1996 European Men's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 24 May – 2 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Spain |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 1,815 (47.76 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Thomas Knorr(41 goals) |
| Best player | Talant Dujshebaev |
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.
Teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 Croatia
|
 Czech Republic
|
 Hungary
|
Sweden
|
 Slovenia
|
 France
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| Germany
|
 Romania
|
| Yugoslavia
|
Spain
|
| Russia
|
 Denmark
|
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
| 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
| 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 |
| 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
Eleventh place game
| 31 May 1996 17:00 |
Slovenia
|
27–24 | Denmark
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| (12–11) | ||||
| Report |
Ninth place game
| 31 May 1996 19:00 |
Hungary
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27–28 | Romania
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| (13–12) | ||||
| Report |
Seventh place game
| 31 May 1996 17:00 |
Germany
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21–24 | France
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| (9–13) | ||||
| Report |
Fifth place game
| 31 May 1996 21:00 |
Croatia
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27–25 | Czech Republic
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 300 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| (14–7) | ||||
| 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) |
| (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
| 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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