The France national youth handball team is the national under-19 handball team of France that represents France in international matches. It is managed by the French Handball Federation, an affiliate of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).Official website
The team competes in the IHF U19 Handball World Championship and the European U-18 Handball Championship (called the ), which it has both won twice.
The team is referred as the "U19" and "U19M".
Since 2023, Franck Prouff is the current head coach.
History Youth Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Youth Olympic Games recordYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAGD 2010 Didn't Qualify 2014 2018 No Handball Event 2022Total 0 / 2 0 Titles
Source:men's Youth World Championship Info Retrieved 31 October 2020
IHF Youth World Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Youth World Championship recordYearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGAGD 2005 Didn't Qualify 2007 2009 9th place 2011Semi-Finals 4th place 2013 13th place 2015 Final1st place 20172017 youth Edition Retrieved 8 November 2020 Final 1st place 20192019 youth Edition Retrieved 8 November 2020 6th place 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2023Didn't Qualify 2025 9th place Total 7/10 2 Titles
EHF European Youth Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Youth Championship recordYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAGD 1992 Didn't Qualify 1994 1997 1999 11th place 2001 5th place 2003 10th place 2004 9th place 2006 6th place 2008 7th place 2010 Didn't Qualify 2012 12th place 2014 FinalChampions 2016 FinalChampions 2018 Main Round 7th place 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 202110th place 2022 Group stage 14th place 2024 Intermediate Round 12th place 2026 7th place match 7th place Total 14/18 2 Titles The European Handball Federation decided to hold an U-19 European Championship in 2021, in a move to lessen the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact for national team players born in 2002.
Staff Head coaches :
Éric Quintin (2010–2021) Pascal Person (2021–2023) Franck Prouff (2023–)
References
External links World Men's Youth Championship table European Men's Youth Championship table