2026 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

For the U18 tournament, see 2026 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship.

2026 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

Campionatul European de Handbal Masculin pentru Tineret din 2026 (in Romanian)
Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Venues	3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	8–19 July
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Slovenia
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	96
Goals scored	6,091 (63.45 per match)
Attendance	23,950 (249 per match)
Top scorer	Valdis Kalniņš (104 goals)
Awards
Best player	Liam Hultberg

The 2026 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the M20 EHF Euro 2026, was the 15th edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, the biennial international under-20 men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF. It was will be hosted by Romania from 8 to 19 July 2026, marking the third time the event will be held in the country, after 1996 and 2008. The final will be in Cluj-Napoca.

24 teams participated for the second time, following the expansion in 2024. This tournament will act as a qualifier for the 2027 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship in North Macedonia, with 15 spots available.

Spain are the defending champions, having beaten Portugal in the 2024 final in Celje. Hungary won their first title after beating Sweden 34–32 at the BTarena.

Bidding process

• Montenegro
• North Macedonia
• Romania
• Serbia
• Slovenia

On 13 December 2024, at a meeting in Vienna, the hosting rights were awarded to Romania. This will be the third time Romania hosts the tournament after 1996 and 2008.

Format

The tournament consisted of three phases: The first two were played in a round-robin-groups format. The third phase was played in a playoff format with consolations.

In the First phase, 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four.

• The top two teams from each group advanced to the Main round.
• The third- and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Intermediate round.

In the Second phase, all teams were again divided into groups of four, but this time, against the teams that advanced to the same round as them. Each separate round (Main and Intermediate) was played by 12 teams, divided into three groups of four.

• In the Main round, the top two teams from each group and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The other four teams advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs.
• In the Intermediate round, the winners of each group and the best second-placed team advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs. The other eight teams advanced to the 17th–24th place playoffs.

In the Third phase, the teams were divided into three playoff tiers of eight teams each, with each team playing three more matches there. Each of the three playoffs consisted of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, two consolation semifinals, and four final placement matches.

The format changed from the previous edition. This new format was previously adopted in the 2025 women's under age European Championships.

Venues

The venues will be in Cluj-Napoca and Turda.

Cluj-Napoca Turda
Cluj-Napoca	Cluj-Napoca	Turda
BTarena	Horia Demian Sports Hall	TU Turda
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 2,525	Capacity: 3,183

Draw

2026 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship – Draw

Draw Live Stream

The draw was held on 24 February 2026 in Vienna.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark Spain Germany Hungary Portugal Sweden	Austria Czech Republic France Italy Switzerland France	Croatia Faroe Islands Iceland Norway Slovenia Serbia	Finland Israel North Macedonia Montenegro Poland Turkey

Preliminary round

Tiebreakers

In the group stages (preliminary and main rounds), teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:

During the round matches

1. Superior goal difference from all group matches;
2. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
3. Alphabetical order.

After completion of the round matches

1. Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
2. Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
3. Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
4. Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
5. Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;

If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	83	70	+13	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	0	1	91	87	+4	4
3	Portugal	3	1	0	2	89	75	+14	2	Intermediate round
4	Greece	3	0	0	3	67	98	−31	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.

8 July 2026 11:00	Portugal	39–21	Greece	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 55 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Fernandes Anastácio 4	(20–9)	Rarakos 5
	1× 5×	Report	4×

8 July 2026 16:00	Germany	31–30	France	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 130 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Koschek, Ankermann 7	(16–15)	Peyrabout 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

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9 July 2026 11:00	France	31–27	Greece	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 71 Referees: Bocakova, Janosikova (SVK)
	Thuillier 9	(14–10)	Saltiel 8
	1× 1×	Report	4×

9 July 2026 16:00	Germany	24–21	Portugal	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 111 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Koschek 5	(12–7)	Oliveira Vasconscelos 7
	2×	Report	1× 4×

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11 July 2026 11:00	Greece	19–28	Germany	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 155 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	Tsioumas 7	(9–14)	Koschek 5
	2×	Report	1× 5×

