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FINAL TOURNAMENT DRAW MEDIA GUIDE
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PREVIOUS MEN’S EHF EURO HOST NATIONS & WINNERS
EHF EURO 1994 Portugal Winners – Sweden
EHF EURO 1996 Spain Winners – Russia
EHF EURO 1998 Italy Winners – Sweden
EHF EURO 2000 Croatia Winners – Sweden
EHF EURO 2002 Sweden Winners – Sweden
EHF EURO 2004 Slovenia Winners – Germany
EHF EURO 2006 Switzerland Winners – France
EHF EURO 2008 Norway Winners – Denmark
EHF EURO 2010 Austria Winners – France
EHF EURO 2012 Serbia Winners – Denmark
EHF EURO 2014 Denmark Winners – France
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Previous Men’s EHF EURO host nations and winners 2
Key details 4
Media services 5
Tournament information 6
Pot 1 7
France 8
Denmark 9
Spain 10
Croatia 11
Pot 2 12
Iceland 13
Poland 14
Sweden 15
Hungary 16
Pot 3 17
Russia 18
FYR Macedonia 19
Germany 20
Belarus 21
Pot 4 22
Serbia 23
Norway 24
Slovenia 25
Montenegro 26
EHF EURO 2016 venues 27
EHF EURO 2016 qualification results 28
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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KEY DETAILS
Introduction
Welcome to the draw for the Men’s EHF EURO 2016, the European Handball Federation’s flagship national team event. As a media representative you are receiving this information to ensure that you are completely up to date with all the latest information regarding the event.
Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the EHF Media and Communications team. We look forward to working with you in the lead-up to the Men’s EHF EURO 2016.
The EHF Media and Communications Team
The host of the EHF EURO 2016
When the Men’s EHF EURO 2016 throws off in Poland in January 2016, it will be the 12th nation to host the 12th edition of the European Handball Federation’s flagship national team event.
Handball is one of the most popular sports in Poland with thousands of fans regularly coming to the arenas for support when the national team or the most famous club sides, such as KS Vive Tauron Kielce and Orlen Wisla Plock, take to the court.
A cumulative audience of 205 million watched on TV in Poland when the national team played at the EHF EURO 2014. The fans are famous for their passion and the electrifying atmosphere they create, wherever their team plays. On the road to the Men’s EHF EURO 2016, Poland has already hosted the Women’s 17 EHF EURO 2013 and the Men’s 18 EHF EURO 2014. This means that they will be well prepared to offer a colourful and entertaining experience for the audience, conveying a special championship spirit in January 2016.
Key EHF media contacts
JJ RowlandEHF Head of Media and CommunicationsEmail: [email protected]: +43 1 80151 167
Thomas SchöneichEHF Media and CommunicationsEmail: [email protected]: +43 1 80151 164
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MEDIA SERVICES
Ticket salesInternational ticket sales for the matches in Katowice, Gdansk and Wroclaw at the Men’s EHF EURO 2016 will start after the final tournament draw on 22 June. The sale for the final weekend as well as for all matches in Katowice already started earlier this year. Tickets can be bought via the official website www.ehf-euro.com.
Official website and FacebookThe event’s official website at www.ehf-euro.com offers up to date tournament information and news in the lead up to the Men’s EHF EURO 2016. During the event itself, it will provide a complete media service from the EHF European Championship.
A team of media professionals including editors, journalists and photographers will provide a huge amount of information for use by media representatives including mixed zone and press conference quotes, match previews, reports and interviews. The official Facebook page for EHF EURO events is www.facebook.com/ehfeuro
Live streaming and video on demand on YouTubeThe EHF and its media and marketing partner, Infront Sports and Media, will offer a complete live streaming and on-demand video service from the EHF EURO in Poland. All matches will be streamed with full English commentary. There will also be daily video reports and features from the EHF Video Team.
Media PortalThe EHF‘s media portal at http://members.ehf.eu is the one-stop-shop for media representatives offering all the EHF‘s media news such as press releases, event flash quotes directly after matches, press conference highlights, draw reactions and downloads of all relevant information including, but not limited to, media guides and event logos.
Downloadable items are available in the document section, press statements and flash quotes from matches, press conferences and draws are available in the news section. If you have not registered yet, you can do so at http://bit.ly/ehfmediaportal
Photo serviceThe EHF will provide the media with a small number of free of charge photographs from selected events such as this final tournament draw. The pictures will be available to download from the Flickr account: www.flickr.com/ehfmedia
@EHFEURO TwitterFollow the EHF Media and Communications Department’s EHF EURO Twitter channel to be kept completely up to date with the latest happenings in European handball and with a special focus on keeping you the media informed – the channel can be found @EHFEURO.
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Poland was awarded the right to host the Men’s EHF EURO 2016 at the EHF Congress in June 2012 in Monaco. Croatia, Norway and Poland had bid for the event, and after the presentation of all bids, the majority voted in favour of Poland (27 votes), followed by Croatia (15 votes) and Norway (4 votes).
Only a few months later the first teams already embarked on the road to Poland, as the first phase of the qualification for the first time was played on a home and away basis instead of in qualification tournaments.
Finland, Greece and Estonia became the three group winners who in April 2014 faced Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania and Switzerland in another new qualification phase, the intermediate play-offs. The latter three had been the three lowest ranked teams in the EHF EURO 2014 Qualification. However, two of them – Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania – avoided a further relegation, while Finland recorded a surprise victory against Romania and made it to the final qualification stage.
This second phase started in October 2014 and after 84 qualifiers had been played by the middle of June 2015, the field of teams for the EHF EURO 2016 was completed. Croatia and Norway from Group 1, Denmark and Belarus from Group 2, Sweden and Slovenia from Group 3, Iceland, Serbia and Montenegro (as best third ranked team) from Group 4, Hungary and Russia from Group 5, France and FYR Macedonia from Group 6 as well as Spain and Germany from Group 7 joined hosts Poland at the final tournament.
The Men’s EHF EURO 2016 will be played from 15 to 31 January 2016. Poland is the 12th nation in EHF EURO history since 1994 that hosts the 12th final tournament. The preliminary round will be played in Krakow (Group A), Katowice (Group B), Wroclaw (Group C) and Gdansk (Group D). The main round will be played in Krakow (Group I) and Wroclaw (Group II); the final weekend will take place in Krakow. Besides these four cities, Malopolska, the region surrounding Krakow, is also the official hosting region for the tournament.
This is first time that a Men’s EHF EURO event has been extended to 17 days overall. The extension is due to change in the playing system for the main round. Instead of three there will be four playing days with two teams always resting on Days 1, 2 and 3 – it is only on the fourth playing day that all six teams take to the court.
The arenas selected for this tournament are the newly-built Tauron Arena in Krakow with a capacity of 15,000 spectators, the Ergo Arena in Gdansk (11,000), the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Centennial Hall in Wroclaw (6,500) and the Spodek Arena in Katowice (10,000).
Ahead of the draw Poland made of use of their right as organisers and already placed one team in each group, which means that the hosts will start in Krakow (Group A), Germany will play in Wroclaw (Group C), Denmark in Gdansk (Group D) and Croatia in Katowice (Group B).
