1998_European_Men's_Handball_Championship
1998 European Men's Handball Championship
Handball sports season in Italy
The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Germany finished third.
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Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 29 May – 7 June |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sweden (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Spain |
Third place | Germany |
Fourth place | Russia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 38 |
Goals scored | 1,879 (49.45 per match) |
Attendance | 80,250 (2,112 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Jan Filip (48 goals) |
Best player | Daniel Stephan |
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More information Country, Qualified as ...
Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Italy | Host | 0 (Debut) |
Russia | Defending champion | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Croatia | Group 1 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Macedonia | Group 1 runner-up | 0 (Debut) |
Yugoslavia | Group 2 winner | 1 (1996) |
Lithuania | Group 2 runner-up | 0 (Debut) |
France | Group 3 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Czech Republic | Group 3 runner-up | 1 (1996) |
Germany | Group 4 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Spain | Group 4 runner-up | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Hungary | Group 5 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Sweden | Group 5 runner-up | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
More information City, Stadium ...
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All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 111 | +19 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | Semifinals |
2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 102 | +23 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 121 | +4 | 6 | Fifth place game |
4 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 125 | −15 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | Seventh place game |
5 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 115 | −15 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | Ninth place game |
6 | Italy (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 122 | −16 | 2 | Eleventh place game |
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29 May 1998 16:00 |
France | 20–20 | Lithuania | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Stoecklin 8 | (9–10) | Vilaniškis 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 4× 4× |
29 May 1998 18:00 |
Germany | 20–21 | Sweden | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Kretzschmar, Schwalb 5 | (12–10) | Lövgren 5 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 4× 7× |
29 May 1998 20:00 |
Yugoslavia | 26–19 | Italy | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Peruničić 8 | (13–10) | Kobilica, Tabanelli 4 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 4× 1× |
30 May 1998 16:00 |
Sweden | 25–22 | France | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
three players 5 | (13–13) | Fernandez 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
30 May 1998 18:00 |
Lithuania | 22–30 | Yugoslavia | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Marcinkevičius 6 | (11–15) | Škrbić 7 | ||
4× 7× 1× | Report | 4× 2× |
30 May 1998 20:00 |
Italy | 18–26 | Germany | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Fusina 5 | (9–12) | Kretzschmar 7 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
1 June 1998 16:00 |
Lithuania | 21–27 | Sweden | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Bučys, Rasikevičius 6 | (9–14) | Petersson 8 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× |
1 June 1998 18:00 |
Yugoslavia | 22–29 | Germany | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Butulija 6 | (11–14) | Stephan 7 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
1 June 1998 20:00 |
France | 23–22 | Italy | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Stoecklin 6 | (11–10) | Schmidt 7 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× |
3 June 1998 18:00 |
Yugoslavia | 19–29 | Sweden | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Butulija 6 | (13–15) | Lövgren 9 | ||
4× 2× | Report | 3× 4× |
3 June 1998 20:00 |
Germany | 30–23 | France | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
Kretzschmar, Stephan 8 | (13–11) | Stoecklin 4 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
3 June 1998 20:00 |
Italy | 18–19 | Lithuania | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Massotti, Tarafino 5 | (10–9) | Savukynas 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 5× |
4 June 1998 18:00 |
France | 22–28 | Yugoslavia | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Gille 6 | (14–14) | Maksić 8 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× |
4 June 1998 20:00 |
Sweden | 28–29 | Italy | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Larsson 8 | (13–12) | Kobilica 10 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 1× |
4 June 1998 20:00 |
Germany | 20–18 | Lithuania | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Ziercke 5 | (9–5) | three players 4 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 103 | +32 | 9 | Semifinals |
2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 110 | +17 | 7 | |
3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 122 | −1 | 6 | Fifth place game |
4 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 120 | −3 | 5 | Seventh place game |
5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 132 | −2 | 2 | Ninth place game |
6 | Macedonia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 147 | −43 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
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Source: EHF
29 May 1998 16:00 |
Hungary | 29–20 | Macedonia | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 250 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA) |
Kotormán 7 | (14–7) | Manaskov 7 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
29 May 1998 18:00 |
