The European Men's Youth Handball Championship, is the official competition for youth men's handball national handball teams in Europe, held by the European Handball Federation every second year. Since the 2004 edition, the championship received its current name: EHF European Men's U-18 Handball Championship.
In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Youth World Handball Championship.
Tournaments YearHost countryGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place 1992 DetailsSwitzerland30–2623–19 1994 DetailsIsrael16–1528—21 1997 DetailsEstonia28–2427–20 1999 DetailsPortugal24–2322–19 2001 DetailsLuxembourg27–2437–19 2003 DetailsSlovakia27–2329–19 2004 DetailsSerbia & Montenegro27–2027–25 2006 DetailsEstonia30–2434–28 2008 DetailsCzech Republic31–2742–35 2010 DetailsMontenegro27–2628–27 2012 DetailsAustria30–2937–32 2014 DetailsPoland33–3027–21 2016 DetailsCroatia40–3832–31 2018 Details Croatia32–2726–24 2020SloveniaCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021Details Croatia34–2037–28 2022 DetailsMontenegro34–3229–22 2024 DetailsMontenegro37–36 (ET)36–34 (ET) 2026 DetailsSerbia 36–27 28–25 2028 DetailsNorth Macedonia
The European Handball Federation decided to hold an U-19 European Championship in 2021, in a move to lessen the COVID-19 pandemic's impact for national team players born in 2002.
Medal table
Participating nations Nation 1992 1994 1997 1999 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022 2024 2026 Total7 8 14 6 16 1612 7 8 8 11 3 11 1 16 1 791121517 102 42 5138 15 D2 15131114 14 15 1421 9 D632 332 2 3 3 4 535 623 16 11 1412 3 91516 3 16 16 20 3 11510967 1211 710 14127 145 9 259141 73 61 3 5 1 15 D4 20 2 D31118 101012 2 109 436 13 112 4 1215 9 728 1045 126D12 1414 17 10 7 12 162122 4 10 1 15 122323 4 D 15 199 34 11 8139 12 1111 7 18 10 6 4 10 8 13 15 1518 15 912 8 7 14 10 126 81011 11 D 4 11 16 16 22 52D 41121116149 12 11 1315 13 10510 13 8 813 13614 10 617 3 12696111516 16 19 9 5575413985 4 941192 153182 56243 6 53 184 15 D1 3473372 5 917 2113 158 13 13 6 14 1117 7 8 24 2 10 24 1 7 1Total81112121212161616161616161616162424
References
External links Eurohandball.com History of the EHF Men’s 18 European Championships