Five youth (U18) and just as many junior (U20) European national teams will participate in the Men’s IHF Trophy Europe, which will take place in Prishtina, Kosovo, from 11 to 15 October. The tournaments will serve as qualification event for the Intercontinental Phase of the IHF Trophy.
The IHF Trophy Europe will feature seven nations in total, with three teams participating in both tournaments. Albania, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Georgia, and Kosovo are going to take part in the youth competition, while Andorra, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Kosovo, and Malta will play in the junior event.
The matches will take place at the Palace of Youth and Sports in Prishtina. Both events will be held in a round-robin format, with each team playing four matches between next Tuesday and Saturday.
Match schedule
All times local
Youth (U18) competition
11 October
- 16:00 CEST Albania vs Great Britain
- 18:00 CEST Bulgaria vs Kosovo
12 October
- 14:00 CEST Kosovo vs Albania
- 16:00 CEST Bulgaria vs Georgia
13 October
- 12:00 CEST Georgia vs Great Britain
- 14:00 CEST Albania vs Bulgaria
14 October
- 12:00 CEST Georgia vs Albania
- 14:00 CEST Great Britain vs Kosovo
15 October
- 12:00 CEST Great Britain vs Bulgaria
- 16:00 CEST Kosovo vs Georgia
Junior (U20) competition
11 October
- 12:00 CEST Great Britain vs Bulgaria
- 14:00 CEST Malta vs Andorra
12 October
- 12:00 CEST Bulgaria vs Malta
- 18:00 CEST Great Britain vs Kosovo
13 October
- 16:00 CEST Malta vs Great Britain
- 18:00 CEST Kosovo vs Andorra
14 October
- 16:00 CEST Andorra vs Bulgaria
- 18:00 CEST Kosovo vs Malta
15 October
- 14:00 CEST Andorra vs Great Britain
- 18:00 CEST Bulgaria vs Kosovo
