Media Guide Official Women’s EHF EURO 2014 Website www.ehf-euro.com
Official Women’s EHF EURO 2014 Facebook www.facebook.com/ehfeuro Table of contents
Introduction 5 Pot 3 overview 18
Media services 6 Croatia 19
Pot 1 overview 8 Serbia 20
Montenegro 9 Russia 21
Norway 10 Romania 22
Hungary 11 Pot 4 overview 23
Sweden 12 Ukraine 24
Pot 2 overview 13 Poland 25
Denmark 14 Slovakia 26
Germany 15 Netherlands 27
France 16 EHF EURO 2014 hosts 29
Spain 17 EHF EURO 2014 venues 30
Previous Women’s EHF EURO host nations and winners 31
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Introduction
Welcome to the draw for the Women’s EHF EURO 2014, the European Handball Federation’s flagship national team event. As a media representative you are receiving this information to ensure that you are completely up to date with all the latest information regarding the event.
Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the EHF Media and Communications team. We look forward to working with you in the lead-up to the Women’s EHF EURO 2014.
The EHF Media and Communications Team
The hosts of the EHF EURO 2014
For the second time in history the Women’s EHF European Championship will be hosted by two nations, after Denmark and Norway had welcomed the best 16 women’s national teams in 2010.
Both the Hungarian Handball Federation and the Croatian Handball Federation have a long experience in organising major handball events for men’s and women’s teams. Hungary hosted the Women’s EHF EURO in 2004, finishing the final tournament with a 29:25 victory against Russia in the bronze medal match. Most recently, in May 2014, the country’s capital, Budapest, hosted the MVM EHF FINAL4, the final weekend of the Women’s EHF Champions League.
Croatia hosted the Men’s EHF EURO in 2000, the Women’s World Championship in 2003 and also the Men’s World Championship in 2009.
It means that Hungary and Croatia are prepared to offer a colourful and entertaining experience for the audience conveying a special championship spirit in 2014.
Key EHF media contacts
JJ Rowland Thomas Schöneich EHF Head of Media and Communications EHF Media and Communications Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: +43 1 80151 167 Phone: +43 1 80151 164
5 Media Services
Ticket sales Official international ticket sales for the Women’s EHF EURO 2014 will start soon after the final tournament draw. More information will be released on www.ehf-euro.com, the Women’s EHF EURO 2014 official website, in due time.
Official website and Facebook The event’s official website at www.ehf-euro.com offers up to date tournament information and news in the lead up to the Women’s EHF EURO 2014.
During the event itself, it will provide a complete media service from the EHF European Championship.
A team of media professionals including editors, journalists and photographers will provide a huge amount of information for use by media representatives including mixed zone and press conference quotes, match previews, reports and interviews.
The official Facebook page for EHF EURO events is www.facebook.com/ehfeuro
Live streaming and video on demand on YouTube The EHF and its media and marketing partner, Infront Sports and Media, will offer a complete live streaming and on-demand video service from the EHF EURO in Hungary and Croatia.
All matches will be streamed with full English commentary on the event’s YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/ehfeuro. The channel will also offer daily video reports from the EHF Video Team and daily highlight features, produced by Eurosport.
Media Portal The EHF‘s media portal is the one-stop-shop for media representatives offering all the EHF‘s media news such as press releases, event flash quotes directly after matches, press conference highlights, draw reactions and downloads of all relevant information including, but not limited to, media guides and event logos.
Downloadable items are available in the document section, press statements and flash quotes from matches, press conferences and draws are available in the news section. If you have not registered yet, send an email to [email protected] and we will provide you with log-in details.
Photo service The EHF will provide the media with a small number of free of charge photographs from selected events such as this final tournament draw. The pictures will be available to download from the Flickr account: www.flickr.com/ehfmedia
@EHFEURO Twitter Follow the EHF Media and Communications Department’s EHF EURO Twitter Channel to be kept completely up to date with the latest happenings in European handball and with a special focus on keeping you the media informed – the channel can be found @EHFEURO.
