2025 IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship

2025 IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24 October – 1 November
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runners-up	Egypt
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Qatar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	2,006 (66.87 per match)
Attendance	7,985 (266 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorge Gómez de Santiago (47 goals)

The 2025 IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship was the first edition of the IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship, held from 24 October to 1 November, 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). ^[1]

Germany won the tournament, after defeating Egypt in the final. ^[2]

Qualification

Event	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation			1	Morocco
Europe			2	Germany   Spain
2025 Asian Under-17 Championship [3]	15–25 September 2025	Amman	3	Iran   Qatar   South Korea
Africa			2	Egypt   Tunisia
South and Central American			2	Argentina   Brazil
North America and Caribbean			2	Puerto Rico   United States

Draw

The draw took place on 2 October 2025 in the New Administrative Capital, Egypt. ^{[4] [5]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Germany   Spain   Egypt	Morocco   Tunisia   Argentina	Brazil   Iran   South Korea	Puerto Rico   United States   Qatar

Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 19 September 2025. ^[6]

Referees   Brazil Lucas Dezembro Guilherme Gonçalves   Egypt Mohamed Esmail Mohamed Saleh   Germany Lucas Hellbusch Darnel Jansen   Japan Hideki Furukawa Tetsuro Murata   Morocco Zakaria El Malwane Achraf El Mouniri   Nigeria Abubakar Amodu Sumaila Salihu

Referees   Romania Georgiana Murariu Mihaela Paraschiv   Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Saqer Ali Al-Suqufi   Slovenia Žan Pukšič Miha Satler   Tunisia Roua Haggui Sahar Haggui   United States Anastasiia Bohoiavlenska Cristina Molina

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1). ^[7]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	109	68	+41	6	Semifinals
2	Brazil	3	2	0	1	108	101	+7	4
3	United States	3	1	0	2	72	100	−28	2
4	Morocco (H)	3	0	0	3	79	99	−20	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

24 October 2025 18:50	Egypt	35–26	Brazil	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 330 Referees: Hellbusch, Murata, Pukšič
	Ramadan 10	(17–11)	Alves 7
	2× 1×	Report	3× 1×

24 October 2025 20:55	Morocco	21–22	United States	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 550 Referees: Jansen, Salihu, Satler
	Ragueb 7	(14–10)	Jagar-Woelker 6
	1× 4×	Report	6×

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26 October 2025 18:50	United States	22–42	Egypt	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 210 Referees: Murariu, Satler, Haggui
	Gómez 10	(12–21)	Ramadan 10
	4×	Report	6× 1×

26 October 2025 20:55	Morocco	38–45	Brazil	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 550 Referees: Hellbusch, Furukawa, Paraschiv
	El Hammoumi 11	(14–19)	E. Rodrigues
	5×	Report	2×

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28 October 2025 18:50	Brazil	37–28	United States	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 180 Referees: Al-Suqufi, Jansen, Haggui
	R. Rodrigues 9	(19–13)	Gómez 9
	3×	Report	2×

28 October 2025 20:55	Egypt	32–20	Morocco	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 550 Referees: Amodu, Haggui, Molina
	Bakir 7	(18–13)	Ben Aabel 5
		Report	3×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	146	63	+83	6	Semifinals
2	Qatar	3	2	0	1	107	95	+12	4
3	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	86	113	−27	2
4	South Korea	3	0	0	3	67	135	−68	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 October 2025 10:30	Spain	57–16	South Korea	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 250 Referees: Gonçalves, Al-Saqer, El Mouniri
	Viladiú 10	(23–9)	Kim Dong-h. 5
	3×	Report	4×

24 October 2025 12:35	Tunisia	30–38	Qatar	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 265 Referees: Esmail, Furukawa, Amodu
	Gaabout 5	(12–18)	Hussein, Mahrous 10
	1× 6×	Report	4× 1×

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26 October 2025 10:30	Qatar	24–41	Spain	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 120 Referees: Jansen, El Malwane, Bohoiavlenska
	Mahrous 8	(8–18)	four players 5
	4×	Report	3×

26 October 2025 12:35	Tunisia	33–27	South Korea	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 130 Referees: Dezembro, Al-Saqer, Molina
	Ben Salem 7	(20–11)	Kim Dong-h. 6
	7×	Report	2×