Russia | 22–21 | Czech Republic | Meranarena, Merano Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Filippov 9 | (11–8) | Tancoš 6 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
29 May 1998 20:00 |
Croatia | 18–18 | Spain | Meranarena, Merano Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Saračević 5 | (11–10) | Lozano 5 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 2× 5× |
31 May 1998 16:00 |
Czech Republic | 24–30 | Croatia | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 700 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Filip 8 | (14–15) | Ćavar 11 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× |
31 May 1998 18:00 |
Macedonia | 26–26 | Russia | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Manaskov 12 | (10–16) | Koksharov 8 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 4× |
31 May 1998 20:00 |
Spain | 27–17 | Hungary | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
three players 4 | (17–3) | Pásztor 4 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× |
1 June 1998 16:00 |
Croatia | 28–21 | Macedonia | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 200 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Ćavar 8 | (12–10) | Kotevski, Petreski 5 | ||
3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
1 June 1998 18:00 |
Hungary | 20–23 | Russia | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 250 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Csoknyai, Kotormán 4 | (10–13) | Voronin 5 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
1 June 1998 20:00 |
Spain | 35–22 | Czech Republic | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 400 Referees: Masi, Piero (ITA) |
Guijosa 12 | (17–9) | Filip 5 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
3 June 1998 16:00 |
Hungary | 27–25 | Czech Republic | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 350 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Pásztor 11 | (13–8) | Lanča 11 | ||
3× 7× | Report | 3× 8× 1× |
3 June 1998 16:00 |
Macedonia | 19–26 | Spain | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Kotevski 6 | (10–13) | Ortega 7 | ||
4× 2× | Report | 4× 5× |
3 June 1998 18:00 |
Russia | 29–14 | Croatia | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 900 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Koksharov 8 | (12–8) | Ćavar 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 4× 7× |
4 June 1998 16:00 |
Russia | 27–29 | Spain | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Khodkov 7 | (15–11) | Guijosa 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 2× |
4 June 1998 16:00 |
Croatia | 27–28 | Hungary | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 300 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Ćavar, Goluža 6 | (10–13) | Pásztor 12 | ||
3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 8× 1× |
4 June 1998 18:00 |
Czech Republic | 38–18 | Macedonia | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 400 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA) |
Filip, Lanča 10 | (16–12) | Novokmet 7 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 3× |
Eleventh place game
6 June 1998 14:00 |
Italy | 27–26 (ET) | Macedonia | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Massotti 9 | (11–12) | Novokmet 7 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | ||
FT: 23–23 ET: 4–3 |
Ninth place game
6 June 1998 16:00 |
Lithuania | 38–36 (ET) | Czech Republic | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Klimčiauskas 9 | (17–14) | Filip 12 | ||
3× 8× | Report | 4× 10× 2× | ||
FT: 30–30 ET: 3–3, 5–3 |
Seventh place game
6 June 1998 18:00 |
France | 30–28 | Croatia | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Fernandez 8 | (16–12) | Mikulić 10 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
Fifth place game
6 June 1998 16:00 |
Yugoslavia | 32–24 | Hungary | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Jovanović 9 | (15–12) | Kertész, Pásztor 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 2× 4× |
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
6 June | ||||||
Spain | 29 | |||||
7 June | ||||||
Germany | 22 | |||||
Spain | 23 | |||||
6 June | ||||||
Sweden | 25 | |||||
Sweden | 27 | |||||
Russia | 24 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
7 June | ||||||
Germany (ET) | 30 | |||||
Russia | 28 |
Semifinals
6 June 1998 18:00 |
Spain | 29–22 | Germany | Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Ortega 6 | (13–9) | Stephan 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
6 June 1998 20:00 |
Sweden | 27–24 | Russia | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
Lövgren 9 | (15–14) | I. Lavrov 6 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× |
Third place game
7 June 1998 14:00 |
Germany | 30–28 (ET) | Russia | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA) |
Kretzschmar 10 | (13–14) | Koksharov 7 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | ||
FT: 25–25 ET: 5–3 |
Final
7 June 1998 16:30 |
Spain | 23–25 | Sweden | PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 6,100 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Xepkin 6 | (9–15) | Petersson, Vranjes 6 | ||
5× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
Sweden | |
Spain | |
Germany | |
4 | Russia |
5 | Yugoslavia |
6 | Hungary |
7 | France |
8 | Croatia |
9 | Lithuania |
10 | Czech Republic |
11 | Italy |
12 | Macedonia |
More information Position, Player ...
Position | Player |
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Goalkeeper | Peter Gentzel (SWE) |
Right wing | Johan Petersson (SWE) |
Right back | Sergey Pogorelov (RUS) |
Centre back | Talant Dujshebaev (ESP) |
Left back | Daniel Stephan (GER) |
Left wing | Stefan Kretzschmar (GER) |
Pivot | Andrei Xepkin (ESP) |
Most valuable player | Daniel Stephan (GER) |
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Source: EHF
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- todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 1998". Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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