The 2013 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 14 – 28 July 2013.
The Oceania Continent Handball Federation withdrew from the tournament.
Host cities
Bosnia and Herzegovina was awarded hosting rights in May 2011, at the IHF XXXIII Ordinary Congress in Marrakech, Morocco. After long negotiations with local government, four cities were chosen to host the competition: capital Sarajevo with two halls and Banja Luka, Ljubuški and Zenica with one hall each.
Qualified teams
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
(host)
(replaced team from Oceania)
Oceania
Oceania gave up their spot, a team from Europe (Serbia) replaced its spot.
Preliminary round
24 teams were drawn into four groups of six teams each. The draw was made in Sarajevo on 19 April 2013. The top four teams from each group advance to the Round of 16. The match schedule was released on May 16.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout round
Championship
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
5–8th place playoff
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
9–16th place playoff
9–16th quarterfinals
9–12th semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
13–16th place playoff
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
President's Cup
17–20th place playoff
17–20th place semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
21–24th place playoff
21st–24th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
Final standings
All-star team
Goalkeeper: Left wing: Left back: Pivot: Centre back: Right back: Right wing: