2022 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship

2022 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Montenegro
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–14 August 2022
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	3,340 (59.64 per match)
Attendance	10,978 (196 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Óli Mittún (80 goals)
Awards
Best player	Óli Mittún

The 2022 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship, held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 4 to 14 August 2022.^[1]^[2]

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Men's 19 EHF EURO 2021	12–22 August 2021	Croatia	13	Germany Croatia Spain Slovenia Denmark Portugal Sweden Iceland Hungary France Norway Italy Serbia
Men's 19 EHF Championship 2021^[3]^[4]^[5]	9–15 August 2021	Skopje	1	Poland
	16–22 August 2021	Riga	1	Montenegro
	16–22 August 2021	Varna	1	Faroe Islands

Draw

The draw was held on 24 February 2022 in Vienna.^[1]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Germany Croatia Spain Slovenia	Denmark Portugal Sweden Iceland	Hungary France Norway Italy	Serbia Faroe Islands Montenegro Poland

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	99	87	+12	6	Main round
2	Germany	3	2	1	100	95	+5	4	Main round
3	Iceland	3	1	2	92	90	+2	2	Intermediate round
4	Poland	3	0	3	86	105	−19	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 August 2022 13:45	Germany	32–35	Hungary	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Móré 8	(14–13)	Kovács 15
	5×	Report	4×

4 August 2022 15:45	Iceland	38–25	Poland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Erlingsson 7	(20–11)	Kamiński 5
	2× 5× 1×	Report	1×

5 August 2022 14:00	Poland	29–33	Germany	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Backovic, Palackovic (SLO)
	Wasiak 7	(14–15)	Móré 11
	1× 6×	Report	1× 4× 1×

5 August 2022 16:00	Hungary	30–23	Iceland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Arnautović, Jović (BIH)
	Kovács 6	(15–11)	Arnarson 5
	1× 4×	Report	2× 2×

7 August 2022 14:00	Germany	35–31	Iceland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 560 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Mart 8	(18–18)	Erlingsson 9
	4×	Report	1× 2×

7 August 2022 16:00	Hungary	34–32	Poland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 60 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Kovács 5	(19–14)	Curzytek, Kamiński 5
	6×	Report	4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	94	66	+28	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	1	105	77	+28	4	Main round
3	Montenegro (H)	3	1	2	76	99	−23	2	Intermediate round
4	Italy	3	0	3	71	104	−33	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

4 August 2022 18:00	Portugal	31–24	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Backovic, Palackovic (SLO)
	Cavalcanti 6	(16–13)	Premović 8
	3×	Report	1× 4×

4 August 2022 20:00	Croatia	35–31	Italy	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Ivanović 7	(17–16)	De Angelis 14
	1× 3×	Report	5×

5 August 2022 18:00	Montenegro	21–46	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 215 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Premović 6	(12–23)	Zivkovic 8
	3×	Report	1× 1×

5 August 2022 20:00	Italy	18–38	Portugal	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	three players 4	(10–14)	Costa 7
	2×	Report	2×

7 August 2022 18:00	Italy	22–31	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 130 Referees: Arnautović, Jović (BIH)
	De Angelis 6	(10–16)	Dobrkovic 7
	1× 2× 1×	Report	1×

7 August 2022 20:00	Croatia	24–25	Portugal	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Capric 7	(16–15)	Ferreira 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 6× 1×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	0	98	89	+9	6	Main round
2	Denmark	3	1	1	1	92	86	+6	3	Main round
3	Serbia	3	1	1	1	83	85	−2	3	Intermediate round
4	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	84	97	−13	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 August 2022 18:00	Slovenia	30–31	Norway	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 240 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Hriberšek, Nadarevic 6	(18–17)	Havsgård 5
	2× 5×	Report	1× 4×

4 August 2022 20:00	Denmark	25–25	Serbia	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 107 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Tonnesen, Vilhelmsen 6	(14–14)	Mitrović 7
	2×	Report	1× 3×

5 August 2022 18:00	Serbia	30–25	Slovenia	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 550 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Antonijević 7	(16–14)	Hriberšek 5
	3× 4× 1×	Report	1× 4×

5 August 2022 20:00	Norway	32–31	Denmark	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 250 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Edland 7	(15–13)	Tonnesen 9
	5×	Report	1× 5×

7 August 2022 18:00	Slovenia	29–36	Denmark	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 83 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Hriberšek 7	(10–17)	Pedersen, Vilhelmsen 7
	1× 2×	Report	2× 3×

7 August 2022 20:00	Norway	35–28	Serbia	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Larsen 8	(16–11)	Mitrović 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	116	91	+25	6	Main round
2	Sweden	3	2	1	99	100	−1	4	Main round
3	Faroe Islands	3	1	2	83	93	−10	2	Intermediate round
4	France	3	0	3	90	104	−14	0	Intermediate round

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 August 2022 14:00	Spain	41–33	France	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Arnautović, Jović (BIH)
	Oliveras 8	(21–17)	Favril 8
	1× 1×	Report	2×

4 August 2022 16:00	Sweden	32–29	Faroe Islands	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
	Månsson 9	(17–15)	Mittún 17
	1× 4×	Report	4×

5 August 2022 14:00	Faroe Islands	25–35	Spain	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Mittún, Poulsen 7	(9–18)	P. Cikusa Jelicic 6
	3×	Report	1× 6×

5 August 2022 16:00	France	31–34	Sweden	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Traoré 7	(16–19)	Lundstad, Segertoft 7
	1× 3×	Report	5×

7 August 2022 14:00	Spain	40–33	Sweden	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	González Unciti 9	(19–18)	Sundewall 6
	6×	Report	9×

7 August 2022 16:00	France	26–29	Faroe Islands	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
	Lanfranchi 6	(14–12)	Mittún 13
	6×	Report	3×

Intermediate round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that proceeded to the Intermediate round was transferred.

