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 3 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. 6 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.