European handball championship 1994 / qualification

This page describes the qualification for the 1st Men's Handball European Championship in 1994 . 34 nations were involved in the qualification, of which 11 teams qualified for the finals in Porto and Almada . Only Portugal, as the host of the European Championship in 1994, qualified directly for the finals.

Legend

Column structure

Pl. = Place	S = number of games	S = number of wins	U = number of ties	N = number of losses
	TV = goal difference	TD = goal difference	P = number of points

Pre-qualification

For the pre-qualification, the 34 participating teams were divided into seven groups, where the group winners were determined according to the championship system. The seven group winners and the best runner-up in the group qualified directly for the finals. The remaining runners-up in the group could qualify for the knockout games.

Group 1

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Denmark	8th	6th	1	1	230: 140	+ 090	13
2.	Romanians	8th	6th	0	2	191: 155	+ 036	12
3.	Ukraine	8th	4th	1	3	165: 156	+ 009	09
4th	Slovakia	8th	3	0	5	159: 163	- 004th	06th
5.	Moldova	8th	0	0	8th	117: 248	−131	00

Denmark		26:21	30:14	26:14	41:11
Romania	27:23		25:16	22:19	34:17
Ukraine	21:21	21:16		18:19	29:10
Slovakia	21:22	16:23	15:21		26:15
Moldova	11:41	17:23	20:25	16:29

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
04/07/1993	Focșani	Romania	-	Ukraine	25:16
04/07/1993	Topoľčany	Slovakia	-	Moldova	26:15
04/14/1993	Grabcoa	Moldova	-	Romania	17:23
05/05/1993	Kiev	Ukraine	-	Moldova	29:10
05/12/1993	Trnava	Slovakia	-	Romania	16:23
05/26/1993	Kiev	Ukraine	-	Denmark	21:21
09/29/1993	Nykøbing	Denmark	-	Slovakia	26:14
05/10/1993	Copenhagen	Denmark	-	Moldova	41:11
07/10/1993	Kalundborg	Moldova	-	Denmark	11:41
10/10/1993	Košice	Slovakia	-	Ukraine	15:21
10/13/1993	Pitesti	Romania	-	Denmark	27:23
10/20/1993	Kiev	Ukraine	-	Romania	21:16
10/20/1993	Chișinău	Moldova	-	Slovakia	16:29
11/18/1993	Odense	Denmark	-	Ukraine	30:14
December 8, 1993	Chișinău	Moldova	-	Ukraine	20:25
December 8, 1993	Prešov	Slovakia	-	Denmark	21:22
12/22/1993	Brăila	Romania	-	Moldova	34:17
01/05/1994	Arad	Romania	-	Slovakia	22:19
01/12/1994	Kiev	Ukraine	-	Slovakia	18:19
01/12/1994	Aalborg	Denmark	-	Romania	26:21

Group 2

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Hungary	8th	6th	0	2	182: 142	+40	12
2.	Slovenia	8th	5	0	3	189: 149	+40	10
3.	Norway	8th	5	0	3	183: 164	+19	10
4th	Lithuania	8th	4th	0	4th	179: 179	± 00	08th
5.	Georgia	8th	0	0	8th	126: 225	−99	00

Hungary		18:15	24:15	28:17	27:17
Slovenia	24:19		24:19	22:20	29:12
Norway	16:24	23:19		32:17	26:17
Lithuania	23:20	24:22	21:22		27:15
Georgia	15:22	14:34	18:30	18:30

