2009 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2009 Men's Youth World Handball Championship (3rd tournament) took place in Tunisia from July 20–July 31.

2009 Youth World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tunisia
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
DatesJuly 20–31
Teams20 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Runner-up Iceland
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored3,649 (57.02 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Sajjad Esteki (65)
Best playerTunisia Mohamed Sfar
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Croatia is the 2009 Men’s Youth World Champion, after beating Iceland in the final with 40:35.[1]

Venues

TunisNabeul
El Menzah Sports PalaceSalle Bir Challouf
Capacity: 5,500Capacity: 5,000
Hammamet
Hall 7th Novembre
Capacity: 2,500

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Norway440013995+448
 Germany430112690+366
 Egypt4202132107+254
 Qatar4103109115−62
 Morocco400456155−990
Source: [citation needed]
July 20
17:00
Egypt  31 – 36  NorwayEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
Ismail 10(13–18)Merg 10
 8×  2× Report  5×

July 20
21:00
Qatar  41 – 15  MoroccoEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
Murad, Al-Karbi 7(20–7)Baddi 4
 5×  1× Report  8×

July 21
17:00
Germany  26 – 30  NorwayEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
König 9(15–16)Stroemberg 8
 2× Report  8×

July 21
21:00
Morocco  17 – 38  EgyptEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Nadli, El-Fargi, Minitel 3(8–17)Sanad 8
 5× Report  5×

July 22
19:00
Qatar  18 – 32  GermanyEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
Salem, Morgan 4(8–18)Geppert 8
 1×  3× Report  2×

July 23
17:00
Egypt  34 – 23  QatarEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
El-Bohy 8(15–6)Murad 7
 4× Report  7×

July 23
21:00
Norway  39 – 11  MoroccoEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Søndenaa 9(15–6)Minitel 3
 4× Report  3×

July 24
19:30
Morocco  13 – 37  GermanyEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Harchaoui 5(4–18)Hornke 8
 2× Report  1×

July 25
17:00
Germany  31 – 29  EgyptEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
König 9(12–16)Ismail 10
 4× Report  7×

July 25
21:00
Norway  34 – 27  QatarEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Havang 9(15–13)Salem 7
 2×  1× Report  2×

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Sweden4400149105+448
 Iceland4301142122+206
 France420211398+154
 Brazil4103119126−72
 Puerto Rico400478150−720
Source: [citation needed]
July 20
19:00
Iceland  35 – 23  Puerto RicoSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
G. Ólafsson 7(16–11)F. Pérez 6
 8× Report  5×

July 20
21:00
Brazil  26 – 33  FranceSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Constantino 7(14–17)Moreau 7
 1×  1× Report  5×

July 21
19:00
Sweden  49 – 12  Puerto RicoSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Ganibegović, Zachrisson 8(20–4)F. Pérez 3
 3× Report  2×  1×

July 21
21:00
France  24 – 29  IcelandSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Joli 5(14–14)G. Ólafsson 9
 3× Report  4×

July 22
21:00
Brazil  27 – 30  SwedenSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Campos 15(16–15)Ottosson 10
 1× Report  3×  1×

July 23
19:00
Iceland  37 – 31  BrazilSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Jóhannsson 9(19–15)Perrella 8
 5× Report  3×

July 23
21:00
Puerto Rico  17 – 31  FranceSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Hiraldo 7(9–13)Moreau 7
 4× Report  4×  1×

July 24
21:00
France  25 – 26  SwedenSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Moreau 6(15–12)Zachrisson 7
 4× Report  3×

July 25
19:00
Sweden  44 – 41  IcelandSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Zachrisson 13(22–20)Jóhannsson 10
 4× Report  5×

July 25
21:00
Puerto Rico  26 – 35  BrazilSalle Bir Challouf, Nabeul
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Kirkland, Hiraldo, F. Pérez, Mercado 5(10–15)Perrella, Y. Silva, Riccini 6
 2×  1× Report  6×  1×

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Tunisia440012197+248
 Denmark4301116100+166
 Iran4112127131−43[a]
 Algeria411298107−93[a]
 Kuwait4004109136−270
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
July 20
19:00
Kuwait  32 – 37  IranHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
S. Ali 8(16–16)Esteki 13
 7× Report  7×

July 20
21:00
Tunisia  26 – 14  AlgeriaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Toumi, Bannour 5(11–7)Rahim 3
 4× Report  7×  1×

