European handball championship 1996 / qualification

This page describes the qualification for the 2nd Men's Handball European Championship 1996 . 36 nations were involved in the qualification, of which 10 teams qualified for the finals in Seville and Ciudad Real . Only Sweden, as the defending champions of the European Championship in 1994 and Spain, as the host of the European Championship in 1996, 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

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Group A

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Macedonia	4th	3	0	1	110: 095	+15	6th
2.	Netherlands	4th	2	1	1	097: 095	+ 02	5
3.	Bulgaria	4th	0	1	3	085: 102	−17	1

Macedonia		33:27	29:23
Netherlands	23:22		21:21
Bulgaria	22:26	19:26

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
02/01/1995	Emmen	Netherlands	-	Macedonia	23:22
02/03/1995	Bitola	Macedonia	-	Netherlands	33:27
03/01/1995	Bitola	Macedonia	-	Bulgaria	29:23
05.03.1995	Lovech	Bulgaria	-	Macedonia	22:26
04/02/1995	Hoorn	Bulgaria	-	Netherlands	19:26
04/04/1995	Sittard	Netherlands	-	Bulgaria	21:21

Group B

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Slovakia	4th	3	0	1	80:76	+ 04	6th
2.	Israel	4th	2	1	1	89:77	+12	5
3.	Greece	4th	0	1	3	74:90	−16	1

Slovakia		21:20	20:16
Israel	20:18		28:17
Greece	20:21	21:21

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
02/01/1995	Tel Aviv	Israel	-	Greece	28:17
02/04/1995	Katerini	Greece	-	Israel	21:21
03/02/1995	Veria	Greece	-	Slovakia	20:21
05.03.1995	Trebisov	Slovakia	-	Greece	20:16
04/05/1995	Košice	Slovakia	-	Israel	21:20
04/08/1995	Ramat Gan	Israel	-	Slovakia	20:18

Group C

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Belgium	6th	5	0	1	140: 104	+36	10
2.	Norway	6th	5	0	1	155: 88	+67	10
3.	Azerbaijan	6th	1	1	4th	108: 161	−53	03
4th	Luxembourg	6th	0	1	5	111: 161	−50	01

Belgium		17:20	28:13	25:20
Norway	16:20		32:11	31:17
Azerbaijan	17:26	15:27		25:21
Luxembourg	18:24	08:29	27:27

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
02/01/1995	Arendal	Norway	-	Belgium	16:20
02/01/1995	Bettembourg	Luxembourg	-	Azerbaijan	27:27
02/03/1995	Bettembourg	Azerbaijan	-	Luxembourg	25:21
02/05/1995	Hasselt	Belgium	-	Norway	17:20
03/01/1995	Drammen	Azerbaijan	-	Norway	15:27
03/01/1995	Malmedy	Belgium	-	Luxembourg	25:20
03/04/1995	Kristiansand	Norway	-	Azerbaijan	32:11
03/04/1995	Esch-Alzette	Luxembourg	-	Belgium	18:24
04/06/1995	Elverum	Luxembourg	-	Norway	08:29
04/07/1995	Antwerp	Azerbaijan	-	Belgium	17:26
04/08/1995	Tynset	Norway	-	Luxembourg	31:17
04/09/1995	Hasselt	Belgium	-	Azerbaijan	28:13

Group D

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Turkey	6th	5	0	1	166: 111	+55	10
2.	Bosnia Herzegovina	6th	3	1	2	141: 131	+10	07th
3.	Estonia	6th	3	1	2	143: 128	+15	07th
4th	Republic of Cyprus	6th	0	0	6th	100: 180	−80	00

Turkey		25:18	25:20	34:15
Bosnia Herzegovina	15:27		26:26	31:22
Estonia	24:20	19:25		28:17
Republic of Cyprus	19:35	12:26	15:26

