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
On 31 March 2023, Montenegro was given the hosting rights.
Expansion At a meeting in Ljubljana, the EHF Executive Committee announced that they would analyse a possible expansion to 24 teams. On 17 June 2022, the EHF officially expanded the event to 24 teams.
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. Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 31 March 2023 Istanbul1 Men's 18 EHF EURO 2022 4–14 August 2022 13 Qualifiers5–7 January 2024 Chieti2 Skopje2 Władysławowo2 Zubří2 Maria Enzersdorf2
Venues The venues are in Podgorica.
Bemax ArenaCapacity: 2,244 Morača Sports CenterCapacity: 2,100 Verde ComplexCapacity: 6,000
Draw The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET). 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 Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced was transferred to the 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 Youth World Handball Championship
Awards Award Player Most Valuable Player Best Defence Player Topscorer (79 goals)
All-Star Team Position Player Goalkeeper Right wing Right back Centre back Left back Left wing Pivot
See also 2024 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship 2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship I 2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
External links Official website
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