The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament, 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. This was the last edition to feature 16 teams, with the 2020 edition expanding to 24 teams and six preliminary groups format.
Spain won their first title after defeating Sweden 29âÂÂ23 in the final. France captured the bronze medal after defeating Denmark 32âÂÂ29. Defending champions Germany finished 9th while the hosts Croatia broke the streak of playing 7 semifinals in a row by finishing 5th.
The interested nations were as follows:
In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:
Croatia was recommended as the preferred bid. Croatia was confirmed as the host on 20 September 2014.
Each venue hosted one group, while Zagreb and Varaà ¾din (which replaced Split as a main round venue) hosted the main round. The final weekend was in Zagreb.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
The draw was held on 23 June 2017.
The seedings were announced on 19 June 2017.
On 26 October 2017, 12 couples were announced.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.
The all-star team and awards were announced on 28 January 2018.
<small>Source: Sportresult </small>
<small>Source: Sportresult </small>