QUALIFICATION MEDIA GUIDE

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1 QUALIFICATION MEDIA GUIDE

2 MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS Foreword 3 Qualification information 4 GROUP 1 OVERVIEW 5 Norway 6 Romania 8 Belarus 10 Lithuania 12 GROUP 2 OVERVIEW 14 Serbia 15 Czech Republic 17 Ukraine 19 Italy 21 GROUP 3 OVERVIEW 23 Spain 24 Netherlands 26 Austria 28 Bulgaria 30 GROUP 4 OVERVIEW 32 GROUP 5 OVERVIEW 41 Hungary 42 Poland 44 Slovakia 46 Finland 48 GROUP 6 OVERVIEW 50 Denmark 51 Russia 53 Turkey 55 Portugal 57 GROUP 7 OVERVIEW 59 France 60 Germany 62 Iceland 64 Switzerland 66 Pure heart. All hands. 68 EHF EURO 2016 venues 69 Previous hosts & winners 70 Montenegro 33 Croatia 35 FYR Macedonia 37 Slovenia 39 2

3 FOREWORD Dear Media Representative, The 12 th edition of the Women s EHF European Handball Championship, the EURO 2016, will take place in Sweden from 4 to 18 December However, the road to the final tournament is a long one, and 32 national teams registered to take part in the qualification for the Women s EHF EURO Based on the EHF s national team ranking, six of these teams were placed into two groups in Qualification Phase 1 and the winners of these groups Bulgaria and Finland respectively progressed to Qualification Phase 2 along with the remaining 26 teams. The teams will be split into seven groups for Qualification Phase 2 playing in a round-robin system (home and away). The teams that finish in first, second and best ranked third position in their group will proceed to the final tournament in Sweden. The organising federation Sweden has already qualified directly. Handball stakeholders and fans can expect to witness a lot of exciting qualification matches with thrills and passion we have come to love from EHF EURO events over the past two decades. Once again the European Handball Federation is excited to be working with our longstanding media partner: Infront Sports & Media AG. This established cooperation dates back to the men s inaugural event in 1994 in Portugal. It is of the utmost importance for the EHF to present handball to an ever-growing audience in the correct fashion therefore we will continue to use the harmonised advertising set-up in all hosting arenas designed for the optimal handball experience. I welcome you all to the Women s EHF EURO 2016 Qualification Phase 2 group matches, enjoy! JEAN BRIHAULT EHF President 3

4 QUALIFICATION INFORMATION Besides organiser Sweden, who are directly qualified for the final tournament, 32 national teams registered to take part in the qualification for the Women s EHF EURO Based on the EHF s national team ranking, six of these 32 - Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Finland, Israel and Faroe Islands - had to play the first qualification phase in June They had been drawn to two groups of three, and at the end of the two qualification tournaments Bulgaria and Finland made it through to the second and final qualification phase. There they joined the 26 teams that had been already drawn to seven groups of four teams each. This second qualification phase will be played in three periods of two matches each with a home and an away match against each of the other teams in the respective group. These groups are: GROUP 1: GROUP 2: GROUP 3: GROUP 4: GROUP 5: GROUP 6: GROUP 7: NORWAY, ROMANIA, BELARUS LITHUANIA SERBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, UKRAINE, ITALY SPAIN, NETHERLANDS, AUSTRIA, BULGARIA MONTENEGRO, CROATIA, FYR MACEDONIA, SLOVENIA HUNGARY, POLAND, SLOVAKIA, FINLAND DENMARK, RUSSIA, TURKEY, PORTUGAL FRANCE, GERMANY, ICELAND, SWITZERLAND The two top ranked teams from each of the seven qualification groups will qualify for the final tournament in Sweden. The best ranked third team overall will also qualify for the final tournament in Sweden. THE BEST THIRD RANKED TEAM IS DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: After the conclusion of the qualification, a ranking of those teams ranked third in each group (a total of seven teams) will be established. This ranking will include only the results of those four matches of the third ranked teams against the two teams ranked first and second in the group. The results of the two matches against the teams ranked fourth in the group will not be considered. The best team from this ranking of the third ranked teams will qualify for the Women s EHF EURO

5 QUALIFICATION GROUP 1 NORWAY ROMANIA BELARUS LITHUANIA DATE TIME FIXTURE :00 Norway vs Belarus :00 Romania vs Lithuania :00 Lithuania vs Norway :00 Belarus vs Romania Romania vs Norway Lithuania vs Belarus Norway vs Romania Belarus vs Lithuania Belarus vs Norway Lithuania vs Romania Norway vs Lithuania Romania vs Belarus 5

6 NORWAY ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, , 2002, OLYMPIC GAMES 2008, , WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1999, , 2001, , 1993, 2009 MEDIA CONTACT HALVOR LEA TEAM PROFILE Norway have been a leading force in women s handball for the last decade, despite not lifting trophies at the Women s EHF EURO 2012 and the 2013 World Championship. In Budapest the team of Thorir Hergeirsson struck back, and won their sixth EHF EURO title by beating Spain in The 2008 and 2012 Olympic and 2011 World Champions can count on their experience - though both five-time EHF EURO champions are out of action: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth-Koren (maternity) and Caroline Breivang (retired). Goalkeeper Katrine Lunde, however, is back in the side after giving birth. Left wing Camilla Herrem, right back Nora Mörk and line player Heidi Löke will be the driving force for the team. As European champions, Norway have already qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games. In qualification for the EHF EURO 2014 they won all four matches against Romania and Belarus. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :6 3rd Place 1996 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :4 Runners-up 1998 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :0 Winners 2000 EHF EURO : :6 6th Place 2002 Play-off : :0 Won vs. LTU 2002 EHF EURO : :3 Runners-up 2004 EHF EURO : :0 Winners 2006 EHF EURO : :0 Winners 2008 EHF EURO : :1 Winners 2010 EHF EURO : :2 Winners 2012 EHF EURO : :4 Runner-up 2014 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :2 Winners Total Qualif : :6 Total EHF EURO : :28 6

