U-18 European men's handball championship

This article covers the European Under-18 Handball Championships for men . See also U-17 European Women's Handball Championship and other European Handball Championship competitions (disambiguation) .

U-18 European men's handball championship
Full name	EHF Men's 18 European Championship
abbreviation	Men's 18 EHF EURO
Association	EHF
First edition	1992
hierarchy	until 2003: Men's Youth European Championship
Teams	16
Game mode	Round tournament : 4 groups of 4 teams → 2 groups of 4 teams each → knockout system (from semi-finals)
Title holder	Sweden (2nd title)
Record winner	two titles each: Croatia Germany France Sweden
Website	www.ehf-euro.com
Qualification for	U-19 World Championship

The U-18 men's handball European championship ( English EHF Men's 18 European Championship , up to and including the 2003 Men's Youth European Championship ) is the competition for the best national teams for male handball players under the age of 18 and has been played since 1992. They take place every two years. After a qualification the best 16 teams of the European Handball Federation (EHF) meet. In addition to determining the best European team, the tournament also serves as a qualification for the U-19 World Cup .

The current defending champion is Sweden .

Tournaments at a glance

year	Host country	European champion	Result	Vice European champion	Third
1992	Switzerland	Portugal	30:26 a.d. (24:24; 13:10)	Russia	Spain
1994	Israel	Spain	16:15 (5: 7)	Portugal	Denmark
1997	Estonia	Sweden	28:24 (9:11)	Czech Republic	Hungary
1999	Portugal	Hungary	24:23 (12:11)	Spain	Denmark
2001	Luxembourg	Russia	27:24 (14:11)	Denmark	Sweden
2003	Slovakia	Iceland	27:23 (13:10)	Germany	Denmark
2004	Serbia and Montenegro	Serbia and Montenegro	27:20 (11: 9)	Croatia	Denmark
2006	Estonia	Croatia	30:24 (13: 9)	Denmark	Sweden
2008	Czech Republic	Germany	31:27 (14:14)	Denmark	Sweden
2010	Montenegro	Croatia	27:26 (11:13)	Spain	Denmark
2012	Austria	Germany	26:26 a.d. (24:24; 14:13)	Sweden	Denmark
2014	Poland	France	33:30 (16:18)	Hungary	Spain
2016	Croatia	France	40:38 (18:19)	Croatia	Germany
2018	Croatia	Sweden	32:27 (12:12)	Iceland	Denmark
2021	Slovenia	-	-: - (- :–)	-	-

Ranking list

rank	country	European champion	Second	Third	Total
1.	Croatia	2	2	0	4th
2.	Sweden	2	1	3	6th
3.	Germany	2	1	1	4th
4th	France	2	0	0	2
5.	Spain	1	2	2	5
6th	Hungary	1	1	1	3
7th	Russia	1	1	0	2
	Portugal	1	1	0	2
	Iceland	1	1	0	2
10.	Serbia and Montenegro	1	0	0	1
11.	Denmark	0	3	7th	10
12.	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
	total	14th	14th	14th	42

(As of April 20, 2020)

Web links

Commons : European Handball Championship  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the European Handball Federation EHF
• Official website of the European handball championships

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of the EHF Men's 18 European Championships. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation, March 30, 2012, accessed April 20, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Minne shoots France to gold at Men's 18 EHF EURO 2014