IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

{{Infobox sports league

| title = IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

| current_season = 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| sport = Handball

| founded = 2011

| fame =

| motto =

| inaugural = 2011

| countries = 6

| confed = 6

| folded =

| champion = Men's Junior
{{hbj|USA}}
Men's Youth
{{hby|KOS}}
Women's Junior
{{hbwj|UZB}}
Women's Youth
{{hbwy|KOS}}

| most_champs =

| classification =

| qualification =

| tv =

| sponsor =

| levels =

| promotion =

| website = [http://www.ihf.info IHF.info]

| footnotes =

}}

The IHF Inter-Continental Trophy has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2011. It is a biennial tournament played among emerging nations in under-21 (junior) and under-19 (youth) categories.

Men's junior tournament

=Summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host

!width=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Final

!width=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Third place match

bgcolor=#EFEFEF

!width=15%|Champion

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Runner-up

!width=15%|Third place

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

|2011
Details

|{{flagicon|IND}}
Jaipur[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/ihftrophy/challengetrophy2011.aspx International Handball Federation]

|{{hbj-big|FIN}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|VEN}}

|{{hbj-big|BEN}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|IND}}

2013
Details

|{{flagicon|MEX}}
Monterrey[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/ihftrophy/iiimen%E2%80%99sandwomen%E2%80%99sintercontinentalihftrophy2015.aspx International Handball Federation]

|{{hbj-big|MDA}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|MEX}}

|{{hbj-big|NGR}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|UZB}}

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

|2015
Details

|{{flagicon|BUL}}
Gabrovo[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/ihftrophy/iiimen%E2%80%99sandwomen%E2%80%99sintercontinentalihftrophy2015.aspx International Handball Federation]

|{{hbj-big|FAR}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|CPV}}

|{{hbj-big|COL}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|UZB}}

2019
Details

|{{flagicon|KOS}}
Pristina[https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/announcements/announcementdetails.aspx?ID=290 International Handball Federation]

|{{hbj-big|KOS}}

|30–26

|{{hbj-big|TPE}}

|{{hbj-big|USA}}

|36–34 (OT)

|{{hbj-big|PAR}}

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

|2023
Details

|{{flagicon|CRC}}
San José

|{{hbj-big|CUB}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|GUI}}

|{{hbj-big|GBR}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbj-big|CRC}}

2025
Details

|{{flagicon|KOS}}
Pristina

|{{hbj-big|USA}}

|33–32

|{{hbj-big|UZB}}

|{{hbj-big|RWA}}

|48–31

|{{hbj-big|BUL}}

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = hbj

| event =

| team =

| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1

| gold_CUB = 1 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 0

| gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 0

| gold_FRO = 1 | silver_FRO = 0 | bronze_FRO = 0

| gold_MDA = 1 | silver_MDA = 0 | bronze_MDA = 0

| gold_KOS = 1 | silver_KOS = 0 | bronze_KOS = 0

| gold_CPV = 0 | silver_CPV = 1 | bronze_CPV = 0

| gold_GUI = 0 | silver_GUI = 1 | bronze_GUI = 0

| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 1 | bronze_MEX = 0

| gold_TPE = 0 | silver_TPE = 1 | bronze_TPE = 0

| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 0

| gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 1 | bronze_VEN = 0

| gold_BEN = 0 | silver_BEN = 0 | bronze_BEN = 1

| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 1

| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 1

| gold_NGR = 0 | silver_NGR = 0 | bronze_NGR = 1

| gold_RWA = 0 | silver_RWA = 0 | bronze_RWA = 1

}}

=Participating nations=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=170|Nation

! {{flagicon|IND}}
2011!! {{flagicon|MEX}}
2013!! {{flagicon|BUL}}
2015!! {{flagicon|KOS}}
2019

{{flagicon|CRC}}
2023
{{flagicon|KOS}}
2025
Years
align=left|{{hbj|AUS|size=20px}}5th5th6th5th4
align=left|{{hbj|BEN|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hbj|BUL|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbj|CPV|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbj|TPE|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbj|COL|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hbj|CRC|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbj|CUB|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbj|FAR|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbj|FIN|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbj|GBR|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hbj|GUI|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbj|IND|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbj|KOS|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbj|MEX|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbj|MDA|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbj|NCL|local|size=20px}}6th1
align=left|{{hbj|NCA|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hbj|NGR|size=20px}}3rd5th2
align=left|{{hbj|PAR|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbj|RWA|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hbj|TAH|name=Tahiti|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hbj|USA|size=20px}}3rd1st2
align=left|{{hbj|UZB|size=20px}}5th4th2nd3
align=left|{{hbj|VEN|size=20px}}2nd1
Total ||5 || 5 || 5 || 6 || 5 || 6 ||

