Yeon-gu51 78 65 Ágúst Guðmundsson 72 71 Nikola Roganovic 94 54 Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Mohamed Abdulhusan 38 58 382 Finn Knaack35 75 213 Alpha 12 344 Wilson Schultz34 39 114 David Failde 47 139 6 Mohamed Chabchoub 33 44 1327 Sergej Novakovič32 50 154 Gwendal Dussey 32 99 Timothé Riss 44 136 Marcos García 21 65 Guilherme Ferreira 50 155 Matevž Mlakar 81 252 Ahmed Ben Nasr 24 75
Awards The All-star Team was announced on 17 August 2025.
Position Player Goalkeeper Finn Knaack Right wing Abdelrahman Aly Right back Emil Sørensen Centre back Nikola Roganovic Left back Aljuš Anžič Left wing Sergio Sánchez Pivot Tim Schröder MVP Marcos Fis Ballester
References
External links Official website