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2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament

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2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
CityZagreb
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14 – 15 December
Teams6 (from EHF confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia
Runner-up Portugal
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Attendance1,560 (142 per match)
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The 2019 EHF European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament was the 4th edition and was hosted for the first time in Croatia from 14 to 15 December 2019.[1][2] This was the last European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament because next year will be held an official European championship. Croatia defeated Portugal to the first title.[3]

Venues

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Zagreb
Sutinska Vrela Hall
Capacity: 2,000

Match officials

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Country Referees
 Austria Mirsad Begovic
Vladimir Bubalo
 Croatia Igor Hunjadi
Marijo Zecevic
 Portugal Nelson Santos
Ricardo Caçador

Draw

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The draw was held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna on 26 November 2019.[4] Spain was first planned as the sixth team but they withdrew from the tournament and Slovenia replaced them[5]

Seeding

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Croatia was allowed as host to pick their group.[6][7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (H) 2 2 0 0 29 11 +18 4 Semi Final
2  Hungary 2 1 0 1 18 17 +1 2
3  Romania 2 0 0 2 14 33 −19 0 Fifth place games
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[8]
(H) Hosts
14 December 2019
10:00
Romania  8-18  Croatia Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 50
Referees: Caçador & Santos (PRT)
Punga & Trandafir (3) (3-10) Stimac (9)
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14 December 2019
12:30
Hungary  15-6  Romania Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 200
Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT)
Tomolya (7) (9-3) Punga (3)
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14 December 2019
14:30
Croatia  11-3  Hungary Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 80
Referees: Caçador & Santo (PRT)
Stimac (7) (5-0) Tapai, Szilagyi & Szabo (1)
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 2 2 0 0 27 8 +19 4 Semi Final
2  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 21 16 +5 2
3  Slovenia 2 0 0 2 7 31 −24 0 Fifth place games
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[8]
14 December 2019
11:30
Slovenia  2-16  Portugal Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 200
Referees: Hunjadi & Zecevic (CRO)
Stojakovic & Skaper (1) (1-10) Gomes (5)
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14 December 2019
13:30
Netherlands  15-5  Slovenia Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 80
Referees: Hunjadi & Zecevic (CRO)
van den Ende (7) (9-2) Music & Skaper (2)
Yellow card Report
14 December 2019
15:30
Portugal  11-6  Netherlands Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 200
Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT)
Gomes (4) (7-2) van den Ende (4)
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Fifth place games

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 2 1 0 1 25 18 +7 2 Fifth place
2  Slovenia 2 1 0 1 18 25 −7 2 Sixth place
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.[8]
15 December 2019
9:00
Romania  15-18  Slovenia Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 100
Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT)
Tandafir & Daniel Mititelu (4) (5-10) Music (9)
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15 December 2019
13:00
Slovenia  0-10  Romania Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
(Forfeit)
Report

Knockout stage

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Semifinals Final
      
A1  Croatia 11
B2  Netherlands 7
A1  Croatia 9
B1  Portugal 8
A2  Hungary 2
B1  Portugal 13 Small Final
B2  Netherlands 3
A2  Hungary 6

Semifinals

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15 December 2019
11:00
Croatia  11-7  Netherlands Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 150
Referees: Caçador & Santo (PRT)
Demirovic (6) (4-4) Dokkum (4)
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15 December 2019
12:00
Hungary  2-13  Portugal Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 150
Referees: Hunjadi & Zecevic (CRO)
Weisz & Jancsao (1) (1-9) Queiros (7)
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Third place game

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15 December 2019
14:00
Netherlands  3-6  Hungary Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 150
Referees: Caçador & Santo (PRT)
Dokkum (2) (1-3) Tomolya (4)
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Final

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15 December 2019
15:00
Croatia  9-8  Portugal Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
Attendance: 200
Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT)
Demirovic & Stimac (4) (3-4) Queiros (6)
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Ranking and statistics

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Final ranking

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Portugal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hungary
4  Netherlands
5  Romania
6  Slovenia

References

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  1. ^ "Registration opens for 2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations Tournament". European Handball Federation. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament Leaflet" (PDF; 565 KB). European Handball Federation. 7 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Croatia wins European Wheelchair Handball gold". croatiaweek. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ ab (25 November 2019). "European Wheelchair Nations' Tournament draw set for Tuesday". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Six countries set for European Wheelchair Handball Nations Tournament". European Handball Federation. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. ^ Chen Nei Nicole Rabenseifner & Markus Glaser (26 November 2019). Draw | Men's Challenge Cup Last 16 & European Handball Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament 2019 (Press release). Vienna: European Handball Federation. Event occurs at 14 minutes 40 seconds. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. ^ ab (26 November 2019). "Draw made for European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Wheelchair handball rules for European tournaments" (PDF). eurohandball. 2018-05-22. 6 (p.); 3 (para.). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
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