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2024 European Men's U18 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Montenegro
City	Podgorica
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7–18 August 2024
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (3rd title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	96
Top scorer(s)	Asaf Sharon (79 goals)
Best player	Nikola Roganovic
Official website
	www.eurohandball.com
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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

Montenegro

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

Expansion

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]

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 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

Venues

The venues are in Podgorica.

Podgorica
Bemax Arena Capacity: 2,244	Morača Sports Center Capacity: 2,100	Verde Complex Capacity: 6,000

Draw

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	102	98	+4	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	1	96	83	+13	4	Intermediate round
3	Slovenia	3	1	2	94	98	−4	2	Intermediate round
4	Greece	3	0	3	80	93	−13	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.

7 August 2024 12:00	Slovenia	33–31	Greece	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Anžič 8	(18–11)	Alexiou, Zismatos 5
	2×	Report	1× 2×

7 August 2024 14:30	Croatia	35–36	Serbia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Aylagas, Zaragutea (ESP)
	Vidović 8	(18–17)	Draško 14
	2× 1×	Report	2×

8 August 2024 12:00	Greece	18–28	Croatia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROM)
	three players 3	(7–14)	Šprem 6
	1× 2×	Report	2× 6×

8 August 2024 14:30	Serbia	34–32	Slovenia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: R. Geraets, P. Geraets (NED)
	Draško 12	(17–18)	Štaleker 7
	2×	Report	1× 2×

10 August 2024 17:00	Serbia	32–31	Greece	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic (MNE)
	Petković 7	(13–14)	Alexiou 9
	2×	Report	2×

10 August 2024 19:30	Croatia	33–29	Slovenia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Vidović 8	(14–12)	Štaleker 7
	4×	Report	5×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	91	63	+28	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	1	88	76	+12	4	Intermediate round
3	Poland	3	1	2	72	101	−29	2	Elimination round
4	North Macedonia	3	0	3	73	84	−11	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.

7 August 2024 12:00	France	29–28	North Macedonia	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROM)
	Deloye 6	(14–14)	Mitev 9
	1× 2× 1×	Report	2× 1×

7 August 2024 14:30	Germany	39–21	Poland	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Mudrow 6	(17–12)	Cebulski 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2× 1×

8 August 2024 12:00	North Macedonia	19–25	Germany	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Ristevski 11	(9–10)	Mudrov 9
	4×	Report	1× 5×

8 August 2024 14:30	Poland	21–36	France	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic (MNE)
	Chojnacki, Chrzastowski 4	(11–17)	Peyrabout 10
	1× 2×	Report	1× 5×

10 August 2024 14:30	Poland	30–26	North Macedonia	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Aylagas, Zaragueta (ESP)
	Chrzastowski 9	(14–11)	Mitev 12
	2×	Report	1×

10 August 2024 19:30	Germany	27–23	France	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROM)
	Murdow 7	(19–9)	Deloye 8
	1×	Report	1× 5×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	104	67	+37	6	Main round
2	Norway	3	2	1	100	82	+18	4	Main round
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	81	91	−10	2	Intermediate round
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	60	105	−45	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.

7 August 2024 12:00	Norway	41–23	Ukraine	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Oma 9	(20–12)	Pavlovski 7
	1× 2×	Report	7×

7 August 2024 14:30	Denmark	38–24	Czech Republic	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Kjærgaard, Langmack 5	(16–11)	Vomácka 4
	2×	Report	2×

8 August 2024 12:00	Ukraine	17–36	Denmark	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Pavlovski 6	(11–15)	Jakobsen 10
	1× 2×	Report	2×

8 August 2024 14:30	Czech Republic	29–33	Norway	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Ayalgas, Zaragueta (ESP)
	Vomácka 13	(13–17)	Oma, Søberg 7
	1× 2×	Report	2× 1×

10 August 2024 17:00	Czech Republic	28–20	Ukraine	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	three players 5	(14–9)	Oskilko 8
	6×	Report	1× 2×

10 August 2024 19:30	Denmark	30–26	Norway	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Jakovljevic, Sando Kovacevic (SRB)
	Jakobsen 7	(17–14)	Søberg 7
	4×	Report	1× 3×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	97	80	+17	6	Main round
2	Hungary	3	2	1	92	89	+3	4	Main round
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	83	89	−6	2	Intermediate round
4	Israel	3	0	3	84	98	−14	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.

