2018 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship

2018 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Dates	19–29 July
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Slovenia (1st title)
Runner-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches	56
Goals scored	3,101 (55 per match)
Attendance	23,950 (428 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gregor Ocvirk ; (57 goals)
Best player	Diogo Silva
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Last updated July 10, 2023

The 2018 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, held in Celje, Slovenia from 19 to 29 July 2018.^[1]

Qualified teams

Draw

The draw was held on 19 February 2018 in Celje.^[2]^[3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France Croatia Germany Slovenia	Denmark Spain Iceland Serbia	Sweden Portugal Russia Norway	Poland Hungary Israel Romania

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	1	2	0	77	72	+5	4	Main round
2	Iceland	3	1	1	1	79	87	−8	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Main round
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	95	88	+7	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Intermediate round
4	Romania	3	1	0	2	85	89	−4	2	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.
Notes:

1 2 Iceland 35–33 Sweden

19 July 2018 13:00	Germany	22–22	Sweden	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Schreiber 8	(13–12)	Windahl 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

19 July 2018 15:00	Iceland	19–29	Romania	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	three players 3	(5–15)	Hanțaru 7
	2× 5×	Report	1× 5× 1×

20 July 2018 13:00	Romania	25–30	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Căbuț 7	(15–17)	Stutzke 9
	1× 1×	Report	1× 5×

20 July 2018 15:00	Sweden	33–35	Iceland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Salihi 10	(12–19)	Þorkelsson 8
	2× 8×	Report	1× 7× 1×

22 July 2018 13:00	Germany	25–25	Iceland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Michel, Simak 5	(16–12)	Jóhannsson 6
	2× 6×	Report	1× 5×

22 July 2018 15:00	Sweden	40–31	Romania	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Wallinius 9	(17–16)	three players 5
	4× 7×	Report	3× 2×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia (H)	3	3	0	82	66	+16	6	Main round
2	Serbia	3	2	1	88	82	+6	4	Main round
3	Israel	3	1	2	82	88	−6	2	Intermediate round
4	Norway	3	0	3	71	87	−16	0	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.
(H) Host

19 July 2018 17:00	Serbia	35–28	Israel	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Maksić 9	(21–13)	Sarfati, Sless 4
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

19 July 2018 19:30	Slovenia	27–19	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Ocvirk 5	(11–9)	three players 4
	1× 6×	Report	1× 6×

20 July 2018 17:00	Norway	27–30	Serbia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Heldal 9	(12–18)	Pisarić 8
	3× 4×	Report	1× 3×

20 July 2018 19:00	Israel	24–28	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 600 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Cohen 8	(13–15)	Ocvirk 11
	2× 5×	Report	3× 3×

22 July 2018 17:00	Norway	25–30	Israel	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Boilesen 6	(10–15)	Cohen 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

22 July 2018 19:00	Slovenia	27–23	Serbia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Ocvirk 12	(14–13)	Maksić 8
	2× 3×	Report	2× 4×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	96	74	+22	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	1	92	85	+7	4	Main round
3	Poland	3	1	2	86	95	−9	2	Intermediate round
4	Russia	3	0	3	70	90	−20	0	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.

19 July 2018 13:00	Croatia	26–22	Russia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Martinović, Vistorop 6	(14–10)	Nikolaenkov 6
	1× 5×	Report	2× 6×

19 July 2018 15:00	Spain	32–23	Poland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Sarió 7	(15–12)	Adamczyk, Mauer 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

20 July 2018 13:00	Poland	27–35	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Mauer 6	(14–17)	Šarac 10
	3× 7×	Report	3× 4×

20 July 2018 15:00	Russia	20–28	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Beliaev 7	(9–11)	Valera 5
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

22 July 2018 13:00	Croatia	31–36	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Šarac 6	(12–20)	Valera 8
	3× 6×	Report	2× 2× 1×

22 July 2018 15:00	Russia	28–36	Poland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Dolinin 8	(9–19)	Zarzycki 7
	1× 8×	Report	3× 6×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	94	87	+7	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	1	93	85	+8	4	Main round
3	Denmark	3	1	2	82	84	−2	2	Intermediate round
4	Hungary	3	0	3	75	88	−13	0	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.