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POT 1
CroatiaDenmark SpainFrance
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FRANCE
When France won gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, it seemed this success might be the last for the nation’s golden handball generation as long-term key players such as Didier Dinart and Guillaume Gille retired and the team played a disappointing World Championship 2013. However, the glory days for French handball are far from over. At the EHF EURO 2014 they remained unbeaten and won their third European title in style
when they demolished hosts Denmark 41:32 in the final. And it did not stop there – a year later France topped another podium, this time at the World Championship. The team is led by the outstanding current World Handball Player Nikola Karabatic, but new players such as Valentin Porte, Luka Karabatic and Alix Nyokas have shown they have all the potential it takes to become world-class athletes.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 185:157 +28 13:3 2nd Group 51994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 51:42 +9 2:2 Won vs. POL1994 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 148:148 0 5:7 6th Place1996 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 139:132 +7 6:6 2nd Group 31996 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 154:141 +13 8:4 7th Place1998 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 158:124 +34 11:1 1st Group 31998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 140:153 –13 5:7 7th Place2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 41:33 +8 4:0 Won vs. ROU2000 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 173:164 +9 9:5 4th Place2002 EHF EURO 7 3 2 2 180:167 +13 8:6 6th Place2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 53:36 +17 4:0 Won vs. GRE2004 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 189:182 +7 7:7 6th Place2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:37 +26 4:0 Won vs. ISR2006 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 243:192 +51 14:2 Winners2008 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 231:207 +24 12:4 3rd Place2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 251:192 +59 12:4 1st Group 62010 EHF EURO 8 6 2 0 225:196 +29 14:2 Winners2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 156:163 -7 5:7 11th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 177:134 +43 12:0 1st Group 32014 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 259:227 +32 14:2 Winners2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 201:145 +56 12:0 1st Group 6 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 48 39 2 7 1319:1032 +287 80:16 Total EHF EURO 77 46 9 22 2098:1940 +158 101:53
Achievements
EHF EURO
2006, 2010, 2014
2008
OLYMPIC GAMES
2008, 2012
1992
World Championships
1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015
1993
1997, 2003, 2005
Media contact
Team profile
Pauline [email protected]+33 663 773 263www.ff-handball.org
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DENMARK
The 2016 qualification marked the international debut for Danish head coach Gudmundur Gudmundsson, who replaced Ulrik Wilbek in the summer of 2014. Gudmundsson had big shoes to fill: Wilbek led the Danish men’s national team to two EHF EURO titles (2008 and 2012), silver at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013, and silver on a home court at the EHF EURO 2014.
Although experienced players such as Thomas Mogensen and Michael Knudsen left the team prior to the start of the campaign, Denmark had no trouble qualifying as winners of Group B. With stars such as goalkeeper Niklas Landin and former World Handball Player Mikkel Hansen in the squad, Denmark are arguably one of the favourites to medal at the EHF EURO 2016.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 230:140 +90 13:3 1st Group 11994 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 150:152 -2 7:7 4th Place1996 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 145:137 +8 9:3 1st Group 51996 EHF EURO 6 0 0 6 132:158 –26 0:12 12th Place1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 133:134 -1 7:5 3rd Group 52000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:48 +15 4:0 Won vs. GEO2000 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 143:153 –10 4:8 10th Place2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:33 +13 2:2 Won vs. BIH2002 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 212:189 +23 13:3 3rd Place2004 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 240:206 +34 12:4 3rd Place2006 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 253:233 +20 11:5 3rd Place2008 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 233:193 +40 14:2 Winners2010 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 198:184 +14 10:4 5th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 207:176 +31 10:2 1st Group 72012 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 216:201 +15 12:4 Winners2014 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 247:222 +25 14:2 Runners-up2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 281:144 +37 12:0 1st Group 2 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 36 27 3 6 1105:812 +193 57:15 Total EHF EURO 74 47 3 24 2024:1891 +133 97:51
Achievements
EHF EURO
2008, 2012
2014
2002, 2004, 2006
World Championships
1967, 2011, 2013
2007
Media contact
Team profile
Finn T. [email protected]+45 2916 0910www.dhf.dk
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SPAIN
After winning the World Championship 2013, Valero Rivera took the top job for Qatar and was succeeded by fellow Spaniard, Manolo Cadenas. The handover of team responsibilities from one coach to another went smoothly, though Spain failed to repeat their 2013 success at Qatar 2015, where they finished fourth. The squad remained almost the same and Cadenas can still count on tall defence, strong goalkeepers including
Arpad Sterbik, brilliant wings like Victor Tomas and classy high-scorers such as Joan Canellas. Canellas was the top scorer at the EHF EURO 2014, where Spain won bronze. Besides Sterbik, who plays for HC Vardar, Canellas (THW Kiel) and line player Julen Aguinagalde (KS Vive Tauron Kielce), the core of the team is formed by players from FC Barcelona, such as Tomas, Viran Morros, Raul Entrerrios and Gonzalo Perez de Vargas.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 7 1 0 235:141 +94 15:1 1st Group 61994 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 142:126 +16 8:4 5th Place1996 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 173:162 +11 10:4 Runners-up1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 162:137 +25 7:5 2nd Group 41998 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 187:150 +37 11:9 Runners-up2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 57:44 +13 4:0 Won vs. AUT2000 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 173:166 +7 10:4 3rd Place2002 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 186:173 +13 9:5 7th Place2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 68:54 +14 4:0 Won vs. LTU2004 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 166:170 -4 4:8 10th Place2006 Play-off 2 1 1 0 58:48 +10 3:1 Won vs. LTU2006 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 255:231 +24 13:3 Runners-up2008 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 180:169 +11 6:6 9th Place2010 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 247:189 +58 14:2 1st Group 72010 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 213:192 +21 9:5 6th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 174:125 +49 8:4 2nd Group 22012 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 224:213 +11 11:5 4th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 179:115 +64 12:0 1st Group 12014 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 239:218 +21 12:4 3rd Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 184:132 +52 10:2 1st Group 7 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 46 37 3 6 1364:985 +379 77:15 Total EHF EURO 77 49 5 23 2138:1970 +168 103:51
Achievements
EHF EURO
1996, 1998, 2006
2000, 2014
OLYMPIC GAMES
1996, 2000, 2008
World Championships
2005, 2013
2011
Media contact
Team profile
Javier Ferná[email protected].: +34 91 5481355www.rfebm.com
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CROATIA
Following a string of bronze medals won at the EHF EURO 2012, the 2012 Olympic Games and the World Championship 2013, Croatia’s form has dropped recently with a fourth place finish at the EHF EURO 2014 and sixth place at the World Championship 2015. Failing to qualify for the semi-final at Qatar 2015 cost head coach Slavko Goluza his job at the helm. After the World Championship Goluza
was replaced by Zeljko Babic, who successfully steered Croatia through the qualification and has been given the task of forming a medal-contending team by 2018 – when Croatia host the EHF EURO – at the latest. The current squad is a mix of young and old, with experienced players like Domagoj Duvnjak, Ivan Cupic and Manuel Strlek alongside promising talents such as Stipe Mandalinic and Filip Ivic.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 214:166 +48 13:3 1st Group 41994 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 165:161 +4 8:6 3rd Place1996 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 161:137 +24 10:2 1st Group 11996 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 154:151 +3 8:4 5th Place1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 166:145 +21 8:4 1st Group 11998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 145:150 -5 5:7 8th Place2000 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 146:139 +7 7:5 6th Place2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 71:56 +15 4:0 Won vs. TUR2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 70:89 –19 0:6 16th Place2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 62:52 +10 3:1 Won vs. BLR2004 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 222:221 +1 10:6 4th Place2006 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 229:228 +1 10:6 4th Place2008 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 212:203 +9 11:5 Runners-up2010 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 252:180 +72 14:2 1st Group 42010 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 207:194 +13 13:3 Runners-up2012 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 168:137 +31 12:0 1st Group 22012 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 216:201 +15 11:5 3rd Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 161:135 +26 10:2 1st Group 42014 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 229:206 +23 10:6 4th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 191:148 +43 10:2 1st Group 1 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 50 41 2 7 1446:1156 +290 84:16 Total EHF EURO 76 43 7 26 1995:1943 +52 93:59
Achievements
EHF EURO
2008, 2010
1994, 2012
Olympic Games
1996, 2004
2012
World Championships
2003
1995, 2005, 2009
2013
Media contact
Team profile
Silvija [email protected]+385 95 99 99 204www.hrs.hr
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POT 2
Iceland Sweden HungaryPoland
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ICELAND
Since they reached their first EHF EURO semi-final in 2002, Iceland have been among the top handball nations, with silver at the 2008 Olympic Games and bronze at the EHF EURO 2010. Iceland only narrowly missed the semi-finals at the EHF EURO 2014, and after a weak start to the 2016 qualification, pulled themselves together to eventually finish top of Group 4.
