France men's national youth handball team

The France national youth handball team is the national under-19 handball team of France that represents France in international matches.[1] It is managed by the French Handball Federation, an affiliate of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).[2]

France
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AssociationFrench Handball Federation
CoachFranck Prouff
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2009)
Best resultGold Champions : (2015, 2017)
European Youth Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1999)
Best resultGold Champions : (2014, 2016)
Last updated on Unknown.

The team competes in the IHF U19 Handball World Championship and the European U-18 Handball Championship (called the M18 EHF EURO), which it has both won twice.

The team is referred as the "U19" and "U19M".[1]

Since 2023, Franck Prouff is the current head coach.[3]

History

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Youth Olympic Games

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Youth Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
  2010 Didn't Qualify
  2014
  2018 No Handball Event
  2022
Total 0 / 2 0 Titles

Source:[4]

IHF Youth World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Youth World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA GD
  2005 Didn't Qualify
  2007
  2009 9th place
  2011 Semi-Finals 4th place
  2013 13th place
  2015 Final 1st place
  2017[5] Final 1st place
  2019[6] 6th place
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2023 Didn't Qualify
  2025 Qualified
Total 7/10 2 Titles

EHF European Youth Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Youth Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
  1992 Didn't Qualify
  1994
  1997
  1999 11th place
  2001 5th place
  2003 10th place
  2004 9th place
  2006 6th place
  2008 7th place
  2010 Didn't Qualify
  2012 12th place
  2014 Final Champions
  2016 Final Champions
  2018 Main Round 7th place
  2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7]
  2021a 10th place
  2022 Group stage 14th place
  2024 Qualified
Total 13/17 2 Titles

a The European Handball Federation decided to hold an U-19 European Championship in 2021, in a move to lessen the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact for national team players born in 2002.[8]

Staff

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Head coaches :

  • Éric Quintin (?–2021)[9]
  • Pascal Person (2021–2023)[10][3]
  • Franck Prouff (2023–)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Handball Équipe de France Masculine U19 - FFHandball - Profile page of the U19M team".
  2. ^ Official website Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. ^ a b c "Entretiendulundi - Franck Prouff" (in French).
  4. ^ men's Youth World Championship Info Retrieved 31 October 2020
  5. ^ 2017 youth Edition Retrieved 8 November 2020
  6. ^ 2019 youth Edition Retrieved 8 November 2020
  7. ^ "EHF redefines approach to upcoming Younger Age Category events". EHF. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ^ "EUROPEAN HANDBALL FEDERATION INTRODUCES MEN'S 19 EHF EURO IN 2021". EHF. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Première sélection de Person pour le Tiby".
  10. ^ "EdFM - U19M – Régularité nécessaire à l'assaut du grand bain".
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