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28 October 2025 10:30	South Korea	24–45	Qatar	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 110 Referees: Furukawa, Salihu, Paraschiv
	Kim Dong-h., Shin 5	(9–22)	El-Sayed 15
	4×	Report	1× 3× 1×

28 October 2025 12:35	Spain	48–23	Tunisia	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 150 Referees: Hellbusch, Murata, Pukšič
	Viladiú 8	(20–10)	Mechergui 6
	3×	Report	6×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	143	57	+86	6	Semifinals
2	Argentina	3	2	0	1	103	98	+5	4
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	87	116	−29	2
4	Puerto Rico	3	0	0	3	73	135	−62	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 October 2025 14:40	Germany	45–20	Iran	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 220 Referees: Paraschiv, Haggui, Bohoiavlenska
	Eisend, Gaugisch 6	(19–10)	Hadizadeh 5
	3×	Report	2×

24 October 2025 16:45	Argentina	43–25	Puerto Rico	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 190 Referees: Dezembro, Al-Suqufi, El Malwane
	Refojos 7	(15–13)	Andreu, López 5
		Report	3×

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26 October 2025 14:40	Puerto Rico	15–54	Germany	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 150 Referees: Saleh, Salihu, Haggui
	López 6	(7–26)	Akkoc 7
	2×	Report

26 October 2025 16:45	Argentina	38–29	Iran	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 180 Referees: Esmail, El Mouniri, Pukšič
	La Delfa, Roa 8	(20–16)	Norouzpourmameghani 6
	5×	Report	4×

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28 October 2025 14:40	Iran	38–33	Puerto Rico	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 120 Referees: Gonçalves, El Malwane, Murariu
	Hematigharacheh, Hagh 8	(19–18)	García 11
	3×	Report	2×

28 October 2025 16:45	Germany	44–22	Argentina	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 210 Referees: Dezembro, Saleh, Satler
	Nowak 17	(21–11)	Refojos 6
	1× 7×	Report	4×

Rankings

First-placed teams ranking

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Germany	3	3	0	0	143	57	+86	6	Semifinals
2	B	Spain	3	3	0	0	146	63	+83	6
3	A	Egypt	3	3	0	0	109	68	+41	6

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.

Second-placed teams ranking

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Qatar	3	2	0	1	107	95	+12	4	Semifinals
2	A	Brazil	3	2	0	1	108	101	+7	4	5–8th place semifinals
3	C	Argentina	3	2	0	1	103	98	+5	4

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.

Third-placed teams ranking

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	86	113	−27	2	5–8th place semifinals
2	A	United States	3	1	0	2	72	100	−28	2
3	C	Iran	3	1	0	2	87	116	−29	2	9–12th place semifinals

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.

Fourth-placed teams ranking

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Morocco (H)	3	0	0	3	79	99	−20	0	9–12th place semifinals
2	C	Puerto Rico	3	0	0	3	73	135	−62	0
3	B	South Korea	3	0	0	3	67	135	−68	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored for.
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 October
	Germany	39
					1 November
	Qatar	22
					Germany (ET)	44
	30 October
					Egypt	43
	Spain	28
	Egypt	31
					Third place
					1 November
					Qatar	23
					Spain	35

5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	30 October
	Brazil	35
					1 November
	Tunisia	32
					Brazil	27
	30 October
					Argentina	39
	Argentina	39
	United States	26
					Seventh place
					1 November
					Tunisia	44
					United States	41

9–12th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	29 October
	Iran	30
					31 October
	South Korea	21
					Iran	42
	29 October
					Puerto Rico	30
	Morocco	40
	Puerto Rico	44
					Eleventh place
					31 October
					South Korea	32 (3)
					Morocco (Pen.)	32 (4)

9–12th place semifinals

29 October 2025 15:30	Iran	30–21	South Korea	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 125 Referees: Murariu, Haggui, Bohoiavlenska
	three players 4	(15–11)	Kim Dong-h. 6
	4×	Report	5×

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29 October 2025 17:45	Morocco	40–44	Puerto Rico	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 260 Referees: Esmail, Murata, Al-Saqer
	Ben Aabel 8	(16–20)	Andreu 11
	1× 10× 1×	Report	6×