Coach Aron Kristjansson has a highly-experienced squad at his disposal, which still includes some Beijing silver medallists such as Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, Robert Gunnarsson and goalkeeper Björgvin Gustavsson. At almost every tournament an Icelandic player is named part of the all-star team, as was the case for Aron Palmarsson at the 2012 Olympic Games.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 200:173 +27 11:5 3rd Group 41996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 131:131 0 8:4 3rd Group 41998 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 157:158 -1 5:7 3rd Group 22000 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 128:76 +52 6:2 1st Group 42000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:55 +6 2:2 Won vs. MKD2000 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 147:162 –15 2:10 11th Place2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 56:50 +6 2:2 Won vs. BLR2002 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 221:209 +12 10:6 4th Place2004 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 87:96 -9 1:5 13th Place2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 67:55 +12 4:0 Won vs. BLR2006 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 190:191 -1 5:7 7th Place2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 71:70 +1 2:2 Won vs. SRB2008 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 157:172 –15 4:8 11th Place2010 Qualif. 8 5 3 0 264:212 +52 13:3 1st Group 32010 EHF EURO 8 4 3 1 249:240 +9 11:5 3rd Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 188:178 +10 8:4 2nd Group 52012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 177:178 -1 5:7 10th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 197:176 +21 10:2 1st Group 62014 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 199:199 0 9:5 5th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 191:137 +54 9:3 1st Group 4 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 58 37 6 15 1711:1471 +240 80:36 Total EHF EURO 50 19 9 22 1427:1447 -20 47:53
Achievements
EHF EURO
2010
Olympic Games
2008
Media contacts Team profile
Róbert Geir Gí[email protected]+354 8200552www.hsi.is
Einar [email protected]+354 8200553www.hsi.is
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POLAND
As hosts, Poland did not have to go through the hardship of qualification however, a bronze medal at the World Championship 2015 in Qatar is clear proof of the team’s strength. Poland enjoyed one of their most successful periods between 2007 and 2009, when they came second and third at the respective World Championships. Following a dip in form and performances, German Michael Biegler took over the head coach position from
Bogdan Wenta in October 2012.With World Championship All-Star line player Bartosz Jurecki, three players from 2015 VELUX EHF FINAL4 bronze medal winner KS Vive Tauron Kielce: goalkeeper Slawomir Szmal, Karol Bielecki and Michal Jurecki, and the home crowd support they can rely on at the EHF EURO, Poland will be a force to reckon with in January.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 227:160 +67 11:5 2nd Group 61994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 42:51 -9 2:2 Lost vs. FRA1996 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 140:175 –35 0:12 4th Group 41998 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 162:143 +19 10:2 1st Group D1998 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 128:153 –25 0:12 4th Group 52000 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 165:133 +33 10:2 1st Group 12000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 41:56 –15 0:4 Lost vs. GER2002 Play-off 2 1 1 0 56:52 +4 3:1 Won vs. NOR2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 67:83 –16 0:6 15th Place2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 60:49 +11 2:2 Won vs. AUT2004 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 86:108 –22 0:6 16th Place2006 Qualif. 3 2 0 1 103:70 +33 4:2 2nd Group 42006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 60:59 +1 2:2 Won vs. SWE2006 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 163:185 –22 3:9 10th Place2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 72:47 +25 4:0 Won vs. NED2008 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 182:172 +10 7:5 7th Place2010 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 242:198 +44 11:5 2nd Group 12010 EHF EURO 8 4 1 3 222:221 +1 9:7 4th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 172:147 +25 9:3 1st Group 32012 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 173:160 +13 7:5 9th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 162:133 +29 10:2 2nd Group 52014 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 191:184 +7 6:8 6th Place ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 67 37 4 26 1832:1626 +206 78:56 Total EHF EURO 39 14 4 21 1084:1113 -29 32:46
Achievements
World Championships
2007
2009, 2015
Media contact Team profile
Jan [email protected] +48 662 242 707www.zprp.pl
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SWEDEN
Sweden are the record EHF EURO champions with four titles, but they have not qualified for the semi-final since hosting the tournament in 2002, when they topped the podium for the last time to date. The past few years have been up and down for coaches Ola Lindgren and Staffan Olsson: Only weeks after missing the qualification for the World Championship 2013 Sweden reached the Olympic Games Final in London, which they lost to
France. At the EHF EURO 2014 they reached the main round, and at Qatar 2015 they finished tenth. The squad’s style combines typical Scandinavian tactics such as strong defence with fast wings and intelligent backcourt shooters – a combination that proved successful as Sweden went through the qualification undefeated. Players to watch in the future include 23-year-old Jim Gottfridsson.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 8 0 0 204:147 +57 16:0 1st Group 31994 EHF EURO 7 7 0 0 172:133 +39 14:0 Winners1996 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 170:156 +14 8:6 4th Place1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 156:139 +17 8:4 2nd Group 51998 EHF EURO 7 6 0 1 182:158 +24 12:2 Winners2000 EHF EURO 7 7 0 0 198:167 +31 14:0 Winners2002 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 235:191 +44 14:2 Winners2004 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 211:203 +8 8:6 7th Place2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 59:60 -1 2:2 Lost vs. POL2008 Qualif. 4 4 0 0 139:106 +33 8:0 1st Group 72008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 69:59 +10 2:2 Won vs. ROU2008 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 208:190 +18 9:5 5th Place2010 Qualif. 8 6 2 0 251:200 +51 14:2 1st Group 12010 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 78:84 -6 0:6 15th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 176:144 +32 10:2 1st Group 42012 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 157:168 –11 4:8 12th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 174:141 +33 10:2 1st Group 52014 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 166:158 +8 8:4 7th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 1 0 182:134 +48 11:1 1st Group 3 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 48 39 3 6 1410:1130 +280 81:15 Total EHF EURO 65 44 3 18 1777:1608 +169 91:39
Achievements
EHF EURO
1994, 1998, 2000, 2002
OLYMPIC GAMES
1992, 1996, 2000, 2012
World Championships
1954, 1958, 1990, 1999
1964, 1997, 2001
1938, 1961, 1993, 1995
Media contact
Team profile
Lasse [email protected]+46 (0)8 699 65 49www.svenskhandboll.se
