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 2024.2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship official website Spain are the defending champions.
Host selection
On 31 March 2023, Slovenia was given the hosting rights with the games to be played in Celje.
Expansion After the U-18 Euro was officially expanded to 24 teams, the EHF decided to also expand the U-20 competition to 24 teams also on 23 September 2022.
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. 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 Istanbul1 Men's 18 EHF EURO 2022 4–14 August 2022 15 Men's 19 EHF Championship 2022 7–13 August 2022 Tel Aviv2 8–14 August 2022 Riga2 Craiova2 EHF Rankings2
Venues The venues are in Celje and Laško.https://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/0/11139-Teden-dni-do-prvega-piska-na-evropskem-prvenstvu-do-20-lethttps://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/0/11149-Mladi-Slovenci-EP-zacenjajo-proti-Izraelcemhttps://yac.eurohandball.com/hosts/slovenia-m20-ehf-euro-2024/ Celje Celje Laško Zlatorog ArenaCapacity: 5,191 Golovec HallCapacity: 3,200 Tri Lilije HallCapacity: 2,500
Draw The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET). 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. Later on, Austria and Czech Republic won the draw and were both placed in pot 3. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of second-placed teams Groups A, B and C
Groups D, E and F
Ranking of third-placed teams Groups A, B and C
Groups D, E and F
Elimination round Group E1
Group E2
Intermediate round Group I1
Group I2
Main round Group M1
Group M2
Placement round Bracket 21st place bracket
21–24th place semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
17st place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
13th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
9th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
11th place game
9th place game
5th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team456789101112131415161718192021222324 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
2024 Men's U-20 EHF Championship Rank Team456789101112
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) from a family package.https://www.rokometna-zveza.si/si/novice/2024/07/11143-Mladinci-na-EP-z-odlicno-popotnico
See also 2024 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship 2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship I 2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II 2024 Men's U-20 EHF Championship 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
External links Official website
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