2004 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Dates | 22 January – 1 February |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 48 |
| Goals scored | 2,734 (57 per match) |
| Attendance | 149,984 (3,125 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (46 goals) |
| Best player | |
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Venues
| Location | Picture | City | Arena | Capacity | Status | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 5,600[1] | Opened in 1965 | Preliminary stage & Second Group stage and knockout stages | |
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Koper | Arena Bonifika | 5,000 | Opened in 1999 | Preliminary stage | |
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Velenje | Red Hall | 2,500[1] | Opened in 1975 | Preliminary stage | |
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Celje | Zlatorog Arena | 5,500[2] | Opened in 2003 | Preliminary stage and second group stage |
Qualification
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 4 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002) | |
| Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 4 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002) | |
| Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |
| Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 2 (2000, 2002) | |
| Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |
| Fifth place of 2002 European Championship | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 (1996, 1998, 2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 (1994, 1996, 1998) | |
| Playoff winner | 1 (2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 (1994, 2000, 2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 32 (1996, 1998, 2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 1 (2002) | |
| Playoff winner | 2 (2000, 2002) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- 2 as FR Yugoslavia
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 74 | +13 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 79 | +14 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 85 | −16 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 85 | −11 | 0 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 22 January 2004 18:00 |
Russia |
28–20 | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) | |
| three players 6 | (17–10) | Kostadinovich 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 22 January 2004 20:30 |
Sweden |
31–25 | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) | |
| Petersson 9 | (14–13) | Petrenko 9 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 24 January 2004 16:00 |
Switzerland |
24–35 | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) | |
| Gautschi 6 | (12–17) | Källman 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 24 January 2004 18:00 |
Ukraine |
27–29 | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU) | |
| Kostetskiy 6 | (12–17) | Tuchkin 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
| 25 January 2004 16:00 |
Ukraine |
22–25 | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) | |
| Kostetskiy 11 | (12–13) | Kostadinovich 11 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 25 January 2004 18:00 |
Sweden |
27–30 | Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Lövgren 6 | (12–16) | Chipurin 7 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 4× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 86 | +2 | 5 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 78 | +7 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 81 | +1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 101 | −10 | 1 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 22 January 2004 18:00 |
Spain |
29–30 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) | |
| Belaustegui 11 | (17–14) | Metličić 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 22 January 2004 20:30 |
Denmark |
36–32 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) | |
| Knudsen 9 | (20–15) | Coelho 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
| 24 January 2004 18:00 |
Portugal |
27–33 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) | |
| Resende 8 | (12–19) | Romero 11 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 24 January 2004 20:00 |
Croatia |
26–25 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) | |
| Lacković 7 | (14–12) | Stryger 7 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 3× |
| 25 January 2004 18:00 |
Portugal |
32–32 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO) | |
| J. Costa 7 | (13–16) | Džomba 10 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 3× |
| 25 January 2004 20:00 |
Denmark |
24–20 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) | |
| Christiansen 5 | (12–11) | Belaustegui 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 90 | +10 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 83 | +8 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 97 | −9 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 96 | −9 | 1[lower-alpha 2] |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Slovenia 29–29 Hungary
- Iceland 30–30 Czech Republic
| 22 January 2004 18:00 |
Czech Republic |
25–30 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) | |
| Juříček 7 | (10–17) | Pásztor 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 22 January 2004 20:30 |
Iceland |
28–34 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,620 Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR) | |
| Stefánsson 7 | (13–13) | Vugrinec 9 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
| 23 January 2004 18:30 |
Hungary |
32–29 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Díaz 9 | (15–15) | García, Stefánsson 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
| 23 January 2004 20:30 |
Slovenia |
37–33 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,620 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR) | |
| Lubej 9 | (15–18) | Filip, Juříček 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
| 25 January 2004 18:30 |
Iceland |
30–30 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU) | |
| García 7 | (15–17) | Jícha 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 25 January 2004 20:30 |
Slovenia |
29–29 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,616 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) | |
| Jovičič 6 | (13–14) | Nagy 9 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 74 | +7 | 5 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 78 | +8 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 89 | +7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 108 | −22 | 0 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 22 January 2004 18:00 |
France |
29–25 | Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR) | |
| Anquetil 6 | (14–16) | Bielecki 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 22 January 2004 20:30 |
Germany |
26–28 | Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) | |
| Jansen 8 | (10–12) | Ma. Krivokapić 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
| 23 January 2004 18:30 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
20–23 | Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 2,164 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) | |
| Maksić, Nikolić 4 | (7–13) | Anquetil 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
