QUALIFICATION

MEDIA GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword 3

Group 5 overview

Qualification information

4

Germany 44

Qualification – Phase 1

5

Slovenia 46

Group 1 overview

7

Portugal 48

Denmark 8

Switzerland 50

Hungary 10

Group 6 overview

Netherlands 12

Sweden 53

Latvia 14

Russia 55

Group 2 overview

16

Montenegro 57

Poland 17

Slovakia 59

Belarus 19

Group 7 overview

Serbia 21

France 62

Romania 23

Norway 64

Group 3 overview

25

Lithuania 66

Spain 26

Belgium 68

Austria 28

EHF EURO 2018 venues

70

Bosnia-Herzegovina 30

Previous Men’s EHF EURO host nations and winners

71

Finland 32

EHF Media contact details

72

Group 4 overview

34

Iceland 35 FYR Macedonia

37

Czech Republic

39

Ukraine 41

2

43

52

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FOREWORD Dear Media Representative, The 13th edition of the Men’s EHF European Handball Championship, the EHF EURO 2018, will be hosted by Croatia from 12 to 28 January 2018. However, as we know, the road to the final tournament is long. The EHF EURO 2018 Qualification is to be played out over six rounds in the months of November 2016 as well as in May and June 2017. 28 teams have made it to this second qualification phase and were placed into seven groups at the draw event in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 14 April 2016, and they are now preparing and training hard for the decisive matches that will take 15 national teams to Croatia to join the hosts for the final tournament. Playing in a round-robin system (home and away), the teams ranked first and second plus the best third ranked team overall at the end of the qualification in June 2017 will proceed to the final tournament. Croatia as the organisers are already qualified. In anticipation of the media attention surrounding the qualification matches in the hosting European cities, handball stakeholders can expect spectacular sportsmanship, uncountable thrills and passion - not only from the players - but also from the fans in the arenas. For you, the media, the EHF Media and Communications Department has prepared this media guide which not only provides you with an overview of all 28 teams participating, but also gives you an extensive overview of the teams’ records, such a biggest win or most goals scored in an EHF EURO qualifier, as well as all head-to-head statistics for the seven qualification groups. The European Handball Federation is looking forward to working once again with our longstanding media partner: INFRONT Sports & Media – where EHF EURO cooperation dates back to the men’s inaugural event in 1994 in Portugal. With the intention of reaching an ever wider audience, especially on TV, the EHF will continue to use the harmonised advertising set-up in all hosting arenas designed to present the optimal handball experience. On behalf of the European Handball Federation, I take this opportunity to wish the teams participating in the EHF EURO 2018 Qualification, in the spirit of Fair Play, the best of luck and I hope to welcome you in Croatia in January 2018.

Jean Brihault EHF President

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QUALIFICATION INFORMATION The Men’s EHF EURO 2018 Qualification, starting from November 2016, will be played by 28 national teams from across Europe. These 28 teams are: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and Ukraine. Croatia as organisers are directly qualified.



At the qualification draw in April 2016 the 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four teams each. These groups are:



Group 1 Denmark, Hungary, Netherlands, Latvia



Group 2 Poland, Belarus, Serbia, Romania



Group 3 Spain, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland



Group 4 Iceland, FYR Macedonia, Czech Republic, Ukraine



Group 5 Germany, Slovenia, Portugal, Switzerland



Group 6 Sweden, Russia, Montenegro, Slovakia



Group 7 France, Norway, Lithuania, Belgium

The qualification will be played in a round-robin system with each team facing its respective opponents in one home and one away match. The first qualification matches will be played in November 2016. Rounds 3 and 4 will be played in May 2017, Rounds 5 and 6 in June 2017. The teams ranked first and second of each group and the best third ranked team of all groups qualify for the Men’s EHF EURO 2018 in Croatia. Just like at the EHF EURO 2016 in Poland, the matches of the final tournament will be played over 17 days from 12 to 28 January 2018. This change sees the main round played over seven instead of five days, with three of the four match days played with two matches per day instead of three matches. The aim is to make the competition more attractive to television and fans as well as giving players more rest between matches.

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QUALIFICATION – PHASE 1 Group A Pos

P W D L

1.

Belgium

4 3 0 1 111:91 20 6

2.

Greece

4 3 0 1 104:97 7 6

3.

Cyprus

4 0 0 4 79:106 -27 0

Group B Pos

P W D L

Goals

Goals

GD

GD

Pts

Pts

1.

Luxembourg 4 2 0 2 100:94 6 4

2.

Estonia

4 2 0 2 112:110 2 4

3.

Georgia

4 2 0 2 92:100 -8 4

Group C Pos

P W D L

1.

Romania

4 4 0 0 138:87 51 8

Goals

GD

2.

Italy

4 2 0 2 111:120 -9 4

3.

Kosovo

4 0 0 4 88:130 -42 0

For nine teams the qualification to the Men’s EHF EURO 2018 started as early as October 2014. Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Estonia, Georgia, Romania, Italy and Kosovo had been drawn to three groups of three teams each and formed the core of the first qualification phase. After six games had been played in each group, Belgium, Luxembourg and Romania emerged as the three group winners and advanced to the intermediate play-offs in which they met Turkey, Finland and Israel, the three lowest ranked teams from the qualification to the Men’s EHF EURO 2016.

Pts

QUALIFICATION PLAY-OFFS The play-offs were played in a double-header format at the beginning of April 2016, just days out of the Men’s EHF EURO 2018 Qualification Draw in Dubrovnik. The three winners were Finland, Romania and Belgium and joined the 25 teams already seeded for the Men’s EHF EURO 2018 Qualification.

PO1 LUX vs FIN

PO2 ISR vs ROU

PO3 TUR vs BEL

Match 1 – 7.4.16

Match 1 – 6.4.16

Match 1 – 6.4.16

vs

vs

vs

23 : 28

27 : 30

28 : 37

Match 2 – 9.4.16

Match 2 – 10.4.16

Match 2 – 9.4.16

vs

vs

vs

27 : 29

32 : 21

29 : 22

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QUALIFICATION GROUP 1

Denmark

Hungary

Netherlands

QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 1 Date / Time

Teams

2.11.16 18:00

Hungary vs Latvia

3.11.16 20:30

Denmark vs Netherlands

6.11.16 15:00

Netherlands vs Hungary

6.11.16 17:10

Latvia vs Denmark Hungary vs Denmark Latvia vs Netherlands Denmark vs Hungary Netherlands vs Latvia Netherlands vs Denmark Latvia vs Hungary Denmark vs Latvia Hungary vs Netherlands

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Latvia

DENMARK

Achievements EHF EURO

2008, 2012



2014



2002, 2004, 2006

OLYMPIC GAMES

2016

World Championships

1967, 2011, 2013



2007

Media contact Bodil Kjærgaard [email protected] +45 2225 2429 www.dhf.dk

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 230:140 +90 13:3 1st Group 1 1994 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 150:152 -2 7:7 4th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 145:137 +8 9:3 1st Group 5 1996 EHF EURO 6 0 0 6 132:158 –26 0:12 12th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 133:134 -1 7:5 3rd Group 5 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:48 +15 4:0 Won vs. GEO 2000 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 143:153 –10 4:8 10th Place 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:33 +13 2:2 Won vs. BIH 2002 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 212:189 +23 13:3 3rd Place 2004 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 240:206 +34 12:4 3rd Place 2006 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 253:233 +20 11:5 3rd Place 2008 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 233:193 +40 14:2 Winners 2010 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 198:184 +14 10:4 5th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 207:176 +31 10:2 1st Group 7 2012 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 216:201 +15 12:4 Winners 2014 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 247:222 +25 14:2 Runners-up 2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 181:144 +37 12:0 1st Group 2 2016 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 195:180 +15 9:5 6th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualification 36 27 3 6 1005:812 +193 57:15 Total EHF EURO 81 51 4 26 2219:2071 +148 106:56

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DENMARK National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 41:11 (17:4) v Moldova @ København/Sjælland DEN, 05.10.1993 41:11 (21:6) v Moldova @ Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, 07.10.1993 Biggest defeat: 28:21 (11:11) v Sweden @ Malmö SWE, 24.09.1997 Longest winning run: 9 matches (12.03.2011 – 14.06.2015) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches (12.03.2011 – 14.06.2015) Longest losing run: 1 match (13.10.1993; 01.12.1995; 24.09.1997; 01.11.1997; 03.06.2001; 09.03.2011) Longest run without win: 2 matches (29.10.1997 - 01.11.1997) Current run: W9 (12.03.2011 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 41 v Moldova 41:11W @ København/Sjælland DEN, 05.10.1993 41 v Moldova 41:11W @ Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, 07.10.1993 41 v Belarus 41:33W @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Most goals opponent: 33 v Belarus 41:33W @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Most goals both teams: 74 v Belarus 41:33W @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Fewest goals: 17 v Hungary 22:17L @ Cegléd HUN, 01.11.1997 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Moldova 41:11W @ København/Sjælland DEN, 05.10.1993 11 v Moldova 41:11W @ Kalundborg/Sjælland DEN, 07.10.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 19:18L @ Sarajevo BIH, 03.06.2001

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) DEN vs HUN 14.03.1964 Praha TCH 01.03.1970 Metz FRA 09.03.1974 Berlin GDR 04.03.1982 Frankfurt am Main FRG 25.02.1986 Zürich SUI 16.03.1993 Stockholm SWE 08.06.1994 Porto POR 29.10.1997 Odense/Fyn DEN 01.11.1997 Cegléd HUN 26.01.2006 Sursee SUI 20.01.2007 Kiel GER 29.07.2012 London GBR 23.01.2013 Barcelona ESP 20.01.2014 Herning DEN 20.01.2016 Gdańsk POL

HUN-DEN WCh – Place 7/8 DEN-HUN WCh – Group D DEN-HUN WCh – Place 7/8 HUN-DEN A-WCh – MR-Group II DEN-HUN A-WCh – Group D DEN-HUN WCh – MR-Group II DEN-HUN ECh – Group B DEN-HUN ECh-Qual. – Group 5 HUN-DEN ECh-Qual. – Group 5 DEN-HUN ECh – Group C DEN-HUN WCh – Group E HUN-DEN OG – Group B DEN-HUN WCh – 1/4-final DEN-HUN ECh – MR-Group 1 DEN-HUN ECh – Group D

14:23 (6:8) 19:24 (6:13) 15:22 (6:13) 19:19 (9:8) 21:25 (8:11) 22:21 (11:12) 23:19 (10:8) 21:21 (11:11) 22:17 (12:10) 29:25 (12:8) 29:30 (11:13) 25:27 (10:13) 28:26 (18:11) 28:24 (14:11) 30:22 (18:10)

DEN vs NED 12.11.1975 Thisted DEN 07.02.1976 Heerlen NED 24.03.1992 Graz AUT

DEN-NED OG-Qual. – Group 7 NED-DEN OG-Qual. – Group 7 NED-DEN B-WCh – MR-Group II

24:14 (11:6) 17:17 (9:6) 17:25 (10:12)

DEN vs LAT No previous encounters Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 9

HUNGARY

Achievements World Championships

1986

Media contact Gabor Liszkay [email protected] +36 30 681 3460 www.keziszovetseg.hu

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 182:142 +40 12:4 1st Group 2 1994 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 128:131 -3 6:6 7th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 156:149 +7 7:5 2nd Group 2 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 144:158 –14 3:9 10th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 147:138 +9 9:3 1st Group 5 1998 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 145:154 -9 6:6 6th Place 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 52:59 -7 0:4 Lost vs. SLO 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:46 0 2:2 Lost vs. SUI 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 64:62 +2 2:2 Won vs. MKD 2004 EHF EURO 6 2 2 2 164:169 -5 6:6 9th Place 2006 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 229:154 +75 12:0 1st Group 1 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 68:54 +14 4:0 Won vs. MKD 2006 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 84:89 -5 2:4 13th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 59:53 +6 4:0 Won vs. LTU 2008 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 176:173 +3 7:5 8th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 241:179 +62 12:4 2nd Group 4 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 80:96 –16 1:5 14th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 171:130 +41 12:0 1st Group 1 2012 EHF EURO 6 1 3 2 156:161 -5 5:7 8th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 161:153 +8 7:5 2nd Group 4 2014 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 159:165 -6 4:8 8th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 178:151 +27 12:0 1st Group 5 2016 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 142:166 -24 2:10 12th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualification 62 46 3 13 1754:1470 +284 95:29 Total EHF EURO 54 16 10 28 1378:1462 -84 42:66

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HUNGARY National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 19:46 (7:22) v Cyprus @ Nicosia CYP, 12.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 31:23 (16:10) v Sweden @ Stockholm SWE, 30.11.1997 Longest winning run: 15 matches (20.06.2003 – 30.11.2008) Longest unbeaten run: 15 matches (20.06.2003 – 30.11.2008) Longest losing run: 4 matches (30.11.1997 – 02.06.2001) Longest run without win: 4 matches (30.11.1997 – 02.06.2001) Current run: W6 (29.10.2014 – 13.06.2015) Most goals: 46 v Cyprus 19:46W @ Nicosia CYP, 12.01.2005 Most goals opponent: 34 v Czech Republic 34:28L @ Zubří CZE, 29.11.1995 Most goals both teams: 69 v Belarus 38:31W @ Dabas HUN, 06.01.2005 69 v Italy 42:27W @ Balatonfüred HUN, 23.01.2005 Fewest goals: 18 v Slovenia 18:15W @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 15 v Georgia 22:15W @ Budapest HUN, 13.04.1993 15 v Norway 24:15W @ Debrecen HUN, 12.10.1993 15 v Slovenia 18:15W @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994 15 v Finland 34:15W @ Nyíregyháza HUN, 30.11.2008 Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Slovenia 18:15W @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) HUN vs DEN 14.03.1964 Praha TCH 01.03.1970 Metz FRA 09.03.1974 Berlin GDR 04.03.1982 Frankfurt am Main FRG 25.02.1986 Zürich SUI 16.03.1993 Stockholm SWE 08.06.1994 Porto POR 29.10.1997 Odense/Fyn DEN 01.11.1997 Cegléd HUN 26.01.2006 Sursee SUI 20.01.2007 Kiel GER 29.07.2012 London GBR 23.01.2013 Barcelona ESP 20.01.2014 Herning DEN 20.01.2016 Gdańsk POL

HUN-DEN WCh – Place 7/8 DEN-HUN WCh – Group D DEN-HUN WCh – Place 7/8 HUN-DEN A-WCh – MR-Group II DEN-HUN A-WCh – Group D DEN-HUN WCh – MR-Group II DEN-HUN ECh – Group B DEN-HUN ECh-Qual. – Group 5 HUN-DEN ECh-Qual. – Group 5 DEN-HUN ECh – Group C DEN-HUN WCh – Group E HUN-DEN OG – Group B DEN-HUN WCh – 1/4-final DEN-HUN ECh – MR-Group 1 DEN-HUN ECh – Group D

14:23 (6:8) 19:24 (6:13) 15:22 (6:13) 19:19 (9:8) 21:25 (8:11) 22:21 (11:12) 23:19 (10:8) 21:21 (11:11) 22:17 (12:10) 29:25 (12:8) 29:30 (11:13) 25:27 (10:13) 28:26 (18:11) 28:24 (14:11) 30:22 (18:10)

HUN vs NED 28.02.1985 Lillestrøm NOR

HUN-NED B-WCh – MR-Group II

25:19 (14:9)

HUN vs LAT 31.10.2012 Gyöngyös HUN 12.06.2013 Dobele LAT

HUN-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 LAT-HUN ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4

32:25 (18:14) 25:25 (12:11)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 11