7 August 2024 17:00	Hungary	34–28	Israel	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Apró 9	(19–8)	Sharon 8
	3×	Report	6×

7 August 2024 19:30	Sweden	28–27	Switzerland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL)
	Hultberg 8	(12–10)	Cuencas, Mierzwa 5
	1× 4×	Report	2×

8 August 2024 17:00	Israel	27–34	Sweden	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
	Sharon 10	(16–16)	Roganovic 6
	2× 1×	Report	5×

8 August 2024 19:30	Switzerland	26–32	Hungary	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Mierzwa 6	(17–16)	Eklemovic 8
	6×	Report	2×

10 August 2024 12:00	Switzerland	30–29	Israel	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Mierzwa 6	(18–14)	Sharon 8
	1× 2×	Report	2×

10 August 2024 14:30	Sweden	35–26	Hungary	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: R. Geraets, P. Gerates (NED)
	Blomberg Romero, Roganovic 5	(19–13)	Eklemovic 5
	5×	Report	3×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	112	82	+30	6	Main round
2	Portugal	3	2	1	91	95	−4	4	Intermediate round
3	Austria	3	1	2	89	92	−3	2	Intermediate round
4	Romania	3	0	3	81	104	−23	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.

7 August 2024 17:00	Portugal	29–24	Romania	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: R. Geraets, P. Gerates (NED)
	Sousa 6	(10–7)	Ilucă 5
	1× 2×	Report	2×

7 August 2024 19:30	Spain	30–25	Austria	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Fis 7	(13–13)	Fristch 10
	7×	Report	2×

8 August 2024 17:00	Romania	31–43	Spain	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Jakovljevic, Sando Kovacevic (SRB)
	four players 5	(16–20)	Vila 7
	2×	Report	1× 7×

8 August 2024 19:30	Austria	32–36	Portugal	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Fritsch 7	(13–19)	Rodrigues Magalhães 7
		Report	1× 7×

10 August 2024 12:00	Austria	32–26	Romania	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
	Gaydusek, Fritsch 5	(18–14)	Dascălu 9
	1× 2×	Report	2×

10 August 2024 14:30	Spain	39–26	Portugal	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Vila 6	(22–13)	Bandeira Lourenço 6
	5×	Report	1× 2×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	0	88	69	+19	6	Main round
2	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	77	78	−1	3	Intermediate round
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	82	95	−13	2	Elimination round
4	Montenegro (H)	3	0	1	2	72	77	−5	1	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

7 August 2024 17:00	Montenegro	30–32	Italy	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Radoičić 8	(15–16)	Somma 7
	7×	Report	4×

7 August 2024 19:30	Iceland	32–23	Faroe Islands	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
	Heimmison 13	(15–9)	Hammer 7
	5×	Report	5×

8 August 2024 17:00	Faroe Islands	20–20	Montenegro	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Egholm, Árason 6	(8–8)	Lalošević, Radoičić 4
		Report	1× 3×

8 August 2024 19:30	Italy	24–31	Iceland	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Conte 5	(9–15)	Heimisson 9
	1×	Report	6×

10 August 2024 12:00	Faroe Islands	34–26	Italy	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Rasmussen 10	(16–10)	Squarzon Imhenrion 7
	5×	Report	4×

10 August 2024 17:00	Iceland	25–22	Montenegro	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Fotakidis, Kintazidis (GRE)
	Guðmundsson 7	(13–11)	Peruničić, Radoičić 6
	4×	Report	4× 1×

Ranking of second-placed teams

Groups A, B and C

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Norway	3	2	1	100	82	+18	4	Main round
2	A	Croatia	3	2	1	96	83	+13	4	Intermediate round
3	B	France	3	2	1	88	76	+12	4	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.

