FINAL TOURNAMENT DRAW MEDIA GUIDE

FINAL TOURNAMENT DRAW MEDIA GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Previous Men s EHF EURO host nations and winners 2 Key details 4 Media services 5 Tournament information 6 Pot 1 7 France 8 Denmark 9 Spain 10 Croatia 11 Pot 2 12 Iceland 13 Poland 14 Sweden 15 Hungary 16 Pot 3 17 Russia 18 FYR Macedonia 19 Germany 20 Belarus 21 Pot 4 22 Serbia 23 Norway 24 Slovenia 25 Montenegro 26 EHF EURO 2016 venues 27 EHF EURO 2016 qualification results 28 3

KEY DETAILS Introduction Welcome to the draw for the Men s EHF EURO 2016, the European Handball Federation s flagship national team event. As a media representative you are receiving this information to ensure that you are completely up to date with all the latest information regarding the event. Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the EHF Media and Communications team. We look forward to working with you in the lead-up to the Men s EHF EURO 2016. The EHF Media and Communications Team The host of the EHF EURO 2016 When the Men s EHF EURO 2016 throws off in Poland in January 2016, it will be the 12 th nation to host the 12 th edition of the European Handball Federation s flagship national team event. Handball is one of the most popular sports in Poland with thousands of fans regularly coming to the arenas for support when the national team or the most famous club sides, such as KS Vive Tauron Kielce and Orlen Wisla Plock, take to the court. A cumulative audience of 205 million watched on TV in Poland when the national team played at the EHF EURO 2014. The fans are famous for their passion and the electrifying atmosphere they create, wherever their team plays. On the road to the Men s EHF EURO 2016, Poland has already hosted the Women s 17 EHF EURO 2013 and the Men s 18 EHF EURO 2014. This means that they will be well prepared to offer a colourful and entertaining experience for the audience, conveying a special championship spirit in January 2016. Key EHF media contacts JJ Rowland EHF Head of Media and Communications Email: rowland@eurohandball.com Phone: +43 1 80151 167 Thomas Schöneich EHF Media and Communications Email: schoeneich@eurohandball.com Phone: +43 1 80151 164 4

MEDIA SERVICES Ticket sales International ticket sales for the matches in Katowice, Gdansk and Wroclaw at the Men s EHF EURO 2016 will start after the final tournament draw on 22 June. The sale for the final weekend as well as for all matches in Katowice already started earlier this year. Tickets can be bought via the official website www.ehf-euro.com. Official website and Facebook The event s official website at www.ehf-euro.com offers up to date tournament information and news in the lead up to the Men s EHF EURO 2016. During the event itself, it will provide a complete media service from the EHF European Championship. A team of media professionals including editors, journalists and photographers will provide a huge amount of information for use by media representatives including mixed zone and press conference quotes, match previews, reports and interviews. The official Facebook page for EHF EURO events is www.facebook.com/ehfeuro Live streaming and video on demand on YouTube The EHF and its media and marketing partner, Infront Sports and Media, will offer a complete live streaming and on-demand video service from the EHF EURO in Poland. All matches will be streamed with full English commentary. There will also be daily video reports and features from the EHF Video Team. Media Portal The EHF s media portal at http://members.ehf.eu is the one-stop-shop for media representatives offering all the EHF s media news such as press releases, event flash quotes directly after matches, press conference highlights, draw reactions and downloads of all relevant information including, but not limited to, media guides and event logos. Downloadable items are available in the document section, press statements and flash quotes from matches, press conferences and draws are available in the news section. If you have not registered yet, you can do so at http://bit.ly/ ehfmediaportal Photo service The EHF will provide the media with a small number of free of charge photographs from selected events such as this final tournament draw. The pictures will be available to download from the Flickr account: www.flickr.com/ehfmedia @EHFEURO Twitter Follow the EHF Media and Communications Department s EHF EURO Twitter channel to be kept completely up to date with the latest happenings in European handball and with a special focus on keeping you the media informed the channel can be found @EHFEURO. 5

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Poland was awarded the right to host the Men s EHF EURO 2016 at the EHF Congress in June 2012 in Monaco. Croatia, Norway and Poland had bid for the event, and after the presentation of all bids, the majority voted in favour of Poland (27 votes), followed by Croatia (15 votes) and Norway (4 votes). Only a few months later the first teams already embarked on the road to Poland, as the first phase of the qualification for the first time was played on a home and away basis instead of in qualification tournaments. Finland, Greece and Estonia became the three group winners who in April 2014 faced Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania and Switzerland in another new qualification phase, the intermediate play-offs. The latter three had been the three lowest ranked teams in the EHF EURO 2014 Qualification. However, two of them Bosnia- Herzegovina and Romania avoided a further relegation, while Finland recorded a surprise victory against Romania and made it to the final qualification stage. This second phase started in October 2014 and after 84 qualifiers had been played by the middle of June 2015, the field of teams for the EHF EURO 2016 was completed. Croatia and Norway from Group 1, Denmark and Belarus from Group 2, Sweden and Slovenia from Group 3, Iceland, Serbia and Montenegro (as best third ranked team) from Group 4, Hungary and Russia from Group 5, France and FYR Macedonia from Group 6 as well as Spain and Germany from Group 7 joined hosts Poland at the final tournament. The Men s EHF EURO 2016 will be played from 15 to 31 January 2016. Poland is the 12 th nation in EHF EURO history since 1994 that hosts the 12 th final tournament. The preliminary round will be played in Krakow (Group A), Katowice (Group B), Wroclaw (Group C) and Gdansk (Group D). The main round will be played in Krakow (Group I) and Wroclaw (Group II); the final weekend will take place in Krakow. Besides these four cities, Malopolska, the region surrounding Krakow, is also the official hosting region for the tournament. This is first time that a Men s EHF EURO event has been extended to 17 days overall. The extension is due to change in the playing system for the main round. Instead of three there will be four playing days with two teams always resting on Days 1, 2 and 3 it is only on the fourth playing day that all six teams take to the court. The arenas selected for this tournament are the newly-built Tauron Arena in Krakow with a capacity of 15,000 spectators, the Ergo Arena in Gdansk (11,000), the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Centennial Hall in Wroclaw (6,500) and the Spodek Arena in Katowice (10,000). Ahead of the draw Poland made of use of their right as organisers and already placed one team in each group, which means that the hosts will start in Krakow (Group A), Germany will play in Wroclaw (Group C), Denmark in Gdansk (Group D) and Croatia in Katowice (Group B). 6

