2016 European Men's Handball Championship

2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Poland
Dates 15–31 January
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up  Spain
Third place  Croatia
Fourth place  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches 48
Goals scored 2629 (54.77 per match)
Attendance 400,815 (8,350 per match)
Top scorer(s) Spain Valero Rivera Folch
(48 goals)
Best player Spain Raúl Entrerríos[1]
Next

The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process.

Poland was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012 with 58% votes.[2]

Germany won their second title by beating Spain 24–17 in the final.[3] Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Norway 31–24.[4]

Venues

Kraków Gdańsk / Sopot
Tauron Arena
Capacity: 15,328
Ergo Arena
Capacity: 11,409
Katowice Wrocław
Spodek
Capacity: 11,036
Centennial Hall
Capacity: 8,500

Qualification

Qualified teams

Country Qualified asDate qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
 Poland Host 23 June 2012 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Hungary Group 5 winner 2 May 2015 9 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Denmark Group 2 winner 2 May 2015 10 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 France Group 6 winner 3 May 2015 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Sweden Group 3 winner 10 June 2015 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Slovenia Group 3 runner-up 10 June 2015 9 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 Croatia Group 1 winner 10 June 2015 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Norway Group 1 runner-up 10 June 2015 6 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Spain Group 7 winner 10 June 2015 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Germany Group 7 runner-up 10 June 2015 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 Iceland Group 4 winner 14 June 2015 8 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Serbia Group 4 runner-up 14 June 2015 3 (2010, 2012, 2014)
 Montenegro Best third placed team 14 June 2015 2 (2008, 2014)
 Russia Group 5 runner-up 14 June 2015 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Macedonia Group 6 runner-up 14 June 2015 3 (1998, 2012, 2014)
 Belarus Group 2 runner-up 14 June 2015 3 (1994, 2008, 2014)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 18 June 2015.[5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Match officials

On 30 September 2015, 12 couples were announced.[6]

Country Referees
 Belarus Andrei Gousko
Siarhei Repkin
 Croatia Matija Gubica
Boris Milošević
 Czech Republic Václav Horáček
Jiří Novotný
 Denmark Martin Gjeding
Mads Hansen
 France Stevann Pichon
Laurent Reveret
 Germany Lars Geipel
Marcus Helbig

Country Referees
 Latvia Zigmārs Stoļarovs
Renārs Līcis
 Macedonia Gjorgi Nachevski
Slave Nikolov
 Portugal Duarte Santos
Ricardo Fonseca
 Romania Bogdan Stark
Romeo Ştefan
 Spain Óscar Raluy
Ángel Sabroso
 Sweden Michael Johansson
Jasmin Kliko

Group stage

The draw was held on 19 June 2015.[7]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 84 76 +8 6 Advance to main round
2  France 3 2 0 1 91 80 +11 4
3  Macedonia 3 0 1 2 73 81 8 1[lower-alpha 1]
4  Serbia 3 0 1 2 81 92 11 1[lower-alpha 1] Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[8]
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Macedonia 27–27 Serbia
15 January 2016
18:00
France  30–23  Macedonia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Sorhaindo 6 (12–12) K. Lazarov 9
  Red card Report  
15 January 2016
20:30
Poland  29–28  Serbia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,100
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Jurecki 7 (14–15) Nenadić, Nikčević 7
  Report   Red card

17 January 2016
18:15
Serbia  26–36  France Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 10,900
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Šešum 7 (16–19) Nyokas 8
  Report  
17 January 2016
20:30
Macedonia  23–24  Poland Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
K. Lazarov 8 (13–11) Syprzak 6
  Report   Red card

19 January 2016
18:15
Macedonia  27–27  Serbia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Manaskov 10 (13–13) Nenadić, Šešum 7
  Report  
19 January 2016
20:30
France  25–31  Poland Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,854
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Abalo, Mahé 5 (12–15) Bielecki 9
  Report  