7 NORWAY NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 34:13 (15:6) vs. Trondheim NOR, :34 (07:16) vs. Bauska LAT, Biggest defeat: 29:18 (14:6) vs. Kaunas LTU, Longest winning run: 9 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 9 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 1 match ( ) 1 match ( ) 1 match ( ) Longest run without win: 1 match ( ) 1 match ( ) 1 match ( ) Current run: W9 ( ) Most goals: 38 vs. Lithuania Orkanger NOR, Most goals opponent: 29 vs. Lithuania Kaunas LTU, vs. Belarus Stavanger NOR, Most goals both teams: 62 vs. Belarus Stavanger NOR, Fewest goals: 17 vs. France Lille FRA, Fewest goals opponent: 13 vs. Latvia Trondheim NOR, vs. Latvia Bauska LAT, Fewest goals both teams: 31 vs. France Lille FRA, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* NOR VS BLR Saarbrücken GER NOR-BLR WCh Group B 34:21 (14:12) Oslo NOR NOR-BLR WCh Group A 29:13 (13:9) Bucureşti ROU BLR-NOR ECh Group B 26:26 (13:12) Stavanger NOR NOR-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 6 33:29 (16:13) Mogilev BLR BLR-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 6 24:32 (12:16) NOR VS LTU Kragerø NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 5 18:17 (8:10) Vilnius LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 5 22:21 (11:11) Stavanger NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 1 32:16 (14:11) Kaunas LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 1 29:18 (14:6) Vejle DEN NOR-LTU ECh Group B 36:18 (17:9) Trondheim NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 3 30:14 (12:7) Vilnius LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 3 26:30 (13:12) Orkanger NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Playoff 38:18 (17:10) Kristiansund NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Playoff 32:17 (17:9) NOR VS ROU Rotterdam NED NOR-ROU A-WCh Group B 6:8 (3:4) Zavidovići YUG ROU-NOR A-WCh Group B 10:5 (6:2) Vilnius URS ROU-NOR A-WCh Group A 13:10 (6:3) Budapest HUN NOR-ROU A-WCh Place :16 (8:8) Arnhem NED NOR-ROU A-WCh MR-Group II 23:23 (10:11) Seoul KOR NOR-ROU A-WCh Group D 13:12 (7:8) Oslo NOR NOR-ROU WCh Place 3/4 20:19 (11:9) Wiener Neustadt AUT NOR-ROU WCh 1/4-final 21:19 (10:12) Fredericia DEN NOR-ROU ECh Group B 26:26 (12:16) Sydney AUS NOR-ROU OG 1/4-final 28:16 (12:8) Bucureşti ROU ROU-NOR ECh Group B 26:22 (14:12) Karlovac CRO NOR-ROU WCh Group C 29:21 (13:9) Beijing CHN NOR-ROU OG Group A 24:23 (12:11) Ohrid MKD ROU-NOR ECh MR-Group I 31:37 (14:19) Suzhou CHN NOR-ROU WCh Group C 25:24 (14:12) Oradea ROU ROU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 6 23:25 (10:11) Bergen NOR NOR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 6 30:18 (14:9) Debrecen HUN NOR-ROU ECh Group B 27:19 (16:7) 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 7 *(competitive matches)

8 ROMANIA ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS , 2005 MEDIA CONTACT LORAND BALINT BOTOND / (mob) lorand.balint@leoburnett.ro TEAM PROFILE Though they arrive as one of the main contenders at nearly every major tournament, Romania continually miss the podium at EHF EURO s, with one exception: in 2010 they took home bronze - their first, and, so far, only medal on this European stage. Despite losing to Sweden in the semi-final, the team, led by the EHF EURO top scorer of that year Cristina Neagu, secured third spot by beating Denmark. Some experienced players have resigned from the national team, but the pool of skilled players is huge, which is proved by them being crowned U18 World Champions in 2014 and more top results in the past decade at younger age category events. But Neagu remains at the core of Swedish born Tomas Ryde s team. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 10th Place 1996 Qualif : :5 2nd Group EHF EURO : :3 5th Place 1998 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :10 11th Place 2000 EHF EURO : :7 4th Place 2002 EHF EURO : :6 7th Place 2004 Play-off : :1 Won vs. NED 2004 EHF EURO : :4 7th Place 2006 Play-off :51-4 1:3 Lost vs. SCG 2008 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ISL 2008 EHF EURO : :4 5th Place 2010 Qualif : :3 2nd Group EHF EURO : :6 3rd Place 2012 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :7 10th Place 2014 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :5 9th Place Total Qualif : :24 Total EHF EURO : :60 8

