1996 European Men's Handball Championship

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.

1996 European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates24 May – 2 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored1,815 (47.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Thomas Knorr
(41 goals)
Best playerSpain Talant Dujshebaev
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Teams edit

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

Venues edit

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 5 4 1 0 125 98 +27 9
  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: EHF
24 May 1996
17:00
Croatia   30–27   Hungary Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 200
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(17–13)
Report
24 May 1996
19:00
Yugoslavia   23–22   Germany Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 400
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(10–9)
Report
24 May 1996
21:00
Russia   22–18   Slovenia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 500
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(10–7)
Report

25 May 1996
15:00
Germany   21–26   Croatia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 500
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
(10–11)
Report
25 May 1996
17:00
Slovenia   20–21   Yugoslavia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 400
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(10–10)
Report
25 May 1996
19:00
Hungary   21–33   Russia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 350
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
(10–16)
Report

26 May 1996
17:00
Hungary   24–24   Germany Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 600
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(11–12)
Report
26 May 1996
19:00
Croatia   26–22   Slovenia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(13–9)
Report
26 May 1996
21:00
Russia   20–20   Yugoslavia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
(11–8)
Report

28 May 1996
17:00
Yugoslavia   27–24   Croatia Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(14–11)
Report
28 May 1996
19:00
Russia   22–18   Germany Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(11–9)
Report
28 May 1996
21:00
Slovenia   17–21   Hungary Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 300
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
(7–10)
Report

29 May 1996
17:00
Yugoslavia   26–24   Hungary Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
(12–14)
Report
29 May 1996
19:00
Germany   25–16   Slovenia Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(10–5)
Report
29 May 1996
21:00
Croatia   21–28   Russia Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
(11–13)
Report

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain (H) 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: EHF
(H) Hosts
24 May 1996
17:00
Czech Republic   32–25   Romania Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 600
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(17–13)
Report
24 May 1996
19:00
Sweden   23–24   Spain Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(11–14)
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)
(11–12)
Report

25 May 1996
17:00
Spain   28–22   Denmark Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
(12–8)
Report
25 May 1996
19:00
France   29–31   Czech Republic Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(11–16)
Report
25 May 1996
21:00
Romania   24–28   Sweden Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 850
Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS)
(14–14)
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)
(10–11)
Report
26 May 1996
19:00
Sweden   23–21   Denmark Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(12–8)
Report
26 May 1996
21:00
Romania   20–27   France Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 250
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(11–13)
Report

28 May 1996
16:30
Denmark   22–28   Czech Republic Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 150
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(9–12)
Report
28 May 1996
19:00
Spain   26–21   Romania Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(15–10)
Report
28 May 1996
21:00
Sweden   26–20   France Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 750
Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
(13–12)
Report

29 May 1996
17:00
Denmark   21–27   Romania Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS)
(10–15)
Report
29 May 1996
19:00
France   29–21   Spain Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(16–13)
Report
29 May 1996
21:00
Czech Republic   17–24   Sweden Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 400
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
(7–13)
Report

Placement games edit

Eleventh place game edit

31 May 1996
17:00
Slovenia   27–24   Denmark Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(12–11)
Report

Ninth place game edit

31 May 1996
19:00
Hungary   27–28   Romania Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(13–12)
Report

Seventh place game edit

31 May 1996
17:00
Germany   21–24   France Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS)
(9–13)
Report

Fifth place game edit

31 May 1996
21:00
Croatia   27–25   Czech Republic Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 300
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(14–7)
Report

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

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

Semifinals edit

31 May 1996
19:00
Spain   27–23   Yugoslavia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(12–7)
Report

31 May 1996
21:00
Russia   24–21   Sweden Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 650
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(11–8)
Report

Third place game edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  • 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)