The Carpathian Trophy (Romanian: Trofeul Carpaţi) is an annual men's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation. The first edition took place in Bucharest in 1959.

Tournament structure

It reached the 44th edition in December 2022. There is no precise format for the tournament, even though recently there were four participating teams.

Editions

Year Host City Final Rankings
Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place Fifth Sixth place
2001
Details
Romania
Iași

Romania

Greece

Romania B

Bulgaria
2002
Details
Romania
Iași

Turkey

Romania

Romania B

Ukraine

Egypt

Bulgaria
2003
Details
Romania
Iași

Romania

Romania B

Ukraine

Macedonia

Belarus

Bulgaria
2004
Details
Romania
Timișoara

Romania

Jordan

Macedonia

Netherlands

Turkey

Egypt
2005
Details
Romania
Timișoara

Romania

Netherlands

Italy

Turkey
2006
Details[1]
Romania
Timișoara

Romania

Turkey

Macedonia

Italy
2007
Details[2]
Romania
Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Romania

Montenegro

Ukraine

Macedonia
2010
Details[3]
Romania
Oradea

Tunisia

Romania

Macedonia

Belarus
2011
Details[4]
Romania
Piatra Neamţ

Romania

Ukraine

Romania B

Jordan
2012
Details[5]
Romania
Oradea

Romania

Ukraine

Turkey

Romania B
2018
Details
Romania
Călărași

Romania

Portugal

Bahrain

Tunisia
2019
Details
Romania
Bucharest

North Macedonia

Romania

Netherlands

Algeria
2021
Details
Romania
Cluj-Napoca

Romania

Turkey
Switzerland and Iran withdrew due to Covid-19 cases in their squads.
2022
Details
Romania
Oradea

Egypt

Slovakia

Romania

Algeria
  • Some editions were initially planned but cancelled due to schedule.

Summary

Team Winners
Romania Romania 31
Serbia Serbia 3
Germany Germany 2
Denmark Denmark 2
Russia Russia 2
Tunisia Tunisia 1
Turkey Turkey 1
North Macedonia North Macedonia 1
Egypt Egypt 1

    See also

    References

    1. "Romania a castigat si la masculin Trofeul Carpati". romanialibera.ro (in Romanian). România Liberă. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
    2. "Petru Paleu vrea "Trofeul Carpati" si la Piatra Neamt". mont.ro (in Romanian). Monitorul de Neamţ. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
    3. "România a remizat cu Tunisia şi a ratat cîştigarea Trofeului Carpaţi! Urmează meciurile din preliminariile CE!". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
    4. "România a câştigat Trofeul Carpaţi de la Piatra Neamţ". adevarul.com. Adevărul. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
    5. "Romania a castigat la fotografie Trofeul Carpati la handbal masculin". ziare.com (in Romanian). Ziare. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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