The second round of qualifications for the U20 European Championship was played last weekend, involving Balkan countries, including the tournament organizers.
Serbia was the host of the pool A U20 Women tournament, and Montenegro was the host of pool E for U20 Men.
Qualification for the Final Round of U20 European Championship was secured by the winners of 5 groups and the top 4 second-placed teams in the 2nd Round of women’s competition, and the winners of 5 groups and the top 3 second-placed teams in the 2nd Round of men’s competition.
On the U20 Men European Championship 2024 from Balkan will play Serbia, Greece (hosts), Bulgaria and Türkiye, as well as Czech Republic, Latvia, Ukraine, Austria, Spain, Israel, Italy, Finland, Slovenia, Poland, France, Scotland.
U20 Men European Championship 2024 (players born in 2005 and younger) will take place in Vrnjačka Banja (Serbia) and Arta (Greece), from August 26th to September 7th. The semifinal matches, as well as the medal matches, will be held in Vrnjačka Banja.
For the U20 European Championship in women’s competition from Balkan qualified national teams of Bulgaria (host), Türkiye and Serbia, as well as Ireland (organizer), Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Croatia, Poland, Italy, Ukraine, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Portugal.
The U20 Women European Championship 2024 (players born in 2005 and younger) will take place in Sofia (Bulgaria) and Dublin (Ireland), from August 5th to 17th.
Sixteen teams will compete in the Final Round of U20 ECH, divided into two groups of eight teams each. The matches will be played under a round-robin points system, and the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.