QUALIFICATION MEDIA GUIDE

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1 QUALIFICATION MEDIA GUIDE

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword 3 Qualification information 4 Qualification Phase 1 5 Group 1 overview 7 Denmark 8 Hungary 10 Netherlands 12 Latvia 14 Group 2 overview 16 Poland 17 Belarus 19 Serbia 21 Romania 23 Group 3 overview 25 Spain 26 Austria 28 Bosnia-Herzegovina 30 Finland 32 Group 5 overview 43 Germany 44 Slovenia 46 Portugal 48 Switzerland 50 Group 6 overview 52 Sweden 53 Russia 55 Montenegro 57 Slovakia 59 Group 7 overview 61 France 62 Norway 64 Lithuania 66 Belgium 68 EHF EURO 2018 venues 70 Previous Men s EHF EURO host nations and winners 71 EHF Media contact details 72 Group 4 overview 34 Iceland 35 FYR Macedonia 37 Czech Republic 39 Ukraine 41 2

3 FOREWORD Dear Media Representative, The 13 th edition of the Men s EHF European Handball Championship, the EHF EURO 2018, will be hosted by Croatia from 12 to 28 January However, as we know, the road to the final tournament is long. The EHF EURO 2018 Qualification is to be played out over six rounds in the months of November 2016 as well as in May and June teams have made it to this second qualification phase and were placed into seven groups at the draw event in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 14 April 2016, and they are now preparing and training hard for the decisive matches that will take 15 national teams to Croatia to join the hosts for the final tournament. Playing in a round-robin system (home and away), the teams ranked first and second plus the best third ranked team overall at the end of the qualification in June 2017 will proceed to the final tournament. Croatia as the organisers are already qualified. In anticipation of the media attention surrounding the qualification matches in the hosting European cities, handball stakeholders can expect spectacular sportsmanship, uncountable thrills and passion - not only from the players - but also from the fans in the arenas. For you, the media, the EHF Media and Communications Department has prepared this media guide which not only provides you with an overview of all 28 teams participating, but also gives you an extensive overview of the teams records, such a biggest win or most goals scored in an EHF EURO qualifier, as well as all head-to-head statistics for the seven qualification groups. The European Handball Federation is looking forward to working once again with our longstanding media partner: INFRONT Sports & Media where EHF EURO cooperation dates back to the men s inaugural event in 1994 in Portugal. With the intention of reaching an ever wider audience, especially on TV, the EHF will continue to use the harmonised advertising set-up in all hosting arenas designed to present the optimal handball experience. On behalf of the European Handball Federation, I take this opportunity to wish the teams participating in the EHF EURO 2018 Qualification, in the spirit of Fair Play, the best of luck and I hope to welcome you in Croatia in January Jean Brihault EHF President 3

4 QUALIFICATION INFORMATION The Men s EHF EURO 2018 Qualification, starting from November 2016, will be played by 28 national teams from across Europe. These 28 teams are: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and Ukraine. Croatia as organisers are directly qualified. At the qualification draw in April 2016 the 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams each. These groups are: Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Denmark, Hungary, Netherlands, Latvia Poland, Belarus, Serbia, Romania Spain, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland Iceland, FYR Macedonia, Czech Republic, Ukraine Germany, Slovenia, Portugal, Switzerland Sweden, Russia, Montenegro, Slovakia France, Norway, Lithuania, Belgium The qualification will be played in a round-robin system with each team facing its respective opponents in one home and one away match. The first qualification matches will be played in November Rounds 3 and 4 will be played in May 2017, Rounds 5 and 6 in June The teams ranked first and second of each group and the best third ranked team of all groups qualify for the Men s EHF EURO 2018 in Croatia. Just like at the EHF EURO 2016 in Poland, the matches of the final tournament will be played over 17 days from 12 to 28 January This change sees the main round played over seven instead of five days, with three of the four match days played with two matches per day instead of three matches. The aim is to make the competition more attractive to television and fans as well as giving players more rest between matches. 4

5 QUALIFICATION PHASE 1 Group A Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 1. Belgium : Greece : Cyprus : Group B Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 1. Luxembourg : Estonia : Georgia : For nine teams the qualification to the Men s EHF EURO 2018 started as early as October Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Estonia, Georgia, Romania, Italy and Kosovo had been drawn to three groups of three teams each and formed the core of the first qualification phase. After six games had been played in each group, Belgium, Luxembourg and Romania emerged as the three group winners and advanced to the intermediate play-offs in which they met Turkey, Finland and Israel, the three lowest ranked teams from the qualification to the Men s EHF EURO Group C Pos P W D L Goals GD Pts 1. Romania : Italy : Kosovo : QUALIFICATION PLAY-OFFS The play-offs were played in a double-header format at the beginning of April 2016, just days out of the Men s EHF EURO 2018 Qualification Draw in Dubrovnik. The three winners were Finland, Romania and Belgium and joined the 25 teams already seeded for the Men s EHF EURO 2018 Qualification. PO1 LUX vs FIN PO2 ISR vs ROU PO3 TUR vs BEL Match vs 23 : 28 Match vs 27 : 29 Match vs 27 : 30 Match vs 32 : 21 Match vs 28 : 37 Match vs 29 : 22 5

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7 QUALIFICATION GROUP 1 Denmark Hungary Netherlands Latvia QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 1 Date / Time Teams :00 Hungary vs Latvia :30 Denmark vs Netherlands :00 Netherlands vs Hungary :10 Latvia vs Denmark Hungary vs Denmark Latvia vs Netherlands Denmark vs Hungary Netherlands vs Latvia Netherlands vs Denmark Latvia vs Hungary Denmark vs Latvia Hungary vs Netherlands 7

8 DENMARK Achievements EHF EURO 2008, , 2004, 2006 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 World Championships 1967, 2011, Media contact Bodil Kjærgaard EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :7 4th Place 1996 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :12 12th Place 1998 Qualif : :5 3rd Group Play-off : :0 Won vs. GEO 2000 EHF EURO : :8 10th Place 2002 Play-off : :2 Won vs. BIH 2002 EHF EURO : :3 3rd Place 2004 EHF EURO : :4 3rd Place 2006 EHF EURO : :5 3rd Place 2008 EHF EURO : :2 Winners 2010 EHF EURO : :4 5th Place 2012 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 Winners 2014 EHF EURO : :2 Runners-up 2016 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :5 6th Place Total Qualification : :15 Total EHF EURO : :56 8

9 DENMARK National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 41:11 (17:4) v København/Sjælland DEN, :11 (21:6) v Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, Biggest defeat: 28:21 (11:11) v Malmö SWE, Longest winning run: 9 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 1 match ( ; ; ; ; ; ) Longest run without win: 2 matches ( ) Current run: W9 ( ) Most goals: 41 v Moldova København/Sjælland DEN, v Moldova Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, v Belarus Aalborg DEN, Most goals opponent: 33 v Belarus Aalborg DEN, Most goals both teams: 74 v Belarus Aalborg DEN, Fewest goals: 17 v Hungary Cegléd HUN, Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Moldova København/Sjælland DEN, v Moldova Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo BIH, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) DEN vs HUN Praha TCH HUN-DEN WCh Place 7/8 14:23 (6:8) Metz FRA DEN-HUN WCh Group D 19:24 (6:13) Berlin GDR DEN-HUN WCh Place 7/8 15:22 (6:13) Frankfurt am Main FRG HUN-DEN A-WCh MR-Group II 19:19 (9:8) Zürich SUI DEN-HUN A-WCh Group D 21:25 (8:11) Stockholm SWE DEN-HUN WCh MR-Group II 22:21 (11:12) Porto POR DEN-HUN ECh Group B 23:19 (10:8) Odense/Fyn DEN DEN-HUN ECh-Qual. Group 5 21:21 (11:11) Cegléd HUN HUN-DEN ECh-Qual. Group 5 22:17 (12:10) Sursee SUI DEN-HUN ECh Group C 29:25 (12:8) Kiel GER DEN-HUN WCh Group E 29:30 (11:13) London GBR HUN-DEN OG Group B 25:27 (10:13) Barcelona ESP DEN-HUN WCh 1/4-final 28:26 (18:11) Herning DEN DEN-HUN ECh MR-Group 1 28:24 (14:11) Gdańsk POL DEN-HUN ECh Group D 30:22 (18:10) DEN vs NED Thisted DEN DEN-NED OG-Qual. Group 7 24:14 (11:6) Heerlen NED NED-DEN OG-Qual. Group 7 17:17 (9:6) Graz AUT NED-DEN B-WCh MR-Group II 17:25 (10:12) DEN vs LAT No previous encounters Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 9

10 HUNGARY Achievements World Championships 1986 Media contact Gabor Liszkay EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :4 1st Group EHF EURO : :6 7th Place 1996 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :9 10th Place 1998 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :6 6th Place 2000 Play-off :59-7 0:4 Lost vs. SLO 2002 Play-off :46 0 2:2 Lost vs. SUI 2004 Play-off : :2 Won vs. MKD 2004 EHF EURO : :6 9th Place 2006 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :0 Won vs. MKD 2006 EHF EURO :89-5 2:4 13th Place 2008 Play-off : :0 Won vs. LTU 2008 EHF EURO : :5 8th Place 2010 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :5 14th Place 2012 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :7 8th Place 2014 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 8th Place 2016 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :10 12th Place Total Qualification : :29 Total EHF EURO : :66 10

