2019 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

The 2019 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy was the fourth edition of the competition held in Pristina, Kosovo from 10 to 14 April 2019. It featured a men's youth (U-19) tournament and a men's junior (U-21) tournament.

Junior tournament

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
10 April 2019
15:00
Kosovo 31–23 Chinese TaipeiPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 400
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Muqolli, Tahirukaj 7(16–10)three players 5
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11 April 2019
17:00
Chinese Taipei 30–29 NigeriaPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 100
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Ting 8(16–14)Anas 9
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12 April 2019
19:00
Nigeria 21–34 KosovoPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 350
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Mohammed 4(11–22)Tahirukaj 9
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Group B

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
10 April 2019
13:00
United States 31–20 AustraliaPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Amitovic, Bengozi 6(14–9)McCourt 6
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11 April 2019
15:00
Australia 19–32 ParaguayPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
Ljunberg 5(7–15)Fiore 8
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12 April 2019
15:00
Paraguay 19–28 United StatesPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Rojas 6(9–16)Amitovic 7
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Knockout round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April 2019
 
 
 Kosovo36
 
14 April 2019
 
 Paraguay17
 
 Kosovo30
 
13 April 2019
 
 Chinese Taipei26
 
 United States36
 
 
 Chinese Taipei41
 
Third place
 
 
14 April 2019
 
 
 Paraguay34
 
 
 United States (OT)36

Semifinals

13 April 2019
15:00
United States 36–41 Chinese TaipeiPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Bengozi, Amitovic 10(14–21)Jou 9
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13 April 2019
19:00
Kosovo 36–27 ParaguayPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 350
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhães (BRA)
Shabani 7(19–14)Melgarejo 10
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Fifth place game

13 April 2019
16:00
Nigeria 37–21 Australia1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 45
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
Ataboh 8(20–9)Ljunberg 4
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Third place game

14 April 2019
14:00
Paraguay 34–36 (ET) United StatesPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Moussa, Shawky (EGY)
Giménez 7(12–17)Bengozi 11
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FT: 30–30 ET: 4–6

Final

14 April 2019
18:00
Kosovo 30–26 Chinese TaipeiPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 900
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Tahirukaj 9(12–10)Chen S., Li 7
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Final ranking

Youth tournament

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
10 April 2019
17:00
Paraguay 22–38 Chinese TaipeiPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 30
Referees: Magalhães, Da Silva (BRA)
Zalazar 8(11–21)Yang 7
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11 April 2019
19:00
Chinese Taipei 36–18 Nigeria1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Tseng 9(18–8)Salami 6
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12 April 2019
13:00
Nigeria 31–18 ParaguayPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 40
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
three players 7(18–7)Céspedes 5
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Group B

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
10 April 2019
14:00
New Zealand 10–37 Canada1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Shawky, Moussa (EGY)
Ireland 4(4–20)Barri 9
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11 April 2019
13:00
Kosovo 41–14 New ZealandPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 60
Referees: Liu, Xu (China)
Isufi 8(18–5)Ireland, Smith 5
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12 April 2019
17:00
Canada 35–31 KosovoPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 100
Referees: Moussa, Shawky (EGY)
Ouallouche 8(16–9)Muqoli 8
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Knockout round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April
 
 
 Chinese Taipei35
 
14 April
 
 Kosovo26
 
 Chinese Taipei27
 
13 April
 
 Nigeria26
 
 Canada25
 
 
 Nigeria32
 
Third place
 
 
14 April
 
 
 Kosovo32
 
 
 Canada26

Semifinals

13 April 2019
13:00
Canada 25–32 NigeriaPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 50
Referees: Moussa, Shawky (EGY)
Ouallouche 8(10–18)Salami 11
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13 April 2019
17:00
Chinese Taipei 35–26 KosovoPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 60
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Yang 9(17–13)Muqoli 10
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Fifth place game

13 April 2019
13:00
Paraguay 23–20 New Zealand1 Tetori, Pristina
Attendance: 25
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
Céspedes, Greco 5(14–9)Brookes 8
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Third place game

14 April 2019
12:00
Kosovo 32–26 CanadaPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 60
Referees: Liu, Xu (CHN)
Muqoli 8(16–9)Ouallouche 9
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Final

14 April 2019
16:00
Chinese Taipei 27–26 NigeriaPalace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 400
Referees: Da Silva, Magalhaes (BRA)
Lin 10(14–11)Yusuf 12
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Final ranking

References

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