POT 1 France Denmark Spain Croatia 7

FRANCE Achievements EHF EURO 2006, 2010, 2014 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES 2008, 2012 1992 World Championships 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015 1993 1997, 2003, 2005 Media contact Pauline Lambertini p.lambertini@handball-france.eu +33 663 773 263 www.ff-handball.org Team profile When France won gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, it seemed this success might be the last for the nation s golden handball generation as long-term key players such as Didier Dinart and Guillaume Gille retired and the team played a disappointing World Championship 2013. However, the glory days for French handball are far from over. At the EHF EURO 2014 they remained unbeaten and won their third European title in style when they demolished hosts Denmark 41:32 in the final. And it did not stop there a year later France topped another podium, this time at the World Championship. The team is led by the outstanding current World Handball Player Nikola Karabatic, but new players such as Valentin Porte, Luka Karabatic and Alix Nyokas have shown they have all the potential it takes to become world-class athletes. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 48 39 2 7 1319:1032 +287 80:16 Total EHF EURO 77 46 9 22 2098:1940 +158 101:53 8

DENMARK Achievements EHF EURO 2008, 2012 2014 2002, 2004, 2006 World Championships 1967, 2011, 2013 2007 Media contact Finn T. Jensen ftj@dhf.dk +45 2916 0910 www.dhf.dk Team profile The 2016 qualification marked the international debut for Danish head coach Gudmundur Gudmundsson, who replaced Ulrik Wilbek in the summer of 2014. Gudmundsson had big shoes to fill: Wilbek led the Danish men s national team to two EHF EURO titles (2008 and 2012), silver at the World Championships in 2011 and 2013, and silver on a home court at the EHF EURO 2014. Although experienced players such as Thomas Mogensen and Michael Knudsen left the team prior to the start of the campaign, Denmark had no trouble qualifying as winners of Group B. With stars such as goalkeeper Niklas Landin and former World Handball Player Mikkel Hansen in the squad, Denmark are arguably one of the favourites to medal at the EHF EURO 2016. 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 0 281:144 +37 12:0 1st Group 2 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 36 27 3 6 1105:812 +193 57:15 Total EHF EURO 74 47 3 24 2024:1891 +133 97:51 9

SPAIN Achievements EHF EURO 1996, 1998, 2006 2000, 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES 1996, 2000, 2008 World Championships 2005, 2013 2011 Media contact Javier Fernández prensaycomunicacion@rfebm.com Tel.: +34 91 5481355 www.rfebm.com Team profile After winning the World Championship 2013, Valero Rivera took the top job for Qatar and was succeeded by fellow Spaniard, Manolo Cadenas. The handover of team responsibilities from one coach to another went smoothly, though Spain failed to repeat their 2013 success at Qatar 2015, where they finished fourth. The squad remained almost the same and Cadenas can still count on tall defence, strong goalkeepers including Arpad Sterbik, brilliant wings like Victor Tomas and classy high-scorers such as Joan Canellas. Canellas was the top scorer at the EHF EURO 2014, where Spain won bronze. Besides Sterbik, who plays for HC Vardar, Canellas (THW Kiel) and line player Julen Aguinagalde (KS Vive Tauron Kielce), the core of the team is formed by players from FC Barcelona, such as Tomas, Viran Morros, Raul Entrerrios and Gonzalo Perez de Vargas. EHF European Championship (qualification) record 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 46 37 3 6 1364:985 +379 77:15 Total EHF EURO 77 49 5 23 2138:1970 +168 103:51 10

CROATIA Achievements EHF EURO 2008, 2010 1994, 2012 Olympic Games 1996, 2004 2012 World Championships 2003 1995, 2005, 2009 2013 Media contact Silvija Surac s.surac@hrs.hr +385 95 99 99 204 www.hrs.hr Team profile Following a string of bronze medals won at the EHF EURO 2012, the 2012 Olympic Games and the World Championship 2013, Croatia s form has dropped recently with a fourth place finish at the EHF EURO 2014 and sixth place at the World Championship 2015. Failing to qualify for the semi-final at Qatar 2015 cost head coach Slavko Goluza his job at the helm. After the World Championship Goluza 11 was replaced by Zeljko Babic, who successfully steered Croatia through the qualification and has been given the task of forming a medalcontending team by 2018 when Croatia host the EHF EURO at the latest. The current squad is a mix of young and old, with experienced players like Domagoj Duvnjak, Ivan Cupic and Manuel Strlek alongside promising talents such as Stipe Mandalinic and Filip Ivic. EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 8 6 1 1 214:166 +48 13:3 1st Group 4 1994 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 165:161 +4 8:6 3rd Place 1996 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 161:137 +24 10:2 1st Group 1 1996 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 154:151 +3 8:4 5th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 166:145 +21 8:4 1st Group 1 1998 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 145:150-5 5:7 8th Place 2000 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 146:139 +7 7:5 6th Place 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 71:56 +15 4:0 Won vs. TUR 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 70:89 19 0:6 16th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 62:52 +10 3:1 Won vs. BLR 2004 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 222:221 +1 10:6 4th Place 2006 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 229:228 +1 10:6 4th Place 2008 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 212:203 +9 11:5 Runners-up 2010 Qualif. 8 7 0 1 252:180 +72 14:2 1st Group 4 2010 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 207:194 +13 13:3 Runners-up 2012 Qualif. 2 6 6 0 0 168:137 +31 12:0 1st Group 2 2012 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 216:201 +15 11:5 3rd Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 161:135 +26 10:2 1st Group 4 2014 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 229:206 +23 10:6 4th Place 2016 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 191:148 +43 10:2 1st Group 1 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 50 41 2 7 1446:1156 +290 84:16 Total EHF EURO 76 43 7 26 1995:1943 +52 93:59

