2004 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2004 (6th) Men's European Handball Championship took place from January 22 to February 1, 2004 in Slovenia.

Contents

Preliminary Group Stage

Group A

This group was played out in Velenje.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia 3 3 0 0 87 74 13 6
Sweden 3 2 0 1 93 79 14 4
Switzerland 3 1 0 2 69 85 -16 2
Ukraine 3 0 0 3 74 85 -11 0
22 January 2004
  Russia 28 – 20  Switzerland Velenje
22 January 2004
  Sweden 31 – 25  Ukraine Velenje
January 24 Switzerland 24 – 35 Sweden
Ukraine 27 – 29 Russia
January 25 Ukraine 22 – 25 Switzerland
Sweden 27 – 30 Russia

Group B

This group was played out in Ljubljana.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia 3 2 1 0 88 86 2 5
Denmark 3 2 0 1 85 78 7 4
Spain 3 1 0 2 82 81 1 2
Portugal 3 0 1 2 91 101 -10 1
January 22 Spain 29 – 30 Croatia
Denmark 36 – 32 Portugal
January 24 Portugal 27 – 33 Spain
Croatia 26 – 25 Denmark
January 25 Portugal 32 – 32 Croatia
Denmark 24 – 20 Spain

Group C

This group was played out in Celje.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Slovenia 3 2 1 0 100 90 10 5
Hungary 3 2 1 0 91 83 8 5
Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 88 97 -9 1
Iceland 3 0 1 2 87 96 -9 1
January 22 Czech Republic 25 – 30 Hungary
Iceland 28 – 34 Slovenia
January 24 Hungary 32 – 29 Iceland
Slovenia 37 – 33 Czech Republic
January 25 Iceland 30 – 30 Czech Republic
Slovenia 29 – 29 Hungary

Group D

This group was played out in Koper.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France 3 2 1 0 81 74 7 5
Serbia and Montenegro 3 2 0 1 86 78 8 4
Germany 3 1 1 1 96 89 7 3
Poland 3 0 0 3 86 108 -22 0
January 22 France 29 – 25 Poland
Germany 26 – 28 Serbia and Montenegro
January 24 Serbia and Montenegro 20 – 23 France
Poland 32 – 41 Germany
January 25 Germany 29 – 29 France
Serbia and Montenegro 38 – 29 Poland

Main Group Stage

Group I

This group was played out in Celje.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia 5 4 1 0 138 131 7 9
Denmark 5 4 0 1 153 125 28 8
Russia 5 3 1 1 149 137 12 7
Sweden 5 2 0 3 145 144 1 4
Spain 5 1 0 4 133 143 -10 2
Switzerland 5 0 0 5 115 153 -38 0
January 27 Switzerland 24 – 26 Spain
Sweden 26 – 28 Croatia
Russia 31 – 36 Denmark
January 28 Russia 36 – 30 Spain
Switzerland 27 – 30 Croatia
Sweden 28 – 34 Denmark
January 29 Switzerland 20 – 34 Denmark
Sweden 29 – 28 Spain
Russia 24 – 24 Croatia

Group II

This group was played out in Ljubljana.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany 5 3 1 1 151 131 20 7
Slovenia 5 3 1 1 144 135 9 7
France 5 2 1 2 134 129 5 5
Serbia and Montenegro 5 2 1 2 134 135 -1 5
Hungary 5 1 2 2 132 140 -8 4
Czech Republic 5 1 0 4 147 172 -25 2
January 27 Hungary 21 – 29 France
Czech Republic 27 – 37 Germany
Slovenia 27 – 20 Serbia and Montenegro
January 28 Czech Republic 32 – 31 France
Hungary 29 – 29 Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia 24 – 31 Germany
January 29 Czech Republic 30 – 37 Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary 23 – 28 Germany
Slovenia 27 – 22 France

Knock-out phase

Final phase played out in Ljubljana.

Semifinal

January 31 Croatia 25 – 27 Slovenia
Denmark 20 – 22 Germany

Seventh place play-off

January 31 Sweden 35 – 34 Serbia and Montenegro

Fifth place play-off

February 1 Russia 28 – 26 France

Third place play-off

February 1 Croatia 27 – 31 Denmark

Final

February 1 Slovenia 25 – 30 Germany

Ranking and Statistics

Final Ranking

 Germany
 Slovenia
 Denmark
4  Croatia
5  Russia
6  France
7  Sweden
8  Serbia and Montenegro
9  Hungary
10  Spain
11  Czech Republic
12  Switzerland
13  Iceland
14  Portugal
15  Ukraine
16  Poland

See also

References

External links

International handball
Asia
Africa
CAHB – African Championship (men) (women) – African Junior Championship (men) (women) – African Youth Championship (men) (women)
Pan America
Oceania
Europe
EHF – European Championship (men) (women) – European Junior Championship (men) (women) – European Youth Championship (men) (women) – European Beach Handball Championship
European Handball Championships
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Women