The 5th European Men's Handball Championship was held from January 25 to February 3, 2002 in six cities in Sweden . For the first time in the history of the European championships, the champion title was won by the hosts of the competition. For the national team of Sweden, this victory was the third in a row and the fourth for all the time of her performances in tournaments of the strongest teams of the continent.
| European Men's Handball Championship 2002 | |
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| Championship details | |
| Location |  Sweden |
| Cities | Stockholm , Gothenburg , Vasteras , Helsingborg , Skövde , Jönköping |
| The timing of the qualifying tournament | January 3 - June 10, 2001 |
| Deadline for the final tournament | January 25 - February 3 |
| Number of participants | 37 |
| in the final stage | sixteen |
| Top places | |
 Champion | Sweden (4th time) |
 Second place |  Germany |
 Third place |  Denmark |
| Championship statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 2609 (52.18 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) | Stefan Lövgren ,  Olafur Stefaunsson (57 balls) |
| Best player | Magnus Vislander |
Qualifying games
Matches were held from January 3 to September 19, 2001 . The national team of Sweden as the winner of the previous European championship and the team of the organizing country of the championship, as well as the teams of Spain , Russia , France and Slovenia , who took places from the 2nd to the 5th at Euro 2000, were exempted from the qualifying games.
Group stage
| A place | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Belorussia | Slovakia | Turkey | Lithuania | Israel |
| 2 | Italy | Finland | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Switzerland | Netherlands |
| 3 | Austria | Bulgaria | Greece | Romania | Luxembourg |
| four | Estonia | Belgium | Georgia | Faroe islands | Republic of Cyprus |
Butt Matches
| Turkey | 26:32, 30:39 | Croatia |
| Belorussia | 23:30 27:26 | Iceland |
| Lithuania | 21:20, 15:26 | Ukraine |
| Switzerland | 22:21, 24:25 | Hungary |
| Slovakia | 20:25, 25:27 | Germany |
| Italy | 18:26, 21:43 | Yugoslavia |
| Poland | 27:23, 29:29 | Norway |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19:18, 14:28 | Denmark |
| Israel | 29:19, 23:29 | North Macedonia |
| Netherlands | 23:31, 22:23 | Portugal |
| Finland | 22:18, 21:29 | Czech |
Final Tournament
Arenas
- Stockholm - Globen (16,000)
- Gothenburg - Scandinavium (12 000)
- Vasteras - ABB Arena (5800)
- Helsingborg - Idrottens hus (2700)
- Skövde - Arena Skövde (2400)
- Jonkoping - Kinnarps Arena (7000)
First group stage
Group A (Gothenburg)
| one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Sweden | 31:22 | 27:21 | 28:20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86-63 | 6 | |
| 2 Czech | 22:31 | 30:27 | 25:24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 77-82 | four | |
| 3 Ukraine | 21:27 | 27:30 | 30:23 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 78-80 | 2 | |
| four. Poland | 20:28 | 24:25 | 23:30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67-83 | 0 |
The 25th of January
| Poland | 24:25 (9:11) | Czech |
| Sweden | 27:21 (11: 9) | Ukraine |
January 26
| Czech | 22:31 (12:14) | Sweden |
| Ukraine | 30:23 (13:13) | Poland |
January 27
| Ukraine | 27:30 (12:16) | Czech |
| Sweden | 28:20 (12:12) | Poland |
