Intercontinental Handball Cup

The Intercontinental Handball Cup was and will be a competition between the continental handball champions in the years which were not a World Men's Handball Championship and the host country.

Intercontinental Handball Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 Intercontinental Handball Cup
Sporthandball
First season1998
No. of teams5
Most recent
champion(s)
 Russia (1st title)
Most titles Algeria
 Sweden
 Russia
(each 1 title)

History

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The idea of a Intercontinental Cup was first introduced in the 1980s but was delayed because of financial and temporal problems. In 1966 the IHF Congress created the IHF Men's Super Globe and the Intercontinental Handball Cup. After the third edition the tournament was cancelled because a fully packed calendar.[1] In 2024 the IHF announced they will bring back the tournament for 2025.[2]

Tournaments

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Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Points Runners-up 3rd place Points 4th place
1998
Details
 
Qatar
 
Algeria
5–4  
Kuwait
 
Romania
2–1  
Qatar
4
2000
Details
 
Saudi Arabia
 
Sweden
6–6
+10 / +10
104 /102
 
South Korea
 
Egypt
5–2  
Saudi Arabia
5
2002
Details
 
Russia
 
Russia
8–6  
Sweden
 
Argentina
4–2  
Algeria
5
2025
Details
  6

Medal count

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Sweden1102
2  Algeria1001
  Russia1001
4  Kuwait0101
  South Korea0101
6  Argentina0011
  Egypt0011
  Romania0011
Totals (8 entries)3339

References

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  1. ^ Fascination for Thousands of Years Handball (PDF) (2 ed.). Basle: International Handball Federation. 2013. pp. 71 & 191.
  2. ^ "IHF Men's Super Globe becomes IHF Men's Club World Championship and will be hosted in Egypt". International Handball Federation. 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.