Group I1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	3	0	102	82	+20	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Montenegro (H)	3	2	1	90	79	+11	4	9–12th place semifinals
3	Poland	3	1	2	83	97	−14	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Italy	3	0	3	79	96	−17	0	13–16th place semifinals

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

9 August 2022 14:00	Poland	31–29	Italy	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 55 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Wasiak 9	(18–15)	De Angelis 13
	1× 5×	Report	7×

9 August 2022 16:00	Iceland	30–29	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 800 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
	Júlíusson, Reimarsson 6	(15–16)	Premović 8
	3×	Report	1× 5×

10 August 2022 14:00	Italy	28–34	Iceland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 56 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Manojlovic 10	(15–16)	Haraldsson 9
	2×	Report	2×

10 August 2022 16:00	Montenegro	30–27	Poland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 250 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Dobrkovic 9	(15–17)	Kamiński 6
	2× 7×	Report	5×

Group I2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Faroe Islands	3	2	0	1	81	83	−2	4	9–12th place semifinals
2	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	83	78	+5	3	9–12th place semifinals
3	France	3	1	1	1	90	89	+1	3	13–16th place semifinals
4	Serbia	3	1	0	2	89	93	−4	2	13–16th place semifinals

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

9 August 2022 14:00	Slovenia	25–25	France	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Arnautović, Jović (BIH)
	Hriberšek, Zajc 6	(15–14)	Favril, Peyre 7
	1×	Report	2× 1×

9 August 2022 16:00	Serbia	24–29	Faroe Islands	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Antonijević 6	(15–14)	Mittún 13
	2×	Report	7× 1×

10 August 2022 14:00	France	39–35	Serbia	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Devoldere 9	(22–15)	Šijan 13
	1× 4×	Report	3×

10 August 2022 16:00	Faroe Islands	23–33	Slovenia	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 143 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Mittún 7	(13–20)	Hriberšek 7
	3×	Report	5×

Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced was transferred to the main round.

Group M1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	0	1	84	83	+1	4	Semifinals
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	89	84	+5	3	Semifinals
3	Portugal	3	1	1	1	71	71	0	3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Croatia	3	1	0	2	78	84	−6	2	5–8th place semifinals

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

9 August 2022 18:00	Germany	34–26	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 300 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Móré 10	(17–11)	Bartolić, Zivkovic 5
	4×	Report	4× 1×

9 August 2022 20:00	Hungary	24–23	Portugal	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 92 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Csörgő 12	(9–12)	Cavalcanti 7
	5×	Report	1× 3×

10 August 2022 18:00	Croatia	28–25	Hungary	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Capric, Glivetic 6	(12–13)	Terjék 7
	5×	Report	4×

10 August 2022 20:00	Portugal	23–23	Germany	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 380 Referees: Arnautović, Jović (BIH)
	Costa 10	(11–12)	Haake 8
	1×	Report	1× 2×

Group M2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	106	91	+15	6	Semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	1	93	94	−1	4	Semifinals
3	Norway	3	1	2	87	96	−9	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Denmark	3	0	3	88	93	−5	0	5–8th place semifinals

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

9 August 2022 18:00	Denmark	29–32	Sweden	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Vestergaard 6	(17–15)	Månsson 10
	3×	Report	1×

9 August 2022 20:00	Norway	30–37	Spain	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Røisland 7	(15–17)	P. Cikusa Jelicic 7
	3×	Report	4×

10 August 2022 18:00	Sweden	28–25	Norway	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 120 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Gustavsson 6	(12–13)	Larsen 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

10 August 2022 20:00	Spain	29–28	Denmark	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	four players 4	(11–14)	Vilhelmsen 14
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

Semifinals		Final

12 August

Hungary	30
		14 August
Sweden	33
		Sweden	32
12 August
		Spain	34
Spain	32

Germany	29
		Third place

		14 August

		Hungary	22

		Germany	29

9th place bracket

9–12th place semifinals		9th place

12 August

Iceland (Pen.)	30
		13 August
Slovenia	29
		Iceland	27
12 August
		Faroe Islands	29
Faroe Islands	30