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HUNGARY
What can go wrong if you have one of history’s best handball players coaching you? The Hungarian Handball Federation surprised many when they presented Talant Dujshebaev as the new head coach in October 2014. And to answer the question: Not much, as Hungary were one of the first teams to qualify for the EHF EURO 2016. Expectations are still high however, and Dujshebaev has announced participation at the
2016 Olympic Games as the future goal. The unquestionable star is Laszlo Nagy, who played a key role in Hungary’s most recent success when they reached the semi-final at the 2012 Olympic Games. However, medals have eluded the team since 1986, when they won silver at the World Championship. Besides Nagy, the heart of the team is its defence with world-class Roland Mikler in goal.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 182:142 +40 12:4 1st Group 21994 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 128:131 -3 6:6 7th Place1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 156:149 +7 7:5 2nd Group 21996 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 144:158 –14 3:9 10th Place1998 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 147:138 +9 9:3 1st Group 51998 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 145:154 -9 6:6 6th Place2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 52:59 -7 0:4 Lost vs. SLO2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:46 0 2:2 Lost vs. SUI2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 64:62 +2 2:2 Won vs. MKD2004 EHF EURO 6 2 2 2 164:169 -5 6:6 9th Place2006 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 229:154 +75 12:0 1st Group 12006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 68:54 +14 4:0 Won vs. MKD2006 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 84:89 -5 2:4 13th Place2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 59:53 +6 4:0 Won vs. LTU2008 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 176:173 +3 7:5 8th Place2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 241:179 +62 12:4 2nd Group 42010 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 80:96 –16 1:5 14th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 171:130 +41 12:0 1st Group 12012 EHF EURO 6 1 3 2 156:161 -5 5:7 8th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 161:153 +8 7:5 2nd Group 42014 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 159:165 -6 4:8 8th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 178:151 +27 12:0 1st Group 5 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 62 46 3 13 1754:1470 +284 95:29 Total EHF EURO 48 15 10 23 1236:1296 -60 40:56
Achievements
World Championships
1986
Media contact Team profile
Gabor [email protected] +36 30 681 3460www.keziszovetseg.hu
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POT 3
Germany BelarusRussia FYR Macedonia
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RUSSIA
The recent past saw a reasonably successful era for Russia under the reign of head coaches Oleg Kuleshov and Alexander Rymanov. At the World Championship 2013 they reached the quarter-final then finished ninth at the EHF EURO 2014 – their best position since 2006. However, when Russia finished 19th at the World Championship 2015, Kuleshov and Rymanov’s time was over and former Olympic, world and European champions Dmitri
Torgovanov and Lev Voronin took over. With them at the helm Russia finished second in Group 5 in the 2016 qualification. And while he admits it being a tough task, Torgovanov will do everything in his power to steer Russia to the Olympic qualification by ranking well at the EHF EURO 2016. The team’s stars include Timur Dibirov and Sergei Gorbok, who both play for HC Vardar.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 169:101 +68 12:0 1st Group 71994 EHF EURO 7 6 0 1 172:148 +24 12:2 Runners-up1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 148:120 +28 8:4 1st Group 41996 EHF EURO 7 6 1 0 172:141 +31 13:1 Winners1998 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 179:167 +12 7:7 4th Place2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 62:47 +15 4:0 Won vs. TUR2000 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 189:175 +14 10:4 Runners-up2002 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 197:172 +25 11:3 5th Place2004 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 206:190 +16 11:3 5th Place2006 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 208:204 +4 8:6 6th Place2008 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 74:88 –14 1:5 13th Place2010 Qualif. 10 9 0 1 339:249 +90 18:2 1st Group 22010 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 177:194 –17 2:10 12th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 202:185 +17 10:2 2nd Group 72012 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 82:89 -7 1:5 15th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 178:167 +11 6:6 3rd Group 72014 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 168:179 -11 4:8 9th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 174:168 +6 8:4 2nd Group 5 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 42 33 0 9 1172:1037 +235 66:18 Total EHF EURO 67 37 6 24 1824:1747 +77 80:54
Achievements
EHF EURO
1996
1994, 2000
OLYMPIC GAMES
2000
2004
World Championships
1993, 1997
1999
Media contact
Team profile
Benjamin [email protected]+7 916 618 60 54www.rushandball.ru
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FYR MACEDONIA
FYR Macedonia’s men’s national team is still all about Kiril Lazarov. The top scorer at the World Championship 2009 and EHF EURO 2012 is the unquestionable heart of the squad. When Lazarov scores, FYR Macedonia are on the upswing; if he fails, they are going down. Fortunately for the Macedonians Lazarov was once more at his best throughout the qualification. His 56 goals not only made him the top scorer of the stage but also
accounted for more than one third of his team’s goals in the qualification, which they finished ranked second in Group 6. It is a handball-mad nation and the atmosphere at games is always electrifying. Besides Lazarov, the Macedonians’ hopes for the EHF EURO rest on the shoulders of player such as Naumce Mojsovski and Dejan Manaskov.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 110:95 +15 6:2 1st Group A1996 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 147:162 –15 5:7 3rd Group 21998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 121:104 +17 6:2 1st Group B1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 181:181 0 6:6 2nd Group 11998 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 130:174 –44 1:11 12th Place2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 55:61 -6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 48:52 -4 2:2 Lost vs. ISR2004 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 202:179 +23 8:4 2nd Group 52004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 62:64 -2 2:2 Lost vs. HUN2006 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 204:166 +38 9:3 1st Group 22006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 54:68 –14 0:4 Lost vs. HUN2008 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 185:179 +6 9:3 2nd Group 22008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 60:66 -6 0:4 Lost vs. SLO2010 Qualif. 8 4 1 3 231:223 +8 9:7 3rd Group 32012 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 162:155 +7 7:5 2nd Group 12012 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 185:175 +10 9:5 5th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 142:150 -8 6:6 2nd Group 12014 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 141:167 -26 3:9 10th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 161:154 +7 7:5 2nd Group 6 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 74 39 6 29 2125:2059 +66 84:64 Total EHF EURO 19 5 3 11 456:516 -60 13:25
