2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
City	Celje, Laško
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	10–21 July 2024
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Runner-up	Portugal
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	Germany
Official website
	www.eurohandball.com
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The 2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship is the 14th edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship. The tournament is being played in Celje and Laško, Slovenia, from 10 to 21 July 2024.^[1] Spain are the defending champions.

Host selection

Slovenia

On 31 March 2023, Slovenia was given the hosting rights with the games to be played in Celje.^[2]

Expansion

After the U-18 Euro was officially expanded to 24 teams,^[3] the EHF decided to also expand the U-20 competition to 24 teams also on 23 September 2022.^[4]

Format

In the first round, 24 teams are divided into 6 groups of 4:

The six group winners plus the two best runner up (one from Groups A, B and C and one from Groups D, E and F) advance to the Main round.
The four worst runners up and the four best third place teams (two from Groups A, B and C and two from Groups D, E and F) move on to the Intermediate round.
The two worst third place teams (one from Groups A, B and C and one from Groups D, E and F) and all fourth place teams play in the Elimination round.

In the Second round, all teams are again split into 6 groups of 4, but this time, against the teams who advanced to the same round as them. Each separate phase (Main, Intermediate and Elimination) consist of eight teams and are split into 2 group of four.

The teams in the Main round fight to win the championship.
The teams in the Intermediate round play for rankings 9–16.
The teams in the Elimination round play for positions 17–24 and to not get relegated.

Regarding the Main round, The top two from each group progresses to the semifinals, where the winners of the semifinals play for the title, while the two semifinal losers play for bronze.

Qualification

To accommodate 24 teams and fill in the eight extra spots, the EHF decided to not relegate anyone in 2022 and promote the three runners up from the Men's 19 EHF Championship.^[5] The last two spots are occupied by the two best ranked teams not yet qualified for the competition. Those two were Greece and Romania.

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	31 March 2023	Istanbul	1	Slovenia
Men's 18 EHF EURO 2022	4–14 August 2022	Montenegro	15	Spain Sweden Germany Hungary Croatia Denmark Hungary Portugal Faroe Islands Iceland Montenegro Serbia France Poland Italy
Men's 19 EHF Championship 2022^[6]^[7]^[8]	7–13 August 2022	Tel Aviv	2	Czech Republic Israel
	8–14 August 2022	Riga	2	North Macedonia Switzerland
	8–14 August 2022	Craiova	2	Austria Ukraine
EHF Rankings^[9]			2	Romania Greece

Venues

The venues are in Celje and Laško.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Celje Laško
Celje	Celje	Laško
Zlatorog Arena Capacity: 5,191	Golovec Hall Capacity: 3,200	Tri Lilije Hall Capacity: 2,500

Draw

The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET).^[13]^[14] Prior to the draw, Austria, Czech Republic and North Macedonia, who all had the same EHF ranking, would be placed into a separate draw to determine each team's position in the draw.^[13] Later on, Austria and Czech Republic won the draw and were both placed in pot 3.

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

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	2	1	0	81	61	+20	5	Main round
2	North Macedonia	3	1	2	0	75	65	+10	4	Intermediate round
3	Croatia	3	1	1	1	81	77	+4	3	Intermediate round
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	65	99	−34	0	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.

10 July 2024 12:00	Montenegro	21–31	North Macedonia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 80 Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Dobrković 6	(5–12)	Uzunchev 8
	1× 1×	Report	6× 2×

10 July 2024 16:40	Croatia	23–27	Austria	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 108 Referees: Pepe, Merisi (ITA)
	Čaprić 5	(10–15)	Meleschnig 6
	6×	Report	1× 5×

11 July 2024 12:00	North Macedonia	24–24	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 266 Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	Shuleski, Uzunchev 6	(10–15)	Bajan, Franković 6
	1× 6×	Report	4×

11 July 2024 16:40	Austria	34–18	Montenegro	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 85 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Kofler 8	(15–9)	Knežević 5
	3×	Report	5×

13 July 2024 14:20	Austria	20–20	North Macedonia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Meleschnig 4	(11–10)	Uzunchev 8
	5×	Report	3× 7× 1×

13 July 2024 16:20	Croatia	34–26	Montenegro	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 168 Referees: Loshak, Novikov (UKR)
	Čaprić 8	(16–15)	Radovanović 8
	1× 2×	Report	2×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	93	67	+26	6	Main round
2	Germany	3	2	1	89	73	+16	4	Main round
3	Serbia	3	1	2	94	86	+8	2	Intermediate round
4	Greece	3	0	3	66	116	−50	0	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.

