2004 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2004 (6th) Men's European Handball Championship took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper.

2004 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Dates22 January–1 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Slovenia
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches48
Goals scored2734 (56.96 per match)
Attendance80,000 (1,667 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mirza Džomba (CRO) (46 goals)
Best player Ivano Balić (CRO)
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Venues
Location Picture City Arena Capacity Status Round
 Ljubljana Tivoli Hall 5,600[1] Opened in 1965 Preliminary stage & Second Group stage and knockout stages
 Koper Arena Bonifika 5,000 Opened in 1999 Preliminary stage
 Velenje Red Hall 2,500[1] Opened in 1975 Preliminary stage
 Celje Zlatorog Arena 5,500[2] Opened in 2003 Preliminary stage and second group stage

Preliminary group stage

Group A

Venue: Red Hall, Velenje

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 0 87 74 +13 6
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 93 79 +14 4
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 69 85 −16 2
 Ukraine 3 0 0 3 74 85 −11 0
Source:
Russia 28 – 20  Switzerland
Sweden 31 – 25 Ukraine
Switzerland  24 – 35 Sweden
Ukraine 27 – 29 Russia
Ukraine 22 – 25  Switzerland
Sweden 27 – 30 Russia

Group B

Venue: Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 3 2 1 0 88 86 +2 5
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 85 78 +7 4
 Spain 3 1 0 2 82 81 +1 2
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 91 101 −10 1
Source:
Spain 29 – 30 Croatia
Denmark 36 – 32 Portugal
Portugal 27 – 33 Spain
Croatia 26 – 25 Denmark
Portugal 32 – 32 Croatia
Denmark 24 – 20 Spain

Group C

Venue: Zlatorog Arena, Celje

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 3 2 1 0 100 90 +10 5
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 91 83 +8 5
 Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 88 97 −9 1
 Iceland 3 0 1 2 87 96 −9 1
Source:
Czech Republic 25 – 30 Hungary
Iceland 28 – 34 Slovenia
Hungary 32 – 29 Iceland
Slovenia 37 – 33 Czech Republic
Iceland 30 – 30 Czech Republic
Slovenia 29 – 29 Hungary

Group D

Venue: Bonifika Hall, Koper

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 2 1 0 81 74 +7 5
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 2 0 1 86 78 +8 4
 Germany 3 1 1 1 96 89 +7 3
 Poland 3 0 0 3 86 108 −22 0
Source:
France 29 – 25 Poland
Germany 26 – 28 Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro 20 – 23 France
Poland 32 – 41 Germany
Germany 29 – 29 France
Serbia and Montenegro 38 – 29 Poland

Main group stage

Group I

Venue: Zlatorog Arena, Celje

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 5 4 1 0 138 131 +7 9
 Denmark 5 4 0 1 153 125 +28 8
 Russia 5 3 1 1 149 137 +12 7
 Sweden 5 2 0 3 145 144 +1 4
 Spain 5 1 0 4 133 143 −10 2
  Switzerland 5 0 0 5 115 153 −38 0
Source:
Switzerland  24 – 26 Spain
Sweden 26 – 28 Croatia
Russia 31 – 36 Denmark
Russia 36 – 30 Spain
Switzerland  27 – 30 Croatia
Sweden 28 – 34 Denmark
Switzerland  20 – 34 Denmark
Sweden 29 – 28 Spain
Russia 24 – 24 Croatia

Group II

Venue: Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 5 3 1 1 151 131 +20 7
 Slovenia 5 3 1 1 144 135 +9 7
 France 5 2 1 2 134 129 +5 5
 Serbia and Montenegro 5 2 1 2 134 135 −1 5
 Hungary 5 1 2 2 132 140 −8 4
 Czech Republic 5 1 0 4 147 172 −25 2
Source:
Hungary 21 – 29 France
Czech Republic 27 – 37 Germany
Slovenia 27 – 20 Serbia and Montenegro
Czech Republic 32 – 31 France
Hungary 29 – 29 Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia 24 – 31 Germany
Czech Republic 30 – 37 Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary 23 – 28 Germany
Slovenia 27 – 22 France

Knock-out phase

Venue: Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana

Final round
 
SemifinalFinal
 
      
 
31 January – (Ljubljana)
 
 
 Slovenia27
 
1 February – (Ljubljana)
 
 Croatia25
 
 Germany30
 
31 January – (Ljubljana)
 
 Slovenia25
 
 Germany22
 
 
 Denmark20
 
Bronze Match
 
 
1 February – (Ljubljana)
 
 
 Croatia27
 
 
 Denmark31

Semifinals
Croatia 25 – 27 Slovenia
Denmark 20 – 22 Germany

Seventh place match
Sweden 35 – 34 Serbia and Montenegro

Fifth place match
Russia 28 – 26 France

Third place match
Croatia 27 – 31 Denmark

Final
Slovenia 25 – 30 Germany

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking
 Germany
 Slovenia
 Denmark
4 Croatia
5 Russia
6 France
7 Sweden
8 Serbia and Montenegro
9 Hungary
10 Spain
11 Czech Republic
12  Switzerland
13 Iceland
14 Portugal
15 Ukraine
16 Poland

All Star Team

See also
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References
  1. EuroBasket2013.org Tivoli Hall Capacity: 5,600. Archived 28 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "THE ARENA Celje Arena Capacity: 5500". Eurobasket2013.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
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