Team profile
Media contact
Viktorija [email protected]+389 22 46 44 44 www.macedoniahandball.com.mk
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GERMANY
There have been numerous setbacks for the 2007 world champions over the past two years: First they failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, then for the EHF EURO 2014 in Denmark, and finally they lost to Poland in the World Championship 2015 Play-offs. Courtesy of an IHF wild card, they nevertheless made it to Qatar through the ‘back door’. Following a seventh-place finish at the World Championship things have
been moving in a more positive direction under new head coach Dagur Sigurdsson. During his first season in the job he was simultaneously in charge of Füchse Berlin, leading them to victory in the EHF Cup, but the Icelander will focus solely on the German national team from now on. It is the expressed goal of Germany to be back on top by 2019 at the latest, when they co-host the World Championship together with Denmark.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 183:118 +65 14:2 1st Group 51994 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 135:131 +4 5:7 9th Place1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 139:123 +16 7:5 2nd Group 51996 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 131:135 -4 3:9 8th Place1998 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 144:123 +21 9:3 1st Group 41998 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 177:159 +18 10:4 3rd Place2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 56:41 +15 4:0 Won vs. POL2000 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 129:136 -7 4:8 9th Place2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 52:45 +7 4:0 Won vs. SVK2002 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 201:188 +13 11:5 Runners-up2004 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 244:208 +36 13:3 Winners2006 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 223:193 +30 11:3 5th Place2008 EHF EURO 8 4 0 4 224:224 0 8:8 4th Place2010 Qualif. 8 8 0 0 300:191 +109 16:0 1st Group 52010 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 157:165 -8 4:8 10th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 192:150 +42 9:3 1st Group 52012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 156:156 0 5:7 7th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 170:151 +19 6:6 3rd Group 22016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 172:145 +27 10:2 2nd Group 7 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 50 38 3 9 1408:1087 +321 79:21 Total EHF EURO 68 32 10 26 1777:1695 +82 74:62
Achievements
EHF EURO
2004
2002
1998
OLYMPIC GAMES
1980 (as GDR)
1984, 2004
World Championships
1938, 1978, 2007
1954, 1970, 1974 (both GDR), 2003
1958, 1978, 1986, (both GDR)
Media contact
Team profile
Tim Oliver [email protected]+49 231 9119134www.dhb.de
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BELARUS
Handball has a long and successful history and tradition in Belarus, dating back to the Soviet Union era when many players from Minsk were part of the national team. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Belarusian men’s national team made history when they were part of the first match at an EHF EURO event on 3 June 1994 in Porto. They faced Germany and recorded a sensational 24:23 victory. However, it was 14
long years until Belarus participated in an EHF EURO again, in 2008. These days the undeniable star of the team is Siarhei Rutenka. Under his on-court guidance and with coach Iouri Chevtsov on the sideline, Belarus qualified for the World Championships 2013 and 2015 as well as the EHF EURO 2014 – and, of course, for the 2016 event, courtesy of finishing second in Group 2.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 234:186 +48 11:5 2nd Group 41994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 45:43 +2 2:2 Won vs. AUT1994 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 154:167 -13 4:8 8th Place1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 142:146 -4 4:8 3rd Group 31998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 116:99 +17 6:2 2nd Group B2000 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 174:128 +46 12:0 1st Group 72000 Play-off 2 0 1 1 44:52 -8 1:3 Lost vs. UKR2002 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 175:136 +39 8:4 1st Group 12002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:56 -6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL2004 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 167:155 +12 8:4 2nd Group 22004 Play-off 2 0 1 1 52:62 –10 1:3 Lost vs. CRO2006 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 190:163 +27 7:5 2nd Group 12006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 55:67 –12 0:4 Lost vs. ISL2008 Qualif. 3 3 0 0 100:74 +26 6:0 1st Group 12008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:54 +7 2:2 Won vs. SUI2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 83:101 –18 0:6 15th Place2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 253:233 +20 8:8 3rd Group 52012 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 181:203 –22 4:8 3rd Group 72014 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 189:180 +9 9:3 2nd Group 62014 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 166:195 -29 2:10 12th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 2 2 158:167 -9 6:6 2nd Group 2 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 83 45 7 31 2386:2204 +182 97:69 Total EHF EURO 15 3 0 12 403:463 -60 6:24
Team profile
Media contact
Tatsiana Pustokhod [email protected]+375 17 290 96 53www.handball.by
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POT 4
Serbia MontenegroNorway Slovenia
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SERBIA
Serbia have changed coaches four times since winning silver on the home court at the EHF EURO 2012: When the team missed the quarter-finals at the World Championship 2013 Veselin Vukovic was sacked and intermediately replaced by SG Flensburg-Handewitt coach Ljubomir Vranjes. Vranjes was succeeded by Vlatan Matic, who took over for the EHF EURO 2014 but failed to reach the main round.
When an eight-goal advantage was not enough to beat Czech Republic in the World Championship 2015 Play-offs, Matic resigned immediately. Hence it was up to former world-class goalkeeper Dejan Peric to steer the team through the EHF EURO 2016 Qualification Phase. With the prowess of stars such as Marko Vujin and Momir Ilic, Serbia succeeded, placing second in Group 4 to qualify for the final tournament.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank2008 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 220:164 +56 9:3 1st Group 22008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 70:71 -1 2:2 Lost vs. ISL2010 Qualif. 10 7 1 2 351:272 +79 15:5 2nd Group 22010 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 83:94 –11 1:5 13th Place2012 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 176:168 +8 10:6 Runners-up2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 171:162 +9 9:3 1st Group 72014 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 73:77 -4 2:4 13th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 2 1 153:152 +1 8:4 2nd Group 4 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 30 19 5 6 956:821 +135 43:17 Total EHF EURO 14 5 3 6 332:339 -7 13:15