11 July 2026 16:00	Portugal	29–30	France	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 196 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Vasconelos Oliveira 7	(13–7)	Peyrabout, Felix-Andrieu 7
	5×	Report	1× 6× 1×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	125	80	+45	6	Main round
2	Faroe Islands	3	1	0	2	86	96	−10	2
3	Serbia	3	1	0	2	94	100	−6	2	Intermediate round
4	Turkey	3	1	0	2	90	119	−29	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:

8 July 2026 13:30	Switzerland	50–32	Turkey	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 73 Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
	Cuencas 11	(20–19)	Herseklioglu 8
	5×	Report	8× 2×

8 July 2026 18:30	Serbia	32–31	Faroe Islands	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 198 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Stankovic 12	(14–17)	Egholm 12
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

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9 July 2026 13:30	Faroe Islands	40–28	Turkey	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 159 Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE)
	Egholm 8	(21–14)	Herseklioglu 9
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3× 1×

9 July 2026 18:30	Serbia	25–35	Switzerland	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 123 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Rakovic 6	(11–18)	Cuencas 12
	4×	Report	1× 3×

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11 July 2026 18:30	Turkey	30–29	Serbia	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 178 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Cuencas 8	(14–13)	Egholm 4
	1× 5×	Report	2×

11 July 2026 13:30	Switzerland	40–32	Faroe Islands	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 263 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Önel 9	(18–12)	Maksovic 5
	1× 4× 1×	Report	1× 5×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	103	81	+22	6	Main round
2	Iceland	3	2	0	1	91	89	+2	4
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	93	92	+1	2	Intermediate round
4	Latvia	3	0	0	3	82	107	−25	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.

8 July 2026 11:00	Spain	38–25	Latvia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 71 Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROM)
	Martín Duque 10	(19–11)	Kalniņš 8
	7×	Report	4×

8 July 2026 16:00	Iceland	32–27	Austria	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 150 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	Erlingsson 7	(15–16)	Danhel, Tikvic 6
	1×	Report	1×

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9 July 2026 11:00	Austria	38–28	Latvia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 150 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Fritsch 9	(25–17)	Kalniņš, Valkovskis 8
	1× 6×	Report	4×

9 July 2026 16:00	Iceland	28–33	Spain	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 103 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Guðmundsson 12	(12–16)	four players 4
	1× 3×	Report	2× 6×

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11 July 2026 11:00	Latvia	29–31	Iceland	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 189 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	Kalniņš 14	(14–16)	Halldórsson, Erglingsson 7
	2×	Report	5×

11 July 2026 16:00	Spain	32–28	Austria	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 231 Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE)
	Fis 10	(17–13)	Maximilian 9
	2×	Report	2×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	104	80	+24	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	97	98	−1	4
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	98	97	+1	2	Intermediate round
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	80	104	−24	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.

8 July 2026 13:30	Norway	36–31	North Macedonia	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 85 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	Steinsland 8	(18–14)	Popovski 7
	1× 6×	Report	7×

8 July 2026 18:30	Denmark	37–30	Croatia	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 120 Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE)
	Sunesen 9	(19–17)	Moslavac 6
	6× 1×	Report	1× 7×

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9 July 2026 13:30	Croatia	34–29	North Macedonia	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 55 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Šprem 8	(19–14)	Kaevski 7
	3×	Report	7×

9 July 2026 18:30	Denmark	33–30	Norway	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 205 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Langmack 8	(17–11)	Søberg 6
	2×	Report	2× 2×

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11 July 2026 13:30	North Macedonia	20–34	Denmark	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 147 Referees: Bockakova, Janiosikova (SVK)
	Popovski 7	(8–15)	Jensen 5
	1× 7× 2×	Report	4×

11 July 2026 18:30	Norway	32–33	Croatia	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 261 Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROM)
	Søberg 10	(15–16)	Hromin 10
	1× 3×	Report	6×

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	124	83	+41	6	Main round
2	Romania	3	1	0	2	99	111	−12	2
3	Israel	3	1	0	2	107	114	−7	2	Intermediate round
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	93	115	−22	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:

