The 2014 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament and held in

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from 12–26 January.

was automatically qualified as hosting nation, and as defending champions as well. After the final, at total of 316,390 spectators had visited the stadiums. An all time EHF record.

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won their third title after defeating Denmark 41–32 in the final.

Bidding process

The bids were as follows: *

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Denmark was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in

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25 September 2010, narrowly defeating their rivals by two votes.

Venues

Referees

On 23 October 2013, 12 couples were announced in

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Qualification

Qualified teams

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italics'' indicates host.

Squads

Seeding

The draw was held on 21 June 2013 in

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Group stage

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Group A

Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen,

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Group B

Venue: Gigantium,

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Group C

Venue: NRGi Arena,

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Group D

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Main round

Group I

Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen,

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Group II

Venue: NRGi Arena,

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Knockout stage

Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen,

Bracket

Semifinals

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Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

2014 European Men-s Handball Championship Result

Final ranking

The final ranking for places 7 to 16 were determined by the team's group stage record.

All Star Team

The All-star team and award winners were announced on 26 January 2014.

Other awards

Top goalscorers

Source
EHF.com
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References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Denmark, Sports

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