9 ROMANIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 18:39 (7:20) vs. Zürich SUI, :44 (12:20) vs. Leiria POR, Biggest defeat: 30:18 (14:9) vs. Bergen NOR, Longest winning run: 4 matches ( ) 4 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 2 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 44 vs. Portugal Leiria POR, Most goals opponent: 36 vs. Ukraine Buzău ROU, Most goals both teams: 71 vs. Ukraine Buzău ROU, Fewest goals: 17 vs. Yugoslavia Kruševac SCG, Fewest goals opponent: 14 vs. Greece Piatra Neamț ROU, Fewest goals both teams: 38 vs. Yugoslavia Kruševac SCG, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* ROU VS BLR Ploieşti ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 4 30:26 (10:12) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 4 31:21 (15:12) Bucureşti ROU ROU-BLR ECh Group B 29:28 (15:15) Mogilev BLR BLR-ROU WCh-Playoff 31:32 (14:18) Bucureşti ROU ROU-BLR WCh-Playoff 38:32 (22:16) Mogilev BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 6 28:30 (13:14) Baia Mare ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 6 32:20 (15:6) ROU VS LTU Vejle DEN ROU-LTU ECh Group B 32:26 (16:12) ROU VS NOR Rotterdam NED NOR-ROU A-WCh Group B 6:8 (3:4) Zavidovići YUG ROU-NOR A-WCh Group B 10:5 (6:2) Vilnius URS ROU-NOR A-WCh Group A 13:10 (6:3) Budapest HUN NOR-ROU A-WCh Place :16 (8:8) Arnhem NED NOR-ROU A-WCh MR-Group II 23:23 (10:11) Seoul KOR NOR-ROU A-WCh Group D 13:12 (7:8) Oslo NOR NOR-ROU WCh Place 3/4 20:19 (11:9) Wiener Neustadt AUT NOR-ROU WCh 1/4-final 21:19 (10:12) Fredericia DEN NOR-ROU ECh Group B 26:26 (12:16) Sydney AUS NOR-ROU OG 1/4-final 28:16 (12:8) Bucureşti ROU ROU-NOR ECh Group B 26:22 (14:12) Karlovac CRO NOR-ROU WCh Group C 29:21 (13:9) Beijing CHN NOR-ROU OG Group A 24:23 (12:11) Ohrid MKD ROU-NOR ECh MR-Group I 31:37 (14:19) Suzhou CHN NOR-ROU WCh Group C 25:24 (14:12) Oradea ROU ROU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 6 23:25 (10:11) Bergen NOR NOR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 6 30:18 (14:9) Debrecen HUN NOR-ROU ECh Group B 27:19 (16:7) *(competitive matches) 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 9

10 BELARUS MEDIA CONTACT TATIANA PUSTOKHOD TEAM PROFILE Since 2008 the Belarusian women have not qualified for any major event, though they were part of three EHF EURO tournaments and two World Championships before. The team of coach Tomas Chater consists of tall shooters, but they lack international experience. One of the most experienced Belarusian players is line player Anastasia Lobach. Several Belarusian players have transferred to clubs in Hungary, Russia, Poland or Slovenia to play at the top level, partly in the Champions League like Liliya Artsivkhovich (Minsk) or Alesia Mihdalieva (Lublin). Their best ever EHF EURO result was eleventh in However, being in the same group Norway and Romania make it difficult for them. They lost all their qualification matches on route to the EHF EURO EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :7 3rd Group Pre-Qualif :46-3 2:2 Lost vs. POL 1998 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Play-off : :2 Won vs. TUR 2000 EHF EURO : :7 11th Place 2002 Play-off : :0 Won vs. GRE 2002 EHF EURO : :6 16th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. AZE 2004 EHF EURO : :6 16th Place 2006 Play-off :56-5 2:2 Lost vs. NED 2008 Qualif : :3 3rd Group Play-off : :1 Won vs. SLO 2008 EHF EURO : :8 12th Place 2010 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :8 3rd Group Total Qualif : :47 Total EHF EURO : :27 10

11 BELARUS NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 12:40 (8:20) vs. Panevėžys LTU, Biggest defeat: 32:20 (15:6) vs. Baia Mare ROU, Longest winning run: 5 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches ( ) 5 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 6 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 6 matches ( ) Current run: L6 ( ) Most goals: 40 vs. Israel Panevėžys LTU, Most goals opponent: 35 vs. Austria Sankt Pölten AUT, vs. Germany Dessau GER, Most goals both teams: 64 vs. Bosnia Herzegovina Panevėžys LTU, Fewest goals: 17 vs. Slovakia Šaľa SVK, Fewest goals opponent: 12 vs. Israel Panevėžys LTU, Fewest goals both teams: 42 vs. Poland Minsk BLR, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* BLR VS LTU Vilnius LTU LTU-BLR WCh-Qual. Group 8 18:22 (10:11) Minsk BLR BLR-LTU WCh-Qual. Group 8 21:24 (13:9) Mogilev BLR BLR-LTU WCh-Qual. Group 2 27:24 (16:12) Panevėžys LTU LTU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 1 27:27 (12:16) Mogilev BLR BLR-LTU WCh-Qual. Group 3 42:22 (22:13) Kaunas LTU LTU-BLR WCh-Qual. Group 3 26:47 (12:22) BLR VS NOR Saarbrücken GER NOR-BLR WCh Group B 34:21 (14:12) Oslo NOR NOR-BLR WCh Group A 29:13 (13:9) Bucureşti ROU BLR-NOR ECh Group B 26:26 (13:12) Stavanger NOR NOR-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 6 33:29 (16:13) Mogilev BLR BLR-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 6 24:32 (12:16) BLR VS ROU Ploieşti ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 4 30:26 (10:12) Minsk BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 4 31:21 (15:12) Bucureşti ROU ROU-BLR ECh Group B 29:28 (15:15) Mogilev BLR BLR-ROU WCh-Playoff 31:32 (14:18) Bucureşti ROU ROU-BLR WCh-Playoff 38:32 (22:16) Mogilev BLR BLR-ROU ECh-Qual. Group 6 28:30 (13:14) Baia Mare ROU ROU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 6 32:20 (15:6) *(competitive matches) 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 11