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Pot 1
Montenegro
Norway
Hungary
Sweden
8 Montenegro
Achievements
EHF EURO 2012
Olympic Games 2012
Team profile In Montenegro, 2012 was the year of women’s However, as regulations have changed, for the handball: first Buducnost Podgorica won the first time the defending champions had to go Women’s EHF Champions League; then the through to qualification to make it to the next Media contact national team qualified for the 2012 Olympic final tournament. Having been drawn in a group Montenegrin Handball Games and went almost all the way, only losing with Czech Republic, Poland and Portugal, Federation to Norway in the final. The icing on the cake Montenegro wasted no time though and already +382 20 664277 became the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia when the secured their tickets to the Women’s EHF EURO [email protected] team took revenge for the Olympics and beat in Hungary and Croatia after the bare minimum www.rscg.co.me Norway in a thrilling final after double extra time. of four rounds.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2008 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 128:107 +21 6:2 2nd Gr.2 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 63:66 -3 2:2 Lost vs. CRO 2010 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 196:160 +36 11:1 1st Gr.6 2010 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 170:169 +1 8:6 6th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 180:136 +44 10:2 1st Gr.3 2012 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 215:196 +19 14:2 Winner 2014 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 150:134 +16 11:1 1st Gr.3 ------Total Qualif. 24 19 2 3 717:503 +214 40:8 Total EHF EURO 15 11 0 4 385:365 +20 22:8
9 Norway
Achievements EHF EURO 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 1996, 2002, 2012 1994 Olympic Games 2008, 2012 1988, 1992 2000 World Championships Team profile Olympic Games. And even though the EHF EURO 1999, 2011 It was only in December 2012 that the Norwegian Qualification was new terrain, Norway, led by 1997, 2001, 2007 dominance in women’s handball came to an 2011 and 2012 World Handball Coach of the abrupt halt when the Scandinavian team lost Year Thorir Hergeirsson, were the overwhelming 1986, 1993, 2009 the final at the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia 31:34 favourites to win their group and they did so in Media contact against Montenegro after double extra time. unbeaten fashion. Hergeirsson shaped a new top Halvor Lea Prior to that Norway had triumphed at three team from the large pool of Norwegian young +47 41900021 consecutive major tournaments, starting with players led by stalwarts such as Caroline Dyhre Halvor.Lea@ the EHF EURO 2010, continuing with the World Breivang, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren, Heidi olympiatoppen.no Championship 2011 and concluding at the 2012 Loke and Katrine Lunde. www.handball.no
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 147:98 +49 10:2 1st Gr.5 1994 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 134:130 +4 8:6 3rd Place 1996 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 134:121 +13 10:2 1st Gr.1 1996 EHF EURO 7 4 2 1 179:151 +28 10:4 Runners-up 1998 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 144:116 +28 10:2 1st Gr.3 1998 EHF EURO 7 7 0 0 189:132 +57 14:0 Winners 2000 EHF EURO 6 2 2 2 151:149 +2 6:6 6th Place 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 70:35 +35 4:0 Won vs.LTU 2002 EHF EURO 8 6 1 1 203:169 +34 13:3 Runners-up 2004 EHF EURO 8 8 0 0 259:191 +68 16:0 Winners 2006 EHF EURO 8 8 0 0 258:179 +79 16:0 Winners 2008 EHF EURO 8 7 1 0 248:169 +79 15:1 Winners 2010 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 239:146 +93 14:2 Winners 2012 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 219:194 +25 12:4 Runners-up 2014 Qualif. 4 4 0 0 120:94 +26 8:0 1st Gr.6 ------Total Qualif. 24 21 0 3 615:464 +151 42:6 Total EHF EURO 75 59 6 10 2079:1610 +469 124:26
10 Hungary
Achievements EHF EURO 2000 1998, 2004, 2012 Olympic Games 2000 1976, 1996 World Championships 1965 1957, 1982, 1995, 2003 Team profile 1971, 1975, 1978, Hungary to date are one of only two teams – the Erik Bohn who passed away in February 2014. 2005 other one being Montenegro – that have been Andras Nemeth has since been in charge and able to break the Norwegian/Danish dominance given the task to add further success to what has at Women’s European Championships. Hungary already been a very successful year for Hungarian Media contact won the EHF EURO in 2000, Montenegro handball, with Györi Audi ETO KC winning the Gábor Liszkay topped the podium in 2012. Hungary also added Women’s EHF Champions League, Pick Szeged +36 30 681 3460 European bronze to their tally in 1998, 2004 winning the Men’s EHF Cup and MKB-MVM [email protected] and 2012. The team’s most recent history was Veszprem reaching the VELUX EHF FINAL4. www.keziszovetseg.hu tragically marked by the death of its coach Karl
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 127:128 -1 7:5 2nd Gr.1 1994 Runners Up 2 2 0 0 65:37 +28 4:0 Won vs. ISL 1994 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 163:160 +3 7:7 4th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 149:115 +34 9:3 1st Gr.5 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 131:154 –23 2:10 10th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 154:134 +20 11:1 1st Gr.2 1998 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 175:161 +14 10:4 3rd Place 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 59:45 +14 4:0 Won vs. CZE 2000 EHF EURO 7 6 1 0 216:169 +47 13:1 Winners 2002 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 223:204 +19 10:4 5th Place 2004 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 236:217 +19 12:4 3rd Place 2006 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 234:186 +48 10:4 5th Place 2008 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 143:160 -17 5:7 8th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 174:134 +40 12:0 1st Gr.2 2010 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 126:147 –21 6:6 10th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 174:138 +36 10:2 2nd Gr.1 2012 EHF EURO 8 4 0 4 219:226 -7 8:8 3rd Place ------Total Qualif. 34 27 3 4 902:731 +171 57:11 Total EHF EURO 69 40 3 26 1866:1784 +82 83:55