10 July 2024 14:20	Portugal	40–22	Greece	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 50 Referees: Svensson, Hummelgard (SWE)
	Oliveira 7	(19–7)	Tsioumas 4
	2×	Report	2×

10 July 2024 19:00	Germany	33–29	Serbia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 151 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Haake 7	(17–13)	Antonijević 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 7×

11 July 2024 14:20	Serbia	28–32	Portugal	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 200 Referees: Lohsak, Novikov (UKR)
	Milovanović 6	(14–15)	Brandão 9
	2× 6×	Report	2× 6×

11 July 2024 19:00	Greece	23–39	Germany	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 150 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Batis 7	(14–18)	Siemer 7
	1× 6×	Report	6×

13 July 2024 12:00	Serbia	37–21	Greece	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 100 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Feješ, Rančić 7	(20–8)	three players 4
	5×	Report	3×

13 July 2024 19:00	Germany	17–21	Portugal	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 109 Referees: Puksic, Satler (SLO)
	Schmidt 6	(11–9)	Brandão 5
	1× 3×	Report	4× 1×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	113	81	+32	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	1	100	100	0	4	Intermediate round
3	Faroe Islands	3	1	2	91	99	−8	2	Elimination round
4	Switzerland	3	0	3	81	105	−24	0	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.

10 July 2024 12:00	Faroe Islands	30–29	Switzerland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 120 Referees: Loshak, Novikov (UKR)
	Mittún 8	(21–15)	Schnyder 7
	2×	Report	1× 2×

10 July 2024 16:40	Spain	37–31	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 130 Referees: Puksic, Salter (SLO)
	D. Cikuša, P. Cikuša 8	(19–18)	Karamoko 6
	2×	Report	5×

11 July 2024 12:00	Switzerland	20–40	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 58 Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
	Steenaerts 6	(10–19)	Castillo Oliveras 6
	6×	Report	1× 1×

11 July 2024 16:40	France	34–31	Faroe Islands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 101 Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Prat 7	(17–14)	Mittún 13
	7×	Report	4×

13 July 2024 14:20	France	35–32	Switzerland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Favril, Zuzo 6	(15–16)	Sarlos 7
	6×	Report	9×

13 July 2024 16:40	Spain	36–30	Faroe Islands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 255 Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	P. Cikuša, Romero Holguin 7	(18–16)	Mittún, Vedelsbøl 11
	4×	Report	1× 5×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	106	87	+19	6	Main round
2	Hungary	3	2	1	91	85	+6	4	Intermediate round
3	Romania	3	1	2	86	99	−13	2	Intermediate round
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	84	96	−12	0	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.

10 July 2024 14:20	Norway	35–27	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Anderson, Solheim 9	(16–13)	Radu 6
	4×	Report	5×

10 July 2024 19:00	Hungary	27–24	Czech Republic	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Kovács 6	(16–13)	Bláha 10
	3×	Report	2× 3×

11 July 2024 14:20	Czech Republic	28–36	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Bláha 6	(15–18)	Anderson 12
	1× 4×	Report	2×

11 July 2024 19:00	Romania	26–32	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 345 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Stanciuc 8	(12–17)	Kovács 7
	1× 2×	Report	2×

13 July 2024 12:00	Czech Republic	32–33	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 166 Referees: Maia, André (POR)
	three players 5	(17–22)	Stanciuc 11
	4×	Report	1× 6× 1×