NETHERLANDS

Media contact Annemiek Schouten [email protected] +31 630599092 www.handbal.nl

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 3 1 4 154:163 -9 7:9 3rd Group 5 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 2 1 1 97:95 +2 5:3 2nd Group A 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 0 1 5 130:164 –34 1:11 4th Group D 2000 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 93:132 –39 3:9 4th Group 3 2002 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 160:127 +33 9:3 2nd Group 5 2002 Play-off 2 0 0 2 45:54 -9 0:4 Lost vs. POR 2004 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 129:153 –24 2:10 4th Group 6 2006 Qualif. 3 1 0 2 82:89 -7 2:4 3rd Group 4 2008 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 186:186 0 7:5 2nd Group 4 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 47:72 –25 0:4 Lost vs. POL 2010 Qualif. 8 3 2 3 215:190 +25 8:8 3rd Group 7 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 155:202 –47 1:11 4th Group 6 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 150:181 –31 2:10 3rd Group 5 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 155:174 –19 4:8 3rd Group 1 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 75 21 9 45 1798:1982 -184 51:99

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NETHERLANDS National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 40:16 (17:4) v Cyprus @ Emmen NED, 01.11.2008 Biggest defeat: 33:13 (17:6) v Ukraine @ Zaporozhye UKR, 23.05.1999 Longest winning run: 3 matches (04.01.2001 – 11.01.2001; 07.01.2007 – 13.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (30.05.1999 – 18.01.2001) Longest losing run: 8 matches (21.01.2001 – 16.01.2003) Longest run without win: 12 matches (22.03.2009 – 02.04.2013) Current run: L2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 40 v Cyprus 40:16W @ Emmen NED, 01.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 41 v Poland 41:27L @ Kielce POL, 16.06.2007 Most goals both teams: 68 v Austria 37:31L @ Innsbruck AUT, 04.01.2007 68 v Poland 41:27L @ Kielce POL, 16.06.2007 Fewest goals: 12 v Germany 18:12L @ Solingen GER, 20.06.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 16 v Cyprus 40:16W @ Emmen NED, 01.11.2008 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Germany 18:12L @ Solingen GER, 20.06.1993

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) DEN vs NED 12.11.1975 Thisted DEN 07.02.1976 Heerlen NED 24.03.1992 Graz AUT

DEN-NED OG-Qual. – Group 7 NED-DEN OG-Qual. – Group 7 NED-DEN B-WCh – MR-Group II

24:14 (11:6) 17:17 (9:6) 17:25 (10:12)

HUN vs NED 28.02.1985 Lillestrøm NOR

HUN-NED B-WCh – MR-Group II

25:19 (14:9)

NED vs LAT No previous encounters

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 13

LATVIA

Media contact Janis Parums [email protected] +371 26357294 http://handball.lv

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 2 0 6 179:230 –51 4:12 4th Group 6 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 1 0 5 113:139 –26 2:10 4th Group F 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 1 3 2 148:148 0 5:7 3rd Group A 2000 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 119:131 –12 4:8 4th Group 6 2004 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 164:178 –14 6:6 3rd Group 5 2006 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 165:171 -6 4:8 3rd Group 5 2008 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 187:167 +20 8:4 2nd Group 3 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 56:64 -8 0:4 Lost vs. CZE 2010 Qualif. 8 3 0 5 227:249 –22 6:10 4th Group 6 2012 Qualif. 1 3 2 0 1 82:79 +3 4:2 1st Group B 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 140:187 –47 0:12 4th Group 5 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 2 0 83:57 +26 4:2 2nd Group D 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 1 4 150:164 –14 3:9 4th Group 4 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 133:182 –49 4:8 3rd Group 3 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 78 24 6 48 1946:2146 -200 54:102

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LATVIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification

Biggest win: 10:36 (4:17) v Malta @ Mersin TUR, 08.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 33:12 (14:7) v Spain @ Castellón de la Plana ESP, 17.06.1993 Longest winning run: 4 matches (03.01.2007 – 14.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (03.01.2007 – 14.01.2007) Longest losing run: 9 matches (23.05.1993 – 03.03.1995) Longest run without win: 9 matches (23.05.1993 – 03.03.1995) Current run: L2 (10.06.2015 – 13.06.2015) Most goals: 38 v Georgia 38:20W @ Rīga LAT, 03.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 41 v FYR Macedonia 41:30L @ Veles MKD, 12.01.2003 41 v Romania 41:31L @ Constanța ROU, 21.01.2007 41 v Czech Republic 41:29L @ Praha CZE, 17.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 72 v Romania 41:31L @ Constanța ROU, 21.01.2007 Fewest goals: 12 v Spain 33:12L @ Castellón de la Plana ESP, 17.06.1993 12 v Poland 27:12L @ Brzeg Dolny POL, 12.01.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Malta 10:36W @ Mersin TUR, 08.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 37 v Portugal 22:15L @ Lagoa POR, 03.03.1995 37 v Slovakia 20:17L @ Košice SVK, 12.05.1999 37 v Georgia 18:19L @ Rīga LAT, 26.05.1999

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) DEN vs LAT No previous encounters HUN vs LAT 31.10.2012 Gyöngyös HUN 12.06.2013 Dobele LAT

HUN-LAT ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 LAT-HUN ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4

32:25 (18:14) 25:25 (12:11)

NED vs LAT No previous encounters

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 15

QUALIFICATION GROUP 2

Poland

Belarus

Serbia

QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 2 Date / Time

Teams

2.11.16 19:00

Belarus vs Romania

3.11.16 20:00

Poland vs Serbia

6.11.16 17:00

Serbia vs Belarus

6.11.16 20:00

Romania vs Poland Belarus vs Poland Romania vs Serbia Poland vs Belarus Serbia vs Romania Serbia vs Poland Romania vs Belarus Poland vs Romania Belarus vs Serbia

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Romania

POLAND

Achievements OLYMPIC GAMES

1976

World Championships

2007



1982, 2009, 2015

Media contact Jan Korczak-Mleczko [email protected] +48 662 242 707 www.zprp.org.pl

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 227:160 +67 11:5 2nd Group 6 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 42:51 -9 2:2 Lost vs. FRA 1996 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 140:175 –35 0:12 4th Group 4 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 162:143 +19 10:2 1st Group D 1998 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 128:153 –25 0:12 4th Group 5 2000 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 165:133 +33 10:2 1st Group 1 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 41:56 –15 0:4 Lost vs. GER 2002 Play-off 2 1 1 0 56:52 +4 3:1 Won vs. NOR 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 67:83 –16 0:6 15th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 60:49 +11 2:2 Won vs. AUT 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 86:108 –22 0:6 16th Place 2006 Qualif. 3 2 0 1 103:70 +33 4:2 2nd Group 4 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 60:59 +1 2:2 Won vs. SWE 2006 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 163:185 –22 3:9 10th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 72:47 +25 4:0 Won vs. NED 2008 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 182:172 +10 7:5 7th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 242:198 +44 11:5 2nd Group 1 2010 EHF EURO 8 4 1 3 222:221 +1 9:7 4th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 172:147 +25 9:3 1st Group 3 2012 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 173:160 +13 7:5 9th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 162:133 +29 10:2 2nd Group 5 2014 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 191:184 +7 6:8 6th Place 2016 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 193:194 -1 10:4 7th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 67 37 4 26 1832:1626 +206 78:56 Total EHF EURO 46 19 4 23 1277:1307 -30 42:50

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POLAND National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 43:14 (21:11) v Azerbaijan @ Radom POL, 15.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 32:19 (15:10) v France @ Marseille FRA, 08.03.1994 Longest winning run: 5 matches (12.03.2011 - 04.11.2012) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches (19.03.2009 - 31.10.2010) Longest losing run: 7 matches (08.03.1994 – 02.12.1995) Longest run without win: 7 matches (08.03.1994 – 02.12.1995) Current run: W3 (07.04.2013 – 16.06.2013) Most goals: 41 v The Netherlands 41:27W @ Kielce POL, 16.06.2007 Most goals opponent: 33 v Russia 33:23L @ Moskva RUS, 27.09.1995 33 v Sweden 33:28L @ Linköping SWE, 12.06.2005 33 v Romania 33:29L @ Buzău ROU, 02.11.2008 Most goals both teams: 68 v The Netherlands 41:27W @ Kielce POL, 16.06.2007 Fewest goals: 16 v Germany 16:26L @ Głogów POL, 11.09.1999 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Cyprus 35:11W @ Brzeg Dolny POL, 15.01.1994 11 v Cyprus 34:11W @ Brzeg Dolny POL, 16.01.1994 Fewest goals both teams: 38 v Ukraine 23:15W @ Warszawa POL, 28.10.2010

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs BLR 12.01.2013 Zaragoza ESP 19.01.2014 Aarhus DEN 25.01.2016 Kraków POL

POL-BLR WCh – Group C POL-BLR ECh – MR-Group 2 POL-BLR ECh – MR-Group 1

24:22 (14:9) 31:30 (14:13) 32:27 (19:13)

POL vs SRB 25.01.2009 Zadar CRO 23.01.2011 Lund SWE 15.01.2012 Beograd SRB 07.04.2012 Alicante ESP 17.01.2013 Zaragoza ESP 13.01.2014 Aarhus DEN 15.01.2016 Kraków POL

SRB-POL POL-SRB POL-SRB SRB-POL POL-SRB SRB-POL POL-SRB

WCh – MR-Group II WCh – MR-Group II ECh – Group A OG – Qual. Tournament 1 WCh – Group C ECh – Group C ECh – Group A

23:35 (7:21) 27:26 (10:11) 18:22 (7:11) 25:25 (14:15 25:24 (11:13) 20:19 (13:9) 29:28 (14:15)

POL vs ROU 28.02.1974 Schwerin GDR 26.07.1976 Québec CAN 20.02.1987 Rovereto ITA 02.11.1995 Poznan POL 05.11.1995 Baia Mare ROU 02.11.2008 Buzău ROU 20.06.2009 Kielce POL

ROU-POL ROU-POL ROU-POL POL-ROU ROU-POL ROU-POL POL-ROU

WCh – Group B OG – Group B B-WCh – Group A ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. – Group 1 ECh-Qual. – Group 1

18:14 (10:6) 17:15 (8:6) 21:27 (9:12) 27:29 (12:13) 30:22 (13:11) 33:29 (16:13) 34:22 (17:08)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 18

BELARUS

Media contact Andrei Baletski [email protected] +375 17 290 96 53

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 234:186 +48 11:5 2nd Group 4 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 45:43 +2 2:2 Won vs. AUT 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 154:167 -13 4:8 8th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 142:146 -4 4:8 3rd Group 3 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 116:99 +17 6:2 2nd Group B 2000 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 174:128 +46 12:0 1st Group 7 2000 Play-off 2 0 1 1 44:52 -8 1:3 Lost vs. UKR 2002 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 175:136 +39 8:4 1st Group 1 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:56 -6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2004 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 167:155 +12 8:4 2nd Group 2 2004 Play-off 2 0 1 1 52:62 –10 1:3 Lost vs. CRO 2006 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 190:163 +27 7:5 2nd Group 1 2006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 55:67 –12 0:4 Lost vs. ISL 2008 Qualif. 3 3 0 0 100:74 +26 6:0 1st Group 1 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:54 +7 2:2 Won vs. SUI 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 83:101 –18 0:6 15th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 253:233 +20 8:8 3rd Group 5 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 181:203 –22 4:8 3rd Group 7 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 189:180 +9 9:3 2nd Group 6 2014 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 166:195 -29 2:10 12th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 2 2 158:167 -9 6:6 2nd Group 2 2016 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 167:189 -22 4:8 10th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 83 45 7 31 2386:2204 +182 97:69 Total EHF EURO 21 5 0 16 570:652 -82 10:32

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BELARUS National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 43:14 (18:8) v Bulgaria @ Minsk BLR, 15.10.1993 Biggest defeat: 38:26 (17:13) v Slovenia @ Ljubljana SLO, 10.06.2009 Longest winning run: 7 matches (06.04.1997 – 29.05.1999) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches (06.04.1997 – 29.05.1999; 04.11.2012 – 02.11.2014) Longest losing run: 4 matches (17.06.2009 – 31.10.2010) Longest run without win: 6 matches (16.01.2003 – 09.01.2005) Current run: W1 (14.06.2015) Most goals: 43 v Bulgaria 43:14W @ Minsk BLR, 15.10.1993 Most goals opponent: 41 v Denmark 41:33L @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Most goals both teams: 74 v Denmark 41:33L @ Aalborg DEN, 27.10.2010 Fewest goals: 17 v Austria 28:17L @ Linz, 02.03.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Italy 27:11W @ Minsk BLR, 14.01.2001 Fewest goals both teams: 38 v Belgium 20:18L @ Hasselt BEL, 01.10.1995 38 v Italy 27:11W @ Minsk BLR, 14.01.2001

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs BLR 12.01.2013 Zaragoza ESP 19.01.2014 Aarhus DEN 25.01.2016 Kraków POL

POL-BLR WCh – Group C POL-BLR ECh – MR-Group 2 POL-BLR ECh – MR-Group 1

24:22 (14:9) 31:30 (14:13) 32:27 (19:13)

BLR vs SRB 14.01.2013 Zaragoza ESP

BLR-SRB WCh – Group C

28:34 (13:20)

BLR vs ROU 05.06.1994 Almada POR 20.05.1995 Hafnarfjörður ISL 08.01.2003 Râmnicu Vâlcea ROU 12.01.2003 Minsk BLR 11.01.2012 București ROU 15.01.2012 Minsk BLR 03.04.2013 Piatra Neamț ROU 07.04.2013 Minsk BLR

ROU-BLR ROU-BLR ROU-BLR BLR-ROU ROU-BLR BLR-ROU ROU-BLR BLR-ROU

24:33 (9:14) 32:35 (17:16) 24:31 (12:14) 29:28 (14:14) 25:22 (12:14) 28:23 (15:12) 31:34 (13:18) 31:25 (17:14)

ECh – Group A WCh – Place 9/10 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Qual. – Group 7 WCh-Qual. – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 20

SERBIA

Achievements EHF EURO

2012

Media contact Zika Bogdanovic [email protected] +381 11 328 31 91 www.rss.org.rs

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 2008 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 220:164 +56 9:3 1st Group 2 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 70:71 -1 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2010 Qualif. 10 7 1 2 351:272 +79 15:5 2nd Group 2 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 83:94 –11 1:5 13th Place 2012 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 176:168 +8 10:6 Runners-up 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 171:162 +9 9:3 1st Group 7 2014 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 73:77 -4 2:4 13th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 2 1 153:152 +1 8:4 2nd Group 4 2016 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 81:92 -11 1:5 15th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 30 19 5 6 965:821 +144 43:17 Total EHF EURO 17 5 4 8 413:431 -18 14:20

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SERBIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 48:24 (21:10) v Italy @ Niš SRB, 02.11.2008 Biggest defeat: 38:22 (16:10) v Iceland @ Reykjavík ISL, 29.04.2015 Longest winning run: 4 matches (17.06.2009 - 04.11.2012; 12.06.2013 – 02.11.2014) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (10.01.2007 – 09.06.2007; 07.04.2013 – 02.11.2014) Longest losing run: 1 match (06.01.2007; 17.06.2007; 19.03.2009; 14.06.2009; 03.04.2013; 29.04.2015) Longest run without win: 3 matches (29.04.2015 – 10.06.2015) Current run: W1 (14.06.2015) Most goals: 48 v Italy 48:24W @ Niš SRB, 02.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 42 v Iceland 42:40L @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Most goals both teams: 82 v Iceland 42:40L @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Fewest goals: 22 v Iceland 42:40L @ Reykjavík ISL, 14.06.2015 Fewest goals opponent: 20 v Faroe Islands 20:41W @ Tórshavn/Streymoy FAR, 29.10.2008 20 v Faroe Islands 39:20W @ Zaječar SRB, 17.06.2009 Fewest goals both teams: 45 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 21:24W @ Sarajevo BIH, 04.11.2012

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs SRB 25.01.2009 Zadar CRO 23.01.2011 Lund SWE 15.01.2012 Beograd SRB 07.04.2012 Alicante ESP 17.01.2013 Zaragoza ESP 13.01.2014 Aarhus DEN 15.01.2016 Kraków POL

SRB-POL POL-SRB POL-SRB SRB-POL POL-SRB SRB-POL POL-SRB

BLR vs SRB 14.01.2013 Zaragoza ESP

BLR-SRB WCh – Group C

28:34 (13:20)