8 July 2026 11:00	Sweden	42–33	Israel	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 100 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Hultberg 10	(17–16)	Sharon 8
	4×	Report	6×

8 July 2026 16:00	Romania	34–36	Bosnia and Herzegovina	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 650 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Serban 7	(15–18)	Hadzimuhamedovic 10
	1× 9× 1×	Report	1× 8×

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9 July 2026 11:00	Israel	43–33	Bosnia and Herzegovina	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 90 Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
	Bibange 10	(23–18)	Hadzimuhamedovic 9
	4×	Report	1× 8× 2×

9 July 2026 16:00	Sweden	44–26	Romania	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 760 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	three players 5	(23–14)	Iluca 9
	6×	Report	5×

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11 July 2026 11:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24–38	Sweden	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 83 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Salkicevic 9	(8–19)	four players 5
	3×	Report	4×

11 July 2026 16:00	Romania	39–31	Israel	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 550 Referees: M. Ilevski, M. Ilevski (MKD)
	Serban, Iluca 8	(17–16)	Ekstein 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 6×

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	99	88	+11	6	Main round
2	Slovenia	3	2	0	1	101	93	+8	4
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	97	99	−2	2	Intermediate round
4	Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	82	99	−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.

8 July 2026 13:30	Slovenia	40–34	Poland	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 60 Referees: Bocakova, Janosikova (SVK)
	Anžic 15	(26–15)	Czertowicz 6
	9× 1×	Report	4×

8 July 2026 18:30	Hungary	34–29	Czech Republic	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 130 Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Eklemovic 9	(15–14)	Jahoda 8
	3×	Report	3× 1×

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9 July 2026 13:30	Czech Republic	22–30	Poland	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 100 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Baumruk 6	(11–13)	Stawicki 10
	7×	Report	3× 1×

9 July 2026 18:30	Hungary	28–26	Slovenia	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 300 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	Eklemovic 7	(14–13)	Anžic 11
	4×	Report	1× 3×

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11 July 2026 13:30	Slovenia	35–31	Czech Republic	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 200 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Begic 8	(16–17)	Kunert, Jahoda 7
	5×	Report	6×

11 July 2026 18:30	Poland	33–37	Hungary	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 220 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Czertowicz 10	(18–19)	Eklemović, Fazekas 7
	4×	Report	4×

Intermediate round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	118	74	+44	6	9th–16th place playoffs
2	Greece	3	2	0	1	80	94	−14	4	17th–24th place playoffs
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	84	101	−17	2
4	Serbia	3	0	0	3	83	96	−13	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.

13 July 2026 11:00	Portugal	43–27	Turkey	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 80 Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
	da Costa 9	(17–11)	Süer 6
	3×	Report	1× 3×

13 July 2026 13:30	Greece	30–28	Serbia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 100 Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE)
	Tapantzis, Tsioumas 5	(15–17)	Simic 5
	2×	Report	3×

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14 July 2026 11:00	Turkey	27–29	Greece	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 55 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	Özdemir 6	(13–13)	Rarakos 6
	6× 1×	Report	1×

14 July 2026 13:00	Serbia	26–36	Portugal	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 72 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Maksovic 7	(17–19)	Fernandes, Oliveira 6
	1×	Report	4×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	2	0	1	107	97	+10	4	9th–16th place playoffs
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	95	88	+7	4
3	North Macedonia	3	1	0	2	90	95	−5	2	17th–24th place playoffs
4	Latvia	3	1	0	2	96	108	−12	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:

13 July 2026 11:00	Austria	28–24	North Macedonia	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 112 Referees: Loncar, Loncar (CRO)
	Fritsch 7	(15–14)	Popovski, Mateski 6
	5× 1×	Report	3×

13 July 2026 13:30	Latvia	37–35	Norway	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 120 Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROU)
	Kalniņš 14	(20–21)	Søberg 12
	1× 4× 1×	Report	3×

