European handball championship 2010

This article describes the men's handball championship 2010 , the women's handball championship is under European handball championship 2010 .

9th European Men's Handball Championship 2010
Number of nations	16
European champion	France (2nd title)
venue	Austria
Opening game	January 19, 2010
Endgame	January 31, 2010
Games	47
Gates	2,690   (∅: 57.23 per game)
spectator	287,400   (∅: 6,115 per game)
Top scorer	Filip Jícha Czech Republic , 53 goals
Best player	Filip Jícha Czech Republic (MVP)
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Men's handball European champions 2010: France

Winner's plate of the 2010 European men's handball championship

Official logo and mascot of the 9th European Handball Championship 2010 in Austria

The 9th men's handball European championship took place from January 19 to 31, 2010 in Austria .

Host

The Congress of the European Handball Federation (EHF) awarded the event during its meeting on May 5, 2006 in Vilamoura . The candidacy of the Austrian Handball Federation prevailed in the final vote with 28:18 votes against Greece's application . Previously, the candidacies from Germany , Iceland , Croatia , Macedonia and Hungary had failed.

qualification

See European Handball Championship 2010 / Qualification

The following teams qualified for participation in the tournament:

country	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous participation in European championships
Austria	host	May 5, 2006	0 (debut)
Denmark	European Champion 2008	January 27, 2008	7 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Sweden	Winner group 1	June 11, 2009	7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008)
Poland	Second group 1	June 20, 2009	4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Russia	Winner group 2	June 18, 2009	8 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Serbia	Second group 2	June 18, 2009	5 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Iceland	Winner group 3	June 17, 2009	5 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Norway	Second group 3	June 17, 2009	3 (2000, 2006, 2008)
Croatia	Winner group 4	June 17, 2009	8 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Hungary	Second group 4	June 21, 2009	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Germany	Winner group 5	June 13, 2009	8 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Slovenia	Second group 5	June 21, 2009	7 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
France	Winner group 6	June 17, 2009	8 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Czech Republic	Second group 6	June 17, 2009	5 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008)
Spain	Winner group 7	June 17, 2009	8 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Ukraine	Second group 7	June 18, 2009	4 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)

Group draw

Group A Graz	Group B Linz	Group C Innsbruck	Group D Wiener Neustadt
Croatia	Denmark	Germany	France
Russia	Iceland	Sweden	Spain
Norway	Austria	Poland	Hungary
Ukraine	Serbia	Slovenia	Czech Republic

The group draw for the tournament took place on June 24, 2009 in Vienna. Croatia, Denmark, Germany and France were set as group heads.

Squad of the participating teams

→ Main article : European Handball Championship 2010 / squad

In order to participate in the European Championship, the qualified associations had to name their 28 players by December 15, 2009. Of these 28 players, the national associations had to name a maximum of 16 players at least one day before the start of the tournament. After the preliminary round, a maximum of two players from the 16 selected were allowed to be replaced by players from the group of 28 named players. After the main round, another player may be replaced.

Denmark

The Danish national handball team at the EM

Team boss Ulrik Wilbek nominated the following squads: Kasper Hvidt (FCK Håndbold), Niklas Landin Jacobsen (GOG Svendborg TGI), Thomas Mogensen ( SG Flensburg-Handewitt ), Torsten Laen ( Füchse Berlin ), Lars Jørgensen (AG Håndbold), Lars Christiansen (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Anders Eggert Jensen (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Bo Spellerberg (KIF Kolding), Michael V. Knudsen (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Henrik Knudsen (KS Vive Kielce), Lasse Svan Hansen (SG Flensburg-Handewitt) , Hans Lindberg ( HSV Hamburg ), Kasper Søndergaard Sarup (KIF Kolding), Mikkel Hansen ( FC Barcelona ), Kasper Nielsen (GOG Svendborg TGI), Mads Ø. Nielsen (Bjerringbro-Silkeborg); Reserve: René Toft Hansen (KIF Kolding), Nikolaj Markussen (Nordsjælland Håndbold)

Germany

The team of the German Handball Federation consists of national coach: Heiner Brand Co-trainer: Martin Heuberger Team coordinator: Tom Schneider and the following players: Silvio Heinevetter (Füchse Berlin), Johannes Bitter (HSV Hamburg), Carsten Lichtlein (TBV Lemgo), Stefan Kneer (TV Großwallstadt), Manuel Späth (FA Göppingen), Holger Glandorf (TBV Lemgo), Michael Müller (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Martin Strobel (TBV Lemgo), Arne Niemeyer (TuS N-Lübbecke), Sven-Sören Christophersen (HSG Wetzlar) , Patrick Groetzki (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Christian Schöne (FA Göppingen), Dragoș Oprea (FA Göppingen), Christian Sprenger (THW Kiel), Michael Kraus (TBV Lemgo), Nikolas Katsigiannis (TSV GWD Minden), Andreas Rojewski (SC Magdeburg), Lars Kaufmann (FA Göppingen), Stefan Schröder (HSV Hamburg), Matthias Flohr (HSV Hamburg), Steffen Weinhold (TV Großwallstadt), Michael Haaß (FA Göppingen), Timo Salzer (HSG Wetzlar), Torsten Jansen (HSV Hamburg ), Uwe Gensheimer (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Oliver Roggisch (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Christoph Theuerkauf (SC Magdeburg)

France

Team boss Claude Onesta nominated the following squads: Jérôme Fernandez (BM Ciudad Real), Rémi Calvel (Toulouse HB), Daniel Narcisse ( THW Kiel ), Daouda Karaboué (Montpellier HB), Nikola Karabatić (Montpellier HB), Franck Junillon ( MT Melsungen ), Thierry Omeyer (THW Kiel), Didier Dinart (BM Ciudad Real), Luc Abalo (BM Ciudad Real), Cédric Sorhaindo (Toulouse HB), Michaël Guigou (Montpellier HB), Xavier Barachet (Chambéry Savoie HB), Sébastien Bosquet (Dunkerque HB ), Sébastien Ostertag (Tremblay en France), Grégoire Detrez (Chambéry Savoie HB), Cyril Dumoulin (Chambéry Savoie HB), Damien Waeghe (US Créteil HB), Bertrand Gille ( HSV Hamburg ), Guillaume Joli (Chambéry Savoie), Audray Tuzolana (HBC Nantes), Yohann Ploquin (ST Raphael VAR HB), Bertrand Roine (Chambéry Savoie), William Accambray (Montpellier HB), Guillaume Gille (HSV Hamburg), Cédric Paty (Chambéry Savoie), Olivier Marroux (US Ivry HB), Samuel Honrubia (Montpellier HB), Igor Anic (THW Kiel)

Iceland

Team manager Guðmundur Guðmundsson nominated following squad: Björgvin Páll Gustavsson ( cadets Schaffhausen ), Hreiðar Guðmundsson (TV Emsdetten) Vignir Svavarsson ( TBV Lemgo ), logi geirsson (TBV Lemgo), Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (GOG Svendsborg TGI), Arnór Atlason ( FCK Håndbold ), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson ( Rhein-Neckar Löwen ), Snorri Guðjónsson (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Ólafur Stefánsson (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Alexander Petersson ( SG Flensburg-Handewitt ), Sverre Andreas Jakobsson ( TV Großwallstadt ), Róbert Gunnarsson ( VfL Gummersbach ) Ingimundur Ingimundarson ( GWD Minden ), Sturla Ásgeirsson ( HSG Dusseldorf ), Þórir Ólafsson ( TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke ), Aron Pálmarsson ( THW Kiel ), Ólafur Guðmundsson ( FH Hafnarfjordur ), runar karason ( Füchse Berlin ) (re-nominated)

Croatia

The Croatian national handball team won the Interwetten Cup in Wiener Neustadt on January 9, 2010

Team boss Lino Červar nominated the following squad: Goalkeepers: Mirko Alilović (Ademar León), Goran Čarapina (RK Poreč), Marin Šego (RK Zagreb); Field players: Ivano Balić (RK Zagreb), Damir Bičanić (Ademar León), Vladimir Božić (BM Ciudad Encantada), Ivan Čupić (RK Velenje), Domagoj Duvnjak (HSV Hamburg), Jakov Gojun (RK Zagreb), Nikola Kedžo (HSG Düsseldorf ), Marko Kopljar (RK Zagreb), Denis Buntić (Ademar León), Antonijo Kovačević (Dubrava), Blaženko Lacković (HSV Hamburg), Marino Marić (RK Zagreb), Vedran Mataija (RK Poreč), Petar Metličić (BM Ciudad Real) , Duje Miljak (TV Emsdetten), Marko Mrđenović (RK Nexe), Željko Musa (RK Trimo Trebnje), Ivan Pešić (KC Veszprém), Luka Raković (RK Bjelovar), Manuel Štrlek (RK Zagreb), Tonči Valčić (RK Zagreb) , Igor Vori (HSV Hamburg), Ljubo Vukić (RK Zagreb), Drago Vuković (VfL Gummersbach), Vedran Zrnić (VfL Gummersbach).