11 Sweden
Achievements
EHF EURO 2010
Team profile At the EHF EURO 2010, Sweden rose like a However, the setback came in summer 2013 when phoenix from the ashes; for the first time they the team lost to Poland in the European play-offs reached the final of a major tournament. They and failed to qualify for the World Championship Media contact lost to Norway, but silver nevertheless signified in Serbia. In December Torbjörn Klingvall stepped Lasse Tjernberg the first medal for the Swedish women’s national down as head coach and his assistant Thomas +46 704 245972 team - and later, thanks to the Norwegian Sivertsson took over. He was joined on 1 June Lasse.tjernberg@ World Championship title in Brazil, the team by Helle Thomsen, the coach of Danish side FC handboll.rf.se subsequently qualified directly for the 2012 Midtjylland – together they successfully steered www.svenskhandboll.se Olympic Games. Sweden to the EHF EURO 2014.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 166:109 +57 10:2 2nd Gr.4 1994 Runners Up 2 1 0 1 38:37 +1 2:2 Won vs. LTU 1994 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 134:145 -11 6:6 7th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 133:104 +29 10:2 2nd Gr.4 1996 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 142:171 -29 4:8 8th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 124:132 -8 5:7 4th Gr.5 2000 Qualif. 2 1 0 1 54:49 +5 2:2 Won vs. POR 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 54:62 -8 0:4 Lost vs. AUT 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 57:44 +13 4:0 Won vs. BUL 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 79:94 -15 0:6 15th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 55:45 +10 3:1 Won vs. SUI 2004 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 68:81 -13 0:6 14th Place 2006 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 156:170 -14 6:8 6th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 54:44 +10 4:0 Won vs. CZE 2008 EHF EURO 6 2 2 2 134:135 -1 6:6 9th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 167:128 +39 8:4 2nd Gr.2 2010 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 199:176 +23 12:4 Runners-up 2012 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 182:131 +51 11:1 1st Gr.5 2012 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 153:142 +11 7:5 8th Place 2014 Qualif. 6 4 2 0 173:134 +39 10:2 1st Gr.5 ------Total Qualif. 48 32 5 11 1257:1019 +238 69:27 Total EHF EURO 45 19 3 23 1065:1114 -49 41:49
12 Pot 2
Denmark
Germany
France
Spain
13 Denmark
Achievements EHF EURO 1994, 1996, 2002 1998, 2004
Olympic Games 1996, 2000, 2004
World Championships 1997 Team profile 1962, 1993 For exactly a decade – from 1994 to 2004 – Denmark nowadays have a strong team again 2013 the Danish national team became one of the in which more and more young players are biggest sport successes, if not the biggest, of integrated. Head coach Jan Pytlick can rely on all time: Olympic champions in 1996, 2000 and the fact that the pool of talents will not dry out Media contact 2004, world champions in 1997 and European soon, as Denmark won the women’s competition Bodil Kjaergaard champions in 1994, 1996 and 2002. However, at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival +45 4326 2409 what followed was an 11-year medal drought followed by double-bronze the same year, first at [email protected] that finally ended in December 2013 when they the Women’s 19 EHF EURO on home court, then www.dhf.dk won bronze at the World Championship. at the Women’s 17 EHF EURO in Poland.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 188:117 +71 9:3 2nd Gr.6 1994 Runners Up 2 2 0 0 46:36 +10 4:0 Won vs. BUL 1994 EHF EURO 7 7 0 0 186:151 +35 14:0 Winners 1996 EHF EURO 7 7 0 0 197:146 +51 14:0 Winners 1998 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 189:163 +26 10:4 Runners-up 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 63:40 +23 4:0 Won vs. SVK 2000 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 151:159 -8 3:9 10th place 2002 EHF EURO 8 8 0 0 200:171 +29 16:0 Winners 2004 EHF EURO 8 6 0 2 202:189 +13 12:4 Runners-up 2006 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 148:156 -8 4:8 11th place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 45:44 +1 2:2 Won vs. TUR 2008 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 145:160 -15 5:7 11th place 2010 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 192:175 +17 10:6 4th place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 4 0 2 171:137 +34 8:4 2nd Gr.6 2012 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 217:206 +11 10:4 5th place 2014 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 204:164 +40 12:0 1st Gr.1 ------Total Qualif. 24 19 1 4 717:548 +179 39:9 Total EHF EURO 70 48 2 20 1827:1676 +151 98:42
14 Germany