11 HUNGARY National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 19:46 (7:22) v Nicosia CYP, Biggest defeat: 31:23 (16:10) v Stockholm SWE, Longest winning run: 15 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 15 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 4 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 4 matches ( ) Current run: W6 ( ) Most goals: 46 v Cyprus Nicosia CYP, Most goals opponent: 34 v Czech Republic Zubří CZE, Most goals both teams: 69 v Belarus Dabas HUN, v Italy Balatonfüred HUN, Fewest goals: 18 v Slovenia Komló HUN, Fewest goals opponent: 15 v Georgia Budapest HUN, v Norway Debrecen HUN, v Slovenia Komló HUN, v Finland Nyíregyháza HUN, Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Slovenia Komló HUN, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) HUN vs DEN Praha TCH HUN-DEN WCh Place 7/8 14:23 (6:8) Metz FRA DEN-HUN WCh Group D 19:24 (6:13) Berlin GDR DEN-HUN WCh Place 7/8 15:22 (6:13) Frankfurt am Main FRG HUN-DEN A-WCh MR-Group II 19:19 (9:8) Zürich SUI DEN-HUN A-WCh Group D 21:25 (8:11) Stockholm SWE DEN-HUN WCh MR-Group II 22:21 (11:12) Porto POR DEN-HUN ECh Group B 23:19 (10:8) Odense/Fyn DEN DEN-HUN ECh-Qual. Group 5 21:21 (11:11) Cegléd HUN HUN-DEN ECh-Qual. Group 5 22:17 (12:10) Sursee SUI DEN-HUN ECh Group C 29:25 (12:8) Kiel GER DEN-HUN WCh Group E 29:30 (11:13) London GBR HUN-DEN OG Group B 25:27 (10:13) Barcelona ESP DEN-HUN WCh 1/4-final 28:26 (18:11) Herning DEN DEN-HUN ECh MR-Group 1 28:24 (14:11) Gdańsk POL DEN-HUN ECh Group D 30:22 (18:10) HUN vs NED Lillestrøm NOR HUN-NED B-WCh MR-Group II 25:19 (14:9) HUN vs LAT Gyöngyös HUN HUN-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 32:25 (18:14) Dobele LAT LAT-HUN ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 25:25 (12:11) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 11

12 NETHERLANDS Media contact Annemiek Schouten EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :9 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :3 2nd Group A 1998 Pre-Qualif : :11 4th Group D 2000 Qualif : :9 4th Group Qualif : :3 2nd Group Play-off :54-9 0:4 Lost vs. POR 2004 Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif :89-7 2:4 3rd Group Qualif : :5 2nd Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. POL 2010 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :11 4th Group Qualif : :10 3rd Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Total Qualif : :99 12

13 NETHERLANDS National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 40:16 (17:4) v Emmen NED, Biggest defeat: 33:13 (17:6) v Zaporozhye UKR, Longest winning run: 3 matches ( ; ) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 8 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 12 matches ( ) Current run: L2 ( ) Most goals: 40 v Cyprus Emmen NED, Most goals opponent: 41 v Poland Kielce POL, Most goals both teams: 68 v Austria Innsbruck AUT, v Poland Kielce POL, Fewest goals: 12 v Germany Solingen GER, Fewest goals opponent: 16 v Cyprus Emmen NED, Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Germany Solingen GER, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) DEN vs NED Thisted DEN DEN-NED OG-Qual. Group 7 24:14 (11:6) Heerlen NED NED-DEN OG-Qual. Group 7 17:17 (9:6) Graz AUT NED-DEN B-WCh MR-Group II 17:25 (10:12) HUN vs NED Lillestrøm NOR HUN-NED B-WCh MR-Group II 25:19 (14:9) NED vs LAT No previous encounters Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 13

14 LATVIA Media contact Janis Parums EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :12 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :10 4th Group F 1998 Pre-Qualif : :7 3rd Group A 2000 Qualif : :8 4th Group Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :4 2nd Group Play-off :64-8 0:4 Lost vs. CZE 2010 Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif : :2 1st Group B 2012 Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :2 2nd Group D 2014 Qualif : :9 4th Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Total Qualif : :102 14

15 LATVIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 10:36 (4:17) v Mersin TUR, Biggest defeat: 33:12 (14:7) v Castellón de la Plana ESP, Longest winning run: 4 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 9 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 9 matches ( ) Current run: L2 ( ) Most goals: 38 v Georgia Rīga LAT, Most goals opponent: 41 v FYR Macedonia Veles MKD, v Romania Constanța ROU, v Czech Republic Praha CZE, Most goals both teams: 72 v Romania Constanța ROU, Fewest goals: 12 v Spain Castellón de la Plana ESP, v Poland Brzeg Dolny POL, Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Malta Mersin TUR, Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Portugal Lagoa POR, v Slovakia Košice SVK, v Georgia Rīga LAT, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) DEN vs LAT No previous encounters HUN vs LAT Gyöngyös HUN HUN-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 32:25 (18:14) Dobele LAT LAT-HUN ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 25:25 (12:11) NED vs LAT No previous encounters Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 15

16 QUALIFICATION GROUP 2 Poland Belarus Serbia Romania QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 2 Date / Time Teams :00 Belarus vs Romania :00 Poland vs Serbia :00 Serbia vs Belarus :00 Romania vs Poland Belarus vs Poland Romania vs Serbia Poland vs Belarus Serbia vs Romania Serbia vs Poland Romania vs Belarus Poland vs Romania Belarus vs Serbia 16

17 POLAND Achievements OLYMPIC GAMES 1976 World Championships , 2009, 2015 Media contact Jan Korczak-Mleczko EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :5 2nd Group Runners-Up :51-9 2:2 Lost vs. FRA 1996 Qualif : :12 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :2 1st Group D 1998 Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. GER 2002 Play-off : :1 Won vs. NOR 2002 EHF EURO : :6 15th Place 2004 Play-off : :2 Won vs. AUT 2004 EHF EURO : :6 16th Place 2006 Qualif : :2 2nd Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. SWE 2006 EHF EURO : :9 10th Place 2008 Play-off : :0 Won vs. NED 2008 EHF EURO : :5 7th Place 2010 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 4th Place 2012 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :5 9th Place 2014 Qualif : :2 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 6th Place 2016 EHF EURO : :4 7th Place Total Qualif : :56 Total EHF EURO : :50 17

18 POLAND National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 43:14 (21:11) v Radom POL, Biggest defeat: 32:19 (15:10) v Marseille FRA, Longest winning run: 5 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 7 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 7 matches ( ) Current run: W3 ( ) Most goals: 41 v The Netherlands Kielce POL, Most goals opponent: 33 v Russia Moskva RUS, v Sweden Linköping SWE, v Romania Buzău ROU, Most goals both teams: 68 v The Netherlands Kielce POL, Fewest goals: 16 v Germany Głogów POL, Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Cyprus Brzeg Dolny POL, v Cyprus Brzeg Dolny POL, Fewest goals both teams: 38 v Ukraine Warszawa POL, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs BLR Zaragoza ESP POL-BLR WCh Group C 24:22 (14:9) Aarhus DEN POL-BLR ECh MR-Group 2 31:30 (14:13) Kraków POL POL-BLR ECh MR-Group 1 32:27 (19:13) POL vs SRB Zadar CRO SRB-POL WCh MR-Group II 23:35 (7:21) Lund SWE POL-SRB WCh MR-Group II 27:26 (10:11) Beograd SRB POL-SRB ECh Group A 18:22 (7:11) Alicante ESP SRB-POL OG Qual. Tournament 1 25:25 (14: Zaragoza ESP POL-SRB WCh Group C 25:24 (11:13) Aarhus DEN SRB-POL ECh Group C 20:19 (13:9) Kraków POL POL-SRB ECh Group A 29:28 (14:15) POL vs ROU Schwerin GDR ROU-POL WCh Group B 18:14 (10:6) Québec CAN ROU-POL OG Group B 17:15 (8:6) Rovereto ITA ROU-POL B-WCh Group A 21:27 (9:12) Poznan POL POL-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 4 27:29 (12:13) Baia Mare ROU ROU-POL ECh-Qual. Group 4 30:22 (13:11) Buzău ROU ROU-POL ECh-Qual. Group 1 33:29 (16:13) Kielce POL POL-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 1 34:22 (17:08) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 18

19 BELARUS Media contact Andrei Baletski EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :5 2nd Group Runners-Up : :2 Won vs. AUT 1994 EHF EURO : :8 8th Place 1996 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :2 2nd Group B 2000 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off :52-8 1:3 Lost vs. UKR 2002 Qualif : :4 1st Group Play-off :56-6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2004 Qualif : :4 2nd Group Play-off : :3 Lost vs. CRO 2006 Qualif : :5 2nd Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. ISL 2008 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. SUI 2008 EHF EURO : :6 15th Place 2010 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :3 2nd Group EHF EURO : :10 12th Place 2016 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 10th Place Total Qualif : :69 Total EHF EURO : :32 19

20 BELARUS National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 43:14 (18:8) v Minsk BLR, Biggest defeat: 38:26 (17:13) v Ljubljana SLO, Longest winning run: 7 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches ( ; ) Longest losing run: 4 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 6 matches ( ) Current run: W1 ( ) Most goals: 43 v Bulgaria Minsk BLR, Most goals opponent: 41 v Denmark Aalborg DEN, Most goals both teams: 74 v Denmark Aalborg DEN, Fewest goals: 17 v Austria Linz, Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Italy Minsk BLR, Fewest goals both teams: 38 v Belgium Hasselt BEL, v Italy Minsk BLR, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs BLR Zaragoza ESP POL-BLR WCh Group C 24:22 (14:9) Aarhus DEN POL-BLR ECh MR-Group 2 31:30 (14:13) Kraków POL POL-BLR ECh MR-Group 1 32:27 (19:13) BLR vs SRB Zaragoza ESP BLR-SRB WCh Group C 28:34 (13:20) BLR vs ROU Almada POR ROU-BLR ECh Group A 24:33 (9:14) Hafnarfjörður ISL ROU-BLR WCh Place 9/10 32:35 (17:16) Râmnicu Vâlcea ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 2 24:31 (12:14) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 2 29:28 (14:14) București ROU ROU-BLR WCh-Qual. Group 7 25:22 (12:14) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU WCh-Qual. Group 7 28:23 (15:12) Piatra Neamț ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 31:34 (13:18) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 31:25 (17:14) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 20

21 SERBIA Achievements EHF EURO 2012 Media contact Zika Bogdanovic EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 2008 Qualif : :3 1st Group Play-off :71-1 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2010 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :5 13th Place 2012 EHF EURO : :6 Runners-up 2014 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO :77-4 2:4 13th Place 2016 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :5 15th Place Total Qualif : :17 Total EHF EURO : :20 21