Norway

Team boss Robert Hedin nominated the following squads: Steinar Ege (FCK Håndbold), Ole Erevik (KIF Kolding), Magnus Dahl (Fyllingen Håndball), Håvard Tvedten (Pevafersa BM Valladolid), Thomas Skoglund (GOG Svendborg TGI), Lars Erik Bjørnsen (Team Tvis Holstebro), Christian Spanne (Drammen HK), Stian Vatne (Füchse Berlin), Erlend Mamelund (FCK Håndbold), Kristian Kjelling (AaB Håndbold), Espen Lie Hansen (Drammen HK), Børge Lund (THW Kiel), Vegard Samdahl (Wisła Płock), Kjetil Strand (Füchse Berlin), Christoffer Rambo (IL Runar), Thomas Drange (FCK Håndbold), Bjarte Myrhol (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Frank Løke (RK Zagreb), Einar Sand Koren (FCK Håndbold)

Austria

The Austrian national handball team at the Interwetten Cup in Wiener Neustadt on January 9, 2010

Head coach Dagur Sigurðsson nominated the following squad: Goalkeepers: Thomas Bauer ( TV Korschenbroich ), Wolfgang Filzwieser (UHK Krems), Nikola Marinovic (HBW Balingen / Weilstetten); Field players: Martin Abadir (aon Fivers), Damir Djukic (BM Alcobendas), Patrick Fölser (HSG Düsseldorf), Bernd Friede (TSV Otmar St.Gallen), Gregor Günther (A1 Bregenz), Matthias Günther (A1 Bregenz), Mare Hojc ( HBW Balingen / Weilstetten), Michael Jochum (Alpla HC Hard), Klemens Kainmüller (HIT Innsbruck), Michael Knauth (Alpla HC Hard), Markus Kolar (aon Fivers), Stefan Lehner (HC Linz AG), Lucas Mayer (A1 Bregenz) , Fabian Posch (A1 Bregenz), Roland Schlinger (A1 Bregenz), Tobias Schopf (UHK Krems), Viktor Szilágyi (VfL Gummersbach), Ibish Thaqi (aon Fivers), Kristof Vizvary (UHK Krems), Mario Vizvary (SPIGO West Vienna) , Markus Wagesreiter (HBW Balingen / Weilstetten), Robert Weber (SC Magdeburg), Konrad Wilczynski (Füchse Berlin), Richard Wöss (TUSEM Essen), Vytautas Žiūra (Viborg HK).

After the game against Germany on January 5, 2010 in Innsbruck (29:30), the squad was reduced to eight players - Damir Djukic, Gregor Günther, Klemens Kainmüller, Markus Kolar, Stefan Lehner, Tobias Schopf, Ibish Thaqi and Mario Vizvary were removed from the Squad fired - reduced.

Poland

Team boss Bogdan Wenta nominated the following squad: Goalkeepers: Adam Malcher (MKS Zagłębie Lubin), Sławomir Szmal (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Piotr Wyszomirski (KS Azoty Puławy); Field players: Michał Adamuszek (MMTS Kwidzyn), Karol Bielecki (Rhein – Neckar Löwen), Rafał Gliński (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Piotr Grabarczyk (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Mateusz Jachlewski (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Bartłomiej Jaszka ( Füchsezka ) ), Mariusz Jurasik (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Bartosz Jurecki (SC Magdeburg), Michał Jurecki (TuS N-Lübbecke), Mariusz Jurkiewicz (Reyno de Navarra San Antonio), Damian Kostrzewa (AZS AWFiS Gdańsk), Kamil Krieger (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Patryk Kuchczyński (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Krzysztof Lijewski (HSV Hamburg), Marcin Lijewski (HSV Hamburg), Arkadiusz Miszka (Wisła Płock SA), Jarosław Paluch (SPR Chrobry Głogów), Paweł Piwko (KS ), Paweł Podsiadło (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Tomasz Rosiński (KS Vive Targi Kielce), Artur Siódmiak (TuS N-Lübbecke), Tomasz Tłuczyński (TuS N-Lübbecke), Adam Twardo (Wisła Płock SA), Marcin Wichary (Wisła Płock SA), Daniel Żółtak (KS Vive Targi Kielce).

Russia

Team boss Nikolai Tschigarjow nominated the following squad: Oleg Grams (Medwedi Chekhov), Vasily Filippow (Medwedi Chekhov), Oleg Sotow (Medwedi Chekhov), Dmitri Kowaljow (Medwedi Chekhov), Yegor Yevdokimov (BM Ciudad Real), Oleg Skopinzew (Medwedi Chekhov), Alexander Chernoiwanow (Medvedi Chekhov), Anton Mersljutin (Sarja Kaspija Astrachan), Vadim Bogdanow (University-Neva St. Petersburg), Alexei Rastworzew (Medvedi Chekhov), Alexei Kostygow (University-Neva St. Petersburg), Alexei Kamanin (Medvedi Chekhov) , Samwel Aslanjan (Medwedi Chekhov), Michail Tschipurin (Medwedi Chekhov), Eduard Kokscharow (RK Celje), Timur Dibirow (Medwedi Chekhov), Sergei Predybailow (Sarja Kaspija Astrachan), Konstantin Igropulo (FC Chekhov) , Andrei Starychow (Medwedi) , Vitaly Ivanov (Medvedi Chekhov), Dmitri Yerochin (Kaustik Volgograd), Ivan Pronin (University-Neva St. Petersburg), Eldar Nassyrov (University-Neva St. Petersburg), Alexei Kainarow (Sarja Kaspija Astrach an), Alexei Schindin (SKIF Krasnodar), Daniil Schischkarjow (Medwedi Chekhov), Alexander Kaschirin (Medwedi Chekhov), Jewgeni Pewnow (TSG Friesenheim)

Sweden

Team boss Staffan Olsson nominated the following squad: Mattias Andersson (TV Großwallstadt), Dan Beutler (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Anders Persson (Bjerringbro-Silkeborg), Per Sandström (HSV Hamburg), Johan Sjöstrand (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Jonas Källman ( BM Ciudad Real), Fredrik Petersen (GOG Svendborg TGI), Rasmus Wremer (AaB Håndbold), Robert Arrhenius (BM Aragón), Olof Ask (GOG Svendborg TGI), Nicklas Grundsten (BM Granollers), Mattias Gustafsson (AaB Håndbold), Niclas Ekberg (Ystads IF), Marcus Enström (Alingsås HK), Jan Lennartsson (AaB Håndbold), Kristian Bliznac (Alingsås HK), Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz (Lugi), Tobias Karlsson (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Fredrik Larsson (BM Aragón) , Jonathan Stenbäcken (IK Sävehof), Tobias Varvne (LIF Lindesberg), Dalibor Doder (Ademar León), Patrik Fahlgren (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Lukas Karlsson (KIF Kolding), Kim Andersson (THW Kiel), Oscar Carlén (SG Flensburg Handewitt), Johan Jakobsson (IK Sävehof), Albin Tingsvall (Hammarby IF)

Serbia

Team chief Sead Hasanefendić nominated following squad: Darko Stanić (Cimos Koper), Dimitrije Pejanović (Torrevieja), Dragan Počuča (Tremblay), Ivan Nikčević (Navarra SA), Dobrivoje Markovic (Cuenca 2016), Marko Ćuruvija (Metalurg), Nikola Kojić (Celje Pivovarna), Dragan Tubić (Partizan), Momir Ilić (THW Kiel), Žarko Šešum (KC Veszprém), Momir Rnić (Gorenje), Petar Đorđić (HSG Wetzlar), Mladen Bojinović (Montpellier Szeged), Danijel Anđelković (SC Nenad Vučković (MT Melsungen), Uroš Mitrović (US Créteil HB), Petar Nenadić (SC Szeged), Aleksandar Stojanović (Kadetten Schaffhausen), Ivan Stanković (BM Aragon), Vukašin Rajković (FCK Håndbold), Ivan Lapcević (KC), Ratko Nikolić (Navarra SA), Alem Toskić (Celje Pivovarna), Uroš Vilovski (KC Veszprém), Rastko Stojković (KS Vive Kielce)