Achievements EHF EURO 1994 Olympic Games 1976 1980 (both GDR) World Championships 1971, 1975, 1978 (all GDR), 1993 1965, 1990 (GDR); Team profile 1997, 2007 Germany have participated at all editions of Woltering and Anja Althaus are still part of the the EHF EURO and have entered the semi-final team today. At the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia the on four occasions so far - three times walking team scraped into the main round with just one away with 4th place, but in 1994 at the first EHF win, before two victories and a draw saw them Media contact EURO the team won the silver medal on home finish with a respectable seventh in the end. Tim Oliver Kalle court. A more recent highlight for the team Most recently the team qualified for the World +49 231 911910 came courtesy of its performance at the World Championship 2013 in Serbia where they reached [email protected] Championship 2007 in France, where Germany the quarter-final after having remained unbeaten www.dhb.de took home the bronze medal, and Clara in group phase.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 152:143 +9 10:4 Runners-up 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 134:118 +16 8:4 1st Gr.2 1996 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 169:165 +4 8:6 4th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 158:137 +21 9:3 2nd Gr.2 1998 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 140:145 -5 8:4 6th Place 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 45:42 +3 2:2 Won vs. CRO 2000 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 139:155 -16 4:8 9th Place 2002 Play-off 2 1 1 0 49:46 +3 3:1 Won vs. CRO 2002 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 142:168 -26 2:10 11th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 51:47 +4 2:2 Won vs. MKD 2004 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 183:173 +10 10:4 5th Place 2006 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 228:208 +20 10:6 4th Place 2008 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 227:208 +19 11:5 4th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 205:129 +76 12:0 1st Gr.4 2010 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 78:87 -9 2:4 13th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 178:125 +53 10:2 1st Gr.2 2012 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 136:132 +4 7:5 7th Place 2014 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 114:93 +21 6:2 1st Gr.7 ------Total Qualif. 34 25 2 7 934:737 +197 52:16 Total EHF EURO 64 35 2 27 1594:1584 +10 72:56
15 France
Achievements
EHF EURO 2002, 2006
World Championships 2003 1999, 2009, 2011
Team profile For whatever reason, the French national team In June 2013 Alain Portes took over from Olivier seems to have more success at the World Krumbholz at the team’s helm after Krumbholz Championships than at EHF EURO events; just had been in charge for 15 years. Portes inherited Media contact note the two bronze EHF EURO medals compared a team which is physically very strong and Nadege Coulet to the three silver and one gold medal won at has a great back court scorers like Alexandra +33 1 46 15 03 66 World Championships. Nevertheless, the team Lacrabere, brilliant game technicians like Allison n.coulet@handball- is taking a renewed approach, with the final Pineau also swift wings such as Siraba Dembele. france.eu tournament in Hungary and Croatia being the With this mixture France had no problems www.ff-handball.org next step. qualifying for the Women’s EHF EURO 2014.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 2 1 3 125:125 0 5:7 3rd Gr.5 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 3 1 0 107:90 +17 7:1 1st Gr.B 1996 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 116:125 -9 2:10 4th Gr.2 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 127:127 0 6:6 3rd Gr.3 2000 Play-off 2 2 0 0 48:42 +6 4:0 Won vs. SLO 2000 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 150:125 +25 8:4 5th Place 2002 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 189:191 -2 10:6 3rd Place 2004 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 153:177 -24 2:10 11th Place 2006 Play-off 2 1 1 0 64:53 +11 3:1 Won vs. TUR 2006 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 203:196 +7 10:6 3rd Place 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 74:83 -9 0:6 14th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 191:124 +67 12:0 1st Gr.3 2010 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 168:153 +15 10:4 5th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 215:149 +66 10:2 1st Gr.4 2012 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 140:131 + 9 6:6 9th Place 2014 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 163:108 +55 11:1 1st Gr.2 ------Total Qualif. 44 28 4 12 1156:943 +213 60:28 Total EHF EURO 44 23 0 21 1077:1056 +21 46:42
16 Spain
Achievements EHF EURO 2008
Olympic Games 2012
World Championship 2011
Team profile In 2008 Spain celebrated a sensation by Moreover, the team qualified for the Olympic becoming European vice-champions behind Games in London, which also resulted in another Norway – and since then, the team led by sensational bronze medal. And with this, the Media contact Jorge Duenas has established itself in the women’s team had freed itself from the shadow Javier Fernandez world rankings. In 2009 Spain entered a World of the previously much more successful men’s +34 91 5481355 Championship semi-final for the first time, but team. The national team thrives on the creativity prensaycomunicacion@ missed out on a medal in China. Two years later of right back Marta Mangue, who plays for Fleury rfebm.com in Brazil, they seized the moment and won the Loiret Handball, as well as on the heavy defence www.rfebm.com bronze medal. and their outstanding goalkeeper, Silvia Navarro.