13 July 2024 19:00	Hungary	32–35	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 117 Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Kovács 10	(19–21)	Anderson 8
	3× 1×	Report	2× 6×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	109	73	+36	6	Main round
2	Slovenia (H)	3	2	1	96	100	−4	4	Intermediate round
3	Italy	3	1	2	86	102	−16	2	Elimination round
4	Israel	3	0	3	84	100	−16	0	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.
(H) Hosts

10 July 2024 14:20	Denmark	38–21	Italy	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 115 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Pedersen, Vestergaard 5	(16–10)	De Angelis 5
	1×	Report	2×

10 July 2024 19:15	Slovenia	33–31	Israel	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 345 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Marguc 9	(17–13)	Sharon 11
	8×	Report	1× 9× 1×

11 July 2024 14:20	Israel	27–37	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 125 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Gonen 8	(15–21)	Pedersen 7
	1×	Report	2×

11 July 2024 19:00	Italy	35–38	Slovenia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 280 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Manojlovic 12	(16–19)	Marguc, Zajc 8
	6× 1×	Report	2×

13 July 2024 12:00	Italy	30–26	Israel	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 210 Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Manojlovic 9	(10–11)	Gonen 8
	4×	Report	1× 2×

13 July 2024 19:00	Denmark	34–25	Slovenia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 895 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Pedersen 8	(13–12)	Korže Lesjak 6
	5×	Report	1× 6×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	108	65	+43	6	Main round
2	Iceland	3	2	1	109	87	+22	4	Main round
3	Poland	3	1	2	94	97	−3	2	Intermediate round
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	60	122	−62	0	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.

10 July 2024 12:00	Iceland	49–22	Ukraine	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 150 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Stefánsson 9	(28–13)	Kasai 4
	5×	Report	4×

10 July 2024 16:40	Sweden	38–26	Poland	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 151 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Sundewall 8	(19–10)	Rodak 5
	1× 6×	Report	5×

11 July 2024 12:00	Ukraine	16–37	Sweden	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 52 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Kasai, Siryk 4	(6–16)	Montebovi 6
	3×	Report	2× 2×

11 July 2024 16:40	Poland	32–37	Iceland	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 106 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Mielczarski 7	(16–19)	Haraldsson 12
	5×	Report	1× 6×

13 July 2024 14:20	Poland	36–22	Ukraine	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 100 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Wasiak 8	(16–8)	Kasai 6
	6×	Report	2× 10×

13 July 2024 16:40	Sweden	33–23	Iceland	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Attendance: 150 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Månsson 9	(15–12)	Stefánsson 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

Ranking of second-placed teams

Groups A, B and C

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Germany	3	2	0	1	89	71	+18	4	Main round
2	A	North Macedonia	3	1	2	0	75	65	+10	4	Intermediate round
3	C	France	3	2	0	1	100	100	0	4	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Groups D, E and F

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Iceland	3	2	1	109	87	+22	4	Main round
2	D	Hungary	3	2	1	91	85	+6	4	Intermediate round
3	E	Slovenia (H)	3	2	1	96	100	−4	4	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts

Ranking of third-placed teams

Groups A, B and C

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Croatia	3	1	1	1	81	77	+4	3	Intermediate round
2	B	Serbia	3	1	0	2	94	87	+7	2	Intermediate round
3	C	Faroe Islands	3	1	0	2	91	99	−8	2	Elimination round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Groups D, E and F

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Poland	3	1	2	94	97	−3	2	Intermediate round
2	D	Romania	3	1	2	86	99	−13	2	Intermediate round
3	E	Italy	3	1	2	86	102	−16	2	Elimination round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Elimination round

Group E1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Faroe Islands	3	3	0	104	84	+20	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	92	88	+4	4	17–20th place semifinals
3	Israel	3	1	2	86	83	+3	2	21–24th place semifinals
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	74	101	−27	0	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.