July 21
19:00
Denmark  23 – 19  AlgeriaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Bramming 7(8–7)Rahim 7
 2× Report  4×

July 21
21:00
Iran  30 – 35  TunisiaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Esteki 10(18–15)Boughanmi 9
 4×  1× Report  3×

July 22
21:00
Kuwait  23 – 32  DenmarkHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Al-Mutairi 5(9–17)Bramming 7
 5×  1× Report  6×

July 23
19:00
Tunisia  32 – 26  KuwaitHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Yahiaoui 9(17–13)Al-Dousrey 9
 4× Report  2×

July 23
21:00
Algeria  30 – 30  IranHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Hadjsadok 9(12–13)Esteki 9
 3× Report  2×

July 24
21:00
Iran  30 – 34  DenmarkHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Esteki 10(16–13)Wiesmach, Møller 7
 5× Report  3×

July 25
19:00
Algeria  35 – 28  KuwaitHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Rahim 8(17–10)Al-Haidari 6
 10×  1× Report  8×  1×

July 25
21:00
Denmark  27 – 28  TunisiaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Saad 5(12–14)Boughanmi 12
 2× Report  4×  1×

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Croatia440014784+638
 Spain430112057+636
 Argentina4202100114−144
 Libya410389129−402
 Venezuela400481153−720
Source: [citation needed]
July 20
15:00
Croatia  24 – 20  SpainEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Markotić 7(11–11)Miralles 8
 7× Report  2×

July 20
19:00
Libya  38 – 29  VenezuelaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Dabaa 12(18–11)Soto 7
 3× Report  4×

July 21
15:00
Argentina  8 – 28  SpainEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Cantore 3(5–10)Miralles, Paraja 5
 9×  2× Report  3×

July 21
19:00
Venezuela  17 – 38  CroatiaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Silva, Escobar 4(9–16)Stepančič 8
 3× Report  2×

July 22
21:00
Libya  20 – 28  ArgentinaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
Eisa 8(11–13)Cantore 7
 5× Report  7×

July 23
15:00
Croatia  42 – 18  LibyaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Ledinski 7(22–6)El-Mahreg, Eisa 6
 8× Report  4×

July 23
19:00
Spain  42 – 12  VenezuelaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
F. García 8(19–5)Silva 3
 1× Report  3×  1×

July 24
21:00
Venezuela  23 – 35  ArgentinaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Salcedo 6(11–18)Pizarro 7
 4× Report  3×

July 25
15:00
Argentina  29 – 43  CroatiaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Cantore 11(14–19)Hud 11
 7×  1× Report  5×

July 25
19:00
Spain  30 – 13  LibyaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Cabanas 5(15–5)Eisa 6
 7× Report  3×

Placement matches

17th–20th

 
Semifinal 17th–20th17th place
 
      
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
 Morocco33
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 Puerto Rico (ET)34
 
 Puerto Rico31
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 Venezuela25
 
 Kuwait31
 
 
 Venezuela34
 
19th place
 
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
 Morocco22
 
 
 Kuwait31
July 27
16:00
Morocco  33 – 34 (ET)  Puerto RicoHall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Harchaoui 10(10–15)Hiraldo 11
 5× Report  6×  1×

FT: 27–27 ET: 6–7


July 27
16:00
Kuwait  31 – 34  VenezuelaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Al-Gharaballi 10(12–15)Contreras 8
 7× Report  2×

19th/20th

July 29
11:00
Morocco  22 – 31  KuwaitEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Harchaoui 6(8–14)Saif, Al-Hajeri, Al-Haidari 6
 6×  1× Report  8×

17th/18th

July 29
13:30
Puerto Rico  31 – 25  VenezuelaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Li, Wang (CHN)
Hiraldo 8(14–11)Salcedo 6
 4× Report  1×

13th–16th

 
Semifinal 13th–16th13th place
 
      
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
 Qatar33
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 Brazil29
 
 Qatar27
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 Algeria26
 
 Algeria31
 
 
 Libya19
 
15th place
 
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
 Brazil34
 
 
 Libya15
July 27
13:30
Qatar  33 – 29  BrazilEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Al-Bishi, Murad, Morgan 7(13–15)Rossoni 7
 3× Report  2×

July 27
18:30
Algeria  31 – 19  LibyaHall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Hamoud, Zamoum 7(16–11)Eisa, Esertawi 7
 3×  3× Report  4×  1×

