2025 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–26 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | China (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,180 (59 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nurdana Kyrgyzbay (49 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Zhang Jingwen |
The 2025 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship was the 11th edition of the championship held from 18 to 26 July 2025 at the Gymnasium of Jiangxi University of Software Professional Technology (JXUSPT) in Jinggangshan, China under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It was the first time in history that championship was organised by the Chinese Handball Association. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Youth World Handball Championship.
Draw
The draw was held on 16 June 2025 at the Conference Room of Jiangxi Software Vocational and Technical University in Jinggangshan, China.[1]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 62 | +42 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 76 | +24 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 82 | +9 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  Hong Kong
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 132 | −75 | 0 |
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
| 18 July 2025 16:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
24–31 | Kazakhstan
|
Jinggangshan |
| (11–12) | ||||
| Report |
| 18 July 2025 19:00 |
China
|
37–21 | Hong Kong
|
Jinggangshan |
| (18–14) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 July 2025 14:00 |
Hong Kong
|
18–51 | Chinese Taipei
|
Jinggangshan |
| (11–24) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 July 2025 18:00 |
Kazakhstan
|
25–34 | China
|
Jinggangshan |
| (11–17) | ||||
| Report |
| 21 July 2025 14:00 |
Kazakhstan
|
44–18 | Hong Kong
|
Jinggangshan |
| (23–9) | ||||
| Report |
| 21 July 2025 18:00 |
China
|
33–16 | Chinese Taipei
|
Jinggangshan |
| (17–9) | ||||
| Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 74 | +33 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 67 | +41 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Iran
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 110 | −14 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 |  India
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 123 | −60 | 0 |
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
| 18 July 2025 14:00 |
South Korea
|
43–11 | India
|
Jinggangshan |
| (20–5) | ||||
| Report |
| 18 July 2025 21:00 |
Japan
|
40–27 | Iran
|
Jinggangshan |
| (20–15) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 July 2025 16:00 |
India
|
22–38 | Japan
|
Jinggangshan |
| (11–22) | ||||
| Report |
| 19 July 2025 20:00 |
Iran
|
27–40 | South Korea
|
Jinggangshan |
| (10–21) | ||||
| Report |
| 21 July 2025 12:00 |
India
|
30–42 | Iran
|
Jinggangshan |
| (15–21) | ||||
| Report |
| 21 July 2025 16:00 |
Japan
|
29–25 | South Korea
|
Jinggangshan |
| (15–14) | ||||
| Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Japan | 39 | |||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 24 | |||||
| Japan | 33 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| China | 35 | |||||
| China | 28 | |||||
| South Korea | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 21 | |||||
| South Korea | 30 | |||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 29 | |||||
| 24 July | ||||||
| India | 24 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 33 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Iran (pen) | 34 | |||||
| Iran | 32 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 24 July | ||||||
| India | 36 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 23 July 2025 12:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
29–24 | India
|
Jinggangshan |
| (14–13) | ||||
| Report |
| 23 July 2025 14:00 |
Iran
|
32–15 | Hong Kong
|
Jinggangshan |
| (16–8) | ||||
| Report |
Semifinals
| 23 July 2025 16:00 |
Japan
|
39–24 | Kazakhstan
|
Jinggangshan |
| (23–12) | ||||
| Report |
| 23 July 2025 18:00 |
China
|
28–26 | South Korea
|
Jinggangshan |
| (14–10) | ||||
| Report |
Seventh place game
| 24 July 2025 16:00 |
India
|
36–15 | Hong Kong
|
Jinggangshan |
| (17–6) | ||||
| Report |
Fifth place game
| 24 July 2025 18:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
33–34 | Iran
|
Jinggangshan |
| (15–16) | ||||
| Report | ||||
|
FT: 30–30 Pen: 3–4 | ||||
Third place game
| 26 July 2025 16:00 |
Kazakhstan
|
21–30 | South Korea
|
Jinggangshan |
| (11–16) | ||||
| Report |
Final
| 26 July 2025 18:00 |
Japan
|
33–35 | China
|
Jinggangshan |
| (15–18) | ||||
| Report |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
China
|
 |
Japan
|
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South Korea
|
| 4 | Kazakhstan
|
| 5 | Iran
|
| 6 | Chinese Taipei
|
| 7 | India
|
| 8 | Hong Kong
|
| Team qualified for the 2026 Youth World Championship |
All Star Team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Wang Xiaoyan
|
| Right wing | Lee Soo-ah
|
| Right back | Miina Nakasuji
|
| Centre back | Cho Min-jin
|
| Left back | Hina Miura
|
| Left wing | Nurdana Kyrgyzbay
|
| Pivot | Liu Yutong
|
| MVP | Zhang Jingwen
|
References
- ^ "11th Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship 2025". AHF. Retrieved 14 July 2025.