15 July 2024 12:00	Faroe Islands	36–29	Israel	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Mittún 10	(19–14)	Pelach 7
	2×	Report	1× 6×

15 July 2024 14:20	Czech Republic	36–28	Ukraine	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Hummelgard Svensson (SWE)
	Erebai, Ogoun 5	(19–12)	Siryk 6
	4×	Report	4×

16 July 2024 12:00	Ukraine	27–35	Faroe Islands	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Protsiuk 9	(15–16)	Vedelsbøl, Mittún 6
	6×	Report	2×

16 July 2024 14:20	Israel	27–28	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Sharon 5	(12–17)	Bláha 7
	3×	Report	4×

18 July 2024 12:00	Faroe Islands	33–28	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Puksic, Satler (SLO)
	Mittún 10	(17–12)	Duda 7
	5× 1×	Report	5×

18 July 2024 14:20	Israel	30–19	Ukraine	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Resch-Erman 5	(17–12)	Protsiuk 10
	1× 2×	Report	3×

Group E2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	118	67	+51	6	17–20th place semifinals
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	96	92	+4	3	17–20th place semifinals
3	Greece	3	1	1	1	83	92	−9	3	21–24th place semifinals
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	64	110	−46	0	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.

15 July 2024 16:40	Italy	39–26	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Urbaz, Koltes 5	(20–11)	Kovacevic 8
	2×	Report	2×

15 July 2024 19:00	Switzerland	40–24	Greece	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Puskic, Sattler (SLO)
	Sarlos 7	(16–10)	Hatsatourian 7
	1×	Report	6×

16 July 2024 16:40	Greece	27–27	Italy	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	Batis 11	(12–8)	Angelis, Manojlovic 7
	4×	Report	1×

16 July 2024 19:00	Montenegro	13–39	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Bakic 5	(6–16)	Sarlos 8
	4× 1×	Report	2×

18 July 2024 16:40	Italy	30–39	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Manojlovic 8	(17–17)	Wolfisberg 8
	1× 6×	Report	2×

18 July 2024 19:00	Montenegro	25–32	Greece	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Petursson, Tharstarson (ISL)
	Bakic 10	(9–17)	Rousos 6
	1× 2×	Report	2×

Intermediate round

Group I1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	96	70	+26	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	North Macedonia	3	2	1	77	77	0	4	9–12th place semifinals
3	Romania	3	1	2	83	91	−8	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Poland	3	0	3	83	101	−18	0	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.

15 July 2024 12:00	North Macedonia	28–26	Poland	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	three players 4	(15–14)	Zyszkiewicz 6
	5×	Report	6× 1×

15 July 2024 14:20	France	30–25	Romania	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Simonnet 5	(15–13)	Stanciuc 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

16 July 2024 12:00	Romania	26–31	North Macedonia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Lohsak, Novikov (UKR)
	Sabou 5	(15–15)	Uzunchev 7
	3×	Report	1× 5×

16 July 2024 14:20	Poland	27–41	France	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Puksic, Satler (SLO)
	Wasiak 6	(10–17)	Tighiouart 11
	4×	Report	3× 1×

18 July 2024 12:00	North Macedonia	18–25	France	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	four players 3	(10–12)	Karamoko 4
	1× 3×	Report	3×

18 July 2024 14:20	Poland	30–32	Romania	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Rodak 7	(15–9)	Stanciuc 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

Group I2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	1	0	83	79	+4	5	9–12th place semifinals
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	84	81	+3	4	9–12th place semifinals
3	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	89	83	+6	3	13–16th place semifinals
4	Serbia	3	0	0	3	78	91	−13	0	13–16th place semifinals

Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2024. 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.