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 96:111 -15 6:6 3rd Gr.6 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 4 0 0 111:67 +44 8:0 1st Gr.A 1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 100:105 -5 4:8 4th Gr.1 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 4 0 0 105:59 +46 8:0 1st Gr.C 1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 141:118 +23 8:4 2nd Gr.3 1998 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 132:154 -22 1:11 12th Place 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 53:53 0 2:2 Lost vs. RUS 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 60:42 +18 4:0 Won vs. TUR 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 2 1 76:80 -4 2:4 13th Place 2004 Play-off 2 2 0 0 62:57 +5 4:0 Won vs. POL 2004 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 185:193 -8 6:8 8th Place 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 51:49 +2 2:2 Won vs. CZE 2006 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 150:149 +1 6:6 9th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 1 0 54:49 +5 3:1 Won vs. LTU 2008 EHF EURO 8 4 2 2 199:197 +2 10:6 Runners-up 2010 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 181:128 +53 12:0 1st Gr.5 2010 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 143:142 +1 4:8 11th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 153:132 +21 8:4 2nd Gr.7 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 153:156 -3 5:7 11th Place 2014 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 160:106 +54 10:2 1st Gr.4 ------Total Qualif. 54 39 1 14 1327:1076 +251 79:29 Total EHF EURO 42 14 6 22 1038:1071 -33 34:50
17 Pot 3
Croatia
Serbia
Russia
Romania
18 Croatia
Media contact Nenad Tunuković + 385 98 479 032 nenad.tunukovic@ k99vision.com www.hrs.hr
Team profile The women’s team best result to date at an EHF Handball is one of the most popular sports EURO was a sixth place in 2008. But they reached in Croatia and since independence, among the quarter-final at the World Championship the sports that has brought the country the 2011 as well as at the 2012 Olympic Games at most trophies. And over the past few years which they only narrowly lost to eventual bronze the women’s team has started to step out of medallists, Spain. And they are for sure a force the shadow of the successful men’s team that to reckon with, when they play their first EHF won, among other medals, gold at the Olympic EURO event on home court in December. One Games 1996 and 2004 as well as at the World of Croatia’s key players is 28-year-old left back Championship 2003. Andrea Penezic.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 189:116 +73 9:3 1st Gr.6 1994 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 115:118 -3 8:4 5th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 148:118 +30 10:2 1st Gr.3 1996 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 138:143 -5 6:6 6th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 128:139 –11 6:6 3rd Gr.5 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 42:45 -3 2:2 Lost vs. GER 2002 Play-off 2 0 1 1 46:49 -3 1:3 Lost vs. GER 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:47 +3 2:2 Won vs. BUL 2004 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 82:89 -7 2:4 13th Place 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 51:48 +3 4:0 Won vs. POR 2006 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 141:143 -2 6:6 7th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 66:63 +3 2:2 Won vs. MNE 2008 EHF EURO 7 3 0 4 212:208 +4 6:8 6th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 191:138 +53 10:2 1st Gr. 7 2010 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 152:167 –15 6:6 9th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 186:116 +70 12:0 1st Gr.6 2012 EHF EURO 3 1 0 2 65:69 -4 2:4 13th Place ------Total Qualif. 40 28 2 10 1097:879 +218 58:22 Total EHF EURO 37 18 0 19 905:937 -32 36:38
19 Serbia
Achievements
World Championship 2013
Team profile Serbia enter the Women’s EHF EURO 2014 as the Championship bronze). However, the EHF EURO silver medallists from the World Championship 2014 Qualification proved to be unexpectedly 2013 on home court. Handball has always been tough for them. Serbia only qualified courtesy Media contact a popular sport in Serbia, in particular boosted of 32:25 win against Slovenia in the last round. Zika Bogdanovic by the success the women’s team enjoyed One of the team’s strongest assets is 2013 World +381 600 643 477 under the national banner of Yugoslavia, when it Handball Player of the Year, Andrea Lekic, who [email protected] qualified for most international tournaments and plays club handball for WHC Vardar SCBT in FYR www.rss.org.rs had intermittent success (1980 & 1984 Olympic Macedonia. Games silver and gold medals; 2001 World
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 77:92 -15 0:6 14th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 54:52 +2 2:2 Won vs. NED 2008 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 87:93 -6 0:6 13th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 179:142 +37 8:4 2nd Gr.5 2010 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 71:91 -20 0:6 14th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 179:131 +48 10:2 2nd Gr.2 2012 EHF EURO 8 4 1 3 213:209 +4 9:7 4th Place 2014 Qualif. 6 3 2 1 156:140 +16 8:4 2nd Gr.5 ------Total Qualif. 20 13 2 5 568:465 +103 28:12 Total EHF EURO 17 4 1 12 448:485 -37 9:25
20 Russia
Achievements EHF EURO 2006 2000, 2008
Olympic Games 2008
