This article describes the
1998 Men's Handball Championship . For the women's championship, see
1998 European Women's
Handball Championship .
The 3rd European men's handball championship Italy from May 29th to June 7th, 1998 . The title was won by the Swedish national handball team , which defeated Spain in the final . The German selection took third place, Austria and Switzerland could not qualify for the European Championship finals.
Attendees Venues The European handball championship was held in the two largest cities in South Tyrol :
Preliminary round In the preliminary round, the twelve qualified teams played in two groups of six teams each. Within a group, each team competed once against each other team. The two best teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals.
Group A
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Pt.
1
Sweden Sweden
5
4th
0
1
130: 111
8th
2
Germany Germany
5
4th
0
1
125: 102
8th
3
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
5
3
0
2
125: 121
6th
4th
France France
5
1
1
3
110: 125
3
5
Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
5
1
1
3
100: 115
3
6th
Italy Italy
5
1
0
4th
106: 122
2
May 29, 1998
16:00, in Bolzano
France
-
Lithuania 1989
20:20 (9:10)
18:00, in Bolzano
Germany
-
Sweden Sweden
20:21 (12:10)
8:00 p.m., in Bolzano
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
-
Italy
26:19 (13:10)
May 30, 1998
16:00, in Bolzano
Sweden Sweden
-
France
25:22 (13:13)
18:00, in Bolzano
Lithuania 1989
-
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
22:30 (11:15)
8:00 p.m., in Bolzano
Italy
-
Germany Germany
18:26 (9:12)
June 1, 1998
16:00, in Bolzano
Lithuania 1989
-
Sweden Sweden
21:27 (9:14)
18:00, in Bolzano
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992
-
Germany Germany
22:29 (11:14)
8:00 p.m., in Bolzano
France France
-
Italy
23:22 (11:10)
June 3, 1998
18:00, in Merano
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992
-
Sweden Sweden
19:29 (13:15)
8:00 p.m., in Merano
Germany Germany
-
France
30:23 (13:11)
8:00 p.m., in Bolzano
Italy
-
Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
18:19 (10: 9)
June 4, 1998
18:00, in Merano
France
-
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
22:28 (14:14)
8:00 p.m., in Bolzano
Sweden
-
Italy Italy
28:29 (13:12)
8:00 p.m., in Merano
Germany Germany
-
Lithuania 1989
20:18 (9: 5)
Group B
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Pt.
1
Spain Spain
5
4th
1
0
135: 103
9
2
Russia Russia
5
3
1
1
127: 110
7th
3
Hungary Hungary
5
3
0
2
121: 122
6th
4th
Croatia Croatia
5
2
1
2
117: 120
5
5
Czech Republic Czech Republic
5
1
0
4th
130: 132
2
6th
North Macedonia Macedonia
5
0
1
4th
104: 147
1
May 29, 1998
16:00, in Merano
Hungary Hungary
-
North Macedonia
29:20 (14: 7)
18:00, in Merano
Russia Russia
-
Czech Republic
22:21 (11: 8)
8:00 p.m., in Merano
Croatia
-
Spain
18:18 (11:10)
May 31, 1998
16:00, in Merano
Czech Republic
-
Croatia Croatia
24:30 (14:15)
18:00, in Merano
North Macedonia
-
Russia
26:26 (10:16)
8:00 p.m., in Merano
Spain Spain
-
Hungary
27:17 (17: 3)
June 1, 1998
16:00, in Merano
Croatia Croatia
-
North Macedonia
28:21 (12:10)
18:00, in Merano
Hungary
-
Russia Russia
20:23 (10:13)
8:00 p.m., in Merano
Spain Spain
-
Czech Republic
35:22 (17: 9)
June 3, 1998
16:00, in Bolzano
Hungary Hungary
-
Czech Republic
27:25 (13: 8)
16:00, in Merano
North Macedonia
-
Spain Spain
19:26 (10:13)
18:00, in Bolzano
Russia Russia
-
Croatia
29:14 (12: 8)
June 4, 1998
16:00, in Merano
Russia
-
Spain Spain
27:29 (15:11)
16:00, in Bolzano
Croatia
-
Hungary Hungary
27:28 (10:13)
18:00, in Bolzano
Czech Republic Czech Republic
-
North Macedonia
38:18 (16:12)
Placement games and final round In addition to the best two teams in each group that contested the semi-finals, the other teams played placement games. The equally ranked teams of the two groups played against each other.
Play for 11th place in Merano
June 6, 1998
14:00
Italy Italy
-
North Macedonia
27:26 a.d. (23:23, 11:12)
Game for 9th place in Bolzano
June 6, 1998
16:00
Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
-
Czech Republic
38:36 n.2V. (33:33, 30:30, 17:14)
Game for 7th place in Bolzano
June 6, 1998
18:00
France France
-
Croatia
30:28 (16:12)
Play for 5th place in Merano
June 6, 1998
16:00
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
-
Hungary
32:24 (15:12)
Semifinals
June 6, 1998
18:00, in Merano
Spain Spain
-
Germany
29:22 (13: 9)
8:00 p.m., in Bolzano
Sweden Sweden
-
Russia
27:24 (15:14)
Game for 3rd place in Bolzano
June 7, 1998
14:00
Germany Germany
-
Russia
30:28 a.d. (25:25, 13:14)
June 7, 1998
16:30
Spain
-
Sweden Sweden
23:25 (9:15)
Final placements
rank
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Sweden Sweden
7th
6th
0
1
182: 158
+ 0 24
Spain Spain
7th
5
1
1
187: 150
+ 0 37
Germany Germany
7th
5
0
2
177: 159
+ 0 18
0 4th
Russia Russia
7th
3
1
3
179: 167
+ 0 12
0 5.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
6th
4th
0
2
157: 145
+ 0 12
0 6th
Hungary Hungary
6th
3
0
3
145: 154
- 0 9
0 7th
France France
6th
2
1
3
140: 153
- 0 13
0 8th.
Croatia Croatia
6th
2
1
3
145: 150
- 0 5th
0 9.
Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
6th
2
1
3
138: 151
- 0 13
10.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
6th
1
0
5
166: 170
- 0 4th
11.
Italy Italy
6th
2
0
4th
133: 148
- 0 15
12.
North Macedonia North Macedonia
6th
0
1
5
130: 177
- 0 44
Goalscorer table
All-Star Team Bids Medalist
Web links
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