POT 2 Iceland Poland Sweden Hungary 12

ICELAND Achievements EHF EURO 2010 Olympic Games 2008 Media contacts Róbert Geir Gíslason robert@hsi.is +354 8200552 www.hsi.is Einar Thorvardarson einar@hsi.is +354 8200553 www.hsi.is Team profile Since they reached their first EHF EURO semifinal in 2002, Iceland have been among the top handball nations, with silver at the 2008 Olympic Games and bronze at the EHF EURO 2010. Iceland only narrowly missed the semi-finals at the EHF EURO 2014, and after a weak start to the 2016 qualification, pulled themselves together to eventually finish top of Group 4. 13 Coach Aron Kristjansson has a highlyexperienced squad at his disposal, which still includes some Beijing silver medallists such as Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson, Robert Gunnarsson and goalkeeper Björgvin Gustavsson. At almost every tournament an Icelandic player is named part of the all-star team, as was the case for Aron Palmarsson at the 2012 Olympic Games. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 58 37 6 15 1711:1471 +240 80:36 Total EHF EURO 50 19 9 22 1427:1447-20 47:53

POLAND Achievements World Championships 2007 2009, 2015 Media contact Jan Korczak-Mleczko mleczko@zprp.org.pl +48 662 242 707 www.zprp.pl Team profile As hosts, Poland did not have to go through the hardship of qualification however, a bronze medal at the World Championship 2015 in Qatar is clear proof of the team s strength. Poland enjoyed one of their most successful periods between 2007 and 2009, when they came second and third at the respective World Championships. Following a dip in form and performances, German Michael Biegler took over the head coach position from Bogdan Wenta in October 2012. With World Championship All-Star line player Bartosz Jurecki, three players from 2015 VELUX EHF FINAL4 bronze medal winner KS Vive Tauron Kielce: goalkeeper Slawomir Szmal, Karol Bielecki and Michal Jurecki, and the home crowd support they can rely on at the EHF EURO, Poland will be a force to reckon with in January. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 67 37 4 26 1832:1626 +206 78:56 Total EHF EURO 39 14 4 21 1084:1113-29 32:46 14

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 Lasse Tjernberg Lasse.Tjernberg@handboll.rf.se +46 (0)8 699 65 49 www.svenskhandboll.se Team profile Sweden are the record EHF EURO champions with four titles, but they have not qualified for the semi-final since hosting the tournament in 2002, when they topped the podium for the last time to date. The past few years have been up and down for coaches Ola Lindgren and Staffan Olsson: Only weeks after missing the qualification for the World Championship 2013 Sweden reached the Olympic Games Final in London, which they lost to France. At the EHF EURO 2014 they reached the main round, and at Qatar 2015 they finished tenth. The squad s style combines typical Scandinavian tactics such as strong defence with fast wings and intelligent backcourt shooters a combination that proved successful as Sweden went through the qualification undefeated. Players to watch in the future include 23-year-old Jim Gottfridsson. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 48 39 3 6 1410:1130 +280 81:15 Total EHF EURO 65 44 3 18 1777:1608 +169 91:39 15

HUNGARY Achievements World Championships 1986 Media contact Gabor Liszkay liszkay@keziszovetseg.hu +36 30 681 3460 www.keziszovetseg.hu Team profile What can go wrong if you have one of history s best handball players coaching you? The Hungarian Handball Federation surprised many when they presented Talant Dujshebaev as the new head coach in October 2014. And to answer the question: Not much, as Hungary were one of the first teams to qualify for the EHF EURO 2016. Expectations are still high however, and Dujshebaev has announced participation at the 2016 Olympic Games as the future goal. The unquestionable star is Laszlo Nagy, who played a key role in Hungary s most recent success when they reached the semi-final at the 2012 Olympic Games. However, medals have eluded the team since 1986, when they won silver at the World Championship. Besides Nagy, the heart of the team is its defence with world-class Roland Mikler in goal. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 62 46 3 13 1754:1470 +284 95:29 Total EHF EURO 48 15 10 23 1236:1296-60 40:56 16

POT 3 Russia FYR Macedonia Germany Belarus 17

RUSSIA Achievements EHF EURO 1996 1994, 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 2004 World Championships 1993, 1997 1999 Media contact Benjamin Kuznetsov benkuz@gmail.com +7 916 618 60 54 www.rushandball.ru Team profile The recent past saw a reasonably successful era for Russia under the reign of head coaches Oleg Kuleshov and Alexander Rymanov. At the World Championship 2013 they reached the quarter-final then finished ninth at the EHF EURO 2014 their best position since 2006. However, when Russia finished 19th at the World Championship 2015, Kuleshov and Rymanov s time was over and former Olympic, world and European champions Dmitri Torgovanov and Lev Voronin took over. With them at the helm Russia finished second in Group 5 in the 2016 qualification. And while he admits it being a tough task, Torgovanov will do everything in his power to steer Russia to the Olympic qualification by ranking well at the EHF EURO 2016. The team s stars include Timur Dibirov and Sergei Gorbok, who both play for HC Vardar. EHF European Championship (qualification) record 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 42 33 0 9 1172:1037 +235 66:18 Total EHF EURO 67 37 6 24 1824:1747 +77 80:54 18

