# 2024 Men's U-20 EHF Championship

The 2024 Men's U-20 EHF Championship was held in Pristina, Kosovo from 13 to 21 July 2024. Slovakia won the tournament by defeating Latvia in the final.

## Teams

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Estonia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Great Britain
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Slovakia
* Turkey

## Venue

As the larger arena is being renovated, the tournament was held in the smaller arena.
| Pristina | Pristina | Pristina |
| Pristina | Pristina | Palace of Youth and Sports (smaller arena) |
| Pristina | Pristina | Capacity: 2,800 |

## Draw

The draw was held on 29 February 2024 in Vienna at 15:00 (CET). Prior to the draw, Belgium, Estonia and Georgia, who all had the same EHF ranking, would be placed into a separate draw to determine each team's position in the draw. Later on, Georgia won the draw and were placed in pot 2.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Luxembourg Finland Latvia Lithuania | Slovakia Turkey Kosovo Georgia | Belgium Estonia Bulgaria Great Britain |

## Referees

Referees :
| Czech Republic | Jakub Uhlir Vojtech Benus |
| Croatia | Matija Brodic Matija Hodzic |
| Denmark | Nichlas Nygaard Jonas Primdahl |
| Germany | Lucas Hellbusch Darnel Jansen |
Referees :
| Kosovo | Genc Bujupi Getoar Bujupi |
| Montenegro | Milica Pavicevic Sladana Martinovic |
| Switzerland | Linus Hardegger Simon Hardegger |
| Ukraine | Mykola Shnyt Volodymyr Filonenko |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kosovo (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 0 | 9–12 placement group |
| 13 July 2024 19:15 | Kosovo | 23–22 | Bulgaria | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 13 July 2024 19:15 | Mulaj 9 | (15–13) | Marev 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 13 July 2024 19:15 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 14 July 2024 14:30 | Bulgaria | 19–42 | Finland | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 14 July 2024 14:30 | Marev 5 | (9–21) | von Troil 11 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 14 July 2024 14:30 | 5× | Report | 1× 5× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 15 July 2024 19:00 | Finland | 39–27 | Kosovo | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 15 July 2024 19:00 | Sjöstedt 8 | (20–9) | Mulaj 8 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 15 July 2024 19:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 0 | 9–12 placement group |
| 13 July 2024 12:15 | Turkey | 37–26 | Belgium | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 13 July 2024 12:15 | Herseklioglu 15 | (17–13) | Dubuc, Riske 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 13 July 2024 12:15 | 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 14 July 2024 12:15 | Belgium | 26–32 | Luxembourg | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 14 July 2024 12:15 | Dubuc 6 | (14–17) | Etute 8 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 14 July 2024 12:15 | 3× | Report | 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 15 July 2024 12:15 | Luxembourg | 35–22 | Turkey | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 15 July 2024 12:15 | Etute 9 | (18–11) | Herseklioglu 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 15 July 2024 12:15 | 1× 8× 1× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 1 | 9–12 placement group |
| 13 July 2024 14:30 | Georgia | 26–26 | Estonia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 13 July 2024 14:30 | Pantskhava 7 | (13–12) | Vare 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 13 July 2024 14:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 2× 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 14 July 2024 16:45 | Estonia | 28–24 | Lithuania | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 14 July 2024 16:45 | Koks 7 | (12–9) | Draksas, Cesna 4 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 14 July 2024 16:45 | 7× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 15 July 2024 14:30 | Lithuania | 35–30 | Georgia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 15 July 2024 14:30 | Draksas 7 | (16–15) | Pantskhava 10 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 15 July 2024 14:30 | 5× | Report | 1× 7× 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 85 | −50 | 0 | 9–12 placement group |
| 13 July 2024 16:45 | Slovakia | 39–14 | Great Britain | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 13 July 2024 16:45 | Fenár 7 | (18–4) | Leavey 4 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 13 July 2024 16:45 | 3× | Report | 9× 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 14 July 2024 19:00 | Great Britain | 21–46 | Latvia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 14 July 2024 19:00 | Persson 6 | (7–22) | Vaškevicš 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 14 July 2024 19:00 | 3× | Report | 5× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 15 July 2024 16:45 | Latvia | 30–26 | Slovakia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 15 July 2024 16:45 | Bors 8 | (11–13) | Fenár 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 15 July 2024 16:45 | 1× 6× | Report | 10× 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |

## 9–12 placement group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 63 | +32 | 6 |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 86 | +14 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 96 | −28 | 2 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 92 | −18 | 0 |
| 16 July 2024 16:45 | Bulgaria | 31–34 | Georgia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 16 July 2024 16:45 | Dimitrov 10 | (10–17) | Khelisupali 17 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 16 July 2024 16:45 | 7× | Report | 1× 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 16 July 2024 19:00 | Belgium | 30–20 | Great Britain | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 16 July 2024 19:00 | Dubuc Maes 5 | (14–13) | Chigozie 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 16 July 2024 19:00 | 3× | Report | 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 18 July 2024 16:45 | Georgia | 25–34 | Belgium | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 18 July 2024 16:45 | Meliava 9 | (14–16) | Verbeke 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 18 July 2024 16:45 | 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 18 July 2024 19:00 | Great Britain | 27–25 | Bulgaria | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 18 July 2024 19:00 | Johnson 10 | (8–13) | Dimitrov 11 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 18 July 2024 19:00 | | Report | 5× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Shnyt, Filonenko (UKR) |
| 20 July 2024 15:00 | Georgia | 41–21 | Great Britain | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 20 July 2024 15:00 | Pantskhava 9 | (21–8) | Persson, Wellbelove 4 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 20 July 2024 15:00 | 2× | Report | 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 20 July 2024 17:30 | Bulgaria | 18–31 | Belgium | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 20 July 2024 17:30 | Petkov 8 | (8–18) | Dubuc 10 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 20 July 2024 17:30 | 2× | Report | 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 July | 17 July | | | |
| Finland | 45 | | | |
| Finland | 45 | 19 July | 19 July | | |
| Turkey | 35 | 19 July | 19 July | |
| Turkey | 35 | Finland | 31 | |
| 17 July | 17 July | | Finland | 31 | |
| 17 July | 17 July | Latvia | 36 | |
| Latvia | 43 | Latvia | 36 | |
| Latvia | 43 | | | | 21 July | 21 July |
| Lithuania | 31 | | | | 21 July | 21 July |
| Lithuania | 31 | | | | Latvia | 25 |
| 17 July | 17 July | | | | | Latvia | 25 |
| 17 July | 17 July | | | | Slovakia | 31 |
| Luxembourg | 27 | | | | Slovakia | 31 |
| Luxembourg | 27 | 19 July | 19 July | | | |
| Kosovo | 22 | 19 July | 19 July | | | |
| Kosovo | 22 | Luxembourg | 24 | | | |
| 17 July | 17 July | | Luxembourg | 24 | | | |
| 17 July | 17 July | Slovakia | 36 | | Third place | Third place |
| Estonia | 27 | Slovakia | 36 | | Third place | Third place |
| Estonia | 27 | | | | 21 July | 21 July |
| Slovakia | 28 | | | | 21 July | 21 July |
| Slovakia | 28 | | | | Finland | 36 |
| | | | | | Luxembourg | 35 |

### 5–8 classification bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 19 July | 19 July |
| Turkey | 35 |
| Turkey | 35 | 21 July | 21 July |
| Lithuania | 34 | 21 July | 21 July |
| Lithuania | 34 | Turkey | 28 |
| 19 July | 19 July | | Turkey | 28 |
| 19 July | 19 July | Estonia | 30 |
| Kosovo | 18 | Estonia | 30 |
| Estonia | 28 | | |
| Estonia | 28 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 21 July | 21 July |
| | | Lithuania | 38 |
| | | Kosovo | 32 |

### Quarterfinals

| 17 July 2024 12:15 | Latvia | 43–31 | Lithuania | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 17 July 2024 12:15 | Serafimovics 11 | (19–14) | Kairys 12 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 17 July 2024 12:15 | 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 17 July 2024 14:30 | Estonia | 27–28 | Slovakia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 17 July 2024 14:30 | Vare 7 | (12–15) | Fenár, Jurkovic 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 17 July 2024 14:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 17 July 2024 16:45 | Luxembourg | 27–22 | Kosovo | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 17 July 2024 16:45 | Etute, Richard 6 | (14–10) | Mulaj 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 17 July 2024 16:45 | 7× | Report | 1× 5× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Uhlir, Benus (CZE) |
| 17 July 2024 19:00 | Finland | 45–35 | Turkey | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 17 July 2024 19:00 | Reenpää 8 | (20–15) | Yildiz 10 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 17 July 2024 19:00 | 2× | Report | 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 19 July 2024 12:15 | Turkey | 35–34 | Lithuania | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 19 July 2024 12:15 | Herseklioglu 12 | (19–17) | Kairys 8 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 19 July 2024 12:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS) |
| 19 July 2024 14:30 | Kosovo | 18–28 | Estonia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 19 July 2024 14:30 | Mulaj 4 | (8–15) | Koks, Kosmirak 4 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 19 July 2024 14:30 | 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |

### Semifinals

| 19 July 2024 16:45 | Finland | 31–36 | Latvia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 19 July 2024 16:45 | von Troil 12 | (12–15) | Kalnins, Serafimovics 9 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 19 July 2024 16:45 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 5× 1× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Pavicevic, Martinovic (MNE) |
| 19 July 2024 19:00 | Luxembourg | 24–36 | Slovakia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 19 July 2024 19:00 | Kaysen 6 | (11–17) | Fenár, Mital 8 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 19 July 2024 19:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |

### Seventh place game

| 21 July 2024 12:00 | Lithuania | 38–32 | Kosovo | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 21 July 2024 12:00 | Janušonis 6 | (15–18) | Mulaj 8 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |
| 21 July 2024 12:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Brodic, Hodzic (CRO) |

### Fifth place game

| 21 July 2024 14:15 | Turkey | 28–30 | Estonia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 21 July 2024 14:15 | Herseklioglu 6 | (11–15) | three players 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |
| 21 July 2024 14:15 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN) |

### Third place game

| 21 July 2024 16:30 | Finland | 36–35 | Luxembourg | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 21 July 2024 16:30 | Leppänen 9 | (10–14) | Etute, Meunier 6 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |
| 21 July 2024 16:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 5× 2× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hardegger, Hardegger (SUI) |

### Final

| 21 July 2024 18:45 | Latvia | 25–31 | Slovakia | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 21 July 2024 18:45 | Serafimovics 7 | (11–14) | Jurkovic 7 | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |
| 21 July 2024 18:45 | 1× 2× | Report | 4× | Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER) |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Slovakia |
| | Latvia |
| | Finland |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
| 5 | Estonia |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Lithuania |
| 8 | Kosovo |
| 9 | Belgium |
| 10 | Georgia |
| 11 | Great Britain |
| 12 | Bulgaria |