19 July 2018 17:00	France	28–32	Portugal	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Nahi 7	(14–12)	D. Silva 12
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

19 July 2018 19:00	Denmark	23–22	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Gidsel 7	(10–14)	Máthé 10
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6× 1×

20 July 2018 17:00	Hungary	23–34	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Borzas 6	(10–17)	Prandi 7
	2× 5×	Report	3×

20 July 2018 19:00	Portugal	31–29	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	D. Silva 9	(14–11)	Møller 8
	2× 5×	Report	1× 3×

22 July 2018 17:00	France	31–30	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Nahi, Villeminot 7	(16–14)	Jörgensen 6
	3× 3×	Report	4× 2×

22 July 2018 19:00	Portugal	31–30	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	D. Silva 7	(12–13)	Máthé 9
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

Intermediate round

Group I1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	2	1	77	71	+6	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9–12th place semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	1	85	76	+9	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9–12th place semifinals
3	Israel	3	2	1	82	76	+6	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	13–16th place semifinals
4	Romania	3	0	3	78	99	−21	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.
Notes:

1 2 3 Norway 2 Pts, +2 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Israel 2 Pts, –2 GD

24 July 2018 17:00	Romania	25–29	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Căbuț, Pop 5	(8–16)	Boilesen, Heldal 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

24 July 2018 19:00	Sweden	29–22	Israel	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Salihi, Sunnefeldt 5	(14–9)	Cohen 6
	1× 2×	Report	2× 4×

25 July 2018 17:00	Norway	23–16	Sweden	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Rønningen 7	(12–10)	Sunnefeldt 4
	1× 8× 1×	Report	4× 2×

25 July 2018 19:00	Israel	30–22	Romania	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Cohen 11	(17–13)	Hanțaru 9
	2× 8×	Report	2× 4×

Group I2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	84	70	+14	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Hungary	3	2	1	90	86	+4	4	9–12th place semifinals
3	Poland	3	1	2	88	90	−2	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Russia	3	0	3	87	103	−16	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.

24 July 2018 13:00	Russia	34–37	Hungary	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Nikolaenkov 8	(17–17)	Borzas 9
	7×	Report	1× 5×

24 July 2018 15:00	Poland	23–31	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Mauer 6	(11–15)	Würtz 6
	3× 7×	Report	2× 3×

25 July 2018 13:00	Hungary	31–29	Poland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Szita 7	(15–11)	Gregułowski, Mauer 7
	3× 5×	Report	1× 2×

25 July 2018 15:00	Denmark	30–25	Russia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Tilsted 6	(15–12)	three players 4
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

Main round

Group M1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	83	67	+16	5	Semifinals
2	Slovenia (H)	3	2	0	1	74	70	+4	4	Semifinals
3	Iceland	3	0	2	1	71	75	−4	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	68	84	−16	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.
(H) Host

24 July 2018 17:00	Iceland	25–25	Serbia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Hauksson 6	(9–12)	Pisarić 8
	3× 5×	Report	1× 6×

24 July 2018 19:00	Germany	26–22	Slovenia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Thiele 6	(9–11)	Ocvirk 7
	2× 2× 1×	Report	2× 5×

25 July 2018 17:00	Serbia	20–32	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Mijatović 6	(12–14)	Backs, Witzke 6
	1× 6×	Report	4×

25 July 2018 19:00	Slovenia	25–21	Iceland	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Horžen, Ocvirk 5	(14–10)	Birgisson 6
	1× 4×	Report	2× 5×

Group M2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	1	84	85	−1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Semifinals
2	France	3	2	1	100	93	+7	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Semifinals
3	Spain	3	1	2	96	95	+1	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	5–8th place semifinals
4	Croatia	3	1	2	89	96	−7	2^{[lower-alpha 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.
Notes:

1 2 Portugal 32–28 France
1 2 Spain 36–31 Croatia

24 July 2018 13:00	Croatia	28–37	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Martinović 8	(14–18)	Villeminot 7
	6×	Report	2× 1×

24 July 2018 15:00	Spain	27–29	Portugal	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	four players 4	(9–13)	D. Silva 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

25 July 2018 13:00	France	35–33	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Prandi 7	(19–15)	Tarrafeta 9
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

25 July 2018 15:00	Portugal	23–30	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	D. Silva 8	(11–17)	Miličević 6
	2× 1×	Report	2× 2×

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

Semifinals		Final

27 July

Germany	26
		29 July
France	28
		France	30
27 July
		Slovenia	31
Portugal	25

Slovenia	27
		Third place

		29 July

		Germany	29

		Portugal	26

9th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals		9th place

27 July

Norway	29
		28 July
Hungary	23
		Norway	24
27 July
		Sweden	20
Denmark	30

Sweden	33
		11th place

		28 July

		Hungary	31

		Denmark	29

5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		5th place

27 July

Iceland	27
		29 July
Croatia	31
		Croatia	26
27 July
		Spain	27
Spain	27

Serbia	24
		7th place

		29 July

		Iceland	30

		Serbia	27

13th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals		13th place

27 July

Israel	26
		28 July
Russia	19
		Israel	30
27 July
		Romania	28
Poland	31

Romania (OT)	32
		15th place

		28 July

		Russia	28

		Poland	26

13–16th place semifinals

27 July 2018 12:00	Israel	26–19	Russia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Cohen 8	(12–10)	Beliaev 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