FYR MACEDONIA Media contact Viktorija Milanovska handball@macedoniahandball.com.mk +389 22 46 44 44 www.macedoniahandball.com.mk Team profile FYR Macedonia s men s national team is still all about Kiril Lazarov. The top scorer at the World Championship 2009 and EHF EURO 2012 is the unquestionable heart of the squad. When Lazarov scores, FYR Macedonia are on the upswing; if he fails, they are going down. Fortunately for the Macedonians Lazarov was once more at his best throughout the qualification. His 56 goals not only made him the top scorer of the stage but also accounted for more than one third of his team s goals in the qualification, which they finished ranked second in Group 6. It is a handball-mad nation and the atmosphere at games is always electrifying. Besides Lazarov, the Macedonians hopes for the EHF EURO rest on the shoulders of player such as Naumce Mojsovski and Dejan Manaskov. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 74 39 6 29 2125:2059 +66 84:64 Total EHF EURO 19 5 3 11 456:516-60 13:25 19

GERMANY Achievements EHF EURO 2004 2002 1998 OLYMPIC GAMES 1980 (as GDR) 1984, 2004 World Championships 1938, 1978, 2007 1954, 1970, 1974 (both GDR), 2003 1958, 1978, 1986, (both GDR) Media contact Tim Oliver Kalle Timoliver.kalle@dhb.de +49 231 9119134 www.dhb.de Team profile There have been numerous setbacks for the 2007 world champions over the past two years: First they failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, then for the EHF EURO 2014 in Denmark, and finally they lost to Poland in the World Championship 2015 Play-offs. Courtesy of an IHF wild card, they nevertheless made it to Qatar through the back door. Following a seventh-place finish at the World Championship things have been moving in a more positive direction under new head coach Dagur Sigurdsson. During his first season in the job he was simultaneously in charge of Füchse Berlin, leading them to victory in the EHF Cup, but the Icelander will focus solely on the German national team from now on. It is the expressed goal of Germany to be back on top by 2019 at the latest, when they co-host the World Championship together with Denmark. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 50 38 3 9 1408:1087 +321 79:21 Total EHF EURO 68 32 10 26 1777:1695 +82 74:62 20

BELARUS Media contact Tatsiana Pustokhod handball_blr@mail.ru +375 17 290 96 53 www.handball.by Team profile Handball has a long and successful history and tradition in Belarus, dating back to the Soviet Union era when many players from Minsk were part of the national team. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Belarusian men s national team made history when they were part of the first match at an EHF EURO event on 3 June 1994 in Porto. They faced Germany and recorded a sensational 24:23 victory. However, it was 14 long years until Belarus participated in an EHF EURO again, in 2008. These days the undeniable star of the team is Siarhei Rutenka. Under his on-court guidance and with coach Iouri Chevtsov on the sideline, Belarus qualified for the World Championships 2013 and 2015 as well as the EHF EURO 2014 and, of course, for the 2016 event, courtesy of finishing second in Group 2. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 83 45 7 31 2386:2204 +182 97:69 Total EHF EURO 15 3 0 12 403:463-60 6:24 21

POT 4 Serbia Norway Slovenia Montenegro 22

SERBIA Achievements EHF EURO 2012 Media contact Zika Bogdanovic info@balkan-handball.com +381 600 64 34 77 www.rss.org.rs Team profile Serbia have changed coaches four times since winning silver on the home court at the EHF EURO 2012: When the team missed the quarter-finals at the World Championship 2013 Veselin Vukovic was sacked and intermediately replaced by SG Flensburg-Handewitt coach Ljubomir Vranjes. Vranjes was succeeded by Vlatan Matic, who took over for the EHF EURO 2014 but failed to reach the main round. When an eight-goal advantage was not enough to beat Czech Republic in the World Championship 2015 Play-offs, Matic resigned immediately. Hence it was up to former world-class goalkeeper Dejan Peric to steer the team through the EHF EURO 2016 Qualification Phase. With the prowess of stars such as Marko Vujin and Momir Ilic, Serbia succeeded, placing second in Group 4 to qualify for the final tournament. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 30 19 5 6 956:821 +135 43:17 Total EHF EURO 14 5 3 6 332:339-7 13:15 23

NORWAY Media contact Kirsten Birkeland kirsten.birkeland@handball.no +47 957 04 055 www.handball.no Team profile For many years the Norwegian men s team played in the shadow of the successful women s national team, before the EHF EURO 2008 acted like a starting signal for the team s improvement. The youth programme showed results with talents like Kent Tönnesen and Sander Sagosen making their mark. Even now that experienced key players like Havard Tvedten and Börge Lund have retired, Norway remain a force to reckon with. After failing to reach the main round at the EHF EURO 2014, head coach Robert Hedin quit his job and was succeeded by Christian Berge. He was planned as an interim solution, but despite the fact that Norway also did not qualify for the World Championship 2015, Berge kept his job and successfully steered Norway through the EHF EURO 2016 Qualification. The Scandinavians even recorded an unexpected victory against Croatia. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 60 39 4 16 1689:1425 +264 84:36 Total EHF EURO 31 10 4 17 833:841-8 24:38 24