Slovenia

Team boss Zvonimir Serdarušić nominated the following squad: Matjaž Brumen (RK Cimos Koper), Jure Dobelšek (RK Cimos Koper), Dragan Gajič (RK Zagreb), Vid Kavtičnik (Montpellier HB), Miladin Kozlina (RK Zagreb Celje), Zoran Lubej (RK Zagreb)) , Jure Natek (RK Gorenje), Aleš Pajovič (RK Celje), Aljoša Rezar (RK Celje), Gorazd Škof (RK Zagreb), Sebastian Skube (RK Trimo Trebnje), David Špiler (RK Cimos Koper), Renato Vugrinec (RK Celje ), Uroš Zorman (RK Celje), Luka Žvižej (SC Szeged), Miha Žvižej (RK Gorenje)

Spain

Team boss Valero Rivera nominated the following squads: José Javier Hombrados (BM Ciudad Real), Arpad Sterbik (BM Ciudad Real), José Manuel Sierra (BM Valladolid), Jorge Martínez (BM Antequera), Cristian Ugalde (FC Barcelona), Juanín García (FC Barcelona), David Davis (BM Ciudad Real), Víctor Tomás (FC Barcelona), Albert Rocas (FC Barcelona), Roberto García Parrondo (BM Ciudad Real), David Cuartero Sanchez (BM Torrevieja), Rubén Garabaya (FC Barcelona), Julen Aguinagalde (BM Ciudad Real), Carlos Prieto (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Rafael Baena (BM Antequera), Asier Antonio Marcos (BM Valladolid), Alberto Entrerríos (BM Ciudad Real), Raúl Entrerríos (BM Valladolid), Viran Morros (BM Ciudad Real), Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (Ademar León), Chema Rodríguez (BM Ciudad Real), Daniel Sarmiento (FC Barcelona), Joan Cañellas (BM Ciudad Real), Alvaro Ferrer (BM Granollers), Iker Romero (FC Barcelona), Cristian Malmagro (SDC San Antonio), Jorge Maqueda (BM Aragón), Eduardo Gurbindo (BM Valladolid)

Czech Republic

Team boss Martin Lipták nominated the following squad: Martin Galia ( TBV Lemgo ), Petr Štochl ( Füchse Berlin ), Miloš Slabý ( TV Neuhausen ), David Juříček (Montpellier HB), Tomáš Říha (HC Zubří), Václav Vraný ( HSC 2000 Coburg ), Jiří Hynek ( Ahlener SG ), Karel Nocar (Chambery), Pavel Mičkal ( HSG Nordhorn ), Jan Filip (Kadetten Schaffhausen), Jan Sobol (Montpellier HB), Filip Jícha ( THW Kiel ), Daniel Kubeš (TBV Lemgo), Alois Mráz ( HSG Wetzlar ), Jan Stehlík (St. Raphael VAR HB), Tomas Sklenak ( ThSV Eisenach ), Ondřej Zdráhala (Karviná), Jiri Vitek ( Bergischer HC ), Tomáš Mrkva (HCB Karviná), Jakub Hrstka (HC Zubří), Tomáš Číp (HC Zubří), Kamil Piskač (HC Dukla Praha), Tomáš Řezníček (Conversano), Ondřej Šulc (HCB Karviná), Jiří Motl (HC Lovosice), Jan Štochl (Bergischer HC), Martin Lehocký (Dukla Prahaák), Radek Horák (Dukla Praha)

Ukraine

Teamchef Leonid Zakharov nominated following squad: Jewhen Budko (chekhovskiye medvedi) Mychajlo Krywtschykow (STR Saporischschja) Jewhen Konstantynow (STR Saporischschja) Serhij Bilyk (Aon Fivers) Olexij Hantschew (STR Saporischschja) Witalij Nat (KS Kielce) Serhij Onufrijenko (Dinamo Minsk), Jurij Petrenko (Paris HB), Olexandr Pedan (STR Zaporizhia), Olexandr Shevelev (HK Portowyk Yuschne), Wadym Braschnyk (Budiwelnyk Brovary), Artem Vysnevskyj (University-Neva St. Petersburg), Olexandr Petrov (Budiwelnyk) Browary) Hennadij Komok (STR Saporischschja), Volodymyr Kyssil (STR Saporischschja) Artem Swjosdow (STR Saporischschja), Andrei Nataljuk (STR Saporischschja) Serhij Burka (STR Saporischschja) Serhij Lyubchenko (STR Saporischschja) Wjatscheslaw Lotschman (motor SNTU-SAS), Serhij Schelmenko (Medwedi Chekhov), Wladyslaw Ostrouschko (STR Zaporozhye), Borys Krjutschkow (HK Portowyk Juschne), Mykola Stezjura (STR Zaporizhia), Jewhen Hurkowskyj (Știința Munici pal Dedeman Bacau), Dmytro Doroschtschuk (HK Portowyk Yuschne), Kostjantyn Kurylenko (Meschkow Brest)

Hungary

The Hungarian national handball team at the Interwetten Cup in Wiener Neustadt on January 9, 2010

Team boss István Csoknyai nominated the following squad: Goalkeepers: Nándor Fazekas ( MKB Veszprém KC ) Roland Mikler (Dunaferr SE), Nenad Puljezević ( TSV Hannover-Burgdorf ); Fielder: Gyorgy Bakos (Pler KC), Gábor Császár (Chambery Savoie HB), Zsolt Balogh (Pler KC), Nikola Eklemović (MKB Veszprém KC), Gyula Gál ( Tatabanya Carbonex ), Gábor Grebenár (CCD Balonmano Aragon), Péter Gulyás ( MKB Veszprém KC), Máté Halász (Tatabánya Carbonex), Gergely Harsányi (FTC City Line), Gábor Herbert (SC Szeged), Ferenc Ilyés ( TBV Lemgo ) gergő iváncsik (MKB Veszprém KC), Tamás Iváncsik (MKB Veszprém KC), Dávid Katzirz (SC Szeged), Milorad Krivokapić (SC Szeged), Máté Lékai (Pler KC), Balázs Laluska (RR Cimos Koper), Szilveszter Liszkai (SC Szeged) KORNÉL NAGY (Dunaferr SC), Barna Putics ( GWD Minden ), István Rédei (JD Arrate), Timuzsin Schuch (HCM Constanta), Gábor Szalafai (Dunaferr SE), Szabolcs Törő (JD Arrate), Szabolcs Zubai (SC Szeged).

Venues

Graz innsbruck Linz Vienna Wiener Neustadt

Venues

The following halls are planned as locations for the event:

• Stadthalle in Graz (capacity at the EM: 4,996 spectators)
• Olympiahalle in Innsbruck (capacity at the EM: 8,200 spectators)
• TipsArena in Linz (capacity at the EM: 6,000 spectators)
• Stadthalle in Vienna (capacity at the EM: 11,000 spectators)
• Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt (capacity at the EM: 3,808 spectators)

referee

The EHF nominated twelve pairs of referees for the European Championship . These were used as follows:

