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The Serbia men's national handball team represents
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
in international
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation. Olympic Committee of FR Yugoslavia declared men's national handball team as the best male team of the year in 1999.Najuspešniji u izboru OKS
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History


2012 European Championship

The
2012 European Men's Handball Championship The 2012 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the men's continental handball tournament, which was held in Serbia between 15 and 29 January 2012. Sixteen teams qualified for the event, including host nation Serbia, ...
was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held in Serbia from 15–29 January 2012 in the cities of
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and
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. Playing in front of their home crowd, the hosts were pitted in Group A against Denmark, Poland and Slovakia. They finished first in the group following victories against Denmark and Poland. In the main round the team faced Germany, Sweden and Macedonia. Serbia advanced again by defeating two of their three opponents and defeated Croatia in the semifinal 26–22. They faced Denmark in the final, after having already beaten them in the group stage. However, Denmark exacted upon revenge to emerge as champions.


Honours


Competitive record

The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF. Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  


Olympic Games


World Championship


European Championship

:''* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.'' :''** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.''


Mediterranean Games

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– Suspended *
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– 5th *
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– 5th *
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– 4th *
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Champions *
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– 6th *
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3rd


Team


Current squad

Squad for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. Head coach: Toni Gerona


Individual records

*Bold denotes players still playing international handball.


Most capped players


Top scorers


References


External links

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IHF profile
{{Serbia squad 2014 European Men's Handball Championship
Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
Men's national handball teams Handball in Serbia Men's sport in Serbia