Achievements
EHF EURO
2012
Media contact Team profile
Zika [email protected]+381 600 64 34 77www.rss.org.rs
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NORWAY
For many years the Norwegian men’s team played in the shadow of the successful women’s national team, before the EHF EURO 2008 acted like a starting signal for the team’s improvement. The youth programme showed results with talents like Kent Tönnesen and Sander Sagosen making their mark. Even now that experienced key players like Havard Tvedten and Börge Lund have retired, Norway remain a force to reckon
with. After failing to reach the main round at the EHF EURO 2014, head coach Robert Hedin quit his job and was succeeded by Christian Berge. He was planned as an interim solution, but despite the fact that Norway also did not qualify for the World Championship 2015, Berge kept his job and successfully steered Norway through the EHF EURO 2016 Qualification. The Scandinavians even recorded an unexpected victory against Croatia.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 183:164 +19 10:6 3rd Group 21996 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 155:88 +67 10:2 2nd Group C1998 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 136:157 –21 4:8 3rd Group 42000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 53:38 +15 4:0 Won vs. ITA2000 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 133:144 -11 3:9 8th Place2002 Play-off 2 0 1 1 52:56 -4 1:3 Lost vs. POL2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 191:138 +53 10:2 1st Group 22004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 48:50 -2 2:2 Lost vs. POR2006 Play-off 2 1 1 0 63:50 +13 3:1 Won vs. BIH2006 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 178:177 +1 4:8 11th Place2008 EHF EURO 7 3 2 2 196:185 +11 8:6 6th Place2010 Qualif. 8 5 2 1 266:226 +40 12:4 2nd Group 32010 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 169:164 +5 6:6 7th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 184:152 +32 10:2 1st Group 62012 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 80:87 -7 2:4 13th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 185:154 +31 8:4 2nd Group 32014 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 77:84 -7 1:5 14th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 182:152 +30 10:2 2nd Group 1 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 60 39 4 16 1689:1425 +264 84:36 Total EHF EURO 31 10 4 17 833:841 -8 24:38
Media contact
Team profile
Kirsten [email protected]+47 957 04 055www.handball.no
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SLOVENIA
The EHF EURO 2004 hosts have been on a rollercoaster ride in recent years: In 2013 they reached the World Championship Semi-final in Spain, but only a few months later a defeat against Belarus saw them miss out on the EHF EURO 2014. In the World Championship 2015 qualification the team overcame Hungary to qualify for the final tournament in Qatar, where they finished eighth and Dragan Gajic was the
tournament top scorer. However, this success did not save head coach Boris Denic, who was replaced by legendary Veselin Vujovic ahead of the final two rounds of the EHF EURO 2016 Qualification Phase. Slovenia have a number of talented youngsters to draw from in the coming years. Gasper Marguc, Borut Mackovsek and Jure Dolenec are just three young guns on whose shoulders Slovenia’s future hopes rest.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank1994 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 189:149 +40 10:6 2nd Group 21994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 38:38 0 2:2 Won vs. CZE1994 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 112:139 –27 3:9 10th Place1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 141:137 +4 7:5 2nd Group 11996 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 120:139 –19 2:10 11th Place1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 161:155 +6 6:6 3rd Group 32000 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 195:144 +51 12:0 1st Group 22000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 59:52 +7 4:0 Won vs. HUN2000 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 154:155 -1 6:6 5th Place2002 EHF EURO 7 0 2 5 181:215 –34 2:12 12th Place2004 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 230:218 +12 11:5 Runners-up2006 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 191:194 -3 6:6 8th Place2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 66:60 +6 4:0 Won vs. MKD2008 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 172:180 -8 6:6 10th Place2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 293:221 +72 12:4 2nd Group 52010 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 186:203 -17 4:8 11th Place2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 194:179 +15 8:4 2nd Group 32012 EHF EURO 7 2 0 5 207:212 -5 4:10 6th Place2014 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 192:179 +13 5:7 3rd Group 62016 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 185:149 +36 9:3 2nd Group 3 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 58 38 3 17 1713:1463 +250 79:37 Total EHF EURO 58 19 6 33 1553:1655 -102 44:72
Achievements
EHF EURO
2004
Media contact Team profile
Goran [email protected]+386 31 325 235www.rokometna-zveza.si
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MONTENEGRO
Women’s handball has been in the spotlight in Montenegro for many years. Buducnost won the EHF Champions League in 2012 and 2015, while the national team won the Olympic silver medal and EHF EURO gold medal in 2012. But it was also in 2012 that the men’s team first sprang a major surprise, eliminating Sweden in the play-offs for the World Championship 2013, then beating
Germany twice to qualify for the EHF EURO 2014 in Denmark. When Montenegro lost to Belarus in the World Championship 2015 Play-offs, coach Zoran Kastratovic quit his job and was succeeded by Ljubomir Obradovic, who guided the team to their second consecutive EHF EURO. Montenegro’s top star is PSG Handball wing Fehrudin Mehic.
EHF European Championship (qualification) recordYear Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank2008 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 200:171 +29 11:1 1st Group 42008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:55 +8 4:0 Won vs. POR2008 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 152:192 –40 1:11 12th Place2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 229:240 –11 8:8 3rd Group 12012 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 161:196 –35 2:10 3rd Group 42014 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 160:160 0 8:4 2nd Group 22014 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 66:84 -18 0:6 16th Place2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 146:152 -6 7:5 3rd Group 4 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 34 19 2 13 959:974 -15 40:28 Total EHF EURO 9 0 1 8 218:276 -58 1:17
Team profile
Media contact
Emir [email protected]
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EHF EURO 2016 VENUES
Slovakia
Lithuania
Czech Republic
P O L A N D
Prague
Kosice
Kaunas
Gdansk
Katowice
Wroclaw
Krakow
TAURON Arena, KrakowCapacity: 15,000
Ergo Arena, GdanskCapacity: 11,000
Centennial Hall, WroclawCapacity: 6,500
Spodek Arena, KatowiceCapacity: 10,000
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EHF EURO 2016 QUALIFICATION RESULTS
MatchID: 201611010102-
Group 1 matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 CRO Croatia 6 5 0 1 191:148 43 102 NOR Norway 6 5 0 1 182:152 30 103 NED Netherlands 6 2 0 4 155:174 -19 44 TUR Turkey 6 0 0 6 141:195 -54 0