country	image	Surname	birth date	Calls
				Preliminary round	Main round	Semifinals	Finals
				Group / game	Group / game
Denmark		Per Olesen	07/21/1968	C / GER - POL D / HUN - CZE	II / POL - ESP II / SLO - FRA	ISL - FRA	-
		Lars Ejby Pedersen	06/03/1965
Germany		Bernd Methe	06/01/1964	B / ISL - SRB A / CRO - RUS	I / NOR - DEN I / RUS - AUT	-	Final CRO - FRA
		Pure Methe	06/01/1964
France		Nordine Lazaar	09/19/1976	B / DEN - AUT A / NOR - RUS	I / NOR - AUT I / RUS - ISL	-	for 3rd place POL - ISL
		Laurent Reveret	06/25/1976
Norway		Kenneth Abrahamsen	05/02/1963	D / CZE - FRA C / POL - SLO	II / POL - CZE II / GER - CZE	CRO - POL	-
		Arne M. Kristiansen	10/25/1962
Austria		Gerhard Reisinger	07/13/1960	C / SWE - SLO D / HUN - ESP	II / SLO - CZE	-	for 5th place DEN - ESP
		Christian Kaschütz	11/06/1964
Portugal		Ivan Caçador	07/27/1981	A / RUS - UKR A / NOR - UKR	-	-	-
		Eurico Nicolau	10/23/1981
Romania		Sorin-Laurenţiu Dinu	December 21, 1967	D / ESP - CZE B / AUT - ISL	II / GER - FRA II / SLO - ESP	-	-
		Constantin Din	11/29/1968
Sweden		Rickard Canbro	01/27/1978	A / UKR - CRO B / DEN - ISL	I / CRO - AUT	-	-
		Mikael Claesson	September 18, 1974
Serbia		Nenad Nikolić	08/10/1976	D / FRA - HUN C / POL - SWE C / GER - SWE	II / GER - ESP II / POL - FRA	-	-
		Dušan Stojković	March 16, 1979
Spain		Gregorio Muro San José	11/12/1968	A / CRO - NOR B / AUT - SRB	I / RUS - DEN I / NOR - ISL	-	-
		Alfonzo Rodríguez Murcia	07/28/1967
Czech Republic		Václav Horáček	01/30/1978	B / SRB - DEN	I / CRO - ISL I / CRO - DEN	-	-
		Jiří Novotný	09/25/1979
Belarus		Andrei Husko	11/27/1979	C / SLO - GER D / FRA - ESP	-	-	-
		Syarhej Repkin	January 15, 1979
	Note: the first-named referee is on the left, the second-named on the right

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, each team in a group played once against each other team in the same group. The best three teams in each group qualified for the main round, the fourth group eliminated from the tournament.

Group A

January 19, 2010
6:10 p.m.	Russia	-	Ukraine	37:33 (21:16)
Gates:	Igropulo (11), Rastworzew (9), Kowaljow (7), Tschipurin (6), Dibirow (2), Filippow (1) and Iwanow (1) - Burka (9), Onufrijenko (9), Shevelev (5), Nat (3), Hantschew (2), Lyubchenko (2), Petrenko (2) and Doroschtschuk (1).
	3,000 spectators - Referees: Ivan Cacador and Eurico Nicolau (Portugal)
8:10 pm	Croatia	-	Norway	25:23 (11:10)
Gates:	Vuković (7), Štrlek (5), Balić (4), Buntić (2), Čupić (2), Vori (2), Zrnić (2) and Duvnjak (1) - Tvedten (9), Mamelund (4), Løke (3), Strand (3), Kjelling (2), Bjørnsen (1) and Lund (1).
	4,000 spectators - Referees: Gregorio Muro San Jose and Alfonzo Rodriguez Murcia (Spain)
January 21, 2010
6:10 p.m.	Ukraine	-	Croatia	25:28 (14:12)
Gates:	Onufrijenko (11), Burka (5), Hantschew (5), Doroschtschuk (3) and Petrenko (1) - Vori (6), Buntić (5), Čupić (5), Balić (4), Zrnić (3), Duvnjak (2), Vuković (2) and Štrlek (1).
	4,200 spectators - Referees: Rickard Canbro and Mikael Clasesson (Sweden)
8:10 pm	Norway	-	Russia	28:24 (16:13)
Gates:	Kjelling (8), Løke (5), Strand (4), Tvedten (4), Bjørnsen (3), Mamelund (3) and Lund (1) - Kowaljow (4), Rastworzew (4), Starych (3), Tschipurin (2), Dibirow (2), Filippow (2), Igropulo (2), Iwanow (2), Chernoiwanow (1), Kamanin (1) and Kainarow (1).
	4,200 spectators - Referees: Nordine Lazaar and Laurent Reveret (France)
January 23, 2010
6:10 p.m.	Croatia	-	Russia	30:28 (17:16)
Gates:	Čupić (8), Štrlek (7), Buntić (5), Balić (4), Duvnjak (2), Vuković (2), Bičanić (1) and Vori (1) - Igropulo (12), Starych (7), Tschipurin (3), Filippow (2), Kowaljow (1), Kainarow (1) and Rastworzew (1).
	4,500 spectators - referees: Bernd and Reiner Methe (Germany)
8:10 pm	Norway	-	Ukraine	31:29 (14:16)
Gates:	Tvedten (8), Bjørnsen (7), Myrhol (4), Kjelling (3), Løke (3), Mamelund (3) and Strand (3) - Burka (7), Onufrijenko (7), Hantschew (5), Shevelyov (4), Ostrouschko (2), Petrenko (2), Nat (1) and Pedan (1).
	3,500 spectators - Referees: Ivan Cacador and Eurico Nicolau (Portugal)

The group A games were played in Graz . The three best in the group (Croatia, Norway and Russia) are qualified for the main round group I. The last placed (Ukraine) was eliminated.

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.	annotation
1.	Croatia	3	3	0	0	83:76	+ 07	6th	qualified for the main round
2.	Norway	3	2	0	1	82:78	+ 04	4th	qualified for the main round
3.	Russia	3	1	0	2	89:91	- 02nd	2	qualified for the main round
4th	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	87:96	- 09	0	eliminated

Group B

January 19, 2010
6:00 p.m.	Denmark	-	Austria	33:29 (17:15)
Gates:	Mogensen (7), Hansen (5), Christiansen (4), M. Knudsen (4), Søndergaard Sarup (4), Eggert Jensen (3), Svan Hansen (2), H. Knudsen (1), Laen (1 ), Lindberg (1) and M. Nielsen (1) - Žiūra (7), Weber (6), Fölser (5), Schlinger (4), Szilágyi (4), Hojc (2) and Abadir (1).
	5,500 spectators - Referees: Nordine Lazaar and Laurent Reveret (France)
8:15 pm	Iceland	-	Serbia	29:29 (15:11)
Gates:	Sigurðsson (9), Atlason (7), Gunnarsson (4), Stefánsson (4), Ingimundarson (2), Petersson (2) and Guðjónsson (1) - Ilić (7), Stanković (6), Toskić (4), Vučković (4), Šešum (3), Stojanović (2), Kojić (1), Marković (1) and Nenadić (1).
	5,000 spectators - referees: Bernd and Reiner Methe (Germany)
January 21, 2010
6:00 p.m.	Austria	-	Iceland	37:37 (17:20)
Gates:	Szilágyi (10), Wilczynski (9), Schlinger (7), Fölser (5), Friede (3), Weber (2) and Wagesreiter (1) - Atlason (8), Stefánsson (7), Guðjónsson (6), Gunnarsson (6), Petersson (6) and Sigurðsson (4).
	6,000 spectators - Referees: Sorin-Laurentiu Din and Constantin Din (Romania)
8:15 pm	Serbia	-	Denmark	23:28 ( 09:15)
Gates:	Ilić (4), Šešum (4), Stanković (4), Stojanović (3), Vučković (3), Nikčević (2), Vilovski (2) and Nenadić (1) - Eggert Jensen (10), Lindberg (5) , Hansen (5), M. Knudsen (4), M. Nielsen (2), Søndergaard Sarup (1) and Spellerberg (1).
	6,000 spectators - Referees: Vaclav Horacek and Jiri Novotny (Czech Republic)
January 23, 2010
6:00 p.m.	Austria	-	Serbia	37:31 (15:18)
Gates:	Szilágyi (10), Weber (8), Wilczynski (6), Friede (4), Fölser (3), Wagesreiter (2), Žiūra (2), Abadir (1) and Mayer (1) - Šešum (8), Vučković (7), Ilić (4), Stojanović (4), Toskić (3), Kojić (2), Marković (2) and Stanković (1).
	6,000 spectators - Referees: Gregorio Muro San Jose and Alfonzo Rodriguez Murcia (Spain)
8:15 pm	Denmark	-	Iceland	22:27 (13:15)
Gates:	Christiansen (5), Eggert Jensen (4), Hansen (3), Laen (2), Lindberg (2), Mogensen (2), K. Nielsen (2), Søndergaard Sarup (1) and Svan Hansen (1) - Sigurðsson (6), Gunnarsson (5), Pálmarsson (5), Petersson (4), Guðjónsson (3), Atlason (2), Jakobsson (1) and Stefánsson (1).
	5,500 spectators - Referees: Rickard Canbro and Mikael Clasesson (Sweden)

The group B games were played in Linz . The three group best (Iceland, Denmark and Austria) are qualified for the main round group I; the last placed (Serbia) was eliminated.