15th/16th

July 29
16:00
Brazil  34 – 15  LibyaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Al-Mawlani, Al-Mizili (BHR)
Perrella, Riccini 7(17–7)Dabaa 6
 2× Report  3×

13th/14th

July 29
18:30
Qatar  27 – 26  AlgeriaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Da Costa, Da Costa (BRA)
Sinen 9(14–10)Rahim 7
 3× Report  5×

9th–12th

 
Semifinal 9th–12th9th place
 
      
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
 Egypt27
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 France33
 
 France35
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 Iran27
 
 Iran30
 
 
 Argentina26
 
11th place
 
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
 Egypt29
 
 
 Argentina32
July 27
16:00
Egypt  27 – 33  FranceEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
El-Bohy 8(13–15)Capella 7
 1× Report  7×

July 27
18:30
Iran  30 – 26  ArgentinaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Esteki 11(14–10)Cantore, Cánepa 7
 4× Report  1×

11th/12th

July 29
21:00
Egypt  29 – 32  ArgentinaEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Nawar 9(19–16)Cantore 9
 5× Report  7×  1×

9th/10th

July 29
16:00
France  35 – 27  IranHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Joli 9(17–14)Esteki 12
 1× Report  2×

Final round

 
QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
 
          
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 
 Norway37
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 Iceland43
 
 Iceland33
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 Tunisia31
 
 Spain19
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
 Tunisia26
 
 Iceland35
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 Croatia40
 
 Sweden31
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 Germany26
 
 Sweden25
 
July 27 – Tunis
 
 Croatia28Third place
 
 Denmark24
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
 Croatia29
 
 Tunisia27
 
 
 Sweden30
 
 
Semifinal 5th–8th5th place
 
      
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 
 Norway21
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
 Spain23
 
 Spain29
 
July 29 – Tunis
 
 Denmark30
 
 Germany22
 
 
 Denmark31
 
7th place
 
 
July 31 – Tunis
 
 
 Norway24
 
 
 Germany25

Quarterfinals

July 27
18:30
Norway  37 – 43  IcelandEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Birch, Stenrand (DEN)
Hippe 8(21–20)Pálmarsson 11
 3× Report  2×

July 27
21:00
Spain  19 – 26  TunisiaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
F. García 4(11–13)Jallouz 5
 3× Report  5×

July 27
21:00
Sweden  31 – 26  GermanyEl Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Ottosson 7(14–12)Geppert, König 4
 4× Report  4×

July 27
21:00
Denmark  24 – 29  CroatiaHall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Bramming 5(13–15)Markotić 8
 2× Report  6×

5th–8th

July 29
18:30
Norway  21 – 23  SpainHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Sørheim, Benevoli 4(8–13)Miralles, Humet 4
 3× Report  4×

July 29
18:30
Germany  22 – 31  DenmarkHall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
Schubert 5(14–14)Wiesmach 7
Report  2×

Semifinals

July 29
21:00
Iceland  33 – 31  TunisiaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Guðmundsson 10(14–15)Bannour 8
 3× Report  4×

July 29
21:00
Sweden  25 – 28  CroatiaHall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Zachrisson, Arrman 4(11–17)Marić 8
 4× Report  7×

7th/8th

July 31
15:00
Norway  24 – 25  GermanyHall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: El-Sayed, Zidan (EGY)
Sørheim 5(11–10)Hornke 5
 3× Report  3×

5th/6th

July 31
17:30
Spain  29 – 30  DenmarkHall 7th Novembre, Nabeul
Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI)
Guedea 6(14–18)Bramming 7
 1× Report  2×

Bronze medal match

July 31
18:30
Tunisia  27 – 30  SwedenHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Bamatraf (QAT)
Boughanmi 10(15–16)Zachrisson 13
 3×  1× Report  1×  1×

Gold medal match

July 31
20:30
Iceland  35 – 40  CroatiaHall 7th Novembre, Hammamet
Referees: Krichen, Makhlouf (TUN)
Guðmundsson 8(15–19)Marić 9
 5× Report  4×  1×

Final standings

RankTeam
 Croatia
 Iceland
 Sweden
4  Tunisia
5  Denmark
6  Spain
7  Germany
8  Norway
9  France
10  Iran
11  Argentina
12  Egypt
13  Qatar
14  Algeria
15  Brazil
16  Libya
17  Puerto Rico
18  Venezuela
19  Kuwait
20  Morocco

All-star team

During the victory ceremony the best actors of the tournament were announced. The following players earned a nomination to the tournament's All-Star Team:[1]

References