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2014 European Men's Handball Championship
2014 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
2014 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | EHF European Men's Handball Championship |
| year | 2014 |
| other_titles | EM i håndbold for mænd 2014 |
| image | 2014 European Men's Handball Championship logo.svg |
| size | 100px |
| country | Denmark |
| dates | 12–26 January |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 4 |
| cities | 4 |
| champion | FRA |
| count | 3 |
| second | DEN |
| third | ESP |
| fourth | CRO |
| matches | 47 |
| goals | 2612 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | Joan Cañellas (50 goals) |
| player | Nikola Karabatić |
| previous | 2012 European Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 2016 European Men's Handball Championship |
The 2014 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament and held in Denmark from 12–26 January.
Denmark was automatically qualified as hosting nation, and as defending champions as well. After the final, at total of 316,390 spectators had visited the stadiums. An all time EHF record.
France won the title after defeating defending champions and hosts Denmark in the final. Spain captured the bronze medal, after defeating Croatia.
Bidding process
The bids were as follows:
- DEN Denmark
- CRO Croatia and HUN Hungary Denmark was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Copenhagen 25 September 2010, narrowly defeating their rivals by two votes.
| Country | Votes | Total | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | |||
| and | 22 |
Venues
| Aalborg | Aarhus | rowspan=6 | {{location map+ | Denmark | float= | width=330 | caption= | places= | Brøndby | Herning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigantium | |||||||||||
| Capacity: 6,500 | NRGi Arena | ||||||||||
| Capacity: 5,001 | |||||||||||
| [[File:Gigantium Front.jpg | 160px]] | [[File:Atletion.jpg | 160px]] | ||||||||
| Brøndby Hall | |||||||||||
| Capacity: 4,950 | Jyske Bank Boxen | ||||||||||
| Capacity: 15,000 | |||||||||||
| [[File:HouseofSports.jpg | 160px]] | [[File:Jyske Bank Boxen, venue of the 2013 European SC Swimming Championships (7973316130).jpg | 160px]] |
Referees
On 23 October 2013, 12 couples were announced in Vienna.
| Country | Referees |
|---|---|
| Andrei Gousko | |
| Siarhei Repkin | |
| Matija Gubica | |
| Boris Milošević | |
| Václav Horáček | |
| Jiří Novotný | |
| Martin Gjeding | |
| Mads Hansen | |
| Thierry Dentz | |
| Denis Reibel | |
| Lars Geipel | |
| Marcus Helbig |
| Country | Referees |
|---|---|
| Zigmārs Stoļarovs | |
| Renārs Līcis | |
| Gjorgi Nachevski | |
| Slave Nikolov | |
| Bogdan Stark | |
| Romeo Ştefan | |
| Nenad Nikolić | |
| Dušan Stojković | |
| Nenad Krstić | |
| Peter Ljubič | |
| Óscar Raluy | |
| Ángel Sabroso |
Qualification
Main article: 2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[1](1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00Host (and Defending Champion) | 0025 September 2010 | 90 ([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), [**2008**](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [**2012**](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 3]] winner | 006 April 2013 | 102 ([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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [**2010**](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 1]] winner | 007 April 2013 | 102 ([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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 6]] winner | 007 April 2013 | 72 ([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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 5]] winner | 0012 June 2013 | 92 ([**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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 4]] runner-up | 0012 June 2013 | 82 ([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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 3]] runner-up | 0012 June 2013 | 50 ([2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship), [*2008*](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 5]] runner-up | 0012 June 2013 | 60 ([2002](2002-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 2]] runner-up | 0012 June 2013 | 10 ([2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 4]] winner | 0012 June 2013 | 100 ([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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 7]] winner | 0012 June 2013 | 20 ([2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [*2012*](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 2]] winner | 0015 June 2013 | 72 ([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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 6]] runner-up | 0016 June 2013 | 22 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 7]] runner-up | 0016 June 2013 | 12 ([*2010*](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| best third placed team]] | 0016 June 2013 | 102 ([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), [2008](2008-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2010](2010-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 1]] runner-up | 0016 June 2013 | 22 ([1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2012](2012-european-men-s-handball-championship)) |
:1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicates host.
Squads
Main article: 2014 European Men's Handball Championship squads
Seeding
The draw was held on 21 June 2013 in Herning at 18:00 local time. The seeding was announced on 18 June 2013.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|
Group stage
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Team advance to the Main Round |
|---|
Group A
Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Group B
Venue: Gigantium, Aalborg
Group C
Venue: NRGi Arena, Aarhus
Group D
Venue: Brøndby Hall, Brøndby
Main round
| Team advances to the placement game |
|---|
Group I
Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Group II
Venue: NRGi Arena, Aarhus
Knockout stage
Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Bracket
|24 January – Herning||29||27 |24 January – Herning||30||27 |26 January – Herning||32||41 |26 January – Herning||28||29
Semifinals
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
-[[File:2014 European Men-s Handball Championship Result.png|thumb|upright=1.7|Final results]]
Final ranking
The final ranking for places 7 to 16 were determined by the team's group stage record.
| Legend for qualification type |
|---|
| Qualified for the [2015 World Championship](2015-world-men-s-handball-championship) based on this tournament |
| Qualified for the [2015 World Championship](2015-world-men-s-handball-championship) as defending title holder |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| [[File:gold medal icon.svg]] | |
| [[File:silver medal icon.svg]] | |
| [[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 16 |
| **2014 Men's Handball European Champions** |
|---|
All Star Team
The All-star team and award winners were announced on 26 January 2014.
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Niklas Landin Jacobsen |
| Right wing | Luc Abalo |
| Right back | Krzysztof Lijewski |
| Centre back | Domagoj Duvnjak |
| Left back | Mikkel Hansen |
| Left wing | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson |
| Pivot | Julen Aguinagalde |
Other awards
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Nikola Karabatić |
| Best Defence Player | Tobias Karlsson |
| Topscorer | Joan Cañellas (50 goals) |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | **Joan Cañellas** | **50** | **64** | **78** | **8** |
| 2 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | 44 | 60 | 73 | 7 |
| 3 | Mikkel Hansen | 39 | 60 | 65 | 8 |
| 4 | Kiril Lazarov | 38 | 74 | 51 | 6 |
| 5 | Domagoj Duvnjak | 36 | 64 | 56 | 8 |
| Michaël Guigou | 36 | 48 | 75 | 8 | |
| 7 | Siarhei Rutenka | 34 | 62 | 55 | 6 |
| 8 | Zlatko Horvat | 33 | 45 | 73 | 8 |
| 9 | Nikola Karabatić | 32 | 51 | 63 | 8 |
| 10 | Luc Abalo | 31 | 43 | 72 | 8 |
| Krzysztof Lijewski | 31 | 54 | 54 | 7 | |
| Víctor Tomás | 31 | 45 | 69 | 8 |
Source: EHF.com
References
References
- (26 January 2014). "EHF EURO All-Star team announced". den2014.ehf-euro.com.
- "Men's EHF EURO 2014 goes to Denmark".
- (23 October 2013). "Referee pairs nominated for EHF EURO 2014". eurohandball.com.
- (18 June 2013). "EHF EURO 2014: Norway in group B, France in C and Sweden in D for preliminary round". eurohandball.com.
- (21 June 2013). "Tough groups for world champions Spain and EHF EURO 2012 silver medallists Serbia". eurohandball.com.
- [http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/1_ehf_main/3_download_pdf/Draw_Procedure_EHFEURO2014_final_tournament.pdf Draw Procedure]
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