1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
# 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the second edition of the IHF Men's Junior World Championship, held in Denmark and Sweden from 23 October to 2 November 1979.

## Preliminary round

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 71 | +70 | 10 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | East Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 86 | +58 | 8 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 101 | +31 | 6 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 110 | +1 | 4 | 9–16th place classification |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 109 | −7 | 2 | 17th–23rd place classification |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 230 | −153 | 0 | 17th–23rd place classification |
| 23 October 1979 | Yugoslavia | 25–13 | Norway |
| 23 October 1979 | Poland | 50–18 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1979 | East Germany | 25–16 | Italy |
| 1979 | East Germany | 52–13 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1979 | Poland | 20–17 | Norway |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | 26–11 | Italy |
| 1979 | Norway | 20–16 | Italy |
| 1979 | East Germany | 21–20 | Poland |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | 44–14 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1979 | Poland | 24–20 | Italy |
| 1979 | Norway | 45–18 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | 21–15 | East Germany |
| 1979 | Italy | 39–14 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1979 | East Germany | 31–16 | Norway |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | 25–18 | Poland |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Denmark (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 69 | +66 | 10 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 93 | +41 | 8 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 101 | +19 | 6 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 117 | −10 | 4 | 9–16th place classification |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 146 | −51 | 2 | 17th–23rd place classification |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 144 | −65 | 0 | 17th–23rd place classification |
| 1979 | Hungary | 27–22 | Japan |
| 23 October 1979 | Denmark | 20–13 | Finland |
| 23 October 1979 | France | 23–11 | Luxembourg |
| 1979 | Hungary | 37–15 | Luxembourg |
| 1979 | Denmark | 37–13 | Japan |
| 1979 | France | 32–16 | Finland |
| 1979 | Hungary | 23–17 | Finland |
| 1979 | Denmark | 29–21 | France |
| 1979 | Japan | 22–19 | Luxembourg |
| 1979 | Hungary | 26–20 | France |
| 1979 | Luxembourg | 30–11 | Switzerland |
| 1979 | Finland | 29–19 | Japan |
| 1979 | Denmark | 19–11 | Hungary |
| 1979 | France | 24–19 | Japan |
| 1979 | Finland | 32–23 | Luxembourg |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 77 | +68 | 10 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 88 | +33 | 8 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 71 | +31 | 6 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 103 | −30 | 4 | 9–16th place classification |
| 5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 123 | −47 | 2 | 17th–23rd place classification |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 117 | −55 | 0 | 17th–23rd place classification |
| 23 October 1979 | West Germany | 25–8 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1979 | Iceland | 25–19 | Portugal |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | 29–13 | Netherlands |
| 1979 | West Germany | 20–9 | Netherlands |
| 1979 | Portugal | 17–16 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | 25–20 | Iceland |
| 1979 | West Germany | 25–10 | Portugal |
| 1979 | Iceland | 25–17 | Netherlands |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | 23–9 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1979 | Iceland | 16–14 | West Germany |
| 1979 | Netherlands | 17–16 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | 40–17 | Portugal |
| 1979 | Iceland | 35–13 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1979 | Netherlands | 17–13 | Portugal |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | 28–18 | West Germany |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sweden (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 66 | +30 | 8 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 63 | +41 | 6 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 76 | −10 | 4 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 101 | −26 | 2 | 9–16th place classification |
| 5 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 0 | 17th–23rd place classification |
| 6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| 23 October 1979 | Czechoslovakia | 32–16 | Israel |
| 23 October 1979 | Switzerland | 21–10 | Belgium |
| 23 October 1979 | | (10–4) | |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | 22–13 | Belgium |
| 1979 | Sweden | 29–19 | Israel |
| 1979 | Israel | 24–19 | Belgium |
| 1979 | Sweden | 21–14 | Switzerland |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | 29–10 | Switzerland |
| 1979 | Sweden | 22–12 | Belgium |
| 1979 | Sweden | 24–21 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | Switzerland | 21–16 | Israel |

## Main round

All points and goals against the team from the same preliminary round were carried over.

### 17th–23rd place classification

**Group V**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 3 | 17th place game |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 3 | 19th place game |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 0 | 21st place game |
| 1979 | Belgium | 36–19 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1979 | Italy | 15–15 | Belgium |

**Group VI**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 6 | 17th place game |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 4 | 19th place game |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 21st place game |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 0 | |
| 1979 | Portugal | 22–20 | Luxembourg |
| 1979 | Saudi Arabia | 22–18 | Luxembourg |
| 1979 | Portugal | 27–22 | Japan |
| 1979 | Japan | 21–18 | Saudi Arabia |

### 9–16th place classification

**Group III**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 3 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 2 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 2 | 15th place game |
| 1979 | Poland | 25–21 | Israel |
| 1979 | Norway | 29–16 | Switzerland |
| 1979 | Israel | 20–19 | Norway |
| 1979 | Poland | 21–21 | Switzerland |

**Group IV**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 6 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 1 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 1 | 15th place game |
| 1979 | France | 22–16 | Netherlands |
| 1979 | West Germany | 29–16 | Finland |
| 1979 | Netherlands | 19–19 | Finland |
| 1979 | France | 24–22 | West Germany |

### 1st–8th place classification

**Group I**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 4 | Third place game |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 1 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 1 | Seventh place game |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | 17–15 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | Sweden | 18–17 | East Germany |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | 23–17 | Sweden |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | 22–22 | East Germany |

**Group II**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 58 | +20 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 4 | Third place game |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 0 | Seventh place game |
| 1979 | Denmark | 22–19 | Iceland |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | 26–17 | Hungary |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | 27–21 | Denmark |
| 1979 | Hungary | 17–14 | Iceland |

## Placement games

### 21st place game

| 1979 | Chinese Taipei | 23–22 | Saudi Arabia |
| - | - | - | - |

### 19th place game

| 1979 | Japan | 20–19 | Belgium |
| - | - | - | - |

### 17th place game

| 1979 | Italy | 26–20 | Portugal |
| - | - | - | - |

### 15th place game

| 1979 | Israel | 30–27 | Finland |
| - | - | - | - |

### 173th place game

| 1979 | Norway | 22–20 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - | - |

### Eleventh place game

| 1979 | West Germany | 20–18 | Switzerland |
| - | - | - | - |

### Ninth place game

| 1979 | France | 27–23 | Poland |
| - | - | - | - |

### Seventh place game

| 1979 | Iceland | 27–24 | East Germany |
| - | - | - | - |

### Fifth place game

| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | 20–19 | Hungary |
| - | - | - | - |

### Third place game

| 1979 | Sweden | 25–20 | Denmark |
| - | - | - | - |

### Final

| 1979 | Soviet Union | 30–25 | Yugoslavia |
| - | - | - | - |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Yugoslavia |
| | Sweden |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Iceland |
| 8 | East Germany |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | West Germany |
| 12 | Switzerland |
| 13 | Norway |
| 14 | Netherlands |
| 15 | Israel |
| 16 | Finland |
| 17 | Italy |
| 18 | Portugal |
| 19 | Japan |
| 20 | Belgium |
| 21 | Chinese Taipei |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia |
| 23 | Luxembourg |
| WD | United States |
