2018 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:	European Men's U-20 Handball Championship
Year:	2018
Country:	Slovenia
Dates:	19–29 July
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	1
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	56
Goals:	3101
Top Scorer:	Gregor Ocvirk (57 goals)
Player:	Diogo Silva
Previous:	2016 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship
Next:	2020 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

The 2018 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, held in Celje, Slovenia from 19 to 29 July 2018.^[1]

Draw

The draw was held on 19 February 2018 in Celje.^{[2] [3]}

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Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Intermediate round

Group I1

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Group I2

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Main round

Group M1

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Group M2

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Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

9th place bracket

5th place bracket

13th place bracket

Final

Final ranking

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Team qualified to the 2019 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

Awards

Award	Player
Best Defence Player
Topscorer	(57 goals)

All-Star Team^[5]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper
Right wing
Right back
Centre back
Left back
Left wing
Pivot

External links

• Official website
• EHF

Notes and References

1. Web site: France the team to beat in Slovenia. EHF. 19 July 2018. 20 July 2018.
2. Web site: Preliminary round for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018 to be drawn on 19 February. EHF. 19 February 2018. 20 July 2018. 20 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165812/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/030182/Preliminary+round+for+Men's+20+EHF+EURO+2018+to+be+drawn+on+19+February. dead.
3. Web site: Starting grid confirmed for Men's 20 EHF EURO 2018. EHF. 19 February 2018. 20 July 2018. 20 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165600/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/30247. dead.
4. News: Substitute nations for 2019 Men’s Junior and Youth World Championships confirmed. IHF. 28 March 2019. 20 April 2019.
5. News: Slovenia upset France to win Men's 20 EHF EURO at home. EHF. 29 July 2018. 30 July 2018.