# 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.
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 | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Year | Host Country | 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 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 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 | | | | | | |
$^a$ 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.

## 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 |
| 7 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 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) | 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 | |