2024 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship

2024 European Men's U18 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Montenegro
Dates	7–18 August 2024
Teams	24
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The 2024 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, held in Montenegro from 7 to 18 August 2024.

Host selection[edit]

Montenegro

On 31 March 2023, Montenegro was given the hosting rights.^[1]

Expansion[edit]

At a meeting in Ljubljana, the EHF Executive Committee announced that they would analyse a possible expansion to 24 teams.^[2] On 17 June 2022, the EHF officially expanded the event to 24 teams.^[3]

Qualification[edit]

To determine the extra spots, 20 teams competed in five separate qualifiers to decide the 10 teams advancing to the Euro.^[4]^[5]

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	31 March 2023	Istanbul	1	Montenegro
Men's 18 EHF EURO 2022	4–14 August 2022	Montenegro	13	Spain Sweden Germany Hungary Croatia Denmark Hungary Portugal Faroe Islands Iceland Slovenia Serbia France
Qualifiers	5–7 January 2024	Chieti	2	Greece Italy
		Skopje	2	Switzerland North Macedonia
		Władysławowo	2	Poland Israel
		Zubří	2	Czech Republic Ukraine
		Maria Enzersdorf	2	Austria Romania

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET).^[6]^[7]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Spain Germany Sweden Croatia Denmark Iceland	Hungary Slovenia Montenegro Portugal Norway France	Serbia Faroe Islands Poland Czech Republic Switzerland Austria	Greece North Macedonia Romania Israel Ukraine Italy

Preliminary round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Croatia	Main round
2	Slovenia	Possible Main round
3	Serbia	Possible Intermediate round
4	Greece	Elimination round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Germany	Main round
2	France	Possible Main round
3	Poland	Possible Intermediate round
4	North Macedonia	Elimination round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group C[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Denmark	Main round
2	Norway	Possible Main round
3	Czech Republic	Possible Intermediate round
4	Ukraine	Elimination round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group D[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Sweden	Main round
2	Hungary	Possible Main round
3	Switzerland	Possible Intermediate round
4	Israel	Elimination round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group E[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Spain	Main round
2	Portugal	Possible Main round
3	Austria	Possible Intermediate round
4	Romania	Elimination round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group F[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Iceland	Main round
2	Montenegro	Possible Main round
3	Faroe Islands	Possible Intermediate round
4	Italy	Elimination round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Ranking of second-placed teams[edit]

Pos	Grp	Team	Qualification
1	A	Second place Group 1	Main round
2	B	Second place Group 2	Intermediate round
3	C	Second place Group 3	Intermediate round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Pos	Grp	Team	Qualification
1	D	Second place Group 4	Main round
2	E	Second place Group 5	Intermediate round
3	F	Second place Group 6	Intermediate round

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

Pos	Grp	Team	Qualification
1	1	Third place Group 1	Intermediate round
2	2	Third place Group 2
3	3	Third place Group 3
4	4	Third place Group 4
5	5	Third place Group 5	Elimination round
6	6	Third place Group 6	Elimination round

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Elimination round[edit]

Group E1[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Team 1	17–20th place semifinals
2	Team 2	17–20th place semifinals
3	Team 3	21–24th place semifinals
4	Team 4	21–24th place semifinals

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group E2[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Team 1	17–20th place semifinals
2	Team 2	17–20th place semifinals
3	Team 3	21–24th place semifinals
4	Team 4	21–24th place semifinals

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Intermediate round[edit]

Group I1[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Team 1	9–12th place semifinals
2	Team 2	9–12th place semifinals
3	Team 3	13–16th place semifinals
4	Team 4	13–16th place semifinals

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group I2[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Team 1	9–12th place semifinals
2	Team 2	9–12th place semifinals
3	Team 3	13–16th place semifinals
4	Team 4	13–16th place semifinals

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Main round[edit]

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced was transferred to the main round.

Group M1[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Team 1	Semifinals
2	Team 2	Semifinals
3	Team 3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Team 4	5–8th place semifinals

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Group M2[edit]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Team 1	Semifinals
2	Team 2	Semifinals
3	Team 3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Team 4	5–8th place semifinals

Source: [ EHF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

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Placement round[edit]

Bracket[edit]

21st place bracket

	21–24th place semifinals				21st place












					23rd place

21–24th place semifinals[edit]

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23rd place game[edit]

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21st place game[edit]

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17st place bracket

	17–20th place semifinals				17th place












					19rd place

17–20th place semifinals[edit]

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19th place game[edit]

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17th place game[edit]

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13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place












					15th place

13–16th place semifinals[edit]

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15th place game[edit]

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13th place game[edit]

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9th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				9th place












					11th place

9–12th place semifinals[edit]

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11th place game[edit]

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9th place game[edit]

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5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				5th place












					7th place

5–8th place semifinals[edit]

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7th place game[edit]

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5th place game[edit]

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Knockout stage[edit]

	Semifinals				Final












					Third place

Semifinals[edit]

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Third place game[edit]

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Final[edit]

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Final ranking[edit]

Rank	Team



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24

	Team qualified for the 2025 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
	Team qualified for the 2025 Men's Junior World Handball Championship as a host nation

References[edit]

^ "EHF EXEC takes key decisions for 2023/24 club handball season". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
^ "EXEC awards EHF Beach Handball EURO, cancels 'away-goals' rule". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "EHF Executive Committee meets in Cologne". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "The race for the last ten M18 EHF EURO 2024 tickets begins". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "M18 EHF EURO final tournament line-up complete". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Draws to set stage for summer's M18 and M20 competitions". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Regional derbies ahead at M18 EHF EURO". www.eurohandball.com.

[1] "EHF EXEC takes key decisions for 2023/24 club handball season". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

[2] "EXEC awards EHF Beach Handball EURO, cancels 'away-goals' rule". www.eurohandball.com.

[3] "EHF Executive Committee meets in Cologne". www.eurohandball.com.

[4] "The race for the last ten M18 EHF EURO 2024 tickets begins". www.eurohandball.com.

[5] "M18 EHF EURO final tournament line-up complete". www.eurohandball.com.

[6] "Draws to set stage for summer's M18 and M20 competitions". www.eurohandball.com.

[7] "Regional derbies ahead at M18 EHF EURO". www.eurohandball.com.

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Host selection[edit]

Expansion[edit]

Qualification[edit]

Draw[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Group B[edit]

Group C[edit]

Group D[edit]

Group E[edit]

Group F[edit]

Ranking of second-placed teams[edit]

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

Elimination round[edit]

Group E1[edit]

Group E2[edit]

Intermediate round[edit]

Group I1[edit]

Group I2[edit]

Main round[edit]

Group M1[edit]

Group M2[edit]

Placement round[edit]

Bracket[edit]

21–24th place semifinals[edit]

23rd place game[edit]

21st place game[edit]

17–20th place semifinals[edit]

19th place game[edit]

17th place game[edit]

13–16th place semifinals[edit]

15th place game[edit]

13th place game[edit]

9–12th place semifinals[edit]

11th place game[edit]

9th place game[edit]

5–8th place semifinals[edit]

7th place game[edit]

5th place game[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

Third place game[edit]

Final[edit]

Final ranking[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]