The 2024 Men's U-18 EHF Championship II was held in Pristina, Kosovo from 12 to 18 August 2024.[1] Kosovo won the tournament by defeating Georgia in the final.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kosovo |
| City | Pristina |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 12–18 August 2024 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kosovo |
| Runner-up |  Georgia |
| Third place |  Belgium |
| Fourth place |  Luxembourg |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Top scorer(s) | Olsi Mulaj (44 goals) |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
Teams
editVenue
edit| Pristina | ||
|---|---|---|
| Palace of Youth and Sports (smaller arena) | ||
| Capacity: 2,800 | ||
| ||
Draw
editThe draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET).[3][4]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo Luxembourg
|
Georgia Bulgaria
|
 Great Britain Belgium
|
 Azerbaijan
|
Referees
edit| Referees | |
|---|---|
 France |
Mathilde Cournil Loriane Lamour |
 Italy |
Stefano Riello Niccolò Panetta |
| Kosovo |
Sherif Xhema Besfort Jahja |
 Romania |
Ionut Marian Cazan Gesur Suliman |
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 68 | +28 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kosovo (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 76 | +31 | 4 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 86 | +8 | 2 | 5–7 classification group |
| 4 | Azerbaijan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 132 | −67 | 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
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
| 12 August 2024 16:15 |
Azerbaijan
|
22–48 | Bulgaria
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA) |
| Huseynov 6 | (9–22) | Petkov 10 | ||
3× 1×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 12 August 2024 18:30 |
Belgium
|
29–26 | Kosovo
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA) |
| Fransen 10 | (14–15) | Imeraj 9 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1× 7× 1×
|
| 13 August 2024 16:15 |
Azerbaijan
|
16–40 | Belgium
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU) |
| Huseynov 7 | (9–19) | Fransen, Herné 5 | ||
| 7×
|
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 13 August 2024 18:30 |
Bulgaria
|
20–37 | Kosovo
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA) |
| Angelov 4 | (11–15) | Malaj 11 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 15 August 2024 16:15 |
Belgium
|
27–26 | Bulgaria
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU) |
| Piel 8 | (13–14) | Petkov 10 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 15 August 2024 18:30 |
Kosovo
|
44–27 | Azerbaijan
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA) |
| three players 7 | (22–14) | Huseynov 5 | ||
| 4× 1×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Georgia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 0 | 5–7 classification group |
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.
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 August 2024 14:00 |
Great Britain
|
24–35 | Luxembourg
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| Jones 5 | (12–18) | Wener 9 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 13 August 2024 14:00 |
Great Britain
|
36–39 | Georgia
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA) |
| Ludewig-Vieira 10 | (18–19) | Shioshvili 12 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 15 August 2024 14:00 |
Georgia
|
33–36 | Luxembourg
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| Grishikashvili 12 | (15–16) | Mousel 13 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 1× 8× 1×
|
Knockout stage
edit5–7 classification group
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 51 | +36 | 4 | Fifth place |
| 2 | Great Britain
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 2 | Sixth place |
| 3 | Azerbaijan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 0 | Seventh place |
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.
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.
| 17 August 2024 14:00 |
Great Britain
|
29–39 | Bulgaria
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA) |
| Mines 9 | (13–20) | Petkov 11 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 18 August 2024 12:30 |
Azerbaijan
|
23–34 | Great Britain
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA) |
| Mammadzada 6 | (10–18) | Mines 8 | ||
| 1× 9×
|
Report | 1× 11× 1×
|
Semifinals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 August | ||||||
| Belgium | 47 | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
| Georgia | 48 | |||||
| Georgia | 22 | |||||
| 17 August | ||||||
| Kosovo | 30 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 20 | |||||
| Kosovo | 33 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 August | ||||||
| Belgium | 36 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 22 | |||||
| 17 August 2024 16:15 |
Belgium
|
47–48 | Georgia
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| Fransen 11 | (20–19) | Grishikashvili 14 | ||
| 6×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 17 August 2024 18:30 |
Luxembourg
|
20–33 | Kosovo
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU) |
| Fancelli 7 | (9–19) | Mulaj 8 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Third place game
edit| 18 August 2024 14:45 |
Belgium
|
36–22 | Luxembourg
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS) |
| De Regge 6 | (17–13) | Wener 7 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 6×
|
Final
edit| 18 August 2024 17:00 |
Georgia
|
22–30 | Kosovo
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA) |
| Kharebashvili, Putkaradze 5 | (12–16) | Mulaj 11 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 3×
|
Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Kosovo
|
 |
Georgia
|
 |
Belgium
|
| 4 | Luxembourg
|
| 5 | Bulgaria
|
| 6 | Great Britain
|
| 7 | Azerbaijan
|
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kosovo and Slovakia raring to go as M18 EHF Championships begin". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ "Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo claim M18 EHF Championships trophies". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Draws to set stage for summer's M18 and M20 competitions". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ "Regional derbies ahead at M18 EHF EURO". www.eurohandball.com.