Groups D, E and F

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Hungary	3	2	0	1	92	89	+3	4	Main round
2	E	Portugal	3	2	0	1	91	95	−4	4	Intermediate round
3	F	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	77	78	−1	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.

Ranking of third-placed teams

Groups A, B and C

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Slovenia	3	1	2	94	98	−4	2	Intermediate round
2	C	Czech Republic	3	1	2	81	91	−10	2	Intermediate round
3	B	Poland	3	1	2	72	101	−29	2	Elimination round

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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	E	Austria	3	1	2	89	92	−3	2	Intermediate round
2	D	Switzerland	3	1	2	83	89	−6	2	Intermediate round
3	F	Italy	3	1	2	82	95	−13	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	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	2	0	1	90	82	+8	4	17–20th place semifinals
2	Israel	3	2	0	1	104	98	+6	4	17–20th place semifinals
3	Romania	3	1	1	1	75	77	−2	3	21–24th place semifinals
4	Montenegro (H)	3	0	1	2	72	84	−12	1	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.
(H) Hosts

12 August 2024 17:00	Poland	38–37	Israel	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Lewczyk 6	(21–20)	Sharon 15
	4×	Report	1× 5×

12 August 2024 19:30	Montenegro	21–21	Romania	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Lalošević, Radoičić 4	(12–9)	three players 3
	2× 4×	Report	3×

13 August 2024 17:00	Israel	33–29	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: R. Gerates, P. Geraets (NED)
	Sharon 11	(21–14)	Peruničić 9
	5×	Report	1× 6×

13 August 2024 19:30	Romania	23–22	Poland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Dascălu 6	(9–13)	Lewczyk 6
	1× 1×	Report	5×

15 August 2024 17:00	Poland	30–22	Montenegro	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Florkiewicz 6	(16–13)	Božović 5
	5× 1×	Report	4×

15 August 2024 19:30	Israel	34–31	Romania	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Aylagas, Zaragueta (ESP)
	Sharon 11	(19–16)	Dascălu 10
	2×	Report	1× 5×

Group E2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Macedonia	3	2	1	74	66	+8	4	17–20th place semifinals
2	Greece	3	2	1	84	80	+4	4	17–20th place semifinals
3	Italy	3	2	1	82	83	−1	4	21–24th place semifinals
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	75	86	−11	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.

12 August 2024 12:00	Italy	31–30	Greece	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Khouaja 8	(15–14)	Tsioumas 9
	1× 3×	Report	6×

12 August 2024 14:30	North Macedonia	26–21	Ukraine	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Ristevski 8	(10–10)	Pavlovskyi, Oskilko 6
	2×	Report	1×

13 August 2024 12:00	Ukraine	30–32	Italy	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
	Pavlovskyi, Kurmaz 7	(20–15)	Khouaja 6
	1×	Report	3×

13 August 2024 14:30	Greece	26–25	North Macedonia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Tsioumas 10	(9–11)	Mitev 7
	1× 3×	Report	2×

15 August 2024 12:00	Italy	19–23	North Macedonia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Khouaja 4	(11–11)	Mitev 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

15 August 2024 14:30	Greece	28–24	Ukraine	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Jakovljevic, Sando Kovacevic (SRB)
	Tzeli, Rarakos 5	(13–15)	Pavlovskyi 9
	1× 6×	Report	3×

Intermediate round

Group I1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	101	93	+8	5	9–12th place semifinals
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	94	94	0	4	9–12th place semifinals
3	Croatia	3	1	1	1	89	85	+4	3	13–16th place semifinals
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	79	91	−12	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.

