2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament, held in Algiers, Algeria from 18 to 30 July 2017. It was the first time that Algeria staged the competition, and the third time that it was held in Africa.
Spain won their first title by defeating Denmark 39–38 in the final. France captured the bronze medal after they beat Germany 23–22.
Venues
The games of the tournament were played in Algiers.Draw
The draw was held on 10 May 2017.Seedings
The seedings were announced on 8 May 2017.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Referees
15 referee pairs are selected:Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 7 June 2017.''All times are local.''
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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President's Cup
;17th place bracket;21st place bracket
21st–24th place semifinals
----17th–20th place semifinals
----9–16th placement games
The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4 and play an elimination game to determine their final position.Knockout stage
Bracket
;5th place bracketRound of 16
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Quarterfinals
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5th–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Statistics
Top goalscorers
Source:Top goalkeepers
Source:Awards
MVP
- Left-back: Lasse Møller
All-star team
- Goalkeeper: Xoan Ledo
- Right wing: Aleix Gómez
- Right back: Dika Mem
- Centre back: Mátyás Győri
- Left back: Lasse Møller
- Left wing: Lukas Mertens
- Pivot: Magnus Saugstrup