12 LITHUANIA MEDIA CONTACT LAURYNAS SUOPYS TEAM PROFILE Since the 1995 World Championship, the Lithuanian women have not qualified for a major tournament. Their most experienced player in the current squad is Birute Stellbrink, who plays in Germany. A Lithuanian player who did make an impression in the qualification for the EHF EURO 2014 was Laima Bernataviciute. Bernataviciute was the top scorer of the qualification with 52 goals in six matches, despite her team not picking up a single point. Beating Azerbaijan in the first qualification stage for the 2015 World Championship was their only win in the last few years. And having two European powerhouses in their current qualification group - Norway and Romania - the road to Sweden seems too steep. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :3 2nd Group Runners-Up :38-1 2:2 Lost vs. SWE 1996 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO : :12 12th Place 1998 Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif :45-7 0:4 Lost vs. TUR 2002 Qualif : :0 Won vs. SUI 2002 Play-off : :4 Lost vs. NOR 2004 Play-off :63-3 0:4 Lost vs. AUT 2006 Qualif : :4 3rd Group Play-off :53-9 2:2 Lost vs. POL 2008 Qualif : :1 1st Group Play-off :54-5 1:3 Lost vs. ESP 2010 Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :10 4th Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Total Qualif : :79 Total EHF EURO : :12 12

13 LITHUANIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 34:11 (16:6) vs. Panevėžys LTU, Biggest defeat: 38:18 (17:10) vs. Orkanger NOR, Longest winning run: 3 matches ( ) 3 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 6 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 9 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 10 matches ( ) Current run: L9 ( ) Most goals: 37 vs. Finland Lagos POR, Most goals opponent: 42 vs. Croatia Panevėžys LTU, Most goals both teams: 69 vs. Denmark Panevėžys LTU, Fewest goals: 14 vs. Norway Trondheim NOR, vs. Spain Guadalajara ESP, Fewest goals opponent: 11 vs. Latvia Panevėžys LTU, Fewest goals both teams: 35 vs. Norway Kragerø NOR, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* LTU VS BLR Vilnius LTU LTU-BLR WCh-Qual. Group 8 18:22 (10:11) Minsk BLR BLR-LTU WCh-Qual. Group 8 21:24 (13:9) Mogilev BLR BLR-LTU WCh-Qual. Group 2 27:24 (16:12) Panevėžys LTU LTU-BLR ECh-Qual. Group 1 27:27 (12:16) Mogilev BLR BLR-LTU WCh-Qual. Group 3 42:22 (22:13) Kaunas LTU LTU-BLR WCh-Qual. Group 3 26:47 (12:22) LTU VS NOR Kragerø NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 5 18:17 (8:10) Vilnius LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 5 22:21 (11:11) Stavanger NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 1 32:16 (14:11) Kaunas LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 1 29:18 (14:6) Vejle DEN NOR-LTU ECh Group B 36:18 (17:9) Trondheim NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Qual. Group 3 30:14 (12:7) Vilnius LTU LTU-NOR ECh-Qual. Group 3 26:30 (13:12) Orkanger NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Playoff 38:18 (17:10) Kristiansund NOR NOR-LTU ECh-Playoff 32:17 (17:9) LTU VS ROU Vejle DEN ROU-LTU ECh Group B 32:26 (16:12) *(competitive matches) 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 13

14 QUALIFICATION GROUP 2 SERBIA CZECH REPUBLIC UKRAINE ITALY DATE TIME FIXTURE :05 Czech Rep. vs :00 Serbia vs Ukraine :00 Ukraine vs :00 Italy vs Serbia Italy Czech Rep. Czech Rep. vs Italy vs Ukraine Serbia vs Ukraine vs Italy Ukraine vs Serbia Italy vs Serbia vs Italy Czech Rep. vs 14 Serbia Czech Rep. Czech Rep. Ukraine

15 SERBIA ACHIEVEMENTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 MEDIA CONTACT ZIKA BOGDANOVIC TEAM PROFILE After becoming silver medallists at the 2013 World Championship on home court, only one year later and the team of head coach Sasa Boskovic was eliminated in the preliminary round of the EHF EURO 2014 in Hungary and Croatia. Some key players such as Andrea Lekic and Dragana Cvijic have retired from international handball. The Serbs originally failed to qualify for the 2015 World Championship, but were later awarded by a wild card. Their players are spread all over Europe, mainly signed by top clubs. Women s handball had an enormous boost thanks to the EHF EURO 2012 and the 2013 World Championship, where the spectator world records for women s handball matches were broken three times in a week in the Kombank Arena Belgrade - with 19,000 fans cheering them on in a (unsuccessful) final against Brazil. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 2006 EHF EURO : :6 14th Place 2008 Play-off : :2 Won vs. NED 2008 EHF EURO :93-6 0:6 13th Place 2010 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :6 14th Place 2012 Qualif : :2 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 4th Place 2014 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :6 15th Place Total Qualif : :12 Total EHF EURO : :31 15