12 August 2024 17:00	Croatia	30–22	Austria	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: R. Gerates, P. Geraets (NED)
	Šprem 6	(16–11)	Tikvic 6
	3×	Report	1×

12 August 2024 19:30	France	38–33	Switzerland	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Jakovljevic, Sando Kovacevic (SRB)
	Gourguechon 10	(18–18)	Mierzwa 9
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

13 August 2024 17:00	Switzerland	33–29	Croatia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic (MNE)
	Mierzwa, Ugiagbe 6	(13–12)	Tomić 10
	1× 6× 1×	Report	2×

13 August 2024 19:30	Austria	30–33	France	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Danhel, Fritsch 6	(13–18)	Peyrabout 15
	1× 3×	Report	3×

15 August 2024 17:00	Croatia	30–30	France	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Grubišić 7	(9–15)	Gourguechon 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 5× 1×

15 August 2024 19:30	Austria	27–28	Switzerland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Fritsch 6	(12–16)	Mierzwa 8
	2× 5×	Report	2×

Group I2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	101	74	+27	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Portugal	3	2	1	102	84	+18	4	9–12th place semifinals
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	76	101	−25	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Faroe Islands	3	0	3	80	100	−20	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.

12 August 2024 12:00	Portugal	28–31	Slovenia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROM)
	Sousa, Vasconcelos 9	(11–15)	Šcuka 5
	4×	Report	1× 4×

12 August 2024 14:30	Faroe Islands	28–29	Czech Republic	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic (MNE)
	Hammer 7	(13–18)	Skopar 7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

13 August 2024 12:00	Slovenia	35–25	Faroe Islands	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Jakovljevic, Sando Kovacevic (SRB)
	Anžič 12	(17–13)	Egholm 9
	1×	Report	1× 5×

13 August 2024 14:30	Czech Republic	26–38	Portugal	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Skopar 6	(12–21)	Nunes 10
	3×	Report	1× 2×

15 August 2024 12:00	Portugal	36–27	Faroe Islands	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
	Mendes 11	(22–13)	Í Innistovu 7
	4×	Report	1×

15 August 2024 14:30	Slovenia	35–21	Czech Republic	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Štaleker, Anžič 5	(16–10)	Vomácka 6
	2×	Report	2×

Main round

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

Group M1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	1	0	81	76	+5	5	Semifinals
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	84	79	+5	4	Semifinals
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	79	82	−3	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	93	100	−7	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.

12 August 2024 17:00	Serbia	29–29	Denmark	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Cenić 8	(14–14)	three players 5
	1× 6×	Report	2×

12 August 2024 19:30	Germany	20–25	Hungary	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Zink 4	(10–11)	Mészáros 6
	1× 1×	Report	2× 2×

13 August 2024 17:00	Denmark	26–24	Germany	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Jensen 6	(14–12)	Sprößig 6
	1× 1×	Report	3×

13 August 2024 19:30	Hungary	36–33	Serbia	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Aylagas, Zaragueta (ESP)
	Fazekas 7	(16–18)	Draško 17
	4× 1×	Report	7×

15 August 2024 17:00	Serbia	31–35	Germany	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: R. Geraets, P. Geraets (NED)
	Stanković, Cenić 8	(16–18)	Mudrow, Schröder 8
	4×	Report	2×

15 August 2024 19:30	Denmark	26–23	Hungary	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROM)
	Sørensen 7	(10–13)	Sikler 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4× 1×

Group M2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	1	98	87	+11	4	Semifinals
2	Iceland	3	2	1	92	86	+6	4	Semifinals
3	Spain	3	2	1	98	92	+6	4	5–8th place semifinals
4	Norway	3	0	3	83	106	−23	0	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.

