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2008 European Men's Handball Championship
2008 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
2008 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | EHF European Men's Handball Championship |
| year | 2008 |
| other_titles | Håndball-EM 2008. |
| image | 2008 European Men's Handball Championship Logo.svg |
| country | Norway |
| dates | 17–27 January |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 5 |
| cities | 5 |
| champion | DEN |
| count | 1 |
| second | CRO |
| third | FRA |
| fourth | GER |
| matches | 47 |
| goals | 2643 |
| attendance | 165150 |
| top_scorer | Ivano Balić |
| Lars Christiansen | |
| Nikola Karabatić | |
| (44 goals) | |
| player | Nikola Karabatić |
| previous | 2006 European Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 2010 European Men's Handball Championship |
Lars Christiansen Nikola Karabatić (44 goals) The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (8th tournament) was held in Norway from 17 to 27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third. This was the first time Denmark won a major international tournament.
Venues
| Drammen | Stavanger | {{location map+ | Norway | float= | width=360 | caption= | places= | Bergen | Trondheim | Lillehammer | rowspan=3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drammenshallen | |||||||||||||
| Capacity: 4,000 | Stavanger Idrettshall | ||||||||||||
| Capacity: 7,000 | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Drammenshallen.JPG | 180px]] | [[File:Idrettshallen.jpg | 180px]] | ||||||||||
| Haukelandshallen | |||||||||||||
| Capacity: 4,000 | Trondheim Spektrum | ||||||||||||
| Capacity: 4,000 | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Haukelandshallen.jpg | 180px]] | [[File:Nidareid sett fra Utsikten på Byåsen (16784073651).jpg | 180px]] | ||||||||||
| Håkons Hall | |||||||||||||
| Capacity: 10,500 | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Håkons hall Lillehammer.jpg | 180px]] |
Qualification
Main article: 2008 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
Qualification matches took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules, the host (Norway) and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship (France, Croatia, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Russia) were automatically qualified. The other nine places were determined after the play-off matches, held in June; nine teams were seeded, after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 2 ([2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Semifinalist of [2006 European Championship](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 7 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), *[2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)*, [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Semifinalist of [2006 European Championship](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 6 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Semifinalist of [2006 European Championship](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 7 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)**) | |
| Semifinalist of [2006 European Championship](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 7 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), *[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)*, [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Fifth place of [2006 European Championship](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 7 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Sixth place of [2006 European Championship](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 7 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 1 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 4 ([1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 5 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 4 ([2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 ([2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 1 ([2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 6 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), *[2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship)*, [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 6 (**[1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, **[2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, ***[2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship)***, [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship)) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
The draw was held on 22 June 2007 in the TV2 Studio in Oslo.
Seeding
The seedings were announced on 19 June 2007.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Group I
Group II
Final round
Bracket
|26 January||26||25 |26 January||24||23 |27 January||24||20 |27 January||26||36
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| **2008 Men's European Champions** | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 100px | border | Denmark]] |
| **Denmark** | |||
| **First Title** |
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper: Kasper Hvidt
- Left wing: Lars Christiansen
- Left back: Daniel Narcisse
- Pivot: Frank Løke
- Centre back: Ivano Balić
- Right back: Kim Andersson
- Right wing: Florian Kehrmann Source: EHF
Other awards
- Most valuable player: Nikola Karabatić
- Best Defence Player: Igor Vori
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivano Balić | 44 | 84 | 52 | |
| Lars Christiansen | 58 | 76 | |||
| Nikola Karabatić | 89 | 49 | |||
| 4 | Daniel Narcisse | 43 | 72 | 60 | |
| 5 | Kim Andersson | 41 | 78 | 53 | |
| Lasse Boesen | 76 | 54 | |||
| 7 | Aleš Pajovič | 39 | 70 | 56 | |
| 8 | Karol Bielecki | 37 | 62 | 60 | |
| 9 | Holger Glandorf | 36 | 72 | 50 | |
| 10 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | 34 | 63 | 54 |
Source: EHF
Top goalkeepers
(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Hvidt | 40 | 124 | 307 | |
| 2 | Steinar Ege | 39 | 104 | 264 | |
| 3 | Nándor Fazekas | 38 | 53 | 140 | |
| 4 | Beno Lapajne | 37 | 55 | 148 | |
| 5 | Oleg Grams | 35 | 9 | 26 | |
| José Javier Hombrados | 71 | 203 | |||
| Goran Stojanović | 71 | 201 | |||
| 8 | Mirko Alilović | 34 | 72 | 211 | |
| Johannes Bitter | 59 | 176 | |||
| Thierry Omeyer | 77 | 229 | |||
| Nenad Puljezević | 44 | 130 | |||
| Gorazd Škof | 45 | 132 | |||
| Tomas Svensson | 49 | 143 |
References
References
- (2 February 2025). "Lars Christiansen husker dén kamp mod Kroatien, der indledte Danmarks guldalder". [[Danmarks Radio]].
- (22 June 2007). "2008 Men's European Handball Championship Draw". [[European Handball Federation.
- (19 June 2007). "22 June: Follow the Draw Live on our Website!". [[European Handball Federation.
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