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2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship

{{Infobox international handball competition

| tourney_name = IHF Emerging Nations Championship

| year = 2015

| image = 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship.jpg

| size = 200px

| country = Kosovo

| dates = 20–26 June

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 5

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| champion = FAR

| count = 1

| second = LAT

| third = KOS

| fourth = URU

| matches =

| goals =

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BUL}} Svetlin Dimitrov
(64 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|FAR}} Tróndur Kragesteen

| previous =

| next = 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship

}}

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.{{cite web|title=It has launched the World Handball Championship in developing countries today in our capital|url=http://www.kosovahandball.info/sq/News/Ka-nisur-Kampionati-Bot%C3%ABror-n%C3%AB-Hendboll-p%C3%ABr-Shtetet-n%C3%AB-Zhvillim--sot-n%C3%AB-kryeqytetin-ton%C3%AB|publisher=Kosovo Handball Federation|accessdate=22 June 2015|date=20 June 2015|archive-date=23 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623204515/http://www.kosovahandball.info/sq/News/Ka-nisur-Kampionati-Bot%C3%ABror-n%C3%AB-Hendboll-p%C3%ABr-Shtetet-n%C3%AB-Zhvillim--sot-n%C3%AB-kryeqytetin-ton%C3%AB|url-status=dead}}

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:

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width:330px;"
colspan=2|Referees
align=left|{{AND}}Mohamed Bedoui Kouichli
Lluis Coll Exposito
align=left|{{BIH}}Kulovic Edin
Skaljic Vedad
align=left|{{BUL}}Zvezdelin Yonchev
Svetoslav Yovchev
align=left|{{CMR}}Ndemdou Blaise
Ngassa Laure

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width:300px;"
colspan=2|Referees
align=left|{{CHN}}Zhou Yunlei
Cheng Yufeng
align=left|{{GBR}}Hollis Jason Mark
Le-Mon Nicholas Thomas
align=left|{{KOS}}Ilir Bytyqi
Syart Kasapi
align=left|{{LAT}}Martins Leitis
Ralfs Persis

{{col-end}}

Venues

The championship were played at two venues in Pristina and Gjakova in Kosovo.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! Pristina

! Gjakova

| rowspan=2|

{{location map+ |Kosovo |caption= |position=center |width=300px |places=

{{location map~ |Kosovo |lat=42.667542|long=21.166191|label=Pristina}}

{{location map~ |Kosovo |lat=42.384411|long=20.428501|label=Gjakova}}

}}

Palace of Youth and Sports
Capacity: 3,000

| Shani Nushi Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,500

210px

|

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:[http://ihf-online.info/magazine/issue1q/index.html Media Guide]

  1. number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
  2. goal difference in the matches among the teams in question
  3. number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if more than two teams finish equal on points)
  4. goal difference in all the group matches
  5. number of goals scored in all the group matches
  6. drawing of lots

=Group A=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=n

|team1=FAR|name_FAR={{hb|FAR}}

|team2=KOS|name_KOS={{hb|KOS}}

|team3=AUS|name_AUS={{hb|AUS}}

|team4=ARM|name_ARM={{hb|ARM}}

|win_FAR=2|draw_FAR=1|loss_FAR=0|gf_FAR=131|ga_FAR=73

|win_KOS=2|draw_KOS=0|loss_KOS=1|gf_KOS=121|ga_KOS=77

|win_AUS=1|draw_AUS=1|loss_AUS=1|gf_AUS=119|ga_AUS=85

|win_ARM=0|draw_ARM=0|loss_ARM=3|gf_ARM=46|ga_ARM=182

|col_A=green1|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 15:15

|team1= {{hb-rt|FAR}}

|score= 34–34

|team2= {{hb|AUS}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/431095_02_FAR_-_AUS.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 16–18

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 100

|referee= Bedoui, Coll Exposito

|refnat= AND

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 18:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|KOS}}

|score= 60–17

|team2= {{hb|ARM}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/257056_03_KOS_VS_ARM.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 32–4

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 800

|referee= Leitis, Persis

|refnat= LAT

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 13:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|ARM}}

|score= 9–61

|team2= {{hb|FAR}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/477136_09_ARM_-_FAR.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 4–27

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 100

|referee= Yunlei, Yufeng

|refnat= CHN

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 18:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|AUS}}

|score= 24–31

|team2= {{hb|KOS}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/808753_11_AUS_-_KOS.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 12–16

