2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
Year:2018
Country:Croatia
Dates:9–19 August 2018
Num Teams:16
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:2
Count:2
Matches:56
Goals:2925
Top Scorer: Ludvig Hallbäck (56 goals)
Player: Haukur Þrastarson
Previous:2016 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
Next:2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship

The 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship was the fourteenth edition of the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, held in Varaždin and Koprivnica, Croatia from 9 to 19 August 2018.[1]

Draw

The draw was held on 25 January 2018 in Zagreb.[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

    width=15px bgcolor=#ccffccQualified for the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
    width=15px bgcolor=#ffccccRelegated to the Men’s 18 EHF Championship 2020
    Rank width=125Team
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12[4]
    13
    14
    15
    16

    Awards

    Award Player
    Haukur Þrastarson
    Best Defence Player Gianfranco Pribetić
    Topscorer Ludvig Hallbäck (56 goals)
    All-Star Team[5]
    Position Player
    Goalkeeper Fabian Norsten
    Right wing Valter Chrintz
    Right back Jovica Nikolić
    Centre back Sadou N'Tanzi
    Left back Juri Knorr
    Left wing Dagur Gautason
    Pivot Thor Christensen

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Europe's next generation of handball hopefuls takes the court. EHF. 1 August 2018. 7 August 2018.
    2. News: EHF EURO hosts next generation's final tournament draw. EHF. 22 January 2018. 7 August 2018. 2 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223558/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/029990/EHF+EURO+hosts+next+generation%E2%80%99s+final+tournament+draw. dead.
    3. News: Men's 18 EHF EURO hosts Croatia choose group with Serbia, Portugal and Israel. EHF. 25 January 2018. 7 August 2018.
    4. News: Substitute nations for 2019 Men's Junior and Youth World Championships confirmed. IHF. 28 March 2019. 20 April 2019.
    5. News: Gold for Sweden after superb second half. EHF. 19 August 2018. 20 August 2018.