22 SERBIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 48:24 (21:10) v Niš SRB, Biggest defeat: 38:22 (16:10) v Reykjavík ISL, Longest winning run: 4 matches ( ; ) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches ( ; ) Longest losing run: 1 match ( ; ; ; ; ; ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: W1 ( ) Most goals: 48 v Italy Niš SRB, Most goals opponent: 42 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Most goals both teams: 82 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Fewest goals: 22 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Fewest goals opponent: 20 v Faroe Islands Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR, v Faroe Islands Zaječar SRB, Fewest goals both teams: 45 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo BIH, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs SRB Zadar CRO SRB-POL WCh MR-Group II 23:35 (7:21) Lund SWE POL-SRB WCh MR-Group II 27:26 (10:11) Beograd SRB POL-SRB ECh Group A 18:22 (7:11) Alicante ESP SRB-POL OG Qual. Tournament 1 25:25 (14: Zaragoza ESP POL-SRB WCh Group C 25:24 (11:13) Aarhus DEN SRB-POL ECh Group C 20:19 (13:9) Kraków POL POL-SRB ECh Group A 29:28 (14:15) BLR vs SRB Zaragoza ESP BLR-SRB WCh Group C 28:34 (13:20) SRB vs ROU Lund SWE SRB-ROU WCh Group C 28:38 (17:20) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 22

23 ROMANIA Achievements OLYMPIC GAMES , 1980, 1984 World Championships 1961, 1964, 1970, , 1990 Media contact Lorand Balint EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 11th Place 1996 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 9th Place 1998 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off :41-8 0:4 Lost vs. FRA 2002 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :4 2nd Group Play-off :60-9 2:2 Lost vs. SCG 2008 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :2 Lost vs. SWE 2010 Qualif : :9 4th Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :0 1st Group C 2014 Qualif : :12 4th Group Play-off :62-1 2:2 Lost vs. FIN 2018 Qualif : :0 1st Group C 2018 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ISR Total Qualif : :75 Total EHF EURO : :16 23

24 ROMANIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 11:39 (6:18) v Rishon LeZion ISR, Biggest defeat: 20:35 (7:18) v Oradea ROU, Longest winning run: 6 matches ( ; ) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches ( ; ) Longest losing run: 7 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 7 matches ( ) Current run: W6 ( ) Most goals: 44 v Italy Reșița ROU, Most goals opponent: 38 v Norway Sandefjord NOR, Most goals both teams: 72 v Latvia Constanța ROU, Fewest goals: 15 v France Oradea ROU, v Lithuania Kaunas LTU, Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Ireland Rishon LeZion ISR, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Lithuania Kaunas LTU, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs ROU Schwerin GDR ROU-POL WCh Group B 18:14 (10:6) Québec CAN ROU-POL OG Group B 17:15 (8:6) Rovereto ITA ROU-POL B-WCh Group A 21:27 (9:12) Poznan POL POL-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 4 27:29 (12:13) Baia Mare ROU ROU-POL ECh-Qual. Group 4 30:22 (13:11) Buzău ROU ROU-POL ECh-Qual. Group 1 33:29 (16:13) Kielce POL POL-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 1 34:22 (17:08) BLR vs ROU Almada POR ROU-BLR ECh Group A 24:33 (9:14) Hafnarfjörður ISL ROU-BLR WCh Place 9/10 32:35 (17:16) Râmnicu Vâlcea ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 2 24:31 (12:14) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 2 29:28 (14:14) București ROU ROU-BLR WCh-Qual. Group 7 25:22 (12:14) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU WCh-Qual. Group 7 28:23 (15:12) Piatra Neamț ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 31:34 (13:18) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 31:25 (17:14) SRB vs ROU Lund SWE SRB-ROU WCh Group C 28:38 (17:20) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 24

25 QUALIFICATION GROUP 3 Spain Austria Bosnia Herzegovina Finland QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 3 Date / Time Teams :25 Austria vs Finland :30 Spain vs Bosnia-Herzegovina :30 Finland vs Spain :00 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Austria Austria vs Spain Finland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Spain vs Austria Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Finland Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Spain Finland vs Austria Spain vs Finland Austria vs Bosnia-Herzegovina 25

26 SPAIN Achievements EHF EURO 1996, 1998, 2006, , 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES 1996, 2000, 2008 World Championships 2005, EHF European Championship (qualification) record Media contact Javier Fernández rfebm.com YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :1 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 5th Place 1996 EHF EURO : :4 Runners-up 1998 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :9 Runners-up 2000 Play-off : :0 Won vs. AUT 2000 EHF EURO : :4 3rd Place 2002 EHF EURO : :5 7th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. LTU 2004 EHF EURO : :8 10th Place 2006 Play-off : :1 Won vs. LTU 2006 EHF EURO : :3 Runners-up 2008 EHF EURO : :6 9th Place 2010 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :5 6th Place 2012 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :5 4th Place 2014 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 3rd Place 2016 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :5 Runners-up Total Qualif : :15 Total EHF EURO : :56 26

27 SPAIN National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 39:6 (20:2) v Castellón de la Plana ESP, Biggest defeat: 28:25 (12:11) v Gjøvik NOR, Longest winning run: 10 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 10 matches ( ; ) Longest losing run: 2 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 2 matches ( ; ) Current run: W3 ( ) Most goals: 39 v Cyprus Castellón de la Plana ESP, v Finland Logroño ESP, Most goals opponent: 29 v The Netherlands Pontevedra ESP, v Germany Mannheim GER, Most goals both teams: 65 v Lithuania Guadalajara ESP, Fewest goals: 21 v Switzerland Pontevedra ESP, v Croatia Split CRO, Fewest goals opponent: 6 v Cyprus Castellón de la Plana ESP, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Switzerland Pontevedra ESP, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs AUT Wien AUT AUT-ESP WCh-Qual. Group 5 18:17 (7:11) Madrid ESP ESP-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 5 19:4 (8:2) Zaragoza ESP ESP-AUT B-WCh Group C 23:11 (10:5) Grenoble FRA ESP-AUT B-WCh Group B 20:22 (10:11) Umeå SWE ESP-AUT WCh Group A 22:15 (9:7) Maria Enzersdorf AUT AUT-ESP ECh-Playoff 22:28 (9:13) Elche ESP ESP-AUT ECh-Playoff 29:22 (14:9) Dornbirn AUT AUT-ESP WCh-Playoff 26:28 (8:15) Ibiza-Eivissa/Ibiza ESP ESP-AUT WCh-Playoff 28:23 (14:10) Herning DEN AUT-ESP ECh MR-Group 1 27:28 (12:14) Cangas do Morrazo ESP ESP-AUT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 27:16 (12:8) Innsbruck AUT AUT-ESP ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 24:30 (12:16) ESP vs BIH No previous encounters ESP vs FIN Erfurt GDR ESP-FIN WCh Group A 19:16 (12:6) Skien NOR ESP-FIN B-WCh MR-Group I 29:19 (13:9) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-ESP ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 27:34 (15:17) Logroño ESP ESP-FIN ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 39:16 (21:9) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 27

28 AUSTRIA Achievements World Championship 1938 Media contact Markus Riedlmayer EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :7 2nd Group Runners-Up :45-2 2:2 Lost vs. BLR 1996 Qualif : :9 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :5 2nd Group D 2000 Qualif : :5 2nd Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. ESP 2002 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :2 2nd Group Play-off : :2 Lost vs. POL 2006 Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off :50-1 2:2 Lost vs. SVK 2008 Qualif : :6 3rd Group EHF EURO : :7 9th Place 2012 Qualif : :5 3rd Group Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 11th Place 2016 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Total Qualif : :70 Total EHF EURO : :15 28

29 AUSTRIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 40:19 (18:9) v Lustenau AUT, Biggest defeat: 36:19 (15:11) v Radom POL, Longest winning run: 5 matches ( ; ) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ; ) Longest run without win: 5 matches ( ) Current run: L2 ( ) Most goals: 40 v Georgia Lustenau AUT, Most goals opponent: 44 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Most goals both teams: 73 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Fewest goals: 15 v Belarus Minsk BLR, Fewest goals opponent: 14 v The Netherlands Den Helder NED, Fewest goals both teams: 32 v The Netherlands Den Helder NED, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs AUT Wien AUT AUT-ESP WCh-Qual. Group 5 18:17 (7:11) Madrid ESP ESP-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 5 19:4 (8:2) Zaragoza ESP ESP-AUT B-WCh Group C 23:11 (10:5) Grenoble FRA ESP-AUT B-WCh Group B 20:22 (10:11) Umeå SWE ESP-AUT WCh Group A 22:15 (9:7) Maria Enzersdorf AUT AUT-ESP ECh-Playoff 22:28 (9:13) Elche ESP ESP-AUT ECh-Playoff 29:22 (14:9) Dornbirn AUT AUT-ESP WCh-Playoff 26:28 (8:15) Ibiza-Eivissa/Ibiza ESP ESP-AUT WCh-Playoff 28:23 (14:10) Herning DEN AUT-ESP ECh MR-Group 1 27:28 (12:14) Cangas do Morrazo ESP ESP-AUT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 27:16 (12:8) Innsbruck AUT AUT-ESP ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 24:30 (12:16) AUT vs BIH Visoko BIH BIH-AUT ECh-Pre-Qual. Group D 22:21 (12:10) Feldkirchen AUT AUT-BIH ECh-Pre-Qual. Group D 22:22 (12:12) Linz AUT AUT-BIH ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 35:24 (18:7) Visoko BIH BIH-AUT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 28:28 (15:13) Doha QAT AUT-BIH WCh Group B 23:21 (11:12) AUT vs FIN Weinfelden SUI AUT-FIN C-WCh Group B 27:22 (11:8) Gent BEL AUT-FIN C-WCh Group B 24:17 (12:6) Stockerau AUT AUT-FIN B-WCh Group D 24:17 (10:10) Güssing AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. Group 2 30:19 (15:8) Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. Group 2 19:24 (9:11) Lustenau AUT AUT-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 3 30:20 (16:9) Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 3 33:25 (18:10) Salo FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. Group 5 28:29 (15:11) Wien AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. Group 5 32:26 (9:14) Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 2 33:31 (11:16) Wien AUT AUT-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 2 37:26 (19:12) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. Group 4 26:29 (16:15) Traun AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. Group 4 33:28 (15:11) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 23:26 (12:11) Begenz AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 29:22 (14:14) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-AUT WCh-Qual. 1 Group 2 29:32 (11:13) Maria Enzersdorf AUT AUT-FIN WCh-Qual. 1 Group 2 32:20 (17:12) 29

30 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Media contact Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1996 Pre-Qualif : :5 2nd Group D 1998 Pre-Qualif : :6 3rd Group D 2000 Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif : :4 2nd Group Play-off : :2 Lost vs. DEN 2004 Qualif : :3 2nd Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. CZE 2006 Qualif : :4 2nd Group Play-off : :3 Lost vs. NOR 2008 Qualif : :4 2nd Group Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :11 4th Group Qualif : :11 4th Group Play-off : :0 Won vs. GRE 2016 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Total Qualif : :82 30