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 1,000

|referee= Yonchev, Yovchev

|refnat= BUL

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 13:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|AUS}}

|score= 61–20

|team2= {{hb|ARM}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/673533_17_AUS_-_ARM.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 28–9

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 200

|referee= Bedoui, Coll Exposito

|refnat= AND

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 18:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|FAR}}

|score= 36–30

|team2= {{hb|KOS}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/714215_019_FAR_-_KOS.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 19–12

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 1,200

|referee= Leitis, Persis

|refnat= LAT

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=n

|team1=EST|name_EST={{hb|EST}}

|team2=CMR|name_CMR={{hb|CMR}}

|team3=GBR|name_GBR={{hb|GBR}}

|team4=ALB|name_ALB={{hb|ALB}}

|win_EST=2|draw_EST=0|loss_EST=1|gf_EST=102|ga_EST=65

|win_CMR=2|draw_CMR=0|loss_CMR=1|gf_CMR=100|ga_CMR=58

|win_GBR=2|draw_GBR=0|loss_GBR=1|gf_GBR=110|ga_GBR=71

|win_ALB=0|draw_ALB=0|loss_ALB=3|gf_ALB=46|ga_ALB=164

|col_A=green1|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 13:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|EST}}

|score= 26–27

|team2= {{hb|GBR}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/923586_01_EST_VS_GBR.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 12–15

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 100

|referee= Yunlei, Yufeng

|refnat= CHN

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 20:15

|team1= {{hb-rt|CMR}}

|score= 51–12

|team2= {{hb|ALB}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/378630_04_CMR_-_ALB.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 25–8

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 300

|referee= Yonchev, Yovchev

|refnat= BUL

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 15:45

|team1= {{hb-rt|GBR}}

|score= 16–23

|team2= {{hb|CMR}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/551507_10_GBR_-_CMR.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 9–9

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 100

|referee= Leitis, Persis

|refnat= LAT

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 20:15

|team1= {{hb-rt|ALB}}

|score= 12–46

|team2= {{hb|EST}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/681579_12_ALB_-_EST.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 6–20

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 100

|referee= Bedoui, Coll Exposito

|refnat= AND

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 15:45

|team1= {{hb-rt|GBR}}

|score= 67–22

|team2= {{hb|ALB}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/769248_18_GBR_-_ALB.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 34–8

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 200

|referee= Yunlei, Yufeng

|refnat= CHN

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 20:15

|team1= {{hb-rt|EST}}

|score= 30–26

|team2= {{hb|CMR}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/115333_20_EST_-_CMR.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 14–12

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 200

|referee= Yonchev, Yovchev

|refnat= BUL

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=n

|team1=MDA|name_MDA={{hb|MDA}}

|team2=MLT|name_MLT={{hb|MLT}}

|team3=CHN|name_CHN={{hb|CHN}}

|team4=IRE|name_IRE={{hb|IRE}}

|win_MDA=2|draw_MDA=1|loss_MDA=0|gf_MDA=120|ga_MDA=73

|win_MLT=2|draw_MLT=0|loss_MLT=1|gf_MLT=81|ga_MLT=100

|win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=1|loss_CHN=1|gf_CHN=93|ga_CHN=88

|win_IRE=0|draw_IRE=0|loss_IRE=3|gf_IRE=74|ga_IRE=107

|col_A=green1|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 15:45

|team1= {{hb-rt|MDA}}

|score= 43–20

|team2= {{hb|IRE}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/243142_06_MDA_-_IRL.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 17–10

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 200

|referee= Ndemdou, NGASSA

|refnat= CMR

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 18:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|CHN}}

|score= 28–29

|team2= {{hb|MLT}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/680481_07_CHN_-_MLT.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 14–13

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 200

|referee= Hollis, Le-Mon

|refnat= GBR

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 13:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|IRE}}

|score= 29–35

|team2= {{hb|CHN}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/249394_13_IRL_-_CHN.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 14–14

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 100

|referee= Hollis, Le-Mon

|refnat= GBR

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 15:45

|team1= {{hb-rt|MLT}}

|score= 23–47

|team2= {{hb|MDA}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/896705_14_MLT_-_MDA.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 10–24

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 100

|referee= Kulovic, Skaljic

|refnat= BIH

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 13:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|CHN}}

|score= 30–30

|team2= {{hb|MDA}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/513220_21_CHN_-_MDA.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 12–14

