EHF men’s YAC four-year national team ranking 2023-26
Denmark also lead the men’s YAC four-year national team ranking, with 109 points, maintaining their position at the top after several notable results in international competitions, including silver at the Men's 18 EHF EURO 2024 and bronze at the Men's 20 EHF EURO 2024 and M18 EHF EURO 2026.
Germany are a close second, with less than four points separating them from leaders Denmark. Winning the M18 EHF EURO 2026 highlighted a series of strong results over a four-year period. The rankings’ podium is completed by Spain, who sit in third with 94.5 points, as their under-20 squad impressed at the M20 EHF EURO 2024 when they defended their crown.
Denmark, Germany, Spain and Sweden remained in the same position compared to 2025 ranking lists, with Slovenia making most notable jump, from 13th to 7th place in 2026.
1. Denmark – 109 points (—)
2. Germany – 105.5 points (—)
3. Spain – 94.5 points (—)
4. Sweden – 87.25 points (—)
5. Hungary – 85 points (+1)
6. Portugal – 77.5 points (-1)
7. Slovenia – 76.25 points (+6)
8. Iceland – 73.75 points (-1)
9. France – 70 points (+2)
10. Norway – 67.25 points (-2)
To give the more recent results a bigger impact on the current rankings, the points earned at the two oldest events (in 2023 and 2024) count for only 50 per cent, and the points from the two newest events (in 2025 and 2026) count for 100 per cent of the earned points. The total number of points for each nation is then divided by four.
If two nations have the same number of points, the result from the most recent year decides their position in the ranking.
The full EHF YAC four-year national team rankings are available for download below.