16 SERBIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 45:18 (25:10) vs. Zrenjanin SRB, Biggest defeat: 31:26 (16:12) vs. Ljubljana SLO, Longest winning run: 5 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 5 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 2 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 45 vs. Greece Zrenjanin SRB, Most goals opponent: 31 vs. Slovenia Ljubljana SLO, Most goals both teams: 63 vs. Greece Zrenjanin SRB, Fewest goals: 18 vs. Sweden Kristianstad SWE, Fewest goals opponent: 17 vs. Greece Patras GRE, Fewest goals both teams: 36 vs. Sweden Kristianstad SWE, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* SRB VS CZE Beograd SRB SRB-CZE ECh Group A 28:24 (12:15) SRB VS ITA No previous encounters SRB VS UKR Beograd SRB SRB-UKR ECh Group A 25:23 (14:10) *(competitive matches) 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 16

17 CZECH REPUBLIC MEDIA CONTACT VÍT CHALUPA TEAM PROFILE From the highs like qualifying for major events like the EHF EURO 2012 or the 2013 World Championship to lows like failing to qualify for the EHF EURO 2014 and the 2015 World Championship, women s handball in the Czech Republic has been on a quite the roller coaster ride. After the Czech federation started to focus on their youth programmes, including hosting YAC EURO and World Championship events, a huge number of the national team players made it abroad, mainly to Germany, Hungary and Poland. In terms of qualifying for Sweden, the Czechs seem to have a good chance of turning the tide. Current top player is Iveta Luzumova from German champions and Champions League participant Thüringer HC, but the Czechs also can count on a strong goalkeeper in Barbora Ranikova. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :1 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 8th Place 1996 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :10 3rd Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. HUN 2002 Play-off : :2 Won vs. MKD 2002 EHF EURO : :8 8th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ISL 2004 EHF EURO : :6 15th Place 2006 Play-off :51-2 2:2 Lost vs. ESP 2008 Qualif : :0 1st Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. SWE 2010 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :10 12th Place 2014 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Total Qualif : :49 Total EHF EURO : :32 17

18 CZECH REPUBLIC NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 42:20 (19:12) vs. Plzeň CZE, Biggest defeat: 33:20 (15:10) vs. Nyíregyháza HUN, Longest winning run: 6 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 7 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 7 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 7 matches ( ) Current run: L1 ( ) Most goals: 42 vs. Bulgaria Plzeň CZE, Most goals opponent: 34 vs. Sweden Kristianstad SWE, Most goals both teams: 62 vs. FYR Macedonia Kumanovo MKD, vs. Bulgaria Plzeň CZE, vs. Azerbaijan Brno CZE, vs. Austria Maria Enzersdorf AUT, Fewest goals: 10 vs. Spain Leganes ESP, Fewest goals opponent: 13 vs. Spain Leganes ESP, Fewest goals both teams: 23 vs. Spain Leganes ESP, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* CZE VS ITA Plzeň CZE CZE-ITA ECh-Qual. Group 3 32:24 (18:14) Oderzo ITA ITA-CZE WCh-Qual. Group 4 22:38 (8:19) CZE VS SRB Beograd SRB SRB-CZE ECh Group A 28:24 (12:15) CZE VS UKR Debrecen HUN UKR-CZE ECh Group A 25:20 (13:8) Beograd SRB UKR-CZE ECh Group A 22:25 (7:12) *(competitive matches) 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 18

19 UKRAINE ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES 2004 MEDIA CONTACT VASILI YUMASHEV TEAM PROFILE Ukraine has participated in every edition of the Women s EHF EURO since its inauguration in However, success continues to evade the team. With the exception of a silver performance in Romania (2002), the team has never ranked in the top five. At their last EHF EURO, they finished in a disappointing 16 th place in Hungary and Croatia. The other success story was their surprising performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens winning bronze medal under Leonid Ratner (80) who is still at the helm of the Ukrainians. Ratner & Co. failed to qualify for the 2015 World Championship after two clear defeats against Poland. As some players have retired playing for the national team and the pool of talent is not that large in Ukraine - the future and the task ahead for Methusalem Ratner does not look easy. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 11th Place 1996 Qualif : :6 3rd Group EHF EURO : :8 9th Place 1998 Qualif : :5 1st Group EHF EURO : :6 7th Place 2000 Play-off : :2 Won vs. POL 2000 EHF EURO : :5 Runners-up 2002 EHF EURO : :10 12th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. POR 2004 EHF EURO : :6 6th Place 2006 Play-off : :0 Won vs. SVK 2006 EHF EURO : :6 13th Place 2008 Play-off : :0 Won vs. SVK 2008 EHF EURO : :7 10th Place 2010 Qualif : :1 1st Group EHF EURO : :10 12th Place 2012 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO :68-6 0:6 14th Place 2014 Qualif : :6 2nd Group EHF EURO : :6 16th Place Total Qualif : :24 Total EHF EURO : :78 19

