2022 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship

The 2022 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, held in Porto, Portugal from 7 to 17 July 2022.

2022 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	7–17 July 2022
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (3rd title)
Runner-up	Portugal
Third place	Serbia
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	3,354 (59.89 per match)
Attendance	21,269 (380 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Francisco Costa (58 goals)
Best player	Stefan Dodić

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	9–15 August 2021	Skopje	1	Poland
	16–22 August 2021	Riga	1	Montenegro
		Varna	1	Faroe Islands

Draw

The draw was held on 18 February 2022 in Gondomar.

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

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal (H)	3	3	0	0	112	92	+20	6	Main round
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	114	93	+21	4
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	95	108	−13	2	Intermediate round
4	Norway	3	0	0	3	77	105	−28	0

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

7 July 2022 17:00	Spain	38–25	Norway	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 175 Referees: Laron, Lindenbaum (ISR)
	Ibáñez, Biescas 5	(18–10)	Jevnaker 4
	6×	Report	1× 2×

7 July 2022 19:45	Portugal	41–31	Poland	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	M. Costa 10	(21–11)	Powarzyński 6
	1× 7×	Report	6×

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8 July 2022 17:00	Poland	32–41	Spain	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 210 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Będzikowski 8	(20–19)	Aregay 8
	1×	Report	2×

8 July 2022 19:30	Norway	26–35	Portugal	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 512 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Stankiewicz 7	(13–16)	F. Costa 10
	5×	Report	1× 6×

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10 July 2022 17:00	Norway	26–32	Poland	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 273 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Stankiewicz 7	(10–15)	Kosznik 6
	1× 3×	Report	3×

10 July 2022 19:30	Spain	35–36	Portugal	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Llamazares 8	(16–15)	F. Costa 14
	6× 1×	Report	7×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	0	1	94	85	+9	4	Main round
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	96	71	+25	4
3	Slovenia	3	1	0	2	77	92	−15	2	Intermediate round
4	Faroe Islands	3	1	0	2	81	100	−19	2

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.
Notes:

7 July 2022 12:00	Denmark	32–33	Faroe Islands	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 300 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Arnoldsen 12	(15–15)	E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 9
	1× 4×	Report	2× 6×

7 July 2022 14:30	Slovenia	22–31	Hungary	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 100 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Janc 8	(11–14)	B. Krakovszki 9
	2× 4×	Report	1× 5×

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8 July 2022 12:00	Faroe Islands	27–28	Slovenia	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 212 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	West Av Teigum 6	(15–18)	Janc 8
	2×	Report	1× 3×

8 July 2022 14:30	Hungary	25–28	Denmark	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 200 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Lukács 6	(18–16)	Arnoldsen 8
	5×	Report	7×

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10 July 2022 12:00	Hungary	40–21	Faroe Islands	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 103 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Jánosi 6	(19–8)	R. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 5
	1× 5×	Report	1×

10 July 2022 14:30	Slovenia	27–34	Denmark	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: - Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Ćirović 8	(15–17)	Arnoldsen 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	89	67	+22	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	0	1	76	75	+1	4
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	73	75	−2	2	Intermediate round
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	67	88	−21	0

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.

7 July 2022 12:00	Sweden	31–19	Montenegro	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 50 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Elovson 7	(16–11)	Vukićević 5
	1×	Report	1× 3×

7 July 2022 19:30	Croatia	21–23	France	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 131 Referees: Bogdanovs, Cernavskis (LAT)
	Lulić 7	(12–10)	Fadhuile 6
	1× 3×	Report	2×

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8 July 2022 17:00	Montenegro	25–28	Croatia	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 87 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Barjaktarović 8	(14–12)	Svržnjak 8
	5×	Report	4×

8 July 2022 19:30	France	24–31	Sweden	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 65 Referees: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins (POR)
	Fadhuile 4	(16–18)	Ljungquist, Månsson 6
	3×	Report	6×

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10 July 2022 12:00	Croatia	24–27	Sweden	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 50 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Hršak 8	(11–17)	Möller 6
	1× 6× 1×	Report	3×

10 July 2022 14:30	France	29–23	Montenegro	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 80 Referees: Laron, Lindenbaum (ISR)
	Bzdynga, Vincent 6	(16–12)	Vukićević 5
	5×	Report	1×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	2	1	0	95	87	+8	5	Main round
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	100	86	+14	4
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	82	95	−13	2	Intermediate round
4	Iceland	3	0	1	2	81	90	−9	1

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.