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
02/01/1995	Eskişehir	Turkey	-	Estonia	25:20
02/03/1995	Nicosia	Republic of Cyprus	-	Bosnia Herzegovina	12:26
02/04/1995	Nicosia	Bosnia Herzegovina	-	Republic of Cyprus	31:22
02/05/1995	Tallinn	Estonia	-	Turkey	24:20
02/26/1995	Tallinn	Estonia	-	Republic of Cyprus	28:17
03/04/1995	Nicosia	Republic of Cyprus	-	Estonia	15:26
03/07/1995	Trabzon	Bosnia Herzegovina	-	Turkey	15:27
03/09/1995	Trabzon	Turkey	-	Bosnia Herzegovina	25:18
March 31, 1995	Nicosia	Republic of Cyprus	-	Turkey	19:35
04/06/1995	Eskişehir	Turkey	-	Republic of Cyprus	34:15
04/07/1995	Krško	Bosnia Herzegovina	-	Estonia	26:26
04/09/1995	Krško	Estonia	-	Bosnia Herzegovina	19:25

Group E

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Lithuania	6th	4th	1	1	132: 110	+22	9
2.	Italy	6th	4th	0	2	124: 106	+18	8th
3.	Finland	6th	3	1	2	137: 141	- 04th	7th
4th	Georgia	6th	0	0	6th	107: 143	- 036	0

Lithuania		28:21	19:17	22: 09
Finland	23:23		21:18	28:27
Italy	24:18	21:17		22:16
Georgia	16:22	24:27	15:22

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
02/01/1995	Mazara del Vallo	Italy	-	Finland	21:17
02/04/1995	Kaunas	Lithuania	-	Georgia	22: 09
02/04/1995	Helsinki	Finland	-	Italy	21:18
02/05/1995	Kaunas	Georgia	-	Lithuania	16:22
02/28/1995	Karjaa	Finland	-	Lithuania	18:21
03/01/1995	Prato	Georgia	-	Italy	15:22
03/03/1995	Prato	Italy	-	Georgia	22:16
03/04/1995	Kaunas	Lithuania	-	Finland	23:33
04/01/1995	Tammisaari	Georgia	-	Finland	24:27
04/02/1995	Helsinki	Finland	-	Georgia	28:27
04/04/1995	Kaunas	Lithuania	-	Italy	19:17
04/08/1995	Mazara del Vallo	Italy	-	Lithuania	24:18

Group F.

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Yugoslavia	6th	5	0	1	138: 114	+24	10
2.	Portugal	6th	4th	0	2	117: 105	+12	08th
3.	Ukraine	6th	2	0	4th	120: 130	−10	04th
4th	Latvia	6th	1	0	5	113: 139	−26	02

Yugoslavia		21:15	28:19	24:19
Portugal	22:18		18:13	22:15
Ukraine	20:23	18:21		22:18
Latvia	19:24	20:19	22:28

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
02/01/1995	Brovary	Ukraine	-	Portugal	18:21
02/04/1995	Belgrade	Latvia	-	Yugoslavia	19:24
02/05/1995	Leiria	Portugal	-	Ukraine	18:13
02/05/1995	Niš	Yugoslavia	-	Latvia	24:19
03/01/1995	Belgrade	Yugoslavia	-	Ukraine	28:19
03/03/1995	Lagoa	Portugal	-	Latvia	22:15
05.03.1995	Lagoa	Latvia	-	Portugal	20:19
05.03.1995	Brovary	Ukraine	-	Yugoslavia	20:23
04/05/1995	Niš	Yugoslavia	-	Portugal	21:15
04/08/1995	Brovary	Latvia	-	Ukraine	22:28
04/09/1995	Brovary	Ukraine	-	Latvia	22:18
04/09/1995	Braga	Portugal	-	Yugoslavia	22:18

qualification

Group 1

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Croatia	6th	5	0	1	161: 137	+24	10
2.	Slovenia	6th	3	1	2	141: 137	+ 04	07th
3.	Turkey	6th	1	2	3	137: 148	−11	04th
4th	Austria	6th	1	1	4th	113: 150	−17	03