002 NOR Norway vs. TUR Turkey 36 : 27 (18:13)
29.10.2014 19:00 Kristiansund / NOR Spectators: 2769 Ref.: Bernet, Wick SUI Del.: Østerballe DEN
001 CRO Croatia vs. NED Netherlands 35 : 24 (17:10)
30.10.2014 18:00 Koprivnica / CRO Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Novikov, Perepilitsy UKR Del.: Nikolovski MKD
004 NED Netherlands vs. NOR Norway 22 : 30 (9:13)
02.11.2014 14:00 Almere / NED Spectators: 1250 Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Del.: Caillet FRA
003 TUR Turkey vs. CRO Croatia 22 : 32 (9:16)
02.11.2014 16:00 Cankaya/Ankara / TUR Spectators: 800 Ref.: Kurtagic, Wetterwik SWE Del.: Mkhitaryan ARM
006 TUR Turkey vs. NED Netherlands 23 : 30 (11:14)
29.04.2015 19:00 Cankaya/Ankara / TUR Spectators: 500 Ref.: Konjicanin, Konjicanin BIH Del.: Antonopoulos GRE
005 NOR Norway vs. CRO Croatia 27 : 26 (17:13)
29.04.2015 19:10 Stavanger / NOR Spectators: 4750 Ref.: Marin Lorente, Garcia Serradilla ESP Del.: Gunnarsson ISL
008 NED Netherlands vs. TUR Turkey 31 : 21 (13:9)
03.05.2015 14:00 Almere / NED Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Vesovic, Mitrovic MNE Del.: Rankin GBR
007 CRO Croatia vs. NOR Norway 31 : 25 (16:17)
03.05.2015 17:15 Varazdin / CRO Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Sundell FIN
010 TUR Turkey vs. NOR Norway 22 : 26 (10:12)
10.06.2015 19:00 Cankaya/Ankara / TUR Spectators: 500 Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Kaschütz AUT
009 NED Netherlands vs. CRO Croatia 24 : 27 (12:14)
10.06.2015 20:00 Sittard / NED Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Dobrovits, Tajok HUN Del.: Dujardin FRA
011 CRO Croatia vs. TUR Turkey 40 : 26 (21:13)
14.06.2015 17:15 Umag / CRO Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Argyridis, Mouttas CYP Del.: Kyriakoulias GRE
012 NOR Norway vs. NED Netherlands 38 : 24 (19:11)
14.06.2015 18:15 Trondheim / NOR Spectators: 3151 Ref.: Leszczynski, Piechota POL Del.: Østerballe DEN
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MatchID: 201611010102-
Group 2 matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 DEN Denmark 6 6 0 0 181:144 37 122 BLR Belarus 6 2 2 2 158:167 -9 63 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 6 1 2 3 136:140 -4 44 LTU Lithuania 6 1 0 5 140:164 -24 2
014 BLR Belarus vs. BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 25 : 25 (12:13)
29.10.2014 16:30 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Rudic CRO
013 DEN Denmark vs. LTU Lithuania 31 : 21 (16:8)
30.10.2014 20:15 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 4016 Ref.: Lah, Sok SLO Del.: Halldorsson ISL
016 LTU Lithuania vs. BLR Belarus 28 : 30 (13:13)
02.11.2014 16:00 Siauliai / LTU Spectators: 500 Ref.: Johansson, Kliko SWE Del.: Järv EST
015 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina vs. DEN Denmark 23 : 25 (11:12)
02.11.2014 20:15 Tuzla / BIH Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Santos, Fonseca POR Del.: Repensek SLO
017 BLR Belarus vs. DEN Denmark 27 : 36 (12:17)
30.04.2015 19:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 6500 Ref.: Pavicevic, Raznatovic MNE Del.: Szajna POL
018 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina vs. LTU Lithuania 26 : 23 (13:10)
30.04.2015 20:15 Cazin / BIH Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Harabagiu, Stanescu ROU Del.: Nikolovski MKD
019 DEN Denmark vs. BLR Belarus 32 : 23 (18:11)
02.05.2015 20:15 Aarhus / DEN Spectators: 4959 Ref.: Kurtagic, Wetterwik SWE Del.: Haraldsson ISL
020 LTU Lithuania vs. BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 19 : 15 (10:7)
03.05.2015 17:00 Kaunas / LTU Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann GRE Del.: Tevzadze GEO
021 LTU Lithuania vs. DEN Denmark 25 : 31 (13:18)
10.06.2015 19:00 Kaunas / LTU Spectators: 1400 Ref.: Gasmi, Gasmi FRA Del.: Ventsli EST
022 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina vs. BLR Belarus 22 : 22 (14:12)
11.06.2015 20:15 Zenica / BIH Spectators: 6000 Ref.: Brunovsky, Canda SVK Del.: Convents BEL
024 BLR Belarus vs. LTU Lithuania 31 : 24 (15:10)
14.06.2015 16:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 3310 Ref.: Pandzic, Mosorinski SRB Del.: Kazinieks LAT
023 DEN Denmark vs. BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 26 : 25 (13:14)
14.06.2015 20:15 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 4467 Ref.: Hansen, Pettersen NOR Del.: Sundell FIN
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MatchID: 201611010102-
Group 3 matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 SWE Sweden 6 5 1 0 182:134 48 112 SLO Slovenia 6 4 1 1 185:149 36 93 LAT Latvia 6 2 0 4 133:182 -49 44 SVK Slovakia 6 0 0 6 130:165 -35 0
025 SLO Slovenia vs. SVK Slovakia 31 : 25 (15:12)
29.10.2014 20:30 Koper / SLO Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: Schlick AUT
026 SWE Sweden vs. LAT Latvia 33 : 23 (18:8)
30.10.2014 17:10 Nyköping / SWE Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Pandzic, Satordzija BIH Del.: Vitzthum SUI
027 LAT Latvia vs. SLO Slovenia 28 : 39 (13:21)
01.11.2014 17:05 Dobele / LAT Spectators: 1150 Ref.: Andorka, Hucker HUN Del.: Zabczynski POL
028 SVK Slovakia vs. SWE Sweden 23 : 33 (15:16)
01.11.2014 18:00 Bratislava / SVK Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez ESP Del.: Sodal NOR
029 SWE Sweden vs. SLO Slovenia 28 : 24 (18:10)
29.04.2015 19:15 Växjö / SWE Spectators: 4512 Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Del.: Petersen DEN
030 LAT Latvia vs. SVK Slovakia 25 : 18 (11:7)
29.04.2015 19:35 Dobele / LAT Spectators: 900 Ref.: Hansen, Pettersen NOR Del.: Sitsi EST
032 SVK Slovakia vs. LAT Latvia 22 : 23 (16:10)
02.05.2015 18:00 Hlohovec / SVK Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Leandersson, Lindroos FIN Del.: Jovic BIH
031 SLO Slovenia vs. SWE Sweden 28 : 28 (13:16)
03.05.2015 17:30 Celje / SLO Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Pavicevic MNE
033 SVK Slovakia vs. SLO Slovenia 20 : 26 (10:13)
10.06.2015 17:00 Presov / SVK Spectators: 1450 Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Vujisic MNE
034 LAT Latvia vs. SWE Sweden 14 : 33 (8:16)
10.06.2015 19:35 Dobele / LAT Spectators: 600 Ref.: Katsikis, Michailidis GRE Del.: Serbu ROU
035 SLO Slovenia vs. LAT Latvia 37 : 20 (18:11)
13.06.2015 18:30 Velenje / SLO Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann GRE Del.: Metalari MKD
036 SWE Sweden vs. SVK Slovakia 27 : 22 (16:10)
14.06.2015 16:15 Stockholm / SWE Spectators: 7000 Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Éles HUN
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MatchID: 201611010102-
Group 4 matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 ISL Iceland 6 4 1 1 191:137 54 92 SRB Serbia 6 3 2 1 153:152 1 83 MNE Montenegro 6 3 1 2 146:152 -6 74 ISR Israel 6 0 0 6 134:183 -49 0
038 ISL Iceland vs. ISR Israel 36 : 19 (14:9)
29.10.2014 19:30 Reykjavik / ISL Spectators: 1950 Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Arponen FIN
037 SRB Serbia vs. MNE Montenegro 25 : 21 (10:9)
29.10.2014 20:00 Belgrade / SRB Spectators: 7000 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Posavec CRO
040 MNE Montenegro vs. ISL Iceland 25 : 24 (14:12)
02.11.2014 18:00 Bar / MNE Spectators: 2234 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Vodopivec SLO
039 ISR Israel vs. SRB Serbia 22 : 26 (10:13)
02.11.2014 19:45 Rishon Lezion / ISR Spectators: 1050 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Meimaridis GRE
041 ISL Iceland vs. SRB Serbia 38 : 22 (16:10)
29.04.2015 19:30 Reykjavik / ISL Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: Johansson SWE
042 ISR Israel vs. MNE Montenegro 19 : 22 (9:9)