20 UKRAINE NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 31:15 (17:5) vs. Kyiv UKR, Biggest defeat: 29:18 (14:7) vs. Głogów POL, Longest winning run: 8 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 36 vs. Poland Kyiv UKR, vs. Portugal Lagos POR, vs. Romania Buzău ROU, vs. Lithuania Kaunas LTU, Most goals opponent: 35 vs. Romania Buzău ROU, Most goals both teams: 71 vs. Romania Buzău ROU, Fewest goals: 14 vs. France Maubeuge FRA, Fewest goals opponent: 15 vs. Slovenia Kyiv UKR, vs. Poland Zaporozhye UKR, Fewest goals both teams: 33 vs. Poland Zaporozhye UKR, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* UKR VS CZE Debrecen HUN UKR-CZE ECh Group A 25:20 (13:8) Beograd SRB UKR-CZE ECh Group A 22:25 (7:12) UKR VS ITA No previous encounters UKR VS SRB Beograd SRB SRB-UKR ECh Group A 25:23 (14:10) *(competitive matches) 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 20

21 ITALY MEDIA CONTACT MATTEO ALDAMONTE TEAM PROFILE We have to go back to 2001 to find an Italian women s team at a major tournament. As hosts of the event they finished in 16th position. Up until now a common pattern is: successful prequalification followed by elimination in the qualification tournaments. However, the Italian federation has started a new Olympic Games project which is based on talented youth players getting extra training and games. Some of these players were part of the squad for the EHF EURO 2014 qualification, and despite the Italians not picking up a single point serious improvement could be seen, and during the qualification for the 2015 World Championship in Denmark, Italy beat FYR Macedonia twice. Most of the top players are contracted by Southern Tyrolian clubs - the heart of Italian handball - such as the youngster Annika Niederwieser and Christina Gheorghe. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :9 4th Group Pre-Qualif :73-6 4:4 3rd Group C 1998 Pre-Qualif : :8 3rd Group C 2000 Qualif : :4 Lost vs. SLO 2002 Play-off : :4 Lost vs. AUT 2004 Qualif :88-8 2:4 3rd Group Qualif : :4 2nd Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. AUT 2008 Qualif : :4 3rd Group Play-off : :4 Lost vs. AUT 2010 Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Qualif : :12 4th Group Total Qualif : :85 21

22 ITALY NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 18:37 (6:16) vs. Plzeň CZE, Biggest defeat: 45:19 (20:9) vs. Freudenstadt GER, Longest winning run: 3 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 3 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 21 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 21 matches ( ) Current run: L21 ( ) Most goals: 37 vs. Latvia Plzeň CZE, vs. Bulgaria Plzeň CZE, Most goals opponent: 45 vs. Germany Freudenstadt GER, Most goals both teams: 68 vs. Bulgaria Mezzocorona ITA, Fewest goals: 10 vs. Russia Enna ITA, vs. Spain Aosta ITA, Fewest goals opponent: 13 vs. The Netherlands Cassano Magnago ITA, Fewest goals both teams: 28 vs. Portugal Palermo ITA, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* ITA VS CZE Plzeň CZE CZE-ITA ECh-Qual. Group 3 32:24 (18:14) Oderzo ITA ITA-CZE WCh-Qual. Group 4 22:38 (8:19) ITA VS SRB ITA VS UKR No previous encounters No previous encounters *(competitive matches) 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 22

23 QUALIFICATION GROUP 3 SPAIN NETHERLANDS AUSTRIA BULGARIA DATE TIME FIXTURE :30 Netherlands vs Bulgaria :45 Spain vs Austria :00 Bulgaria vs Spain :15 Austria vs Netherlands Netherlands vs Spain Bulgaria vs Austria Spain vs Netherlands :25 Austria vs Bulgaria Bulgaria vs Netherlands :25 Austria vs Spain Spain vs Bulgaria Netherlands vs Austria 23

24 SPAIN ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO 2008, 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 MEDIA CONTACT JAVIER FERNANDEZ TEAM PROFILE The guerreras were the big surprise of the EHF EURO 2014 in Hungary and Croatia as they made it to the final (losing to Norway). In the semi-final they dethroned the defending champions Montenergo, which was like a sort of revenge for the semi-final defeat in the Olympic Games in Jorge Duenas and his team have shown in past events that their willpower is one of their stronger assets. Duenas has brought in youth players into the team especially on the line after Begona Fernandez and Veronica Cuadrado both retired. Despite the loss, they can still count on Alexandrina Barbosa Cabral who was third top scorer in the EHF EURO 2014 qualification. Furthermore, Lara Gonzalez, goalkeeper Silvia Navarro and centre back Macarena Aguilar are among the best players in their positions in Europe. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :0 1st Group A 1996 Qualif : :8 4th Group Pre-Qualif : :0 1st Group C 1998 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :11 12th Place 2000 Play-off :53 0 2:2 Lost vs. RUS 2002 Play-off : :0 Won vs. TUR 2002 EHF EURO :80-4 2:4 13th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. POL 2004 EHF EURO : :8 8th Place 2006 Play-off : :2 Won vs. CZE 2006 EHF EURO : :6 9th Place 2008 Play-off : :1 Won vs. LTU 2008 EHF EURO : :6 Runners-up 2010 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 11th Place 2012 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 11th Place 2014 Qualif : :2 1st Group EHF EURO : :6 Runners-up Total Qualif : :29 Total EHF EURO : :56 24