Croatia		30:21	29:26	27:21
Slovenia	22:19		26:20	27:19
Turkey	23:27	23:23		25:23
Austria	24:29	26:22	20:20

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
09/27/1995	Zagreb	Croatia	-	Austria	27:21
09/27/1995	Litija	Slovenia	-	Turkey	26:20
09/30/1995	Ankara	Turkey	-	Slovenia	23:23
10/01/1995	Bruck an der Mur	Austria	-	Croatia	24:29
11/01/1995	Linz	Austria	-	Slovenia	26:22
11/02/1995	Trabzon	Turkey	-	Croatia	23:27
11/04/1995	Velenje	Slovenia	-	Austria	27:19
05/11/1995	Metković	Croatia	-	Turkey	29:26
11/29/1995	Ankara	Turkey	-	Austria	25:23
11/29/1995	Ljubljana	Slovenia	-	Croatia	22:19
12/02/1995	innsbruck	Austria	-	Turkey	20:20
12/02/1995	Kutina	Croatia	-	Slovenia	30:21

Group 2

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Czech Republic	6th	4th	1	1	169: 134	+35	9
2.	Hungary	6th	3	1	2	156: 149	+ 07	7th
3.	Macedonia	6th	2	1	3	147: 162	- 05th	5
4th	Slovakia	6th	1	1	4th	138: 165	−27	3

Czech Republic		34:28	33:16	28:17
Hungary	23:17		29:26	28:19
Macedonia	27:27	26:21		28:26
Slovakia	23:30	27:27	26:24

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
09/27/1995	Cheb	Czech Republic	-	Macedonia	33:16
09/28/1995	Nyíregyháza	Hungary	-	Slovakia	28:19
09/30/1995	Resen	Macedonia	-	Czech Republic	27:27
10/01/1995	Topoľčany	Slovakia	-	Hungary	27:27
11/01/1995	Topoľčany	Slovakia	-	Czech Republic	23:30
11/01/1995	Bitola	Macedonia	-	Hungary	26:21
11/04/1995	Pilsen	Czech Republic	-	Slovakia	28:17
05/11/1995	Szeged	Hungary	-	Macedonia	29:26
11/29/1995	Zubří	Czech Republic	-	Hungary	34:28
11/29/1995	Titov Veles	Macedonia	-	Slovakia	28:26
December 3rd, 1995	Košice	Slovakia	-	Macedonia	26:24
December 3rd, 1995	Veszprém	Hungary	-	Czech Republic	23:17

Group 3

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Yugoslavia	6th	5	0	1	147: 116	+31	10
2.	France	6th	3	0	3	139: 132	+ 07	06th
3.	Belarus	6th	2	0	4th	142: 146	- 04th	04th
4th	Belgium	6th	2	0	4th	096: 130	−34	04th

Yugoslavia		25:18	27:23	21:12
France	24:21		28:25	21: 09
Belarus	22:26	31:28		23:17
Belgium	17:27	21:20	20:18

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
09/27/1995	Marseille	France	-	Yugoslavia	24:21
09/28/1995	Minsk	Belarus	-	Belgium	23:17
10/01/1995	Hasselt	Belgium	-	Belarus	20:18
10/01/1995	Belgrade	Yugoslavia	-	France	25:18
11/01/1995	Belgrade	Yugoslavia	-	Belarus	27:23
11/02/1995	Herstal	Belgium	-	France	21:20
11/04/1995	Nantes	France	-	Belgium	21: 09
05/11/1995	Minsk	Belarus	-	Yugoslavia	22:26
11/29/1995	Merksem	Belgium	-	Yugoslavia	17:27
11/30/1995	Minsk	Belarus	-	France	31:28
December 3rd, 1995	Besançon	France	-	Belarus	28:25
December 3rd, 1995	Belgrade	Yugoslavia	-	Belgium	21:12