SLOVENIA Achievements EHF EURO 2004 Media contact Goran Cvijic cvijic@rokometna-zveza.si +386 31 325 235 www.rokometna-zveza.si Team profile The EHF EURO 2004 hosts have been on a rollercoaster ride in recent years: In 2013 they reached the World Championship Semi-final in Spain, but only a few months later a defeat against Belarus saw them miss out on the EHF EURO 2014. In the World Championship 2015 qualification the team overcame Hungary to qualify for the final tournament in Qatar, where they finished eighth and Dragan Gajic was the tournament top scorer. However, this success did not save head coach Boris Denic, who was replaced by legendary Veselin Vujovic ahead of the final two rounds of the EHF EURO 2016 Qualification Phase. Slovenia have a number of talented youngsters to draw from in the coming years. Gasper Marguc, Borut Mackovsek and Jure Dolenec are just three young guns on whose shoulders Slovenia s future hopes rest. EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 8 5 0 3 189:149 +40 10:6 2nd Group 2 1994 Runners-Up 2 1 0 1 38:38 0 2:2 Won vs. CZE 1994 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 112:139 27 3:9 10th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 141:137 +4 7:5 2nd Group 1 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 120:139 19 2:10 11th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 161:155 +6 6:6 3rd Group 3 2000 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 195:144 +51 12:0 1st Group 2 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 59:52 +7 4:0 Won vs. HUN 2000 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 154:155-1 6:6 5th Place 2002 EHF EURO 7 0 2 5 181:215 34 2:12 12th Place 2004 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 230:218 +12 11:5 Runners-up 2006 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 191:194-3 6:6 8th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 66:60 +6 4:0 Won vs. MKD 2008 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 172:180-8 6:6 10th Place 2010 Qualif. 8 6 0 2 293:221 +72 12:4 2nd Group 5 2010 EHF EURO 6 1 2 3 186:203-17 4:8 11th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 194:179 +15 8:4 2nd Group 3 2012 EHF EURO 7 2 0 5 207:212-5 4:10 6th Place 2014 Qualif. 2 6 2 1 3 192:179 +13 5:7 3rd Group 6 2016 Qualif. 2 6 4 1 1 185:149 +36 9:3 2nd Group 3 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 58 38 3 17 1713:1463 +250 79:37 Total EHF EURO 58 19 6 33 1553:1655-102 44:72 25

MONTENEGRO Media contact Emir Beslija emir.beslija@yahoo.com www.rscg.co.me Team profile Women s handball has been in the spotlight in Montenegro for many years. Buducnost won the EHF Champions League in 2012 and 2015, while the national team won the Olympic silver medal and EHF EURO gold medal in 2012. But it was also in 2012 that the men s team first sprang a major surprise, eliminating Sweden in the play-offs for the World Championship 2013, then beating Germany twice to qualify for the EHF EURO 2014 in Denmark. When Montenegro lost to Belarus in the World Championship 2015 Play-offs, coach Zoran Kastratovic quit his job and was succeeded by Ljubomir Obradovic, who guided the team to their second consecutive EHF EURO. Montenegro s top star is PSG Handball wing Fehrudin Mehic. 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 ------------------------------------- Total Qualif. 34 19 2 13 959:974-15 40:28 Total EHF EURO 9 0 1 8 218:276-58 1:17 26

EHF EURO 2016 VENUES Lithuania Kaunas Gdansk POLAND Wroclaw Prague Czech Republic Katowice Krakow Slovakia Kosice TAURON Arena, Krakow Capacity: 15,000 Centennial Hall, Wroclaw Capacity: 6,500 Ergo Arena, Gdansk Capacity: 11,000 Spodek Arena, Katowice Capacity: 10,000 27

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Group 1 matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 CRO Croatia 6 5 0 1 191:148 43 10 2 NOR Norway 6 5 0 1 182:152 30 10 3 NED Netherlands 6 2 0 4 155:174-19 4 4 TUR Turkey 6 0 0 6 141:195-54 0 MatchID: 201611010102-002 NOR Norway vs. TUR Turkey 36 : 27 (18:13) 29.10.2014 19:00 Kristiansund / NOR Spectators: 2769 Ref.: Bernet, Wick SUI Del.: Østerballe DEN 001 CRO Croatia vs. NED Netherlands 35 : 24 (17:10) 30.10.2014 18:00 Koprivnica / CRO Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Novikov, Perepilitsy UKR Del.: Nikolovski MKD 004 NED Netherlands vs. NOR Norway 22 : 30 (9:13) 02.11.2014 14:00 Almere / NED Spectators: 1250 Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Del.: Caillet FRA 003 TUR Turkey vs. CRO Croatia 22 : 32 (9:16) 02.11.2014 16:00 Cankaya/Ankara / TUR Spectators: 800 Ref.: Kurtagic, Wetterwik SWE Del.: Mkhitaryan ARM 006 TUR Turkey vs. NED Netherlands 23 : 30 (11:14) 29.04.2015 19:00 Cankaya/Ankara / TUR Spectators: 500 Ref.: Konjicanin, Konjicanin BIH Del.: Antonopoulos GRE 005 NOR Norway vs. CRO Croatia 27 : 26 (17:13) 29.04.2015 19:10 Stavanger / NOR Spectators: 4750 Ref.: Marin Lorente, Garcia Serradilla ESP Del.: Gunnarsson ISL 008 NED Netherlands vs. TUR Turkey 31 : 21 (13:9) 03.05.2015 14:00 Almere / NED Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Vesovic, Mitrovic MNE Del.: Rankin GBR 007 CRO Croatia vs. NOR Norway 31 : 25 (16:17) 03.05.2015 17:15 Varazdin / CRO Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Sundell FIN 010 TUR Turkey vs. NOR Norway 22 : 26 (10:12) 10.06.2015 19:00 Cankaya/Ankara / TUR Spectators: 500 Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Kaschütz AUT 009 NED Netherlands vs. CRO Croatia 24 : 27 (12:14) 10.06.2015 20:00 Sittard / NED Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Dobrovits, Tajok HUN Del.: Dujardin FRA 011 CRO Croatia vs. TUR Turkey 40 : 26 (21:13) 14.06.2015 17:15 Umag / CRO Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Argyridis, Mouttas CYP Del.: Kyriakoulias GRE 012 NOR Norway vs. NED Netherlands 38 : 24 (19:11) 14.06.2015 18:15 Trondheim / NOR Spectators: 3151 2016 Men's European Championship Qualification 2 Ref.: Leszczynski, Piechota POL Del.: Østerballe DEN EHF Report 14.06.2015 22:18 1/7