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
03/07/1993	Hrpelje	Slovenia	-	Latvia	22:20
04/07/1993	Kalocsa	Hungary	-	Latvia	28:17
04/13/1993	Budapest	Georgia	-	Hungary	15:22
04/15/1993	Szaszbattya	Hungary	-	Georgia	27:17
06/13/1993	Moscow	Georgia	-	Latvia	18:30
06/13/1993	Celje	Slovenia	-	Hungary	24:19
06/14/1993	Moscow	Latvia	-	Georgia	27:15
08/13/1993	Kill	Georgia	-	Norway	18:30
08/15/1993	Lillehammer	Norway	-	Georgia	26:17
10/12/1993	Debrecen	Hungary	-	Norway	24:15
10/20/1993	Kaunas	Latvia	-	Hungary	23:20
October 24, 1993	Velenje	Slovenia	-	Norway	24:19
11/27/1993	Kaunas	Latvia	-	Norway	21:22
12/15/1993	Oslo	Norway	-	Hungary	16:24
12/19/1993	Oslo	Norway	-	Slovenia	23:19
December 26, 1993	Kaunas	Latvia	-	Slovenia	24:22
01/05/1994	Komló	Hungary	-	Slovenia	18:15
01/06/1994	Kragerø	Norway	-	Latvia	32:17
01/09/1994	Velenje	Georgia	-	Slovenia	14:34
01/02/1994	Slovenj Gradec	Slovenia	-	Georgia	29:12

Group 3

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Sweden	8th	8th	0	0	104: 147	+57	16
2.	Austria	8th	4th	1	3	164: 157	+ 07	09
3.	Turkey	8th	3	2	3	1767: 159	+17	08th
4th	Estonia	8th	3	0	5	158: 196	−38	06th
5.	Belgium	8th	0	1	7th	137: 180	−43	01

Sweden		21:19	28:19	32:19	32:21
Austria	17:19		24:22	22:24	18:15
Turkey	21:22	18:18		27:18	25:12
Estonia	16:25	21:25	19:26		21:20
Belgium	15:25	17:21	18:18	19:20

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
04/10/1993	Tallinn	Estonia	-	Belgium	21:20
05/23/1993	Ankara	Turkey	-	Estonia	27:18
06/02/1993	Antwerp	Belgium	-	Sweden	15:25
06/05/1993	Linz	Austria	-	Sweden	17:19
06/05/1993	Overpelt	Belgium	-	Turkey	18:18
07/10/1993	Malmberget	Sweden	-	Estonia	32:19
10/10/1993	Tallinn	Estonia	-	Turkey	19:26
10/17/1993	Ankara	Turkey	-	Austria	18:18
10/22/1993	St. Veit an der Glan	Austria	-	Belgium	18:15
10/23/1993	Tallinn	Estonia	-	Sweden	16:25
October 24, 1993	Ankara	Turkey	-	Belgium	25:12
11/09/1993	Västerås	Sweden	-	Turkey	28:19
11/20/1993	Uddevalla	Sweden	-	Austria	21:19
12/10/1993	Bad Vöslau	Estonia	-	Austria	21:25
12/12/1993	Vienna	Austria	-	Estonia	22:24
12/12/1993	Trabzon	Turkey	-	Sweden	21:22
12/16/1993	Eupen	Belgium	-	Austria	17:21
01/06/1994	Bruck an der Mur	Austria	-	Turkey	24:22
01/06/1994	Stockholm	Sweden	-	Belgium	32:21
01/12/1994	Brussels	Belgium	-	Estonia	19:20

Group 4

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Croatia	8th	6th	1	1	214: 166	+ 048	13
2.	Belarus	8th	5	1	2	234: 186	+ 048	11
3.	Iceland	8th	5	1	2	200: 173	+ 027	11
4th	Finland	8th	2	1	5	193: 208	- 015	05
5.	Bulgaria	8th	0	0	8th	134: 242	−108	00

Croatia		27:24	26:18	30:15	28:19
Belarus	23:23		29:26	37:25	43:14
Iceland	24:22	23:18		28:23	28:17
Finland	26:31	26:29	23:23		28:16
Bulgaria	17:27	22:31	3:30 p.m.	14:27

