2013 Men's Junior World Handball Championship Explained

Year:	2013
Size:	200px
Country:	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates:	14 – 28 July 2013
Num Teams:	24
Confederations:	4
Venues:	5
Cities:	4
Champion:	SWE
Count:	3
Second:	ESP
Third:	FRA
Fourth:	CRO
Matches:	100
Goals:	5423
Top Scorer:	Abdullah Algharaballi (65 goals)
Player:	Philip Stenmalm
Previous:	2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Next:	2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

The 2013 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 14 – 28 July 2013.

The Oceania Continent Handball Federation withdrew from the tournament.^[1]

Host cities

Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded hosting rights in May 2011, at the IHF XXXIII Ordinary Congress in Marrakech, Morocco. After long negotiations with local government, four cities were chosen to host the competition: capital Sarajevo with two halls and Banja Luka, Ljubuški and Zenica with one hall each.

Qualified teams

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

(host)
- - - - (replaced team from Oceania)

OceaniaOceania gave up their spot, a team from Europe (Serbia) replaced its spot.

Preliminary round

24 teams were drawn into four groups of six teams each. The draw was made in Sarajevo on 19 April 2013.^[2] ^[3] The top four teams from each group advance to the Round of 16. The match schedule was released on May 16.^[4] ^[5]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout round

Championship

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

5–8th place playoff

5–8th place semifinals

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Fifth place game

9–16th place playoff

9–16th quarterfinals

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9–12th semifinals

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Ninth place game

13–16th place playoff

13–16th place semifinals

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13th place game

President's Cup

17–20th place playoff

17–20th place semifinals

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17th place game

21–24th place playoff

21st–24th place semifinals

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21st place game

Final standings

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All-star team

Goalkeeper:
Left wing:
Left back:
Pivot:
Centre back:
Right back:
Right wing:

External links

IHF Site

Notes and References

Web site: Oceania withdraw from 2013 Younger Age World Championships – France and Serbia substitute . 2013-02-19 . ihf.info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214135540/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/WorldChampionships/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6410/Default.aspx?ID=1491 . 14 December 2013 .
Web site: Draw for Men's Junior World Championship to be held on 18 April . 2013-04-08 . ihf.info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214135535/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/WorldChampionships/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6410/Default.aspx?ID=1512 . 14 December 2013 .
Web site: Draw for Men's Junior World Championship in Bosnia-Herzegovina. 2013-04-18. ihf.info. 17 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131214135543/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/WorldChampionships/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6410/Default.aspx?ID=1515. 14 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Official match schedule for Men's Junior World Championship in Bosnia-Herzegovina confirmed. 2013-05-16. ihf.info. 17 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131214135530/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/WorldChampionships/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/MensJuniorWorldChampionship/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6410/Default.aspx?ID=1526. 14 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Match schedule . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214134222/http://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_Match_schedule_MJWCh%202013.pdf . 14 December 2013 . live . dmy-all .