31 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 43:25 (24:11) v Visoko BIH, Biggest defeat: 28:14 (11:4) v Farum/Sjælland DEN, Longest winning run: 4 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 8 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 12 matches ( ) Current run: L1 ( ) Most goals: 45 v Belgium Hasselt BEL, v Faroe Islands Sarajevo BIH, Most goals opponent: 37 v Russia Chekhov RUS, Most goals both teams: 78 v Belgium Hasselt BEL, Fewest goals: 14 v Denmark Farum/Sjælland DEN, Fewest goals opponent: 12 v Cyprus Nicosia CYP, Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Ukraine Sarajevo BIH, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs BIH No previous encounters BIH vs AUT Visoko BIH BIH-AUT ECh-Pre-Qual. Group D 22:21 (12:10) Feldkirchen AUT AUT-BIH ECh-Pre-Qual. Group D 22:22 (12:12) Linz AUT AUT-BIH ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 35:24 (18:7) Visoko BIH BIH-AUT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 28:28 (15:13) Doha QAT AUT-BIH WCh Group B 23:21 (11:12) BIH vs FIN Karjaa-Karis FIN FIN-BIH WCh-Qual. Group 5 28:29 (13:14) Sarajevo BIH BIH-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 5 31:28 (13:12) Vantaa-Vanda FIN BIH-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 2 30:28 (17:13) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 31

32 FINLAND Media contact Finnish Handball Federation EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :11 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :6 3rd Group E 1998 Pre-Qualif : :4 2nd Group E 2000 Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif : :3 2nd Group Play-off :47-4 2:2 Lost vs. CZE 2004 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. YUG 2006 Qualif : :8 4th Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :16 5th Group Qualif : :2 2nd Group B 2014 Qualif : :4 2nd Group A 2016 Qualif : :1 1st Group A 2016 Play-off : :2 Won vs. ROU 2016 Qualif : :12 4th Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. LUX Total Qualif : :99 32

33 FINLAND National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 35:17 (19:6) v Kirkkonummi FIN, Biggest defeat: 14:34 (8:15) v Vantaa-Vanda FIN, Longest winning run: 6 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 14 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 14 matches ( ) Current run: L1 ( ) Most goals: 35 v Cyprus Kirkkonummi FIN, Most goals opponent: 41 v Montenegro Budva MNE, Most goals both teams: 69 v Italy Tbilisi GEO, Fewest goals: 14 v Croatia Vantaa-Vanda FIN, Fewest goals opponent: 14 v Bulgaria Karjaa-Karis FIN, v Cyprus Nicosia CYP, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Israel Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs FIN Erfurt GDR ESP-FIN WCh Group A 19:16 (12:6) Skien NOR ESP-FIN B-WCh MR-Group I 29:19 (13:9) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-ESP ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 27:34 (15:17) Logroño ESP ESP-FIN ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 39:16 (21:9) AUT vs FIN Weinfelden SUI AUT-FIN C-WCh Group B 27:22 (11:8) Gent BEL AUT-FIN C-WCh Group B 24:17 (12:6) Stockerau AUT AUT-FIN B-WCh Group D 24:17 (10:10) Güssing AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. Group 2 30:19 (15:8) Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. Group 2 19:24 (9:11) Lustenau AUT AUT-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 3 30:20 (16:9) Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 3 33:25 (18:10) Salo FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. Group 5 28:29 (15:11) Wien AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. Group 5 32:26 (9:14) Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN FIN-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 2 33:31 (11:16) Wien AUT AUT-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 2 37:26 (19:12) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. Group 4 26:29 (16:15) Traun AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. Group 4 33:28 (15:11) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-AUT ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 23:26 (12:11) Begenz AUT AUT-FIN ECh-Qual. 2 Group 7 29:22 (14:14) Vantaa-Vanda FIN FIN-AUT WCh-Qual. 1 Group 2 29:32 (11:13) Maria Enzersdorf AUT AUT-FIN WCh-Qual. 1 Group 2 32:20 (17:12) BIH vs FIN Karjaa-Karis FIN FIN-BIH WCh-Qual. Group 5 28:29 (13:14) Sarajevo BIH BIH-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 5 31:28 (13:12) Vantaa-Vanda FIN BIH-FIN WCh-Qual. Group 2 30:28 (17:13) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 33

34 QUALIFICATION GROUP 4 Iceland FYR Macedonia Czech Republic Ukraine QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 4 Date / Time Teams :30 FYR Macedonia vs Ukraine :30 Iceland vs Czech Republic :25 Czech Republic vs FYR Macedonia :00 Ukraine vs Iceland FYR Macedonia vs Iceland Ukraine vs Czech Republic Iceland vs FYR Macedonia Czech Republic vs Ukraine Czech Republic vs Iceland Ukraine vs FYR Macedonia Iceland vs Ukraine FYR Macedonia vs Czech Republic 34

35 ICELAND Achievements EHF EURO 2010 Olympic Games 2008 Media contact Media contacts Einar Thorvardarson Róbert Geir Gíslason EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :5 3rd Group Qualif : :4 3rd Group Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. MKD 2000 EHF EURO : :10 11th Place 2002 Play-off : :2 Won vs. BLR 2002 EHF EURO : :6 4th Place 2004 EHF EURO :96-9 1:5 13th Place 2006 Play-off : :0 Won vs. BLR 2006 EHF EURO : :7 7th Place 2008 Play-off : :2 Won vs. SRB 2008 EHF EURO : :8 11th Place 2010 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :5 3rd Place 2012 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 10th Place 2014 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :5 5th Place 2016 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 13th Place Total Qualif : :36 Total EHF EURO : :57 35

36 ICELAND National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 42:11 (20:6) v Hafnarfjörður ISL, Biggest defeat: 39:28 (20:13) v Halle GER, Longest winning run: 6 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 10 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 2 matches ( ; ) Longest run without win: 2 matches ( ; ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 44 v Austria Reykjavík ISL, Most goals opponent: 40 v Serbia Reykjavík ISL, Most goals both teams: 82 v Serbia Reykjavík ISL, Fewest goals: 14 v Russia Moskva RUS, Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Cyprus Hafnarfjörður ISL, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Russia Moskva RUS, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs MKD Hafnarfjörður ISL ISL-MKD ECh-Playoff 32:23 (16:8) Skopje MKD MKD-ISL ECh-Playoff 32:29 (13:13) Hafnarfjörður ISL MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 25:26 (9:14) Hafnarfjörður ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 38:22 (15:10) Prilep MKD MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 30:35 (14:18) Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 33:28 (15:17) Skopje MKD MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 34:26 (18:13) Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 30:24 (13:13) Skopje MKD MKD-ISL ECh-Qual. Group 3 26:29 (10:13) Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD ECh-Qual. Group 3 34:26 (17:13) Sevilla ESP MKD-ISL WCh Group B 19:23 (10:10) Herning DEN MKD-ISL ECh MR-Group 1 27:29 (11:14) ISL vs CZE Montpellier FRA ISL-CZE WCh Group A 29:29 (15:12) Celje SLO ISL-CZE ECh Group C 30:30 (15:17) El Menzah TUN CZE-ISL WCh Group B 34:34 (20:14) Doha QAT ISL-CZE WCh Group C 25:36 (11:21) ISL vs UKR Rijeka CRO UKR-ISL ECh Place 11/12 25:26 (12:13) Magdeburg GER UKR-ISL WCh Group B 32:29 (12:13) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 36

37 FYR MACEDONIA Media contact Ivan Ivanovikj macedoniahandball.com.mk macedoniahandball.com.mk EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1996 Pre-Qualif : :2 1st Group A 1996 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :2 1st Group B 1998 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO : :11 12th Place 2000 Play-off :61-6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2002 Play-off :52-4 2:2 Lost vs. ISR 2004 Qualif : :4 2nd Group Play-off :64-2 2:2 Lost vs. HUN 2006 Qualif : :3 1st Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. HUN 2008 Qualif : :3 2nd Group Play-off :66-6 0:4 Lost vs. SLO 2010 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :5 5th Place 2014 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO : :9 10th Place 2016 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :10 11th Place Total Qualif : :64 Total EHF EURO : :35 37

38 FYR MACEDONIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 44:17 (23:5) v Skopje MKD, Biggest defeat: 33:16 (14:8) v Czech Cheb CZE, Longest winning run: 5 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches ( ; ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ; ) Longest run without win: 4 matches ( ; ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 44 v Belgium Skopje MKD, Most goals opponent: 42 v Serbia Niš SRB, Most goals both teams: 71 v Latvia Veles MKD, Fewest goals: 16 v Czech Republic Cheb CZE, Fewest goals opponent: 17 v Belgium Skopje MKD, v Switzerland St. Gallen SUI, Fewest goals both teams: 41 v Spain Skopje MKD, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs MKD Hafnarfjörður ISL ISL-MKD ECh-Playoff 32:23 (16:8) Skopje MKD MKD-ISL ECh-Playoff 32:29 (13:13) Hafnarfjörður ISL MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 25:26 (9:14) Hafnarfjörður ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 38:22 (15:10) Prilep MKD MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 30:35 (14:18) Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 33:28 (15:17) Skopje MKD MKD-ISL WCh-Playoff 34:26 (18:13) Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD WCh-Playoff 30:24 (13:13) Skopje MKD MKD-ISL ECh-Qual. Group 3 26:29 (10:13) Reykjavík ISL ISL-MKD ECh-Qual. Group 3 34:26 (17:13) Sevilla ESP MKD-ISL WCh Group B 19:23 (10:10) Herning DEN MKD-ISL ECh MR-Group 1 27:29 (11:14) MKD vs CZE Cheb CZE CZE-MKD ECh-Qual. Group 2 33:16 (14:8) Resen MKD MKD-CZE ECh-Qual. Group 2 27:27 (15:11) Bolzano-Bozen ITA CZE-MKD ECh Group B 38:18 (16:12) Skopje MKD MKD-CZE WCh-Qual. Group 3 36:31 (15:15) Plzeň CZE CZE-MKD WCh-Qual. Group 3 43:25 (22:14) Niš SRB CZE-MKD ECh Group B 21:27 (12:12) Herning DEN MKD-CZE ECh Group A 24:24 (10:11) Zlín CZE CZE-MKD ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 27:27 (18:11) Skopje MKD MKD-CZE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 32:28 (15:12) Zlín CZE CZE-MKD WCh-Playoff 28:22 (14:10) Skopje MKD MKD-CZE WCh-Playoff 34:27 (19:11) MKD vs UKR Bitola MKD MKD-UKR WCh-Qual. Group 2 13:13 (7:6) Kyiv UKR UKR-MKD WCh-Qual. Group 2 25:19 (11:6) 38