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 250

|referee= Ilir, Syart

|refnat= KOS

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 18:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|MLT}}

|score= 29–25

|team2= {{hb|IRE}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/196232_23_MLT-IRL.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 17–10

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 250

|referee= Ndemdou, NGASSA

|refnat= CMR

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|show_positions=n

|team1=LAT|name_LAT={{hb|LAT}}

|team2=URU|name_URU={{hb|URU}}

|team3=BUL|name_BUL={{hb|BUL}}

|team4=AND|name_AND={{hb|AND}}

|win_LAT=3|draw_LAT=0|loss_LAT=0|gf_LAT=92|ga_LAT=60

|win_URU=2|draw_URU=0|loss_URU=1|gf_URU=88|ga_URU=53

|win_BUL=1|draw_BUL=0|loss_BUL=2|gf_BUL=92|ga_BUL=67

|win_AND=0|draw_AND=0|loss_AND=3|gf_AND=34|ga_AND=126

|col_A=green1|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 13:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|URU}}

|score= 38–9

|team2= {{hb|AND}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/902546_05_URU_-_AND.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 16–4

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 200

|referee= Ilir, Syart

|refnat= KOS

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 20 June 2015

|time= 20:15

|team1= {{hb-rt|LAT}}

|score= 27–25

|team2= {{hb|BUL}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/298318_08_LAT_-_BUL.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 13–12

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 200

|referee= Kulovic, Skaljic

|refnat= BIH

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 18:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|BUL}}

|score= 20–28

|team2= {{hb|URU}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/942219_15_BUL_-_URU.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 12–14

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 100

|referee= Ilir, Syart

|refnat= KOS

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 21 June 2015

|time= 20:15

|team1= {{hb-rt|AND}}

|score= 13–41

|team2= {{hb|LAT}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/506732_16_AND_-_LAT.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 7–24

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 100

|referee= Ndemdou, NGASSA

|refnat= CMR

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 15:45

|team1= {{hb-rt|LAT}}

|score= 26–24

|team2= {{hb|URU}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/605995_22_LAT_-_URU_(1).pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 11–13

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 260

|referee= Kulovic, Skaljic

|refnat= BIH

}}

{{handballbox

|date= 22 June 2015

|time= 20:15

|team1= {{hb-rt|BUL}}

|score= 47–12

|team2= {{hb|AND}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/22-06-2015/476062_24_BUL-AND.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 23–6