World Championships 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 Team profile Alongside Norway, from 2001 to 2009, Russia team won the silver medal in the final against were the dominant team in the world of women’s Norway. And now the coaching mastermind handball. At their most successful, the team won of all this success is back on the bench. Evgeny Media contact four World Championship titles (2001, 2005, Trefilov had been dismissed from his post after Benjamin Kuznetsov 2007 and 2009) and the Olympic silver medal the 2012 Olympic Games, but was reinstated +7 916 618 6054 at the 2008 event in Beijing. Nevertheless, at by the Handball Union of Russia in September [email protected] the European Championship, Russia could never 2013 after Russia – under Trefilov’s successor www.rushandball.ru secure a title; the biggest EHF EURO success Vitaly Krokhin – failed to qualify for the World came at the 2006 event in Sweden when the Championship 2013.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record 1994 Qualif. 6 6 0 0 179:88 +91 12: 0 1st Gr.2 1994 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 143:116 +27 6:6 6th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 151:119 +32 10:2 1st Gr.4 1996 EHF EURO 6 3 1 2 164:147 +17 7:5 7th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 160:149 +11 8:4 2nd Gr.1 1998 EHF EURO 6 1 1 4 144:147 -3 3:9 9th Place 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 53:53 0 2: 2 Won vs. ESP 2000 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 163:148 +15 10:4 3rd Place 2002 EHF EURO 8 4 1 3 202:189 +13 9:7 4th Place 2004 EHF EURO 8 4 0 4 226:215 +11 8:8 4th Place 2006 EHF EURO 8 7 0 1 242:200 +42 14:2 Runners-up 2008 EHF EURO 8 5 1 2 210:183 +27 11:5 3rd Place 2010 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 196:155 +41 9:3 2nd Gr.6 2010 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 159:145 +14 6:6 7th Place 2012 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 155:135 +20 8:4 2nd Gr.3 2012 EHF EURO 7 2 3 2 190:180 +10 7:7 6th Place 2014 Qualif. 4 3 0 1 123:107 +16 6:2 2nd Gr.7 ------Total Qualif. 36 27 1 8 1017:806 +211 55:17 Total EHF EURO 70 37 7 26 1843:1670 +173 81:59
21 Romania
Achievements
EHF EURO 2010
World Championships 1962 1973, 2005
Team profile At their eighth EHF EURO event, the 2010 Shortly before the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia championship in Denmark and Norway, Romania head coach Radu Voina relinquished his position won their first medal. Despite losing to Sweden and Gheorge Tadici, who had been Voina’s Media contact in the semi-final, the team, led by outstanding predecessor as well, took over once more. Many Ionel Pana EHF EURO top scorer Cristina Neagu, secured the of the successes in Romanian women’s handball, + 40 744 594263 bronze medal in a hard fought match for third including the aforementioned silver medal at the [email protected] place against Denmark. Five years earlier they had World Championship 2005 or the Cup Winners’ www.frh.ro won their piece of precious metal when they came Cup of Oltchim Valcea in 2007 are connected to second at the World Championship in Russia. his name.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 122:83 +39 10:2 1st Gr.4 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 112:124 -12 4:8 10th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 137:126 +11 7:5 2nd Gr.3 1996 EHF EURO 6 4 1 1 155:139 +16 9:3 5th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 164:157 +7 8:4 2nd Gr.4 1998 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 148:168 -20 2:10 11th Place 2000 EHF EURO 7 3 1 3 168:164 +4 7:7 4th Place 2002 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 169:166 +3 8:6 7th Place 2004 Play-off 2 1 1 0 58:55 +3 3:1 Won vs. NED 2004 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 206:187 +19 10:4 7th Place 2006 Play-off 2 0 1 1 47:51 -4 1:3 Lost vs.SCG 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 70:46 +24 4:0 Won vs. ISL 2008 EHF EURO 7 5 0 2 209:199 +10 10:4 5th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 4 1 1 219:153 +66 9:3 2nd Gr.1 2010 EHF EURO 8 5 0 3 205:197 +8 10:6 3rd Place 2012 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 187:128 +59 10:2 1st Gr.2 2012 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 136:139 -3 5:7 10th Place 2014 Qualif. 4 2 0 2 103:103 0 4:4 2nd Gr.7 ------Total Qualif. 40 26 4 10 1107:902 +205 56:24 Total EHF EURO 60 31 3 26 1508:1483 +25 65:55
22 Pot 4
Ukraine
Poland
Slovakia
Netherlands
23 Ukraine
Achievements EHF EURO 2000
Olympic Games 2004
Team profile Since 1991 women’s handball in the Ukraine has round. The only other handball success story of rapidly developed. The women’s national team the women’s national team was the surprising has participated at every edition of the EHF performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in EURO and made it again this time courtesy of a Athens; in their first and only appearance at Media contact 33:24 win against Austria in the last qualification this level, the national team won bronze medal Vasili Yumashev round. However, with the exception of a silver under the leadership of coach Leonid Ratner. The +380 44 2397360 performance in 2002, the team has never ranked stars in the team are prolific back court player [email protected] in the top five. At the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia Anastasiya Pidpalova and young talents such as www.handball.net.ua the team did not even make it to the main 24-year-old centre back Iryna Glibko.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qual. 6 5 0 1 147:111 +36 10:2 1st Gr.1 1994 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 126:135 -9 4:8 11th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 108:116 -8 6:6 3rd Gr.2 1996 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 141:144 -3 4:8 9th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 156:147 +9 7:5 1st Gr.5 1998 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 163:148 +15 6:6 7th Place 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 54:50 +4 2:2 Won vs. POL 2000 EHF EURO 7 3 3 1 188:176 +12 9:5 Runners-up 2002 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 132:167 -35 2:10 12th Place 200 Play-off 2 2 0 0 54:49 +5 4:0 Won vs. POR 2004 EHF EURO 7 4 0 3 173:172 +1 8:6 6th Place 2006 Play-off 2 2 0 0 54:46 +8 4:0 Won vs. SVK 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 73:86 -13 0:6 13th Place 2008 Play-off 2 2 0 0 58:51 +7 4:0 Won vs. SVK 2008 EHF EURO 6 2 1 3 168: 172 -4 5:7 10th Place 2010 Qualif. 