15 July 2024 16:40	Slovenia	34–26	Serbia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Zajc 9	(14–12)	Mitrovic 7
	3×	Report	1× 2×

15 July 2024 19:40	Hungary	28–25	Croatia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Petursson, Thrastason (ISL)
	Kathi, Molnár 6	(14–9)	Borovec 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7× 1×

16 July 2024 16:40	Croatia	28–26	Slovenia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Capric 8	(11–14)	Zajc 7
	1× 4×	Report	6×

16 July 2024 19:00	Serbia	25–26	Hungary	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
	Mitrovic 7	(14–8)	Kathi 5
	3× 6× 1×	Report	1× 6×

18 July 2024 16:40	Croatia	31–27	Serbia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Loshak, Novikov (UKR)
	Tomšic, Malinarich 7	(17–12)	Feješ 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

18 July 2024 19:00	Hungary	29–29	Slovenia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Terjek 8	(17–13)	Zajc 8
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2× 1×

Main round

Group M1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	102	93	+9	5	Semifinals
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	111	94	+17	4	Semifinals
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	83	94	−11	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Iceland	3	0	1	2	89	104	−15	1	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.

15 July 2024 12:00	Austria	26–37	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Paulnsteiner 4	(14–22)	Romero Holguin 8
	4×	Report	1× 2×

15 July 2024 14:20	Portugal	33–33	Iceland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	Correia, De Campos 7	(17–15)	Erlingsson 7
	1× 7×	Report	7×

16 July 2024 12:00	Iceland	26–34	Austria	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Haraldsson 5	(10–16)	Schnürch, Kofler 7
	3×	Report	2×

16 July 2024 14:20	Spain	37–38	Portugal	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Castillo Oliveras 8	(17–19)	Oliviera, Brandão 9
	1× 7× 1×	Report	7×

18 July 2024 12:00	Austria	23–31	Portugal	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Möstl 6	(12–15)	M. Oliviera, N. Oliviera 6
	5×	Report	5× 1×

18 July 2024 14:20	Spain	37–30	Iceland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Romero Holguin 11	(18–16)	Stefánsson 11
	1× 3×	Report	1× 6×

Group M2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	0	1	95	87	+8	4	Semifinals
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	80	81	−1	3	Semifinals
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	91	93	−2	3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Norway	3	1	0	2	87	92	−5	2	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.

15 July 2024 16:40	Norway	37–34	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
	Anderson 11	(15–15)	Månsson 8
	1× 5×	Report	3×

15 July 2024 19:00	Denmark	33–28	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Lykke, Pedersen 7	(16–15)	Schmidt 5
	1×	Report	2×

16 July 2024 16:40	Sweden	30–29	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Månsson 10	(16–14)	Vilhelmsen 6
	1× 8× 1×	Report	1× 4×

16 July 2024 19:00	Germany	25–21	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Móré 6	(11–10)	Anderson 6
	2×	Report	1× 6× 1×

18 July 2024 16:40	Norway	29–33	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	Solheim 12	(16–17)	Pedersen 10
	8×	Report	1× 4×

18 July 2024 19:00	Sweden	27–27	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: I. Colvalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Månsson 6	(15–16)	Móré, Schmidt 6
	2×	Report	2×

Placement round

Bracket

21st place bracket

21–24th place semifinals		21st place

19 July

Israel	27
		20 July
Montenegro	23
		Israel	32
19 July
		Ukraine	24
Greece	21

Ukraine	23
		23rd place

		20 July

		Montenegro	32

		Greece	35

21–24th place semifinals

19 July 2024 14:20	Israel	27–23	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Sharon 6	(16–9)	Bulatović, Radovanović 5
	4×	Report	1× 4× 1×

19 July 2024 16:40	Greece	21–23	Ukraine	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Batis 6	(9–9)	Protsiuk 10
	1× 7×	Report	5×

23rd place game

20 July 2024 12:00	Montenegro	32–35	Greece	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Radovanović 9	(20–18)	Batis 11
	2× 1×	Report	2×

21st place game

20 July 2024 14:20	Israel	32–24	Ukraine	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Gonen 5	(16–15)	Protsiuk, Zabolotnii 6
	1× 2×	Report	2×

17st place bracket

17–20th place semifinals		17th place

19 July

Faroe Islands	42
		20 July
Italy	26
		Faroe Islands	32
19 July
		Switzerland	35
Switzerland	39

