2023 IHF Emerging Nations Championship

The 2023 IHF Emerging Nations Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship held in Bulgaria under the aegis of International Handball Federation from 25 to 30 April 2023.

Cuba won the tournament for the first time by defeating Cyprus in the final.

Participating teams

 * 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.

Draw
The draw was held on 10 March 2023.

Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).

Bracket

 * Fifth place bracket


 * Ninth place bracket

Final ranking
The three best European teams advance to the EURO 2026 Qualification Relegation Round, except Great Britain, which already qualified as Winner of Euro 2026 Qualification Phase 1.

All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards was announced on 30 April 2023.

Top goalscorers
Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers
Source: IHF