title: Norway men's national junior handball team
text: # Norway men's national junior handball team
  
  The Norway national junior handball team is the national under-20 handball team of Norway. Controlled by the Norwegian Handball Federation, it represents Norway in international matches.
  
  ## History
  
  The slower development of men's handball in Norway is reflected in the fact that the Scandinavian nation have rarely managed to break into the top 10 positions at the IHF Men's Junior World Championship. The clear best result was fourth place in 1995. Aside from that ranking, Norway have only placed in the top 10 Four other times – the last being in 2019.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### IHF Junior World Championship record
  
  Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
  
  | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1977 | | 18th place | | | | | | | |
  | 1979 | | 13th place | | | | | | | |
  | 1981 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 1983 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 1985 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 1987 | | 10th place | | | | | | | |
  | 1989 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 1991 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 1993 | | 7th place | | | | | | | |
  | 1995 | | 4th place | | | | | | | |
  | 1997 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 1999 | | 15th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2001 | | 14th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2003 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2005 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2007 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2009 | | 16th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2011 | | 10th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2013 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2015 | | 15th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2017 | | 11th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2019 | | 8th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2023 | | 18th place | | | | | | | |
  | Total | 13/23 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |
  
  ### EHF European Junior Championship
  
  Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
  
  European Junior Championship record :
  
  | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1996 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 1998 | | 9th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2000 | | 10th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2002 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2004 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2006 | | 12th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2008 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2010 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2012 | | 6th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2014 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2016 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
  | 2018 | Intermediate round | 9th place | | | | | | | |
  | 2022 | Intermediate round | 15th place | | | | | | | |
  | Total | 6/13 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |
  