SRB vs ROU 20.01.2011 Lund SWE

SRB-ROU WCh – Group C

28:38 (17:20)

WCh – MR-Group II WCh – MR-Group II ECh – Group A OG – Qual. Tournament 1 WCh – Group C ECh – Group C ECh – Group A

23:35 (7:21) 27:26 (10:11) 18:22 (7:11) 25:25 (14:15 25:24 (11:13) 20:19 (13:9) 29:28 (14:15)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 22

ROMANIA

Achievements OLYMPIC GAMES

1976



1972, 1980, 1984

World Championships 1961, 1964, 1970, 1974

1967, 1990

Media contact Lorand Balint [email protected] +40 751 751 315 www.frh.ro

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 191:155 +36 12:4 2nd Group 1 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 151:156 –5 4:8 11th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 145:138 +7 8:4 2nd Group 4 1996 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 145:161 –16 4:8 9th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 151:160 -9 6:6 3rd Group 1 2000 Qualif. 4 4 0 0 94:74 +20 8:0 1st Group 5 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 33:41 -8 0:4 Lost vs. FRA 2002 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 145:139 +6 4:8 3rd Group 4 2004 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 177:175 +2 6:6 3rd Group 2 2006 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 183:144 +39 8:4 2nd Group 3 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 51:60 -9 2:2 Lost vs. SCG 2008 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 203:153 +50 12:0 1st Group 3 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 59:69 –10 2:2 Lost vs. SWE 2010 Qualif. 8 3 1 4 242:247 -5 7:9 4th Group 1 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 138:186 –48 0:12 4th Group 2 2014 Qualif. 1 3 3 0 0 100:55 +45 6:0 1st Group C 2014 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 161:204 –43 0:12 4th Group 6 2016 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:62 -1 2:2 Lost vs. FIN 2018 Qualif. 1 4 4 0 0 138:87 +51 8:0 1st Group C 2018 Play-off 2 2 0 0 62:48 +14 4:0 Won vs. ISR ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 85 47 1 37 2334:2197 +137 95:75 Total EHF EURO 12 4 0 8 296:317 -21 8:16

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ROMANIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 11:39 (6:18) v Ireland @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 09.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 20:35 (7:18) v Spain @ Oradea ROU, 31.10.2010 Longest winning run: 6 matches (04.01.2007 – 21.01.2007; 29.10.2014 – 10.04.2016) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (10.01.2007 – 09.06.2007; 07.04.2013 – 02.11.2014) Longest losing run: 7 matches (20.06.2009 – 12.06.2011) Longest run without win: 7 matches (20.06.2009 – 12.06.2011) Current run: W6 (29.10.2014 – 10.04.2016) Most goals: 44 v Italy 44:25W @ Reșița ROU, 14.06.2015 Most goals opponent: 38 v Norway 38:25L @ Sandefjord NOR, 02.01.2003 Most goals both teams: 72 v Latvia 41:31W @ Constanța ROU, 21.01.2007 Fewest goals: 15 v France 15:22L @ Oradea ROU, 12.09.1999 15 v Lithuania 24:15L @ Kaunas LTU, 10.01.2001 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Ireland 11:39W @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 09.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Lithuania 17:19W @ Kaunas LTU, 26.05.1999

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) POL vs ROU 28.02.1974 Schwerin GDR 26.07.1976 Québec CAN 20.02.1987 Rovereto ITA 02.11.1995 Poznan POL 05.11.1995 Baia Mare ROU 02.11.2008 Buzău ROU 20.06.2009 Kielce POL

ROU-POL ROU-POL ROU-POL POL-ROU ROU-POL ROU-POL POL-ROU

WCh – Group B OG – Group B B-WCh – Group A ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. – Group 1 ECh-Qual. – Group 1

18:14 (10:6) 17:15 (8:6) 21:27 (9:12) 27:29 (12:13) 30:22 (13:11) 33:29 (16:13) 34:22 (17:08)

BLR vs ROU 05.06.1994 Almada POR 20.05.1995 Hafnarfjörður ISL 08.01.2003 Râmnicu Vâlcea ROU 12.01.2003 Minsk BLR 11.01.2012 București ROU 15.01.2012 Minsk BLR 03.04.2013 Piatra Neamț ROU 07.04.2013 Minsk BLR

ROU-BLR ROU-BLR ROU-BLR BLR-ROU ROU-BLR BLR-ROU ROU-BLR BLR-ROU

ECh – Group A WCh – Place 9/10 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Qual. – Group 7 WCh-Qual. – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6

24:33 (9:14) 32:35 (17:16) 24:31 (12:14) 29:28 (14:14) 25:22 (12:14) 28:23 (15:12) 31:34 (13:18) 31:25 (17:14)

SRB vs ROU 20.01.2011 Lund SWE

SRB-ROU WCh – Group C

28:38 (17:20)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 24

QUALIFICATION GROUP 3

Spain

Austria

Bosnia Herzegovina

QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 3 Date / Time

Teams

2.11.16 20:25

Austria vs Finland

2.11.16 20:30

Spain vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

5.11.16 14:30

Finland vs Spain

6.11.16 20:00

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Austria Austria vs Spain Finland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Spain vs Austria Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Finland Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Spain Finland vs Austria Spain vs Finland Austria vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Finland

SPAIN

Achievements EHF EURO 1996, 1998, 2006, 2016

2000, 2014

OLYMPIC GAMES

1996, 2000, 2008

World Championships

2005, 2013

2011 EHF European Championship (qualification) record

Media contact Javier Fernández prensaycomunicacion@ rfebm.com +34 6 16 44 82 43 www.rfebm.com

YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 7 1 0 235:141 +94 15:1 1st Group 6 1994 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 142:126 +16 8:4 5th Place 1996 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 173:162 +11 10:4 Runners-up 1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 162:137 +25 7:5 2nd Group 4 1998 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 187:150 +37 11:9 Runners-up 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 57:44 +13 4:0 Won vs. AUT 2000 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 173:166 +7 10:4 3rd Place 2002 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 186:173 +13 9:5 7th Place 2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 68:54 +14 4:0 Won vs. LTU 2004 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 166:170 -4 4:8 10th Place 2006 Play-off 2 1 1 0 58:48 +10 3:1 Won vs. LTU 2006 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 255:231 +24 13:3 Runners-up 2008 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 180:169 +11 6:6 9th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 247:189 +58 14:2 1st Group 7 2010 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 213:192 +21 9:5 6th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 174:125 +49 8:4 2nd Group 2 2012 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 224:213 +11 11:5 4th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 179:115 +64 12:0 1st Group 1 2014 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 239:218 +21 12:4 3rd Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 184:132 +52 10:2 1st Group 7 2016 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 209:207 +2 11:5 Runners-up ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 46 37 3 6 1364:985 +379 77:15 Total EHF EURO 85 54 6 25 2347:2177 +170 114:56

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SPAIN National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 39:6 (20:2) v Cyprus @ Castellón de la Plana ESP, 12.06.1993 Biggest defeat: 28:25 (12:11) v Norway @ Gjøvik NOR, 26.11.1997 Longest winning run: 10 matches (09.06.2011 – 01.11.2014) Longest unbeaten run: 10 matches (28.02.1993 – 28.09.1997; 09.06.2011 – 01.11.2014) Longest losing run: 2 matches (10.03.2011 – 13.03.2011) Longest run without win: 2 matches (28.09.1997 – 29.10.1997; 10.03.2011 – 13.03.2011) Current run: W3 (03.05.2015 - 13.06.2015) Most goals: 39 v Cyprus 39:6W @ Castellón de la Plana ESP, 12.06.1993 39 v Finland 39:16W @ Logroño ESP, 13.06.2015 Most goals opponent: 29 v The Netherlands 32:29W @ Pontevedra ESP, 21.06.2009 29 v Germany 29:28L @ Mannheim GER, 29.04.2015 Most goals both teams: 65 v Lithuania 38:27W @ Guadalajara ESP, 14.06.2003 Fewest goals: 21 v Switzerland 21:15W @ Pontevedra ESP, 12.10.1993 21 v Croatia 23:21L @ Split CRO, 13.03.2011 Fewest goals opponent: 6 v Cyprus 39:6W @ Castellón de la Plana ESP, 12.06.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Switzerland 21:15W @ Pontevedra ESP, 12.10.1993

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs AUT 25.11.1973 Wien AUT 15.12.1973 Madrid ESP 22.02.1979 Zaragoza ESP 15.02.1989 Grenoble FRA 10.03.1993 Umeå SWE 11.09.1999 Maria Enzersdorf AUT 19.09.1999 Elche ESP 31.05.2002 Dornbirn AUT 08.06.2002 Ibiza-Eivissa/Ibiza ESP 20.01.2014 Herning DEN 29.10.2014 Cangas do Morrazo ESP 10.06.2015 Innsbruck AUT

AUT-ESP ESP-AUT ESP-AUT ESP-AUT ESP-AUT AUT-ESP ESP-AUT AUT-ESP ESP-AUT AUT-ESP ESP-AUT AUT-ESP

WCh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 5 B-WCh – Group C B-WCh – Group B WCh – Group A ECh-Playoff ECh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff ECh – MR-Group 1 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7

18:17 (7:11) 19:4 (8:2) 23:11 (10:5) 20:22 (10:11) 22:15 (9:7) 22:28 (9:13) 29:22 (14:9) 26:28 (8:15) 28:23 (14:10) 27:28 (12:14) 27:16 (12:8) 24:30 (12:16)

ESP-FIN ESP-FIN FIN-ESP ESP-FIN

WCh – Group A B-WCh – MR-Group I ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7

19:16 (12:6) 29:19 (13:9) 27:34 (15:17) 39:16 (21:9)

ESP vs BIH No previous encounters ESP vs FIN 01.03.1958 Erfurt GDR 24.02.1985 Skien NOR 01.11.2014 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 13.06.2015 Logroño ESP

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 27

AUSTRIA

Achievements World Championship

1938

Media contact Markus Riedlmayer [email protected] +43 664 184 69 60 www.oehb.at

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. 1994 Qualif. 8 4 1 3 164:157 +7 9:7 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 43:45 -2 2:2 1996 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 133:150 –17 3:9 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 3 1 2 141:129 +12 7:5 2000 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 153:142 +11 7:5 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 44:57 –13 0:4 2002 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 151:173 –22 5:7 2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 182:136 +46 10:2 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 49:60 –11 2:2 2006 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 184:165 +19 10:2 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 49:50 -1 2:2 2008 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 183:178 +5 6:6 2010 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 184:187 -3 5:7 2012 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 165:170 -5 7:5 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 2 1 185:173 +12 8:4 2014 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 159:160 -1 4:8 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 148:161 –13 4:8 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 76 37 8 31 1974:1946 +28 82:70 Total EHF EURO 12 4 1 7 343:347 -4 9:15

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RANK 2nd Group 3 Lost vs. BLR 4th Group 1 2nd Group D 2nd Group 2 Lost vs. ESP 3rd Group 1 2nd Group 4 Lost vs. POL 1st Group 5 Lost vs. SVK 3rd Group 4 9th Place 3rd Group 5 2nd Group 7 11th Place 3rd Group 7

AUSTRIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 40:19 (18:9) v Georgia @ Lustenau AUT, 04.01.2003 Biggest defeat: 36:19 (15:11) v Poland @ Radom POL, 20.06.2003 Longest winning run: 5 matches (19.01.2001 – 11.01.2003; 12.01.2005 – 11.06.2005) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (16.01.2007 – 12.03.2011) Longest losing run: 3 matches (08.03.1994 – 01.10.1995; 07.01.2007 – 13.01.2007) Longest run without win: 5 matches (11.09.1999 – 11.01.2001) Current run: L2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 40 v Georgia 40:19W @ Lustenau AUT, 04.01.2003 Most goals opponent: 44 v Iceland 44:29L @ Reykjavík ISL, 12.06.2011 Most goals both teams: 73 v Iceland 44:29L @ Reykjavík ISL, 12.06.2011 Fewest goals: 15 v Belarus 28:15L @ Minsk BLR, 08.03.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 14 v The Netherlands 14:18W @ Den Helder NED, 08.03.1997 Fewest goals both teams: 32 v The Netherlands 14:18W @ Den Helder NED, 08.03.1997 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs AUT

25.11.1973 Wien AUT 15.12.1973 Madrid ESP 22.02.1979 Zaragoza ESP 15.02.1989 Grenoble FRA 10.03.1993 Umeå SWE 11.09.1999 Maria Enzersdorf AUT 19.09.1999 Elche ESP 31.05.2002 Dornbirn AUT 08.06.2002 Ibiza-Eivissa/Ibiza ESP 20.01.2014 Herning DEN 29.10.2014 Cangas do Morrazo ESP 10.06.2015 Innsbruck AUT

AUT vs BIH

03.04.1997 Visoko BIH 06.04.1997 Feldkirchen AUT 31.10.2012 Linz AUT 13.06.2013 Visoko BIH 17.01.2015 Doha QAT

AUT vs FIN

11.11.1978 Weinfelden SUI 09.02.1982 Gent BEL 21.03.1992 Stockerau AUT 19.05.1999 Güssing AUT 22.05.1999 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN 16.01.2002 Lustenau AUT 20.01.2002 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN 12.01.2005 Salo FIN 15.01.2005 Wien AUT 11.01.2006 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN 14.01.2006 Wien AUT 16.01.2007 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 20.01.2007 Traun AUT 29.04.2015 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 02.05.2015 Begenz AUT 07.11.2015 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 17.01.2016 Maria Enzersdorf AUT

AUT-ESP ESP-AUT ESP-AUT ESP-AUT ESP-AUT AUT-ESP ESP-AUT AUT-ESP ESP-AUT AUT-ESP ESP-AUT AUT-ESP

WCh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 5 B-WCh – Group C B-WCh – Group B WCh – Group A ECh-Playoff ECh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff ECh – MR-Group 1 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7

18:17 (7:11) 19:4 (8:2) 23:11 (10:5) 20:22 (10:11) 22:15 (9:7) 22:28 (9:13) 29:22 (14:9) 26:28 (8:15) 28:23 (14:10) 27:28 (12:14) 27:16 (12:8) 24:30 (12:16)

BIH-AUT AUT-BIH AUT-BIH BIH-AUT AUT-BIH

ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group D ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group D ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 WCh – Group B

22:21 (12:10) 22:22 (12:12) 35:24 (18:7) 28:28 (15:13) 23:21 (11:12)

AUT-FIN AUT-FIN AUT-FIN AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN

C-WCh – Group B C-WCh – Group B B-WCh – Group D ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 2 WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 2

27:22 (11:8) 24:17 (12:6) 24:17 (10:10) 30:19 (15:8) 19:24 (9:11) 30:20 (16:9) 33:25 (18:10) 28:29 (15:11) 32:26 (9:14) 33:31 (11:16) 37:26 (19:12) 26:29 (16:15) 33:28 (15:11) 23:26 (12:11) 29:22 (14:14) 29:32 (11:13) 32:20 (17:12)

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Media contact Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina [email protected] +387 33 66 81 43 www.rsbih.com

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 3 1 2 141:131 +10 7:5 2nd Group D 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 2 2 2 147:144 +3 6:6 3rd Group D 2000 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 124:161 –37 2:10 4th Group 7 2002 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 150:138 +12 8:4 2nd Group 3 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 33:46 –13 2:2 Lost vs. DEN 2004 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 126:114 +12 9:3 2nd Group 6 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 40:56 –16 0:4 Lost vs. CZE 2006 Qualif. 6 3 2 1 196:176 +20 8:4 2nd Group 2 2006 Play-off 2 0 1 1 50:63 –13 1:3 Lost vs. NOR 2008 Qualif. 4 2 0 2 143:121 +22 4:4 2nd Group 7 2010 Qualif. 10 6 1 3 298:278 +20 13:7 3rd Group 2 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 134:159 –25 1:11 4th Group 1 2014 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 143:175 –32 1:11 4th Group 7 2016 Play-off 2 2 0 0 55:45 +10 4:0 Won vs. GRE 2016 Qualif. 2 6 1 2 3 136:140 -4 4:8 3rd Group 2 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 76 29 12 35 1916:1947 -31 70:82

