| Tourney Name: | 2023 IHF Emerging Nations Championship |
| Size: | 200 |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Dates: | 25–30 April |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | CUB |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | CYP |
| Third: | BUL |
| Fourth: | IND |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 1261 |
| Top Scorer: | Francesco Pereira (34 goals) |
| Player: | Hanser Rodríguez |
| Previous: | 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship |
| Next: | 2025 IHF Emerging Nations Championship |
The 2023 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Bulgaria under the aegis of International Handball Federation from 25 to 30 April 2023.[1]
Cuba won the tournament for the first time by defeating Cyprus in the final.[2]
| Country | Previous appearances | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 (2015, 2017) | ||
| 1 (2015) | ||
| 2 (2017, 2019) | ||
| 3 (2015, 2017, 2019) | ||
| 1 (2019) | ||
| 1 (2017) | ||
| 3 (2015, 2017, 2019) | ||
| 0 (debut) | ||
| 1 (2019) | ||
| 3 (2015, 2017, 2019) | ||
| 2 (2015, 2017) | ||
| 1 (2019) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.
The draw was held on 10 March 2023.[3] [4]
All times are local (UTC+3).
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The three best European teams advance to the EURO 2026 Qualification Relegation Round, except Great Britain, which already qualified as Winner of Euro 2026 Qualification Phase 1.
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| Team advanced to the Relegation Round of qualification for EURO 2026 | ||
| Team already qualified to the Relegation Round of qualification for EURO 2026 (As winner of Euro 2026 Qualification Phase 1) |
The all-star team and awards was announced on 30 April 2023.[5]
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Craig McClelland | |
| Right wing | Georgios Kritikos | |
| Right back | Sebastian Edgar | |
| Centre back | Alexandros Charalambous | |
| Left back | Mihael Ivanov | |
| Left wing | Sumit | |
| Pivot | Karl Warrener | |
| Best defender | Lidier Martínez | |
| Hanser Rodríguez |
| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Pereira | 34 | 55 | 62 |
| 2 | Alexandros Charalambous | 32 | 48 | 67 |
| 3 | Svetlin Dimitrov | 29 | 40 | 73 |
| 4 | Faruk Yusuf | 28 | 44 | 64 |
| 5 | Unai Ruiz | 27 | 76 | 36 |
| Hanser Rodríguez | 34 | 79 | ||
| 7 | Neil Gruppetta | 26 | 55 | 47 |
| 8 | Mihael Ivanov | 25 | 35 | 71 |
| Ankit | 41 | 61 | ||
| Vlad Martalog |
| Rank | Name | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig McClelland | 43 | 44 | 102 |
| 2 | Magnol Suárez | 42 | 43 | 103 |
| 3 | Bjoern McCourt | 39 | 46 | 119 |
| 4 | Stefan Dimitrov | 37 | 11 | 30 |
| Serghei Buglis | 13 | 35 | ||
| 6 | Tripathi Amar | 36 | 5 | 14 |
| Clinton Mifsud | 50 | 140 | ||
| 8 | Babatunde Adamolugbe | 35 | 45 | 129 |
| 9 | Raul Muradov | 33 | 12 | 36 |
| Nikolay Petrov | 36 | 108 | ||
| Andrei Mitrofan | 35 | 105 |