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.	annotation
1.	Iceland	3	1	2	0	093: 088	+ 05	4th	qualified for the main round
2.	Denmark	3	2	0	1	083: 079	+ 04	4th	qualified for the main round
3.	Austria	3	1	1	1	103: 101	+ 02	3	qualified for the main round
4th	Serbia	3	0	1	2	083: 094	−11	1	eliminated

Group C

January 19, 2010
6:30 p.m.	Germany	-	Poland	25:27 ( 08:12)
Gates:	Kaufmann (7), Jansen (6), Haaß (3), Kraus (3), Glandorf (2), Sprenger (2), Müller (1) and Theuerkauf (1) - Bielecki (6), Jaszka (4), B. Jurecki (4), K. Lijewski (3), Tłuczyński (3), Rosiński (3), Jachlewski (1), Jurasik (1), M. Jurecki (1) and Kuchczyński (1).
	6,800 spectators - Referees: Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen (Denmark)
8:30 p.m.	Sweden	-	Slovenia	25:27 (13: 07)
Gates:	Eckberg (5), Doder (5), Kallman (5), L. Karlsson (5), Gustafsson (2), K. Andersson (1), Carlén (1) and Larsson (1) - L. Žvižej (8) , Kavtičnik (7), M. Žvižej (4), Špiler (3), Pajovič (2), Vugrinec (2) and Skube (1).
	4,800 spectators - referees: Gerhard Reisinger and Christian Kaschütz (Austria)
January 20, 2010
6:30 p.m.	Slovenia	-	Germany	34:34 (16:11)
Gates:	Kavtičnik (7), Špiler (7), L. Žvižej (6), Pajovič (4), Vugrinec (4), Zorman (3), M. Žvižej (2) and Natek (1) - Theuerkauf (7), businessman (6), Müller (5), Glandorf (4), Jansen (4), Haaß (3), Sprenger (3), Kraus (1) and Späth (1).
	7,200 spectators - referees: Andrei Gousko and Siarhei Repkin (Belarus)
8:30 p.m.	Poland	-	Sweden	27:24 (15:14)
Gates:	M. Jurecki (6), Rosiński (6), Bielecki (3), B. Jurecki (3), Jachlewski (2), Kuchczyński (2), Tłuczyński (2), Jaszka (1), K. Lijewski (1) and M. Liejewski (1) - K. Andersson (4), Eckberg (3), Gustafsson (3), Kallman (3), Petersen (3), L. Karlsson (2), Larsson (2), Arrhenius (1 ), Carlen (1), Ekdahl Du Rietz (1) and T. Karlsson (1).
	7,500 spectators - Referees: Nenad Nikolic and Dusan Stojkovic (Serbia)
January 22, 2010
6:15 pm	Germany	-	Sweden	30:29 (21:18)
Gates:	Glandorf (8), Jansen (7), Kraus (6), Kaufmann (3), Haaß (2), Theuerkauf (2), Roggisch (1) and Müller (1) - Andersson (7), Ekberg (6), Arrhenius (6), Doder (5), Karlsson (2), Källman (1), Carlén (1) and Ekdahl Du Rietz (1).
	8,200 spectators - referees: Nenad Nikolic and Dusan Stojkovic (Serbia)
8:15 pm	Poland	-	Slovenia	30:30 (12:13)
Gates:	K. Lijewski (6), B. Jurecki (4), Jurasik (4), Tłuczyński (4), Jaszka (3), Bielecki (3), Żółtak (2), Jurkiewicz (2), Jachlewski (1) and Siódmiak (1) - L. Žvižej (9), M. Žvižej (6), Vugrinec (6), Kavtičnik (3), Skube (2), Natek (1), Špiler (1), Pajovič (1) and Zorman ( 1).
	7,500 spectators - Referees: Kenneth Abrahamsen and Arne M. Kristiansen (Norway)

Group C games were played in Innsbruck . The three best in the group (Poland, Slovenia and Germany) qualified for the main round group II. The last placed (Sweden) was eliminated.

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.	annotation
1.	Poland	3	2	1	0	84:79	+ 05	5	qualified for the main round
2.	Slovenia	3	1	2	0	91:89	+ 02	4th	qualified for the main round
3.	Germany	3	1	1	1	89:90	- 01	3	qualified for the main round
4th	Sweden	3	0	0	3	78:84	- 06	0	eliminated

Group D

January 19, 2010
6:15 pm	Spain	-	Czech Republic	37:25 (17:10)
Gates:	Romero (14), García (5), Tomás (5), Aguinagalde (3), A. Entrerríos (2), R. Entrerríos (2), Rodríguez (2), Aguirrezabalaga (1), Gurbindo (1), Malmagro (1) and Ugalde (1) - Jícha (8), Vraný (5), Filip (2), Mičkal (2), Sklenák (2), Vítek (2), Kubeš (1), Mráz (1), Nocar (1) and Stehlík (1).
	2,800 spectators - Referees: Sorin-Laurentiu Din and Constantin Din (Romania)
8:15 pm	France	-	Hungary	29:29 (16:16)
Gates:	Karabatić (7), Abalo (6), Fernandez (6), Narcisse (4), Gille (3), Sorhaindo (2) and Joli (1) - Ilyés (7), Krivokapić (6), Gál (5), G. Iváncsik (3), Törő (3), Katzirz (2), Gulyás (1), Laluska (1) and Nagy (1).
	3,500 spectators - Referees: Nenad Nikolic and Dusan Stojkovic (Serbia)
January 20, 2010
6:15 pm	Czech Republic	-	France	20:21 (10:16)
Gates:	Jícha (6), Filip (5), Sklenák (3), Zdráhala (3), Mičkal (2) and Nocar (1) - Abalo (4), Narcisse (4), Bosquet (3), Fernandez (2), Guigou (2), Karabatić (2), B. Gille (1), Joli (1), Ostertag (1) and Sorhaindo (1).
	3,800 spectators - Referees: Kenneth Abrahamsen and Arne M. Kristiansen (Norway)
8:15 pm	Hungary	-	Spain	25:34 ( 09:17)
Gates:	Gulyás (5), Krivokapić (5), Eklemović (4), G. Iváncsik (3), Gál (2), Ilyés (2), Katzirz (2) and Törő (2) - A. Entrerríos (7), Tomás (7), Romero (5), Malmagro (4), Ugalde (3), Aguinagalde (2), R. Entrerríos (2), Rodríguez (2), Morros de Argila (1) and Prieto (1).
	3,800 spectators - referees: Gerhard Reisinger and Christian Kaschütz (Austria)
January 22, 2010
6:15 pm	France	-	Spain	24:24 (10:10)
Gates:	Karabatić (5), Abalo (4), Gille (4), Joli (4), Guigou (2), Narcisse (2), Bosquet (1), Junillon (1) and Sorhaindo (1) - Aguinagalde (6), García (6), A. Entrerríos (4), R. Entrerríos (2), Malmagro (2), Tomás (2), Rodríguez (1) and Romero (1).
	3,800 spectators - Referees: Andrei Gousko and Siarhei Repkin (Belarus)
8:15 pm	Hungary	-	Czech Republic	26:33 (13:14)
Gates:	Császár (6), Katzirz (5), Krivokapić (3), Törő (3), Gál (2), G. Iváncsik (2), Laluska (2), Zubai (2) and T. Iváncsik (1) - Jícha (14), Filip (11), Nocar (5), Vítek (2) and Vraný (1).
	4,000 spectators - Referees: Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen (Denmark)

The group D games were played in Wiener Neustadt . The three group best (Spain, France and the Czech Republic) qualified for the main round group II; Hungary was eliminated as the last-placed team.