39 CZECH REPUBLIC Media contact Vit Chalupa EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :4 2nd Group Runners-Up :38 0 2:2 Lost vs. SLO 1996 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :6 5th Place 1998 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO : :10 10th Place 2000 Qualif : :6 2nd Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. FIN 2002 EHF EURO : :8 8th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. BIH 2004 EHF EURO : :9 11th Place 2006 Play-off :59-7 2:2 Lost vs. POR 2008 Play-off : :0 Won vs. LAT 2008 EHF EURO :97-9 0:6 14th Place 2010 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 8th Place 2012 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO :84-7 2:4 14th Place 2014 Qualif : :4 1st Group EHF EURO : :5 15th Place 2016 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Total Qualif : :44 Total EHF EURO : :55 39

40 CZECH REPUBLIC National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 32:10 (13:6) v Lovosice CZE, Biggest defeat: 41:25 (20:12) v Chambéry FRA, Longest winning run: 7 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: L2 ( ) Most goals: 41 v Latvia Praha CZE, Most goals opponent: 41 v France Chambéry FRA, Most goals both teams: 70 v Latvia Praha CZE, Fewest goals: 16 v Slovenia Celje SLO, Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Luxembourg Lovosice CZE, Fewest goals both teams: 35 v Slovenia Celje SLO, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs CZE Montpellier FRA ISL-CZE WCh Group A 29:29 (15:12) Celje SLO ISL-CZE ECh Group C 30:30 (15:17) El Menzah TUN CZE-ISL WCh Group B 34:34 (20:14) Doha QAT ISL-CZE WCh Group C 25:36 (11:21) MKD vs CZE Cheb CZE CZE-MKD ECh-Qual. Group 2 33:16 (14:8) Resen MKD MKD-CZE ECh-Qual. Group 2 27:27 (15:11) Bolzano-Bozen ITA CZE-MKD ECh Group B 38:18 (16:12) Skopje MKD MKD-CZE WCh-Qual. Group 3 36:31 (15:15) Plzeň CZE CZE-MKD WCh-Qual. Group 3 43:25 (22:14) Niš SRB CZE-MKD ECh Group B 21:27 (12:12) Herning DEN MKD-CZE ECh Group A 24:24 (10:11) Zlín CZE CZE-MKD ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 27:27 (18:11) Skopje MKD MKD-CZE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 6 32:28 (15:12) Zlín CZE CZE-MKD WCh-Playoff 28:22 (14:10) Skopje MKD MKD-CZE WCh-Playoff 34:27 (19:11) CZE vs UKR Göteborg SWE UKR-CZE ECh Group A 27:30 (12:16) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 40

41 UKRAINE Media contact Roman Kademin EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :8 3rd Group F 2000 Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off : :1 Won vs. BLR 2000 EHF EURO : :11 12th Place 2002 Play-off : :2 Won vs. LTU 2002 EHF EURO : :10 11th Place 2004 Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off : :1 Won vs. ISR 2004 EHF EURO : :6 15th Place 2006 Qualif : :1 1st Group Play-off :47 0 2:2 Won vs. GRE 2006 EHF EURO : :10 12th Place 2008 Play-off : :2 Lost vs. SVK 2010 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO :96-9 0:6 16th Place 2012 Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif : :0 1st Group A 2014 Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Total Qualif : :66 Total EHF EURO : :43 41

42 UKRAINE National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 33:13 (17:6) v The Zaporozhye UKR, Biggest defeat: 30:14 (14:7) v Odense/Fyn DEN, :19 (17:10) v Levice SVK, Longest winning run: 7 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 9 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 9 matches ( ) Current run: L9 ( ) Most goals: 38 v Cyprus Nicosia CYP, Most goals opponent: 43 v Slovenia Ljubljana SLO, Most goals both teams: 75 v Slovenia Ljubljana SLO, Fewest goals: 13 v Portugal Leiria POR, Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Moldova Kyiv UKR, Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Portugal Leiria POR, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs UKR Rijeka CRO UKR-ISL ECh Place 11/12 25:26 (12:13) Magdeburg GER UKR-ISL WCh Group B 32:29 (12:13) MKD vs UKR Bitola MKD MKD-UKR WCh-Qual. Group 2 13:13 (7:6) Kyiv UKR UKR-MKD WCh-Qual. Group 2 25:19 (11:6) CZE vs UKR Göteborg SWE UKR-CZE ECh Group A 27:30 (12:16) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 42

43 QUALIFICATION GROUP 5 Germany Slovenia Portugal Switzerland QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 5 Date / Time Teams :00 Slovenia vs Switzerland :30 Germany vs Portugal :45 Switzerland vs Germany :00 Portugal vs Slovenia Slovenia vs Germany Switzerland vs Portugal Germany vs Slovenia Portugal vs Switzerland Portugal vs Germany Switzerland vs Slovenia Germany vs Switzerland Slovenia vs Portugal 43

44 GERMANY Achievements EHF EURO 2004, OLYMPIC GAMES 1980 (as GDR) 1984, World Championships 1938, 1978, , 1970, 1974 (both GDR), , 1978, 1986, (both GDR) Media contact Tim Oliver Kalle EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :7 9th Place 1996 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :9 8th Place 1998 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 3rd Place 2000 Play-off : :0 Won vs. POL 2000 EHF EURO : :8 9th Place 2002 Play-off : :0 Won vs. SVK 2002 EHF EURO : :5 Runners-up 2004 EHF EURO : :3 Winners 2006 EHF EURO : :3 5th Place 2008 EHF EURO : :8 4th Place 2010 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 10th Place 2012 Qualif : :3 1st Group EHF EURO : :7 7th Place 2014 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :2 2nd Group EHF EURO : :2 Winners Total Qualif : :21 Total EHF EURO : :64 44

45 GERMANY National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 42:11 (22:4) v Wetzlar GER, Biggest defeat: 25:16 (10:8) v Leganés ESP, Longest winning run: 16 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 19 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 2 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 54 v Bulgaria Samokov BUL, Most goals opponent: 36 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Most goals both teams: 83 v Bulgaria Samokov BUL, Fewest goals: 16 v Switzerland Basel SUI, v Spain Leganés ESP, Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Bulgaria Wetzlar GER, Fewest goals both teams: 30 v The Netherlands Solingen GER, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) GER vs SLO Almada POR GER-SLO ECh Place 9/10 28:18 (15:10) Sevilla ESP GER-SLO ECh Group A 25:16 (10:5) Västerås SWE SLO-GER ECh MR-Group II 28:31 (12:12) Ljubljana SLO SLO-GER ECh MR-Group II 24:31 (10:18) Ljubljana SLO SLO-GER ECh Place 1/2 25:30 (10:16) Basel SUI SLO-GER ECh MR-Group I 33:36 (16:20) Halle (Westfalen) GER SLO-GER WCh MR-Group I 29:35 (14:17) Celje SLO SLO-GER ECh-Qual. Group 5 26:27 (13:13) Hamburg GER GER-SLO ECh-Qual. Group 5 38:30 (20:12) Innsbruck AUT SLO-GER ECh Group C 34:34 (16:11) Doha QAT GER-SLO WCh Place 7/8 30:27 (16:14) Wrocław POL GER-SLO ECh Group C 25:21 (12:10) Rio de Janeiro BRA SLO-GER OG Group B 25:28 (12:11) GER vs POR Braga POR POR-GER WCh-Qual. Group 4 21:19 (12:11) Koblenz GER GER-POR WCh-Qual. Group 4 31:28 (16:11) Viseu POR POR-GER WCh Group B 29:37 (15:19) GER vs SUI Berlin GER GER-SUI OG Place :6 (9:3) Lund SWE SUI-GER WCh Group B 9:20 (4:11) Basel SUI SUI-GER ECh-Qual. Group 5 23:16 (7:7) Offenburg GER GER-SUI ECh-Qual. Group 5 26:13 (9:6) Atlanta, GA USA SUI-GER OG Place 7/8 16:23 (10:12) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 45

46 SLOVENIA Achievements EHF EURO 2004 Media contact Anze Blazic www. rokometna-zveza.si EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :6 2nd Group Runners-Up :38 0 2:2 Won vs. CZE 1994 EHF EURO : :9 10th Place 1996 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :10 11th Place 1998 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :0 Won vs. HUN 2000 EHF EURO : :6 5th Place 2002 EHF EURO : :12 12th Place 2004 EHF EURO : :5 Runners-up 2006 EHF EURO : :6 8th Place 2008 Play-off : :0 Won vs. MKD 2008 EHF EURO : :6 10th Place 2010 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 11th Place 2012 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :10 6th Place 2014 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :3 2nd Group EHF EURO :72-6 1:5 14th Place Total Qualif : :37 Total EHF EURO : :77 46