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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 43:25 (24:11) v Belgium @ Visoko BIH, 14.01.2007 Biggest defeat: 28:14 (11:4) v Denmark @ Farum/Sjælland DEN, 09.06.2001 Longest winning run: 4 matches (05.01.2003 – 15.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (03.01.2003 – 15.01.2003) Longest losing run: 8 matches (09.03.2011 – 07.04.2013) Longest run without win: 12 matches (28.10.2010 – 16.06.2013) Current run: L1 (14.06.2015) Most goals: 45 v Belgium 33:45W @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 45 v Faroe Islands 45:28W @ Sarajevo BIH, 01.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 37 v Russia 37:25L @ Chekhov RUS, 29.10.2008 Most goals both teams: 78 v Belgium 33:45W @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 Fewest goals: 14 v Denmark 28:14L @ Farum/Sjælland DEN, 09.06.2001 Fewest goals opponent: 12 v Cyprus 12:26W @ Nicosia CYP, 03.02.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Ukraine 17:16W @ Sarajevo BIH, 15.01.2003 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs BIH No previous encounters BIH vs AUT 03.04.1997 Visoko BIH 06.04.1997 Feldkirchen AUT 31.10.2012 Linz AUT 13.06.2013 Visoko BIH 17.01.2015 Doha QAT

BIH-AUT AUT-BIH AUT-BIH BIH-AUT AUT-BIH

ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group D ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group D ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 WCh – Group B

22:21 (12:10) 22:22 (12:12) 35:24 (18:7) 28:28 (15:13) 23:21 (11:12)

BIH vs FIN 09.01.2008 Karjaa-Karis FIN 12.01.2008 Sarajevo BIH 15.01.2010 Vantaa-Vanda FIN

FIN-BIH BIH-FIN BIH-FIN

WCh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 2

28:29 (13:14) 31:28 (13:12) 30:28 (17:13)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 31

FINLAND

Media contact Finnish Handball Federation [email protected] +358 50 5557384 www.finnhandball.net

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 2 1 5 193:208 –15 5:11 4th Group 4 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 3 0 3 137:141 -4 6:6 3rd Group E 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 0 2 141:132 +9 8:4 2nd Group E 2000 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 142:161 –19 2:10 4th Group 2 2002 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 161:144 +17 9:3 2nd Group 2 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 43:47 -4 2:2 Lost vs. CZE 2004 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 165:122 +43 12:0 1st Group 3 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 57:67 –10 0:4 Lost vs. YUG 2006 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 152:165 –13 4:8 4th Group 5 2008 Qualif. 6 0 0 6 165:199 –34 0:12 4th Group 4 2010 Qualif. 8 0 0 8 159:268 -109 0:16 5th Group 4 2012 Qualif. 1 3 2 0 1 86:80 +6 4:2 2nd Group B 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 0 2 73:69 +4 2:4 2nd Group A 2016 Qualif. 1 4 3 1 0 113:83 +30 7:1 1st Group A 2016 Play-off 2 1 0 1 62:61 +1 2:2 Won vs. ROU 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 126:192 –66 0:12 4th Group 7 2018 Play-off 2 1 0 1 55:52 +3 2:2 Won vs. LUX ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 82 31 3 48 2030:2191 -161 65:99

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FINLAND National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 35:17 (19:6) v Cyprus @ Kirkkonummi FIN, 15.06.2013 Biggest defeat: 14:34 (8:15) v Croatia @ Vantaa-Vanda FIN, 09.06.2009 Longest winning run: 6 matches (02.01.2003 – 16.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (02.01.2003 – 16.01.2003) Longest losing run: 14 matches (03.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Longest run without win: 14 matches (03.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Current run: L1 (09.04.2016) Most goals: 35 v Cyprus 35:17W @ Kirkkonummi FIN, 15.06.2013 Most goals opponent: 41 v Montenegro 41:27L @ Budva MNE, 06.01.2007 Most goals both teams: 69 v Italy 35:34L @ Tbilisi GEO, 12.06.2010 Fewest goals: 14 v Croatia 14:34L @ Vantaa-Vanda FIN, 09.06.2009 Fewest goals opponent: 14 v Bulgaria 27:14W @ Karjaa-Karis FIN, 12.01.1994 14 v Cyprus 14:26W @ Nicosia CYP, 09.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Israel 21:15W @ Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN, 23.01.2005 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ESP vs FIN 01.03.1958 Erfurt GDR 24.02.1985 Skien NOR 01.11.2014 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 13.06.2015 Logroño ESP

ESP-FIN ESP-FIN FIN-ESP ESP-FIN

WCh – Group A B-WCh – MR-Group I ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7

19:16 (12:6) 29:19 (13:9) 27:34 (15:17) 39:16 (21:9)

AUT vs FIN 11.11.1978 Weinfelden SUI 09.02.1982 Gent BEL 21.03.1992 Stockerau AUT 19.05.1999 Güssing AUT 22.05.1999 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN 16.01.2002 Lustenau AUT 20.01.2002 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN 12.01.2005 Salo FIN 15.01.2005 Wien AUT 11.01.2006 Helsinki-Helsingfors FIN 14.01.2006 Wien AUT 16.01.2007 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 20.01.2007 Traun AUT 29.04.2015 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 02.05.2015 Begenz AUT 07.11.2015 Vantaa-Vanda FIN 17.01.2016 Maria Enzersdorf AUT

AUT-FIN AUT-FIN AUT-FIN AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN FIN-AUT AUT-FIN

C-WCh – Group B C-WCh – Group B B-WCh – Group D ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. – Group 4 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 7 WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 2 WCh-Qual. 1 – Group 2

27:22 (11:8) 24:17 (12:6) 24:17 (10:10) 30:19 (15:8) 19:24 (9:11) 30:20 (16:9) 33:25 (18:10) 28:29 (15:11) 32:26 (9:14) 33:31 (11:16) 37:26 (19:12) 26:29 (16:15) 33:28 (15:11) 23:26 (12:11) 29:22 (14:14) 29:32 (11:13) 32:20 (17:12)

BIH vs FIN 09.01.2008 Karjaa-Karis FIN 12.01.2008 Sarajevo BIH 15.01.2010 Vantaa-Vanda FIN

FIN-BIH BIH-FIN BIH-FIN

WCh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 5 WCh-Qual. – Group 2

28:29 (13:14) 31:28 (13:12) 30:28 (17:13)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 33

QUALIFICATION GROUP 4

Iceland

FYR Macedonia

Czech Republic

QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 4 Date / Time

Teams

2.11.16 18:30

FYR Macedonia vs Ukraine

2.11.16 19:30

Iceland vs Czech Republic

5.11.16 14:25

Czech Republic vs FYR Macedonia

5.11.16 18:00

Ukraine vs Iceland FYR Macedonia vs Iceland Ukraine vs Czech Republic Iceland vs FYR Macedonia Czech Republic vs Ukraine Czech Republic vs Iceland Ukraine vs FYR Macedonia Iceland vs Ukraine FYR Macedonia vs Czech Republic

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Ukraine

ICELAND

Achievements EHF EURO

2010

Olympic Games

2008

Media contact Media contacts Einar Thorvardarson [email protected] +354 820 0553 Róbert Geir Gíslason [email protected] +354 820 0552 www.hsi.is

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 5 1 2 200:173 +27 11:5 3rd Group 4 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 131:131 0 8:4 3rd Group 4 1998 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 157:158 -1 5:7 3rd Group 2 2000 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 128:76 +52 6:2 1st Group 4 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:55 +6 2:2 Won vs. MKD 2000 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 147:162 –15 2:10 11th Place 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 56:50 +6 2:2 Won vs. BLR 2002 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 221:209 +12 10:6 4th Place 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 87:96 -9 1:5 13th Place 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 67:55 +12 4:0 Won vs. BLR 2006 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 190:191 -1 5:7 7th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 71:70 +1 2:2 Won vs. SRB 2008 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 157:172 –15 4:8 11th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 5 3 0 264:212 +52 13:3 1st Group 3 2010 EHF EURO 8 4 3 1 249:240 +9 11:5 3rd Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 188:178 +10 8:4 2nd Group 5 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 177:178 -1 5:7 10th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 197:176 +21 10:2 1st Group 6 2014 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 199:199 0 9:5 5th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 191:137 +54 9:3 1st Group 4 2016 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 92:101 -9 2:4 13th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 58 37 6 15 1711:1471 +240 80:36 Total EHF EURO 53 20 9 24 1583:1612 -29 49:57

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ICELAND National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 42:11 (20:6) v Cyprus @ Hafnarfjörður ISL, 15.05.1999 Biggest defeat: 39:28 (20:13) v Germany @ Halle GER, 13.03.2011 Longest winning run: 6 matches (08.06.2011 - 07.04.2013) Longest unbeaten run: 10 matches (17.06.2007 – 27.10.2010) Longest losing run: 2 matches (01.12.1993 – 07.01.1994; 27.11.1997 – 30.11.1997) Longest run without win: 2 matches (01.12.1993 – 07.01.1994; 27.11.1997 – 30.11.1997) Current run: W2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 44 v Austria 44:29W @ Reykjavík ISL, 12.06.2011 Most goals opponent: 40 v Serbia 42:40W @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Most goals both teams: 82 v Serbia 42:40W @ Reykjavík ISL, 17.06.2007 Fewest goals: 14 v Russia 22:14L @ Moskva RUS, 05.11.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Cyprus 42:11W @ Hafnarfjörður ISL, 15.05.1999 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Russia 22:14L @ Moskva RUS, 05.11.1995

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs MKD 12.09.1999 Hafnarfjörður ISL 19.09.1999 Skopje MKD 10.06.2000 Hafnarfjörður ISL 11.06.2000 Hafnarfjörður ISL 02.06.2002 Prilep MKD 09.06.2002 Reykjavík ISL 08.06.2008 Skopje MKD 15.06.2008 Reykjavík ISL 18.03.2009 Skopje MKD 17.06.2009 Reykjavík ISL 15.01.2013 Sevilla ESP 20.01.2014 Herning DEN

ISL-MKD MKD-ISL MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL MKD-ISL

ECh-Playoff ECh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff ECh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh – Group B ECh – MR-Group 1

32:23 (16:8) 32:29 (13:13) 25:26 (9:14) 38:22 (15:10) 30:35 (14:18) 33:28 (15:17) 34:26 (18:13) 30:24 (13:13) 26:29 (10:13) 34:26 (17:13) 19:23 (10:10) 27:29 (11:14)

ISL vs CZE 28.01.2001 Montpellier FRA 25.01.2004 Celje SLO 23.01.2005 El Menzah TUN 22.01.2015 Doha QAT

ISL-CZE ISL-CZE CZE-ISL ISL-CZE

WCh – Group A ECh – Group C WCh – Group B WCh – Group C

29:29 (15:12) 30:30 (15:17) 34:34 (20:14) 25:36 (11:21)

ISL vs UKR 29.01.2000 Rijeka CRO 21.01.2007 Magdeburg GER

UKR-ISL ECh – Place 11/12 UKR-ISL WCh – Group B

25:26 (12:13) 32:29 (12:13)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 36

FYR MACEDONIA

Media contact Ivan Ivanovikj iivanovikj@ macedoniahandball.com.mk +389 2 2464 444 macedoniahandball.com.mk

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 110:95 +15 6:2 1st Group A 1996 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 147:162 –15 5:7 3rd Group 2 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 121:104 +17 6:2 1st Group B 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 181:181 0 6:6 2nd Group 1 1998 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 130:174 –44 1:11 12th Place 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 55:61 -6 2:2 Lost vs. ISL 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 48:52 -4 2:2 Lost vs. ISR 2004 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 202:179 +23 8:4 2nd Group 5 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 62:64 -2 2:2 Lost vs. HUN 2006 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 204:166 +38 9:3 1st Group 2 2006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 54:68 –14 0:4 Lost vs. HUN 2008 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 185:179 +6 9:3 2nd Group 2 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 60:66 -6 0:4 Lost vs. SLO 2010 Qualif. 8 4 1 3 231:223 +8 9:7 3rd Group 3 2012 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 162:155 +7 7:5 2nd Group 1 2012 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 185:175 +10 9:5 5th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 142:150 -8 6:6 2nd Group 1 2014 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 141:167 -26 3:9 10th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 161:154 +7 7:5 2nd Group 6 2016 EHF EURO 6 0 2 4 157:176 -19 2:10 11th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 74 39 6 29 2125:2059 +66 84:64 Total EHF EURO 25 5 5 15 613:692 -79 15:35

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FYR MACEDONIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 44:17 (23:5) v Belgium @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 33:16 (14:8) v Czech Republic @ Cheb CZE, 27.09.1995 Longest winning run: 5 matches (10.06.2001 – 12.01.2003) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (10.06.2001 – 12.01.2003; 03.01.2007 – 13.01.2007) Longest losing run: 3 matches (21.01.2007 – 16.06.2007; 31.10.2010 – 13.03.2011) Longest run without win: 4 matches (19.01.2005 – 18.06.2005; 17.01.2007 – 16.06.2007) Current run: W2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2013) Most goals: 44 v Belgium 44:17W @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 Most goals opponent: 42 v Serbia 42:28L @ Niš SRB, 20.01.2007 Most goals both teams: 71 v Latvia 41:30W @ Veles MKD, 12.01.2003 Fewest goals: 16 v Czech Republic 33:16L @ Cheb CZE, 27.09.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 17 v Belgium 44:17W @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 17 v Switzerland 17:26W @ St. Gallen SUI, 10.06.2015 Fewest goals both teams: 41 v Spain 17:24L @ Skopje MKD, 03.04.2013 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs MKD 12.09.1999 Hafnarfjörður ISL 19.09.1999 Skopje MKD 10.06.2000 Hafnarfjörður ISL 11.06.2000 Hafnarfjörður ISL 02.06.2002 Prilep MKD 09.06.2002 Reykjavík ISL 08.06.2008 Skopje MKD 15.06.2008 Reykjavík ISL 18.03.2009 Skopje MKD 17.06.2009 Reykjavík ISL 15.01.2013 Sevilla ESP 20.01.2014 Herning DEN

ISL-MKD MKD-ISL MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL ISL-MKD MKD-ISL MKD-ISL

ECh-Playoff ECh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff ECh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh – Group B ECh – MR-Group 1

32:23 (16:8) 32:29 (13:13) 25:26 (9:14) 38:22 (15:10) 30:35 (14:18) 33:28 (15:17) 34:26 (18:13) 30:24 (13:13) 26:29 (10:13) 34:26 (17:13) 19:23 (10:10) 27:29 (11:14)

MKD vs CZE 27.09.1995 Cheb CZE 30.09.1995 Resen MKD 04.06.1998 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 18.01.2006 Skopje MKD 21.01.2006 Plzeň CZE 19.01.2012 Niš SRB 14.01.2014 Herning DEN 02.11.2014 Zlín CZE 14.06.2015 Skopje MKD 11.06.2016 Zlín CZE 15.06.2016 Skopje MKD

CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD MKD-CZE

ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh – Group B WCh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh – Group B ECh – Group A ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff

33:16 (14:8) 27:27 (15:11) 38:18 (16:12) 36:31 (15:15) 43:25 (22:14) 21:27 (12:12) 24:24 (10:11) 27:27 (18:11) 32:28 (15:12) 28:22 (14:10) 34:27 (19:11)

MKD vs UKR 02.10.1996 Bitola MKD 06.10.1996 Kyiv UKR

MKD-UKR WCh-Qual. – Group 2 UKR-MKD WCh-Qual. – Group 2

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13:13 (7:6) 25:19 (11:6)