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 0 1 88 84 +4 4[lower-alpha 1] Advance to main round
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 95 83 +12 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Belarus 3 1 0 2 87 94 7 2[lower-alpha 2]
4  Iceland 3 1 0 2 92 101 9 2[lower-alpha 2] Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[8]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Norway 34–31 Croatia
  2. 1 2 Belarus 39–38 Iceland
15 January 2016
16:00
Croatia  27–21  Belarus Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Štrlek 9 (15–15) Rutenka 8
  Red card Report   Red card
15 January 2016
18:15
Iceland  26–25  Norway Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Pálmarsson 8 (10–11) Bjørnsen 7
  Report  

17 January 2016
16:00
Belarus  39–38  Iceland Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Pukhouski 11 (17–18) Petersson 6
  Report  
17 January 2016
18:15
Norway  34–31  Croatia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 8,400
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Bjørnsen 7 (16–17) Duvnjak 8
  Report  

19 January 2016
18:15
Belarus  27–29  Norway Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Rutenka 9 (13–12) Bjørnsen, O'Sullivan 5
  Report  
19 January 2016
20:30
Croatia  37–28  Iceland Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Marić 8 (19–10) Gunnarsson, Sigurðsson 6
  Report  

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 80 75 +5 5 Advance to main round
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 81 79 +2 4
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 71 72 1 2
4  Slovenia 3 0 1 2 66 72 6 1 Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[8]
16 January 2016
18:30
Spain  32–29  Germany Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Rivera 7 (18–15) Dissinger 6
  Red card Report  
16 January 2016
20:45
Sweden  23–21  Slovenia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Ekberg 4 (16–9) Gaber 5
  Red card Report  

18 January 2016
18:15
Slovenia  24–24  Spain Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Žvižej 6 (13–10) Aguinagalde 6
  Red card Report   Red card
18 January 2016
20:30
Germany  27–26  Sweden Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Reichmann 9 (13–17) Jakobsson 8
  Red card Report  

20 January 2016
17:15
Germany  25–21  Slovenia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Reichmann 5 (12–10) Kavtičnik 6
  Red card Report   Red card
20 January 2016
20:00
Spain  24–22  Sweden Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Rivera 9 (12–10) Jakobsson, Östlund 4
  Report  

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 91 75 +16 6 Advance to main round
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 80 78 +2 4
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 80 84 4 2
4  Montenegro 3 0 0 3 76 90 14 0 Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[8]
16 January 2016
18:00
Hungary  32–27  Montenegro Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 6,864
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Bánhidi 7 (16–12) Borozan 7
  Report  
16 January 2016
20:15
Denmark  31–25  Russia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 7,952
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 4 (13–13) Shelmenko 5
  Report  

18 January 2016
18:00
Russia  27–26  Hungary Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 6,452
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Dibirov 6 (14–10) Jamali 6
  Report  
18 January 2016
20:15
Montenegro  28–30  Denmark Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 6,980
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Grbović 7 (16–14) Eggert 6
  Report  

20 January 2016
17:15
Russia  28–21  Montenegro Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 5,930
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Gorbok, Shelmenko 5 (14–9) Ševaljević, Vujović 4
  Report  
20 January 2016
20:00
Denmark  30–22  Hungary Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 8,361
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Hansen 9 (18–10) Hornyák 5
  Report  

Main round

The points gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced were carried over.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 5 4 1 0 153 141 +12 9 Advanced to semifinals
2  Croatia 5 3 0 2 153 134 +19 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  France 5 3 0 2 145 130 +15 6[lower-alpha 1] Advanced to fifth place game
4  Poland 5 3 0 2 138 142 4 6[lower-alpha 1] Advanced to seventh place game
5  Belarus 5 1 0 4 128 151 23 2 Eliminated
6  Macedonia 5 0 1 4 130 149 19 1
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[8]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Croatia 2 pts, +6 GD, France 2 pts, +2 GD, Poland 2 pts, −8 GD
21 January 2016
18:15
France  34–23  Belarus Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 6,900
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Karabatić 9 (20–5) Khadkevich 9
  Report  
21 January 2016
20:30
Macedonia  24–34  Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 9,100
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Manaskov 7 (13–17) Slišković 6
  Report  

