Wikipedia

2018 European Men's U-18 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]

2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates9–19 August 2018
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up Iceland
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored2,925 (52.23 per match)
Attendance12,699 (227 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Ludvig Hallbäck (56 goals)
Best playerIceland Haukur Þrastarson
← Previous
Next →

Qualified teams edit

Draw edit

The draw was held on 25 January 2018 in Zagreb.[2][3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  France
  Germany
  Croatia
  Slovenia 		  Denmark
  Spain
  Iceland
  Serbia 		  Sweden
  Portugal
  Russia
  Norway 		  Poland
  Hungary
  Israel
  Romania

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia (H) 3 3 0 0 94 68 +26 6 Main round
2   Serbia 3 1 1 1 70 73 −3 3
3   Portugal 3 1 0 2 71 86 −15 2 Intermediate round
4   Israel 3 0 1 2 76 84 −8 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.
(H) Hosts
9 August 2018
18:30 		Serbia   25–25   Israel Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 78
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Kojadinović 7 (10–13) Amiel 6
3×  7×  Report 3×  7×  1× 
9 August 2018
20:30 		Croatia   37–21   Portugal Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Maraš 9 (15–11) Neves 7
3×  6×  Report 3×  6× 
10 August 2018
18:30 		Portugal   21–25   Serbia Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
M. Costa 7 (7–11) Nikolić 10
2×  4×  1×  Report 3×  6×  1× 
10 August 2018
20:30 		Israel   27–30   Croatia Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 528
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Lumbroso 7 (15–15) Maraš 7
4×  5×  Report 3×  4×  1× 
12 August 2018
18:30 		Portugal   29–24   Israel Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 269
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
M. Costa, Morais 6 (15–14) Lumbroso 6
1×  8×  1×  Report 2×  8×  3× 
12 August 2018
20:30 		Croatia   27–20   Serbia Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 650
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Mileta, Pribetić 6 (14–8) Nikolić 5
3×  5×  Report 2×  5× 

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 0 78 67 +11 6 Main round
2   France 3 1 1 1 81 83 −2 3
3   Norway 3 1 0 2 82 88 −6 2 Intermediate round
4   Romania 3 0 1 2 80 83 −3 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.
9 August 2018
14:30 		France   30–29   Norway Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 89
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
N'Tanzi 7 (14–14) Petersen Norberg 6
3×  7×  Report 1×  6× 
9 August 2018
16:30 		Denmark   24–22   Romania Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Rasmussen 4 (13–12) Brăescu 4
3×  5×  1×  Report 3×  4× 
10 August 2018
14:30 		Romania   30–30   France Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Bugulet, Neagu 5 (10–15) N'Tanzi 9
3×  3×  Report 3×  4× 
10 August 2018
16:30 		Norway   24–30   Denmark Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 111
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Fiala Gjermundnes 5 (9–12) Pytlick 9
4×  3×  Report 2×  1× 
12 August 2018
14:30 		France   21–24   Denmark Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 105
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
N'Tanzi 6 (11–12) Cieslak 5
3×  3×  Report 2×  2× 
12 August 2018
16:30 		Norway   29–28   Romania Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 156
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Blonz 5 (14–16) Iordache 6
3×  5×  Report 3×  1× 

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 75 60 +15 6 Main round
2   Spain 3 1 0 2 73 62 +11 2[a]
3   Hungary 3 1 0 2 65 74 −9 2[a] Intermediate round
4   Russia 3 1 0 2 61 78 −17 2[a]
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:
  1. ^ a b c Spain 2 Pts, +14 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, +2 GD; Russia 2 Pts, –16 GD
9 August 2018
18:30 		Germany   21–20   Russia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Knorr 5 (10–8) Chan Suan 6
2×  4×  Report 3×  5× 
9 August 2018
20:30 		Spain   19–22   Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Calle 4 (10–12) Bálint 8
1×  2×  Report 2×  5× 
10 August 2018
18:30 		Hungary   18–29   Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 121
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Bognár 6 (10–14) Knorr 7
2×  5×  Report 2×  5×  1× 
10 August 2018
20:30 		Russia   15–32   Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 57
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Chan Suan, Novokreshchenov 3 (7–11) Diocou 5
2×  5×  Report 3×  2× 
12 August 2018
18:30 		Germany   25–22   Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Knorr, Tobeler 5 (10–8) Diocou 7
3×  4×  Report 3×  3× 
12 August 2018
20:30 		Russia   26–25   Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Chan Suan 8 (10–14) Bálint 6
1×  4×  Report 3×  7×  1× 