CZECH REPUBLIC

Media contact Vit Chalupa [email protected] +420 608 079 961 www.chf.cz

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 152:105 +47 8:4 2nd Group 7 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 38:38 0 2:2 Lost vs. SLO 1996 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 169:134 +35 9:3 1st Group 2 1996 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 155:152 +3 6:6 5th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 2 2 2 141:146 -5 6:6 2nd Group 3 1998 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 166:170 -4 2:10 10th Place 2000 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 159:148 +11 6:6 2nd Group 7 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 47:43 +4 2:2 Won vs. FIN 2002 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 180:205 –25 6:8 8th Place 2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 56:40 +16 4:0 Won vs. BIH 2004 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 177:202 –25 3:9 11th Place 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 52:59 -7 2:2 Lost vs. POR 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 64:56 +8 4:0 Won vs. LAT 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 88:97 -9 0:6 14th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 255:221 +34 12:4 2nd Group 6 2010 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 175:180 -5 5:7 8th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 178:147 +31 8:4 2nd Group 6 2012 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 77:84 -7 2:4 14th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 156:144 +12 8:4 1st Group 2 2014 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 73:87 -14 1:5 15th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 163:185 –22 5:7 3rd Group 6 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 60 36 4 20 1630:1466 +164 76:44 Total EHF EURO 40 11 3 26 1091:1177 -86 25:55

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CZECH REPUBLIC National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 32:10 (13:6) v Luxembourg @ Lovosice CZE, 02.11.1993 Biggest defeat: 41:25 (20:12) v France @ Chambéry FRA, 30.10.2014 Longest winning run: 7 matches (10.06.2007 – 10.06.2009) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches (10.06.2007 – 10.06.2009) Longest losing run: 3 matches (27.05.1999 - 29.05.1999) Longest run without win: 3 matches (27.05.1999 - 29.05.1999) Current run: L2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 41 v Latvia 41:29W @ Praha CZE, 17.06.2009 Most goals opponent: 41 v France 41:25L @ Chambéry FRA, 30.10.2014 Most goals both teams: 70 v Latvia 41:29W @ Praha CZE, 17.06.2009 Fewest goals: 16 v Slovenia 19:16L @ Celje SLO, 02.03.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Luxembourg 32:10W @ Lovosice CZE, 02.11.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 35 v Slovenia 19:16L @ Celje SLO, 02.03.1994

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs CZE 28.01.2001 Montpellier FRA 25.01.2004 Celje SLO 23.01.2005 El Menzah TUN 22.01.2015 Doha QAT

ISL-CZE ISL-CZE CZE-ISL ISL-CZE

WCh – Group A ECh – Group C WCh – Group B WCh – Group C

29:29 (15:12) 30:30 (15:17) 34:34 (20:14) 25:36 (11:21)

MKD vs CZE 27.09.1995 Cheb CZE 30.09.1995 Resen MKD 04.06.1998 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 18.01.2006 Skopje MKD 21.01.2006 Plzeň CZE 19.01.2012 Niš SRB 14.01.2014 Herning DEN 02.11.2014 Zlín CZE 14.06.2015 Skopje MKD 11.06.2016 Zlín CZE 15.06.2016 Skopje MKD

CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD MKD-CZE CZE-MKD MKD-CZE

ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh – Group B WCh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh – Group B ECh – Group A ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 6 WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff

33:16 (14:8) 27:27 (15:11) 38:18 (16:12) 36:31 (15:15) 43:25 (22:14) 21:27 (12:12) 24:24 (10:11) 27:27 (18:11) 32:28 (15:12) 28:22 (14:10) 34:27 (19:11)

CZE vs UKR 27.01.2002 Göteborg SWE

UKR-CZE ECh – Group A

27:30 (12:16)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 40

UKRAINE

Media contact Roman Kademin [email protected] +380 67 79 29 962

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 4 1 3 165:156 +9 9:7 3rd Group 1 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 2 0 4 120:130 –10 4:8 3rd Group F 2000 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 170:101 +69 10:2 1st Group 3 2000 Play-off 2 1 1 0 52:44 +8 3:1 Won vs. BLR 2000 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 129:146 –17 1:11 12th Place 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:36 +10 2:2 Won vs. LTU 2002 EHF EURO 7 2 0 5 176:189 –13 4:10 11th Place 2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 139:104 +35 10:2 1st Group 6 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 48:39 +9 3:1 Won vs. ISR 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 74:85 –11 0:6 15th Place 2006 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 184:158 +26 11:1 1st Group 3 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 47:47 0 2:2 Won vs. GRE 2006 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 163:193 -30 2:10 12th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 48:63 –15 2:2 Lost vs. SVK 2010 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 205:192 +13 10:6 2nd Group 7 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 87:96 -9 0:6 16th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 143:182 –39 2:10 4th Group 3 2014 Qualif. 1 3 3 0 0 94:70 +24 6:0 1st Group A 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 137:168 –31 2:10 4th Group 5 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 148:188 –40 0:12 4th Group 5 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 671 36 4 31 1746:1678 +68 76:66 Total EHF EURO 25 3 1 21 629:709 -80 7:43

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UKRAINE National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 33:13 (17:6) v The Netherlands @ Zaporozhye UKR, 23.05.1999 Biggest defeat: 30:14 (14:7) v Denmark @ Odense/Fyn DEN, 18.11.1993 35:19 (17:10) v Slovakia @ Levice SVK, 16.06.2007 Longest winning run: 7 matches (08.04.1995 – 26.05.1999) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches (19.01.2003 – 20.01.2005) Longest losing run: 9 matches (07.04.2013 – 13.06.2015) Longest run without win: 9 matches (07.04.2013 – 13.06.2015) Current run: L9 (07.04.2013 – 13.06.2015) Most goals: 38 v Cyprus 23:38W @ Nicosia CYP, 26.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 43 v Slovenia 43:32L @ Ljubljana SLO, 12.06.2011 Most goals both teams: 75 v Slovenia 43:32L @ Ljubljana SLO, 12.06.2011 Fewest goals: 13 v Portugal 18:13L @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 10 v Moldova 29:10W @ Kyiv UKR, 05.05.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Portugal 18:13L @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) ISL vs UKR 29.01.2000 Rijeka CRO 21.01.2007 Magdeburg GER

UKR-ISL ECh – Place 11/12 UKR-ISL WCh – Group B

25:26 (12:13) 32:29 (12:13)

MKD vs UKR 02.10.1996 Bitola MKD 06.10.1996 Kyiv UKR

MKD-UKR WCh-Qual. – Group 2 UKR-MKD WCh-Qual. – Group 2

13:13 (7:6) 25:19 (11:6)

CZE vs UKR 27.01.2002 Göteborg SWE

UKR-CZE ECh – Group A

27:30 (12:16)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 42

QUALIFICATION GROUP 5

Germany

Portugal

Slovenia

QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 5 Date / Time

Teams

2.11.16 18:00

Slovenia vs Switzerland

2.11.16 18:30

Germany vs Portugal

5.11.16 17:45

Switzerland vs Germany

6.11.16 15:00

Portugal vs Slovenia Slovenia vs Germany Switzerland vs Portugal Germany vs Slovenia Portugal vs Switzerland Portugal vs Germany Switzerland vs Slovenia Germany vs Switzerland Slovenia vs Portugal

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GERMANY

Achievements EHF EURO

2004, 2016



2002

1998 OLYMPIC GAMES

1980 (as GDR)



1984, 2004



2016

World Championships

1938, 1978, 2007



1954, 1970, 1974 (both GDR), 2003



1958, 1978, 1986, (both GDR)

Media contact Tim Oliver Kalle [email protected] +49 171 2611724 www.dhb.de

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 183:118 +65 14:2 1st Group 5 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 135:131 +4 5:7 9th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 139:123 +16 7:5 2nd Group 5 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 131:135 -4 3:9 8th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 144:123 +21 9:3 1st Group 4 1998 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 177:159 +18 10:4 3rd Place 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 56:41 +15 4:0 Won vs. POL 2000 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 129:136 -7 4:8 9th Place 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 52:45 +7 4:0 Won vs. SVK 2002 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 201:188 +13 11:5 Runners-up 2004 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 244:208 +36 13:3 Winners 2006 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 223:193 +30 11:3 5th Place 2008 EHF EURO 8 4 0 4 224:224 0 8:8 4th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 8 0 0 300:191 +109 16:0 1st Group 5 2010 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 157:165 -8 4:8 10th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 192:150 +42 9:3 1st Group 5 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 156:156 0 5:7 7th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 170:151 +19 6:6 3rd Group 2 2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 172:145 +27 10:2 2nd Group 7 2016 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 223:200 +23 14:2 Winners ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 50 38 3 9 1408:1087 +321 79:21 Total EHF EURO 76 39 10 27 2000:1895 +105 88:64

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GERMANY National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 42:11 (22:4) v Bulgaria @ Wetzlar GER, 29.10.2008 Biggest defeat: 25:16 (10:8) v Spain @ Leganés ESP, 25.09.1997 Longest winning run: 16 matches (31.10.1997 – 21.06.2009) Longest unbeaten run: 19 matches (28.09.1997 – 31.10.2010) Longest losing run: 2 matches (03.12.1995 – 25.09.1997) Longest run without win: 3 matches (03.12.1995 – 28.09.1997) Current run: W2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 54 v Bulgaria 29:54W @ Samokov BUL, 10.06.2009 Most goals opponent: 36 v Iceland 36:31L @ Reykjavík ISL, 09.03.2011 Most goals both teams: 83 v Bulgaria 29:54W @ Samokov BUL, 10.06.2009 Fewest goals: 16 v Switzerland 23:16L @ Basel SUI, 03.11.1995 16 v Spain 25:16L @ Leganés ESP, 25.09.1997 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Bulgaria 42:11W @ Wetzlar GER, 29.10.2008 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v The Netherlands 18:12W @ Solingen GER, 20.06.1993 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) GER vs SLO 10.06.1994 Almada POR 29.05.1996 Sevilla ESP 30.01.2002 Västerås SWE 28.01.2004 Ljubljana SLO 01.02.2004 Ljubljana SLO 01.02.2006 Basel SUI 24.01.2007 Halle (Westfalen) GER 02.11.2008 Celje SLO 13.06.2009 Hamburg GER 20.01.2010 Innsbruck AUT 31.01.2015 Doha QAT 20.01.2016 Wrocław POL 13.08.2016 Rio de Janeiro BRA

GER-SLO GER-SLO SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER GER-SLO SLO-GER GER-SLO GER-SLO SLO-GER

ECh – Place 9/10 ECh – Group A ECh – MR-Group II ECh – MR-Group II ECh – Place 1/2 ECh – MR-Group I WCh – MR-Group I ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh – Group C WCh – Place 7/8 ECh – Group C OG – Group B

28:18 (15:10) 25:16 (10:5) 28:31 (12:12) 24:31 (10:18) 25:30 (10:16) 33:36 (16:20) 29:35 (14:17) 26:27 (13:13) 38:30 (20:12) 34:34 (16:11) 30:27 (16:14) 25:21 (12:10) 25:28 (12:11)

GER vs POR 30.10.1996 Braga POR 03.11.1996 Koblenz GER 25.01.2003 Viseu POR

POR-GER WCh-Qual. – Group 4 GER-POR WCh-Qual. – Group 4 POR-GER WCh – Group B

21:19 (12:11) 31:28 (16:11) 29:37 (15:19)

GER vs SUI 12.08.1936 Berlin GER 15.01.1954 Lund SWE 03.11.1995 Basel SUI 05.11.1995 Offenburg GER 02.08.1996 Atlanta, GA USA

GER-SUI SUI-GER SUI-GER GER-SUI SUI-GER

16:6 (9:3) 9:20 (4:11) 23:16 (7:7) 26:13 (9:6) 16:23 (10:12)

OG – Place 1-4 WCh – Group B ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 OG – Place 7/8

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 45

SLOVENIA

Achievements EHF EURO

2004

Media contact Anze Blazic [email protected] +386 51 616 685 www. rokometna-zveza.si

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE 1994 Qualif. 1994 Runners-Up 1994 EHF EURO 1996 Qualif. 1996 EHF EURO 1998 Qualif. 2000 Qualif. 2000 Play-off 2000 EHF EURO 2002 EHF EURO 2004 EHF EURO 2006 EHF EURO 2008 Play-off 2008 EHF EURO 2010 Qualif. 2010 EHF EURO 2012 Qualif. 2 2012 EHF EURO 2014 Qualif. 2 2016 Qualif. 2 2016 EHF EURO Total Qualif. Total EHF EURO

MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 8 5 0 3 189:149 +40 10:6 2nd Group 2 2 1 0 1 38:38 0 2:2 Won vs. CZE 6 1 1 4 112:139 –27 3:9 10th Place 6 3 1 2 141:137 +4 7:5 2nd Group 1 6 1 0 5 120:139 –19 2:10 11th Place 6 3 0 3 161:155 +6 6:6 3rd Group 3 6 6 0 0 195:144 +51 12:0 1st Group 2 2 2 0 0 59:52 +7 4:0 Won vs. HUN 6 3 0 3 154:155 -1 6:6 5th Place 7 0 2 5 181:215 –34 2:12 12th Place 8 5 1 2 230:218 +12 11:5 Runners-up 6 3 0 3 191:194 -3 6:6 8th Place 2 2 0 0 66:60 +6 4:0 Won vs. MKD 6 3 0 3 172:180 -8 6:6 10th Place 8 6 0 2 293:221 +72 12:4 2nd Group 5 6 1 2 3 186:203 -17 4:8 11th Place 6 4 0 2 194:179 +15 8:4 2nd Group 3 7 2 0 5 207:212 -5 4:10 6th Place 6 2 1 3 192:179 +13 5:7 3rd Group 6 6 4 1 1 185:149 +36 9:3 2nd Group 3 3 0 1 2 66:72 -6 1:5 14th Place ------------------------------------58 38 3 17 1713:1463 +250 79:37 61 19 7 35 1619:1727 -108 45:77

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SLOVENIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 47:20 (23:11) v Bulgaria @ Velenje SLO, 30.11.2008 Biggest defeat: 30:21 (16:10) v Croatia @ Kutina CRO, 02.12.1995 Longest winning run: 13 matches (26.11.1997 – 29.10.2008) Longest unbeaten run: 13 matches (26.11.1997 – 29.10.2008) Longest losing run: 3 matches (19.12.1993 – 05.01.1994) Longest run without win: 3 matches (19.12.1993 – 05.01.1994; 04.11.2012 – 07.04.2013) Current run: W2 (10.06.2015 – 13.06.2015) Most goals: 47 v Bulgaria 47:20W @ Velenje SLO, 30.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 38 v Germany 38:30L @ Hamburg GER, 13.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 75 v Ukraine 43:32W @ Ljubljana SLO, 12.06.2011 Fewest goals: 15 v Hungary 18:15L @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994 Fewest goals opponent: 12 v Georgia 29:12W @ Slovenj Gradec SLO, 12.01.1994 Fewest goals both teams: 33 v Hungary 18:15L @ Komló HUN, 05.01.1994

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) GER vs SLO 10.06.1994 Almada POR 29.05.1996 Sevilla ESP 30.01.2002 Västerås SWE 28.01.2004 Ljubljana SLO 01.02.2004 Ljubljana SLO 01.02.2006 Basel SUI 24.01.2007 Halle (Westfalen) GER 02.11.2008 Celje SLO 13.06.2009 Hamburg GER 20.01.2010 Innsbruck AUT 31.01.2015 Doha QAT 20.01.2016 Wrocław POL 13.08.2016 Rio de Janeiro BRA

GER-SLO GER-SLO SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER SLO-GER GER-SLO SLO-GER GER-SLO GER-SLO SLO-GER

ECh – Place 9/10 ECh – Group A ECh – MR-Group II ECh – MR-Group II ECh – Place 1/2 ECh – MR-Group I WCh – MR-Group I ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh – Group C WCh – Place 7/8 ECh – Group C OG – Group B

28:18 (15:10) 25:16 (10:5) 28:31 (12:12) 24:31 (10:18) 25:30 (10:16) 33:36 (16:20) 29:35 (14:17) 26:27 (13:13) 38:30 (20:12) 34:34 (16:11) 30:27 (16:14) 25:21 (12:10) 25:28 (12:11)

SLO vs POR 08.06.1994 Porto POR 21.01.2000 Rijeka CRO 27.10.2010 Celje SLO 08.06.2011 Espinho POR 09.06.2012 Ljubljana SLO 16.06.2012 Guimarães POR