Group 2 matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 DEN Denmark 6 6 0 0 181:144 37 12 2 BLR Belarus 6 2 2 2 158:167-9 6 3 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 6 1 2 3 136:140-4 4 4 LTU Lithuania 6 1 0 5 140:164-24 2 MatchID: 201611010102-014 BLR Belarus vs. BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 25 : 25 (12:13) 29.10.2014 16:30 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Rudic CRO 013 DEN Denmark vs. LTU Lithuania 31 : 21 (16:8) 30.10.2014 20:15 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 4016 Ref.: Lah, Sok SLO Del.: Halldorsson ISL 016 LTU Lithuania vs. BLR Belarus 28 : 30 (13:13) 02.11.2014 16:00 Siauliai / LTU Spectators: 500 Ref.: Johansson, Kliko SWE Del.: Järv EST 015 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina vs. DEN Denmark 23 : 25 (11:12) 02.11.2014 20:15 Tuzla / BIH Spectators: 5000 Ref.: Santos, Fonseca POR Del.: Repensek SLO 017 BLR Belarus vs. DEN Denmark 27 : 36 (12:17) 30.04.2015 19:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 6500 Ref.: Pavicevic, Raznatovic MNE Del.: Szajna POL 018 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina vs. LTU Lithuania 26 : 23 (13:10) 30.04.2015 20:15 Cazin / BIH Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Harabagiu, Stanescu ROU Del.: Nikolovski MKD 019 DEN Denmark vs. BLR Belarus 32 : 23 (18:11) 02.05.2015 20:15 Aarhus / DEN Spectators: 4959 Ref.: Kurtagic, Wetterwik SWE Del.: Haraldsson ISL 020 LTU Lithuania vs. BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 19 : 15 (10:7) 03.05.2015 17:00 Kaunas / LTU Spectators: 1000 Ref.: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann GRE Del.: Tevzadze GEO 021 LTU Lithuania vs. DEN Denmark 25 : 31 (13:18) 10.06.2015 19:00 Kaunas / LTU Spectators: 1400 Ref.: Gasmi, Gasmi FRA Del.: Ventsli EST 022 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina vs. BLR Belarus 22 : 22 (14:12) 11.06.2015 20:15 Zenica / BIH Spectators: 6000 Ref.: Brunovsky, Canda SVK Del.: Convents BEL 024 BLR Belarus vs. LTU Lithuania 31 : 24 (15:10) 14.06.2015 16:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 3310 Ref.: Pandzic, Mosorinski SRB Del.: Kazinieks LAT 023 DEN Denmark vs. BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 26 : 25 (13:14) 14.06.2015 20:15 Brondby / DEN Spectators: 4467 2016 Men's European Championship Qualification 2 Ref.: Hansen, Pettersen NOR Del.: Sundell FIN EHF Report 14.06.2015 22:18 2/7

Group 3 matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 SWE Sweden 6 5 1 0 182:134 48 11 2 SLO Slovenia 6 4 1 1 185:149 36 9 3 LAT Latvia 6 2 0 4 133:182-49 4 4 SVK Slovakia 6 0 0 6 130:165-35 0 MatchID: 201611010102-025 SLO Slovenia vs. SVK Slovakia 31 : 25 (15:12) 29.10.2014 20:30 Koper / SLO Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: Schlick AUT 026 SWE Sweden vs. LAT Latvia 33 : 23 (18:8) 30.10.2014 17:10 Nyköping / SWE Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Pandzic, Satordzija BIH Del.: Vitzthum SUI 027 LAT Latvia vs. SLO Slovenia 28 : 39 (13:21) 01.11.2014 17:05 Dobele / LAT Spectators: 1150 Ref.: Andorka, Hucker HUN Del.: Zabczynski POL 028 SVK Slovakia vs. SWE Sweden 23 : 33 (15:16) 01.11.2014 18:00 Bratislava / SVK Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez ESP Del.: Sodal NOR 029 SWE Sweden vs. SLO Slovenia 28 : 24 (18:10) 29.04.2015 19:15 Växjö / SWE Spectators: 4512 Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Del.: Petersen DEN 030 LAT Latvia vs. SVK Slovakia 25 : 18 (11:7) 29.04.2015 19:35 Dobele / LAT Spectators: 900 Ref.: Hansen, Pettersen NOR Del.: Sitsi EST 032 SVK Slovakia vs. LAT Latvia 22 : 23 (16:10) 02.05.2015 18:00 Hlohovec / SVK Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Leandersson, Lindroos FIN Del.: Jovic BIH 031 SLO Slovenia vs. SWE Sweden 28 : 28 (13:16) 03.05.2015 17:30 Celje / SLO Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Pavicevic MNE 033 SVK Slovakia vs. SLO Slovenia 20 : 26 (10:13) 10.06.2015 17:00 Presov / SVK Spectators: 1450 Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Vujisic MNE 034 LAT Latvia vs. SWE Sweden 14 : 33 (8:16) 10.06.2015 19:35 Dobele / LAT Spectators: 600 Ref.: Katsikis, Michailidis GRE Del.: Serbu ROU 035 SLO Slovenia vs. LAT Latvia 37 : 20 (18:11) 13.06.2015 18:30 Velenje / SLO Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann GRE Del.: Metalari MKD 036 SWE Sweden vs. SVK Slovakia 27 : 22 (16:10) 14.06.2015 16:15 Stockholm / SWE Spectators: 7000 2016 Men's European Championship Qualification 2 Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Éles HUN EHF Report 14.06.2015 22:18 3/7