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14 July 2026 11:00	North Macedonia	35–31	Latvia	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 65 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Lazov 9	(16–13)	Kalniņš 17
	3×	Report	2×

14 July 2026 13:30	Norway	36–29	Austria	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 105 Referees: Bocakova, Janosikova (SVK)
	Steinsland 10	(16–14)	Danhel 10
	1× 3×	Report	3×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	2	0	1	112	99	+13	4	9th–16th place playoffs
2	Poland	3	2	0	1	95	90	+5	4	17th–24th place playoffs
3	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	90	90	0	4
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	0	3	92	110	−18	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:

13 July 2026 11:00	Israel	30–35	Czech Republic	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 71 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	three players 6	(13–18)	Kunert 7
	3×	Report	5× 1×

13 July 2026 13:30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29–34	Poland	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 125 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	Hadzimuhamedovic 11	(14–18)	Trzaskowski 10
	6×	Report	4×

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14 July 2026 11:00	Czech Republic	33–30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 67 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Jahoda 7	(18–17)	Hadzimuhamedovic 10
	4×	Report	1× 4×

14 July 2026 13:30	Poland	31–39	Israel	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 120 Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROM)
	Trzaskowski 7	(14–19)	Sharon 13
	3×	Report	4× 1×

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	II	Austria	3	2	0	1	95	88	+7	4	9th–16th place playoffs
2	III	Poland	3	2	0	1	95	90	+5	4	17th–24th place playoffs
3	I	Greece	3	2	0	1	80	94	−14	4

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced were transferred to the main round.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	97	90	+7	6	Quarterfinals
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	99	81	+18	4
3	France	3	1	0	2	94	83	+11	2
4	Faroe Islands	3	0	0	3	76	112	−36	0	9th–16th place playoffs

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.

13 July 2026 16:00	France	38–23	Faroe Islands	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 185 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Dupuy 5	(19–24)	Egholm 5
	2×	Report	2×

13 July 2026 18:30	Germany	32–30	Switzerland	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 204 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Ankermann 9	(15–15)	Cuencas 12
	1× 2×	Report	2× 2×

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14 July 2026 16:00	Switzerland	29–26	France	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 106 Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Heinl 8	(14–10)	Martiano-Kremer 7
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

14 July 2026 18:30	Faroe Islands	30–34	Germany	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 250 Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
	Egholm 11	(17–19)	Koschek 7
	2× 1×	Report	2× 5×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	87	78	+9	6	Quarterfinals
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	92	84	+8	4
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	82	91	−9	2	9th–16th place playoffs
4	Iceland	3	0	0	3	82	90	−8	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.

13 July 2026 16:00	Iceland	25–26	Croatia	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 95 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Erlingsson 6	(13–12)	Šprem 6
	3×	Report	1× 2×

13 July 2026 18:30	Spain	25–24	Denmark	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 184 Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
	Fis 10	(13–9)	Sunesen 6
	6×	Report	4×

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14 July 2026 16:00	Denmark	31–29	Iceland	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 248 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Kristensen 7	(17–14)	Guðmundsson 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

14 July 2026 18:30	Croatia	26–29	Spain	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 100 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Moslavac 7	(11–15)	Martín 5
	5×	Report	2×

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	117	82	+35	6	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	93	94	−1	4
3	Slovenia	3	1	0	2	111	93	+18	2
4	Romania (H)	3	0	0	3	86	138	−52	0	9th–16th place playoffs

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

13 July 2026 16:00	Romania	32–53	Slovenia	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 1,226 Referees: Petursson, Thrastason (ISL)
	Chinut, Zein 5	(18–28)	Štaleker 11
	2×	Report	1× 4×

13 July 2026 18:30	Sweden	40–24	Hungary	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 311 Referees: Rawicki, Fabryczny (POL)
	Hultberg 9	(18–12)	Eklemovic 10
	5× 4×	Report	2×

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14 July 2026 16:00	Slovenia	32–33	Sweden	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 412 Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE)
	Begic 8	(14–17)	Fredriksson 7
	1× 4×	Report	6×

