Handball at the 2013 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament explained

Tourney Name:	Men's handball at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Size:	150px
Country:	Turkey
Dates:	23 June – 30 June
Num Teams:	10
Confederations:	2
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Matches:	27
Goals:	1439

The men's tournament of handball at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, were held between June 23 and June 30. All games were held at the Lütfullah Aksungur Sports Hall.

Format

TEn teams are divided into two preliminary groups. Each group have five teams.
The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for Semifinals, other teams will qualify for the placement matches.
Winners of the Semifinals contested the gold medal game and the losers the bronze medal game.