12 August 2024 12:00	Sweden	29–34	Iceland	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Roganovic 6	(16–19)	Guðmundsson 12
	1×	Report	1× 5×

12 August 2024 14:30	Spain	39–32	Norway	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Fis, Vila 7	(18–21)	Løke Gautestad, Tønnesen 6
	5×	Report	3×

13 August 2024 12:00	Norway	26–36	Sweden	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROM)
	Ask 7	(10–19)	Roganovic 8
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

13 August 2024 14:30	Iceland	27–32	Spain	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL)
	Guðmundsson 9	(13–11)	Rocas, Fis 9
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

15 August 2024 12:00	Sweden	33–27	Spain	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Roganovic 8	(13–14)	Fis 8
	2×	Report	5× 1×

15 August 2024 14:30	Iceland	31–25	Norway	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic (MNE)
	Guðmundsson 6	(17–9)	Søberg, Tønnesen 6
	3×	Report	2×

Placement round

Bracket

21st place bracket

21–24th place semifinals		21st place

16 August

Romania	35
		17 August
Ukraine	29
		Romania	33
16 August
		Italy	35
Italy	28

Montenegro	26
		23rd place

		17 August

		Ukraine	23

		Montenegro	29

21–24th place semifinals

16 August 2024 12:00	Romania	35–29	Ukraine	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Ancuța 7	(17–16)	Oskilko 8
	4× 1×	Report	7× 1×

16 August 2024 14:30	Italy	28–26	Montenegro	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Carrara 7	(10–13)	Maljevic 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

23rd place game

17 August 2024 12:00	Ukraine	23–29	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Fotakidis, Kintazidis (GRE)
	Oskilko 6	(10–14)	Gutic 10
	1×	Report	4×

21st place game

17 August 2024 14:30	Romania	33–35	Italy	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Jakovljevic, Sando Kovacevic (SRB)
	Negrilă 9	(17–18)	Yatawarage 7
	1× 2×	Report	1×

17st place bracket

17–20th place semifinals		17th place

16 August

Poland	31
		17 August
Greece	25
		Poland	27
16 August
		Israel	32
North Macedonia	25

Israel	32
		19td place

		17 August

		Greece	24

		North Macedonia	26

17–20th place semifinals

16 August 2024 17:00	Poland	31–25	Greece	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Bosnjak, Maric (BIH)
	Chrzastowski 9	(17–12)	Kerlidis 5
	5×	Report	3×

16 August 2024 19:30	North Macedonia	25–32	Israel	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Krstevski 6	(12–13)	Sharon 8
	1× 2×	Report	5×

19th place game

17 August 2024 17:00	Greece	24–26	North Macedonia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Tsioumas 5	(9–12)	Dimovski 11
	5×	Report	4×

17th place game

17 August 2024 19:30	Poland	27–32	Israel	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Stawicki 7	(7–13)	Sharon 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

13th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals		13th place

16 August

Croatia	28
		18 August
Faroe Islands	27
		Croatia	30
16 August
		Czech Republic	29
Czech Republic	29

Austria	28
		15th place

		18 August

		Faroe Islands	26

		Austria	24

13–16th place semifinals

16 August 2024 12:00	Croatia	28–27	Faroe Islands	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: R. Geraets, P. Geraets (NED)
	Moslavac 8	(14–15)	Hammer 12
	3×	Report	1× 3×

16 August 2024 14:30	Czech Republic	29–28	Austria	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	three players 5	(17–15)	three players 5
	1× 4×	Report

15th place game

17 August 2024 17:00	Faroe Islands	26–24	Austria	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
	Egholm 7	(11–13)	Fritsch 7
	2×	Report	1× 3×

13th place game

17 August 2024 19:30	Croatia	30–29	Czech Republic	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Doychinov Goretsov (BUL)
	Grubišić 9	(17–13)	Skopar 10
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1×

9th place bracket

9th–12th place semifinals		9th place

16 August

France	27
		18 August
Portugal	30
		Portugal	31
16 August
		Slovenia	34
Slovenia (Pen.)	30

