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International handball competition
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 29 May – 7 June |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 38 |
Goals scored | 1,879 (49.45 per match) |
Attendance | 80,250 (2,112 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (48 goals) |
Best player | ![]() |
The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the: third edition of the——tournament. And held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the "final," while Germany finished third.
Qualification※
Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Host | 0 (Debut) |
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Defending champion | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Group 1 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Group 1 runner-up | 0 (Debut) |
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Group 2 winner | 1 (1996) |
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Group 2 runner-up | 0 (Debut) |
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Group 3 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Group 3 runner-up | 1 (1996) |
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Group 4 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Group 4 runner-up | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Group 5 winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Group 5 runner-up | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues※
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bolzano | PalaOnda | 7.200 |
Merano | Meranarena | 4.000 |
Preliminary round※
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 111 | +19 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 102 | +23 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 121 | +4 | 6 | Fifth place game |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 125 | −15 | 3 | Seventh place game |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 115 | −15 | 3 | Ninth place game |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 122 | −16 | 2 | Eleventh place game |
29 May 1998 16:00 |
France ![]() |
20–20 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Stoecklin 8 | (9–10) | Vilaniškis 6 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
29 May 1998 18:00 |
Germany ![]() |
20–21 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Kretzschmar, Schwalb 5 | (12–10) | Lövgren 5 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
29 May 1998 20:00 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
26–19 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Peruničić 8 | (13–10) | Kobilica, Tabanelli 4 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
30 May 1998 16:00 |
Sweden ![]() |
25–22 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 4,600 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
three players 5 | (13–13) | Fernandez 6 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
30 May 1998 18:00 |
Lithuania ![]() |
22–30 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Marcinkevičius 6 | (11–15) | Škrbić 7 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
30 May 1998 20:00 |
Italy ![]() |
18–26 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Fusina 5 | (9–12) | Kretzschmar 7 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
1 June 1998 16:00 |
Lithuania ![]() |
21–27 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Bučys, Rasikevičius 6 | (9–14) | Petersson 8 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
1 June 1998 18:00 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
22–29 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Butulija 6 | (11–14) | Stephan 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
1 June 1998 20:00 |
France ![]() |
23–22 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Stoecklin 6 | (11–10) | Schmidt 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
3 June 1998 18:00 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
19–29 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Butulija 6 | (13–15) | Lövgren 9 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
3 June 1998 20:00 |
Germany ![]() |
30–23 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
Kretzschmar, Stephan 8 | (13–11) | Stoecklin 4 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
3 June 1998 20:00 |
Italy ![]() |
18–19 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Massotti, Tarafino 5 | (10–9) | Savukynas 5 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
4 June 1998 18:00 |
France ![]() |
22–28 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Gille 6 | (14–14) | Maksić 8 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
4 June 1998 20:00 |
Sweden ![]() |
28–29 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Larsson 8 | (13–12) | Kobilica 10 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
4 June 1998 20:00 |
Germany ![]() |
20–18 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Ziercke 5 | (9–5) | three players 4 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
Group B※
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 103 | +32 | 9 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 110 | +17 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 122 | −1 | 6 | Fifth place game |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 120 | −3 | 5 | Seventh place game |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 132 | −2 | 2 | Ninth place game |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 147 | −43 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
Source: EHF
29 May 1998 16:00 |
Hungary ![]() |
29–20 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 250 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA) |
Kotormán 7 | (14–7) | Manaskov 7 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
29 May 1998 18:00 |
Russia ![]() |
22–21 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Filippov 9 | (11–8) | Tancoš 6 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
29 May 1998 20:00 |
Croatia ![]() |
18–18 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Saračević 5 | (11–10) | Lozano 5 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
31 May 1998 16:00 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
24–30 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 700 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Filip 8 | (14–15) | Ćavar 11 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
31 May 1998 18:00 |
Macedonia ![]() |
26–26 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Manaskov 12 | (10–16) | Koksharov 8 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
31 May 1998 20:00 |
Spain ![]() |
27–17 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
three players 4 | (17–3) | Pásztor 4 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
1 June 1998 16:00 |
Croatia ![]() |
28–21 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 200 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Ćavar 8 | (12–10) | Kotevski, Petreski 5 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
1 June 1998 18:00 |
Hungary ![]() |
20–23 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 250 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Csoknyai, Kotormán 4 | (10–13) | Voronin 5 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
1 June 1998 20:00 |
Spain ![]() |
35–22 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 400 Referees: Masi, Piero (ITA) |
Guijosa 12 | (17–9) | Filip 5 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
3 June 1998 16:00 |
Hungary ![]() |
27–25 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 350 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
Pásztor 11 | (13–8) | Lanča 11 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 June 1998 16:00 |
Macedonia ![]() |
19–26 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Kotevski 6 | (10–13) | Ortega 7 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
3 June 1998 18:00 |
Russia ![]() |
29–14 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 900 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Koksharov 8 | (12–8) | Ćavar 5 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
4 June 1998 16:00 |
Russia ![]() |
27–29 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Khodkov 7 | (15–11) | Guijosa 6 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
4 June 1998 16:00 |
Croatia ![]() |
27–28 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 300 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Ćavar, Goluža 6 | (10–13) | Pásztor 12 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 June 1998 18:00 |
Czech Republic ![]() |
38–18 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 400 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA) |
Filip, Lanča 10 | (16–12) | Novokmet 7 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Placement games※
Eleventh place game※
6 June 1998 14:00 |
Italy ![]() |
27–26 (ET) | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA) |
Massotti 9 | (11–12) | Novokmet 7 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() | ||
FT: 23–23 ET: 4–3 |
Ninth place game※
6 June 1998 16:00 |
Lithuania ![]() |
38–36 (ET) | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO) |
Klimčiauskas 9 | (17–14) | Filip 12 | ||
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Report | 4×![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
FT: 30–30 ET: 3–3, 5–3 |
Seventh place game※
6 June 1998 18:00 |
France ![]() |
30–28 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE) |
Fernandez 8 | (16–12) | Mikulić 10 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
Fifth place game※
6 June 1998 16:00 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
32–24 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
Jovanović 9 | (15–12) | Kertész, Pásztor 6 | ||
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Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
Knockout stage※
Bracket※
Semifinals | Final | |||||
6 June | ||||||
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7 June | ||||||
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6 June | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
7 June | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
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Semifinals※
6 June 1998 18:00 |
Spain ![]() |
29–22 | ![]() |
Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL) |
Ortega 6 | (13–9) | Stephan 6 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
6 June 1998 20:00 |
Sweden ![]() |
27–24 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
Lövgren 9 | (15–14) | I. Lavrov 6 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
Third place game※
7 June 1998 14:00 |
Germany ![]() |
30–28 (ET) | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA) |
Kretzschmar 10 | (13–14) | Koksharov 7 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
FT: 25–25 ET: 5–3 |
Final※
7 June 1998 16:30 |
Spain ![]() |
23–25 | ![]() |
PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 6,100 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
Xepkin 6 | (9–15) | Petersson, Vranjes 6 | ||
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Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
Final ranking※
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
All-Star Team※
Position | Player |
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Right wing | ![]() |
Right back | ![]() |
Centre back | ![]() |
Left back | ![]() |
Left wing | ![]() |
Pivot | ![]() |
Most valuable player | ![]() |
Source: EHF
References※
- eurohandball.com. "1998 Men's European Championship". Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 1998". Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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External links※
- Official Website (Archived)
- Results