POR-SLO POR-SLO SLO-POR POR-SLO SLO-POR POR-SLO

ECh – Group B ECh – Group B ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff

22:23 (10:8) 28:27 (12:12) 34:31 (17:14) 31:29 (14:13) 31:26 (11:10) 26:27 (8:13)

SLO vs SUI 27.11.1996 Olten SUI 30.11.1996 Celje SLO 25.01.2002 Skövde SWE 26.01.2006 St. Gallen SUI 30.10.2013 Velenje SLO 09.01.2014 Schaffhausen SUI

SUI-SLO SLO-SUI SLO-SUI SLO-SUI SLO-SUI SUI-SLO

WCh-Qual. – Group 6 WCh-Qual. – Group 6 ECh – Group C ECh – Group A WCh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh-Qual. – Group 3

29:23 (12:13) 26:14 (12:10) 34:34 (18:16) 29:25 (16:13) 33:30 (18:13) 23:31 (12:19)

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PORTUGAL

Media contact Ana Teixeira [email protected] +351 91 841 02 87 www.fpa.pt

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 EHF EURO 6 0 0 6 117:154 –37 0:12 12th Place 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 0 2 117:105 +12 8:4 2nd Group F 1998 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 151:163 –12 4:8 4th Group 1 2000 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 133:120 +13 8:4 1st Group 6 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 52:51 +1 2:2 Won vs. YUG 2000 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 153:160 –7 6:6 7th Place 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 54:45 +9 4:0 Won vs. NED 2002 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 173:174 -1 6:8 9th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:48 +2 2:2 Won vs. NOR 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 91:101 –10 1:5 14th Place 2006 Qualif. 4 2 1 1 113:106 +7 5:3 2nd Group 6 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 59:52 +7 2:2 Won vs. CZE 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 80:96 –16 0:6 15th Place 2008 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 115:94 +21 6:2 1st Group 6 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 55:63 -8 0:4 Lost vs. MNE 2010 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 234:229 +5 10:6 3rd Group 6 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 164:165 -1 5:7 3rd Group 3 2014 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 147:166 –19 5:7 3rd Group 1 2016 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 183:176 +7 4:8 3rd Group 5 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 62 31 3 28 1627:1583 +44 65:59 Total EHF EURO 25 6 1 18 614:685 -71 13:37

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PORTUGAL National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 37:25 (17:15) v Bulgaria @ Vidigueira POR, 23.01.2005 28:16 (17:6) v Ukraine @ Moimenta da Beira POR, 09.03.2011 Biggest defeat: 32:18 (16:8) v Lithuania @ Kaunas LTU, 09.01.2005 34:20 (16:9) v Spain @ Sevilla ESP, 01.11.2012 Longest winning run: 4 matches (23.05.1999 – 11.09.1999) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (23.05.1999 – 11.09.1999) Longest losing run: 4 matches (12.06.2013 – 02.11.2014) Longest run without win: 4 matches (12.06.2013 – 02.11.2014) Current run: L4 (12.06.2013 – 02.11.2014) Most goals: 37 v Bulgaria 37:25W @ Vidigueira POR, 23.01.2005 Most goals opponent: 36 v France 36:23L @ Nice FRA, 17.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 68 v Russia 35:33L @ Moskva RUS, 14.06.2015 Fewest goals: 15 v Yugoslavia 21:15L @ Niš YUG, 05.04.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Ukraine 18:13W @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Ukraine 18:13W @ Leiria POR, 05.02.1995 31 v Georgia 17:14W @ Serpa POR, 12.05.1999 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches)

GER vs POR 30.10.1996 Braga POR 03.11.1996 Koblenz GER 25.01.2003 Viseu POR

POR-GER WCh-Qual. – Group 4 GER-POR WCh-Qual. – Group 4 POR-GER WCh – Group B

21:19 (12:11) 31:28 (16:11) 29:37 (15:19)

SLO vs POR 08.06.1994 Porto POR 21.01.2000 Rijeka CRO 27.10.2010 Celje SLO 08.06.2011 Espinho POR 09.06.2012 Ljubljana SLO 16.06.2012 Guimarães POR

POR-SLO POR-SLO SLO-POR POR-SLO SLO-POR POR-SLO

ECh – Group B ECh – Group B ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff

22:23 (10:8) 28:27 (12:12) 34:31 (17:14) 31:29 (14:13) 31:26 (11:10) 26:27 (8:13)

POR vs SUI 01.12.1976 Lisboa POR 12.11.1978 N/A SUI 04.04.2013 St. Gallen SUI 07.04.2013 Santo Tirso POR

POR-SUI SUI-POR SUI-POR POR-SUI

C-WCh – Place 1-4 C-WCh – Group A ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1

20:15 27:19 26:26 (13:15) 27:25 (14:14)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 49

SWITZERLAND

Media contact Marco Ellenberger marco.ellenberger@ handball.ch +41 79 629 58 42 www.handball.ch

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 247:235 +12 10:6 3rd Group 6 1996 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 134:143 -9 5:7 3rd Group 5 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 0 2 152:135 +17 8:4 1st Group E 1998 Qualif. 6 0 2 4 146:173 –27 2:10 4th Group 2 2000 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 113:85 +28 6:2 2nd Group 4 2002 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 157:138 +19 10:2 2nd Group 4 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:46 0 2:2 Won vs. HUN 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 78:91 –13 1:5 13th Place 2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 183:150 +33 10:2 1st Group 5 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 53:52 +1 3:1 Won vs. TUR 2004 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 140:175 –35 2:10 12th Place 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 86:97 –11 1:5 14th Place 2008 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 186:151 +35 12:0 1st Group 5 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 54:61 -7 2:2 Lost vs. BLR 2010 Qualif. 10 4 1 5 295:188 +7 9:11 4th Group 2 2012 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 172:198 –26 0:12 4th Group 7 2014 Qualif. 1 3 2 1 0 84:64 +20 5:1 1st Group B 2014 Qualif. 2 6 0 1 5 135:172 –37 1:11 4th Group 1 2016 Play-off 2 1 0 1 65:58 +7 2:2 Won vs. EST 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 135:176 –41 0:12 4th Group 6 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 87 40 7 40 2357:2325 +32 87:87 Total EHF EURO 12 1 2 9 304:363 -59 4:20

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SWITZERLAND National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 44:14 (21:5) v Cyprus @ Aarau SUI, 28.02.1993 Biggest defeat: 36:22 (20:11) v Yugoslavia @ Niš YUG, 02.11.1997 Longest winning run: 6 matches (03.01.2007 – 21.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 12 matches (08.01.2003 – 21.01.2007) Longest losing run: 7 matches (21.06.2009 – 12.06.2011; 04.04.2014 – 13.06.2015) Longest run without win: 7 matches (21.06.2009 – 12.06.2011; 04.04.2014 – 13.06.2015) Current run: L7 (04.04.2014 – 13.06.2015) Most goals: 44 v Cyprus 44:14W @ Aarau SUI, 28.02.1993 Most goals opponent: 36 v Yugoslavia 36:22L @ Niš YUG, 02.11.1997 36 v Russia 36:34L @ Chekhov RUS, 27.10.2010 36 v Denmark 25:36L @ Winterthur SUI, 31.10.2010 Most goals both teams: 70 v Russia 36:34L @ Chekhov RUS, 27.10.2010 Fewest goals: 13 v Germany 26:13L @ Offenburg GER, 05.11.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Cyprus 34:13W @ Zürich SUI, 27.02.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Spain 21:15L @ Pontevedra ESP, 12.10.1993

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) GER vs SUI 12.08.1936 Berlin GER 15.01.1954 Lund SWE 03.11.1995 Basel SUI 05.11.1995 Offenburg GER 02.08.1996 Atlanta, GA USA

GER-SUI SUI-GER SUI-GER GER-SUI SUI-GER

OG – Place 1-4 WCh – Group B ECh-Qual. – Group 5 ECh-Qual. – Group 5 OG – Place 7/8

16:6 (9:3) 9:20 (4:11) 23:16 (7:7) 26:13 (9:6) 16:23 (10:12)

SLO vs SUI 27.11.1996 Olten SUI 30.11.1996 Celje SLO 25.01.2002 Skövde SWE 26.01.2006 St. Gallen SUI 30.10.2013 Velenje SLO 09.01.2014 Schaffhausen SUI

SUI-SLO SLO-SUI SLO-SUI SLO-SUI SLO-SUI SUI-SLO

WCh-Qual. – Group 6 WCh-Qual. – Group 6 ECh – Group C ECh – Group A WCh-Qual. – Group 3 WCh-Qual. – Group 3

29:23 (12:13) 26:14 (12:10) 34:34 (18:16) 29:25 (16:13) 33:30 (18:13) 23:31 (12:19)

POR vs SUI 01.12.1976 Lisboa POR 12.11.1978 N/A SUI 04.04.2013 St. Gallen SUI 07.04.2013 Santo Tirso POR

POR-SUI SUI-POR SUI-POR POR-SUI

C-WCh – Place 1-4 C-WCh – Group A ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 1

20:15 27:19 26:26 (13:15) 27:25 (14:14)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 51

QUALIFICATION GROUP 6

Sweden

Russia

Montenegro

QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 6 Date / Time

Teams

2.11.16 19:30

Russia vs Slovakia

3.11.16 19:15

Sweden vs Montenegro

5.11.16 18:00

Slovakia vs Sweden

6.11.16 18:00

Montenegro vs Russia Russia vs Sweden Slovakia vs Montenegro Sweden vs Russia Montenegro vs Slovakia Montenegro vs Sweden Slovakia vs Russia Sweden vs Slovakia Russia vs Montenegro

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Slovakia

SWEDEN

Achievements EHF EURO 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002 OLYMPIC GAMES 1992, 1996, 2000, 2012 World Championships 1954, 1958, 1990, 1999

1964, 1997, 2001

1938, 1961, 1993, 1995

Media contact Daniel Vandor [email protected] +46 70 535 5517 www.svenskhandboll.se

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 8 0 0 204:147 +57 16:0 1st Group 3 1994 EHF EURO 7 7 0 0 172:133 +39 14:0 Winners 1996 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 170:156 +14 8:6 4th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 156:139 +17 8:4 2nd Group 5 1998 EHF EURO 7 6 0 1 182:158 +24 12:2 Winners 2000 EHF EURO 7 7 0 0 198:167 +31 14:0 Winners 2002 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 235:191 +44 14:2 Winners 2004 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 211:203 +8 8:6 7th Place 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 59:60 -1 2:2 Lost vs. POL 2008 Qualif. 4 4 0 0 139:106 +33 8:0 1st Group 7 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 69:59 +10 2:2 Won vs. ROU 2008 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 208:190 +18 9:5 5th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 2 0 251:200 +51 14:2 1st Group 1 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 78:84 -6 0:6 15th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 176:144 +32 10:2 1st Group 4 2012 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 157:168 –11 4:8 12th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 174:141 +33 10:2 1st Group 5 2014 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 166:158 +8 8:4 7th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 1 0 182:134 +48 11:1 1st Group 3 2016 EHF EURO 7 2 2 3 173:168 +5 6:8 8th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 48 39 3 6 1410:1130 +280 81:15 Total EHF EURO 72 46 5 21 1950:1776 +174 97:47

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SWEDEN National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 42:18 (23:9) v Turkey @ Karlskrona SWE, 02.11.2008 Biggest defeat: 32:26 (16:14) v Poland @ Olsztyn POL, 19.06.2005 Longest winning run: 9 matches (02.06.1993 – 24.09.1997) Longest unbeaten run: 10 matches (02.11.2008 – 31.10.2010) Longest losing run: 1 match (27.09.1997; 26.11.1997; 19.06.2005; 17.06.2007; 09.03.2011; 07.04.2013) Longest run without win: 2 matches (11.06.2009 – 13.06.2009) Current run: W2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 42 v Turkey 42:18W @ Karlskrona SWE, 02.11.2008 Most goals opponent: 34 v Romania 34:33L @ Constanța ROU, 17.06.2007 Most goals both teams: 67 v Belgium 29:38W @ Kortrijk BEL, 06.01.2007 67 v Romania 34:33L @ Constanța ROU, 17.06.2007 67 v Montenegro 28:39W @ Pljevlja MNE, 08.06.2011 Fewest goals: 18 v Poland 22:18L @ Gdańsk POL, 07.04.2013 Fewest goals opponent: 14 v Latvia 14:33W @ Dobele LAT, 10.06.2015 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Austria 17:19W @ Linz AUT, 05.06.1993 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs RUS 18.03.1993 Stockholm SWE 12.06.1994 Porto POR 31.05.1996 Sevilla ESP 27.07.1996 Atlanta, GA USA 01.06.1997 Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN 06.06.1998 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 15.06.1999 Cairo EGY 27.01.2000 Zagreb CRO 30.01.2000 Zagreb CRO 30.09.2000 Sydney AUS 29.01.2002 Göteborg SWE 25.01.2004 Velenje SLO 19.01.2014 Aarhus DEN 22.01.2016 Wrocław POL

SWE-RUS WCh – MR-Group II RUS-SWE ECh – Place 1/2 RUS-SWE ECh – 1/2-final SWE-RUS OG – Group A SWE-RUS WCh – Place 1/2 SWE-RUS ECh – 1/2-final RUS-SWE WCh – Place 1/2 RUS-SWE ECh – Group B RUS-SWE ECh – Place 1/2 RUS-SWE OG – Place 1/2 SWE-RUS ECh – MR-Group I SWE-RUS ECh – Group A RUS-SWE ECh – MR-Group 2 SWE-RUS ECh – MR-Group 2

20:30 (8:11) 21:34 (9:18) 24:21 (11:8) 22:20 (11:11) 21:23 (10:11) 27:24 (15:14) 24:25 (14:12) 25:28 (15:14) 31:32 (15:9, 24:24, 27:27) 28:26 (13:14) 30:26 (18:14) 27:30 (12:16) 27:29 (13:20) 28:28 (15:15)

SWE vs MNE 18.03.2009 Nikšić MNE 22.03.2009 Norrköping SWE 28.10.2010 Kristianstad SWE 08.06.2011 Pljevlja MNE 10.06.2012 Stockholm SWE 16.06.2012 Podgorica MNE 13.01.2014 København/Sjælland DEN

MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. – Group 1 SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. – Group 1 SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 SWE-MNE WCh-Playoff MNE-SWE WCh-Playoff SWE-MNE ECh – Group D

29:33 (14:19) 29:24 (16:11) 30:27 (15:17) 28:39 (17:19) 22:21 (12:10) 20:18 (11:9) 28:21 (18:13)

SWE vs SVK 20.01.2008 Trondheim NOR 27.01.2009 Zagreb CRO 15.01.2011 Göteborg SWE 09.03.2011 Bratislava SVK 13.03.2011 Stockholm SWE 01.11.2014 Bratislava SVK 14.06.2015 Stockholm SWE

SVK-SWE SVK-SWE SVK-SWE SVK-SWE SWE-SVK SVK-SWE SWE-SVK

25:41 (12:20) 26:27 (11:16) 22:38 (14:15) 23:21 (13:11) 26:21 (12:9) 23:33 (15:16) 27:22 (16:10)

ECh – Group D WCh – MR-Group I WCh – Group D ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3

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RUSSIA

Achievements EHF EURO

1996



1994, 2000

OLYMPIC GAMES

2000



2004

World Championships

1993, 1997



1999 EHF European Championship (qualification) record

Media contact Ivan Vorontsov [email protected]  +7 916 736 86 14 www.rushandball.ru

YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 169:101 +68 12:0 1st Group 7 1994 EHF EURO 7 6 0 1 172:148 +24 12:2 Runners-up 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 148:120 +28 8:4 1st Group 4 1996 EHF EURO 7 6 1 0 172:141 +31 13:1 Winners 1998 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 179:167 +12 7:7 4th Place 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 62:47 +15 4:0 Won vs. TUR 2000 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 189:175 +14 10:4 Runners-up 2002 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 197:172 +25 11:3 5th Place 2004 EHF EURO 7 5 1 1 206:190 +16 11:3 5th Place 2006 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 208:204 +4 8:6 6th Place 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 74:88 –14 1:5 13th Place 2010 Qualif. 10 9 0 1 339:249 +90 18:2 1st Group 2 2010 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 177:194 –17 2:10 12th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 202:185 +17 10:2 2nd Group 7 2012 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 82:89 -7 1:5 15th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 3 0 3 178:167 +11 6:6 3rd Group 7 2014 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 168:179 -11 4:8 9th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 174:168 +6 8:4 2nd Group 5 2016 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 160:161 -1 5:7 9th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 42 33 0 9 1272:1037 +235 66:18 Total EHF EURO 73 39 7 27 1984:1908 +76 85:61

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RUSSIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 18:45 (9:21) v Luxembourg @ Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, 26.06.1993 Biggest defeat: 36:29 (18:14) v Denmark @ Horsens DEN, 12.03.2011 Longest winning run: 9 matches (18.03.2009 – 09.03.2011) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches (18.03.2009 – 09.03.2011) Longest losing run: 2 matches (12.06.2013 – 16.06.2013; 30.04.2015 – 02.05.2015) Longest run without win: 2 matches (12.06.2013 – 16.06.2013; 30.04.2015 – 02.05.2015) Current run: W3 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 45 v Luxembourg 18:45W @ Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, 26.06.1993 Most goals opponent: 36 v Denmark 36:29L @ Horsens DEN, 12.03.2011 Most goals both teams: 71 v Belarus 32:39W @ Brest BLR, 31.10.2010 Fewest goals: 17 v Italy 13:17W @ Teramo ITA, 13.11.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 13 v Luxembourg 13:35W @ Differdange-Déifferdeng LUX, 27.06.1993 13 v Italy 13:17W @ Teramo ITA, 13.11.1993 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Italy 13:17W @ Teramo ITA, 13.11.1993 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs RUS 18.03.1993 Stockholm SWE 12.06.1994 Porto POR 31.05.1996 Sevilla ESP 27.07.1996 Atlanta, GA USA 01.06.1997 Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN 06.06.1998 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 15.06.1999 Cairo EGY 27.01.2000 Zagreb CRO 30.01.2000 Zagreb CRO 30.09.2000 Sydney AUS 29.01.2002 Göteborg SWE 25.01.2004 Velenje SLO 19.01.2014 Aarhus DEN 22.01.2016 Wrocław POL

SWE-RUS WCh – MR-Group II RUS-SWE ECh – Place 1/2 RUS-SWE ECh – 1/2-final SWE-RUS OG – Group A SWE-RUS WCh – Place 1/2 SWE-RUS ECh – 1/2-final RUS-SWE WCh – Place 1/2 RUS-SWE ECh – Group B RUS-SWE ECh – Place 1/2 RUS-SWE OG – Place 1/2 SWE-RUS ECh – MR-Group I SWE-RUS ECh – Group A RUS-SWE ECh – MR-Group 2 SWE-RUS ECh – MR-Group 2

20:30 (8:11) 21:34 (9:18) 24:21 (11:8) 22:20 (11:11) 21:23 (10:11) 27:24 (15:14) 24:25 (14:12) 25:28 (15:14) 31:32 (15:9, 24:24, 27:27) 28:26 (13:14) 30:26 (18:14) 27:30 (12:16) 27:29 (13:20) 28:28 (15:15)

RUS vs MNE 17.01.2008 Drammen NOR 20.01.2016 Gdańsk POL 12.06.2016 Moskva RUS 15.06.2016 Bar MNE

RUS-MNE ECh – Group B RUS-MNE ECh – Group D RUS-MNE WCh-Playoff MNE-RUS WCh-Playoff

25:25 (15:16) 28:21 (14:9) 29:22 (13:9) 19:29 (9:15)

RUS vs SVK No previous encounters

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 56

MONTENEGRO

Media contact MILOS PAVICEVIC +382 68 222 666 [email protected] www.rscg.co.me

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 2008 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 200:171 +29 11:1 1st Group 4 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:55 +8 4:0 Won vs. POR 2008 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 152:192 –40 1:11 12th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 229:240 –11 8:8 3rd Group 1 2012 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 161:196 –35 2:10 3rd Group 4 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 160:160 0 8:4 2nd Group 2 2014 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 66:84 -18 0:6 16th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 3 1 2 146:152 -6 7:5 3rd Group 4 2016 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 76:90 -14 0:6 16th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 34 19 2 13 959:974 -15 40:28 Total EHF EURO 12 0 1 11 294:366 -72 1:23

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MONTENEGRO National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 41:27 (24:9) v Finland @ Budva MNE, 06.01.2007 Biggest defeat: 36:21 (18:10) v Slovakia @ Košice SVK, 12.06.2011 Longest winning run: 5 matches (03.01.2007 – 17.01.2007) Longest unbeaten run: 8 matches (03.01.2007 – 17.06.2007) Longest losing run: 4 matches (17.06.2009 – 09.03.2011) Longest run without win: 4 matches (17.06.2009 – 09.03.2011) Current run: L1 (14.06.2015) Most goals: 41 v Finland 41:27W @ Budva MNE, 06.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 39 v Sweden 28:39L @ Pljevlja MNE, 08.06.2011 Most goals both teams: 69 v Austria 34:35W @ Stockerau AUT, 13.01.2007 Fewest goals: 20 v Poland 30:20L @ Bydgoszcz POL, 29.10.2008 Fewest goals opponent: 19 v Israel 19:22W @ Tel Aviv ISR, 30.04.2015 Fewest goals both teams: 41 v Israel 19:22W @ Tel Aviv ISR, 30.04.2015

Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs MNE 18.03.2009 Nikšić MNE 22.03.2009 Norrköping SWE 28.10.2010 Kristianstad SWE 08.06.2011 Pljevlja MNE 10.06.2012 Stockholm SWE 16.06.2012 Podgorica MNE 13.01.2014 København/Sjælland DEN

MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. – Group 1 SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. – Group 1 SWE-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 MNE-SWE ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 SWE-MNE WCh-Playoff MNE-SWE WCh-Playoff SWE-MNE ECh – Group D

29:33 (14:19) 29:24 (16:11) 30:27 (15:17) 28:39 (17:19) 22:21 (12:10) 20:18 (11:9) 28:21 (18:13)

RUS vs MNE 17.01.2008 Drammen NOR 20.01.2016 Gdańsk POL 12.06.2016 Moskva RUS 15.06.2016 Bar MNE

RUS-MNE ECh – Group B RUS-MNE ECh – Group D RUS-MNE WCh-Playoff MNE-RUS WCh-Playoff

25:25 (15:16) 28:21 (14:9) 29:22 (13:9) 19:29 (9:15)

MNE vs SVK 31.10.2010 Bar MNE 12.06.2011 Košice SVK

MNE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 SVK-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4

25:35 (13:19) 36:21 (18:10)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 58

SLOVAKIA

Media contact Martin Kosák [email protected] +421 901 754 158 www.slovakhandball.sk

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 3 0 5 159:163 -4 6:10 4th Group 1 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 0 1 80:76 +4 6:2 1st Group B 1996 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 138:165 –27 3:9 4th Group 2 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 4 1 1 139:123 +16 9:3 1st Group A 1998 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 148:173 –25 4:8 4th Group 4 2000 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 133:138 -5 4:8 3rd Group 6 2002 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 162:128 +34 9:3 1st Group 2 2002 Play-off 2 0 0 2 45:52 -7 0:4 Lost vs. GER 2004 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 149:151 -2 5:7 3rd Group 1 2006 Qualif. 3 3 0 0 93:64 +29 6:0 1st Group 4 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:49 +1 2:2 Won vs. AUT 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 72:100 –28 0:6 16th Place 2008 Qualif. 3 2 0 1 100:74 +26 4:2 2nd Group 1 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 63:48 +15 2:2 Won vs. UKR 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 78:101 –23 0:6 16th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 214:215 -1 8:8 3rd Group 4 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 184:144 +40 10:2 2nd Group 4 2012 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 70:92 –22 1:5 16th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 148:168 –20 4:8 3rd Group 4 2016 Qualif. 2 6 0 0 6 130:165 –35 0:12 4th Group 3 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 86 39 4 43 2135:2096 +39 82:90 Total EHF EURO 9 0 1 8 220:293 -73 1:17

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SLOVAKIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 25:42 (11:19) v Moldova @ Brest BLR, 20.01.2007 Biggest defeat: 34:21 (17:11) v Croatia @ Zadar CRO, 17.06.2009 Longest winning run: 4 matches (12.01.1994 – 05.04.1995) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches (01.02.1997 – 05.04.1997) Longest losing run: 6 matches (29.10.2014 – 14.06.2015) Longest run without win: 6 matches (08.04.1995 – 29.11.1995; 29.10.2014 – 14.06.2015) Current run: L6 (29.10.2014 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 42 v Moldova 25:42W @ Brest BLR, 20.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 34 v Croatia 34:21L @ Zadar CRO, 17.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 67 v Moldova 25:42W @ Brest BLR, 20.01.2007 Fewest goals: 14 v Denmark 26:14L @ Nykøbing DEN, 29.09.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 15 v Moldova 26:15W @ Topoľčany SVK, 07.04.1993 15 v Azerbaijan 15:27W @ Radom POL, 14.01.2005 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Ukraine 15:21L @ Košice SVK, 10.10.1993 36 v Greece 20:16W @ Trebišov SVK, 05.03.1995 36 v Turkey 19:17L @ İzmir TUR, 29.01.1997 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) SWE vs SVK 20.01.2008 Trondheim NOR 27.01.2009 Zagreb CRO 15.01.2011 Göteborg SWE 09.03.2011 Bratislava SVK 13.03.2011 Stockholm SWE 01.11.2014 Bratislava SVK 14.06.2015 Stockholm SWE

SVK-SWE SVK-SWE SVK-SWE SVK-SWE SWE-SVK SVK-SWE SWE-SVK

ECh – Group D WCh – MR-Group I WCh – Group D ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3

25:41 (12:20) 26:27 (11:16) 22:38 (14:15) 23:21 (13:11) 26:21 (12:9) 23:33 (15:16) 27:22 (16:10)

RUS vs SVK No previous encounters MNE vs SVK 31.10.2010 Bar MNE 12.06.2011 Košice SVK

MNE-SVK ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4 SVK-MNE ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 4

25:35 (13:19) 36:21 (18:10)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 60

QUALIFICATION GROUP 7

France

Norway

Lithuania

QUALIFICATION SCHEDULE GROUP 7 Date / Time

Teams

2.11.16 19:00

Norway vs Belgium

3.11.16 19:00

France vs Lithuania

6.11.16 15:30

Belgium vs France

6.11.16 18:00

Lithuania vs Norway Norway vs France Belgium vs Lithuania France vs Norway Lithuania vs Belgium Lithuania vs France Belgium vs Norway France vs Belgium Norway vs Lithuania

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Belgium

FRANCE

Achievements EHF EURO

2006, 2010, 2014

2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

2008, 2012



2016



1992

World Championships

1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015



1993



1997, 2003, 2005

Media contact Pauline Lambertini p.lambertini @handball-france.eu +33(0) 7 76 73 97 20 www.ff-handball.org

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 185:157 +28 13:3 2nd Group 5 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 51:42 +9 2:2 Won vs. POL 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 148:148 0 5:7 6th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 139:132 +7 6:6 2nd Group 3 1996 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 154:141 +13 8:4 7th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 158:124 +34 11:1 1st Group 3 1998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 140:153 –13 5:7 7th Place 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 41:33 +8 4:0 Won vs. ROU 2000 EHF EURO 7 4 1 2 173:164 +9 9:5 4th Place 2002 EHF EURO 7 3 2 2 180:167 +13 8:6 6th Place 2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 53:36 +17 4:0 Won vs. GRE 2004 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 189:182 +7 7:7 6th Place 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:37 +26 4:0 Won vs. ISR 2006 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 243:192 +51 14:2 Winners 2008 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 231:207 +24 12:4 3rd Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 251:192 +59 12:4 1st Group 6 2010 EHF EURO 8 6 2 0 225:196 +29 14:2 Winners 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 156:163 -7 5:7 11th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 177:134 +43 12:0 1st Group 3 2014 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 259:227 +32 14:2 Winners 2016 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 201:145 +56 12:0 1st Group 6 2016 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 210:182 +28 10:4 5th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 48 39 2 7 1319:1032 +287 80:16 Total EHF EURO 84 51 9 24 2308:2122 +186 111:57

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FRANCE National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 18:35 (9:15) v Israel @ Ra’anana ISR, 11.06.2005 35:18 (18:8) v Luxembourg @ Montbeliard FRA, 10.06.2009 Biggest defeat: 26:22 (14:8) v Germany @ Aschaffenburg GER, 19.12.1993 23:19 (10:8) v Poland @ Kielce POL, 02.03.1994 Longest winning run: 12 matches (01.11.2012 – 13.06.2015) Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches (03.12.1995 – 30.10.2008) Longest losing run: 2 matches (01.10.1995 – 02.11.1995) Longest run without win: 2 matches (01.10.1995 – 02.11.1995) Current run: W12 (01.11.2012 – 13.06.2015) Most goals: 41 v Czech Republic 41:25W @ Chambéry FRA, 30.10.2014 Most goals opponent: 32 v Czech Republic 32:29L @ Brno CZE, 02.11.2008 Most goals both teams: 66 v Czech Republic 41:25W @ Chambéry FRA, 30.10.2014 Fewest goals: 17 v Greece 17:17D @ Athína GRE, 12.06.1993 Fewest goals opponent: 9 v Belgium 21:9W @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v Belgium 21:9W @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs NOR 27.02.1958 Berlin GDR 12.03.1961 Dortmund FRG 26.02.1979 Murcia ESP 09.02.1980 N/A FAR 26.02.1985 Skien NOR 18.02.1987 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 12.03.1993 Karlstad SWE 24.05.1997 Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN 21.01.2000 Zagreb CRO 01.06.2008 Paris FRA 24.01.2011 Jönköping SWE 03.04.2013 Stavanger NOR 06.04.2013 Nancy FRA 27.01.2016 Kraków POL

FRA-NOR FRA-NOR NOR-FRA NOR-FRA NOR-FRA FRA-NOR NOR-FRA NOR-FRA FRA-NOR NOR-FRA NOR-FRA NOR-FRA FRA-NOR FRA-NOR

FRA vs LTU 29.05.1998 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 01.11.2012 Rouen FRA 12.06.2013 Vilnius LTU

FRA-LTU ECh – Group A FRA-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 LTU-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3

20:20 (9:10) 27:18 (14:11) 23:25 (13:14)

FRA vs BEL 03.02.1980 N/A FAR 02.03.1983 ‘s-Hertogenbosch NED 02.11.1995 Herstal BEL 04.11.1995 Nantes FRA

FRA-BEL FRA-BEL BEL-FRA FRA-BEL

20:22 (11:11) 23:18 (11:6) 21:20 (9:9) 21:9 (7:5)

WCh – Group B WCh – Place 7/8 B-WCh – Place 9-12 C-WCh – Place 1/2 B-WCh – MR-Group I B-WCh – Group B WCh – Group B WCh – Group B ECh – Group A OG – Qual. Tournament 2 WCh – MR-Group I ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh – MR-Group 1

C-WCh – Group B B-WCh – Place 7-12 ECh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 3

13:17 (7:8) 12:13 (7:7, 10:10) 17:16 (9:8) 21:19 (6:11, 17:17) 20:20 (11:11) 26:23 (13:9) 20:21 (11:10) 20:23 (10:11) 24:21 (14:12) 23:28 (15:13) 26:31 (14:17) 22:29 (12:12) 32:28 (17:12) 24:29 (11:12)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 63

NORWAY

Media contact Kirsten Birkeland kirsten.birkeland @handball.no +47 957 04 055 www.handball.no