Group 4 matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 ISL Iceland 6 4 1 1 191:137 54 9 2 SRB Serbia 6 3 2 1 153:152 1 8 3 MNE Montenegro 6 3 1 2 146:152-6 7 4 ISR Israel 6 0 0 6 134:183-49 0 MatchID: 201611010102-038 ISL Iceland vs. ISR Israel 36 : 19 (14:9) 29.10.2014 19:30 Reykjavik / ISL Spectators: 1950 Ref.: Buache, Meyer SUI Del.: Arponen FIN 037 SRB Serbia vs. MNE Montenegro 25 : 21 (10:9) 29.10.2014 20:00 Belgrade / SRB Spectators: 7000 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Posavec CRO 040 MNE Montenegro vs. ISL Iceland 25 : 24 (14:12) 02.11.2014 18:00 Bar / MNE Spectators: 2234 Ref.: Dentz, Reibel FRA Del.: Vodopivec SLO 039 ISR Israel vs. SRB Serbia 22 : 26 (10:13) 02.11.2014 19:45 Rishon Lezion / ISR Spectators: 1050 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Meimaridis GRE 041 ISL Iceland vs. SRB Serbia 38 : 22 (16:10) 29.04.2015 19:30 Reykjavik / ISL Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Geipel, Helbig GER Del.: Johansson SWE 042 ISR Israel vs. MNE Montenegro 19 : 22 (9:9) 30.04.2015 19:45 Tel Aviv / ISR Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Rudic CRO 043 SRB Serbia vs. ISL Iceland 25 : 25 (13:11) 03.05.2015 19:00 Nis / SRB Spectators: 5600 Ref.: Stolarovs, Licis LAT Del.: Wiebrands NED 044 MNE Montenegro vs. ISR Israel 33 : 27 (16:13) 03.05.2015 20:00 Bar / MNE Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Brkic, Jusufhodzic AUT Del.: Pozeznik SLO 046 ISR Israel vs. ISL Iceland 24 : 34 (12:17) 10.06.2015 19:45 Tel Aviv / ISR Spectators: 1200 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Mkhitaryan ARM 045 MNE Montenegro vs. SRB Serbia 23 : 23 (11:14) 10.06.2015 20:00 Bar / MNE Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Repensek SLO 048 ISL Iceland vs. MNE Montenegro 34 : 22 (19:11) 14.06.2015 17:00 Reykjavik / ISL Spectators: 2050 Ref.: Horacek, Novotny CZE Del.: Villanger NOR 047 SRB Serbia vs. ISR Israel 32 : 23 (19:12) 14.06.2015 18:30 Kraljevo / SRB Spectators: 3000 2016 Men's European Championship Qualification 2 Ref.: Cvetko, Kavalar SLO Del.: Andreev BUL EHF Report 14.06.2015 22:18 4/7

Group 5 matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 HUN Hungary 6 6 0 0 178:151 27 12 2 RUS Russia 6 4 0 2 174:168 6 8 3 POR Portugal 6 2 0 4 183:176 7 4 4 UKR Ukraine 6 0 0 6 148:188-40 0 MatchID: 201611010102-049 HUN Hungary vs. POR Portugal 31 : 30 (19:15) 29.10.2014 20:30 Miskolc / HUN Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Olsson SWE 052 POR Portugal vs. RUS Russia 29 : 34 (12:18) 02.11.2014 16:00 Vila Nova de Gaia / POR Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Del.: Dujardin FRA 051 UKR Ukraine vs. HUN Hungary 20 : 33 (9:15) 02.11.2014 18:00 Kiev / UKR Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Dolejs CZE 054 UKR Ukraine vs. POR Portugal 26 : 32 (12:17) 30.04.2015 18:00 Brovary / UKR Spectators: 1120 Ref.: Leszczynski, Piechota POL Del.: Nachevski MKD 053 RUS Russia vs. HUN Hungary 23 : 27 (8:15) 30.04.2015 19:00 Chekhov / RUS Spectators: 1800 Ref.: Krstic, Ljubic SLO Del.: Jansonas LTU 055 HUN Hungary vs. RUS Russia 29 : 25 (15:11) 02.05.2015 16:10 Veszprem / HUN Spectators: 3215 Ref.: Fleisch, Rieber GER Del.: Jensen DEN 056 POR Portugal vs. UKR Ukraine 34 : 24 (19:12) 03.05.2015 16:05 Vila Nova de Gaia / POR Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Johansson, Kliko SWE Del.: Mulleners BEL 050 RUS Russia vs. UKR Ukraine 27 : 22 (15:10) 10.06.2015 18:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 3300 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Rudinsky SVK 057 POR Portugal vs. HUN Hungary 25 : 26 (15:12) 10.06.2015 20:15 Sto. Tirso / POR Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Gousko, Repkin BLR Del.: Huelin ESP 058 UKR Ukraine vs. RUS Russia 28 : 30 (14:16) 11.06.2015 19:00 Minsk / BLR Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Rudinsky SVK 059 HUN Hungary vs. UKR Ukraine 32 : 28 (15:14) 13.06.2015 16:00 Györ / HUN Spectators: 2500 Ref.: Skruzny, Kavulic CZE Del.: Hashani KOS 060 RUS Russia vs. POR Portugal 35 : 33 (15:16) 14.06.2015 16:00 Moscow / RUS Spectators: 1000 2016 Men's European Championship Qualification 2 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Sokol CRO EHF Report 14.06.2015 22:18 5/7