6 5 1 0 197:160 +37 11:1 1st Gr.1 2010 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 134:170 -36 2:10 12th Place 2012 Qualif. 2 6 5 0 1 151:135 +16 10:2 1st Gr.7 2012 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 62:68 -6 0:6 14th Place 2014 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 177:166 +11 6:6 2nd Gr.1 ------Total Qualif. 44 31 2 11 1156:1031 +125 64:24 Total EHF EURO 56 18 4 34 1360:1438 -78 40:72
24 Poland
Media contact Jan Korczak-Mleczko +48 22 8929011 [email protected] www.zprp.pl
Team profile their first EHF EURO event in eight years. For several decades Poland have always ranked Many players of the current squad celebrated somewhere between fifth and 12th at European their Women’s EHF Champions League debut and World Championship, but since 2007 these with Lublin this season, while others have feats had eluded them. However, by eliminating already managed to find top addresses abroad 2010 EHF EURO silver medallists, Sweden, in like Karolina Kudlacz who plays for German side June in the play-off for the World Championship HC Leipzig or Kinga Byzdra who joined 2012 2013 in Serbia where they eventually came Champions League winners Buducnost with fourth, Poland proved that they are back on the whom she came second at this year’s MVM EHF international scene - and now they qualified for FINAL4.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 128:113 +15 6:6 3rd Gr.1 1996 Pre-Qualif. 2 1 0 1 46:43 +3 2:2 Won vs. BEL 1996 Qualif. 6 4 0 2 133:132 +1 8:4 2nd Gr.2 1996 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 137:159 -22 2:10 11th Place 1998 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 157:136 +21 10:2 1st Gr.4 1998 EHF EURO 6 4 0 2 138:133 +5 8:4 5th Place 2000 Play-off 2 1 0 1 50:54 -4 2:2 Lost vs. UKR 2002 Play-off 2 1 0 1 55:56 -1 2:2 Lost vs. YUG 2004 Play-off 2 0 0 2 57:62 -5 0:4 Lost vs. ESP 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 53:44 +9 2:2 Won vs. LTU 2006 EHF EURO 6 3 0 3 164:186 -22 6:6 8th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 61:63 -2 2:2 Lost vs. POR 2010 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 151:191 -40 2:10 4th Gr.6 2012 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 163:157 +6 6:6 3rd Gr.3 2014 Qualif. 6 3 0 3 140:132 +8 6:6 2nd Gr.3 ------Total Qualif. 48 24 0 24 1194:1183 +11 48:48 Total EHF EURO 18 8 0 10 439:478 -39 16:20
25 Slovakia
Media contact Ivan Sabovik +421 903 708 275 sabovik@ slovakhandball.sk www.slovakhandball.sk
Team profile In the nation’s handball history Slovakia draw in June at home against France. Poloz has qualified for the EHF EURO 1994 and the the long-term strategy which is to first gain World Championship the year after. However, experience, enabling the team to then stand its with Dusan Poloz taking over at the helm of ground against the big names in Europe. Key the national team in spring 2013, everyone players in his team include 20-year-old Marianna in Slovakia hoped at the beginning of the Rebicova, who plays for IUVENTA Michalovce, qualification that the drought would come to an and Petra Benuskova, who plays for DHK Banik end – and so it did with Slovakia qualifying for Most in the Czech Republic. the EHF EURO 2014 following a crucial 24-all
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 143:126 +17 7:5 2nd Gr.3 1994 EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 111:148 -37 1:11 12th Place 1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 124:146 -22 4:8 3rd Gr.5 1998 Pre-Qualif. 4 2 0 2 103:83 +20 4:4 2nd Gr.C 1998 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 136:148 -12 2:10 4th Gr.4 2000 Qualif. 2 2 0 0 66:34 +32 4:0 Won vs. GRE 2000 Play-off 2 0 0 2 40:63 -23 0:4 Lost vs. DEN 2002 Play-off 2 0 0 2 45:48 -3 0:4 Lost vs. SLO 2004 Play-off 2 1 0 1 46:47 -1 2:2 Lost vs. SCG 2006 Qualif. 5 4 1 0 187:113 +74 9:1 1st Gr.2 2006 Play-off 2 0 0 2 46:54 -8 0:4 Lost vs. UKR 2008 Qualif. 4 3 1 0 132:100 +32 7:1 1st Gr.2 2008 Play-off 2 0 0 2 51:58 -7 0:4 Lost vs.UKR 2010 Qualif. 6 1 0 5 156:193 -37 2:10 3rd Gr.6 2012 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 133:154 -21 4:8 3rd Gr.6 2014 Qualif. 6 3 1 2 154:139 +15 7:5 2nd Gr.2 ------Total Qualif. 61 24 4 33 1562:1506 +56 52:70 Total EHF EURO 6 0 1 5 111:148 -37 1:11
26 Netherlands
Media contact Annemiek Schouten +31 26 707 1440 [email protected] www.handbal.nl
Team profile German clubs such as Laura van der Heijden and Following a number of promising results at Lois Abbingh who played for VfL Oldenburg until younger age categories, including silver at the the end of this season. Debbie Bont plays for EHF Women’s 19 EHF EURO 2011 and bronze at the Champions League participants HC Leipzig and Women’s 17 EHF EURO 2007, Netherlands were Danick Snelder takes to the court for German already many a time close to entering the top champions Thüringer HC. Further players tier of European teams – and now they made it with huge international experience are Nycke to their first EHF EURO event in four years after Groot (FC Midtjylland) and Yvette Broch (Metz coming second in Qualification Group 4. Some Handball). In late 2013 coach Henk Groener of their top players have been contracted to extended his contract until 2016.
