1994 European Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 3–12 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Russia |
| Third place | Croatia |
| Fourth place | Denmark |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 1,746 (45.95 per match) |
| Top scorer | Vasily Kudinov (RUS) (50 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Magnus Andersson (SWE) |
The 1994 European Men's Handball Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament, held in Portugal from 3 to 12 June 1994,[1] in the cities of Porto and Almada.
Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final 34–21, Russia's heaviest loss in their international history, while Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Denmark while the hosts Portugal finished last (12th).[2]
Teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Croatia | Denmark |
| Belarus | Hungary |
| Romania | Portugal |
| Russia | Sweden |
| France | Spain |
| Germany | Slovenia |
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Almada | Complexo Desportivo de Almada | 4.000 |
| Porto | Pavilhão Rosa Mota | 5.400 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 94 | +28 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 114 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 120 | +3 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 139 | −9 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 113 | −6 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 135 | −22 | 2 | Eleventh place game |
Source: EHF
| 3 June 1994 15:30 |
Germany | 23–24 | Belarus | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Zerbe 6 | (12–10) | Yakimovich 6 | ||
| 2× 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× 1× |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 |
Russia | 27–20 | Romania | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| Gopin, Kudinov 5 | (16–9) | Voica 9 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 |
France | 27–25 | Croatia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| Stoecklin, Volle 6 | (11–11) | Ćavar 8 | ||
| 2× 4× | Report | 2× 1× |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 |
Croatia | 24–22 | Germany | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| Ćavar 6 | (14–11) | Kretzschmar 7 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 |
Belarus | 23–31 | Russia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| three players 4 | (11–18) | Kudinov 8 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 |
Romania | 27–26 | France | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Răduţă 8 | (16–11) | Volle 8 | ||
| 3× 6× 1× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 |
France | 21–21 | Germany | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| Volle 8 | (10–11) | Kretzschmar, Schwarzer 6 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 |
Russia | 21–18 | Croatia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Antonevich, Kudinov 5 | (13–8) | Smajlagić 5 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 |
Romania | 24–33 | Belarus | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| Voica 10 | (9–14) | Chalepo 9 | ||
| 3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 6× |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 |
Germany | 16–25 | Russia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| four players 3 | (9–12) | Gopin, Kudinov 6 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 |
France | 32–29 | Belarus | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Munier 7 | (16–15) | Charovarov 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 |
Croatia | 24–23 | Romania | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| Saračević 6 | (12–11) | Voica 6 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 |
Germany | 25–19 | Romania | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| Winselmann 6 | (11–10) | Voica 6 | ||
| 3× 6× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 |
Belarus | 21–29 | Croatia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| Yakimovich 5 | (12–12) | Saračević 9 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 |
Russia | 18–17 | France | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Kudinov 9 | (11–9) | Houlet 5 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 91 | +23 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 99 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 101 | +13 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 107 | −7 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 111 | −17 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Portugal (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 116 | −20 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 June 1994 15:30 |
Sweden | 22–17 | Slovenia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Hajas 7 | (10–10) | Banfro 6 | ||
| 4× 3× | Report | 8× 5× 1× |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 |
Spain | 25–20 | Hungary | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| Urdiales 8 | (11–10) | Zsigmond 7 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 1× 5× 1× |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 |
Denmark | 24–17 | Portugal | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| Jørgensen 9 | (11–5) | Resende 8 | ||
| 2× 7× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 |
Slovenia | 19–19 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| Šerbec 6 | (8–10) | Jacobsen 9 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 |
Hungary | 18–22 | Sweden | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| Éles 5 | (7–13) | Hajas 8 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 |
Portugal | 18–24 | Spain | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Faria 5 | (8–13) | Etxaburu, Franch 7 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 |
Hungary | 19–18 | Portugal | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Pásztor 6 | (7–8) | Resende 7 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 |
Sweden | 22–16 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Olsson 8 | (7–6) | Thrane 4 | ||
| 2× 7× | 1× 2× |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 |
Spain | 24–16 | Slovenia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 800 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| Alemany, Urdiales 5 | (13–8) | Likavec 4 | ||
| 2× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 |
Slovenia | 19–24 | Hungary | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Šerbec 8 | (9–11) | Pásztor, Sótonyi 7 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 |
Sweden | 26–21 | Portugal | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| Hajas 5 | (12–9) | Resende 6 | ||
| 1× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 |
Denmark | 25–22 | Spain | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Jacobsen 6 | (10–7) | Urdangarin 6 | ||
| 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 |
Denmark | 23–19 | Hungary | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| Jørgensen 9 | (10–8) | Csoknyai, Éles 4 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 2× 3× |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 |
Portugal | 22–23 | Slovenia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Resende 8 | (10–8) | Likavec 8 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 2× 7× 1× |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 |
Spain | 19–22 | Sweden | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| Urdiales 8 | (8–10) | Carlén 6 | ||
| 3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 1× |
Placement games
Eleventh place game
| 10 June 1994 12:30 |
Romania | 38–21 | Portugal | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 650 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| Licu, Mocanu 8 | (18–11) | Oliveira, Resende 4 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× |
Ninth place game
| 10 June 1994 10:30 |
Germany | 28–18 | Slovenia | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| Kretzschmar 8 | (15–10) | Banfro 7 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 2× 2× |
Seventh place game
| 10 June 1994 17:30 |
Belarus | 24–28 | Hungary | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Holdzin 7 | (14–16) | Bartók 7 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
Fifth place game
| 10 June 1994 19:30 |
France | 25–28 | Spain | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| Houlet 6 | (15–12) | Urdiales 7 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 2× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Russia | 29 | |||||
| Denmark | 20 | |||||
| Russia | 21 | |||||
| Sweden | 34 | |||||
| Sweden | 24 | |||||
| Croatia | 21 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Denmark | 23 | |||||
| Croatia | 24 | |||||
Semifinals
| 11 June 1994 15:30 |
Russia | 29–20 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| Kudinov 8 | (14–8) | Jensen 5 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
| 11 June 1994 17:30 |
Sweden | 24–21 | Croatia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Hajas 7 | (13–7) | Kljaić 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 2× 5× |
Third place game
| 12 June 1994 14:00 |
Croatia | 24–23 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| Jelčić 6 | (12–13) | Jacobsen 7 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
Final
| 12 June 1994 16:00 |
Russia | 21–34 | Sweden | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Kudinov 9 | (9–18) | Hajas 8 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 2× 7× 1× |
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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Top player awards
All Star Team
Source: "Men's EHF Euro 1994". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.. |
References
- eurohandball.com. "1994 Men's European Championship". Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 1994". Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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- ^ (in Norwegian) (ed) Arvid Eriksen Sportsboken 1994, p. 291, Schibsted. ISBN 82-516-1543-7.
- ^ (in German) Von Porto bis Ljubljana Archived 28 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, from Handballworld.com, retrieved 7 February 2006
- ^ "EHF EURO 1994 – All Star Team announced". ehf-euro.com. 12 June 1994. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.