Group 4

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Russia	6th	4th	0	2	148: 120	+28	8th
2.	Romania	6th	4th	0	2	145: 138	+7	8th
3.	Iceland	6th	4th	0	2	131: 131	± 00	8th
4th	Poland	6th	0	0	6th	040: 175	−35	0

Russia		28:20	22:14	33:23
Romania	22:18		21:19	30:22
Iceland	20:18	24:23		31:26
Poland	21:29	27:29	21:23

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
09/27/1995	Râmnicu Vâlcea	Romania	-	Iceland	21:19
09/27/1995	Moscow	Russia	-	Poland	33:23
10/01/1995	Poses	Poland	-	Russia	21:29
10/01/1995	Hafnarfjordur	Iceland	-	Romania	24:23
11/01/1995	Hafnarfjordur	Iceland	-	Russia	20:18
11/02/1995	Psen	Poland	-	Romania	27:29
05/11/1995	Baia Mare	Romania	-	Poland	30:22
05/11/1995	Moscow	Russia	-	Iceland	22:14
11/29/1995	Baia Mare	Romania	-	Russia	22:18
11/29/1995	Hafnarfjordur	Iceland	-	Poland	31:26
12/02/1995	Poses	Poland	-	Iceland	21:23
December 3rd, 1995	Moscow	Russia	-	Romania	28:20

Group 5

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	TD	P
1.	Denmark	6th	4th	1	1	145: 137	+ 08	9
2.	Germany	6th	3	1	2	139: 123	+16	7th
3.	Switzerland	6th	2	1	3	134: 143	- 09	5
4th	Lithuania	6th	1	1	4th	129: 144	−15	3

Denmark		24:22	23:19	22:20
Germany	30:26		26:13	21:21
Switzerland	26:26	23:16		23:25
Lithuania	20:24	16:24	27:30

Gameday	Venue	Team 1		Team 2	Result
09/27/1995	Copenhagen	Denmark	-	Switzerland	23:19
09/30/1995	Emsdetten	Germany	-	Lithuania	21:21
10/01/1995	Luebbecke	Lithuania	-	Germany	16:24
10/01/1995	Aarau	Switzerland	-	Denmark	26:26
11/03/1995	Kruså	Lithuania	-	Denmark	20:24
11/03/1995	Basel	Switzerland	-	Germany	23:16
05/11/1995	Aarhus	Denmark	-	Lithuania	22:20
05/11/1995	Offenburg	Germany	-	Switzerland	26:13
December 01, 1995	Möhlin	Lithuania	-	Switzerland	27:30
December 01, 1995	Hanover	Germany	-	Denmark	30:26
December 3rd, 1995	Randers	Denmark	-	Germany	24:22
December 3rd, 1995	Gümligen	Switzerland	-	Lithuania	23:25

Qualified for the 1996 European Championship

The following ten teams have qualified for the final round of the 1996 European Championship:

• Croatia as the winner of Group 1
• Slovenia finished second in Group 1
• Czech Republic as winner of group 2
• Hungary as second in group 2
• Yugoslavia as the winner of group 3
• France second in Group 3
• Russia as the winner of group 4
• Romania finished second in Group 4
• Denmark as the winner of group 5
• Germany as second in group 5

Web links

• European Handball Federation (EHF): Official website
• Sports statistics by Todor Krastev: Qualification for the handball championship 1996 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Qualification (accessed on February 2, 2016)
2. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Results of the pre-qualification (PDF document, 59 kB; accessed on February 2, 2016)
3. ↑ Wissenswertes.at: Qualification1 for the European Handball Championship 1996 ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 2, 2016)
4. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Qualification (accessed on February 2, 2016)
5. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Results of the qualification (PDF document, 54 kB; accessed on February 2, 2016)
6. ↑ Wissenswertes.at: Qualification2 for the European Handball Championship 1996 ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 2, 2016)