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.	annotation
1.	Spain	3	2	1	0	95:74	+21	5	qualified for the main round
2.	France	3	1	2	0	74:73	+ 01	4th	qualified for the main round
3.	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	78:84	−6	2	qualified for the main round
4th	Hungary	3	0	1	2	80:96	−16	1	eliminated

Pictures from the preliminary round

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  ESP - CZE: Spain's top scorer Iker Romero (red jersey) is rudely stopped by Filip Jícha (left)

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  ESP - CZE: Tomas Sklenak (in white) prevails against Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (left) and Carlos Prieto by

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  FRA - HUN: Luc Abalo (blue jersey) gains acceptance with a jump shot against Ferenc Ilyes by

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  FRA - HUN: Daniel Narcisse can not be stopped by Kornél Nagy and Balázs Laluska (behind)

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  CZE - FRA: Bertrand Gille is successfully prevented from throwing a goal by three Czechs

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  CZE - FRA: Ondřej Zdráhala prevails against Guillaume Gille by

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  HUN - ESP: Carlos Prieto in flight, Ferenc Ilyés (3) and Balázs Laluska are late

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  HUN - ESP: Julen Aguinagalde dives under goalkeeper Nándor Fazekas , Dávid Katzirz (22) and Péter Gulyás as observers

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  FRA - ESP: Cédric Sorhaindo defeats goalkeeper José Javier Hombrados , Entrerríos (2), Morros (24) and Prieto (7) as "spectators"

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  FRA - ESP: Julen Aguinagalde scores , captain Jérôme Fernandez is late

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  HUN - CZE: Filip Jícha in one of his 14 goals against Hungary, Balázs Laluska is late and goalkeeper Nenad Puljezević has no chance

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  HUN - CZE: The Czech national team can look forward to being in the main round again after the 2004 European Championships

Main round

In the main round, the three best teams from preliminary round groups A and B played in group I and the three best teams from groups C and D in group II, each team playing against the three teams from the other preliminary round group. The results against the two teams from their own preliminary group were taken into the main round. The two best teams in each main round group advanced to the semi-finals, the two group thirds qualified for the game for fifth place.

Group I.

January 25, 2010
4:00 p.m.	Croatia	-	Iceland	26:26 (12:15)
Gates:	Čupić (5), Balić (3), Buntić (3), Valčić (3), Vori (3), Zrnić (3), Duvnjak (2), Kopljar ​​(2), Musa (1) and Štrlek (1) - Stefánsson (7), Guðjónsson (6), Gunnarsson (5), Petersson (3), Atlason (2), Pálmarsson (2) and Inginmundarson (1).
	6,800 spectators - referees: Vaclav Horacek and Jiri Novotny (Czech Republic)
6:00 p.m.	Norway	-	Austria	30:27 (15:12)
Gates:	Myrhol (6), Tvedten (6), Mamelund (5), Strand (5), Kjelling (4), Bjørnsen (2), Løke (1) and Lund (1) - Schlinger (6), Friede (4), Wilczynski (4), Žiūra (4), Weber (3), Szilágyi (2), Fölser (1), Günther (1), Knauth (1) and Mayer (1).
	6,800 spectators - Referees: Nordine Lazaar and Laurent Reveret (France)
8:15 pm	Russia	-	Denmark	28:34 (13:18)
Gates:	Igropulo (6), Filippow (4), Kainarow (4), Rastworzew (4), Kowaljow (3), Dibirow (2), Iwanow (2), Starych (2) and Tschipurin (1) - Christiansen (6), Knudsen (6), Hansen (5), Mogensen (4), Svan Hansen (4), Søndergaard Sarup (4), Spellerberg (3), Eggert Jensen (1) and K. Nielsen (1).
	6,800 spectators - Referees: Gregorio Muro San Jose and Alfonzo Rodriguez Murcia (Spain)
January 26, 2010
4:00 p.m.	Russia	-	Iceland	30:38 (10:19)
Gates:	Tschipurin (7), Aslanjan (5), Filippow (5), Predybailow (3), Starych (3), Kainarow (2), Rastworzew (2), Chernoiwanow (1), Kamanin (1) and Kowaljow (1) - Guðjónsson (7), Petersson (7), Ásgeirsson (5), Gunnarsson (3), Hallgrímsson (3), Stefánsson (3), Svavarsson (3), Atlason (2), Pálmarsson (2), Sigurðsson (2) and O. Guðmundsson (1).
	4,000 spectators - Referees: Nordine Lazaar and Laurent Reveret (France)
6:00 p.m.	Croatia	-	Austria	26:23 (11:10)
Gates:	Čupić (6), Duvnjak (5), Zrnić (3), Buntić (2), Kopljar ​​(2), Štrlek (2), Vuković (2), Balić (1), Gojun (1), Valčić (1) and Vori (1) - Schlinger (5), Szilágyi (5), Weber (3), Abadir (2), Friede (2), Žiūra (2), Fölser (1), M. Günther (1), Wagesreiter (1 ) and Wilczynski (1).
	8,000 spectators - Referees: Rickard Canbro and Mikael Clasesson (Sweden)
8:15 pm	Norway	-	Denmark	23:24 (15:11)
Gates:	Kjelling (7), Tvedten (5), Løke (3), Myrhol (3), Bjørnsen (2), Lund (2) and Mamelund (1) - Eggert Jensen (5), Hansen (5), Lindberg (5) , Mogensen (4), Jørgensen (1), Knudsen (1), Laen (1), Søndergaard Sarup (1) and Spellerberg (1).
	7,000 spectators - referees: Bernd and Reiner Methe (Germany)
January 28, 2010
4:00 p.m.	Norway	-	Iceland	34:35 (16:18)
Gates:	Tvedten (7), Kjelling (6), Myrhol (5), Bjornsen (4), Lund (4), Strand (4), Løke (2) and Mamelund (2) - Atlason (10), Sigurðsson (5), Guðjónsson (4), Gunnarsson (4), Stefánsson (4), Petersson (3), Pálmarsson (2), Svavarsson (2) and Hallgrimsson (1).
	7,000 spectators - Referees: Gregorio Muro San Jose and Alfonzo Rodriguez Murcia (Spain)
6:00 p.m.	Russia	-	Austria	30:31 (15:17)
Gates:	Tschipurin (7), Rastworzew (5), Igropulo (4), Kowaljow (4), Kainarow (3), Filippow (2), Starych (2), Tschernoiwanow (1), Ivanov (1) and Kamanin (1) - Schlinger (6), Weber (6), Wilczynski (6), M. Günther (4), Szilagyi (4), Friede (3), Fölser (1) and Hojc (1).
	8,200 spectators - referees: Bernd and Reiner Methe (Germany)
8:15 pm	Croatia	-	Denmark	27:23 (14:11)
Gates:	Buntic (8), Cuoic (4), Duvnjak (4), Balic (3), Vori (3), Strlek (2), Valcic (2) and Lackovic (1) - Hansen (5), Knudsen (5), Søndergaard Sarup (4), Lindberg (3), Mogensen (2), Eggert Jensen (1), Jørgensen (1), K. Nielsen (1) and Spellerberg (1).
	9,000 spectators - referees: Vaclav Horacek and Jiri Novotny (Czech Republic)
Taken from the preliminary round:
Group A	Croatia	-	Norway	25:23 (11:10)
	Norway	-	Russia	28:24 (16:13)
	Croatia	-	Russia	30:28 (17:16)
Group B	Denmark	-	Austria	33:29 (17:15)
	Austria	-	Iceland	37:37 (17:20)
	Denmark	-	Iceland	22:27 (13:15)

All Group I games were played from January 25th to 28th, 2010 in Vienna.

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.	annotation
1.	Croatia	5	4th	1	0	134: 123	+11	9	qualified for the semifinals
2.	Iceland	5	3	2	0	163: 149	+14	8th	qualified for the semifinals
3.	Denmark	5	3	0	2	136: 134	+ 02	6th	qualified for the game for 5th place
4th	Norway	5	2	0	3	138: 135	+ 03	4th	eliminated
5.	Austria	5	1	1	3	147: 156	- 09	3	eliminated
6th	Russia	5	0	0	5	140: 161	−21	0	eliminated