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Shani Nushi, Gjakova

|attendance= 100

|referee= Hollis, Le-Mon

|refnat= GBR

}}

Knockout stage

=Championship=

{{8TeamBracket-with third|team-width=150

| RD3b= Third place

| RD1-seed1= A1

| RD1-team1= {{hb|FAR}}

| RD1-score1= 26

| RD1-seed2= B2

| RD1-team2= {{hb|CMR}}

| RD1-score2= 21

| RD1-seed3= B1

| RD1-team3= {{hb|EST}}

| RD1-score3= 30

| RD1-seed4= A2

| RD1-team4= {{hb|KOS}}

| RD1-score4= 31

| RD1-seed5= C1

| RD1-team5= {{hb|MDA}}

| RD1-score5= 23

| RD1-seed6= D2

| RD1-team6= {{hb|URU}}

| RD1-score6= 34

| RD1-seed7= D1

| RD1-team7= {{hb|LAT}}

| RD1-score7= 35

| RD1-seed8= C2

| RD1-team8= {{hb|MLT}}

| RD1-score8= 14

| RD2-seed1= A1

| RD2-team1= {{hb|FAR}}

| RD2-score1= 31

| RD2-seed2= A2

| RD2-team2= {{hb|KOS}}

| RD2-score2= 23

| RD2-team3= {{hb|URU}}

| RD2-seed3= D2

| RD2-score3= 21

| RD2-seed4= D1

| RD2-team4= {{hb|LAT}}

| RD2-score4= 25

| RD3-seed3= A2

| RD3-team3= {{hb|KOS}}

| RD3-score3= 28

| RD3-seed4= D2

| RD3-team4= {{hb|URU}}

| RD3-score4= 16

| RD3-seed1= A1

| RD3-team1 = {{hb|FAR}}

| RD3-score1 = 27

| RD3-seed2= D1

| RD3-team2 = {{hb|LAT}}

| RD3-score2 = 24

}}

=5th place bracket=

{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd

| RD1 =

| RD1-seed1 = B2

| RD1-team1 ={{hb|CMR}}

| RD1-score1 =26

| RD1-seed2 = B1

| RD1-team2 ={{hb|EST}}

| RD1-score2 =27

| RD1-seed3 = C1

| RD1-team3 ={{hb|MDA}}

| RD1-score3 =33

| RD1-seed4 = C2

| RD1-team4 ={{hb|MLT}}

| RD1-score4 =19

| RD2 = 5th Place

| RD2-seed1 = B1

| RD2-team1 = {{hb|EST}}

| RD2-score1 = 37

| RD2-seed2 = C1

| RD2-team2 ={{hb|MDA}}

| RD2-score2 = 33

| RD2b = 7th Place

| RD2b-seed1 = B2

| RD2b-team1 ={{hb|CMR}}

| RD2b-score1 = 39

| RD2b-seed2 = C2

| RD2b-team2 ={{hb|MLT}}

| RD2b-score2 = 13

}}

=9th place bracket=

{{8TeamBracket-with third|team-width=150

| RD1= -

| RD2= -

| RD3=9th place

| RD3b=11th place

| RD1-seed1 = A3

| RD1-team1 ={{hb|AUS}}

| RD1-score1 =30

| RD1-seed2 =B4

| RD1-team2 ={{hb|ALB}}

| RD1-score2 =22

| RD1-seed3 =B3

| RD1-team3 ={{hb|GBR}}

| RD1-score3 =38

| RD1-seed4 =A4

| RD1-team4 ={{hb|ARM}}

| RD1-score4 =20

| RD1-seed5 =C3

| RD1-team5 ={{hb|CHN}}

| RD1-score5 =39

| RD1-seed6 =D4

| RD1-team6 ={{hb|AND}}

| RD1-score6 =30

| RD1-seed7 =D3

| RD1-team7 ={{hb|BUL}}

| RD1-score7 =46

| RD1-seed8 =C4

| RD1-team8 ={{hb|IRL}}

| RD1-score8 =26

| RD2-seed1 =A3

| RD2-team1 ={{hb|AUS}}

| RD2-score1 =26

| RD2-seed2 =B3

| RD2-team2 ={{hb|GBR}}

| RD2-score2 =32

| RD2-seed3 =C3

| RD2-team3 ={{hb|CHN}}

| RD2-score3 =28

| RD2-seed4 =D3

| RD2-team4 ={{hb|BUL}}

| RD2-score4 =27

| RD3-seed1 = B3

| RD3-team1 = {{hb|GBR}}

| RD3-score1 = 28

| RD3-seed2 = C3

| RD3-team2 = {{hb|CHN}}

| RD3-score2 = 22

| RD3-seed3 = A3

| RD3-team3 = {{hb|AUS}}

| RD3-score3 = 35

| RD3-seed4 = D3

| RD3-team4 = {{hb|BUL}} (PS)

| RD3-score4 = 36

}}

=13th place bracket=

{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd

| RD1 =

| RD1-seed1 = B4

| RD1-team1 ={{hb|ALB}}

| RD1-score1 =37

| RD1-seed2 = A4

| RD1-team2 ={{hb|ARM}}

| RD1-score2 =26

| RD1-seed3 = D4

| RD1-team3 ={{hb|AND}}

| RD1-score3 =29

| RD1-seed4 = C4

| RD1-team4 ={{hb|IRL}}

| RD1-score4 =36

| RD2 = 13th Place

| RD2-seed1 = B4

| RD2-team1 = {{hb|ALB}}

| RD2-score1 = 29

| RD2-seed2 = C4

| RD2-team2 = {{hb|IRL}}

| RD2-score2 = 33

| RD2b = 15th Place

| RD2b-seed1 = A4

| RD2b-team1 = {{hb|ARM}}

| RD2b-score1 = 15

| RD2b-seed2 = D4

| RD2b-team2 = {{hb|AND}}

| RD2b-score2 = 32

}}

==Quarterfinals==

{{handballbox

|date= 24 June 2015

|time= 12:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|FAR}}

|score= 26–21

|team2= {{hb|CMR}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/24-06-2015/762890_25_QF1_EST_-_CMR.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT=13-11