27 July 2018 14:30	Poland	31–32 (ET)	Romania	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Jarosiewicz 7	(14–11)	Căbuț 12
	3× 5×	Report	4× 4×
	FT: 28–28 ET: 3–4

9–12th place semifinals

27 July 2018 17:00	Norway	29–23	Hungary	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Boilesen 5	(12–8)	Máthé 6
	2× 6×	Report	1× 2×

27 July 2018 19:30	Denmark	30–33	Sweden	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Møller 11	(17–18)	Windahl 7
	1× 2×	Report	3× 7×

5–8th place semifinals

27 July 2018 12:00	Iceland	27–31	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Jóhannsson 6	(16–17)	Martinović 8
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4× 1×

27 July 2018 14:30	Spain	27–24	Serbia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Martínez 5	(14–10)	Ivanović 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

Semifinals

27 July 2018 17:00	Germany	26–28	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Schreiber 6	(11–15)	Kempf, Villeminot 5
	2× 4×	Report	4×

27 July 2018 19:30	Portugal	25–27	Slovenia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Frade, D. Silva 6	(15–14)	Novak 7
	5× 3×	Report	4× 4×

15th place game

28 July 2018 12:00	Russia	28–26	Poland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Shalabanov 10	(12–11)	Krysiak 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 5×

13th place game

28 July 2018 14:30	Israel	30–28	Romania	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Surkis 6	(15–13)	Hanțaru 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

Eleventh place game

28 July 2018 17:00	Hungary	31–29	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Máthé 11	(15–16)	Møller 8
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

Ninth place game

28 July 2018 19:30	Norway	24–20	Sweden	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Heldal 5	(16–6)	Jurmala, Salihi 5
	4× 7×	Report	3× 5×

Seventh place game

29 July 2018 10:00	Iceland	30–27	Serbia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Hauksson 9	(13–12)	Maksić 8
	3× 4×	Report	1× 1×

Fifth place game

29 July 2018 12:30	Croatia	26–27	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Šarac 8	(12–13)	Pérez, Tarrafeta 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Third place game

29 July 2018 15:00	Germany	29–26	Portugal	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 600 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Klein 6	(14–11)	D. Silva 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 2×

Final

29 July 2018 17:30	France	30–31	Slovenia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Villeminot 6	(16–15)	Ocvirk 11
	2× 2×	Report	3× 4×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Slovenia
	France
	Germany
4	Portugal
5	Spain
6	Croatia
7	Iceland
8	Serbia
9	Norway
10	Sweden
11	Hungary
12	Denmark ^[4]
13	Israel
14	Romania
15	Russia
16	Poland

	Team qualified to the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

Awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player	Diogo Silva (POR)
Best Defence Player	Joshua Thiele (GER)
Topscorer	Gregor Ocvirk (SLO) (57 goals)

All-Star Team^[5]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Robin Paulsen Haug (NOR)
Right wing	Domen Novak (SLO)
Right back	Diogo Silva (POR)
Centre back	Kyllian Villeminot (FRA)
Left back	Gregor Ocvirk (SLO)
Left wing	Dylan Nahi (FRA)
Pivot	Luis Frade (POR)

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The 2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and was held in Celje, Slovenia from 8 to 18 July 2021.

The 2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, which was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 5 to 15 August 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship</span> 13th edition of the European Mens U-20 Handball Championship

The 2022 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, held in Porto, Portugal from 7 to 17 July 2022.

References

↑ "France the team to beat in Slovenia". EHF. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
↑ "Preliminary round for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018 to be drawn on 19 February". EHF. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
↑ "Starting grid confirmed for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018". EHF. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
↑ "Substitute nations for 2019 Men's Junior and Youth World Championships confirmed". IHF. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
↑ "Slovenia upset France to win Men's 20 EHF EURO at home". EHF. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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EHF Archived 2018-07-30 at the Wayback Machine

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[table_hth_ISL0.91155344942191-4] 1 2 Iceland 35–33 Sweden

[table_hth_NOR0.95729744665199-5] 1 2 3 Norway 2 Pts, +2 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Israel 2 Pts, –2 GD

[table_hth_POR0.7749467775109-6] 1 2 Portugal 32–28 France

[table_hth_ESP0.7749467775109-7] 1 2 Spain 36–31 Croatia

[1] "France the team to beat in Slovenia". EHF. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[2] "Preliminary round for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018 to be drawn on 19 February". EHF. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[3] "Starting grid confirmed for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018". EHF. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[8] "Substitute nations for 2019 Men's Junior and Youth World Championships confirmed". IHF. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[9] "Slovenia upset France to win Men's 20 EHF EURO at home". EHF. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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2018 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship

Contents

Qualified teams

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Intermediate round

Group I1

Group I2

Main round

Group M1

Group M2

Final round

Bracket

13–16th place semifinals

9–12th place semifinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Awards

Related Research Articles

References

External links