14 July 2026 18:30	Hungary	41–28	Romania	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 1,826 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Gáncs-Pető 9	(20–13)	Chirut, Zeic 6
	3×	Report	1× 4×

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	III	Slovenia	3	1	0	2	111	93	+18	2	Quarterfinals
2	I	France	3	1	0	2	94	83	+11	2
3	II	Croatia	3	1	0	2	82	91	−9	2	9th–16th place playoffs

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

17th–24th place playoffs

	21th place match					21–24 place semifinals					17th–24th place quarterfinals					17th–20th place semifinals					17th place match
											1	Poland (Pen.)	25 (5)
											8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25 (4)
						Bosnia and Herzegovina		38								Poland		33
						Turkey		33								North Macedonia		32
											3	North Macedonia	41
											6	Turkey	24
	Bosnia and Herzegovina		23																		Poland		36
	Czech Republic		29																		Latvia		37
											4	Greece	28
											5	Serbia	32
	23th place match					Greece		26								Serbia		37			19th place match
						Czech Republic		27								Latvia		40
	Turkey (Pen.)		31 (4)								2	Czech Republic	34								North Macedonia		30
	Greece		31 (3)								7	Latvia	40								Serbia		34

17th–24th place quarterfinals

16 July 2026 11:00	Poland	30–29 (Pen.)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 40 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Czertowicz, Trzaskowski 6	(12–11)	Hadzimuhamedovic 7
	1× 3×	Report	2×
	FT: 25–25 Pen: 5–4

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16 July 2026 13:30	North Macedonia	41–24	Turkey	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 30 Referees: Bocakova, Janosikova (SVK)
	Lazov 9	(20–11)	Ayyildiz 5
	2×	Report

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16 July 2026 16:00	Greece	28–32	Serbia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 40 Referees: Rawicki, Fabryczny (POL)
	Tsioumas 7	(17–15)	Pavlolic 9
	4×	Report	5×

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16 July 2026 18:30	Czech Republic	34–40	Latvia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 50 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	Jahoda 8	(17–20)	Kalniņš 12
	1× 4×	Report	2×

21st–24th place semifinals

17 July 2026 11:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	38–33	Turkey	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 22 Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROM)
	Hadzimuhamedovic 11	(20–16)	Çakmak 6
	3×	Report	1× 3×

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17 July 2026 16:00	Greece	26–27	Czech Republic	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 74 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Tsioumas 7	(13–15)	Mahušek 6
	4×	Report	6×

23rd place match

19 July 2026 8:30	Turkey	35−34 (Pen.)	Greece	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 161 Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE)
	Herseklioğlu 12	(13–16)	Rarakos 9
	4×	Report	1×
	FT: 31−31 Pen: 4−3

21st place match

19 July 2026 8:30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	23–29	Czech Republic	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 50 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	Hadzimuhamedovic 8	(10–11)	Jahoda 5
	4×	Report	4×

17th–20th place semifinals

17 July 2026 13:30	Poland	33–32 (Pen.)	North Macedonia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 30 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Trzaskowski 7	(15–16)	Krstevski 8
	5× 2×	Report	1× 4×
	FT: 28–28 Pen: 5–4

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17 July 2026 19:30	Serbia	37–40	Latvia	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 55 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Stankovic 14	(18–23)	Kalniņš 20
	1× 4×	Report	7×

19th place match

19 July 2026 8:30	Poland	36–37	Latvia	BTarena Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 79 Referees: Bocakova, Janosikova (SVK)
	Trzaskowski 9	(17–19)	Kalniņš 11
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

17th place match

19 July 2026 11:00	North Macedonia	30–34	Serbia	TD Turda, Turda Attendance: 65 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Krstevski 11	(12–20)	Stankovic 10
	6×	Report	2× 3×