47 SLOVENIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 47:20 (23:11) v Velenje SLO, Biggest defeat: 30:21 (16:10) v Kutina CRO, Longest winning run: 13 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 13 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ; ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 47 v Bulgaria Velenje SLO, Most goals opponent: 38 v Germany Hamburg GER, Most goals both teams: 75 v Ukraine Ljubljana SLO, Fewest goals: 15 v Hungary Komló HUN, Fewest goals opponent: 12 v Georgia Slovenj Gradec SLO, Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Hungary Komló HUN, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) GER vs SLO Almada POR GER-SLO ECh Place 9/10 28:18 (15:10) Sevilla ESP GER-SLO ECh Group A 25:16 (10:5) Västerås SWE SLO-GER ECh MR-Group II 28:31 (12:12) Ljubljana SLO SLO-GER ECh MR-Group II 24:31 (10:18) Ljubljana SLO SLO-GER ECh Place 1/2 25:30 (10:16) Basel SUI SLO-GER ECh MR-Group I 33:36 (16:20) Halle (Westfalen) GER SLO-GER WCh MR-Group I 29:35 (14:17) Celje SLO SLO-GER ECh-Qual. Group 5 26:27 (13:13) Hamburg GER GER-SLO ECh-Qual. Group 5 38:30 (20:12) Innsbruck AUT SLO-GER ECh Group C 34:34 (16:11) Doha QAT GER-SLO WCh Place 7/8 30:27 (16:14) Wrocław POL GER-SLO ECh Group C 25:21 (12:10) Rio de Janeiro BRA SLO-GER OG Group B 25:28 (12:11) SLO vs POR Porto POR POR-SLO ECh Group B 22:23 (10:8) Rijeka CRO POR-SLO ECh Group B 28:27 (12:12) Celje SLO SLO-POR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 34:31 (17:14) Espinho POR POR-SLO ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 31:29 (14:13) Ljubljana SLO SLO-POR WCh-Playoff 31:26 (11:10) Guimarães POR POR-SLO WCh-Playoff 26:27 (8:13) SLO vs SUI Olten SUI SUI-SLO WCh-Qual. Group 6 29:23 (12:13) Celje SLO SLO-SUI WCh-Qual. Group 6 26:14 (12:10) Skövde SWE SLO-SUI ECh Group C 34:34 (18:16) St. Gallen SUI SLO-SUI ECh Group A 29:25 (16:13) Velenje SLO SLO-SUI WCh-Qual. Group 3 33:30 (18:13) Schaffhausen SUI SUI-SLO WCh-Qual. Group 3 23:31 (12:19) 47

48 PORTUGAL Media contact Ana Teixeira EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 EHF EURO : :12 12th Place 1996 Pre-Qualif : :4 2nd Group F 1998 Qualif : :8 4th Group Qualif : :4 1st Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. YUG 2000 EHF EURO : :6 7th Place 2002 Play-off : :0 Won vs. NED 2002 EHF EURO : :8 9th Place 2004 Play-off : :2 Won vs. NOR 2004 EHF EURO : :5 14th Place 2006 Qualif : :3 2nd Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. CZE 2006 EHF EURO : :6 15th Place 2008 Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off :63-8 0:4 Lost vs. MNE 2010 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Total Qualif : :59 Total EHF EURO : :37 48

49 PORTUGAL National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 37:25 (17:15) v Vidigueira POR, :16 (17:6) v Moimenta da Beira POR, Biggest defeat: 32:18 (16:8) v Kaunas LTU, :20 (16:9) v Sevilla ESP, Longest winning run: 4 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 4 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 4 matches ( ) Current run: L4 ( ) Most goals: 37 v Bulgaria Vidigueira POR, Most goals opponent: 36 v France Nice FRA, Most goals both teams: 68 v Russia Moskva RUS, Fewest goals: 15 v Yugoslavia Niš YUG, Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Ukraine Leiria POR, Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Ukraine Leiria POR, v Georgia Serpa POR, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) GER vs POR Braga POR POR-GER WCh-Qual. Group 4 21:19 (12:11) Koblenz GER GER-POR WCh-Qual. Group 4 31:28 (16:11) Viseu POR POR-GER WCh Group B 29:37 (15:19) SLO vs POR Porto POR POR-SLO ECh Group B 22:23 (10:8) Rijeka CRO POR-SLO ECh Group B 28:27 (12:12) Celje SLO SLO-POR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 34:31 (17:14) Espinho POR POR-SLO ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 31:29 (14:13) Ljubljana SLO SLO-POR WCh-Playoff 31:26 (11:10) Guimarães POR POR-SLO WCh-Playoff 26:27 (8:13) POR vs SUI Lisboa POR POR-SUI C-WCh Place : N/A SUI SUI-POR C-WCh Group A 27: St. Gallen SUI SUI-POR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 1 26:26 (13:15) Santo Tirso POR POR-SUI ECh-Qual. 2 Group 1 27:25 (14:14) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 49

50 SWITZERLAND Media contact Marco Ellenberger handball.ch EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :7 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :4 1st Group E 1998 Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif : :2 2nd Group Qualif : :2 2nd Group Play-off :46 0 2:2 Won vs. HUN 2002 EHF EURO : :5 13th Place 2004 Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off : :1 Won vs. TUR 2004 EHF EURO : :10 12th Place 2006 EHF EURO : :5 14th Place 2008 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off :61-7 2:2 Lost vs. BLR 2010 Qualif : :11 4th Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :1 1st Group B 2014 Qualif : :11 4th Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. EST 2016 Qualif : :12 4th Group Total Qualif : :87 Total EHF EURO : :20 50

51 SWITZERLAND National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 44:14 (21:5) v Aarau SUI, Biggest defeat: 36:22 (20:11) v Niš YUG, Longest winning run: 6 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 12 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 7 matches ( ; ) Longest run without win: 7 matches ( ; ) Current run: L7 ( ) Most goals: 44 v Cyprus Aarau SUI, Most goals opponent: 36 v Yugoslavia Niš YUG, v Russia Chekhov RUS, v Denmark Winterthur SUI, Most goals both teams: 70 v Russia Chekhov RUS, Fewest goals: 13 v Germany Offenburg GER, Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Cyprus Zürich SUI, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Spain Pontevedra ESP, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) GER vs SUI Berlin GER GER-SUI OG Place :6 (9:3) Lund SWE SUI-GER WCh Group B 9:20 (4:11) Basel SUI SUI-GER ECh-Qual. Group 5 23:16 (7:7) Offenburg GER GER-SUI ECh-Qual. Group 5 26:13 (9:6) Atlanta, GA USA SUI-GER OG Place 7/8 16:23 (10:12) SLO vs SUI Olten SUI SUI-SLO WCh-Qual. Group 6 29:23 (12:13) Celje SLO SLO-SUI WCh-Qual. Group 6 26:14 (12:10) Skövde SWE SLO-SUI ECh Group C 34:34 (18:16) St. Gallen SUI SLO-SUI ECh Group A 29:25 (16:13) Velenje SLO SLO-SUI WCh-Qual. Group 3 33:30 (18:13) Schaffhausen SUI SUI-SLO WCh-Qual. Group 3 23:31 (12:19) POR vs SUI Lisboa POR POR-SUI C-WCh Place : N/A SUI SUI-POR C-WCh Group A 27: St. Gallen SUI SUI-POR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 1 26:26 (13:15) Santo Tirso POR POR-SUI ECh-Qual. 2 Group 1 27:25 (14:14) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 51

52 QUALIFICATION GROUP 6 Sweden Russia Montenegro Slovakia QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 6 Date / Time Teams :30 Russia vs Slovakia :15 Sweden vs Montenegro :00 Slovakia vs Sweden :00 Montenegro vs Russia Russia vs Sweden Slovakia vs Montenegro Sweden vs Russia Montenegro vs Slovakia Montenegro vs Sweden Slovakia vs Russia Sweden vs Slovakia Russia vs Montenegro 52

53 SWEDEN Achievements EHF EURO 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002 OLYMPIC GAMES 1992, 1996, 2000, 2012 World Championships 1954, 1958, 1990, , 1997, , 1961, 1993, 1995 Media contact Daniel Vandor EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :0 Winners 1996 EHF EURO : :6 4th Place 1998 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :2 Winners 2000 EHF EURO : :0 Winners 2002 EHF EURO : :2 Winners 2004 EHF EURO : :6 7th Place 2006 Play-off :60-1 2:2 Lost vs. POL 2008 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. ROU 2008 EHF EURO : :5 5th Place 2010 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO :84-6 0:6 15th Place 2012 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 12th Place 2014 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 7th Place 2016 Qualif : :1 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 8th Place Total Qualif : :15 Total EHF EURO : :47 53

54 SWEDEN National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 42:18 (23:9) v Karlskrona SWE, Biggest defeat: 32:26 (16:14) v Olsztyn POL, Longest winning run: 9 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 10 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 1 match ( ; ; ; ; ; ) Longest run without win: 2 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 42 v Turkey Karlskrona SWE, Most goals opponent: 34 v Romania Constanța ROU, Most goals both teams: 67 v Belgium Kortrijk BEL, v Romania Constanța ROU, v Montenegro Pljevlja MNE, Fewest goals: 18 v Poland Gdańsk POL, Fewest goals opponent: 14 v Latvia Dobele LAT, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Austria Linz AUT, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs RUS Stockholm SWE SWE-RUS WCh MR-Group II 20:30 (8:11) Porto POR RUS-SWE ECh Place 1/2 21:34 (9:18) Sevilla ESP RUS-SWE ECh 1/2-final 24:21 (11:8) Atlanta, GA USA SWE-RUS OG Group A 22:20 (11:11) Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN SWE-RUS WCh Place 1/2 21:23 (10:11) Bolzano-Bozen ITA SWE-RUS ECh 1/2-final 27:24 (15:14) Cairo EGY RUS-SWE WCh Place 1/2 24:25 (14:12) Zagreb CRO RUS-SWE ECh Group B 25:28 (15:14) Zagreb CRO RUS-SWE ECh Place 1/2 31:32 (15:9, 24:24, 27:27) Sydney AUS RUS-SWE OG Place 1/2 28:26 (13:14) Göteborg SWE SWE-RUS ECh MR-Group I 30:26 (18:14) Velenje SLO SWE-RUS ECh Group A 27:30 (12:16) Aarhus DEN RUS-SWE ECh MR-Group 2 27:29 (13:20) Wrocław POL SWE-RUS ECh MR-Group 2 28:28 (15:15) SWE vs MNE Nikšić MNE MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. Group 1 29:33 (14:19) Norrköping SWE SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. Group 1 29:24 (16:11) Kristianstad SWE SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 30:27 (15:17) Pljevlja MNE MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 28:39 (17:19) Stockholm SWE SWE-MNE WCh-Playoff 22:21 (12:10) Podgorica MNE MNE-SWE WCh-Playoff 20:18 (11:9) København/Sjælland DEN SWE-MNE ECh Group D 28:21 (18:13) SWE vs SVK Trondheim NOR SVK-SWE ECh Group D 25:41 (12:20) Zagreb CRO SVK-SWE WCh MR-Group I 26:27 (11:16) Göteborg SWE SVK-SWE WCh Group D 22:38 (14:15) Bratislava SVK SVK-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 23:21 (13:11) Stockholm SWE SWE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 26:21 (12:9) Bratislava SVK SVK-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 23:33 (15:16) Stockholm SWE SWE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 27:22 (16:10) 54

