European Men's U-18 Handball Championship

The European Men's Youth Handball Championship, is the official competition for youth men's handball national handball teams in Europe, held by the European Handball Federation every second year. Since the 2004 edition, the championship received its current name: EHF European Men's U-18 Handball Championship.

European Men's Youth Handball Championship
Status	active
Genre	sports event
Date(s)	midyear
Frequency	annual
Country	varying
Inaugurated	1992 (1992)

In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Youth World Handball Championship.

Tournaments

Year	Host Country		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1992 Details	Switzerland		Portugal	30–26	Russia		Spain	23–19	Norway
1994 Details	Israel		Spain	16–15	Portugal		Denmark	28—21	Israel
1997 Details	Estonia		Sweden	28–24	Czech Republic		Hungary	27–20	Greece
1999 Details	Portugal		Hungary	24–23	Spain		Denmark	22–19	Russia
2001 Details	Luxembourg		Russia	27–24	Denmark		Sweden	37–19	Romania
2003 Details	Slovakia		Iceland	27–23	Germany		Denmark	29–19	Sweden
2004 Details	Serbia & Montenegro		Serbia & Montenegro	27–20	Croatia		Denmark	27–25	Slovenia
2006 Details	Estonia		Croatia	30–24	Denmark		Sweden	34–28	Poland
2008 Details	Czech Republic		Germany	31–27	Denmark		Sweden	42–35	Iceland
2010 Details	Montenegro		Croatia	27–26	Spain		Denmark	28–27	Germany
2012 Details	Austria		Germany	30–29	Sweden		Denmark	37–32	Spain
2014 Details	Poland		France	33–30	Hungary		Spain	27–21	Denmark
2016 Details	Croatia		France	40–38	Croatia		Germany	32–31	Slovenia
2018 Details	Croatia		Sweden	32–27	Iceland		Denmark	26–24	Croatia
2020	Slovenia		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2021[a] Details	Croatia		Germany	34–20	Croatia		Spain	37–28	Slovenia
2022 Details	Montenegro		Spain	34–32	Sweden		Germany	29–22	Hungary
2024 Details	Montenegro	Sweden	37–36 (ET)	Denmark	Hungary		36–34 (ET)	Iceland
2026 Details	Serbia[2]

^a The European Handball Federation decided to hold an U-19 European Championship in 2021, in a move to lessen the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact for national team players born in 2002.^[3]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Sweden	3	2	3	8
2	Germany	3	1	2	6
3	Croatia	2	3	0	5
4	Spain	2	2	3	7
5	France	2	0	0	2
6	Hungary	1	1	2	4
7	Iceland	1	1	0	2
	Portugal	1	1	0	2
	Russia	1	1	0	2
10	Serbia and Montenegro	1	0	0	1
11	Denmark	0	4	7	11
12	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
Totals (12 entries)		17	17	17	51

Participating nations

Nation	1992	1994	1997	1999	2001	2003	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2021	2022	2024	2026	Total
Austria	7				8			14			6				16		16		6
Belarus							8				8	11							3
Bosnia and Herzegovina									11										1
Bulgaria							16												1
Croatia				7	9	11	2	1	5	1	7	10	2	4	2	5	13		14
Czech Republic		D	2					15	13	11	14	14	15				14		8
Denmark		D	6	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	5	3	5	6	2		15
Estonia			11				14	12											3
Faroe Islands																9	15		1
Finland									16		16								2
France				11	5	10	9	6	7		12	1	1	7	10	14	12		12
Germany	5			9		2	5	9	1	4	1	7	3	6	1	3	5		14
Greece		D	4														20		2
Hungary		D	3	1	11	8	10	10	12			2		10	9	4	3		13
Iceland						1	12		4	12	15	9	7	2	8	10	4		11
Israel	6	D	12											14	14		17		5
Italy															12	16	21		3
Luxembourg					10														1
Montenegro										15						12	23		2
North Macedonia		D										15					19		2
Norway	4			11					8	13	9		12	11	11	7			9
Poland				6				4		10		8	13	15		15	18		8
Portugal	1	2		8		7				14			10	12	6	8	10		9
Romania		D			4						11	16		16			22		5
Russia	2	D		4	1	12	11	16	14	9		12	11	13	15				13
Serbia									10	5	10	13	8	8	13	13	6	Q	9
Serbia and Montenegro						6	1	7											3
Slovakia				12	6	9	6	11	15	16			16						8
Slovenia			5	5	7	5	4	13	9	8	5		4	9	4	11	9		14
Spain	3	1	8	2				5	6	2	4	3	6	5	3	1	8		14
Sweden		D	1		3	4	7	3	3	7	2	5	9	1	7	2	1		15
Switzerland	8						13				13	6	14				11		6
Turkey								8											1
Ukraine			10														24		1
Yugoslavia			7																1
Total	8	11	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	24	24