Group II

January 24, 2010
4:30 p.m.	Germany	-	France	22:24 (10:12)
Gates:	Jansen (5), Glandorf (4), Kaufmann (4), Kraus (2), Schöne (2), Gensheimer (1), Haaß (1), Müller (1), Sprenger (1) and Theuerkauf (1) - Joli (7), Karabatić (5), Narcisse (3), Abalo (2), Fernandez (2), Guigou (2), Bosquet (1), B. Gille (1) and Sorhaindo (1).
	8,200 spectators - Referees: Sorin-Laurentiu Din and Constantin Din (Romania)
6:30 p.m.	Poland	-	Spain	32:26 (13: 09)
Gates:	B. Jurecki (6), Jurasik (5), Jaszka (3), M. Jurecki (3), K. Lijewski (3), Rosiński (3), Tłuczyński (3), Jachlewski (2), Kuchczyński (2) , Siódmiak (1) and Żółtak (1) - Romero (8), Malmagro (4), García (3), Tomás (3), Aguinagalde (2), A. Entrerríos (2), R. Entrerríos (2), Garabaya (1) and Prieto (1).
	7,700 spectators - Referees: Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen (Denmark)
8:30 p.m.	Slovenia	-	Czech Republic	35:37 (12:21)
Gates:	Kavtičnik (8), Pajovič (5), Gajič (4), Vugrinec (4), Zorman (4), M. Žvižej (4), L. Žvižej (3), Natek (1), Skube (1) and Špiler (1) - Jícha (12), Filip (7), Sklenák (4), Nocar (3), Vítek (3), Vraný (3), Mičkal (2), Hynek (1), Kubeš (1) and Mráz (1).
	5,600 spectators - referees: Gerhard Reisinger and Christian Kaschütz (Austria)
January 26, 2010
4:15 p.m.	Slovenia	-	France	28:37 (18:17)
Gates:	Kavtičnik (6), L. Žvižej (6), Špiler (5), Vugrinec (4), Pajovič (3), M. Žvižej (3) and Zorman (1) - Guigou (10), Narcisse (5), Fernandez (4), Sorhaindo (4), Abalo (3), Bosquet (3), G. Gille (2), Joli (2), Karabatić (2) and Ostertag (2).
	4,500 spectators - Referees: Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen (Denmark)
6:15 pm	Germany	-	Spain	20:25 ( 09:14)
Gates:	Gensheimer (5), Jansen (4), Kraus (3), Glandorf (2), Kaufmann (2), Christophersen (1), Haaß (1), Müller (1) and Sprenger (1) - Tomás (6), García (5), Aguinagalde (4), A. Entrerríos (4), Malmagro (3), R. Entrerríos (2) and Romero (1).
	7,000 spectators - Referees: Nenad Nikolic and Dusan Stojkovic (Serbia)
8:15 pm	Poland	-	Czech Republic	35:34 (18:19)
Gates:	Bielecki (7), Jurasik (5), M. Jurecki (5), Tłuczyński (5), Jachlewski (3), M. Lijewski (3), Jaszka (2), K. Lijewski (2), B. Jurecki ( 2) and Jurkiewicz (1) - Jícha (7), Vítek (5), Sklenák (5), Filip (4), Piskač (4), Vraný (3), Kubeš (2), Nocar (2), Sobol ( 1) and Zdráhala (1).
	5,100 spectators - Referees: Kenneth Abrahamsen and Arne M. Kristiansen (Norway)
January 28, 2010
4:30 p.m.	Germany	-	Czech Republic	26:26 (16:14)
Gates:	Kaufmann (7), Gensheimer (6), Müller (3), Theuerkauf (3), Christophersen (2), Haaß (2), Sprenger (2) and Jansen (1) - Jícha (6), Filip (4), Sklenák (4), Stehlik (3), Vraný (3), Mráz (2), Kubeš (1), Mičkal (1), Piskač (1) and Sobol (1).
	5,200 spectators - Referees: Kenneth Abrahamsen and Arne M. Kristiansen (Norway)
6:30 p.m.	Slovenia	-	Spain	32:40 (14:20)
Gates:	L. Žvižej (9), M. Žvižej (6), Skube (3), Špiler (3), Vugrinec (3), Brumen (2), Kavtičnik (2), Zorman (2), Kozlina (1) and Pajovič (1) - A. Entrerrios (11), Aguinagalde (7), Malmagro (7), R. Entrerrios (4), Tomás (4), Garcia (3), Gurbindo (2), Aguirrezabalaga (1) and Ugalde ( 1).
	6,400 spectators - Referees: Sorin-Laurentiu Din and Constantin Din (Romania)
8:30 p.m.	Poland	-	France	24:29 (10:15)
Gates:	Bielecki (5), B. Jurecki (3), Rosiński (3), Jachlewski (2), Jaszka (2), M. Jurecki (2), K. Lijewski (2), M. Lijewski (2), Jurasik ( 1), Tłuczyński (1) and Żółtak (1) - Narcisse (6), Sorhaindo (6), Guigou (5), Abalo (4), Karabatić (4), Bosquet (2) and Fernandez (2).
	7,000 spectators - Referees: Nenad Nikolic and Dusan Stojkovic (Serbia)
Taken from the preliminary round:
Group C	Germany	-	Poland	25:27 ( 08:12)
	Slovenia	-	Germany	34:34 (16:11)
	Poland	-	Slovenia	30:30 (12:13)
Group D	Spain	-	Czech Republic	37:25 (17:10)
	Czech Republic	-	France	20:21 (10:16)
	France	-	Spain	24:24 (10:10)

All Group II games were played from January 24th to 28th, 2010 in Innsbruck.

Pl.	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.	annotation
1.	France	5	4th	1	0	135: 118	+17	9	qualified for the semifinals
2.	Poland  1)	5	3	1	1	148: 144	+ 04	7th	qualified for the semifinals
3.	Spain  1)	5	3	1	1	152: 133	+19	7th	qualified for the game for 5th place
4th	Czech Republic	5	1	1	3	142: 154	−12	3	eliminated
5.	Germany	5	0	2	3	127: 136	- 09	2	eliminated
6th	Slovenia	5	0	2	3	159: 178	−19	2	eliminated
1) In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided the placement. Due to this rule, Poland reached the semi-finals.

On January 24, 2010, a minute's silence was observed at all games in memory of the German national player Oleg Velyky, who died on January 23, 2010 .

Pictures from the main round

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  CRO - ISL: Croatia's superstar Ivano Balić at the successful throw, Arnór Atlason (left) is too late.

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  CRO - ISL: The Icelander Snorri Guðjónsson hits spectacularly, Ólafur Stefánsson looks on spellbound.

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  NOR - AUT: Austria's Vytautas Žiūra throwing a goal, Kristian Kjelling and Børge Lund (9) as observers.

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  NOR - AUT: Bjarte Myrhol in one of his six goals against Austria Roland Schlinger (21), behind: Lucas Mayer .

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  RUS - DEN: The Dane Mikkel Hansen can only be held back by Alexei Kainarow's shirt .

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  RUS - DEN: The Russian Alexey Kaynarov escaped the ( Danish ) defense and scored a spectacular goal.

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  RUS - ISL: Sergey Predybaylov fails to Iceland goalkeeper Björgvin Páll Gústavsson , right Aron Pálmarsson .

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  RUS - ISL: Mikhail Tschipurin prevails against Sverre Andreas Jakobsson through and defeat goalkeeper Björgvin Páll Gustavsson .

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  CRO - AUT: Vedran Zrnić (left) and Igor Vori try to stop the Austrian Mare Hojc .

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  CRO - AUT: Denis Buntić prevailed against Roland Schlinger and defeated goalkeeper Nikola Marinovic .

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  NOR - DEN: Mikkel Hansen is prevented from throwing by Børge Lund (left) and Lars Erik Bjørnsen .

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  NOR - DEN: Despite the seven goals by Kristian Kjelling (15), Norway had to admit defeat against Denmark in the finish.

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  NOR - ICE: Børge Lund is prevented from throwing a goal by the Icelandic Alexander Petersson

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  NOR - ICE: Håvard Tvedten is through. Vignir Svavarsson and Alexander Petersson (right) can no longer intervene.

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  RUS - AUT: Russia's defense chief Alexei Kamanin in a duel with Austria's team captain Viktor Szilágyi .

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  RUS - AUT: Wassili Filippow starts to throw, Markus Wagesreiter and Patrick Fölser are late.

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  CRO - DEN: Croatia's Denis Buntić flies and scores. Kasper Nielsen's attempt at defense remains unsuccessful.

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  CRO - DEN: The Dane Hans Lindberg defeats goalkeeper Mirko Alilović . Manuel Štrlek can no longer intervene.

Semifinals

January 30, 2010
14:00 clock	Iceland	-	France	28:36 (14:16)
Gates:	Pálmarsson (6), Atlason (5), Guðjónsson (5), Sigurðsson (5), Petersson (3), Stefansson (2), Gunnarsson (1) and Svavarsson (1) - Karabatić (9), Guigou (6), Joli (6), Abalo (3), Gille (3), Narcisse (3), Sorhaindo (3), Junillon (2) and Fernandez (1).
	9,000 spectators - Referees: Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen (Denmark)
4:30 p.m.	Croatia	-	Poland	24:21 ( 09:10)
Gates:	Čupić (6), Balić (5), Duvnjak (5), Vuković (2), Zrnić (2), Buntić (1), Mataija (1), Štrlek (1) and Valčić (1) - M. Jurecki (7 ), Jachlewski (3), Jaszka (3), Tłuczyński (3), K. Lijewski (2), Jurasik (1), B. Jurecki (1) and M. Lijewski (1).
	11,000 spectators - Referees: Kenneth Abrahamsen and Arne M. Kristiansen (Norway)

Pictures of the semi-finals

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  CRO - POL: Playmaker Ivano Balić was simply unbearable and led Croatia to victory.