| 23 January 2004 20:30 |
Poland |
32–41 | Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) | |
| Tkaczyk 9 | (13–21) | Baur 12 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
| 25 January 2004 18:30 |
Germany |
29–29 | Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 2,164 Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR) | |
| Schwarzer 7 | (14–13) | Karabatić 10 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 25 January 2004 20:30 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
38–29 | Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) | |
| Maksić 8 | (19–11) | Tkaczyk 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
Main round
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 9 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 125 | +28 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 137 | +12 | 7 | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 144 | +1 | 4 | Seventh place game | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 143 | −10 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 153 | −38 | 0 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 27 January 2004 16:00 |
Switzerland |
24–26 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Kostadinovich 7 | (13–13) | García 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 27 January 2004 18:00 |
Sweden |
26–28 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR) | |
| Boquist 7 | (11–16) | four players 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
| 27 January 2004 20:00 |
Russia |
31–36 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) | |
| Koksharov 7 | (15–19) | Christiansen, Stryger 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 28 January 2004 16:00 |
Russia |
36–30 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) | |
| Koksharov 10 | (16–14) | Hernández 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 28 January 2004 18:00 |
Switzerland |
27–30 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 700 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) | |
| Kostadinovich 7 | (13–15) | Balić 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 2× |
| 28 January 2004 20:00 |
Sweden |
28–34 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 800 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR) | |
| Lövgren 9 | (14–18) | Knudsen 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2004 16:00 |
Switzerland |
20–34 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) | |
| Kostadinovich 5 | (9–18) | Hjermind, Nielsen 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2004 18:00 |
Sweden |
29–28 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Källman 9 | (10–12) | Pérez 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2004 20:00 |
Russia |
24–24 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) | |
| Bashkin 6 | (13–12) | Džomba 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
Group II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 131 | +20 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 135 | +9 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 129 | +5 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 135 | −1 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | Seventh place game | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 132 | 140 | −8 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 147 | 172 | −25 | 2 |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Slovenia 24–31 Germany
- Serbia and Montenegro 20–23 France
| 27 January 2004 16:30 |
Hungary |
21–29 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) | |
| Buday 5 | (8–14) | Karabatić 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 27 January 2004 18:30 |
Czech Republic |
27–37 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) | |
| Berka 7 | (12–19) | Kehrmann 9 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 27 January 2004 20:30 |
Slovenia |
27–20 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) | |
| Lubej 6 | (14–11) | Anđelković 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
| 28 January 2004 16:30 |
Czech Republic |
32–31 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU) | |
| Juříček 9 | (17–15) | G. Gille, Girault 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
| 28 January 2004 18:30 |
Hungary |
29–29 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR) | |
| Császár 7 | (10–15) | Milosavljević 9 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 3× |
| 28 January 2004 20:30 |
Slovenia |
24–31 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) | |
| Kavtičnik 5 | (10–18) | Stephan 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2004 16:30 |
Czech Republic |
30–37 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR) | |
| Berka 6 | (16–21) | Nikolić 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2004 18:30 |
Hungary |
23–28 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU) | |
| Díaz 6 | (12–16) | Zeitz 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 29 January 2004 20:30 |
Slovenia |
27–22 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) | |
| Kavtičnik 8 | (12–9) | Anquetil 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
Final round
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 31 January | ||||||
| 25 | ||||||
| 1 February | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 25 | ||||||
| 31 January | ||||||
| 30 | ||||||
| 20 | ||||||
| 22 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 February | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 31 | ||||||
Semifinals
| 31 January 2004 15:00 |
Denmark |
20–22 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) | |
| Jeppesen 5 | (11–11) | Immel 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 2× |
| 31 January 2004 17:30 |
Croatia |
25–27 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR) | |
| Džomba 12 | (13–15) | Kavtičnik 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4× |
Seventh place game
| 31 January 2004 12:30 |
Sweden |
35–34 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) | |
| Andersson, Larholm 7 | (16–17) | Mi. Krivokapić 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
Fifth place game
| 1 February 2004 12:30 |
Russia |
28–26 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) | |
| Ivanov 8 | (14–11) | Karabatić 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
Third place game
| 1 February 2004 15:00 |
Croatia |
27–31 | Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) | |
| Lacković 8 | (14–15) | Christiansen 9 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2× |
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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All-Star Team
Source: EHF |
Top goalscorers
Source: EHF |
Top goalkeepers(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)
Source: EHF |
References
- EuroBasket2013.org Tivoli Hall Capacity: 5,600. Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- "THE ARENA Celje Arena Capacity: 5500". Eurobasket2013.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- eurohandball.com. "2004 Men's European Championship". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 2004". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
External links
- The official site of the championship with reports, results, statistics, etc.
- Results
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