Group B (Helsingborg)
| one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Denmark | 25:25 | 27:20 | 29:26 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 81-71 | five | |
| 2 Russia | 25:25 | 28:19 | 27:26 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 80-70 | five | |
| 3 Portugal | 20:27 | 19:28 | 26:15 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 65-70 | 2 | |
| four. Israel | 26:29 | 26:27 | 15:26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67-82 | 0 |
The 25th of January
| Portugal | 26:15 (12: 6) | Israel |
| Russia | 25:25 (12:13) | Denmark |
January 26
| Israel | 26:27 (11:16) | Russia |
| Denmark | 27:20 (10:10) | Portugal |
January 27
| Russia | 28:19 (17: 7) | Portugal |
| Denmark | 29:26 (14: 8) | Israel |
Group C (Skovde)
| one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Spain | 24:24 | 25:20 | 33:22 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 88-71 | five | |
| 2 Iceland | 24:24 | 31:25 | 24:22 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 73-66 | five | |
| 3 Slovenia | 20:25 | 25:31 | 34:34 | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 79-90 | one | |
| four. Switzerland | 22:33 | 22:24 | 34:34 | 3 | 0 | one | 2 | 78-91 | one |
The 25th of January
| Slovenia | 34:34 (18:16) | Switzerland |
| Spain | 24:24 (9:13) | Iceland |
January 26
| Iceland | 31:25 (15:11) | Slovenia |
| Switzerland | 22:24 (10:14) | Spain |
January 27
| Iceland | 33:22 (15: 9) | Switzerland |
| Spain | 25:20 (11: 7) | Slovenia |
Group D (Jönköping)
| one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Germany | 15:15 | 27:21 | 26:21 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 68-57 | five | |
| 2 France | 15:15 | 22:20 | 29:27 | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 66-62 | five | |
| 3 Yugoslavia | 21:27 | 20:22 | 34:22 | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 75-71 | 2 | |
| four. Croatia | 21:26 | 27:29 | 22:34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70-89 | one |
The 25th of January
| Croatia | 22:34 (10:17) | Yugoslavia |
| France | 15:15 (8: 8) | Germany |
January 26
| Yugoslavia | 20:22 (9:14) | France |
| Germany | 26:21 (13: 9) | Croatia |
January 27
| Germany | 27:21 (14:11) | Yugoslavia |
| France | 29:27 (10:12) | Croatia |
Second group stage
At the second stage, the results of the first round matches with teams that did not drop out of competition were taken into account. In the tables, these results are shown in italics.
Group I (Gothenburg)
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Denmark | 27:26 | 25:25 | 31:25 | 27:20 | 21:17 | five | four | one | 0 | 131-113 | 9 | |
| 2 Sweden | 26:27 | 30:26 | 31:22 | 27:22 | 27:21 | five | four | 0 | one | 141-118 | eight | |
| 3 Russia | 25:25 | 26:30 | 29:20 | 28:19 | 31:24 | five | 3 | one | one | 139-118 | 7 | |
| four. Czech | 25:31 | 22:31 | 20:29 | 29:27 | 30:27 | five | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126-145 | four | |
| five. Portugal | 20:27 | 22:27 | 19:28 | 27:29 | 28:23 | five | one | 0 | four | 116-134 | 2 | |
| 6 Ukraine | 17:21 | 21:27 | 24:31 | 27:30 | 23:28 | five | 0 | 0 | five | 112-137 | 0 |
January 29
| Ukraine | 23:28 (11:14) | Portugal |
| Czech | 25:31 (10:18) | Denmark |
| Sweden | 30:26 (18:14) | Russia |
January 30
| Czech | 20:29 (8:12) | Russia |
| Ukraine | 17:21 (7:11) | Denmark |
| Sweden | 27:22 (15:12) | Portugal |
