1994 European Men's Handball Championship

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1994 European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates3–12 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up Russia
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored1,746 (45.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Vasily Kudinov (RUS) (50 goals)
Best player Magnus Andersson (SWE)
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The 1994 European Men's Handball Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament, held in Portugal from 3 to 12 June 1994, in the cities of Porto and Almada. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Croatia finished third.

Teams[edit]

Venues[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A[edit]

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
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3 June 1994
17:30
Russia  27–20  Romania Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
(16–9)
Report
3 June 1994
19:30
France  27–25  Croatia Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 600
Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR)
(11–11)
Report

4 June 1994
15:30
Croatia  24–22  Germany Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
(14–11)
Report
4 June 1994
17:30
Belarus  23–31  Russia Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO)
(11–18)
Report
4 June 1994
19:30
Romania  27–26  France Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(16–11)
Report

5 June 1994
15:30
France  21–21  Germany Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO)
(10–11)
Report
5 June 1994
17:30
Russia  21–18  Croatia Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 600
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(13–8)
Report
5 June 1994
19:30
Romania  24–33  Belarus Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 500
Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR)
(9–14)
Report

7 June 1994
15:30
Germany  16–25  Russia Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 600
Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
(9–12)
Report
7 June 1994
17:30
France  32–29  Belarus Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(16–15)
Report
7 June 1994
19:30
Croatia  24–23  Romania Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 500
Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO)
(12–11)
Report

8 June 1994
15:30
Germany  25–19  Romania Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL)
(11–10)
Report
8 June 1994
17:30
Belarus  21–29  Croatia Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
(12–12)
Report
8 June 1994
19:30
Russia  18–17  France Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(11–9)
Report

Group B[edit]

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
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts
3 June 1994
15:30
Sweden  22–17  Slovenia Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
(10–10)
Report
3 June 1994
17:30
Spain  25–20  Hungary Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
(11–10)
Report
3 June 1994
19:30
Denmark  24–17  Portugal Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL)
(11–5)
Report

4 June 1994
15:30
Slovenia  19–19  Denmark Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
(8–10)
Report
4 June 1994
17:30
Hungary  18–22  Sweden Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL)
(7–13)
Report
4 June 1994
19:30
Portugal  18–24  Spain Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(8–13)
Report

5 June 1994
15:30
Hungary  19–18  Portugal Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
(7–8)
Report
5 June 1994
17:30
Sweden  22–16  Denmark Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(7–6)
Report
5 June 1994
19:30
Spain  24–16  Slovenia Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 800
Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL)
(13–8)
Report

7 June 1994
15:30
Slovenia  19–24  Hungary Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(9–11)
Report
7 June 1994
17:30
Sweden  26–21  Portugal Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
(12–9)
Report
7 June 1994
19:30
Denmark  25–22  Spain Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
(10–7)
Report

8 June 1994
15:30
Denmark  23–19  Hungary Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR)
(10–8)
Report
8 June 1994
17:30
Portugal  22–23  Slovenia Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
(10–8)
Report
8 June 1994
19:30
Spain  19–22  Sweden Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO)
(8–10)
Report

Placement games[edit]

Eleventh place game[edit]

10 June 1994
12:30
Romania  38–21  Portugal Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada
Attendance: 650
Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL)
(18–11)
Report

Ninth place game[edit]

10 June 1994
10:30
Germany  28–18  Slovenia Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada
Attendance: 600
Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR)
(15–10)
Report

Seventh place game[edit]

10 June 1994
17:30
Belarus  24–28  Hungary Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(14–16)
Report

Fifth place game[edit]

10 June 1994
19:30
France  25–28  Spain Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada
Attendance: 600
Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
(15–12)
Report

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Russia 29
 
 
 
 Denmark 20
 
 Russia 21
 
 
 
 Sweden 34
 
 Sweden 24
 
 
 Croatia 21
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Denmark 23
 
 
 Croatia 24

Semifinals[edit]

11 June 1994
15:30
Russia  29–20  Denmark Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
(14–8)
Report

11 June 1994
17:30
Sweden  24–21  Croatia Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
(13–7)
Report

Third place game[edit]

12 June 1994
14:00
Croatia  24–23  Denmark Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO)
(12–13)
Report

Final[edit]

12 June 1994
16:00
Russia  21–34  Sweden Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(9–18)
Report

Ranking and statistics[edit]

References[edit]