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  CRO - POL: Poland's Bartosz Jurecki hits in the fall. Domagoj Duvnjak , Drago Vuković and Jakov Gojun can no longer intervene.

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  ISL - FRA: France's Michaël Guigou is through and is about to throw. Alexander Petersson is late.

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  ISL - FRA: France's superstar Nikola Karabatić could not be stopped by the Icelandic defense and scored nine goals.

Finals

The ranks 7 to 16 result from the group placements and, unlike in world championships, are not played out individually.

Play for 5th place

January 30, 2010
11:30 a.m.	Denmark	-	Spain	34:27 (18:13)
Gates:	Laen (8), Hansen (6), Eggert Jensen (5), Mogensen (4), Svan Hansen (4), Christiansen (2), Jørgensen (1), Knudsen (1), Lindberg (1), K. Nielsen (1) and M. Nielsen (1) - Malmagro (7), Romero (5), Aguinagalde (4), R. Entrerrios (4), Tomas (3), A. Entrerrios (2) and Garcia (2).
	4,000 spectators - referees: Gerhard Reisinger and Christian Kaschütz (Austria)

3rd place match

January 31, 2010
3:00 p.m.	Poland	-	Iceland	26:29 (10:18)
Gates:	B. Jurecki (4), M. Jurecki (4), Tłuczyński (4), Jachlewski (3), K. Lijewski (3), Jaszka (2), Kuchczyński (2), Rosiński (2), Jurasik (1) and M. Lijewski (1) - Sigurðsson (8), Gunnarsson (6), Guðjónsson (4), Atlason (3), Stefánsson (3), Ingimundarson (2), Pálmarsson (2) and Petersson (1).
	11,000 spectators - Referees: Nordine Lazaar and Laurent Reveret (France)

Final game for the 2010 European Championship

January 31, 2010
17:30	Croatia	-	France	21:25 (12:12)
Gates:	Zrnić (7), Balić (4), Duvnjak (3), Štrlek (2), Vori (2), Vuković (2) and Kopljar ​​(1) - Karabatić (6), Abalo (4), Guigou (3), Narcisse (3), Sorhaindo (3), Bosquet (2), Fernandez (2), Gille (1) and Joli (1).
	11,000 spectators - referees: Bernd and Reiner Methe (Germany)

Pictures of the finals

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  DEN - ESP: Spain's Alberto Entrerríos is held back by the Danes Lars Jørgensen (left) and Kasper Nielsen .

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  DEN - ESP: Lasse Svan Hansen ( Denmark ) scores spectacularly against goalkeeper José Manuel Sierra . Juanín García can only watch anymore.

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  POL - ISL: The Pole Mateusz Jachlewski can only be prevented from throwing a goal by the Icelander Vignir Svavarsson in a circle stshend.

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  POL - ISL: Alexander Petersson ( Iceland ) prevails powerfully against Tomasz Rosiński (32) and Michał Jurecki .

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  CRO - FRA: Igor Vori ( Croatia ) is blocked by Luc Abalo during the throw. Guillaume Gille and Jérôme Fernandez as observers.

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  CRO - FRA: Manuel Štrlek ( Croatia ) tries in vain to prevent Cédric Sorhaindo from throwing.

Final score of the European Handball Championship 2010

Men's handball European champions 2010: France

Second in the men's handball championship 2010: Croatia

Third in the men's handball championship 2010: Iceland

The best three teams of the EM qualified directly for the handball world championship 2011 in Sweden . After the European champion France has already qualified as the reigning world champion of 2009, the third qualifying place went to the fourth place, which means that Poland is also a participant.

By winning the European Championship title in 2010, France qualified for the 2012 European Handball Championship in Serbia .

space	team	Games	Gates	Tordiff.	annotation
01.	France	8th	225: 196	+29	qualified for the EM 2012
02.	Croatia	8th	207: 194	+13	qualified for the 2011 World Cup
03.	Iceland	8th	249: 240	+ 09	qualified for the 2011 World Cup
04th	Poland	8th	222: 221	+ 01	qualified for the 2011 World Cup
05.	Denmark	7th	198: 184	+14
06th	Spain	7th	213: 192	+21
07th	Norway	6th	169: 164	+ 05	eliminated after the main round
08th.	Czech Republic	6th	175: 180	- 05th
09.	Austria	6th	184: 187	- 03
10.	Germany	6th	157: 165	- 08
11.	Slovenia	6th	186: 203	−17
12.	Russia	6th	177: 194	−17
13.	Serbia	3	083: 094	−11	eliminated after the preliminary round
14th	Hungary	3	080: 096	−16
15th	Sweden	3	078: 084	- 06
16.	Ukraine	3	087: 096	- 09

List of goalscorers

Superior top scorer of the EM: Filip Jícha

Pl.	Surname	country	Gates	FT	7m	T / S
1	Filip Jícha	Czech Republic	53	46	7th	8.83
2	Luka Žvižej	Slovenia	41	33	8th	6.83
3	Nikola Karabatić	France	40	40	0	5
4th	Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson	Iceland	39	39	0	4.88
5	Arnór Atlason	Iceland	39	39	0	4.88
6th	Håvard Tvedten	Norway	39	19th	20th	6.5
7th	Snorri Guðjónsson	Iceland	36	18th	18th	4.5
8th	Ivan Čupić	Croatia	36	10	26th	4.5
9	Constantine Igropulo	Russia	35	16	19th	5.83
10	Mikkel Hansen	Denmark	34	34	0	4.86

FT - field goals, 7m - seven meters, T / S - goals per game

All-Star Team

Immediately after the final, the following players were recognized for their achievements and elected to the All-Star Team .

Left Winger Manuel Štrlek Croatia ( RK Zagreb )				Circle player Igor Vori Croatia ( HSV Hamburg )				Right Winger Luc Abalo France ( BM Ciudad Real )
		Back room left Filip Jícha Czech Republic ( THW Kiel )				Back area right Ólafur Stefánsson Island ( Rhein-Neckar Löwen )
				Back area center Nikola Karabatić France ( Montpellier HB )
				Goalkeeper Sławomir Szmal Poland ( Rhein-Neckar Löwen )
		Most valuable player Filip Jícha Czech Republic (THW Kiel)				Best Defender Jakov Gojun Croatia ( RK Zagreb )

Television broadcast

Mascot of the 2010 European Men's Championship

DJ Ötzi interpreted the EM song

The pay-TV channel TV1.EU broadcast all games live on the Internet. The ORF broadcast all Austria games, ARD and ZDF broadcast all the matches of the DHB selection live. The broadcaster DSF broadcast 15 games without German participation, including the semi-finals and finals live.

Mascot and EM song

The mascot of the European Championship is called Magic , a red star with a smiling human face. DJ Ötzi sang the official song for the EM, Sweet Caroline - Magic Moments .

Web links

Commons : European Handball Championship 2010  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the European Championship 2010
• Qualification on eurohandball.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ euro2010.at: All EURO 2010 participants have been determined. ( Memento of the original from January 26th, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. June 22, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010 
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3. ↑ www.dr.dk, accessed on April 3, 2015
4. ↑ www.hsi.is, accessed December 30, 2009
5. ↑ www.handball-world.com, accessed on January 6, 2010
6. ↑ www.handball.no, accessed December 30, 2009
7. ↑ EURO 2010:  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ EURO 2010: 20 days to go: Team boss nominates 20-man squad ( memento of the original from January 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on January 7, 2010) 
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10. ↑ www.reprezentace.chf.cz (PDF)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ www.ehf-euro.com ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ European Handball Federation: Preliminary round group A ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed December 26, 2009) 
13. ↑ European Handball Federation: Preliminary Round Group B ( Memento of the original from December 10th, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed December 26, 2009) 
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16. ↑ Regulations for the European Championship, Paragraph 5.5.3.2 (PDF; 72 kB)
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19. ↑ DJ Ötzi sings the official "EURO 2010 anthem". ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 6, 2010