The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship 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 extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

from 15–31 January 2016.

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom 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.

Bidding process

The Bids were as follows: *

Poland would win the hosting rights, gaining the most votes of the three.

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

Source
handball.sportsresult.com

Top goalkeepers

Source
handball.sportsresult.com

References

External links

Official website
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