2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Handball-Europameisterschaft der Männer 2024 (in German)
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Venue(s)6
Dates10–28 January
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored1,012 (56.22 per match)
Attendance304,251 (16,903 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Rutger ten Velde
(15 goals)

The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship is the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It is hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024.[1][2]

Bid process

Bids

On 4 May 2017, it was announced that the following countries had sent in an official expression of interest:[3]

However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids expired, the following applications had been received:

Host selection

On 20 June 2018 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress held in Glasgow, Germany was selected to host the competition.[5]

Voting results[6]
Country
Votes
 Germany 27
 Denmark &   Switzerland 19
 Hungary &  Slovakia -
Total 46

Venues

On 10 June 2021, the host cities were announced where the championship will be played in six cities. The opening game will be held in Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf and is aiming to break the world record for the largest attendance at an indoor handball game[note 1] and the final will be held in Lanxess Arena in Cologne.[7] On 14 September 2022, it was announced that the classic venue Olympiahalle in Munich (previously hosted Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics main round and medal games and also the group stage games in the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship) would replace the delay-ridden SAP Garden. Due to material and labour shortages, the venue would not be completed in time for the tournament in January 2024, therefore being dropped by the organisers.[8] Both Olympiahalle and the future SAP Garden are located close to each other in the Olympiapark.

Düsseldorf Cologne Berlin
Merkur Spiel-Arena Lanxess Arena Mercedes-Benz Arena
Capacity: 54,600 Capacity: 19,750 Capacity: 14,800
Hamburg Mannheim Munich
Barclays Arena SAP Arena Olympiahalle
Capacity: 13 300 Capacity: 13,200 Capacity: 12,150

Qualification

The qualification for the final tournament has taken place between November 2021 and April 2023. Germany as the host team, and the three best placed not already qualified teams from the previous championship, were automatically qualified, leaving a total of 36 national teams to compete for the remaining 20 places in the final tournament.

The competition consists of two rounds: a relegation round and qualifiers. In the relegation round, the three best placed teams from the 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy joined by Luxembourg as best ranked team according EHF which haven't participated in the second round of the previous qualifiers, faced the four worst ranked fourth-placed teams from the second round of the 2022 qualification. The four winners of the two-legged relegation round matches advance to the qualifiers, joining the remaining twenty teams that participated in the 2022 championship and the remaining eight teams that were eliminated in the second round of the 2022 qualification. Those 32 teams will be divided into eight groups by four teams, with top two teams and four best ranked third-teams qualifying.

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
 GermanyHost20 June 201814 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 SpainTop three at 2022 European Championship28 January 202215 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Sweden14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Denmark30 January 202214 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 AustriaGroup 4 top-two11 March 20235 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 FranceGroup 8 top-two15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 HungaryGroup 6 top-two12 March 202313 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 PortugalGroup 1 top-two7 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022)
 SloveniaGroup 7 top-two13 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 CroatiaGroup 5 top-two26 April 202315 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 NorwayGroup 2 top-two10 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Serbia7 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 IcelandGroup 3 top-two27 April 202312 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Czech Republic11 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
  SwitzerlandGroup 6 top-two4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2020)
 PolandGroup 8 top-two10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 North MacedoniaGroup 1 top-two30 April 20237 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 RomaniaGroup 4 top-two2 (1994, 1996)
 NetherlandsGroup 5 top-two2 (2020, 2022)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaGroup 7 top-two2 (2020, 2022)
 MontenegroOne of four-best third-ranked teams6 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
 Faroe Islands0 (debut)
 Greece0 (debut)
 Georgia0 (debut)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Marketing

The official logo and slogan was unveiled on 6 January 2022. The basis for the logo design is the place where everything is decided in handball and where emotions arise: the lines of the court. Those were transformed into the compact shape of a ball that conveys the dynamics of the sport. The logo was designed by and in collaboration with Berlin-based agency Styleheads. The heart of the communication is the claim "HERE TO PLAY!" This is activated in several variants in order to convey the different facets of the Men's EHF EURO 2024 and the individual locations. The following variations of the claim were used:

  • HERE TO PLAY
  • HERE TO DREAM
  • HERE TO BE LOUD
  • HERE TO CELEBRATE
  • HERE TO RELAX
  • HERE TO CONNECT
  • HERE TO ENJOY
  • HERE TO WATCH
  • HERE TO EXPLORE.[9]

Draw

The draw took place on 10 May 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany.[10][11]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 1 May 2023.[12]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Referees

The 18 referee pairs were selected on 25 September 2023.[13]

