1998 European Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Italy |
| Dates | 29 May–7 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Sweden (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |
 Spain |
| Third place |
 Germany |
| Fourth place |
 Russia |
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The 1998 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (3rd tournament) was held in Italy from 29 May–7 June, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament with Spain second and Germany third.
Teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 France |
 Croatia |
 Yugoslavia |
 Hungary |
| Germany |
Russia |
 Lithuania |
Spain |
| Sweden |
 Czech Republic |
| Italy |
 Macedonia |
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bolzano | Palaonda | 7.200 |
| Meran | Meranarena | 4.000 |
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 111 | +19 | 8 |
| Germany |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 102 | +23 | 8 |
| Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 121 | +4 | 6 |
| France |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 125 | -15 | 3 |
| Lithuania |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 115 | -15 | 3 |
| Italy |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 122 | -16 | 2 |
| 29. May 1998 | ||
| France |
20 – 20 | Lithuania |
| Germany |
20 – 21 | Sweden |
| Yugoslavia |
26 – 19 | Italy |
| 30. May 1998 | ||
| Sweden |
25 – 22 | France |
| Lithuania |
22 – 30 | Yugoslavia |
| Italy |
18 – 26 | Germany |
| 1. June 1998 | ||
| Lithuania |
21 – 27 | Sweden |
| Yugoslavia |
22 – 29 | Germany |
| France |
23 – 22 | Italy |
| 3. June 1998 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
19 – 29 | Sweden |
| Germany |
30 – 23 | France |
| Italy |
18 – 19 | Lithuania |
| 4. June 1998 | ||
| France |
22 – 28 | Yugoslavia |
| Sweden |
28 – 29 | Italy |
| Germany |
20 – 18 | Lithuania |
Group B
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 103 | +32 | 9 |
| Russia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 110 | +17 | 7 |
| Hungary |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 122 | -1 | 6 |
| Croatia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 120 | -3 | 5 |
| Czech Republic |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 132 | -2 | 2 |
| Macedonia |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 147 | -43 | 1 |
| 29. May 1998 | ||
| Hungary |
29 – 20 | Macedonia |
| Russia |
22 – 21 | Czech Republic |
| Croatia |
18 – 18 | Spain |
| 31. May 1998 | ||
| Czech Republic |
24 – 30 | Croatia |
| Macedonia |
26 – 26 | Russia |
| Spain |
27 – 17 | Hungary |
| 1. June 1998 | ||
| Croatia |
28 – 21 | Macedonia |
| Hungary |
20 – 23 | Russia |
| Spain |
35 – 22 | Czech Republic |
| 3. June 1998 | ||
| Hungary |
27 – 25 | Czech Republic |
| Macedonia |
19 – 26 | Spain |
| Russia |
29 – 14 | Croatia |
| 4. June 1998 | ||
| Russia |
27 – 29 | Spain |
| Croatia |
27 – 28 | Hungary |
| Czech Republic |
38 – 18 | Macedonia |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Spain |
29 | ||||||
| Germany |
22 | ||||||
| Spain |
23 | ||||||
| Sweden |
25 | ||||||
| Bronze-final | |||||||
| Sweden |
27 | Russia |
28 | ||||
| Russia |
24 | Germany |
30(1) | ||||
- (1) - in overtime
Final ranking
 | Sweden |
 | Spain |
 | Germany |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Yugoslavia |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Croatia |
| 9 | Lithuania |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
| 11 | Italy |
| 12 | Macedonia |
References
- eurohandball.com. "1998 Men's European Championship". Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 1998". Retrieved 2011-01-24.
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