5–8th place semifinals

30 October 2025 13:00	Argentina	39–26	United States	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 110 Referees: Amodu, El Malwane, Paraschiv
	La Delfa 7	(16–12)	Gomez 11
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

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30 October 2025 15:15	Brazil	35–32	Tunisia	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 240 Referees: Furukawa, El Mouniri, Molina
	Lima 6	(20–19)	Chattali 6
	3×	Report	1× 2×

Semifinals

30 October 2025 17:45	Germany	39–22	Qatar	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 360 Referees: Dezembro, Saleh, Murata
	Löhr 9	(21–14)	Mahrous 11
	1×	Report	1× 3×

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30 October 2025 20:15	Spain	28–31	Egypt	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 560 Referees: Hellbusch, Al-Suqufi, Satler
	Sánchez 7	(12–12)	Bakir 7
	1× 4×	Report	5×

Eleventh place game

31 October 2025 15:30	South Korea	35–36	Morocco	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 220 Referees: Jansen, Furukawa, Pukšič
	Kang Ji-u., Kim Dong-h. 9	(14–12)	Ragueb 12
	3×	Report	8×
	FT: 32–32  Pen: 3–4

Ninth place game

31 October 2025 17:45	Iran	42–30	Puerto Rico	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 85 Referees: Gonçalves, Gonçalves, Haggui
	Norouzpour, Samarbakhsh 9	(19–15)	Andreu 7
	2×	Report	2×

Seventh place game

1 November 2025 13:00	Tunisia	44–41	United States	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 80 Referees: Dezembro, El Malwane, Paraschiv
	Garrache 12	(21–23)	Gómez 12
	1× 2×	Report	4×

Fifth place game

1 November 2025 15:15	Brazil	27–39	Argentina	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 145 Referees: Hellbusch, Haggui, Molina
	E. Rodrigues 8	(12–20)	La Delfa 10
	2× 2×	Report	2×

Third place game

1 November 2025 17:45	Qatar	23–35	Spain	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 365 Referees: Esmail, Jansen, Murariu
	Mahrous 9	(10–18)	Anselmo, Martínez 6
	4×	Report	3×

Final

1 November 2025 20:15	Germany	44–43 (ET)	Egypt	Nouacer Hall, Casablanca Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gonçalves, Murata, Pukšič
	Nowak 15	(18–17)	Ahmed 13
	3×	Report	4×
	FT: 37–37  ET: 7–6

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Egypt
	Spain
4	Qatar
5	Argentina
6	Brazil
7	Tunisia
8	United States
9	Iran
10	Puerto Rico
11	Morocco
12	South Korea

Statistics and awards

Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Jorge Gómez de Santiago 47 74 64 2 Ramy Mahrous 46 63 73 3 Leo Nowak 44 55 80 4 Ahmed El-Sayed 40 73 55 5 Yassien Ramadan 35 43 81 6 Youssef Ahmed 34 52 65 El Hassan Ragueb 43 79 8 Nicolás La Delfa 33 53 62 9 Kim Dong-ha 31 58 53 10 Dylan Andreu 29 55 53 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Hossein Khojasteh 39 32 83 2 Rubén Cardenosa 36 28 77 Albert Quesada 38 106 4 Kim Hüter 35 24 68 5 Francisco Pérez 33 45 136 6 Tobias Dengler 32 37 115 7 Nehuen Mazzaferri 31 27 87 8 Omar El-Sayed 29 54 184 Mehrshad Mansouri 47 163 Mohamed Othman 10 35 Source: IHF

References

1. "Morocco to host inaugural IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship". IHF. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
2. "Dramatic final sees Germany edge past Egypt to win inaugural IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship". IHF. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
3. "Islamic Republic of Iran win eight in a row to seal crown at the 2025 AHF Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship". IHF. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
4. "Draw for the 2025 IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship announced". IHF. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
5. "12 teams find out their fate at the draw for the 2025 IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship". IHF. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
6. "Referees for the 2025 IHF Men's U-17 World Championship announced". ihf.info. 19 September 2025.
7. "2025 IHF Men's Under-17 World Championship: Schedule revealed". IHF. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.

External links

• Official website