2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2013 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the 5th edition of the tournament and was held at Hungary from 10 – 23 August 2013.

The Oceania Continent Handball Federation withdrew from the tournament.

Denmark defeated Croatia 32–26 in the final to win the title for the third consecutive time.

Qualified teams

 * Africa


 * Americas


 * Asia


 * Europe
 * (replaced team from Oceania)
 * (host)
 * (replaced team from Oceania)
 * (host)
 * (replaced team from Oceania)
 * (host)
 * (host)

Oceania gave up their spot, a team from Europe (France) replaced its spot.
 * Oceania

Preliminary round
24 teams were drawn into four groups of six teams each. The draw was made in Budaörs on 23 May 2013. The top four teams from each group advanced to the Round of 16. The match schedule was released on June 13.

All-star team

 * Goalkeeper: Sebastian Frandsen
 * Left wing: Lovro Mihić
 * Left back: Marko Mamić
 * Pivot: 🇪🇸 Ignacio Plaza Jiménez (ESP)
 * Centre back: 🇩🇪 Tim Suton (GER)
 * Right back: Niclas Kirkeløkke
 * Right wing: 🇸🇪 Sebastian Karlsson (SWE)

Other awards

 * MVP: Simon Hald Jensen