The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It was hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024.
The two opening games of the tournament were attended by 53,586 spectators, setting a world record for the largest audience at a handball event. Additionally, the tournament achieved a record for the highest total number of spectators in handball history, becoming the first to exceed one million attendees.
France won their fourth title after a win over Denmark, while Sweden captured the bronze medal over Germany.
mw- .mw- Sweden (assigned to E1) Spain Denmark (assigned to F1) France Norway (assigned to D1) Iceland (assigned to C1)
mw- .mw- Sweden (assigned to E1) Spain Denmark (assigned to F1) France Norway (assigned to D1) Iceland (assigned to C1)
Pot 1
mw- .mw- Sweden (assigned to E1) Spain Denmark (assigned to F1) France Norway (assigned to D1) Iceland (assigned to C1)
Pot 2
Germany (assigned to A2)
Netherlands
Hungary
Slovenia
Portugal
Austria
Pot 3
Croatia (assigned to B3)
Poland
Czech Republic
Serbia
North Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pot 4
Montenegro
Faroe Islands
Greece
Georgia
Romania
Switzerland
Ranked list
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
mw- Sweden (assigned to E1) Spain Denmark (assigned to F1) France Norway (assigned to D1) Iceland (assigned to C1)
Germany (assigned to A2) Netherlands Hungary Slovenia Portugal Austria
Croatia (assigned to B3) Poland Czech Republic Serbia North Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro Faroe Islands Greece Georgia Romania Switzerland
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees
Amar KonjičaninDino Konjičanin
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Referees
Czech Republic
Referees
Václav HoráčekJiří Novotný
Denmark
Denmark
Referees
Denmark
Referees
Mads HansenJesper Madsen
France
France
Referees
France
Referees
Charlotte BonaventuraJulie Bonaventura
France
France
Referees
France
Referees
Karim GasmiRaouf Gasmi
Germany
Germany
Referees
Germany
Referees
Maike MerzTanja Kuttler
Germany
Germany
Referees
Germany
Referees
Robert SchulzeTobias Tönnies
Iceland
Iceland
Referees
Iceland
Referees
Jónas ElíassonAnton Pálsson
Lithuania
Lithuania
Referees
Lithuania
Referees
Vaidas MažeikaMindaugas Gatelis
Ranked list
Referees
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amar KonjičaninDino Konjičanin
Czech Republic
Václav HoráčekJiří Novotný
Denmark
Mads HansenJesper Madsen
France
Charlotte BonaventuraJulie Bonaventura
France
Karim GasmiRaouf Gasmi
Germany
Maike MerzTanja Kuttler
Germany
Robert SchulzeTobias Tönnies
Iceland
Jónas ElíassonAnton Pálsson
Lithuania
Vaidas MažeikaMindaugas Gatelis
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Moldova
Moldova
Referees
Moldova
Referees
Igor CovalciucAlexei Covalciuc
Montenegro
Montenegro
Referees
Montenegro
Referees
Ivan PavićevićMiloš Ražnatović
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Referees
North Macedonia
Referees
Slave NikolovGjorgji Nachevski
Norway
Norway
Referees
Norway
Referees
Lars JørumHåvard Kleven
Portugal
Portugal
Referees
Portugal
Referees
Daniel MartinsRoberto Martins
Slovenia
Slovenia
Referees
Slovenia
Referees
Bojan LahDavid Sok
Spain
Spain
Referees
Spain
Referees
Andreu MarínIgnacio García
Switzerland
Switzerland
Referees
Switzerland
Referees
Arthur BrunnerMorad Salah
Sweden
Sweden
Referees
Sweden
Referees
Mirza KurtagicMattias Wetterwik
Ranked list
Referees
Moldova
Igor CovalciucAlexei Covalciuc
Montenegro
Ivan PavićevićMiloš Ražnatović
North Macedonia
Slave NikolovGjorgji Nachevski
Norway
Lars JørumHåvard Kleven
Portugal
Daniel MartinsRoberto Martins
Slovenia
Bojan LahDavid Sok
Spain
Andreu MarínIgnacio García
Switzerland
Arthur BrunnerMorad Salah
Sweden
Mirza KurtagicMattias Wetterwik
· Preliminary round › Group A
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