EHF European Championship (qualification) record Year Stage MP W D L Goals Diff. Pts. Rank 1994 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 119:125 -6 4: 8 3rd Gr.7 1996 Pre-Qualif. 4 2 0 2 80:73 +7 4:4 1st Gr.C 1996 Qualif. 6 2 0 4 119:135 -16 4:8 3rd Gr.4 1998 EHF EURO 6 1 0 5 126:153 -27 2:10 10th Place 2000 Play-off 2 0 1 1 52:54 -2 1:3 Lost vs. YUG 2002 Play-off 2 2 0 0 58:49 +9 4:0 Won vs. POR 2002 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 73:80 -7 0:6 14th Place 2004 Play-off 2 0 1 1 55:58 -3 1:3 Lost vs. ROU 2006 Play-off 2 1 0 1 56:51 +5 2:2 Won vs. BLR 2006 EHF EURO 3 0 0 3 65:84 -19 0:6 15th Place 2008 Play-off 2 1 0 1 52:54 -2 2:2 Lost vs. SRB 2010 Qualif. 6 3 2 1 161:146 +15 8:4 2nd Gr.7 2010 EHF EURO 6 2 0 4 131:145 -14 4:8 8th Place 2014 Qualif. 6 5 0 1 170:122 +48 10:2 2nd Gr.4 ------Total Qualif. 38 18 4 16 922:877 +55 40:36 Total EHF EURO 18 3 0 15 395:462 -67 6:30
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EHF EURO 2014 hosts
Hungary and Croatia welcome you
The Women’s EHF EURO 2014 will be co-hosted by Hungary and Croatia. This is the second time in history the Women’s EHF European Championship will be hosted by two nations, after Denmark and Norway welcomed the best 16 women’s national teams in 2010.
Handball is one of the most popular sports in Hungary and Croatia with thousands of fans regularly coming to the halls for support when the national teams are in action.
Furthermore both nation’s handball federations have a long and vast experience in organising major handball events for men’s and women’s teams.
Hungary hosted the Women’s EHF European Championship in 2004, finishing the final tournament with a 29:25 victory against Russia in the bronze medal match.
Croatia welcomed the top teams for the Men’s EHF European Championship in 2000, the Women’s World Championship in 2003 and the Men’s World Championship in 2009.
It means that Hungary and Croatia will guarantee a colourful and entertaining experience for the audience conveying a special championship spirit in 2014.
When it comes to medals, the Hungarian women’s team is ahead of its Croatian counterparts.
Hungary topped the podium at the Women’s EHF EURO 2000 and have claimed another three bronze medals in 1998, 2004, and most recently in 2012.
They also won bronze at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games and silver four years later at the Sydney Olympics. At World Championships they have topped the podium once (1965), won silver on four occasions (1957, 1982, 1995, 2003) and claimed bronze also four times (1971, 1975, 1978, 2005)
Croatia finished among the top 10 during most of their EHF EURO event participations. However, they have been one of the rising stars of European women’s handball, stepping out of the shadow of the successful men’s team.
Their best result on the European level was sixth at the EHF EURO 2008 in FYR Macedonia. At the World Championship 2011 they reached the quarter-final, a feat they again achieved one year later at the Olympic Games in London.
29 EHF EURO 2014 venues
At the occasion of the 104th Meeting of the EHF Executive Committee on 9 April 2011 in Vienna, the 2014 Women’s EHF European Championship was awarded to the joint bid from the Hungarian and Croatian handball federations.
The tournament will take place from Sunday 7 December 2014 to Sunday 21 December 2014. The host cities and playing halls chosen for the Women’s EHF EURO 2014 have been selected with the utmost care and consideration based on the bidding documents, with every city bringing its own charm and vibrant energy.
Papp László Sportarena, Budapest Arena Zagreb, Zagreb www.budapestarena.hu www.zagrebarena.hr Spectator capacity: 12,500 Spectator capacity: 15,200
Főnix Hall, Debrecen Arena Varaždin, Varaždin www.fonixarena.com www.arena-varazdin.hr Spectator capacity: 9,000 Spectator capacity: 5,033
Győr Arena, Győr Gradski VRT, Osijek (under construction) Spectator capacity: 3,500
30 Previous Women’s EHF EURO host nations & winners
EHF EURO 1994 Germany Winners – Denmark
EHF EURO 1996 Denmark Winners – Denmark
EHF EURO 1998 The Netherlands Winners – Norway
EHF EURO 2000 Romania Winners – Hungary
EHF EURO 2002 Denmark Winners – Denmark
EHF EURO 2004 Hungary Winners – Norway
EHF EURO 2006 Sweden Winners – Norway
EHF EURO 2008 FYR Macedonia Winners – Norway
EHF EURO 2010 Denmark & Norway Winners – Norway
EHF EURO 2012 Serbia Winners – Montenegro
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