55 RUSSIA Achievements EHF EURO , 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES World Championships 1993, Media contact Ivan Vorontsov EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :2 Runners-up 1996 Qualif : :4 1st Group EHF EURO : :1 Winners 1998 EHF EURO : :7 4th Place 2000 Play-off : :0 Won vs. TUR 2000 EHF EURO : :4 Runners-up 2002 EHF EURO : :3 5th Place 2004 EHF EURO : :3 5th Place 2006 EHF EURO : :6 6th Place 2008 EHF EURO : :5 13th Place 2010 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :10 12th Place 2012 Qualif : :2 2nd Group EHF EURO :89-7 1:5 15th Place 2014 Qualif : :6 3rd Group EHF EURO : :8 9th Place 2016 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 9th Place Total Qualif : :18 Total EHF EURO : :61 55

56 RUSSIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 18:45 (9:21) v Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, Biggest defeat: 36:29 (18:14) v Horsens DEN, Longest winning run: 9 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 2 matches ( ; ) Longest run without win: 2 matches ( ; ) Current run: W3 ( ) Most goals: 45 v Luxembourg Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, Most goals opponent: 36 v Denmark Horsens DEN, Most goals both teams: 71 v Belarus Brest BLR, Fewest goals: 17 v Italy Teramo ITA, Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Luxembourg Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, v Italy Teramo ITA, Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Italy Teramo ITA, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs RUS Stockholm SWE SWE-RUS WCh MR-Group II 20:30 (8:11) Porto POR RUS-SWE ECh Place 1/2 21:34 (9:18) Sevilla ESP RUS-SWE ECh 1/2-final 24:21 (11:8) Atlanta, GA USA SWE-RUS OG Group A 22:20 (11:11) Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN SWE-RUS WCh Place 1/2 21:23 (10:11) Bolzano-Bozen ITA SWE-RUS ECh 1/2-final 27:24 (15:14) Cairo EGY RUS-SWE WCh Place 1/2 24:25 (14:12) Zagreb CRO RUS-SWE ECh Group B 25:28 (15:14) Zagreb CRO RUS-SWE ECh Place 1/2 31:32 (15:9, 24:24, 27:27) Sydney AUS RUS-SWE OG Place 1/2 28:26 (13:14) Göteborg SWE SWE-RUS ECh MR-Group I 30:26 (18:14) Velenje SLO SWE-RUS ECh Group A 27:30 (12:16) Aarhus DEN RUS-SWE ECh MR-Group 2 27:29 (13:20) Wrocław POL SWE-RUS ECh MR-Group 2 28:28 (15:15) RUS vs MNE Drammen NOR RUS-MNE ECh Group B 25:25 (15:16) Gdańsk POL RUS-MNE ECh Group D 28:21 (14:9) Moskva RUS RUS-MNE WCh-Playoff 29:22 (13:9) Bar MNE MNE-RUS WCh-Playoff 19:29 (9:15) RUS vs SVK No previous encounters Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 56

57 MONTENEGRO Media contact MILOS PAVICEVIC EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 2008 Qualif : :1 1st Group Play-off : :0 Won vs. POR 2008 EHF EURO : :11 12th Place 2010 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :10 3rd Group Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :6 16th Place 2016 Qualif : :5 3rd Group EHF EURO : :6 16th Place Total Qualif : :28 Total EHF EURO : :23 57

58 MONTENEGRO National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 41:27 (24:9) v Budva MNE, Biggest defeat: 36:21 (18:10) v Košice SVK, Longest winning run: 5 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 8 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 4 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 4 matches ( ) Current run: L1 ( ) Most goals: 41 v Finland Budva MNE, Most goals opponent: 39 v Sweden Pljevlja MNE, Most goals both teams: 69 v Austria Stockerau AUT, Fewest goals: 20 v Poland Bydgoszcz POL, Fewest goals opponent: 19 v Israel Tel Aviv ISR, Fewest goals both teams: 41 v Israel Tel Aviv ISR, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs MNE Nikšić MNE MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. Group 1 29:33 (14:19) Norrköping SWE SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. Group 1 29:24 (16:11) Kristianstad SWE SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 30:27 (15:17) Pljevlja MNE MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 28:39 (17:19) Stockholm SWE SWE-MNE WCh-Playoff 22:21 (12:10) Podgorica MNE MNE-SWE WCh-Playoff 20:18 (11:9) København/Sjælland DEN SWE-MNE ECh Group D 28:21 (18:13) RUS vs MNE Drammen NOR RUS-MNE ECh Group B 25:25 (15:16) Gdańsk POL RUS-MNE ECh Group D 28:21 (14:9) Moskva RUS RUS-MNE WCh-Playoff 29:22 (13:9) Bar MNE MNE-RUS WCh-Playoff 19:29 (9:15) MNE vs SVK Bar MNE MNE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 25:35 (13:19) Košice SVK SVK-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 36:21 (18:10) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 58

59 SLOVAKIA Media contact Martin Kosák EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :10 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :2 1st Group B 1996 Qualif : :9 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :3 1st Group A 1998 Qualif : :8 4th Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :3 1st Group Play-off :52-7 0:4 Lost vs. GER 2004 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. AUT 2006 EHF EURO : :6 16th Place 2008 Qualif : :2 2nd Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. UKR 2008 EHF EURO : :6 16th Place 2010 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :2 2nd Group EHF EURO : :5 16th Place 2014 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Total Qualif : :90 Total EHF EURO : :17 59

60 SLOVAKIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 25:42 (11:19) v Brest BLR, Biggest defeat: 34:21 (17:11) v Zadar CRO, Longest winning run: 4 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 6 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 6 matches ( ; ) Current run: L6 ( ) Most goals: 42 v Moldova Brest BLR, Most goals opponent: 34 v Croatia Zadar CRO, Most goals both teams: 67 v Moldova Brest BLR, Fewest goals: 14 v Denmark Nykøbing DEN, Fewest goals opponent: 15 v Moldova Topoľčany SVK, v Azerbaijan Radom POL, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Ukraine Košice SVK, v Greece Trebišov SVK, v Turkey İzmir TUR, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs SVK Trondheim NOR SVK-SWE ECh Group D 25:41 (12:20) Zagreb CRO SVK-SWE WCh MR-Group I 26:27 (11:16) Göteborg SWE SVK-SWE WCh Group D 22:38 (14:15) Bratislava SVK SVK-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 23:21 (13:11) Stockholm SWE SWE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 26:21 (12:9) Bratislava SVK SVK-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 23:33 (15:16) Stockholm SWE SWE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 27:22 (16:10) RUS vs SVK No previous encounters MNE vs SVK Bar MNE MNE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 25:35 (13:19) Košice SVK SVK-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 Group 4 36:21 (18:10) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 60

61 QUALIFICATION GROUP 7 France Norway Lithuania Belgium QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 7 Date / Time Teams :00 Norway vs Belgium :00 France vs Lithuania :30 Belgium vs France :00 Lithuania vs Norway Norway vs France Belgium vs Lithuania France vs Norway Lithuania vs Belgium Lithuania vs France Belgium vs Norway France vs Belgium Norway vs Lithuania 61

62 FRANCE Achievements EHF EURO 2006, 2010, OLYMPIC GAMES 2008, World Championships 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, , 2003, 2005 Media contact Pauline Lambertini +33(0) EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :3 2nd Group Runners-Up : :2 Won vs. POL 1994 EHF EURO : :7 6th Place 1996 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO : :4 7th Place 1998 Qualif : :1 1st Group EHF EURO : :7 7th Place 2000 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ROU 2000 EHF EURO : :5 4th Place 2002 EHF EURO : :6 6th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. GRE 2004 EHF EURO : :7 6th Place 2006 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ISR 2006 EHF EURO : :2 Winners 2008 EHF EURO : :4 3rd Place 2010 Qualif : :4 1st Group EHF EURO : :2 Winners 2012 EHF EURO : :7 11th Place 2014 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :2 Winners 2016 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 5th Place Total Qualif : :16 Total EHF EURO : :57 62

63 FRANCE National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 18:35 (9:15) v Ra anana ISR, :18 (18:8) v Montbeliard FRA, Biggest defeat: 26:22 (14:8) v Aschaffenburg GER, :19 (10:8) v Kielce POL, Longest winning run: 12 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 2 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 2 matches ( ) Current run: W12 ( ) Most goals: 41 v Czech Republic Chambéry FRA, Most goals opponent: 32 v Czech Republic Brno CZE, Most goals both teams: 66 v Czech Republic Chambéry FRA, Fewest goals: 17 v Greece Athína GRE, Fewest goals opponent: 9 v Belgium Nantes FRA, Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Belgium Nantes FRA, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs NOR Berlin GDR FRA-NOR WCh Group B 13:17 (7:8) Dortmund FRG FRA-NOR WCh Place 7/8 12:13 (7:7, 10:10) Murcia ESP NOR-FRA B-WCh Place :16 (9:8) N/A FAR NOR-FRA C-WCh Place 1/2 21:19 (6:11, 17:17) Skien NOR NOR-FRA B-WCh MR-Group I 20:20 (11:11) Bolzano-Bozen ITA FRA-NOR B-WCh Group B 26:23 (13:9) Karlstad SWE NOR-FRA WCh Group B 20:21 (11:10) Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN NOR-FRA WCh Group B 20:23 (10:11) Zagreb CRO FRA-NOR ECh Group A 24:21 (14:12) Paris FRA NOR-FRA OG Qual. Tournament 2 23:28 (15:13) Jönköping SWE NOR-FRA WCh MR-Group I 26:31 (14:17) Stavanger NOR NOR-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 22:29 (12:12) Nancy FRA FRA-NOR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 32:28 (17:12) Kraków POL FRA-NOR ECh MR-Group 1 24:29 (11:12) FRA vs LTU Bolzano-Bozen ITA FRA-LTU ECh Group A 20:20 (9:10) Rouen FRA FRA-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 27:18 (14:11) Vilnius LTU LTU-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 23:25 (13:14) FRA vs BEL N/A FAR FRA-BEL C-WCh Group B 20:22 (11:11) s-hertogenbosch NED FRA-BEL B-WCh Place :18 (11:6) Herstal BEL BEL-FRA ECh-Qual. Group 3 21:20 (9:9) Nantes FRA FRA-BEL ECh-Qual. Group 3 21:9 (7:5) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 63

