1996 European Men's Handball Championship
1996 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
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The 1996 European Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the tournament and held in Spain from 24 May to 2 June 1996, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Yugoslavia finished third.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Spain |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 24 May – 2 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Spain |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 1,815 (47.76 per match) |
| Top scorers |  Thomas Knorr(41 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Talant Dujshebaev |
Teams
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Real | Pabellón Santa María | 2.000 |
| Seville | Palacio de Deportes San Pablo | 7.000 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 98 | +27 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 110 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Croatia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 125 | +2 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 111 | −1 | 3 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Hungary |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 130 | −13 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  Slovenia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 115 | −22 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source: EHF
| 24 May 1996 17:00 |
Croatia |
30–27 | Hungary |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 200 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Ćavar, Puc 6 | (17–13) | Pásztor 6 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 19:00 |
Yugoslavia |
23–22 | Germany |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 400 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Škrbić 8 | (10–9) | Knorr 5 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 21:00 |
Russia |
22–18 | Slovenia |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 500 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Gopin, Voronin 5 | (10–7) | Pungartnik 5 | ||
3× 3× |
Report | 2× 5×
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| 25 May 1996 15:00 |
Germany |
21–26 | Croatia |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 500 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Kretzschmar 6 | (10–11) | Ćavar 8 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report |
| 25 May 1996 17:00 |
Slovenia |
20–21 | Yugoslavia |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 400 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Pungartnik 6 | (10–10) | Stefanovič 7 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 2× 4×
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| 25 May 1996 19:00 |
Hungary |
21–33 | Russia |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 350 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Kis 6 | (10–16) | Kuleshov 8 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 17:00 |
Hungary |
24–24 | Germany |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 600 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Bendó 7 | (11–12) | Schwalb 8 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 3× 2×
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| 26 May 1996 19:00 |
Croatia |
26–22 | Slovenia |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 800 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Ćavar 8 | (13–9) | Tomšič 5 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 21:00 |
Russia |
20–20 | Yugoslavia |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Torgovanov 4 | (11–8) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 2× 6×
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| 28 May 1996 17:00 |
Yugoslavia |
27–24 | Croatia |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Knežević 7 | (14–11) | Ćavar 9 | ||
| 2× 5× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 28 May 1996 19:00 |
Russia |
22–18 | Germany |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Atavin, Torgovanov 5 | (11–9) | Knorr 7 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 21:00 |
Slovenia |
17–21 | Hungary |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 300 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Kastelic, Vugrinec 3 | (7–10) | Pásztor 7 | ||
| Report | 2× 3× 1×
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| 29 May 1996 17:00 |
Yugoslavia |
26–24 | Hungary |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Škrbić 8 | (12–14) | Zsigmond 9 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 2× 5×
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| 29 May 1996 19:00 |
Germany |
25–16 | Slovenia |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Knorr 8 | (10–5) | three players 3 | ||
| Report |
| 29 May 1996 21:00 |
Croatia |
21–28 | Russia |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| Saračević 11 | (11–13) | Gopin 10 | ||
| Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (H) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 116 | +8 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 106 | +18 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 125 | +4 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  France |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 120 | +10 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Romania |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 134 | −17 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  Denmark |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
| 24 May 1996 17:00 |
Czech Republic |
32–25 | Romania |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 600 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Tonar 13 | (17–13) | Beșta 6 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 19:00 |
Sweden |
23–24 | Spain |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Thorsson 5 | (11–14) | Dujshebaev 6 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 21:00 |
Denmark |
22–25 | France |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Jacobsen 5 | (11–12) | Prandi, Stoecklin 7 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report |
| 25 May 1996 17:00 |
Spain |
28–22 | Denmark |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| Dujshebaev 6 | (12–8) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 2× 4×
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| 25 May 1996 19:00 |
France |
29–31 | Czech Republic |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Stoecklin 8 | (11–16) | Tonar 12 | ||
| Report |
| 25 May 1996 21:00 |
Romania |
24–28 | Sweden |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 850 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Beșta 6 | (14–14) | Lövgren 8 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 17:00 |
Czech Republic |
21–25 | Spain |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Šetlík 6 | (10–11) | Guijosa 7 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 19:00 |
Sweden |
23–21 | Denmark |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Andersson 6 | (12–8) | Hjermind 5 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 21:00 |
Romania |
20–27 | France |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 250 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Licu 10 | (11–13) | Stoecklin 8 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 16:30 |
Denmark |
22–28 | Czech Republic |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 150 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Jacobsen 7 | (9–12) | Blecha, Šetlík 5 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 19:00 |
Spain |
26–21 | Romania |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Guijosa 12 | (15–10) | Beșta, Licu 5 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 21:00 |
Sweden |
26–20 | France |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 750 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| three players 5 | (13–12) | Stoecklin 7 | ||
| Report |
| 29 May 1996 17:00 |
Denmark |
21–27 | Romania |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Hamann-Boeriths 5 | (10–15) | Dedu 6 | ||
| 2× 4× |
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 29 May 1996 19:00 |
France |
29–21 | Spain |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Prandi 8 | (16–13) | Guijosa 6 | ||
| Report |
| 29 May 1996 21:00 |
Czech Republic |
17–24 | Sweden |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 400 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Šetlík 5 | (7–13) | Lövgren 5 | ||
| Report |
Placement games
Eleventh place game
| 31 May 1996 17:00 |
Slovenia |
27–24 | Denmark |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Begovič 8 | (12–11) | |||
| Report |
Ninth place game
| 31 May 1996 19:00 |
Hungary |
27–28 | Romania |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Bendó 6 | (13–12) | Licu 7 | ||
| Report | 2× 3×
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Seventh place game
| 31 May 1996 17:00 |
Germany |
21–24 | France |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Knorr 12 | (9–13) | Richardson, Stoecklin 6 | ||
| Report | 1×
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Fifth place game
| 31 May 1996 21:00 |
Croatia |
27–25 | Czech Republic |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 300 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Smajlagić 9 | (14–7) | Tonar 9 | ||
| Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||
| Sweden | 21 | |||||
| Russia | 23 | |||||
| Spain | 22 | |||||
| Spain | 27 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 23 | |||||
| Bronze-final | ||||||
| Sweden | 25 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
| 31 May 1996 19:00 |
Spain |
27–23 | Yugoslavia |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Dujshebaev 7 | (12–7) | Stefanovič 5 | ||
| Report |
| 31 May 1996 21:00 |
Russia |
24–21 | Sweden |
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 650 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Kudinov 7 | (11–8) | Andersson, Thorsson 6 | ||
| Report |
Third place game
| 1 June 1996 11:30 |
Yugoslavia |
26–25 | Sweden |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| (13–15) | ||||
| Report |
Final
| 1 June 1996 13:30 |
Russia |
23–22 | Spain |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| (13–9) | ||||
| Report |
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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References
- eurohandball.com. "1996 Men's European Championship". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 1996". Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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