Switzerland	29
		11th place

		18 August

		France	31

		Switzerland	32

9–12th place semifinals

16 August 2024 17:00	France	27–30	Portugal	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Jakovljevic, Sando Kovacevic (SRB)
	Peyrabout 8	(9–13)	Sousa 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 7×

16 August 2024 19:30	Slovenia	30–29	Switzerland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Šcuka 6	(13–12)	Fuchs 6
	2×	Report
	FT: 26–26 Pen: 4–3

11th place game

18 August 2024 12:00	France	31–32	Switzerland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Gendronneau 10	(12–17)	Köchli 7
	1×	Report	1× 2×

9th place game

18 August 2024 14:30	Portugal	31–34	Slovenia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Sousa 9	(12–17)	four players 5
	1× 9×	Report	2×

5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		5th place

16 August

Germany	42
		18 August
Norway	28
		Germany	29
16 August
		Serbia	23
Spain	34

Serbia (Pen.)	35
		7th place

		18 August

		Norway	38

		Spain	37

5–8th place semifinals

16 August 2024 12:00	Germany	42–28	Norway	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Fotakidis, Kintazidis (GRE)
	Strobel 8	(23–14)	Tønnesen 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 1× 1×

16 August 2024 14:30	Spain	34–35	Serbia	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Radcenko, Persis (LAT)
	Fis 8	(15–13)	Jokić, Cenić 9
	2×	Report	1× 6×
	FT: 31–31 Pen: 3–4

7th place game

18 August 2024 12:00	Norway	38–37	Spain	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic (MNE)
	Tønnesen 10	(18–17)	Rocas 11
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4× 1×

5th place game

18 August 2024 14:30	Germany	29–23	Serbia	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROM)
	Mudrow 10	(18–11)	Draško 8
	3×	Report	1× 4×

Knockout stage

Semifinals		Final

16 August

Denmark	34
		18 August
Iceland	26
		Denmark	36
16 August
		Sweden (ET)	37
Sweden	39

Hungary	27
		Third place

		18 August

		Iceland	34

		Hungary (ET)	36

Semifinals

16 August 2024 17:00	Denmark	34–26	Iceland	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Doychinov, Gorestov (BUL)
	Jakobsen 8	(18–9)	Heimmison 9
		Report	5×

16 August 2024 19:30	Sweden	39–27	Hungary	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Kaludjerovic, Vujacic (MNE)
	Roganovic 8	(17–15)	Fazekas, Mészáros 5
	1×	Report	3×

Third place game

18 August 2024 17:30	Iceland	34–36 (ET)	Hungary	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Halldórsson 8	(16–15)	Eklemovic 7
	1× 3× 1×	Report	3× 1×
	FT: 32–32 ET: 2–4

Final

18 August 2024 19:30	Denmark	36–37 (ET)	Sweden	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Referees: Ayalgas, Zaragueta (ESP)
	Sunesen 10	(12–17)	Roganovic 6
	1× 2×	Report	1×
	FT: 29–29 ET: 7–8

Final ranking

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

	Team qualified for the 2025 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

Awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player	Nikola Roganovic (SWE)
Best Defence Player	Máté Fazekas (HUN)
Topscorer	Asaf Sharon (ISR) (79 goals)

All-Star Team^[8]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Frederik Møller Wolff (DEN)
Right wing	Hugo Vila (ESP)
Right back	Oskar Møller Jakobsen (DEN)
Centre back	Dagur Árni Heimisson (ISL)
Left back	Đorđe Draško (SRB)
Left wing	Yoni Peyrabout (FRA)
Pivot	Bennet Strobel (GER)

External links

Official website

References

^ "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.
^ "Nine nations represented in men's EHF Euro 2024 all-star team". EHF. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

[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.

[8] "Nine nations represented in men's EHF Euro 2024 all-star team". EHF. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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2024 European Men's U-18 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

Awards

See also

External links

References