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 200

|referee= Kulovic, Skaljic

|refnat= BIH

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 24 June 2015

|time= 15:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|MDA}}

|score= 23–34

|team2= {{hb|URU}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/24-06-2015/350469_27_QF3_MDA_-_URU.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT=13-18

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 100

|referee= Yonchev, Yovchev

|refnat= BUL

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 24 June 2015

|time= 17:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|EST}}

|score= 30–31

|team2= {{hb|KOS}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/24-06-2015/222462_26_QF2_EST_-_KOS.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT=14-17

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 1,800

|referee= Leitis, Persis

|refnat= LAT

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 24 June 2015

|time= 20:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|LAT}}

|score= 35–14

|team2= {{hb|MLT}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/24-06-2015/219409_28_QF4_LAT_-_MLT.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT=17-8

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 100

|referee= Yunlei, Yufeng

|refnat= CHN

}}

==Semifinals==

{{handballbox

|date= 25 June 2015

|time= 17:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|FAR}}

|score= 31–23

|team2= {{hb|KOS}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/24-06-2015/225152_39_SF1_FAR_-_KOS.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT=17-15

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 2,200

|referee= Kulovic, Skaljic

|refnat= BIH

}}

----

{{handballbox

|date= 25 June 2015

|time= 20:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|URU}}

|score= 21–25

|team2= {{hb|LAT}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/24-06-2015/665736_40_SF2_URU_-_LAT.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT=10-11

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 200

|referee= Yonchev, Yovchev

|refnat= BUL

}}

==Third place game==

{{handballbox

|date= 26 June 2015

|time=

|team1= {{hb-rt|KOS}}

|score= 28–16

|team2= {{hb|URU}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/25-06-2015/918074_47_Bronze_KOS_-_URU.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 15-8

|FT=

|OT1=

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 600

|referee= Leitis, Persis

|refnat= LAT

}}

==Final==

{{handballbox

|date= 26 June 2015

|time=

|team1= {{hb-rt|FAR}}

|score= 27–24

|team2= {{hb|LAT}}

|report= [http://www.kosovahandball.info/Articles/118/Images/25-06-2015/538591_48_Final_FAR_-_LAT.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|HT= 13-12

|twomin1=

|yellow1=

|red1=

|twomin2=

|yellow2=

|red2=

|stadium= Pallati i Rinisë, Pristina

|attendance= 1000

|referee= Kulovic, Skaljic

|refnat= BIH

}}

Final ranking

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Team

align=center|File:gold medal icon.svg{{hb|FAR}}
align=center|File:silver medal icon.svg{{hb|LAT}}
align=center|File:bronze medal icon.svg{{hb|KOS}}
align=center|4{{hb|URU}}
align=center|5{{hb|EST}}
align=center|6{{hb|MDA}}
align=center|7{{hb|CMR}}
align=center|8{{hb|MLT}}
align=center|9{{hb|GBR}}
align=center|10{{hb|CHN}}
align=center|11{{hb|BUL}}
align=center|12{{hb|AUS}}
align=center|13{{hb|IRL}}
align=center|14{{hb|ALB}}
align=center|15{{hb|AND}}
align=center|16{{hb|ARM}}

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align=center

|2015 Emerging Nations Championship Winners

Image:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
First 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

Media coverage

RTV21 streams all Kosovo matches and both final and 3rd place matches.{{cite web | url =http://rtv21.tv/web/?p=30429 | title = Hendboll: Ishujt Faroe- Letonia dhe Kosova – Uruguaji | date = June 25, 2015 | publisher =rtv21.tv/}}

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Country / RegionBroadcaster
{{KOS}}RTV21

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.kosovahandball.info/sq/K2015 Official website]
  • [https://archive.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/IHFEMERGINGNATIONSCHAPIONSHIP/tabid/7188/Default.aspx IHF website]
  • [http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/ihf-emerging-nations-mens-championship Match Centre - Handball Australia webpage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220200836/http://handballaustralia.org.au/content/ihf-emerging-nations-mens-championship |date=2017-02-20 }}
  • [http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/australia-draw-faroe-islands-first-match Match report - Australia vs Faroe Islands, Handball Australia webpage]
  • [http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/hard-fought-loss-against-kosovo Match Report - Kosovo vs Australia, Handball Australia webpage]
  • [http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/australia-wins-big-against-armenia Match report - Australia vs Armenia, Handball Australia webpage]

{{IHF Emerging Nations Championship}}

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