Referees
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaAmar Konjičanin
Dino Konjičanin
 Czech RepublicVáclav Horáček
Jiří Novotný
 DenmarkMads Hansen
Jesper Madsen
 FranceCharlotte Bonaventura
Julie Bonaventura
 FranceKarim Gasmi
Raouf Gasmi
 GermanyMaike Merz
Tanja Kuttler
 GermanyRobert Schulze
Tobias Tönnies
 IcelandJónas Elíasson
Anton Pálsson
 LithuaniaVaidas Mažeika
Mindaugas Gatelis
Referees
 MoldovaIgor Covalciuc
Alexei Covalciuc
 North MacedoniaSlave Nikolov
Gjorgji Nachevski
 MontenegroIvan Pavićević
Miloš Ražnatović
 NorwayLars Jørum
Håvard Kleven
 PortugalDaniel Martins
Roberto Martins
 SloveniaBojan Lah
David Sok
 SpainAndreu Marín
Ignacio García
  SwitzerlandArthur Brunner
Morad Salah
 SwedenMirza Kurtagic
Mattias Wetterwik

Squads

Each team consists of up to 20 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.[14]

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 1 March 2023.[15] The opening games were played in front of an audience of 53,586 spectators, which set a world record.[16]

All times are local (UTC+1).[17]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 1 1 0 0 27 14 +13 2 Main round
2  France 1 1 0 0 39 29 +10 2
3  North Macedonia 1 0 0 1 29 39 −10 0
4   Switzerland 1 0 0 1 14 27 −13 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2024. 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
10 January 2024
18:00		 France  39–29  North Macedonia Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 53,586
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Descat 7 (17–13) Peševski 7
Report
10 January 2024
20:45		 Germany  27–14   Switzerland Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 53,586
Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN)
Knorr 6 (13–8) Rubin 4
1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
14 January 2024
18:00		 Switzerland  v  France Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
Report
14 January 2024
20:30		 North Macedonia  v  Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
Report
16 January 2024
18:00		 North Macedonia  v   Switzerland Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Report
16 January 2024
20:30		 France  v  Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 1 1 0 0 39 29 +10 2 Main round
2  Austria 1 1 0 0 31 24 +7 2
3  Romania 1 0 0 1 24 31 −7 0
4  Spain 1 0 0 1 29 39 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. 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.
12 January 2024
18:00		 Austria  31–24  Romania SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Frimmel 6 (15–14) Grigoraș 6
 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square 2×Red card
12 January 2024
20:30		 Spain  29–39  Croatia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Gómez 8 (14–18) Martinović, Šoštarič 8
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
14 January 2024
18:00		 Romania  v  Spain SAP Arena, Mannheim
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Report
14 January 2024
20:30		 Croatia  v  Austria SAP Arena, Mannheim
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Report
16 January 2024
18:00		 Croatia  v  Romania SAP Arena, Mannheim
Report
16 January 2024
20:30		 Spain  v  Austria SAP Arena, Mannheim
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 1 1 0 0 26 24 +2 2 Main round
2  Iceland 1 0 1 0 27 27 0 1
3  Serbia 1 0 1 0 27 27 0 1
4  Montenegro 1 0 0 1 24 26 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. 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.
12 January 2024
18:00		 Iceland  27–27  Serbia Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
Elísson 7 (11–10) Pechmalbec 5
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card Report  5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
12 January 2024
20:30		 Hungary  26–24  Montenegro Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
Bánhidi 6 (14–14) Borozan, Dragašević 6
 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report  7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
14 January 2024
18:00		 Montenegro  v  Iceland Olympiahalle, Munich
Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
Report
14 January 2024
20:30		 Serbia  v  Hungary Olympiahalle, Munich
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Report
16 January 2024
18:00		 Serbia  v  Montenegro Olympiahalle, Munich
Report
16 January 2024
20:30		 Iceland  v  Hungary Olympiahalle, Munich
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia (A) 2 2 0 0 64 54 +10 4 Main round
2  Norway 2 1 1 0 58 47 +11 3
3  Faroe Islands 2 0 1 1 55 58 −3 1
4  Poland (E) 2 0 0 2 46 64 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
11 January 2024
18:00		 Slovenia  32–29  Faroe Islands Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 11,625
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Vlah 8 (13–13) Á Skipagøtu, Av Teigum 9
2×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
11 January 2024
20:30		 Norway  32–21  Poland Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 11,625
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Sagosen 6 (15–10) Sićko 5
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report  4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
13 January 2024
18:00		 Poland  25–32  Slovenia Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
three players 4 (14–20) Marguč 6
 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
13 January 2024
20:30		 Faroe Islands  26–26  Norway Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Attendance: 13,571
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Ellefsen á Skipagøtu, Rasmussen 5 (12–13) Blonz 8
2×Yellow card 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card
15 January 2024
18:00		 Poland  v  Faroe Islands Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Report
15 January 2024
20:30		 Norway  v  Slovenia Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
Report