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iceland 3 3 0 0 82 68 +14 6 Main round
2   Sweden 3 2 0 1 87 80 +7 4
3   Slovenia 3 1 0 2 77 79 −2 2 Intermediate round
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 72 91 −19 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.
9 August 2018
14:30 		Slovenia   21–29   Sweden Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Ćirović 6 (11–17) Hallbäck 8
3×  4×  Report 2×  7× 
9 August 2018
16:30 		Iceland   25–20   Poland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 80
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Gautason 9 (12–9) Ścisłowicz 7
3×  4×  Report 2×  4× 
10 August 2018
14:30 		Poland   22–32   Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Ścisłowicz 6 (10–17) Grobelnik 9
1×  6×  Report 2×  4× 
10 August 2018
16:30 		Sweden   24–29   Iceland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Johansson 6 (12–14) Óskarsson, Þrastarson 8
3×  4×  Report 2×  7× 
12 August 2018
14:30 		Slovenia   24–28   Iceland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Kljun 8 (8–15) Þrastarson 12
1×  4×  Report 3×  6× 
12 August 2018
16:30 		Sweden   34–30   Poland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Hallbäck 9 (18–16) Ścisłowicz 7
2×  2×  Report 2×  7×  1× 

Intermediate round edit

Group I1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 93 77 +16 6 9–12th place semifinals
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 87 83 +4 4
3   Israel 3 1 0 2 75 91 −16 2 13–16th place semifinals
4   Romania 3 0 0 3 85 89 −4 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.
14 August 2018
14:30 		Israel   28–26   Romania Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 253
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Lumbroso, Mosindi 7 (14–14) Bodor 6
3×  7×  Report 2×  6× 
14 August 2018
16:30 		Portugal   26–28   Norway Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 176
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
M. Costa 9 (11–14) Grøndahl, Hoftun Lillelien 6
3×  4×  Report 3×  2× 
15 August 2018
14:30 		Romania   31–32   Portugal Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 105
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Ghivil 6 (16–18) M. Costa 10
 2×  Report 3×  5× 
15 August 2018
16:30 		Norway   36–23   Israel Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Blonz, Grøndahl 6 (18–10) Turkenitz 7
1×  3×  Report 3×  5×  1× 

Group I2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 2 0 1 84 66 +18 4[a] 9–12th place semifinals
2   Slovenia 3 2 0 1 81 72 +9 4[a]
3   Russia 3 2 0 1 74 80 −6 4[a] 13–16th place semifinals
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 68 89 −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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Hungary 2 Pts, +8 PD; Slovenia 2 Pts, –1 PD; Russia 2 Pts, –7 PD
14 August 2018
14:30 		Russia   27–26   Poland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Chan Suan, Iltinskii 6 (12–15) Czernecki 8
2×  2×  Report 3×  2× 
14 August 2018
16:30 		Hungary   29–20   Slovenia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Bálint 8 (18–10) four players 3
3×  1×  Report 2×  3× 
15 August 2018
14:30 		Poland   20–30   Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 50
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Styrcz 7 (9–16) Bognár, Papp 5
2×  4×  Report 3×  6× 
15 August 2018
16:30 		Slovenia   29–21   Russia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Kljun 6 (17–13) Chirkov 4
2×  4×  Report 2×  7× 

Main round edit

Group M1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 0 75 65 +10 6 Semifinals
2   Croatia (H) 3 2 0 1 72 62 +10 4
3   France 2 1 0 1 72 75 −3 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Serbia 2 0 0 2 70 87 −17 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
14 August 2018
18:30 		Serbia   26–31   France Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 320
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Petrić, Stevanović 5 (12–15) N'Tanzi 8
3×  2×  Report 3×  2× 
14 August 2018
20:30 		Croatia   20–22   Denmark Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 689
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Rukavina 5 (11–13) Lenbroch 4
2×  4×  Report 3×  3× 
15 August 2018
18:30 		Denmark   29–24   Serbia Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 224
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Haubro 5 (13–10) Nikolić 9
2×  2×  Report 2×  2× 
15 August 2018
20:30 		France   20–25   Croatia Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 645
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Cabanes, N'Tanzi 4 (7–12) Mileta 6
3×  3×  Report 3×  6× 

Group M2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iceland 3 2 0 1 79 79 0 4[a] Semifinals
2   Sweden 3 2 0 1 82 83 −1 4[a]
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 74 75 −1 2[b] 5–8th place semifinals
4   Spain 3 1 0 2 82 80 +2 2[b]
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:
  1. ^ a b Iceland 29–24 Sweden
  2. ^ a b Germany 25–22 Spain
14 August 2018
18:30 		Spain   27–28   Sweden Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Calle 9 (11–11) Hallbäck 10
2×  3×  Report 2×  2× 
14 August 2018
20:30 		Germany   22–23   Iceland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 200
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Mävers 6 (10–13) Þrastarson 9
3×  2×  Report 3×  4× 
15 August 2018
18:30 		Sweden   30–27   Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Chrintz 11 (14–14) Durmaz 6
4×  3×  1×  Report 3×  3× 
15 August 2018
20:30 		Iceland   27–33   Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Sindrason 5 (13–18) Izquierdo 7
3×  4×  Report 2×  6× 

