2009 IHF/EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy

From the 30th October – 1st November 2009, the 6th edition of the Men’s Challenge Trophy hosted by the National Handball Federations of Moldova and Malta will take place. Due to the success of the holding two regional competitions for the first time in 2007, the EHF once again took the decision to implement this method of competition as this way of working proved beneficial both for the participants and the organisers respectively.

This edition of the competition is also a cooperation event between the International Handball Federation and the European Handball Federation. Both federations now vigorously share the responsibility surrounding the further development of the competition, signifying the commitment to continue producing a top event for the developing nations.

For the very first time an EHF top event will be taking place in Moldova; Malta on the other hand is celebrating the return of the competition after successfully hosting the third edition of the event in 2003.

Playing schedule

The match schedules for both events were finalised during the course of September. Click on the links below to download.

Playing schedule Moldova
Playing schedule Malta

Official website

The organisers of the IHF/EHF Challenge Trophy in Malta have set up a website where you can follow the competition, find information on the teams and the event. Visit http://www.challengetrophy.com/ to keep up-to-date.

For group standings and results during the competition you can click here.

Final at the EHF EURO 2010

Within the framework of EHF EURO 2010, the winners of both tournaments will meet in Linz, Austria on the 23rd January 2010 to play the final match for the 2009 IHF/EHF Challenge Trophy.

Activities

In keeping with the theme of development, the officiators will be deployed from the Young Referee Project and with the assistance of the EHF Competence Academy and Network (EHF CAN) courses for referees and coaches at each venue will be organised reaffirming the dedication to education.