2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Bulgaria
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| Dates | 12–18 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Faroe Islands (2nd title)
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| Runner-up |
 Turkey
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| Third place |
 Kosovo
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| Fourth place |
 Cyprus
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 48 |
| Goals scored | 2885 (60.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Svetlin Dimitrov (65 goals) |
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The 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship was the second edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Bulgaria under the aegis of International Handball Federation. The tournament was held in two cities, Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo, from 12 to 18 June 2017.
A total of 16 countries participated in the tournament out of which 15 are European except China.
Faroe Islands defended their title by defeating Turkey 26–25 in the final.
The championship were played at two venues in Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria.
The draw was held on 7 March 2017 at 19:00.
The following referees were appointed for the championship:
The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
All times are local (UTC+3).
For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
FT: 33–33 Pen: 1–2
FT: 26–26 ET: 3–3, 6–3
Source: IHF
Source: IHF
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