2020 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship

2020 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	7–17 January 2021 (cancelled)
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2020 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship was going to be the 13th edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, and was planned to be held in Porec, Croatia from 7 to 17 January 2021.

It was originally scheduled to take place from 2 to 12 July 2020 in Innsbruck, Austria and Brixen, Italy. On 27 October 2020, the EHF cancelled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Men's 18 EHF EURO 2018	9–19 August 2018	Koprivnica	14	Sweden Iceland Denmark Croatia Spain Germany France Serbia Slovenia Hungary Norway Portugal Russia Israel
Men's 18 EHF Championship 2018	10–19 August 2018	Tulln an der Donau	1	Austria
Men's 18 EHF Championship 2018	10–19 August 2018	Tbilisi	1	Italy

Draw

The draw was held on 15 January 2020 in Vienna.^[2]^[3]

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

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Iceland	Main round
2	Serbia	Main round
3	Norway	Intermediate round
4	Austria	Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Sweden	Main round
2	France	Main round
3	Portugal	Intermediate round
4	Russia	Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.

Group C

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Croatia (H)	Main round
2	Spain	Main round
3	Slovenia	Intermediate round
4	Italy	Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Denmark	Main round
2	Germany	Main round
3	Hungary	Intermediate round
4	Israel	Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.

References

^ "EHF redefines approach to upcoming Younger Age Category events". EHF. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Men's 20 EHF EURO 2020 draw takes place in Vienna". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ "Hosts face tough tasks at the Men's U20 EHF EURO in July". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

External links

Official website Archived 2019-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
EHF Archived 2020-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "EHF redefines approach to upcoming Younger Age Category events". EHF. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[2] "Men's 20 EHF EURO 2020 draw takes place in Vienna". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[3] "Hosts face tough tasks at the Men's U20 EHF EURO in July". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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