Final round edit

Bracket edit

Championship bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
  Denmark22
 
19 August
 
  Sweden31
 
  Sweden32
 
17 August
 
  Iceland27
 
  Iceland30
 
 
  Croatia26
 
Third place
 
 
19 August
 
 
  Denmark26
 
 
  Croatia24
9th place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinals9th place
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
  Norway19
 
18 August
 
  Slovenia28
 
  Slovenia26
 
17 August
 
  Hungary23
 
  Hungary24
 
 
  Portugal22
 
11th place
 
 
18 August
 
 
  Norway28
 
 
  Portugal24
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
  France20
 
19 August
 
  Spain23
 
  Spain28
 
17 August
 
  Germany26
 
  Germany32
 
 
  Serbia27
 
7th place
 
 
19 August
 
 
  France39
 
 
  Serbia23
13th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
  Israel30
 
18 August
 
  Poland20
 
  Israel21
 
17 August
 
  Russia26
 
  Russia35
 
 
  Romania26
 
15th place
 
 
18 August
 
 
  Poland39
 
 
  Romania28

13–16th place semifinals edit

17 August 2018
13:00 		Israel   30–20   Poland Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 56
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Shneider, Turkenitz 8 (12–12) Styrcz 6
3×  2×  1×  Report 3×  5× 
17 August 2018
15:30 		Russia   35–26   Romania Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Ivanov 7 (16–11) Brăescu 6
3×  6×  Report 3×  3× 

9–12th place semifinals edit

17 August 2018
18:00 		Norway   19–28   Slovenia Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 108
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Grøndahl 4 (12–8) Jezernik 7
1×  3×  Report 2×  2× 
17 August 2018
20:30 		Hungary   24–22   Portugal Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
Bálint 7 (12–12) M. Costa, Salvador 4
2×  3×  Report 1×  2× 

5–8th place semifinals edit

17 August 2018
13:00 		France   20–23   Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 150
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Ntanzi 7 (10–13) Roca 6
3×  4×  Report 3×  3× 
17 August 2018
15:30 		Germany   32–27   Serbia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 101
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Knorr 8 (14–13) Nikolić 11
2×  4×  Report 2×  5×  1× 

Semifinals edit

17 August 2018
18:00 		Denmark   22–31   Sweden Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 250
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Hoxer Hangaard 6 (10–15) Hallbäck 5
3×  1×  Report 3×  3× 
17 August 2018
20:30 		Iceland   30–26   Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 720
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Þrastarson 10 (13–12) Ivanković 5
2×  3×  Report 3×  5× 

15th place game edit

18 August 2018
13:00 		Poland   39–28   Romania Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 51
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Styrcz 7 (20–13) three players 4
3×  3×  Report 2×  1× 

13th place game edit

18 August 2018
15:30 		Israel   21–26   Russia Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Amiel 6 (9–16) three players 4
3×  4×  Report 2×  3× 

Eleventh place game edit

18 August 2018
18:00 		Norway   28–24   Portugal Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 195
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Grøndahl, Hoftun Lillelien 6 (11–13) M. Costa, Ribeiro 6
2×  3×  Report 3×  6×  1× 

Ninth place game edit

18 August 2018
20:30 		Slovenia   26–23   Hungary Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 136
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Tajnik 6 (16–10) Bognár 7
3×  2×  Report 3×  2× 

Seventh place game edit

19 August 2018
10:00 		France   39–23   Serbia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 105
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Paschal 13 (19–12) Petrić 5
3×  5×  Report 2×  2× 

Fifth place game edit

19 August 2018
12:30 		Spain   28–26   Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 100
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Calle 5 (15–15) Mävers, Weber 4
3×  2×  Report 3×  5× 

Third place game edit

19 August 2018
15:00 		Denmark   26–24   Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,021
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Leger 6 (14–10) Martinović, Mileta 6
2×  5×  Report 1×  4× 

Final edit

19 August 2018
17:30 		Sweden   32–27   Iceland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Hallbäck 11 (12–12) Þórarinsson 7
3×  2×  Report 2×  4× 

Final ranking edit

Qualified for the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
Relegated to the Men’s 18 EHF Championship 2020
Rank Team
    Sweden
    Iceland
    Denmark
4   Croatia
5   Spain
6   Germany
7   France
8   Serbia
9   Slovenia
10   Hungary
11   Norway
12   Portugal[4]
13   Russia
14   Israel
15   Poland
16   Romania

Awards edit

Award Player
Most Valuable 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

References edit

  1. ^ "Europe's next generation of handball hopefuls takes the court". EHF. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ "EHF EURO hosts next generation's final tournament draw". EHF. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's 18 EHF EURO hosts Croatia choose group with Serbia, Portugal and Israel". EHF. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Substitute nations for 2019 Men's Junior and Youth World Championships confirmed". IHF. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Gold for Sweden after superb second half". EHF. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_European_Men%27s_U-18_Handball_Championship&oldid=1161218278"