France
Pld
3
W
2
D
1
L
0
GF
98
GA
85
GD
+13
Pts
5
Qualification
Main round
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Germany (H)
Pld
3
W
2
D
0
L
1
GF
91
GA
72
GD
+19
Pts
4
3
3
Pos
3
Team
North Macedonia
Pld
3
W
1
D
0
L
2
GF
83
GA
100
GD
−17
Pts
2
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Switzerland
Pld
3
W
0
D
1
L
2
GF
67
GA
82
GD
−15
Pts
1
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
France
3
2
1
0
98
85
+13
5
Main round
2
Germany (H)
3
2
0
1
91
72
+19
4
3
North Macedonia
3
1
0
2
83
100
−17
2
4
Switzerland
3
0
1
2
67
82
−15
1
· Preliminary round › Group B
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
Croatia
Pld
3
W
2
D
1
L
0
GF
98
GA
82
GD
+16
Pts
5
Qualification
Main round
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Austria
Pld
3
W
1
D
2
L
0
GF
92
GA
85
GD
+7
Pts
4
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Spain
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
98
GA
96
GD
+2
Pts
3
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Romania
Pld
3
W
0
D
0
L
3
GF
73
GA
98
GD
−25
Pts
0
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Croatia
3
2
1
0
98
82
+16
5
Main round
2
Austria
3
1
2
0
92
85
+7
4
3
Spain
3
1
1
1
98
96
+2
3
4
Romania
3
0
0
3
73
98
−25
0
· Preliminary round › Group C
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
Hungary
Pld
3
W
3
D
0
L
0
GF
87
GA
76
GD
+11
Pts
6
Qualification
Main round
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Iceland
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
83
GA
90
GD
−7
Pts
3
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Montenegro
Pld
3
W
1
D
0
L
2
GF
84
GA
86
GD
−2
Pts
2
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Serbia
Pld
3
W
0
D
1
L
2
GF
83
GA
85
GD
−2
Pts
1
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Hungary
3
3
0
0
87
76
+11
6
Main round
2
Iceland
3
1
1
1
83
90
−7
3
3
Montenegro
3
1
0
2
84
86
−2
2
4
Serbia
3
0
1
2
83
85
−2
1
· Preliminary round › Group D
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
Slovenia
Pld
3
W
3
D
0
L
0
GF
92
GA
81
GD
+11
Pts
6
Qualification
Main round
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Norway
Pld
3
W
1
D
1
L
1
GF
85
GA
75
GD
+10
Pts
3
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Poland
Pld
3
W
1
D
0
L
2
GF
78
GA
92
GD
−14
Pts
2
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Faroe Islands
Pld
3
W
0
D
1
L
2
GF
83
GA
90
GD
−7
Pts
1
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Slovenia
3
3
0
0
92
81
+11
6
Main round
2
Norway
3
1
1
1
85
75
+10
3
3
Poland
3
1
0
2
78
92
−14
2
4
Faroe Islands
3
0
1
2
83
90
−7
1
· Preliminary round › Group E
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
Sweden
Pld
3
W
3
D
0
L
0
GF
100
GA
74
GD
+26
Pts
6
Qualification
Main round
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Netherlands
Pld
3
W
2
D
0
L
1
GF
98
GA
78
GD
+20
Pts
4
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Georgia
Pld
3
W
1
D
0
L
2
GF
77
GA
95
GD
−18
Pts
2
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pld
3
W
0
D
0
L
3
GF
59
GA
87
GD
−28
Pts
0
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden
3
3
0
0
100
74
+26
6
Main round
2
Netherlands
3
2
0
1
98
78
+20
4
3
Georgia
3
1
0
2
77
95
−18
2
4
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
0
0
3
59
87
−28
0
· Preliminary round › Group F
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
Denmark
Pld
3
W
3
D
0
L
0
GF
100
GA
69
GD
+31
Pts
6
Qualification
Main round
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Portugal
Pld
3
W
2
D
0
L
1
GF
88
GA
88
GD
0
Pts
4
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Czech Republic
Pld
3
W
1
D
0
L
2
GF
70
GA
73
GD
−3
Pts
2
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Greece
Pld
3
W
0
D
0
L
3
GF
72
GA
100
GD
−28
Pts
0
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Denmark
3
3
0
0
100
69