25 SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 39:16 (16:5) vs. Utebo ESP, Biggest defeat: 37:17 (18:9) vs. Århus DEN, Longest winning run: 9 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 11 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 3 matches ( ) Current run: W3 ( ) Most goals: 39 vs. Greece Utebo ESP, Most goals opponent: 37 vs. Denmark Århus DEN, Most goals both teams: 62 vs. Russia Lucena ESP, Fewest goals: 11 vs. Croatia Rijeka CRO, Fewest goals opponent: 10 vs. Czech Republic Leganés ESP, vs. Italy Aosta ITA, Fewest goals both teams: 23 vs. Czech Republic Leganés ESP, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* ESP VS AUT Viborg DEN AUT-ESP B-WCh Place 11/12 24:22 (11:11, 20:20) Sagunto ESP ESP-AUT C-WCh Place :21 (8:12) Barcelona ESP ESP-AUT OG Group B 16:30 (4:9) Zagreb CRO ESP-AUT WCh MR-Group I 27:26 (19:14) ESP VS BUL Taars DEN BUL-ESP B-WCh Group B 23:10 (11:4) Chorzów POL BUL-ESP B-WCh Group A 29:11 (13:3) Kaunas LTU BUL-ESP B-WCh Place 5/6 24:25 (9:10, 22:22) ESP VS NED Berlin FRG NED-ESP B-WCh Group A 15:9 (8:5) Højslev DEN NED-ESP B-WCh Group B 17:16 (8:10) Chorzów POL ESP-NED B-WCh Place 11/12 24:23 (11:11, 21:21) Veliko Tarnovo BUL ESP-NED B-WCh Place :25 (11:13) Dreux FRA ESP-NED C-WCh Place 3/4 19:17 (9:10) Kaunas LTU NED-ESP B-WCh Group B 11:17 (5:10) s-hertogenbosch NED NED-ESP WCh-Playoff 24:25 (14:12) Ciudad Real ESP ESP-NED WCh-Playoff 30:31 (14:14) Malmö SWE ESP-NED ECh Group D 26:16 (11:9) Barueri BRA NED-ESP WCh Group B 27:34 (15:18) Guadalajara ESP ESP-NED OG Qual. Tournament 2 28:24 (14:13) Rotterdam NED NED-ESP ECh-Qual. Group 4 27:22 (17:12) Logroño ESP ESP-NED ECh-Qual. Group 4 29:22 (16:14) *(competitive matches) 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 25

26 NETHERLANDS MEDIA CONTACT ANNEMIEK SCHOUTEN TEAM PROFILE The Netherlands were always on the brink of being a top team, but still their best result is 5th at the 2005 World Championship. The young guns like Laura van der Heijden have proved their ability at the EHF EURO 2014, when they were close to reaching their first ever semi-final, but finally were beaten by Montenegro (finishing 7 th ). Most of their top players are contracted by German or Danish clubs like Van der Heijden, Lois Abbingh (Baia Mare) or Danick Snelder (Thüringer HC). Their two top stars have made huge steps in their career, with centre back Nycke Groot and line player Yvette Broch signing for two-time Champions League winners Györ. Coach Henk Groener will be hoping to qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time, since in 2012 when exactly one goal was missing at the qualification tournament. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :8 3rd Group Pre-Qualif : :4 1st Group C 1996 Qualif : :8 3rd Group EHF EURO : :10 10th Place 2000 Play-off :54-2 1:3 Lost vs. YUG 2002 Play-off : :0 Won vs. POR 2002 EHF EURO :80-7 0:6 14th Place 2004 Play-off :58-3 1:3 Lost vs. ROU 2006 Play-off : :2 Won vs. BLR 2006 EHF EURO : :6 15th Place 2008 Play-off :54-2 2:2 Lost vs. SRB 2010 Qualif : :4 2nd Group EHF EURO : :8 8th Place 2014 Qualif : :2 2nd Group EHF EURO : :7 7th Place Total Qualif : :36 Total EHF EURO : :37 26