23 January 2016
18:15
France  32–24  Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 10,600
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Abalo 6 (16–10) Duvnjak 5
  Report   Red card
23 January 2016
20:30
Poland  28–30  Norway Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,600
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Bielecki 10 (15–16) Hansen 8
  Report  

25 January 2016
18:15
Macedonia  31–31  Norway Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 7,600
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
K. Lazarov 11 (17–13) Bjørnsen 6
  Report  
25 January 2016
20:30
Poland  32–27  Belarus Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Jurecki 9 (19–13) Shylovich 6
  Report  

27 January 2016
16:00
Macedonia  29–30  Belarus Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
K. Lazarov 10 (13–14) Pukhouski 11
  Report  
27 January 2016
18:15
France  24–29  Norway Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 10,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Narcisse 7 (11–12) Tønnesen 6
  Report  
27 January 2016
20:30
Poland  23–37  Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Bielecki, Daszek 4 (10–15) Štrlek 11
  Report  

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 135 130 +5 8[lower-alpha 1] Advanced to semifinals
2  Germany 5 4 0 1 140 129 +11 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  Denmark 5 3 1 1 139 123 +16 7 Advanced to fifth place game
4  Sweden 5 1 2 2 126 121 +5 4 Advanced to seventh place game
5  Russia 5 1 1 3 132 140 8 3 Eliminated
6  Hungary 5 0 0 5 110 139 29 0
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[8]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Spain 32–29 Germany
22 January 2016
18:15
Germany  29–19  Hungary Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Wiede 6 (17–9) three players 3
  Report  
22 January 2016
20:30
Sweden  28–28  Russia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,350
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Jakobsson 9 (15–15) Dibirov 7
  Report  

24 January 2016
18:15
Germany  30–29  Russia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Dissinger 7 (17–16) Dibirov 7
  Report  
24 January 2016
20:30
Spain  23–27  Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Entrerríos, Rivera 4 (14–11) Damgaard 6
  Report  

26 January 2016
18:15
Spain  31–29  Hungary Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Rivera 5 (15–15) Nagy 9
  Report  
26 January 2016
20:30
Sweden  28–28  Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
three players 5 (13–15) Damgaard 7
  Report   Red card

27 January 2016
16:00
Sweden  22–14  Hungary Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 5,900
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Nilsson, Östlund 5 (10–7) Bodó 5
  Report  
27 January 2016
18:15
Germany  25–23  Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Fäth 6 (12–13) Hansen 7
  Report  
27 January 2016
20:30
Spain  25–23  Russia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Rivera 11 (11–12) Dibirov 5
  Report  

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 January 2016
 
 
 Norway33
 
31 January 2016
 
 Germany (OT)34
 
 Germany24
 
29 January 2016
 
 Spain17
 
 Spain33
 
 
 Croatia29
 
Third place game
 
 
31 January 2016
 
 
 Norway24
 
 
 Croatia31

Semifinals

29 January 2016
18:30
Norway  33–34 (ET)  Germany Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 9,100
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Bjørnsen 8 (13–14) Reichmann 10
  Report  

FT: 27–27 ET: 6–7


29 January 2016
21:00
Spain  33–29  Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 11,100
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
García, Rivera 6 (18–14) Slišković 6
  Report  

Seventh place game

29 January 2016
16:00
Poland  26–24  Sweden Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Konitz, Krajewski 5 (12–12) Nilsson 5
  Report  

Fifth place game

29 January 2016
18:30
France  29–26  Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Kounkoud 8 (15–13) Balling 7
  Report   Red card