9th–16th place playoffs

	13th place match					13th–16th place semifinals					9th–16th place quarterfinals					9th–12th place semifinals					9th place match
											Iceland		27
											Norway		31
						Iceland		35								Norway		37
						Israel		23								Faroe Islands		32
											Faroe Islands		33
											Israel		31
	Iceland		39																		Norway		35
	Romania		26																		Portugal		42
											Croatia		25
											Austria		30
	15th place match					Croatia		29								Austria		28			11rd place match
						Romania		31								Portugal		36
	Israel		36								Romania		34								Faroe Islands		25
	Croatia		31								Portugal		42								Austria		30

9th–16 place quarterfinals

16 July 2026 11:00	Iceland	27–31	Norway	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 123 Referees: Cazan, Suliman (ROM)
	Bergþórsson, Guðmundsson 6	(14–12)	Langerød-Nilsen, Seierstad 7
	4×	Report	1× 2×

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16 July 2026 11:00	Faroe Islands	33–31	Israel	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 165 Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE)
	Í Dímun 8	(15–17)	Ekstein 10
	1× 2×	Report	4×

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16 July 2026 13:30	Croatia	25–30	Austria	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 80 Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Šprem 8	(14–13)	Fritsch 9
	1× 4×	Report	4×

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16 July 2026 13:30	Romania	34–42	Portugal	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 246 Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
	Dascalu 8	(21–18)	Oliveira 9
	3×	Report	2×

13–16th place semifinals

17 July 2026 11:00	Iceland	35–23	Israel	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 78 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	Hjartarson 7	(20–9)	Gross 5
	1×	Report	1×

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17 July 2026 13:30	Croatia	29–31	Romania	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 452 Referees: Bocakova, Janosikova (SVK)
	Moslavac 11	(12–14)	Dascalu 8
	1×	Report	5× 1×

15 place match

19 July 2026 11:00	Croatia	31–36	Israel	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 60 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	Moslavac 10	(17–14)	Resch Erman 11
	3× 1×	Report	4×

13 place match

19 July 2026 13:30	Romania	26–39	Iceland	Horia Demian Sports Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 250 Referees: M. Ilievski, M. Ilievski (MKD)
	Serban 7	(10–21)	Hjartarson 7
	1× 6×	Report	2×

9th–12th place semifinals

17 July 2026 11:00	Norway	37–32	Faroe Islands	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 111 Referees: M. Ilevski, M. Ilevski (MKD)
	Søberg 10	(16–14)	Egholm 8
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

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17 July 2026 13:30	Austria	28–36	Portugal	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 89 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Tikvic 6	(12–15)	Oliveira 8
	1×	Report	2×

11th place match

19 July 2026 13:30	Austria	30–25	Faroe Islands	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 67 Referees: D. Loncar, Z. Loncar (CRO)
	Fritsch, Tikvic 7	(16–15)	Egholm 8
	2×	Report	2×

9th place match

19 July 2026 11:00	Portugal	42–35	Norway	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 89 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Fernandes Anastácio 8	(22–16)	Bore 8
	4×	Report	1× 2×

Championship playoffs

	5th place match					5th–8th place semifinals					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
											Sweden		39
											France		28
						France		34								Sweden		38
						Switzerland		30								Denmark		35
											Switzerland		28
											Denmark		36
	France		36																		Sweden		32
	Germany		35																		Hungary (ET)		34
											Spain		23
											Slovenia		30
	7th place match					Spain		36								Slovenia		24			3rd place match
						Germany		42								Hungary		31
	Switzerland		29								Germany		25								Denmark		28
	Spain		33								Hungary		27								Slovenia		30

Quarterfinals

16 July 2026 17:00	Sweden	39–28	France	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 376 Referees: Petursson, Tharstarson (ISL)
	Hultberg 7	(21–10)	Baradat, Ducap 5
	5× 1×	Report	1× 3×

16 July 2026 17:00	Switzerland	29–36	Denmark	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 402 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Cuencas, Heinl 7	(14–16)	Kristensen 6
	1× 5×	Report	3×

16 July 2026 19:30	Spain	23–30	Slovenia	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 792 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	Colón, Fis 4	(13–15)	Anžic 10
	6× 1×	Report	7×

16 July 2026 19:30	Germany	25–27	Hungary	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 348 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Koschek 8	(13–15)	Fazekas 6
	3×	Report	4×

