2018 European Men's Handball Championship

2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Croatia
Dates 12–28 January
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
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The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship will be the 13th edition and hosted for the second time in Croatia from 12 to 28 January 2018. Croatia was awarded hosting the tournament during the EHF congress in Dublin on 20 September 2014.

Venues

Zagreb Split Varaždin Poreč
Arena Zagreb Spaladium Arena Varaždin Arena Žatika Sport Centre
Capacity: 15,200 Capacity: 10,931 Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 3,500

Qualification

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
 Croatia Host 20 September 2014 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Spain Group 3 winner 6 May 2017 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Germany Group 5 winner 6 May 2017 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016)
 Sweden Group 6 winner 6 May 2017 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Denmark Group 1 winner 14 June 2017 11 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 France Group 7 winner 14 June 2017 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Hungary Group 1 runner-up 15 June 2017 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Serbia Group 2 runner-up 15 June 2017 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Belarus Group 2 winner 15 June 2017 4 (1994, 2008, 2014, 2016)
 Montenegro Group 6 runner-up 17 June 2017 3 (2008, 2014, 2016)
 Norway Group 7 runner-up 17 June 2017 7 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Slovenia Group 5 runner-up 17 June 2017 10 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016)
 Austria Group 3 runner-up 17 June 2017 2 (2010, 2014)
 Czech Republic Group 4 runner-up 18 June 2017 8 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Macedonia Group 4 winner 18 June 2017 4 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Iceland Group 4 third place 18 June 2017 9 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)

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

Draw

The draw was held on 23 June 2017.[1][2]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 19 June 2017.[3][4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
First match(es) will be played on 12 January 2018. Source:
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.
12 January 2018
18:15		 Sweden  v  Iceland Spaladium Arena, Split
12 January 2018
20:30		 Croatia  v  Serbia Spaladium Arena, Split
14 January 2018
18:15		 Serbia  v  Sweden Spaladium Arena, Split
14 January 2018
20:30		 Iceland  v  Croatia Spaladium Arena, Split
16 January 2018
18:15		 Serbia  v  Iceland Spaladium Arena, Split
16 January 2018
20:30		 Croatia  v  Sweden Spaladium Arena, Split

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
First match(es) will be played on 12 January 2018. Source:
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 2018
18:15		 Belarus  v  Austria Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
12 January 2018
20:30		 France  v  Norway Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
14 January 2018
18:15		 Austria  v  France Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
14 January 2018
20:30		 Norway  v  Belarus Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
16 January 2018
18:15		 France  v  Belarus Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
16 January 2018
20:30		 Norway  v  Austria Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2018. Source:
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 January 2018
17:15		 Germany  v  Montenegro Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
13 January 2018
19:30		 Macedonia  v  Slovenia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
15 January 2018
18:10		 Slovenia  v  Germany Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
15 January 2018
20:30		 Montenegro  v  Macedonia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
17 January 2018
18:10		 Germany  v  Macedonia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
17 January 2018
20:30		 Montenegro  v  Slovenia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2018. Source:
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 January 2018
18:15		 Spain  v  Czech Republic Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
13 January 2018
20:30		 Denmark  v  Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
15 January 2018
18:15		 Hungary  v  Spain Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
15 January 2018
20:30		 Czech Republic  v  Denmark Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
17 January 2018
18:15		 Czech Republic  v  Hungary Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
17 January 2018
20:30		 Spain  v  Denmark Varaždin Arena, Varaždin

Main round

The points gained in the prelimnary group against teams that advance, are taken over.

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 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
5 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 January 2018. Source:
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 2018 A3 v B2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
18 January 2018 A2 v B3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
20 January 2018 A1 v B1 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
20 January 2018 A2 v B2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
22 January 2018 A3 v B1 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
22 January 2018 A1 v B3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
24 January 2018 A1 v B2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
24 January 2018 A2 v B1 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
24 January 2018 A3 v B3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
5 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 January 2018. Source:
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.
19 January 2018 C3 v D2 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
19 January 2018 C2 v D3 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
21 January 2018 C1 v D1 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
21 January 2018 C2 v D2 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
23 January 2018 C3 v D1 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
23 January 2018 C1 v D3 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
24 January 2018 C1 v D2 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
24 January 2018 C2 v D1 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
24 January 2018 C3 v D3 Varaždin Arena, Varaždin

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January
 
 
I1
 
28 January
 
II2
 
 
 
26 January
 
 
 
I2
 
 
II1
 
Third place game
 
 
28 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

26 January 2018
18:00		 I1 v II2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
26 January 2018
20:30		 II1 v I2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Fifth place game

26 January 2018
15:30		 I3 v II3 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Third place game

28 January 2018
18:00		 LSF1 v LSF2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Final

28 January 2018
20:30		 WSF1 v WSF2 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb

Final standing

Qualified for 2019 World Men's Handball Championship
Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s)
2nd, silver medalist(s)
3rd, bronze medalist(s)
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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

References

  1. ↑ "Final Tournament Draw". ehf-euro.com. 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Final tournament groups drawn in Zagreb". ehf-euro.com. 23 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pots for the Men’s EHF EURO 2018 draw revealed". eurohandball.com. 19 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Draw Procedure
  5. ↑ Schedule
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