30.04.2015 19:45 Tel Aviv / ISR Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Rudic CRO
043 SRB Serbia vs. ISL Iceland 25 : 25 (13:11)
03.05.2015 19:00 Nis / SRB Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Stolarovs, Licis LAT Del.: Wiebrands NED
044 MNE Montenegro vs. ISR Israel 33 : 27 (16:13)
03.05.2015 20:00 Bar / MNE Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Brkic, Jusufhodzic AUT Del.: Pozeznik SLO
046 ISR Israel vs. ISL Iceland 24 : 34 (12:17)
10.06.2015 19:45 Tel Aviv / ISR Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Mkhitaryan ARM
045 MNE Montenegro vs. SRB Serbia 23 : 23 (11:14)
10.06.2015 20:00 Bar / MNE Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Repensek SLO
048 ISL Iceland vs. MNE Montenegro 34 : 22 (19:11)
14.06.2015 17:00 Reykjavik / ISL Spectators: 2050 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Villanger NOR
047 SRB Serbia vs. ISR Israel 32 : 23 (19:12)
14.06.2015 18:30 Kraljevo / SRB Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Cvetko, Kavalar SLO Del.: Andreev BUL
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MatchID: 201611010102-
Group 5 matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 HUN Hungary 6 6 0 0 178:151 27 122 RUS Russia 6 4 0 2 174:168 6 83 POR Portugal 6 2 0 4 183:176 7 44 UKR Ukraine 6 0 0 6 148:188 -40 0
049 HUN Hungary vs. POR Portugal 31 : 30 (19:15)
29.10.2014 20:30 Miskolc / HUN Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Olsson SWE
052 POR Portugal vs. RUS Russia 29 : 34 (12:18)
02.11.2014 16:00 Vila Nova de Gaia / POR Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Dujardin FRA
051 UKR Ukraine vs. HUN Hungary 20 : 33 (9:15)
02.11.2014 18:00 Kiev / UKR Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Dolejs CZE
054 UKR Ukraine vs. POR Portugal 26 : 32 (12:17)
30.04.2015 18:00 Brovary / UKR Spectators: 1120 Ref.: Leszczynski, Piechota POL Del.: Nachevski MKD
053 RUS Russia vs. HUN Hungary 23 : 27 (8:15)
30.04.2015 19:00 Chekhov / RUS Spectators: 1800 Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Jansonas LTU
055 HUN Hungary vs. RUS Russia 29 : 25 (15:11)
02.05.2015 16:10 Veszprem / HUN Spectators: 3215 Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Del.: Jensen DEN
056 POR Portugal vs. UKR Ukraine 34 : 24 (19:12)
03.05.2015 16:05 Vila Nova de Gaia / POR Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Johansson, Kliko SWE Del.: Mulleners BEL
050 RUS Russia vs. UKR Ukraine 27 : 22 (15:10)
10.06.2015 18:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 3300 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Rudinsky SVK
057 POR Portugal vs. HUN Hungary 25 : 26 (15:12)
10.06.2015 20:15 Sto. Tirso / POR Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Huelin ESP
058 UKR Ukraine vs. RUS Russia 28 : 30 (14:16)
11.06.2015 19:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Rudinsky SVK
059 HUN Hungary vs. UKR Ukraine 32 : 28 (15:14)
13.06.2015 16:00 Györ / HUN Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Skruzny, Kavulic CZE Del.: Hashani KOS
060 RUS Russia vs. POR Portugal 35 : 33 (15:16)
14.06.2015 16:00 Moscow / RUS Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Sokol CRO
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MatchID: 201611010102-
Group 6 matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 FRA France 6 6 0 0 201:145 56 122 MKD Fyr Macedonia 6 3 1 2 161:154 7 73 CZE Czech Republic 6 2 1 3 163:185 -22 54 SUI Switzerland 6 0 0 6 135:176 -41 0
062 MKD Fyr Macedonia vs. SUI Switzerland 27 : 20 (12:8)
29.10.2014 17:45 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 4500 Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Del.: Sokol CRO
061 FRA France vs. CZE Czech Republic 41 : 25 (20:12)
30.10.2014 19:30 Chambery / FRA Spectators: 4400 Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Goulao POR
064 CZE Czech Republic vs. MKD Fyr Macedonia 27 : 27 (18:11)
02.11.2014 13:30 Zlin / CZE Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Van der Helm NED
063 SUI Switzerland vs. FRA France 24 : 33 (11:15)
02.11.2014 14:30 Basel / SUI Spectators: 6700 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Donven LUX
066 SUI Switzerland vs. CZE Czech Republic 26 : 30 (12:14)
29.04.2015 20:00 Schaffhausen / SUI Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Santos, Fonseca POR Del.: Lang AUT
065 MKD Fyr Macedonia vs. FRA France 25 : 27 (13:15)
29.04.2015 20:15 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 6800 Ref.: Horváth, Marton HUN Del.: Wille AUT
068 CZE Czech Republic vs. SUI Switzerland 29 : 25 (15:13)
02.05.2015 17:00 Plzen / CZE Spectators: 795 Ref.: Erdogan, Özdeniz TUR Del.: Soós HUN
067 FRA France vs. MKD Fyr Macedonia 35 : 24 (17:10)
03.05.2015 17:05 Toulouse / FRA Spectators: 4226 Ref.: Cacador, Nicolau POR Del.: Breto Leon ESP
069 CZE Czech Republic vs. FRA France 24 : 34 (10:16)
10.06.2015 18:10 Brno / CZE Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Schulze, Tönnies GER Del.: Andorka HUN
070 SUI Switzerland vs. MKD Fyr Macedonia 17 : 26 (8:15)
10.06.2015 20:00 St.Gallen / SUI Spectators: 2337 Ref.: Zotin, Volodkov RUS Del.: Hansson SWE
071 FRA France vs. SUI Switzerland 31 : 23 (19:9)
13.06.2015 15:15 Clermont-Ferrand / FRA Spectators: 4700 Ref.: Cohen, Peretz ISR Del.: Donven LUX
072 MKD Fyr Macedonia vs. CZE Czech Republic 32 : 28 (15:12)
14.06.2015 17:45 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 6963 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Olsson SWE
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MatchID: 201611010102-
Group 7 matches won draw lost goal-difference points1 ESP Spain 6 5 0 1 184:132 52 102 GER Germany 6 5 0 1 172:145 27 103 AUT Austria 6 2 0 4 148:161 -13 44 FIN Finland 6 0 0 6 126:192 -66 0
074 GER Germany vs. FIN Finland 30 : 18 (19:8)
29.10.2014 20:15 Gummersbach / GER Spectators: 4141 Ref.: Vesovic, Mitrovic MNE Del.: Mulleners BEL
073 ESP Spain vs. AUT Austria 27 : 16 (12:8)
29.10.2014 20:30 Cangas del Morrazo (Pontavedra) / ESP Spectators: 1800 Ref.: Pichon, Reveret FRA Del.: Convents BEL
075 FIN Finland vs. ESP Spain 27 : 34 (15:17)
01.11.2014 17:05 Vantaa / FIN Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Herczeg, Südi HUN Del.: Haraldsson ISL
076 AUT Austria vs. GER Germany 24 : 28 (11:12)
02.11.2014 18:00 Wien / AUT Spectators: 6000 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Hansson SWE
077 GER Germany vs. ESP Spain 29 : 28 (17:15)
29.04.2015 18:10 Mannheim / GER Spectators: 11895 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Van der Helm NED
078 FIN Finland vs. AUT Austria 23 : 26 (12:11)
29.04.2015 18:30 Vantaa / FIN Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Oie NOR
080 AUT Austria vs. FIN Finland 29 : 22 (14:14)
02.05.2015 20:25 Bregenz / AUT Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Vitzthum SUI
079 ESP Spain vs. GER Germany 26 : 20 (11:8)
03.05.2015 17:00 Leon / ESP Spectators: 4500 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Konecny CZE
082 FIN Finland vs. GER Germany 20 : 34 (8:16)
10.06.2015 20:00 Vantaa / FIN Spectators: 1300 Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Sodal NOR
081 AUT Austria vs. ESP Spain 24 : 30 (12:16)
10.06.2015 20:25 Innsbruck / AUT Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Del.: Morell SUI
083 ESP Spain vs. FIN Finland 39 : 16 (21:9)
13.06.2015 18:30 Logrono / ESP Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Panayides, Andreou CYP Del.: Conceicao POR
084 GER Germany vs. AUT Austria 31 : 29 (14:13)
14.06.2015 15:15 Kiel / GER Spectators: 8074 Ref.: Kurtagic, Wetterwik SWE Del.: Sigurdsson ISL
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