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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Georgia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–19 June |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Georgia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Cyprus |
| Third place |  Bulgaria |
| Fourth place |  Moldova |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 518 (51.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Giorgi Tskhovrebadze Roman Zacaciurin (36 goals) |
| Best player | Irakli Kbilashvili |
The 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy took place in Tbilisi, Georgia from 14 to 19 June 2021 and was a replacement for the cancelled 2021 IHF Emerging Nations Championship. After the 2021 IHF Emerging Nations Championship was cancelled, the EHF announced in March 2021 that the IHF/EHF Trophy would be held. The three best teams qualified for the relegation round of the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship qualification.
Georgia defeated Cyprus in the final to win the tournament.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+4).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Andorra
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 0 | Fifth place game |
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.
| 14 June 2021 16:30 |
Cyprus
|
29–23 | Bulgaria
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS) |
| Paraskeva 7 | (12–9) | Vasilev 6 | ||
2× 5×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 15 June 2021 16:30 |
Andorra
|
16–38 | Cyprus
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
| Soto 4 | (10–20) | C. Argyrou 10 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
| 16 June 2021 16:30 |
Bulgaria
|
38–21 | Andorra
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Vasilev 9 | (16–8) | Ruiz 7 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Moldova
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 0 | Fifth place game |
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
| 14 June 2021 19:00 |
Georgia
|
36–16 | Azerbaijan
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| Kbilashvili 12 | (18–7) | Aydamirov 6 | ||
1× 4× 1×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 15 June 2021 19:00 |
Moldova
|
20–27 | Georgia
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Zacaciurin 10 | (10–11) | Tskhovrebadze 10 | ||
| 1× 3× 1×
|
Report | 4×
|
| 16 June 2021 19:00 |
Azerbaijan
|
16–28 | Moldova
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
| Dubovyk 5 | (7–13) | Savcenco 6 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| Cyprus | 30 | |||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Moldova | 28 | |||||
| Cyprus | 18 | |||||
| 18 June | ||||||
| Georgia | 32 | |||||
| Georgia | 32 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 19 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Moldova | 25 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
| 18 June 2021 16:30 |
Cyprus
|
30–28 | Moldova
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| C. Argyrou 8 | (14–11) | Zacaciurin 13 | ||
| 1× 6×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 18 June 2021 19:00 |
Georgia
|
32–19 | Bulgaria
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX) |
| Tskhovrebadze 8 | (22–11) | Neychev 5 | ||
| 1× 7×
|
Report | 1×
|
Fifth place game
| Cancelled | Azerbaijan
|
Cancelled | Andorra
|
|
| Cancelled | Andorra
|
Cancelled | Azerbaijan
|
|
Third place game
| 19 June 2021 16:30 |
Moldova
|
25–26 | Bulgaria
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Zacaciurin 9 | (11–13) | Dimitrov 9 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
Final
| 19 June 2021 19:00 |
Cyprus
|
18–32 | Georgia
|
Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 0 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS) |
| Argyrou 5 | (6–14) | Tskhovrebadze 12 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 6×
|
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Georgia
|
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Cyprus
|
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Bulgaria
|
| 4 | Moldova
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| 5 | Andorra Azerbaijan
|
| Team advanced to the Relegation Round of qualification for EURO 2024 |
All-Star team
The all-star team was announced on 19 June 2021.
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Zurab Tsintsadze
|
| Right wing | Svetelin Dimitrov
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| Right back | Giorgi Tskhovrebadze
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| Centre back | Irakli Kbilashvili
|
| Left back | Loucas Paraskeva
|
| Left wing | Christos Argyrou
|
| Pivot | Erekle Arsenashvili
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| MVP | Irakli Kbilashvili
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Notes
- ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The matches, originally scheduled for 18 and 19 June, were cancelled due to several positive COVID-19 tests by the Andorran team.
References
- "2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "EHF Executive Committee gathers in Vienna". EHF. 26 March 2021.
- "2021 IHF/EHF Men's Trophy awaits European emerging nations". IHF. 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Georgia win IHF/EHF Trophy, Bulgaria take important third place". EHF. 19 June 2021.
- "Cyprus, Georgia qualify for EHF EURO 2024 relegation round". EHF. 18 June 2021.