January 31
| Czech | 29:27 (14:14) | Portugal |
| Ukraine | 24:31 (10:12) | Iceland |
| Sweden | 26:27 (14:11) | Denmark |
Group II (Västerås)
| one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | AND | AT | H | P | M | Glasses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. Iceland | 29:24 | 26:26 | 24:24 | 34:26 | 31:25 | five | 3 | 2 | 0 | 144-125 | eight | |
| 2 Germany | 24:29 | 15:15 | 19:18 | 27:21 | 31:28 | five | 3 | one | one | 116-111 | 7 | |
| 3 France | 26:26 | 15:15 | 24:27 | 22:20 | 36:21 | five | 2 | 2 | one | 123-109 | 6 | |
| four. Spain | 24:24 | 18:19 | 27:24 | 32:35 | 25:20 | five | 2 | one | 2 | 126-122 | five | |
| five. Yugoslavia | 26:34 | 21:27 | 20:22 | 35:32 | 24:24 | five | one | one | 3 | 126-139 | 3 | |
| 6 Slovenia | 25:31 | 28:31 | 21:36 | 20:25 | 24:24 | five | 0 | one | four | 118-147 | one |
January 29
| Iceland | 26:26 (14:12) | France |
| Slovenia | 24:24 (11:14) | Yugoslavia |
| Spain | 18:19 (9: 8) | Germany |
January 30
| Iceland | 34:26 (16:14) | Yugoslavia |
| Slovenia | 28:31 (12:12) | Germany |
| Spain | 27:24 (13:11) | France |
January 31
| Spain | 32:35 (15:15) | Yugoslavia |
| Slovenia | 21:36 (10:19) | France |
| Iceland | 29:24 (15:11) | Germany |
Classification Matches (Stockholm)
February 2
For 11th place
| Ukraine | 34:29 (20:14) | Slovenia |
For 9th place
| Portugal | 31:25 (15:12) | Yugoslavia |
For 7th place
| Czech | 29:36 (14:17) | Spain |
For 5th place
| Russia | 31:28 (14:11) | France |
Playoffs (Stockholm)
| Semifinals | The final | ||||||
| Denmark | 23 | ||||||
| Germany | 28 | ||||||
| Germany | 31 | ||||||
| Sweden | 33 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| Sweden | 33 | Denmark | 29 | ||||
| Iceland | 22 | Iceland | 22 | ||||
Semifinals
| February 2 | Protocol | Sweden | 33:22 (14:12) | Iceland | Stockholm Viewers : 14,000 Judges: António Gulan, José Macau |
| Johan Petersson , Stefan Leuvgren - 6 each | Goals | Olafur Stefansson - 6 |
| February 2 | Protocol | Denmark | 23:28 (12:13) | Germany | Stockholm Viewers : 13 550 Judges: Anto Yosic, Sinisa Rudic |
| Sören Strouger - 6 | Goals | Markus Baur , Volker Zerbe - 7 each |
Match for 3rd place
| February 3rd | Protocol | Denmark | 29:22 (13:11) | Iceland | Stockholm Viewers : 12 380 Judges: Valentin Vakula, Alexander Ludovik |
Final
| February 3rd | Protocol | Germany | 31:33 (14:13, 12:13, 5: 7) | Sweden | Stockholm Viewers : 14,303 Judges: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski |
| Mark Dragunsky - 6 Stefan Krechmar - 6 Daniel Stefan - 6 Volker Zerbe - 4 Marcus Baur - 3 Christian Schwarzer - 3 Florian Kerman - 2 Frank von Beren - 1 | Goals | Stefan Lövgren - 8 Staffan Olsson - 7 Johan Petersson - 6 Lyubomir Vranets - 4 Martin Frandesieu - 4 Magnus Vislander - 3 Magnus Andersson - 1 |
Match progress: 0: 1, 2: 1, 2: 3, 3: 4, 5: 5 (11.), 5: 7 (13.), 6: 8, 7: 8, 7: 9, 8: 9 (17.), 8:11 (24.), 11:11 (26.), 12:12, 12:13, 14:13 - 14:14, 16:15 (35.), 18:16 (40 .), 18:17, 20:17 (43.), 20:20 (48.), 21:20 (50.), 21:23, 22:23, 22:25 (54.), 26:25 (59.), 26:26 - 26:27, 27:27 (62.), 27:29 (65.), 28:29, 28:31, 29:31, 29:33, 31:33.
Final position
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Qualifications
The European Championship medalists qualified for the 2003 World Cup . The teams that took the 1-5th places won the right to participate in the European Championship-2004 .