Third place game

31 January 2016
15:00
Norway  24–31  Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sagosen 5 (11–15) Horvat 8
  Report   Red card

Final

31 January 2016
17:30
Germany  24–17  Spain Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Häfner 7 (10–6) Entrerríos 5
  Report  

Ranking and statistics

Results

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st Germany
2nd Spain
3rd Croatia
4 Norway
5 France
6 Denmark
7 Poland
8 Sweden
9 Russia
10 Belarus
11 Macedonia
12 Hungary
13 Iceland
14 Slovenia
15 Serbia
16 Montenegro
 Qualified directly for the Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Championship.
 Qualified for the 2017 World Championship (as runners-up and third-placed team) and the Summer Olympics final qualification as one of the six best teams from the 2015 World Championship not qualified directly through continental qualification.
 Qualified directly for the Summer Olympics as champions from the 2015 World Championship
 Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification as one of the six best teams from the 2015 World Championship not qualified directly through continental qualification
 Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification as one of the two best teams not already qualified from the 2015 World Championship.

Awards

All Star Team

The All-star team were announced on 31 January 2016.[1]

Position Player
Goalkeeper  Andreas Wolff (GER)
Right wing  Tobias Reichmann (GER)
Right back  Johan Jakobsson (SWE)
Centre back  Sander Sagosen (NOR)
Left back  Michał Jurecki (POL)
Left wing  Manuel Štrlek (CRO)
Pivot  Julen Aguinagalde (ESP)

Other awards

Other awards were announced on 31 January 2016, at the same time as the All-star team.[1]

Award Player
Most Valuable Player  Raúl Entrerríos (ESP)
Best Defence Player  Henrik Møllgaard (DEN)
Topscorer  Valero Rivera Folch (ESP) (48 goals)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Shots %
1 Spain Valero Rivera Folch 48 62 77
2 Germany Tobias Reichmann 46 58 79
3 Norway Kristian Bjørnsen 45 59 76
4 Croatia Manuel Štrlek 43 54 80
5 Republic of Macedonia Kiril Lazarov 42 79 53
6 Belarus Barys Pukhouski 37 58 64
7 Poland Karol Bielecki 34 66 52
Poland Michal Jurecki 61 56
9 Norway Espen Lie Hansen 33 59 56
Denmark Mikkel Hansen 57 58

Source: handball.sportsresult.com

Top goalkeepers

Rank Name % Saves Shots
1 France Vincent Gérard 37 34 92
2 Germany Andreas Wolff 36 81 224
Russia Victor Kireev 74 203
4 France Thierry Omeyer 35 67 191
Sweden Mattias Andersson 59 170
6 Belarus Viachaslau Saldatsenka 34 79 232
Croatia Ivan Stevanović 49 143
Denmark Niklas Landin Jacobsen 65 193
Spain Arpad Sterbik 63 184
10 Slovenia Matevž Skok 33 13 39

Source: handball.sportsresults.com

References

  1. 1 2 3 "EHF EURO 2016 All-Stars named". pol2016.ehf-euro.com. 31 January 2016.
  2. "EHF EURO 2016 awarded to Poland and Sweden". eurohandball.com. 23 June 2012.
  3. "Wolff saves EHF EURO gold for Germany". pol2016.ehf-euro.com. 31 January 2016.
  4. "Croatia claim bronze and the ticket to France 2017". pol2016.ehf-euro.com. 31 January 2016.
  5. "Krakow hosts EHF EURO 2016 draw". eurohandball.com. 18 June 2015.
  6. "Final referee selection for EHF EURO 2016 announced". eurohandball.com. 30 September 2013.
  7. "EHF EURO 2016 Preliminary Round Groups drawn in Krakow". eurohandball.com. 19 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "EHF EURO Regulations" (PDF). eurohandball.com. 12 January 2015. pp. 12–16.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.