2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II

2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II
Tournament details
Host country	Kosovo
City	Pristina
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–18 August 2024
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Kosovo
Runner-up	Georgia
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	Luxembourg
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Top scorer(s)	Olsi Mulaj (44 goals)
Official website
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Last updated August 21, 2024

The 2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II was held in Prishtina, Kosovo from 12 to 18 August 2024.^[1] Kosovo won the tournament by defeating Georgia in the final.^[2]

Venue

Prishtina		Prishtina
		Palace of Youth and Sports (smaller arena)
		Capacity: 2,800

Draw

The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET).^[3]^[4]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Kosovo Luxembourg	Georgia Bulgaria	Great Britain Belgium	Azerbaijan

Referees

Referees
France	Mathilde Cournil Loriane Lamour
Italy	Stefano Riello Niccolò Panetta
Kosovo	Sherif Xhema Besfort Jahja
Romania	Ionut Marian Cazan Gesur Suliman

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	96	68	+28	6	Semifinals
2	Kosovo (H)	3	2	1	107	76	+31	4	Semifinals
3	Bulgaria	3	1	2	94	86	+8	2	5–7 classification group
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	3	65	132	−67	0	5–7 classification group

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 16:15	Azerbaijan	22–48	Bulgaria	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Huseynov 6	(9–22)	Petkov 10
	3× 1×	Report	1× 5×

12 August 2024 18:30	Belgium	29–26	Kosovo	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
	Fransen 10	(14–15)	Imeraj 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7× 1×

13 August 2024 16:15	Azerbaijan	16–40	Belgium	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU)
	Huseynov 7	(9–19)	Fransen, Herné 5
	7×	Report	1× 6×

13 August 2024 18:30	Bulgaria	20–37	Kosovo	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Angelov 4	(11–15)	Malaj 11
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

15 August 2024 16:15	Belgium	27–26	Bulgaria	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU)
	Piel 8	(13–14)	Petkov 10
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2×

15 August 2024 18:30	Kosovo	44–27	Azerbaijan	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
	three players 7	(22–14)	Huseynov 5
	4× 1×	Report	1× 1×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luxembourg	2	2	0	57	57	0	4	Semifinals
2	Georgia	2	1	1	72	72	0	2	Semifinals
3	Great Britain	2	0	2	60	74	−14	0	5–7 classification group

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 14:00	Great Britain	24–35	Luxembourg	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	Jones 5	(12–18)	Wener 9
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

13 August 2024 14:00	Great Britain	36–39	Georgia	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
	Ludewig-Vieira 10	(18–19)	Shioshvili 12
	1× 2×	Report	3×

15 August 2024 14:00	Georgia	33–36	Luxembourg	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	Grishikashvili 12	(15–16)	Mousel 13
	1× 5×	Report	1× 8× 1×

Knockout stage

5–7 classification group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	2	2	0	87	51	+36	4	Fifth place
2	Great Britain	2	1	1	63	62	+1	2	Sixth place
3	Azerbaijan	2	0	2	45	82	−37	0	Seventh place

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.

17 August 2024 14:00	Great Britain	29–39	Bulgaria	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Mines 9	(13–20)	Petkov 11
	3×	Report	3×

18 August 2024 12:30	Azerbaijan	23–34	Great Britain	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
	Mammadzada 6	(10–18)	Mines 8
	1× 9×	Report	1× 11× 1×

Semifinals

Semi-finals		Final

17 August

Belgium	47
		18 August
Georgia	48
		Georgia	22
17 August
		Kosovo	30
Luxembourg	20

Kosovo	33
		Third place

		18 August

		Belgium	36

		Luxembourg	22

17 August 2024 16:15	Belgium	47–48	Georgia	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	Fransen 11	(20–19)	Grishikashvili 14
	6×	Report	5×

17 August 2024 18:30	Luxembourg	20–33	Kosovo	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU)
	Fancelli 7	(9–19)	Mulaj 8
	2×	Report	1× 4×

Third place game

18 August 2024 14:45	Belgium	36–22	Luxembourg	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	De Regge 6	(17–13)	Wener 7
	1× 4×	Report	6×

Final

18 August 2024 17:00	Georgia	22–30	Kosovo	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Kharebashvili, Putkaradze 5	(12–16)	Mulaj 11
	2×	Report	3×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Kosovo
	Georgia
	Belgium
4	Luxembourg
5	Bulgaria
6	Great Britain
7	Azerbaijan

External links

Official website

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References

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↑ "Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo claim M18 EHF Championships trophies". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
↑ "Draws to set stage for summer's M18 and M20 competitions". www.eurohandball.com.
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[1] "Kosovo and Slovakia raring to go as M18 EHF Championships begin". www.eurohandball.com.

[2] "Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo claim M18 EHF Championships trophies". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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

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