Montenegro - M18 EHF EURO 2024

Montenegro and its capital Podgorica will, for the fourth year in a row, host a Younger Age Category event. In 2024, sports centers Moraca and Verde as well as BEMAX Arena will welcome the M18 EHF EURO 2024 from 7-18 August 2024.

GROUPS & SCHEDULE

The 24 teams competing in the Montenegrin capital from 7 to 18 August know which opponents they are going to face in the preliminary round.

The draw which took place in the EHF Office in Vienna divided the participants into six groups of four teams each.

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The full schedule of the matches is available here .


PODGORICA

Podgorica is the capital and the largest city of Montenegro.

The city was known as Titograd between 1946 and 1992 - in the period that Montenegro formed, as the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—in honor of Marshal Josip Broz Tito.

Podgorica's favorable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Moraca rivers and at the meeting-point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement. The city is close to winter skiing centers in the north and to seaside resorts on the Adriatic Sea.

Podgorica municipality covers 10.4 per cent of Montenegro's territory and is home to 29.9 per cent of the country's population. It is the nation's administrative center and its economic, cultural, and educational focus.

The most popular sports by far are football, basketball and handball. Budućnost Podgorica is the most important sports club in Podgorica. Its name means 'Future'.

Women's handball club WHC Buducnost BEMAX has had significant success in European competitions and is the most successful club not only in Podgorica but in the country. Buducnost is the two times winner of the EHF Champions League (2012, 2015), IHF Cup Winner's Cup (1985), IHF Cup (1987) and EHF Cup Winner's Cup (2006, 2010).

The senior Montenegrin women's handball team, including a number of Buducnost players, won Women's EHF EURO 2022 bronze.

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Podgorica

MORAČA SPORTS CENTRE

Morača Sports Centre is a multi-purpose venue that is located in Podgorica, Montenegro. The venue is located in the new part of Podgorica, on the right bank of the Morača river, after which it got its name. Construction of the sports complex began in 1978, and various sporting facilities are scattered within it, across a five-hectare area. Besides being a sports venue, Morača Sports Centre also hosts various concerts and events.

The new venue was inaugurated in 1978 with a friendly basketball game between the Yugoslav national team and Wichita State University.

The sports complex's main indoor hall serves as the primary multipurpose indoor arena in Podgorica. It is best known as the home arena of Budućnost Podgorica's basketball, volleyball and handball teams. The complex's main indoor hall hosted six preliminary-round games of EuroBasket 2005. 

VERDE SPORTS CENTRE

The modern sports hall "Verde" is a special part of the Verde sports complex and is intended for professional and recreational sports.

The area of ​​the hall is 5,000 m2 and its capacity is 2,100 seats. On an area of ​​1,680 m2 (dimensions 47.30 m x 35.50 m), there is a multifunctional field where it is possible to organize basketball, volleyball, handball and futsal games. The hall is designed to respond to the most demanding events.

In March 2021, the Verde sports hall hosted an Olympic handball qualification tournament and numerous other international competitions and matches according to the highest standards.

BEMAX ARENA

Bemax arena is intended for daily training of athletes, national and European sport competitions and commercial use. Maximum seating capacity is 2244 spectators and 28 business seats in VIP box. About 0.5% of seating places are designed for people with disabilities. Basketball, volleyball, handball and boxing courts have been designed, but the hall can also be used for various events such as concerts, fairs, etc.