2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship
International handball competition
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Slovenia |
Dates | 2025 |
Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
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The 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship will be the 11th edition of the IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship to be held in Slovenia under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It will be first time in history that the championship will be organised by Handball Federation of Slovenia.[1]
Spain are the defending champions.
Bidding process
Three nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
- North Macedonia
- Poland
- Slovenia
North Macedonia and Poland later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
Qualification
Event | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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IHF Council Meeting | 28 February 2020 | Cairo | 1 | Slovenia |
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2024 African Youth Championship | 19–26 September 2024 | Tunis | ||
2024 South and Central American Youth Championship | ||||
2024 North America and Caribbean Youth Championship |