The 2004 EHF

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was held in

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from 9–19 December, it was won by

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after beating

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27–25 in the final match.

Venues

The 2004 European Championship was held in the following cities: *

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...

(Preliminary Group A, Main Group 2) *

Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg (; hr, Jegersek; sl, Jageršek; german: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and ...

(Preliminary Group B) *

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(Preliminary Group C) *

Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...

(Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1) *

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(Final Round)

Qualification

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. :

² as FR Yugoslavia

Competition Format

*Preliminary Round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single

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system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round. *Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the Preliminary Round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the Preliminary Round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules apply as in the Preliminary Round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. *Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the final.

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Main round

Group I

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Group II

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Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking

All-Star Team

*Goalkeeper: *Left wing: *Left back: *Pivot: *Centre back: *Right back: *Right wing: *

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: Chosen by team officials and EHF experts
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Top goalscorers

Source
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Top goalkeepers

Source
EHF
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