Montenegro	24
		11th place

		13 August

		Slovenia	28

		Montenegro	26

5th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		5th place

12 August

Portugal	32
		14 August
Denmark	33
		Denmark	26
12 August
		Croatia	28
Norway	26

Croatia	29
		7th place

		14 August

		Portugal	30

		Norway	35

13th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals		13th place

12 August

Poland	30
		13 August
Serbia	33
		Serbia	28
12 August
		France	24
France	39

Italy	27
		15th place

		13 August

		Poland	39

		Italy	34

13–16th place semifinals

12 August 2022 13:00	Poland	30–33	Serbia	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Wasiak 6	(12–14)	Šijan, Vujović 7
	1×	Report	1× 3×

12 August 2022 15:30	France	39–27	Italy	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 175 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Favril 7	(19–16)	De Angelis 11
	4× 1×	Report	4× 1×

9–12th place semifinals

12 August 2022 18:00	Iceland	30–29 (Pen.)	Slovenia	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 70 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Einarsson 5	(14–9)	Marguč 10
	4× 1×	Report	2× 2× 1×
	FT: 26–26 Pen: 4–3

12 August 2022 20:30	Faroe Islands	30–24	Montenegro	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 82 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
	Mittún 12	(15–10)	Dobrkovic, Premović 7
	6×	Report	1× 3×

5–8th place semifinals

12 August 2022 13:00	Portugal	32–33	Denmark	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Arnautović, Jović (BIH)
	Costa 12	(16–18)	Lykke 12
	3×	Report	2×

12 August 2022 15:30	Norway	26–29	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 70 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Larsen 5	(12–13)	Ivanović, Krupić 6
	2×	Report	4×

Semifinals

12 August 2022 18:00	Hungary	30–33	Sweden	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 780 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Csörgő 8	(16–15)	Månsson 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

12 August 2022 20:30	Spain	32–29	Germany	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 400 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	González Unciti 8	(17–12)	Faust 8
	4×	Report	5×

15th place game

13 August 2022 10:00	Poland	39–34	Italy	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Kamiński 8	(16–18)	De Angelis 11
		Report	3×

13th place game

13 August 2022 12:30	Serbia	28–24	France	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Šijan 17	(14–11)	Simonnet 5
	3×	Report	1× 7× 1×

Eleventh place game

13 August 2022 15:00	Slovenia	28–26	Montenegro	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 175 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Hriberšek 11	(11–12)	Latković 11
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

Ninth place game

13 August 2022 17:30	Iceland	27–29	Faroe Islands	S.C. Morača, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
	Erlingsson 7	(15–13)	Mittún 11
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5× 1×

Seventh place game

14 August 2022 10:00	Portugal	30–35	Norway	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 60 Referees: Arnautović, Jović (BIH)
	Costa, Teixeira 7	(15–15)	Anderson 8
	1×	Report

Fifth place game

14 August 2022 12:30	Denmark	26–28	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 75 Referees: Barysas, Petrusis (LTU)
	Vilhelmsen 9	(11–14)	Capric 9
	2× 3×	Report	5×

Third place game

14 August 2022 15:00	Hungary	22–29	Germany	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 250 Referees: Ivanovic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Kovács, Molnár 5	(12–15)	Móré 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×

Final

14 August 2022 17:30	Sweden	32–34	Spain	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 600 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Månsson 13	(16–15)	P. Cikusa Jelicic, Oliveras 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2023 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
	Qualified for the 2023 Men's Youth World Handball Championship as a host nation
	Relegated to the Men's 18 EHF Championship 2024

Rank	Team
	Spain
	Sweden
	Germany
4	Hungary
5	Croatia
6	Denmark
7	Norway
8	Portugal
9	Faroe Islands
10	Iceland
11	Slovenia
12	Montenegro
13	Serbia
14	France
15	Poland
16	Italy

Awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player	Óli Mittún (FRO)
Best Defence Player	Pelle Segertoft (SWE)
Topscorer	Óli Mittún (FRO) (80 goals)

All-Star Team^[6]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Diogo Rêma Marques (POR)
Right wing	Xavier González Unciti (ESP)
Right back	Djordje Cikusa Jelicic (ESP)
Centre back	Axel Månsson (SWE)
Left back	Kristóf Csörgő (HUN)
Left wing	David Móré (GER)
Pivot	Lars Eirik Larsen (NOR)

References

^ ^a ^b "Groups set for M18 EHF EURO 2022". EHF. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^ "M18 EHF EURO 2022 TO THROW OFF WITH STELLAR 16-TEAM LINE-UP IN MONTENEGRO". IHF. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "MKD – Men's 19 EHF Championship 2021". EHF. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ "LAT – Men's 19 EHF Championship 2021". EHF. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ "BUL – Men's 19 EHF Championship 2021". EHF. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ "Spain complete historic double with M18 EHF EURO 2022 title". EHF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

External links

Official website

[:0-1] "Groups set for M18 EHF EURO 2022". EHF. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

[2] "M18 EHF EURO 2022 TO THROW OFF WITH STELLAR 16-TEAM LINE-UP IN MONTENEGRO". IHF. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[3] "MKD – Men's 19 EHF Championship 2021". EHF. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[4] "LAT – Men's 19 EHF Championship 2021". EHF. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[5] "BUL – Men's 19 EHF Championship 2021". EHF. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[6] "Spain complete historic double with M18 EHF EURO 2022 title". EHF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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