7 July 2022 14:30	Germany	35–26	Italy	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 150 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Freihöfer 8	(15–12)	Fadanelli 5
	3×	Report	1× 2×

7 July 2022 17:00	Iceland	28–28	Serbia	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 100 Referees: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins (POR)
	Óskarsson 7	(18–15)	Dodić 6
	5× 1×	Report	8× 2×

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8 July 2022 12:00	Italy	27–26	Iceland	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 100 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Fadanelli 9	(15–11)	Óskarsson, Rúnarsson 6
	2× 3× 1×	Report	4×

8 July 2022 14:30	Serbia	33–30	Germany	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 100 Referees: Laron, Lindenbaum (ISR)
	Kos 11	(16–17)	Orlov 6
	1× 6×	Report	1× 1×

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10 July 2022 17:00	Germany	35–27	Iceland	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 100 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Scholtes 10	(17–15)	three players 4
	1×	Report	1× 3×

10 July 2022 19:30	Italy	29–34	Serbia	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 100 Referees: Bogdanovs, Cernavskis (LAT)
	Bortoli, Fadanelli 8	(11–19)	Rogan, Stanisavljević 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7×

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	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	0	99	87	+12	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Faroe Islands	3	2	0	1	98	91	+7	4
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	90	93	−3	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Norway	3	0	0	3	91	107	−16	0

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.

12 July 2022 12:00	Norway	31–33	Faroe Islands	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 125 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Haugli 8	(16–16)	E. Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 12
		Report	2×

12 July 2022 14:30	Poland	26–29	Slovenia	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 250 Referees: Laron, Lindenbaum (ISR)
	Wiaderny 8	(13–16)	Janc 8
	1× 4× 1×	Report	1× 5×

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13 July 2022 12:00	Faroe Islands	38–32	Poland	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 100 Referees: Bogdanovs, Cernavskis (LAT)
	West Av Teigum 7	(19–11)	Wiaderny 7
	5× 1×	Report	1×

13 July 2022 14:30	Slovenia	42–34	Norway	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 250 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Miklavec 8	(22–16)	Hald 10
	5×	Report	1× 5×

Group I2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	1	0	83	77	+6	5	9–12th place semifinals
2	Iceland	3	2	0	1	100	75	+25	4
3	Croatia	3	1	1	1	73	83	−10	3	13–16th place semifinals
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	79	100	−21	0

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.

12 July 2022 12:00	Montenegro	28–41	Iceland	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 100 Referees: Bogdanovs, Cernavskis (LAT)
	Dragašević 7	(13–18)	Rúnarsson 10
	1×	Report	3×

12 July 2022 14:30	Croatia	25–25	Italy	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 108 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Božičević, Hršak 5	(13–8)	Bortoli 9
	1× 2×	Report	1×

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13 July 2022 12:00	Iceland	33–20	Croatia	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 152 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Rúnarsson 6	(16–10)	Zubac 6
	4×	Report	1× 3×

13 July 2022 14:30	Italy	31–26	Montenegro	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 135 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Bortoli, De Angelis 8	(14–12)	Dragašević 8
	2×	Report	1×

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	Portugal (H)	3	2	0	1	92	88	+4	4	Semifinals
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	107	100	+7	4
3	Denmark	3	1	0	2	82	91	−9	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Hungary	3	1	0	2	88	90	−2	2

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
Notes:

12 July 2022 17:00	Spain	32–30	Hungary	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 200 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Aregay 6	(19–13)	Imre 7
	3×	Report	1× 4×

12 July 2022 19:30	Portugal	26–20	Denmark	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	F. Costa 10	(17–10)	Kløve 4
	1× 3×	Report	3×

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13 July 2022 17:00	Denmark	34–40	Spain	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 153 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Arnoldsen 9	(17–20)	Santiago 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

13 July 2022 19:30	Hungary	33–30	Portugal	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 500 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Papp 9	(17–13)	three players 5
	4×	Report	3×

Group M2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	2	0	1	93	95	−2	4	Semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	87	81	+6	4
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	87	89	−2	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	France	3	1	0	2	89	91	−2	2

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.
Notes:

12 July 2022 17:00	France	27–32	Germany	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 150 Referees: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins (POR)
	Pimenta 9	(13–12)	Orlov, Scholtes 6
	5× 1×	Report	1×

12 July 2022 19:30	Sweden	27–32	Serbia	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 120 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Sjögren 7	(12–15)	three players 6
	2×	Report	6×

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13 July 2022 17:00	Serbia	28–38	France	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 100 Referees: Laron, Lindenbaum (ISR)
	three players 5	(13–18)	Vincent 7
	1× 3×	Report	4×

13 July 2022 19:30	Germany	25–29	Sweden	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 100 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Seitz 5	(10–11)	Palmar 7
	2×	Report	1×

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	15 July
	Portugal	25
					17 July
	Sweden	24
					Portugal	35
	15 July
					Spain	37
	Serbia	29
	Spain	32
					Third place
					17 July
					Sweden	26
					Serbia	30