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
04/12/1993	Helsinki	Finland	-	Croatia	26:31
06/11/1993	Pula	Croatia	-	Bulgaria	28:19
06/13/1993	Labin	Bulgaria	-	Croatia	17:27
10/10/1993	Karjaa	Finland	-	Iceland	23:23
10/13/1993	Minsk	Belarus	-	Croatia	23:23
10/15/1993	Minsk	Belarus	-	Bulgaria	43:14
10/16/1993	Minsk	Bulgaria	-	Belarus	22:31
10/18/1993	Minsk	Belarus	-	Finland	37:25
10/20/1993	Hafnarfjordur	Iceland	-	Croatia	24:22
11/11/1993	Reykjavík	Bulgaria	-	Iceland	3:30 p.m.
11/12/1993	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Bulgaria	28:17
11/24/1993	Helsinki	Finland	-	Belarus	26:29
December 01, 1993	Zagreb	Croatia	-	Iceland	26:18
12/19/1993	Zagreb	Croatia	-	Finland	30:15
01/07/1994	Reykjavík	Belarus	-	Iceland	29:26
01/09/1994	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Belarus	23:18
01/11/1994	Lappeenranta	Finland	-	Bulgaria	28:16
01/12/1994	Karjaa	Bulgaria	-	Finland	14:27
01/12/1994	Zagreb	Croatia	-	Belarus	27:24
01/16/1994	Reykjavík	Iceland	-	Finland	28:23

Group 5

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Germany	8th	7th	0	1	183: 118	+48	13
2.	France	8th	6th	1	1	185: 157	+28	13
3.	Netherlands	8th	3	1	4th	154: 163	- 09	07th
4th	Israel	8th	1	1	6th	156: 192	−36	03
5.	Greece	8th	1	1	6th	149: 197	−48	03

Germany		26:22	18:12	27:13	36:17
France	19:18		25:19	27:19	33:22
Netherlands	17:18	18:20		20:17	24:22
Israel	18:30	18:22	19:19		26:18
Greece	0:10	17:17	24:25	29:26

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
05/15/1993	Athens	Greece	-	Israel	29:26
05/27/1993	Nieuwegein	Netherlands	-	Israel	20:17
05/31/1993	Leeuwarden	Netherlands	-	Greece	24:22
06/10/1993	Rishon LeZion	Israel	-	France	18:22
06/12/1993	Athens	Greece	-	France	17:17
06/18/1993	Sittard	Netherlands	-	Germany	17:18
06/18/1993	Marseille	France	-	Greece	33:22
06/20/1993	Solingen	Germany	-	Netherlands	18:12
06/26/1993	Bielefeld	Germany	-	Israel	27:13
06/30/1993	Homburg	Germany	-	Greece	36:17
10/15/1993	Byron	Greece	-	Netherlands	24:25
10/17/1993	Bielefeld	Greece	-	Germany	00:10 certified as a criminal offense
10/18/1993	Rishon LeZion	Israel	-	Netherlands	19:19
11/23/1993	Rishon LeZion	Israel	-	Germany	18:30
12/14/1993	Nantes	France	-	Israel	27:19
12/19/1993	Aschaffenburg	Germany	-	France	26:22
12/19/1993	Petach-Tikva	Israel	-	Greece	26:18
12/22/1993	Sittard	Netherlands	-	France	18:20
01/09/1994	Paris	France	-	Germany	19:18
01/12/1994	Liévin	France	-	Netherlands	25:19

Group 6

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Spain	8th	7th	1	0	235: 141	+ 094	15th
2.	Poland	8th	5	1	2	227: 160	+ 067	11
3.	Switzerland	8th	5	0	3	225: 166	+ 059	10
4th	Latvia	8th	2	0	6th	179: 230	- 051	04th
5.	Republic of Cyprus	8th	0	0	8th	113: 282	−169	00

Spain		30:24	21:15	33:12	39: 6
Poland	27:27		24:22	27:12	35:11
Switzerland	22:24	28:20		31:24	34:13
Latvia	22:29	19:36	26:29		32:17
Republic of Cyprus	13:32	11:34	14:44	28:32