Czech Republic	33
		19rd place

		20 July

		Czech Republic	35

		Italy	33

17–20th place semifinals

19 July 2024 12:00	Switzerland	39–33	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
	Wolfisberg 7	(16–15)	Erebai 6
	1×	Report	6×

19 July 2024 19:00	Faroe Islands	42–26	Italy	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Hummelgard, Svensson (SWE)
	Vedelsbøl 8	(23–12)	Manojlovic 5
	2×	Report	2×

19th place game

20 July 2024 16:40	Czech Republic	35–33	Italy	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Loncar, Loncar (CRO)
	De Angelis 13	(18–14)	Pšenica 7
	1× 4×	Report	4×

17th place game

20 July 2024 19:00	Faroe Islands	32–35	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Mittún 12	(19–17)	Sigrist, Wolfisberg 9
	3×	Report	2×

13th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals		13th place

19 July

Romania	29
		20 July
Serbia	31
		Serbia	27
19 July
		Poland	25
Slovenia	29

Poland	33
		15th place

		20 July

		Romania	30

		Slovenia	31

13–16th place semifinals

19 July 2024 12:00	Romania	29–31	Serbia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Stanciuc 9	(15–15)	Cabrilo, Feješ 5
	1× 4×	Report	2×

19 July 2024 19:00	Slovenia	29–33	Poland	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Loshak, Novikov (UKR)
	Korže Lesjak 9	(15–18)	Sladkowski 7
	2×	Report	2×

15th place game

20 July 2024 16:40	Romania	30–31	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	three players 5	(13–17)	Marguc 11
	1× 3×	Report	3×

13th place game

20 July 2024 19:00	Serbia	27–25	Poland	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Puksic, Salter (SLO)
	Sijan 11	(15–13)	Peplinski, Wieligucki 5
	2×	Report	2×

9th place bracket

9th–12th place semifinals		9th place

19 July

France	29
		21 July
Croatia	26
		France	29
19 July
		North Macedonia	30
Hungary	26

North Macedonia	27
		11th place

		21 July

		Croatia	29

		Hungary	20

9–12th place semifinals

19 July 2024 14:20	Hungary	26–27	North Macedonia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Gazsó 5	(16–14)	Uzunchev 8
	5×	Report	1× 9×

19 July 2024 16:40	France	29–26	Croatia	Tri Lilije Hall, Laško Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Favril, Tighiouart 6	(12–15)	Čaprić 7
	1× 6×	Report	1× 6× 1×

11th place game

21 July 2024 12:00	Croatia	29–20	Hungary	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Loshak, Novikov (UKR)
	Frankovic 7	(16–10)	three players 4
	1× 4×	Report	6×

9th place game

21 July 2024 14:20	France	29–30	North Macedonia	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
	Tighiouart 6	(10–15)	Subashevski, Mitev 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 7× 1×

5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		5th place

19 July

Austria	30
		20 July
Norway	22
		Austria	26
19 July
		Sweden	34
Sweden	30

Iceland	27
		7th place

		20 July

		Norway	29

		Iceland	32

5–8th place semifinals

19 July 2024 12:00	Austria	30–22	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Meleschnig, Möstl 4	(14–10)	Oftedal, Soløst 4
	3×	Report	2×

19 July 2024 14:20	Sweden	30–27	Iceland	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
	Segertoft 8	(18–13)	Elísson, Stefánsson 5
	1× 5×	Report	2× 4×

7th place game

21 July 2024 12:00	Norway	29–32	Iceland	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Anderson 11	(16–18)	Stefánsson 11
	3×	Report	1× 4×

5th place game

21 July 2024 14:20	Austria	26–34	Sweden	Golovec Hall, Celje Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Möstl 6	(11–16)	Månsson 8
	4×	Report	1×

Knockout stage

Semifinals		Final

19 July

Portugal	29
		21 July
Germany	24
		Portugal	31
19 July
		Spain	35
Denmark	34

Spain	36
		Third place

		21 July

		Germany	23

		Denmark	26

Semifinals

19 July 2024 18:00	Denmark	34–36	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: I. Colvalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Pedersen 8	(18–17)	Castillo Oliveras 9
	1× 2×	Report	4×