64 NORWAY Media contact Kirsten Birkeland EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :2 2nd Group C 1998 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Play-off : :0 Won vs. ITA 2000 EHF EURO : :9 8th Place 2002 Play-off :56-4 1:3 Lost vs. POL 2004 Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off :50-2 2:2 Lost vs. POR 2006 Play-off : :1 Won vs. BIH 2006 EHF EURO : :8 11th Place 2008 EHF EURO : :6 6th Place 2010 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :6 7th Place 2012 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO :87-7 2:4 13th Place 2014 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO :84-7 1:5 14th Place 2016 Qualif : :2 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 4th Place Total Qualif : :36 Total EHF EURO : :45 64

65 NORWAY National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 32:11 (14:6) v Kristiansand NOR, :8 (14:4) v Elverum NOR, Biggest defeat: 24:14 (12:4) v Hamburg GER, :20 (17:10) v Melilla (Africa) ESP, Longest winning run: 6 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 41 v Turkey Stjørdal NOR, Most goals opponent: 34 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Most goals both teams: 68 v Iceland Reykjavík ISL, Fewest goals: 14 v Germany Hamburg GER, Fewest goals opponent: 8 v Luxembourg Elverum NOR, Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Belgium Arendal NOR, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs NOR Berlin GDR FRA-NOR WCh Group B 13:17 (7:8) Dortmund FRG FRA-NOR WCh Place 7/8 12:13 (7:7, 10:10) Murcia ESP NOR-FRA B-WCh Place :16 (9:8) N/A FAR NOR-FRA C-WCh Place 1/2 21:19 (6:11, 17:17) Skien NOR NOR-FRA B-WCh MR-Group I 20:20 (11:11) Bolzano-Bozen ITA FRA-NOR B-WCh Group B 26:23 (13:9) Karlstad SWE NOR-FRA WCh Group B 20:21 (11:10) Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN NOR-FRA WCh Group B 20:23 (10:11) Zagreb CRO FRA-NOR ECh Group A 24:21 (14:12) Paris FRA NOR-FRA OG Qual. Tournament 2 23:28 (15:13) Jönköping SWE NOR-FRA WCh MR-Group I 26:31 (14:17) Stavanger NOR NOR-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 22:29 (12:12) Nancy FRA FRA-NOR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 32:28 (17:12) Kraków POL FRA-NOR ECh MR-Group 1 24:29 (11:12) NOR vs LTU Kaunas LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 2 21:22 (10:8) Kragerø NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 2 32:17 (17:10) Stavanger NOR NOR-LTU WCh-Playoff 27:19 (13:9) Vilnius LTU LTU-NOR WCh-Playoff 21:24 (9:10) Kaunas LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 21:28 (8:15) Arendal NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 34:29 (22:15) NOR vs BEL Oslo NOR NOR-BEL WCh-Qual. 26:6 (15:2) Mechelen BEL BEL-NOR WCh-Qual. 6:35 (1:14) Bilbao-Bilbo ESP NOR-BEL OG-Qual. Group A 29:1 (15:1) Neerpelt BEL BEL-NOR C-WCh Place :17 (14:8) N/A FIN NOR-BEL C-WCh Group A 26:20 (12:9) Linz AUT NOR-BEL B-WCh Group A 24:19 (15:7) Arendal NOR NOR-BEL ECh-Pre-Qual. Group C 16:20 (7:7) Hasselt BEL BEL-NOR ECh-Pre-Qual. Group C 17:20 (7:8) Drammen NOR NOR-BEL WCh-Qual. Group 1 30:18 (15:12) Beyne-Heusay BEL BEL-NOR WCh-Qual. Group 1 16:25 (6:11) Gent BEL BEL-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 3 29:37 (13:19) Bodø NOR NOR-BEL ECh-Qual. Group 3 35:24 (18:15) 65

66 LITHUANIA Media contact Tautvydas Kubilius EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :8 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :2 1st Group E 1996 Qualif : :9 4th Group Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 9th Place 2000 Qualif : :4 2nd Group Qualif : :2 1st Group Play-off : :2 Lost vs. UKR 2004 Qualif : :3 1st Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. ESP 2006 Qualif : :1 1st Group Play-off : :3 Lost vs. ESP 2008 Qualif : :6 2nd Group Play-off :59-6 0:4 Lost vs. HUN 2010 Qualif : :8 4th Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :10 3rd Group Qualif : :10 4th Group Total Qualif : :89 Total EHF EURO : :7 66

67 LITHUANIA National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 33:17 (18:8) v Alytus LTU, Biggest defeat: 33:17 (17:5) v Lalín ESP, Longest winning run: 6 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 5 matches ( ; ) Longest run without win: 7 matches ( ) Current run: L2 ( ) Most goals: 35 v Turkey Varėna LTU, Most goals opponent: 38 v Spain Guadalajara ESP, Most goals both teams: 65 v Spain Guadalajara ESP, Fewest goals: 15 v Ukraine Zaporozhye UKR, Fewest goals opponent: 9 v Georgia Kaunas LTU, Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Georgia Kaunas LTU, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs LTU Bolzano-Bozen ITA FRA-LTU ECh Group A 20:20 (9:10) Rouen FRA FRA-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 27:18 (14:11) Vilnius LTU LTU-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 23:25 (13:14) NOR vs LTU Kaunas LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 2 21:22 (10:8) Kragerø NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 2 32:17 (17:10) Stavanger NOR NOR-LTU WCh-Playoff 27:19 (13:9) Vilnius LTU LTU-NOR WCh-Playoff 21:24 (9:10) Kaunas LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 21:28 (8:15) Arendal NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 Group 3 34:29 (22:15) LTU vs BEL Hasselt BEL BEL-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 5 18:28 (10:17) Kaunas LTU LTU-BEL ECh-Qual. Group 5 26:17 (13:11) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 67

68 BELGIUM Media contact Eric Dupain EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :15 5th Group Pre-Qualif : :2 1st Group C 1996 Qualif : :8 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :9 4th Group E 2000 Qualif : :8 4th Group Qualif : :11 4th Group Qualif : :9 3rd Group Qualif : :9 4th Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :16 4th Group Qualif :96-7 2:4 3rd Group C 2014 Qualif : :4 3rd Group C 2016 Qualif : :4 2nd Group C 2018 Qualif : :2 1st Group A 2018 Play-off : :0 Won vs. TUR Total Qualif : :109 68

69 BELGIUM National Team Statistics Team records EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 11:40 (7:18) v Rishon LeZion ISR, Biggest defeat: 44:17 (23:5) v FYR Skopje MKD, Longest winning run: 4 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 12 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 12 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 40 v Ireland Rishon LeZion ISR, Most goals opponent: 45 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Hasselt BEL, Most goals both teams: 78 v Bosnia and Herzegovina Hasselt BEL, Fewest goals: 9 v France Nantes FRA, Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Ireland Rishon LeZion ISR, Fewest goals both teams: 30 v France Nantes FRA, Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs BEL N/A FAR FRA-BEL C-WCh Group B 20:22 (11:11) s-hertogenbosch NED FRA-BEL B-WCh Place :18 (11:6) Herstal BEL BEL-FRA ECh-Qual. Group 3 21:20 (9:9) Nantes FRA FRA-BEL ECh-Qual. Group 3 21:9 (7:5) NOR vs BEL Oslo NOR NOR-BEL WCh-Qual. 26:6 (15:2) Mechelen BEL BEL-NOR WCh-Qual. 6:35 (1:14) Bilbao-Bilbo ESP NOR-BEL OG-Qual. Group A 29:1 (15:1) Neerpelt BEL BEL-NOR C-WCh Place :17 (14:8) N/A FIN NOR-BEL C-WCh Group A 26:20 (12:9) Linz AUT NOR-BEL B-WCh Group A 24:19 (15:7) Arendal NOR NOR-BEL ECh-Pre-Qual. Group C 16:20 (7:7) Hasselt BEL BEL-NOR ECh-Pre-Qual. Group C 17:20 (7:8) Drammen NOR NOR-BEL WCh-Qual. Group 1 30:18 (15:12) Beyne-Heusay BEL BEL-NOR WCh-Qual. Group 1 16:25 (6:11) Gent BEL BEL-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 3 29:37 (13:19) Bodø NOR NOR-BEL ECh-Qual. Group 3 35:24 (18:15) LTU vs BEL Hasselt BEL BEL-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 5 18:28 (10:17) Kaunas LTU LTU-BEL ECh-Qual. Group 5 26:17 (13:11) Legend ECh European Championship; WCh World Championship; A-WCh A-World Championship; B-WCh B-World Championship; C-WCh C-World Championship; OG Olympic Games; MR Main Round; Qual. Qualification; Pre-Qual. Pre-Qualification; MP Matches Played; W Wins; D Draws; L Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 69

70 EHF EURO 2018 VENUES The four venues chosen for the Men s EHF EURO 2018 are all located in different areas of Croatia. The Arena Zagreb in the nation s capital and in the heart of the country is the tournament s main venue, hosting matches in the preliminary and the main round as well as the final weekend. The Spaladium Arena in Split, at Croatia s southern tip, is the second-biggest venue chosen. It will host matches in the preliminary round. The two other venues are the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, located in Croatia s north-west on the Adriatic coast, and the City Hall in Varaždin (preliminary and main round venue), located in the country s north only a few kilometres away from Slovenia. The Zagreb Arena as well as Varaždin s City Hall were also already venues of choice for the Women s EHF EURO 2014 in Hungary and Croatia. Poreč Žatika Sport Centre Spectator capacity: 3,500 Split Spaladium Arena Spectator capacity: 11,000 Varaždin City Hall Varaždin Spectator capacity: 5,200 Zagreb Arena Zagreb Spectator capacity: 15,200 70

71 Previous Men s EHF EURO host nations and winners EHF EURO 1994 Portugal EHF EURO 1996 Spain EHF EURO 1998 Italy EHF EURO 2000 Croatia EHF EURO 2002 Sweden EHF EURO 2004 Slovenia EHF EURO 2006 Switzerland EHF EURO 2008 Norway EHF EURO 2010 Austria EHF EURO 2012 Serbia EHF EURO 2014 Denmark EHF EURO 2016 Poland Winners Sweden Winners Russia Winners Sweden Winners Sweden Winners Sweden Winners Germany Winners France Winners Denmark Winners France Winners Denmark Winners France Winners Germany 71

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