2020 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship

2020 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Dates	7–17 January 2021 (cancelled)
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2020 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship will be the 13th edition of the European Men's U-20 Handball Championship, which will be held in Porec, Croatia from 7 to 17 January 2021.

It was originally scheduled to take place from 2 to 12 July 2020 in Innsbruck, Austria and Brixen, Italy. On 27 October 2020, the EHF cancelled the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Qualification[]

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Men's 18 EHF EURO 2018	9–19 August 2018	Koprivnica	14	Sweden Iceland Denmark Croatia Spain Germany France Slovenia Hungary Norway Portugal Russia
Men's 18 EHF Championship 2018	10–19 August 2018	Tulln an der Donau	1
Men's 18 EHF Championship 2018	10–19 August 2018	Tbilisi	1

Draw[]

The draw was held on 15 January 2020 in Vienna.^[2]^[3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Sweden Iceland Denmark Croatia	Spain Germany France	Slovenia Hungary Norway Portugal	Russia

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Iceland	Main round
2		Main round
3	Norway	Intermediate round
4		Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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.

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Sweden	Main round
2	France	Main round
3	Portugal	Intermediate round
4	Russia	Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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.

Group C[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Croatia (H)	Main round
2	Spain	Main round
3	Slovenia	Intermediate round
4		Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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) Host

Group D[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Denmark	Main round
2	Germany	Main round
3	Hungary	Intermediate round
4		Intermediate round

First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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.

Intermediate round[]

Group I1[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A3	9–12th place semifinals
2	B3	9–12th place semifinals
3	A4	13–16th place semifinals
4	B4	13–16th place semifinals

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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.

Group I2[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C3	9–12th place semifinals
2	D3	9–12th place semifinals
3	C4	13–16th place semifinals
4	D4	13–16th place semifinals

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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.

Main round[]

Group M1[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A1	Semifinals
2	B1	Semifinals
3	A2	5–8th place semifinals
4	B2	5–8th place semifinals

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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.

Group M2[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C1	Semifinals
2	D1	Semifinals
3	C2	5–8th place semifinals
4	D2	5–8th place semifinals

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}
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.

Final round[]

Bracket[]

Championship bracket

	Semifinals				Final












					Third place

9th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				9th place




					28 July







					11th place

					28 July

5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				5th place












					7th place

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place




					28 July







					15th place

					28 July

13–16th place semifinals[]

I13	v	I24

I23	v	I14

9–12th place semifinals[]

I11	v	I22

I21	v	I12

5–8th place semifinals[]

M13	v	M24

M23	v	M14

Semifinals[]

M11	v	M22

M21	v	M12

15th place game[]

		v

13th place game[]

		v

Eleventh place game[]

		v

Ninth place game[]

		v

Seventh place game[]

		v

Fifth place game[]

		v

Third place game[]

		v

Final[]

		v

References[]

^ "EHF redefines approach to upcoming Younger Age Category events". EHF. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ "Men's 20 EHF EURO 2020 draw takes place in Vienna". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ "Hosts face tough tasks at the Men's U20 EHF EURO in July". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

External links[]

[1] "EHF redefines approach to upcoming Younger Age Category events". EHF. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[2] "Men's 20 EHF EURO 2020 draw takes place in Vienna". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[3] "Hosts face tough tasks at the Men's U20 EHF EURO in July". EHF. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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