27 NETHERLANDS NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 37:21 (18:12) vs. Rotterdam NED, Biggest defeat: 26:16 (13:8) vs. Märsta SWE, Longest winning run: 3 matches ( ) 3 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 8 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 5 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 5 matches ( ) Current run: W2 ( ) Most goals: 37 vs. Turkey Rotterdam NED, Most goals opponent: 32 vs. Croatia Rijeka CRO, Most goals both teams: 60 vs. Portugal Eindhoven NED, Fewest goals: 13 vs. Italy Cassano Magnago ITA, Fewest goals opponent: 13 vs. Italy Rotterdam NED, Fewest goals both teams: 30 vs. Italy Cassano Magnago ITA, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* NED VS AUT Katowice POL NED-AUT B-WCh Group B 18:20 (10:9) Amsterdam NED NED-AUT A-WCh MR-Group I 22:17 (9:9) Ribe DEN NED-AUT B-WCh MR-Group I 17:21 (7:9) Amsterdam NED NED-AUT ECh Group A 24:28 (9:13) Apeldoorn NED NED-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 2 30:18 (16:9) NED VS BUL Skørping DEN NED-BUL B-WCh Group B 17:24 (6:11) Burgas BUL BUL-NED B-WCh Group C 23:18 (14:5) Nieuwegein NED NED-BUL ECh-Qual. Group 7 19:22 (11:14) Gabrovo BUL BUL-NED ECh-Qual. Group 7 21:19 (12:7) NED VS ESP Berlin FRG NED-ESP B-WCh Group A 15:9 (8:5) Højslev DEN NED-ESP B-WCh Group B 17:16 (8:10) Chorzów POL ESP-NED B-WCh Place 11/12 24:23 (11:11, 21:21) Veliko Tarnovo BUL ESP-NED B-WCh Place :25 (11:13) Dreux FRA ESP-NED C-WCh Place 3/4 19:17 (9:10) Kaunas LTU NED-ESP B-WCh Group B 11:17 (5:10) s-hertogenbosch NED NED-ESP WCh-Playoff 24:25 (14:12) Ciudad Real ESP ESP-NED WCh-Playoff 30:31 (14:14) Malmö SWE ESP-NED ECh Group D 26:16 (11:9) Barueri BRA NED-ESP WCh Group B 27:34 (15:18) Guadalajara ESP ESP-NED OG Qual. Tournament 2 28:24 (14:13) Rotterdam NED NED-ESP ECh-Qual. Group 4 27:22 (17:12) Logroño ESP ESP-NED ECh-Qual. Group 4 29:22 (16:14) *(competitive matches) 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 27

28 AUSTRIA ACHIEVEMENTS EHF EURO 1996 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2001 MEDIA CONTACT MARKUS RIEDLMAYER TEAM PROFILE During the 90 s and the early 00 s Austria were one of the powerhouses of women s handball winning bronze medals in 1996 and 1999 on European and world levels respectively. Since 2009, however, they have not qualified for any European or World Championships. Herbert Müller has now put his focus on his youth players and in contrast to previous years on players not solely contracted by Hypo. The most experienced players of the current squad are Gorica Acimovic and Kathrin Engel, but young guns like Sonja Frey or Beate Scheffknecht (second top scorer in the 2014 EHF EURO qualification), bring fresh blood to the team. Two years ago, they were close to qualifying for the EHF EURO, and in 2015 they were defeated clearly twice by Hungary in the qualification for the World Championship in Denmark. EHF EURO QUALIFICATION RECORD YEAR STAGE MP W D L GOALS DIFF. PTS. RANK 1994 Qualif : :0 1st Group EHF EURO : :8 9th Place 1996 Qualif : :3 2nd Group EHF EURO : :4 3rd Place 1998 Qualif : :4 1st Group EHF EURO : :6 4th Place 2000 Play-off : :0 Won vs. SWE 2000 EHF EURO : :12 12th Place 2002 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ITA 2002 EHF EURO : :6 9th Place 2004 Play-off : :0 Won vs. LTU 2004 EHF EURO : :8 10th Place 2006 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ITA 2006 EHF EURO : :8 10th Place 2008 Play-off : :0 Won vs. ITA 2008 EHF EURO : :6 15th Place 2010 Qualif : :6 3rd Group Qualif : :9 3rd Group Qualif : :6 3rd Group Total Qualif : :28 Total EHF EURO : :58 28

29 AUSTRIA NATIONAL TEAM STATISTICS EHF EURO QUALIFICATION TEAM RECORDS Biggest win: 38:15 (22:8) vs. Villach AUT, Biggest defeat: 39:17 (16:10) vs. Norrköping SWE, Longest winning run: 12 matches ( ) Longest unbeaten run: 12 matches ( ) Longest losing run: 3 matches ( ) Longest run without win: 5 matches ( ) Current run: L2 ( ) Most goals: 41 vs. Italy Feldkirchen AUT, Most goals opponent: 42 vs. Denmark Roskilde DEN, Most goals both teams: 69 vs. Denmark Roskilde DEN, Fewest goals: 17 vs. Hungary Wiener Neustadt AUT, vs. Sweden Norrköping SWE, Fewest goals opponent: 15 vs. Turkey Ankara TUR, vs. Azerbaijan Frohnleiten AUT, vs. Yugoslavia Wien AUT, vs. Italy Villach AUT, Fewest goals both teams: 34 vs. Hungary Wiener Neustadt AUT, HEAD-TO-HEAD ENCOUNTERS* AUT VS BUL Celle FRG AUT-BUL B-WCh MR-Group II 16:17 (9:7) Burgas BUL BUL-AUT B-WCh MR-Group II 17:24 (5:7) AUT VS ESP Viborg DEN AUT-ESP B-WCh Place 11/12 24:22 (11:11, 20:20) Sagunto ESP ESP-AUT C-WCh Place :21 (8:12) Barcelona ESP ESP-AUT OG Group B 16:30 (4:9) Zagreb CRO ESP-AUT WCh MR-Group I 27:26 (19:14) AUT VS NED Katowice POL NED-AUT B-WCh Group B 18:20 (10:9) Amsterdam NED NED-AUT A-WCh MR-Group I 22:17 (9:9) Ribe DEN NED-AUT B-WCh MR-Group I 17:21 (7:9) Amsterdam NED NED-AUT ECh Group A 24:28 (9:13) Apeldoorn NED NED-AUT WCh-Qual. Group 2 30:18 (16:9) *(competitive matches) 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 29