+31
6
Main round
2
Portugal
3
2
0
1
88
88
0
4
3
Czech Republic
3
1
0
2
70
73
−3
2
4
Greece
3
0
0
3
72
100
−28
0
· Main round › Group I
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
France
Pld
5
W
5
D
0
L
0
GF
174
GA
154
GD
+20
Pts
10
Qualification
Semifinals
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Germany (H)
Pld
5
W
2
D
1
L
2
GF
137
GA
137
GD
0
Pts
5
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Hungary
Pld
5
W
2
D
0
L
3
GF
151
GA
151
GD
0
Pts
4
Qualification
Fifth place game
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Austria
Pld
5
W
1
D
2
L
2
GF
132
GA
138
GD
−6
Pts
4
5
5
Pos
5
Team
Iceland
Pld
5
W
2
D
0
L
3
GF
142
GA
152
GD
−10
Pts
4
6
6
Pos
6
Team
Croatia
Pld
5
W
1
D
1
L
3
GF
146
GA
150
GD
−4
Pts
3
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
France
5
5
0
0
174
154
+20
10
Semifinals
2
Germany (H)
5
2
1
2
137
137
0
5
3
Hungary
5
2
0
3
151
151
0
4
Fifth place game
4
Austria
5
1
2
2
132
138
−6
4
5
Iceland
5
2
0
3
142
152
−10
4
6
Croatia
5
1
1
3
146
150
−4
3
· Main round › Group II
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1
1
Pos
1
Team
Denmark
Pld
5
W
4
D
0
L
1
GF
158
GA
132
GD
+26
Pts
8
Qualification
Semifinals
2
2
Pos
2
Team
Sweden
Pld
5
W
3
D
0
L
2
GF
147
GA
144
GD
+3
Pts
6
3
3
Pos
3
Team
Slovenia
Pld
5
W
3
D
0
L
2
GF
145
GA
147
GD
−2
Pts
6
Qualification
Fifth place game
4
4
Pos
4
Team
Portugal
Pld
5
W
2
D
1
L
2
GF
163
GA
172
GD
−9
Pts
5
5
5
Pos
5
Team
Norway
Pld
5
W
2
D
0
L
3
GF
150
GA
149
GD
+1
Pts
4
6
6
Pos
6
Team
Netherlands
Pld
5
W
0
D
1
L
4
GF
154
GA
173
GD
−19
Pts
1
Ranked list
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Denmark
5
4
0
1
158
132
+26
8
Semifinals
2
Sweden
5
3
0
2
147
144
+3
6
3
Slovenia
5
3
0
2
145
147
−2
6
Fifth place game
4
Portugal
5
2
1
2
163
172
−9
5
5
Norway
5
2
0
3
150
149
+1
4
6
Netherlands
5
0
1
4
154
173
−19
1
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OG
OG
Rank
OG
Team
WC
Qualification
EC
4
4
Rank
4
Team
Germany
Qualification
q
Qualification
q2
5
5
Rank
5
Team
Hungary
Qualification
q2
6
6
Rank
6
Team
Slovenia
7
7
Rank
7
Team
Portugal
Qualification
q
8
8
Rank
8
Team
Austria
9
9
Rank
9
Team
Norway
Qualification
q
Qualification
Q
Qualification
Q
10
10
Rank
10
Team
Iceland
Qualification
q2
Qualification
q2
11
11
Rank
11
Team
Croatia
Qualification
q
Qualification
Q
12
12
Rank
12
Team
Netherlands
Qualification
q2
13
13
Rank
13
Team
Spain
Qualification
q
14
14
Rank
14
Team
Montenegro
15
15
Rank
15
Team
Czech Republic
16
16
Rank
16
Team
Poland
17
17
Rank
17
Team
North Macedonia
18
18
Rank
18
Team
Georgia
19
19
Rank
19
Team
Serbia
20
20
Rank
20
Team
Faroe Islands
21
21
Rank
21
Team
Switzerland
22
22
Rank
22
Team
Romania
23
23
Rank
23
Team
Greece
24
24
Rank
24
Team
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ranked list
Rank
Team
Qualification
OG
WC
EC
France
Q
Q
Q
Denmark
Q
Q
Q
Sweden
Q
Q
4
Germany
q
q2
5
Hungary
q2
6
Slovenia
7
Portugal
q
8
Austria
9
Norway
q
Q
Q
10
Iceland
q2
q2
11
Croatia
q
Q
12
Netherlands
q2
13
Spain
q
14
Montenegro
15
Czech Republic
16
Poland
17
North Macedonia
18
Georgia
19
Serbia
20
Faroe Islands
21
Switzerland
22
Romania
23
Greece
24
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Q
Q
Entry stage
Q
Entry stage
Final tournament
q2
q2
Entry stage
q2
Entry stage
Qualification phase 2 (2025 World Championship and 2026 European Championship)
q
q
Entry stage
q
Entry stage
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Method of qualification
Method of qualification
Entry stage
Method of qualification
Ranked list
Entry stage
Q
Final tournament
q2
Qualification phase 2 (2025 World Championship and 2026 European Championship)
q
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Method of qualification
Qualified for the phase indicated based on this tournament
Qualified for the phase indicated based on the 2023 World Championship
