The 2016 EHF

European Men's Handball Championship The European Men's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national handball teams of Europe and takes place every two years since 1994, in the even-numbered year between the World Championship. In addition to crowning ...

was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

from 15–31 January 2016.

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and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...

were the other applicants in the bidding process.

was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012 with 58% votes. Germany won their second title by beating Spain 24–17 in the final. Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Norway 31–24.

Venues

Qualification

Qualified teams

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

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 18 June 2015.

Squads

Match officials

On 30 September 2015, 12 couples were announced.

Group stage

The draw was held on 19 June 2015. ''All times are local (

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).''

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

The points gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced were carried over.

Group I

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Group II

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Statistics

Final ranking and qualifications

WC = World Championship, OG = Olympic Games

All Star Team

Source

Player's awards

Source

Top goalscorers

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Top goalkeepers

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References

External links

Official website
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2016 European Men's Handball Championship

Handball Championship