2002 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2002 (5th) Men's European Handball Championship took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden.

2002 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates25 January–3 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (4th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches46
Goals scored2359 (51.28 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ólafur Stefánsson (ISL)
(58 goals)
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Teams
Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Czech Republic  Russia  Spain  France
 Poland  Israel   Switzerland  Croatia
 Sweden  Denmark  Iceland  Germany
 Ukraine  Portugal  Slovenia  FR Yugoslavia

Venues
Group City Stadium Capacity
A and IGothenburgScandinavium12.000
BHelsingborgIdrottens Hus2.700
CSkövdeSkövde Arena2.500
DJönköpingKinnarps Arena7.000
IIVästeråsVästeråshallen5.000
Final RoundStockholmGloben Arena14.500

Preliminary round

The first three of each group reach the main stage. The remaining teams play one another for positions 13 to 16.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 86 63 +23 6
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 77 82 −5 4
 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 78 80 −2 2
 Poland 3 0 0 3 67 83 −16 0
Source:
25. January 2002
 Poland 24 – 25  Czech Republic
 Sweden 27 – 21  Ukraine
26. January 2002
 Czech Republic 22 – 31  Sweden
 Ukraine 30 – 23  Poland
27. January 2002
 Ukraine 27 – 30  Czech Republic
 Sweden 28 – 20  Poland

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 81 71 +10 5
 Russia 3 2 1 0 80 70 +10 5
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 65 70 −5 2
 Israel 3 0 0 3 67 82 −15 0
Source:
25. January 2002
 Portugal 26 – 15  Israel
 Russia 25 – 25  Denmark
26. January 2002
 Israel 26 – 27  Russia
 Denmark 27 – 20  Portugal
27. January 2002
 Russia 28 – 19  Portugal
 Denmark 29 – 26  Israel

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iceland 3 2 1 0 88 71 +17 5
 Spain 3 2 1 0 73 66 +7 5
 Slovenia 3 0 1 2 79 90 −11 1
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 78 91 −13 1
Source:
25. January 2002
 Slovenia 34 – 34   Switzerland
 Spain 24 – 24  Iceland
26. January 2002
 Iceland 31 – 25  Slovenia
  Switzerland 22 – 24  Spain
27. January 2002
 Iceland 33 – 22   Switzerland
 Spain 25 – 20  Slovenia

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 68 57 +11 5
 France 3 2 1 0 66 62 +4 5
 FR Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 75 71 +4 2
 Croatia 3 0 0 3 70 89 −19 0
Source:
25. January 2002
 Croatia 22 – 34  FR Yugoslavia
 France 15 – 15  Germany
26. January 2002
 FR Yugoslavia 20 – 22  France
 Germany 26 – 21  Croatia
27. January 2002
 Germany 27 – 21  FR Yugoslavia
 France 29 – 27  Croatia

Second round

The first two from each group play the semifinals.

Group I
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 5 4 1 0 131 113 +18 9
 Sweden 5 4 0 1 141 118 +23 8
 Russia 5 3 1 1 139 118 +21 7
 Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 126 145 −19 4
 Portugal 5 1 0 4 116 134 −18 2
 Ukraine 5 0 0 5 112 137 −25 0
Source:
29. January 2002
 Ukraine 23 – 28  Portugal
 Czech Republic 25 – 31  Denmark
 Sweden 30 – 26  Russia
30. January 2002
 Czech Republic 20 – 29  Russia
 Ukraine 17 – 21  Denmark
 Sweden 27 – 22  Portugal
31. January 2002
 Czech Republic 29 – 27  Portugal
 Ukraine 24 – 31  Russia
 Sweden 26 – 27  Denmark

Group II
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iceland 5 3 2 0 144 125 +19 8
 Germany 5 3 1 1 116 111 +5 7
 France 5 2 2 1 123 109 +14 6
 Spain 5 2 1 2 126 122 +4 5
 FR Yugoslavia 5 1 1 3 126 139 −13 3
 Slovenia 5 0 1 4 118 147 −29 1
Source:
29. January 2002
 Iceland 26 – 26  France
 Slovenia 24 – 24  FR Yugoslavia
 Spain 18 – 19  Germany
30. January 2002
 Iceland 34 – 26  FR Yugoslavia
 Slovenia 28 – 31  Germany
 Spain 27 – 24  France
31. January 2002
 Spain 32 – 35  FR Yugoslavia
 Slovenia 21 – 36  France
 Iceland 29 – 24  Germany

Finals

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2. February 2002
 
 
  Denmark 23
 
3. February 2002
 
  Germany 28
 
  Germany 31
 
2. February 2002
 
  Sweden 33
 
  Sweden 33
 
 
  Iceland 22
 
Bronze-final
 
 
3. February 2002
 
 
  Denmark 29
 
 
  Iceland 22

Ranking games
MatchTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
5th place game Russia31-28 (14-11) France
7th place game Spain36-29 (14-17) Czech Republic
9th place game Portugal31-25 (15-12) FR Yugoslavia
11th place game Ukraine34-29 (20-14) Slovenia

Final ranking
1. Sweden
2. Germany
3. Denmark
4. Iceland
5. Russia
6. France
7. Spain
8. Czech Republic
9. Portugal
10. FR Yugoslavia
11. Ukraine
12. Slovenia
13.  Switzerland
14. Israel
15. Poland
16. Croatia

See also

References
  • eurohandball.com. "2002 Men's European Championship". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  • todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 2002". Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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