1996 European Men's Handball Championship

The 1996 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (2nd tournament) was held in Spain from 24 May–2 June, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won the tournament with Spain second and Yugoslavia the third.

1996 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates24 May–2 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place FR Yugoslavia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches34
Goals scored1612 (47.41 per match)
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Teams

Group A Group B
 Croatia  Czech Republic
 Hungary  Sweden
 Slovenia  France
 Germany  Romania
 FR Yugoslavia  Spain
 Russia  Denmark

Venues

City Stadium Capacity
Ciudad RealPabellón Santa María2.000
SevillePalacio de Deportes San Pablo7.000

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 5 4 1 0 125 98 +27 9
 FR Yugoslavia 5 4 1 0 117 110 +7 9
 Croatia 5 3 0 2 127 125 +2 6
 Germany 5 1 1 3 110 111 1 3
 Hungary 5 1 1 3 117 130 13 3
 Slovenia 5 0 0 5 93 115 22 0
Source:
24. May 1996
 Croatia 30 – 27  Hungary
 Russia 22 – 18  Slovenia
 FR Yugoslavia 23 – 22  Germany
25. May 1996
 Hungary 21 – 33  Russia
 Germany 21 – 26  Croatia
 Slovenia 20 – 21  FR Yugoslavia
26. May 1996
 Croatia 26 – 22  Slovenia
 Russia 20 – 20  FR Yugoslavia
 Hungary 24 – 24  Germany
28. May 1996
 Russia 22 – 18  Germany
 FR Yugoslavia 27 – 24  Croatia
 Slovenia 17 – 21  Hungary
29. May 1996
 Germany 25 – 16  Slovenia
 FR Yugoslavia 26 – 24  Hungary
 Croatia 21 – 28  Russia

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 5 4 0 1 124 116 +8 8
 Sweden 5 4 0 1 124 106 +18 8
 Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 129 125 +4 6
 France 5 3 0 2 130 120 +10 6
 Romania 5 1 0 4 117 134 17 2
 Denmark 5 0 0 5 108 131 23 0
Source:
24. May 1996
 Czech Republic 32 – 25  Romania
 Sweden 23 – 24  Spain
 Denmark 22 – 25  France
25. May 1996
 Romania 24 – 28  Sweden
 France 29 – 31  Czech Republic
 Spain 28 – 22  Denmark
26. May 1996
 Czech Republic 21 – 25  Spain
 Sweden 23 – 21  Denmark
 Romania 20 – 27  France
28. May 1996
 Sweden 26 – 20  France
 Denmark 22 – 28  Czech Republic
 Spain 26 – 21  Romania
29. May 1996
 France 29 – 21  Spain
 Denmark 21 – 27  Romania
 Czech Republic 17 – 24  Sweden

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Russia 24
 
 
 
 Sweden 21
 
 Russia 23
 
 
 
 Spain 22
 
 Spain 27
 
 
 FR Yugoslavia 23
 
Bronze-final
 
 
 
 
 
 Sweden 25
 
 
 FR Yugoslavia 26

Ranking and Statistics

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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