Group 6 matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 FRA France 6 6 0 0 201:145 56 12 2 MKD Fyr Macedonia 6 3 1 2 161:154 7 7 3 CZE Czech Republic 6 2 1 3 163:185-22 5 4 SUI Switzerland 6 0 0 6 135:176-41 0 MatchID: 201611010102-062 MKD Fyr Macedonia vs. SUI Switzerland 27 : 20 (12:8) 29.10.2014 17:45 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 4500 Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Del.: Sokol CRO 061 FRA France vs. CZE Czech Republic 41 : 25 (20:12) 30.10.2014 19:30 Chambery / FRA Spectators: 4400 Ref.: Stark, Stefan ROU Del.: Goulao POR 064 CZE Czech Republic vs. MKD Fyr Macedonia 27 : 27 (18:11) 02.11.2014 13:30 Zlin / CZE Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Togstad, Kristiansen NOR Del.: Van der Helm NED 063 SUI Switzerland vs. FRA France 24 : 33 (11:15) 02.11.2014 14:30 Basel / SUI Spectators: 6700 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Donven LUX 066 SUI Switzerland vs. CZE Czech Republic 26 : 30 (12:14) 29.04.2015 20:00 Schaffhausen / SUI Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Santos, Fonseca POR Del.: Lang AUT 065 MKD Fyr Macedonia vs. FRA France 25 : 27 (13:15) 29.04.2015 20:15 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 6800 Ref.: Horváth, Marton HUN Del.: Wille AUT 068 CZE Czech Republic vs. SUI Switzerland 29 : 25 (15:13) 02.05.2015 17:00 Plzen / CZE Spectators: 795 Ref.: Erdogan, Özdeniz TUR Del.: Soós HUN 067 FRA France vs. MKD Fyr Macedonia 35 : 24 (17:10) 03.05.2015 17:05 Toulouse / FRA Spectators: 4226 Ref.: Cacador, Nicolau POR Del.: Breto Leon ESP 069 CZE Czech Republic vs. FRA France 24 : 34 (10:16) 10.06.2015 18:10 Brno / CZE Spectators: 3000 Ref.: Schulze, Tönnies GER Del.: Andorka HUN 070 SUI Switzerland vs. MKD Fyr Macedonia 17 : 26 (8:15) 10.06.2015 20:00 St.Gallen / SUI Spectators: 2337 Ref.: Zotin, Volodkov RUS Del.: Hansson SWE 071 FRA France vs. SUI Switzerland 31 : 23 (19:9) 13.06.2015 15:15 Clermont-Ferrand / FRA Spectators: 4700 Ref.: Cohen, Peretz ISR Del.: Donven LUX 072 MKD Fyr Macedonia vs. CZE Czech Republic 32 : 28 (15:12) 14.06.2015 17:45 Skopje / MKD Spectators: 6963 2016 Men's European Championship Qualification 2 Ref.: Dinu, Din ROU Del.: Olsson SWE EHF Report 14.06.2015 22:18 6/7

Group 7 matches won draw lost goal-difference points 1 ESP Spain 6 5 0 1 184:132 52 10 2 GER Germany 6 5 0 1 172:145 27 10 3 AUT Austria 6 2 0 4 148:161-13 4 4 FIN Finland 6 0 0 6 126:192-66 0 MatchID: 201611010102-074 GER Germany vs. FIN Finland 30 : 18 (19:8) 29.10.2014 20:15 Gummersbach / GER Spectators: 4141 Ref.: Vesovic, Mitrovic MNE Del.: Mulleners BEL 073 ESP Spain vs. AUT Austria 27 : 16 (12:8) 29.10.2014 20:30 Cangas del Morrazo (Pontavedra) / ESP Spectators: 1800 Ref.: Pichon, Reveret FRA Del.: Convents BEL 075 FIN Finland vs. ESP Spain 27 : 34 (15:17) 01.11.2014 17:05 Vantaa / FIN Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Herczeg, Südi HUN Del.: Haraldsson ISL 076 AUT Austria vs. GER Germany 24 : 28 (11:12) 02.11.2014 18:00 Wien / AUT Spectators: 6000 Ref.: Nikolic, Stojkovic SRB Del.: Hansson SWE 077 GER Germany vs. ESP Spain 29 : 28 (17:15) 29.04.2015 18:10 Mannheim / GER Spectators: 11895 Ref.: Gubica, Milosevic CRO Del.: Van der Helm NED 078 FIN Finland vs. AUT Austria 23 : 26 (12:11) 29.04.2015 18:30 Vantaa / FIN Spectators: 1500 Ref.: Baranowski, Lemanowicz POL Del.: Oie NOR 080 AUT Austria vs. FIN Finland 29 : 22 (14:14) 02.05.2015 20:25 Bregenz / AUT Spectators: 2000 Ref.: Covalciuc, Covalciuc MDA Del.: Vitzthum SUI 079 ESP Spain vs. GER Germany 26 : 20 (11:8) 03.05.2015 17:00 Leon / ESP Spectators: 4500 Ref.: Gjeding, Hansen DEN Del.: Konecny CZE 082 FIN Finland vs. GER Germany 20 : 34 (8:16) 10.06.2015 20:00 Vantaa / FIN Spectators: 1300 Ref.: Badura, Ondogrecula SVK Del.: Sodal NOR 081 AUT Austria vs. ESP Spain 24 : 30 (12:16) 10.06.2015 20:25 Innsbruck / AUT Spectators: 3500 Ref.: Mazeika, Gatelis LTU Del.: Morell SUI 083 ESP Spain vs. FIN Finland 39 : 16 (21:9) 13.06.2015 18:30 Logrono / ESP Spectators: 2200 Ref.: Panayides, Andreou CYP Del.: Conceicao POR 084 GER Germany vs. AUT Austria 31 : 29 (14:13) 14.06.2015 15:15 Kiel / GER Spectators: 8074 2016 Men's European Championship Qualification 2 Ref.: Kurtagic, Wetterwik SWE Del.: Sigurdsson ISL RR_B363R2 EHF Report 14.06.2015 22:18 7/7

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