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
02/27/1993	Zurich	Switzerland	-	Republic of Cyprus	34:13
02/28/1993	Aarau	Republic of Cyprus	-	Switzerland	14:44
03/06/1993	Sursee	Switzerland	-	Spain	22:24
04/14/1993	Kielce	Poland	-	Switzerland	24:22
04/15/1993	Nicosia	Republic of Cyprus	-	Latvia	28:32
04/19/1993	Nicosia	Latvia	-	Republic of Cyprus	32:17
05/23/1993	St. Gallen	Switzerland	-	Latvia	31:24
06/12/1993	Castellon	Spain	-	Republic of Cyprus	39: 06
06/13/1993	Castellon	Republic of Cyprus	-	Spain	13:32
06/17/1993	Castellon	Spain	-	Latvia	33:12
06/19/1993	Castellon	Spain	-	Poland	30:24
10/12/1993	Pontevedra	Spain	-	Switzerland	21:15
10/12/1993	Bauska	Latvia	-	Poland	19:36
10/16/1993	Bauska	Latvia	-	Spain	22:29
October 19, 1993	Kielce	Poland	-	Spain	27:27
11/25/1993	St. Gallen	Switzerland	-	Poland	28:20
December 8, 1993	Bern	Latvia	-	Switzerland	26:29
01/12/1994	Brzeg Dolny	Poland	-	Latvia	27:12
January 15, 1994	Brzeg Dolny	Poland	-	Republic of Cyprus	35:11
01/16/1994	Brzeg Dolny	Republic of Cyprus	-	Poland	11:34

Group 7

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Russia	6th	6th	0	0	169: 101	+ 068	12
2.	Czech Republic	6th	4th	0	2	152: 105	+ 047	08th
3.	Italy	6th	2	0	4th	116: 117	- 001	04th
4th	Luxembourg	6th	0	0	6th	86: 200	−114	00

Russia		25:18	26:19	45:18
Czech Republic	20:21		24:12	32:10
Italy	13:17	20:22		24: 8
Luxembourg	13:35	17:36	20:28

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
06/05/1993	Berchem	Luxembourg	-	Czech Republic	17:36
06/10/1993	Syracuse	Italy	-	Luxembourg	24: 08
06/13/1993	Moscow	Russia	-	Czech Republic	25:18
06/26/1993	Differdange	Russia	-	Luxembourg	45:18
06/27/1993	Differdange	Luxembourg	-	Russia	13:35
09/18/1993	Moscow	Russia	-	Italy	26:19
October 19, 1993	Karviná	Czech Republic	-	Italy	24:12
11/02/1993	Lovosice	Czech Republic	-	Luxembourg	32:10
11/13/1993	Teramo	Italy	-	Russia	13:17
December 01, 1993	Chomutov	Czech Republic	-	Russia	20:21
December 8, 1993	Treviso	Italy	-	Czech Republic	20:22
12/17/1993	Berchem	Luxembourg	-	Italy	20:28

Knockout games

For the knockout games , the teams placed second in the group stage were qualified in the second qualifying phase. Only the best runner-up in the group stage was eligible to compete in the final round of the European Championship. The remaining six teams were drawn in three knockout pairings. The winners of these duels were also entitled to start in the final round.

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result	qualified
03/02/1994	Celje	Slovenia	-	Czech Republic	19:16	Slovenia
03/10/1994	Chomutov	Czech Republic	-	Slovenia	22:19
03/02/1994	Kielce	Poland	-	France	23:19	France
03/08/1994	Marseille	France	-	Poland	32:19
03/02/1994	Linz	Austria	-	Belarus	28:17	Belarus
03/08/1994	Minsk	Belarus	-	Austria	28:15

Qualified for the 1994 European Championship

The following eleven teams have qualified for the final round of the 1994 European Championship:

• Denmark as the winner of Group 1
• Hungary as the winner of group 2
• Sweden won group 3
• Croatia as the winner of group 4
• Germany as the winner of group 5
• Spain wins Group 6
• Russia as the winner of group 7
• Romanians as best runner-up in the group
• Slovenia as the winner in the play-off duel
• France as the winner in the play-off duel
• Belarus as the winner in the play-off duel

Web links

• European Handball Federation (EHF): Official website
• Sports statistics by Todor Krastev: Qualification for the Handball European Championship 1994 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Qualification (accessed on February 2, 2016)
2. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Results of the qualifying games (PDF document, 95 KB; accessed on February 2, 2016)
3. ↑ Wissenswertes.at: Qualification1 for the European Handball Championship 1994 ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 2, 2016)
4. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Promotion Games (accessed on February 2, 2016) http://statistics.eurohandball.com/reports/?b=54&r=2
5. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Results of the Promotion Games (PDF document, 21 KB; accessed on February 2, 2016)
6. ↑ Wissenswertes.at: Play-off games for the European handball championship 1994 ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 2, 2016)