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 183:164 +19 10:6 3rd Group 2 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 155:88 +67 10:2 2nd Group C 1998 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 136:157 –21 4:8 3rd Group 4 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 53:38 +15 4:0 Won vs. ITA 2000 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 133:144 -11 3:9 8th Place 2002 Play-off 2 0 1 1 52:56 -4 1:3 Lost vs. POL 2004 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 191:138 +53 10:2 1st Group 2 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 48:50 -2 2:2 Lost vs. POR 2006 Play-off 2 1 1 0 63:50 +13 3:1 Won vs. BIH 2006 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 178:177 +1 4:8 11th Place 2008 EHF EURO 7 3 2 2 196:185 +11 8:6 6th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 5 2 1 266:226 +40 12:4 2nd Group 3 2010 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 169:164 +5 6:6 7th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 184:152 +32 10:2 1st Group 6 2012 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 80:87 -7 2:4 13th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 185:154 +31 8:4 2nd Group 3 2014 EHF EURO 3 0 1 2 77:84 -7 1:5 14th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 182:152 +30 10:2 2nd Group 1 2016 EHF EURO 8 4 1 3 235:232 +3 9:7 4th Place ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 60 40 4 16 1698:1425 +273 84:36 Total EHF EURO 39 14 5 20 1068:1073 -5 33:45

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NORWAY National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 32:11 (14:6) v Azerbaijan @ Kristiansand NOR, 04.03.1995 29:8 (14:4) v Luxembourg @ Elverum NOR, 06.04.1995 Biggest defeat: 24:14 (12:4) v Germany @ Hamburg GER, 31.10.1997 30:20 (17:10) v Spain @ Melilla (Africa) ESP, 30.11.1997 Longest winning run: 6 matches (05.02.1995 – 24.09.1997) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches (11.06.2005 – 17.06.2009) Longest losing run: 3 matches (28.09.1997 – 02.11.1997) Longest run without win: 3 matches (28.09.1997 – 02.11.1997) Current run: W2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 41 v Turkey 41:23W @ Stjørdal NOR, 31.10.2012 Most goals opponent: 34 v Iceland 34:34D @ Reykjavík ISL, 14.06.2009 Most goals both teams: 68 v Iceland 34:34D @ Reykjavík ISL, 14.06.2009 Fewest goals: 14 v Germany 24:14L @ Hamburg GER, 31.10.1997 Fewest goals opponent: 8 v Luxembourg 29:8W @ Elverum NOR, 06.04.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 36 v Belgium 16:20L @ Arendal NOR, 01.02.1995 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs NOR 27.02.1958 Berlin GDR 12.03.1961 Dortmund FRG 26.02.1979 Murcia ESP 09.02.1980 N/A FAR 26.02.1985 Skien NOR 18.02.1987 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 12.03.1993 Karlstad SWE 24.05.1997 Kumamoto/Kyushu JPN 21.01.2000 Zagreb CRO 01.06.2008 Paris FRA 24.01.2011 Jönköping SWE 03.04.2013 Stavanger NOR 06.04.2013 Nancy FRA 27.01.2016 Kraków POL

FRA-NOR FRA-NOR NOR-FRA NOR-FRA NOR-FRA FRA-NOR NOR-FRA NOR-FRA FRA-NOR NOR-FRA NOR-FRA NOR-FRA FRA-NOR FRA-NOR

WCh – Group B WCh – Place 7/8 B-WCh – Place 9-12 C-WCh – Place 1/2 B-WCh – MR-Group I B-WCh – Group B WCh – Group B WCh – Group B ECh – Group A OG – Qual. Tournament 2 WCh – MR-Group I ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh – MR-Group 1

13:17 (7:8) 12:13 (7:7, 10:10) 17:16 (9:8) 21:19 (6:11, 17:17) 20:20 (11:11) 26:23 (13:9) 20:21 (11:10) 20:23 (10:11) 24:21 (14:12) 23:28 (15:13) 26:31 (14:17) 22:29 (12:12) 32:28 (17:12) 24:29 (11:12)

NOR vs LTU 27.11.1993 Kaunas LTU 06.01.1994 Kragerø NOR 12.06.2010 Stavanger NOR 20.06.2010 Vilnius LTU 04.11.2012 Kaunas LTU 15.06.2013 Arendal NOR

LTU-NOR NOR-LTU NOR-LTU LTU-NOR LTU-NOR NOR-LTU

ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3

21:22 (10:8) 32:17 (17:10) 27:19 (13:9) 21:24 (9:10) 21:28 (8:15) 34:29 (22:15)

NOR vs BEL 16.11.1969 Oslo NOR 30.11.1969 Mechelen BEL 15.03.1972 Bilbao-Bilbo ESP 13.02.1982 Neerpelt BEL 06.04.1990 N/A FIN 19.03.1992 Linz AUT 01.02.1995 Arendal NOR 05.02.1995 Hasselt BEL 27.11.1996 Drammen NOR 01.12.1996 Beyne-Heusay BEL 26.11.2008 Gent BEL 29.11.2008 Bodø NOR

NOR-BEL BEL-NOR NOR-BEL BEL-NOR NOR-BEL NOR-BEL NOR-BEL BEL-NOR NOR-BEL BEL-NOR BEL-NOR NOR-BEL

WCh-Qual. WCh-Qual. OG-Qual. – Group A C-WCh – Place 1-4 C-WCh – Group A B-WCh – Group A ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group C ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group C WCh-Qual. – Group 1 WCh-Qual. – Group 1 ECh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 3

26:6 (15:2) 6:35 (1:14) 29:1 (15:1) 22:17 (14:8) 26:20 (12:9) 24:19 (15:7) 16:20 (7:7) 17:20 (7:8) 30:18 (15:12) 16:25 (6:11) 29:37 (13:19) 35:24 (18:15)

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LITHUANIA

Media contact Lithuanian Handball Federation [email protected] +370 5 213 63 35 www.rankinis.lt

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 4 0 4 179:179 0 8:8 4th Group 2 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 132:110 +22 10:2 1st Group E 1996 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 129:144 –15 3:9 4th Group 5 1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 156:155 +1 7:5 2nd Group 2 1998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 138:151 –13 5:7 9th Place 2000 Qualif. 4 2 0 2 92:79 +13 4:4 2nd Group 5 2002 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 150:115 +35 10:2 1st Group 4 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 36:46 –10 2:2 Lost vs. UKR 2004 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 146:130 +16 9:3 1st Group 1 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 54:68 –14 0:4 Lost vs. ESP 2006 Qualif. 4 3 1 0 118:84 +34 7:1 1st Group 6 2006 Play-off 2 0 1 1 48:58 –10 1:3 Lost vs. ESP 2008 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 186:188 -2 6:6 2nd Group 5 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 53:59 -6 0:4 Lost vs. HUN 2010 Qualif. 8 3 2 3 194:194 0 8:8 4th Group 7 2012 Qualif. 2 6 2 0 4 129:161 –32 4:8 3rd Group 2 2014 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 145:164 –19 2:10 3rd Group 3 2016 Qualif. 2 6 1 0 5 140:164 –24 2:10 4th Group 2 ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 86 38 7 41 2087:2098 -11 83:89 Total EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 138:151 -13 5:7

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LITHUANIA National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 33:17 (18:8) v Bulgaria @ Alytus LTU, 12.01.2005 Biggest defeat: 33:17 (17:5) v Spain @ Lalín ESP, 27.10.2010 Longest winning run: 6 matches (07.01.2001 – 03.06.2001) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches (07.01.2001 – 03.06.2001) Longest losing run: 5 matches (09.06.2011 – 03.04.2013; 12.06.2013 – 30.04.2015) Longest run without win: 7 matches (17.01.2007 – 18.03.2009) Current run: L2 (10.06.2015 – 14.06.2015) Most goals: 35 v Turkey 35:28W @ Varėna LTU, 14.01.2007 Most goals opponent: 38 v Spain 38:27L @ Guadalajara ESP, 14.06.2003 Most goals both teams: 65 v Spain 38:27L @ Guadalajara ESP, 14.06.2003 Fewest goals: 15 v Ukraine 26:15L @ Zaporozhye UKR, 10.06.2001 Fewest goals opponent: 9 v Georgia 22:9W @ Kaunas LTU, 04.02.1995 Fewest goals both teams: 31 v Georgia 22:9W @ Kaunas LTU, 04.02.1995 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs LTU 29.05.1998 Bolzano-Bozen ITA 01.11.2012 Rouen FRA 12.06.2013 Vilnius LTU

FRA-LTU ECh – Group A FRA-LTU ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 LTU-FRA ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3

20:20 (9:10) 27:18 (14:11) 23:25 (13:14)

NOR vs LTU 27.11.1993 Kaunas LTU 06.01.1994 Kragerø NOR 12.06.2010 Stavanger NOR 20.06.2010 Vilnius LTU 04.11.2012 Kaunas LTU 15.06.2013 Arendal NOR

LTU-NOR NOR-LTU NOR-LTU LTU-NOR LTU-NOR NOR-LTU

ECh-Qual. – Group 2 ECh-Qual. – Group 2 WCh-Playoff WCh-Playoff ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3 ECh-Qual. 2 – Group 3

21:22 (10:8) 32:17 (17:10) 27:19 (13:9) 21:24 (9:10) 21:28 (8:15) 34:29 (22:15)

LTU vs BEL 19.05.1999 Hasselt BEL 23.05.1999 Kaunas LTU

BEL-LTU ECh-Qual. – Group 5 LTU-BEL ECh-Qual. – Group 5

18:28 (10:17) 26:17 (13:11)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 67

BELGIUM

Media contact Eric Dupain [email protected] +32 476 65 00 23 www.handbal.be

EHF European Championship (qualification) record YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif. 8 0 1 7 137:180 –43 1:15 5th Group 3 1996 Pre-Qualif. 6 5 0 1 140:104 +36 10:2 1st Group C 1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 96:130 –34 4:8 4th Group 3 1998 Pre-Qualif. 6 1 1 4 115:137 –22 3:9 4th Group E 2000 Qualif. 4 0 0 4 71:104 –33 0:8 4th Group 5 2002 Qualif. 6 0 1 5 119:157 –38 1:11 4th Group 2 2004 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 133:153 –20 3:9 3rd Group 3 2006 Qualif. 6 1 1 4 150:198 –48 3:9 4th Group 2 2008 Qualif. 4 0 0 4 109:164 –55 0:8 3rd Group 7 2010 Qualif. 8 0 0 8 196:271 –75 0:16 4th Group 3 2012 Qualif. 1 3 1 0 2 89:96 -7 2:4 3rd Group C 2014 Qualif. 1 3 1 0 2 87:77 +10 2:4 3rd Group C 2016 Qualif. 1 4 2 0 2 111:87 +24 4:4 2nd Group C 2018 Qualif. 1 4 3 0 1 111:91 +20 6:2 1st Group A 2018 Play-off 2 2 0 0 66:50 +16 4:0 Won vs. TUR ------------------------------------ Total Qualif. 76 19 5 52 1730:1999 -269 43:109

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BELGIUM National Team Statistics Team records – EHF EURO qualification Biggest win: 11:40 (7:18) v Ireland @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 10.06.2012 Biggest defeat: 44:17 (23:5) v FYR Macedonia @ Skopje MKD, 06.01.2005 Longest winning run: 4 matches (01.03.1995 – 09.04.1995) Longest unbeaten run: 4 matches (01.03.1995 – 09.04.1995) Longest losing run: 12 matches (04.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Longest run without win: 12 matches (04.01.2007 – 13.06.2009) Current run: W2 (06.04.2016 – 09.04.2016) Most goals: 40 v Ireland 11:40W @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 10.06.2012 Most goals opponent: 45 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 33:45L @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 Most goals both teams: 78 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 33:45L @ Hasselt BEL, 12.01.2007 Fewest goals: 9 v France 21:9L @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995 Fewest goals opponent: 11 v Ireland 11:40W @ Rishon LeZion ISR, 10.06.2012 Fewest goals both teams: 30 v France 21:9L @ Nantes FRA, 04.11.1995 Head-to-head encounters (competitive matches) FRA vs BEL 03.02.1980 N/A FAR 02.03.1983 ‘s-Hertogenbosch NED 02.11.1995 Herstal BEL 04.11.1995 Nantes FRA

FRA-BEL FRA-BEL BEL-FRA FRA-BEL

C-WCh – Group B B-WCh – Place 7-12 ECh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 3

20:22 (11:11) 23:18 (11:6) 21:20 (9:9) 21:9 (7:5)

NOR vs BEL 16.11.1969 Oslo NOR 30.11.1969 Mechelen BEL 15.03.1972 Bilbao-Bilbo ESP 13.02.1982 Neerpelt BEL 06.04.1990 N/A FIN 19.03.1992 Linz AUT 01.02.1995 Arendal NOR 05.02.1995 Hasselt BEL 27.11.1996 Drammen NOR 01.12.1996 Beyne-Heusay BEL 26.11.2008 Gent BEL 29.11.2008 Bodø NOR

NOR-BEL BEL-NOR NOR-BEL BEL-NOR NOR-BEL NOR-BEL NOR-BEL BEL-NOR NOR-BEL BEL-NOR BEL-NOR NOR-BEL

WCh-Qual. WCh-Qual. OG-Qual. – Group A C-WCh – Place 1-4 C-WCh – Group A B-WCh – Group A ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group C ECh-Pre-Qual. – Group C WCh-Qual. – Group 1 WCh-Qual. – Group 1 ECh-Qual. – Group 3 ECh-Qual. – Group 3

26:6 (15:2) 6:35 (1:14) 29:1 (15:1) 22:17 (14:8) 26:20 (12:9) 24:19 (15:7) 16:20 (7:7) 17:20 (7:8) 30:18 (15:12) 16:25 (6:11) 29:37 (13:19) 35:24 (18:15)

LTU vs BEL 19.05.1999 Hasselt BEL 23.05.1999 Kaunas LTU

BEL-LTU ECh-Qual. – Group 5 LTU-BEL ECh-Qual. – Group 5

18:28 (10:17) 26:17 (13:11)

Legend ECh – European Championship; WCh – World Championship; A-WCh – A-World Championship; B-WCh – B-World Championship; C-WCh – C-World Championship; OG – Olympic Games; MR – Main Round; Qual. – Qualification; Pre-Qual. – Pre-Qualification; MP – Matches Played; W – Wins; D – Draws; L – Losses Bold denotes a final tournament (European Championship, World Championship, Olympic Games) 69

EHF EURO 2018 VENUES The four venues chosen for the Men’s EHF EURO 2018 are all located in different areas of Croatia. The Arena Zagreb in the nation’s capital and in the heart of the country is the tournament’s main venue, hosting matches in the preliminary and the main round as well as the final weekend. The Spaladium Arena in Split, at Croatia’s southern tip, is the second-biggest venue chosen. It will host matches in the preliminary round. The two other venues are the Žatika Sport Centre in Poreč, located in Croatia’s north-west on the Adriatic coast, and the City Hall in Varaždin (preliminary and main round venue), located in the country’s north only a few kilometres away from Slovenia. The Zagreb Arena as well as Varaždin’s City Hall were also already venues of choice for the Women’s EHF EURO 2014 in Hungary and Croatia.

Poreč

Split

Žatika Sport Centre Spectator capacity: 3,500

Spaladium Arena Spectator capacity: 11,000

Varaždin

Zagreb

City Hall Varaždin Spectator capacity: 5,200

Arena Zagreb Spectator capacity: 15,200

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Previous Men’s EHF EURO host nations and winners EHF EURO 1994 Portugal

Winners – Sweden

EHF EURO 1996 Spain

Winners – Russia

EHF EURO 1998 Italy

Winners – Sweden

EHF EURO 2000 Croatia

Winners – Sweden

EHF EURO 2002 Sweden

Winners – Sweden

EHF EURO 2004 Slovenia

Winners – Germany

EHF EURO 2006 Switzerland

Winners – France

EHF EURO 2008 Norway

Winners – Denmark

EHF EURO 2010 Austria

Winners – France

EHF EURO 2012 Serbia

Winners – Denmark

EHF EURO 2014 Denmark

Winners – France

EHF EURO 2016 Poland

Winners – Germany

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