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (A) 2 2 0 0 71 46 +25 4 Main round
2  Netherlands (A) 2 2 0 0 70 49 +21 4
3  Georgia (E) 2 0 0 2 55 76 −21 0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (E) 2 0 0 2 40 65 −25 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
11 January 2024
18:00		 Netherlands  34–29  Georgia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 10,878
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Baijens, Ten Velde 6 (19–12) Tskhovrebadze 9
1×Yellow card 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report  4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
11 January 2024
20:30		 Sweden  29–20  Bosnia and Herzegovina SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 10,903
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Wanne 9 (14–7) Faljić 4
2×Yellow card Report 1×Yellow card 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square
13 January 2024
18:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  20–36  Netherlands SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
Davidović 4 (7–17) Ten Velde 9
 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
13 January 2024
20:30		 Georgia  26–42  Sweden SAP Arena, Mannheim
Attendance: 13,293
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Arsenashvili 6 (9–23) Karlsson 7
 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
15 January 2024
18:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Georgia SAP Arena, Mannheim
Report
15 January 2024
20:30		 Sweden  v  Netherlands SAP Arena, Mannheim
Report

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark (A) 2 2 0 0 63 42 +21 4 Main round
2  Portugal (A) 2 2 0 0 61 51 +10 4
3  Czech Republic (E) 2 0 0 2 41 53 −12 0
4  Greece (E) 2 0 0 2 52 71 −19 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
11 January 2024
18:00		 Portugal  31–24  Greece Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 11,607
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
F. Costa 6 (18–14) three players 5
 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report 1×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
11 January 2024
20:30		 Denmark  23–14  Czech Republic Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 11,615
Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
M. Hansen 5 (9–9) Patzel 4
1×Yellow card 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report  3×number 2 in light blue rounded square
13 January 2024
18:00		 Czech Republic  27–30  Portugal Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Klíma 8 (7–13) M. Costa 11
2×Yellow card 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card Report  7×number 2 in light blue rounded square
13 January 2024
20:30		 Greece  28–40  Denmark Olympiahalle, Munich
Attendance: 12,128
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Boskos, Kederis 4 (13–20) Damgaard 10
 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square Report  2×number 2 in light blue rounded square
15 January 2024
18:00		 Czech Republic  v  Greece Olympiahalle, Munich
Report
15 January 2024
20:30		 Denmark  v  Portugal Olympiahalle, Munich
Report

Main round

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

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 January 2024. 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.
18 January 2024 C1 v B2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
18 January 2024 A2 v C2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
18 January 2024 A1 v B1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
20 January 2024 C1 v B1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
20 January 2024 A1 v C2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
20 January 2024 A2 v B2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
22 January 2024 A1 v B2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
22 January 2024 A2 v C1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
22 January 2024 B1 v C2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
24 January 2024 A1 v C1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
24 January 2024 A2 v B1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
24 January 2024 B2 v C2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 January 2024. 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.
17 January 2024 F1 v E2 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
17 January 2024 D2 v F2 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
17 January 2024 D1 v E1 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
19 January 2024 F1 v E1 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
19 January 2024 D1 v F2 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
19 January 2024 D2 v E2 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
21 January 2024 D1 v E2 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
21 January 2024 D2 v F1 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
21 January 2024 E1 v F2 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
23 January 2024 D1 v F1 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
23 January 2024 D2 v E1 Barclays Arena, Hamburg
23 January 2024 E2 v F2 Barclays Arena, Hamburg

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January
 
 
I1
 
28 January
 
II2
 
WSF1
 
26 January
 
WSF2
 
I2
 
 
II1
 
Third place
 
 
28 January
 
 
LSF1
 
 
LSF2

Semifinals

26 January 2024
17:45		 I1 v II2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne
26 January 2024
20:30		 I2 v II1 Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Fifth place game

26 January 2024
15:00		 I3 v II3 Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Third place game

28 January 2024
15:00		 LSF1 v LSF2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Final

28 January 2024
17:45		 WSF1 v WSF2 Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Final ranking

The teams ranked fourth in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 19 to 24, while teams ranked third in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 13 to 18 according to the number of points won in the preliminary round. Places seven or eight will be attributed to the two teams ranked fourth in the groups, places nine and ten to the two teams ranked fifth in the groups, places eleven and twelve to the two teams ranked sixth in the group according to the number of points won by the respective teams after completion of the main round matches. Places one to six will be decided by play–off or knock–out.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.