Qualified for the final tournament as host
Qualified for the final tournament as defending champion
2024 Men's European Champions France4th title Team roster: Samir Bellahcene, Yanis Lenne, Nedim Remili, Elohim Prandi, Melvyn Richardson, Dika Mem, Nicolas Tournat, Nikola Karabatić, Kentin Mahé, Charles Bolzinger, Timothey N'Guessan, Luka Karabatic, Ludovic Fabregas, Hugo Descat, Valentin Porte, Benoît Kounkoud, Dylan Nahi, Karl Konan, Rémi Desbonnet.Head Coach: Guillaume Gille
· Ranking and statistics › All Star Team
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Most valuable player
Most valuable player
Position
Most valuable player
Player
Nedim Remili
Best defender
Best defender
Position
Best defender
Player
Magnus Saugstrup
Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
Position
Goalkeeper
Player
Andreas Wolff
Right wing
Right wing
Position
Right wing
Player
Robert Weber
Right back
Right back
Position
Right back
Player
Mathias Gidsel
Centre back
Centre back
Position
Centre back
Player
Juri Knorr
Left back
Left back
Position
Left back
Player
Martim Costa
Left wing
Left wing
Position
Left wing
Player
Hampus Wanne
Pivot
Pivot
Position
Pivot
Player
Ludovic Fabregas
Ranked list
Position
Player
Most valuable player
Nedim Remili
Best defender
Magnus Saugstrup
Goalkeeper
Andreas Wolff
Right wing
Robert Weber
Right back
Mathias Gidsel
Centre back
Juri Knorr
Left back
Martim Costa
Left wing
Hampus Wanne
Pivot
Ludovic Fabregas
· Ranking and statistics › Statistics › Top goalscorers
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Martim Costa
Martim Costa
Rank
1
Name
Martim Costa
Goals
54
Shots
81
%
67
66
66
Rank
Mathias Gidsel
Name
66
Goals
82
Juri Knorr
Juri Knorr
Rank
3
Name
Juri Knorr
Goals
50
Shots
86
%
58
Dika Mem
Dika Mem
Rank
4
Name
Dika Mem
Goals
49
Shots
76
%
64
Rutger ten Velde
Rutger ten Velde
Rank
5
Name
Rutger ten Velde
Goals
45
Shots
65
%
69
Ludovic Fabregas
Ludovic Fabregas
Rank
6
Name
Ludovic Fabregas
Goals
44
Shots
50
%
88
75
75
Rank
Aleks Vlah
Name
75
Goals
59
Mykola Bilyk
Mykola Bilyk
Rank
8
Name
Mykola Bilyk
Goals
41
Shots
72
%
57
Niels Versteijnen
Niels Versteijnen
Rank
9
Name
Niels Versteijnen
Goals
39
Shots
59
%
66
Felix Claar
Felix Claar
Rank
10
Name
Felix Claar
Goals
38
Shots
52
%
73
Ranked list
Rank
Name
Goals
Shots
%
1
Martim Costa
54
81
67
Mathias Gidsel
66
82
3
Juri Knorr
50
86
58
4
Dika Mem
49
76
64
5
Rutger ten Velde
45
65
69
6
Ludovic Fabregas
44
50
88
Aleks Vlah
75
59
8
Mykola Bilyk
41
72
57
9
Niels Versteijnen
39
59
66
10
Felix Claar
38
52
73
· Ranking and statistics › Statistics › Top goalkeepers
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Emil Nielsen
Emil Nielsen
Rank
1
Name
Emil Nielsen
%
39
Saves
77
Shots
195
Andreas Palicka
Andreas Palicka
Rank
2
Name
Andreas Palicka
%
38
Saves
77
Shots
205
Dominik Kuzmanović
Dominik Kuzmanović
Rank
3
Name
Dominik Kuzmanović
%
37
Saves
55
Shots
148
34
34
Rank
Tomáš Mrkva
Name
34
%
93
Constantin Möstl
Constantin Möstl
Rank
5
Name
Constantin Möstl
%
35
Saves
81
Shots
229
Andreas Wolff
Andreas Wolff
Rank
6
Name
Andreas Wolff
%
34
Saves
92
Shots
274
Torbjørn Bergerud
Torbjørn Bergerud
Rank
7
Name
Torbjørn Bergerud
%
32
Saves
56
Shots
175
Samir Bellahcene
Samir Bellahcene
Rank
8
Name
Samir Bellahcene
%
31
Saves
63
Shots
204
64
64
Rank
Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson
Name
64
%
204
50
50
Rank
Niklas Landin Jacobsen
Name
50
%
163
17
17
Rank
Martin Tomovski
Name
17
%
54
Ranked list
Rank
Name
%
Saves
Shots
1
Emil Nielsen
39
77
195
2
Andreas Palicka
38
77
205
3
Dominik Kuzmanović
37
55
148
Tomáš Mrkva
34
93
5
Constantin Möstl
35
81
229
6
Andreas Wolff
34
92
274
7
Torbjørn Bergerud
32
56
175
8
Samir Bellahcene
31
63
204
Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson
64
204
Niklas Landin Jacobsen
50
163
Martin Tomovski
17
54
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