5th–8th place semifinals

17 July 2026 17:00	France	34–30	Switzerland	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 213 Referees: Rawicki, Fabryczny (POL)
	Triau-Betare 7	(19–17)	Heinl 7
	5×	Report	1× 3×

17 July 2026 19:30	Spain	36–42	Germany	TU Turda, Turda Attendance: 347 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Martín Duque 7	(17–19)	Hein 9
	2×	Report	2×

7th place match

19 July 2026 17:00	Switzerland	29–33	Spain	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 150 Referees: Cazin, Suliman (ROM)
	Cuencas 7	(20–16)	Fis 9
	2×	Report	1× 4×

5th place match

19 July 2026 14:30	France	36–35 (Pen.)	Germany	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 345 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
	Thuillier 10	(17–12)	Willax 7
	2×	Report	1× 3×
	FT: 32–32 Pen: 4–3

Semifinals

17 July 2026 17:00	Sweden	38–35	Denmark	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 873 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Hultberg 10	(17–14)	Kristensen, Langmack 7
	2× 7×	Report	2× 4×

17 July 2026 19:30	Slovenia	24–31	Hungary	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 999 Referees: Budzak, Zahradnik (SVK)
	Štaleker 13	(11–15)	Fazekas 7
	1×	Report	1× 1×

Third place game

19 July 2024 16:00	Denmark	28–30	Slovenia	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 1,562 Referees: Petursson, Tharstarsson (ISL)
	Sunesen 6	(10–15)	Anžic 9
	3×	Report	3×

Final

19 July 2024 18:30	Sweden	32–34 (ET)	Hungary	BTarena, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 2,026 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Fredriksson 9	(16–15)	Gazsó 14
		Report	3×
	FT: 28–28 ET: 4–6

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Hungary
	Sweden
	Slovenia
4	Denmark
5	France
6	Germany
7	Spain
8	Switzerland
9	Portugal
10	Norway
11	Austria
12	Faroe Islands
13	Iceland
14	Romania
15	Israel
16	Croatia
17	Latvia
18	Poland
19	Serbia
20	North Macedonia
21	Czech Republic
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina
23	Turkey
24	Greece

2026 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship Hungary First title Team roster: László Várady-Szabó, Ádám Kristóf Balogh, Péter Gazsó, Koppany Pinter, Máté Kucsera, Máté Mészáros, Máté Fazekas, Máté Gáncs-Pető, Márkó Eklemovic, Dávid Horváth, Ádám Horváth-Garaba, Botond Apró, Péter Vincze, Márton Furka, Zalán Zakor, Zsombor Szujó. Head Coach: László Sótonyi

All Star Team

The all-star team was announced on 19 July 2026.

Position	Player
Most valuable player	Liam Hultberg
Best defender	Máté Mészáros
Goalkeeper	Viggo Håkansson
Right wing	Alfred Arnelin
Right back	Måns Fredriksson
Centre back	Márkó Eklemovic
Pivot	Arvid Andreasson
Left back	Aljuš Anžic
Left wing	Simon Sejer Kristensen
Top scorer	Valdis Kalniņš

2026 Men’s U-20 EHF Championship I

Rank	Team
	Netherlands
	Estonia
	Kosovo
4	Italy
5	Georgia
6	Montenegro

2026 Men’s U-20 EHF Championship II

Rank	Team
	Finland
	Slovakia
	Bulgaria
4	Belgium
5	Luxembourg
6	Great Britain

Broadcasting rights

The television channels broadcasting the event is as follows:

Territory	Rights holder
Austria	Krone TV
Czech Republic	AMC
Denmark	SolidSport
Faroe Islands	Portal.fo
France	Handballtv.fr
Hungary	AMC
Iceland	SolidSport
Norway	SolidSport
Romania	ProTV
Slovakia	AMC
Slovenia	SolidSport
Sweden	SolidSport
Rest of Europe	EHFTV

Outside of Europe

Territory	Rights holder
Rest of World	EHFTV

External links

• Official website