19 July 2024 20:30	Portugal	29–24	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	three players 4	(18–12)	Móré 8
	1× 2×	Report	3×

Third place game

21 July 2024 18:00	Germany	23–26	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Schmidt 7	(11–15)	Lauridsen 7
	2×	Report	1×

Final

21 July 2024 20:30	Portugal	31–35	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Oliviera 11	(13–20)	Castillo Oliveras 11
	4×	Report	1× 2×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Spain
	Portugal
	Denmark
4	Germany
5	Sweden
6	Austria
7	Iceland
8	Norway
9	North Macedonia
10	France
11	Croatia
12	Hungary
13	Serbia
14	Poland
15	Slovenia
16	Romania
17	Switzerland
18	Faroe Islands
19	Czech Republic
20	Italy
21	Israel
22	Ukraine
23	Greece
24	Montenegro

	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

Marketing

Tickets are priced at 12 Euros (10 Euros if ordered in advance) for a day ticket and 30 Euros (25 Euros if ordered in advance) fom a family package.^[15]

External links

Official website

References

^ 2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship official website
^ "EHF EXEC takes key decisions for 2023/24 club handball season". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
^ "EHF Executive Committee meets in Cologne". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "EXEC confirms reform of EHF EL; extends YAC EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "EHF seeks to enlarge all younger age EHF EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Czech Republic beat hosts to claim title in Tel Aviv". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "North Macedonia claim M18 EHF Championship in Latvia". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Austria secure M18 EHF Championship crown in Craiova". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "EHF seeks to enlarge all younger age EHF EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
^ https://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/0/11139-Teden-dni-do-prvega-piska-na-evropskem-prvenstvu-do-20-let
^ https://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/0/11149-Mladi-Slovenci-EP-zacenjajo-proti-Izraelcem
^ https://yac.eurohandball.com/hosts/slovenia-m20-ehf-euro-2024/
^ ^a ^b "Draws to set stage for summer's M18 and M20 competitions". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Bumper M20 EHF EURO set after draw event". www.eurohandball.com.
^ https://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/07/11143-Mladinci-na-EP-z-odlicno-popotnico

[1] 2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship official website

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

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

[4] "EXEC confirms reform of EHF EL; extends YAC EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.

[5] "EHF seeks to enlarge all younger age EHF EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.

[6] "Czech Republic beat hosts to claim title in Tel Aviv". www.eurohandball.com.

[7] "North Macedonia claim M18 EHF Championship in Latvia". www.eurohandball.com.

[8] "Austria secure M18 EHF Championship crown in Craiova". www.eurohandball.com.

[9] "EHF seeks to enlarge all younger age EHF EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

[10] ttps://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/0/11139-Teden-dni-do-prvega-piska-na-evropskem-prvenstvu-do-20-let

[11] ttps://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/0/11149-Mladi-Slovenci-EP-zacenjajo-proti-Izraelcem

[12] ttps://yac.eurohandball.com/hosts/slovenia-m20-ehf-euro-2024/

[auto-13] "Draws to set stage for summer's M18 and M20 competitions". www.eurohandball.com.

[14] "Bumper M20 EHF EURO set after draw event". www.eurohandball.com.

[15] ttps://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/07/11143-Mladinci-na-EP-z-odlicno-popotnico

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2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

Host selection

Expansion

Format

Qualification

Venues

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Ranking of second-placed teams

Ranking of third-placed teams

Elimination round

Group E1

Group E2

Intermediate round

Group I1

Group I2

Main round

Group M1

Group M2

Placement round

Bracket

21–24th place semifinals

23rd place game

21st place game

17–20th place semifinals

19th place game

17th place game

13–16th place semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

9–12th place semifinals

11th place game

9th place game

5–8th place semifinals

7th place game

5th place game

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Marketing

See also

External links

References