Men's youth tournament

=Summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host

!width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Final

!width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Third place match

bgcolor=#EFEFEF

!width=15%|Champion

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Runner-up

!width=15%|Third place

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

2019
Details

|{{flagicon|KOS}}
Pristina

|{{hby-big|TPE}}

|27–26

|{{hby-big|NGR}}

|{{hby-big|KOS}}

|32–26

|{{hby-big|CAN}}

bgcolor=#EFEFEF

|2023
Details

|{{flagicon|CRC}}
San José

|{{hby-big|GLP|local}}

|No playoffs

|{{hby-big|GEO}}

|{{hby-big|NGR}}

|No playoffs

|{{hby-big|NCA}}

2025
Details

|{{flagicon|KOS}}
Pristina

|{{hby-big|KOS}}

|34–30 (OT)

|{{hby-big|NGR}}

|{{hby-big|USA}}

|38–36

|{{hby-big|UZB}}

=Participating nations=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=170|Nation

{{flagicon|KOS}}
2019
{{flagicon|CRC}}
2023
{{flagicon|KOS}}
2025
Years
align=left|{{hby|CAN|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hby|TPE|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hby|GEO|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hby|GLP|local|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hby|KOS|size=20px}}3rd1st2
align=left|{{hby|NCL|local|size=20px}}6th1
align=left|{{hby|NZL|size=20px}}6th1
align=left|{{hby|NCA|size=20px}}4th5th2
align=left|{{hby|NGR|size=20px}}2nd3rd2nd3
align=left|{{hby|PAR|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hby|TAH|name=Tahiti|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hby|USA|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hby|UZB|size=20px}}4th1
Total || 6 || 5 || 6 ||

Women's junior tournament

=Summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host

!width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Final

!width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Third place match

bgcolor=#EFEFEF

!width=15%|Champion

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Runner-up

!width=15%|Third place

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

|2011
Details

|{{flagicon|KAZ}}
Almaty

|{{hbwj-big|FIN}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbwj-big|KAZ}}

|{{hbwj-big|CGO}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbwj-big|CUB}}

2013
Details

|{{flagicon|MEX}}
Monterrey

|{{hbwj-big|BUL}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbwj-big|COD}}

|{{hbwj-big|CAN}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbwj-big|THA}}

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

|2015
Details

|{{flagicon|BUL}}
Gabrovo

|{{hbwj-big|Guadeloupe|local}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbwj-big|BUL}}

|{{hbwj-big|UZB}}

|No playoffs

|{{hbwj-big|SEN}}

2024
Details

|{{flagicon|UZB}}
Tashkent

|{{hbwj-big|UZB}}

|33–23

|{{hbwj-big|GBR}}

|{{hbwj-big|GUI}}

|27–17

|{{hbwj-big|MEX}}

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = hbwj

| event =

| team =

| gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 0

| gold_UZB = 1 | silver_UZB = 0 | bronze_UZB = 1

| gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 0

| gold_GLP = 1 | silver_GLP = 0 | bronze_GLP = 0 | name_GLP = {{hbwj|GLP|local}}

| gold_COD = 0 | silver_COD = 1 | bronze_COD = 0

| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 0

| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 0

| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1

| gold_CGO = 0 | silver_CGO = 0 | bronze_CGO = 1

| gold_GUI = 0 | silver_GUI = 0 | bronze_GUI = 1

}}

=Participating nations=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=170|Nation

! {{flagicon|KAZ}}
2011

{{flagicon|MEX}}
2013
{{flagicon|BUL}}
2015
{{flagicon|UZB}}
2024
Years
align=left|{{hbwj|AUS|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hbwj|BUL|size=20px}}1st2nd2
align=left|{{hbwj|CAN|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hbwj|CGO|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hbwj|CUB|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbwj|DR Congo|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbwj|FIN|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbwj|GBR|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbwj|GLP|local|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbwj|GUI|size=20px}}3rd1
align=left|{{hbwj|KAZ|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbwj|MEX|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbwj|NCL|local|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hbwj|NZL|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hbwj|PER|size=20px}}6th1
align=left|{{hbwj|SEN|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbwj|THA|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbwj|UZB|size=20px}}3rd1st2
Total || 4 || 5 || 5 || 6 ||

Women's youth tournament

=Summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host

!width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Final

!width=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffff|

!colspan=3|Third place match

bgcolor=#EFEFEF

!width=15%|Champion

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Runner-up

!width=15%|Third place

!width=9%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

bgcolor=#D0E7FF

|2024
Details

|{{flagicon|UZB}}
Tashkent

|{{hbwy-big|KOS}}

|22–16

|{{hbwy-big|NGR}}

|{{hbwy-big|UZB}}

|24–18

|{{hbwy-big|NCL|local}}

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = hbwy

| event =

| team =

| gold_KOS = 1 | silver_KOS = 0 | bronze_KOS = 0

| gold_NGR = 0 | silver_NGR = 1 | bronze_NGR = 0

| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 0 | bronze_UZB = 1

}}

=Participating nations=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=170|Nation

{{flagicon|UZB}}
2024
Years
align=left|{{hbwy|GLP|local|size=20px}}5th1
align=left|{{hbwy|GUA|size=20px}}6th1
align=left|{{hbwy|KOS|size=20px}}1st1
align=left|{{hbwy|NCL|local|size=20px}}4th1
align=left|{{hbwy|NGR|size=20px}}2nd1
align=left|{{hbwy|UZB|size=20px}}3rd1
Total || 6 ||

References

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