9th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				9th place
	15 July
	Slovenia (Pen.)	37
					16 July
	Iceland	35
					Slovenia	28
	15 July
					Faroe Islands	25
	Italy	28
	Faroe Islands	30
					11th place
					16 July
					Iceland	45
					Italy	34

5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				5th place
	15 July
	Denmark	25
					17 July
	France	27
					France	29
	15 July
					Hungary	35
	Germany	32
	Hungary	35
					7th place
					17 July
					Denmark	27
					Germany	32

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place
	15 July
	Poland	30
					16 July
	Montenegro	26
					Poland (Pen.)	33
	15 July
					Croatia	31
	Croatia	32
	Norway	22
					15th place
					16 July
					Montenegro	22
					Norway	30

13–16th place semifinals

15 July 2022 12:00	Poland	30–26	Montenegro	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 50 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Nowak 7	(14–16)	Dragašević 7
	1×	Report	1× 3×

15 July 2022 14:30	Croatia	32–22	Norway	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 200 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Hršak, Zubac 8	(16–8)	Haugli 6
	5×	Report	1×

9–12th place semifinals

15 July 2022 17:00	Slovenia	37–35 (Pen.)	Iceland	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 100 Referees: Laron, Lindenbaum (ISR)
	Ćirović 10	(18–19)	Rúnarsson 7
	1× 4×	Report	2× 6×
	FT: 32–32 Pen: 5–3

15 July 2022 19:30	Italy	28–30	Faroe Islands	Pavilhao Multiusos de Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 150 Referees: Bogdanovs, Cernavskis (LAT)
	Fadanelli 7	(13–15)	West Av Teigum 11
	1× 4×	Report	3×

5–8th place semifinals

15 July 2022 12:00	Germany	32–35	Hungary	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 127 Referees: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins (POR)
	Fischer 7	(16–19)	Lukács, Papp 7
	1× 4×	Report	2×

15 July 2022 14:30	Denmark	25–27	France	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 112 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Mygind 6	(11–12)	Pimenta 6
	4×	Report	1× 2×

Semifinals

15 July 2022 16:30	Serbia	29–32	Spain	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 353 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Kos 9	(10–15)	Aregay, Llamazares 6
	1× 4×	Report	1×

15 July 2022 19:30	Portugal	25–24	Sweden	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	F. Costa 5	(12–10)	Elovson, Ljungmark 4
	4×	Report	1× 7×

15th place game

16 July 2022 16:00	Montenegro	22–30	Norway	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 150 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Barjaktarović 6	(14–15)	Stankiewicz 9
	2×	Report

13th place game

16 July 2022 18:30	Poland	33–31 (Pen.)	Croatia	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 100 Referees: Bogdanovs, Cernavskis (LAT)
	Molski, Wiaderny 6	(13–13)	Hršak 10
	3×	Report	1× 4×
	FT: 29–29 Pen: 4–2

Eleventh place game

16 July 2022 16:00	Iceland	45–34	Italy	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 100 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Óskarsson 8	(23–15)	Wierer 8
		Report

Ninth place game

16 July 2022 18:30	Slovenia	28–25	Faroe Islands	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 104 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Miklavec 7	(12–11)	Hansen, Selvindi 5
	2×	Report	3×

Seventh place game

17 July 2022 10:00	Denmark	27–32	Germany	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 57 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Arnoldsen 10	(14–16)	Freihöfer 8
	5×	Report	4×

Fifth place game

17 July 2022 12:30	France	29–35	Hungary	Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 150 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Vincent 6	(14–16)	Lukács 7
	2×	Report	1× 5×

Third place game

17 July 2022 14:30	Sweden	26–30	Serbia	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Accoto Martins, Accoto Martins (POR)
	Ericsson 6	(12–17)	Kos 8
	2×	Report	3×

Final

17 July 2022 17:00	Portugal	35–37	Spain	Centro de Desportos e Congresso de Matosinhos, Matosinhos Attendance: 3,525 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	F. Costa 11	(16–15)	Aregay 8
	2×	Report	3×

Final ranking

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

	Team qualified for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
	Team qualified for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship as a host nation

Awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player	Stefan Dodić (SRB)
Best Defence Player	Marko Tasić (SRB)
Topscorer	Francisco Costa (POR) (58 goals)

All-Star Team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Alexander Lindén (SWE)
Right wing	Antonio Martínez Llamazares (ESP)
Right back	Francisco Costa (POR)
Centre back	Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen (DEN)
Left back	Martim Costa (POR)
Left wing	Kelvin Roberts (SWE)
Pivot	Javier Rodríguez Moreno (ESP)