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2004 European Men's Handball Championship

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2004 European Men's Handball Championship
Evropsko prvenstvo v rokometu 2004
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates22 January – 1 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Slovenia
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored2,733 (56.94 per match)
Attendance149,984 (3,125 per match)
Top scorer(s)Croatia Mirza Džomba
(46 goals)
Best playerCroatia Ivano Balić
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The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper.

Venues

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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

Qualification

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Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament1
 Slovenia Host 4 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002)
 Denmark Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship 4 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002)
 Germany Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Iceland Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship 2 (2000, 2002)
 Sweden Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Russia Fifth place of 2002 European Championship 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Croatia Playoff winner 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Czech Republic Playoff winner 3 (1996, 1998, 2002)
 France Playoff winner 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Hungary Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
 Poland Playoff winner 1 (2002)
 Portugal Playoff winner 3 (1994, 2000, 2002)
 Serbia and Montenegro Playoff winner 32 (1996, 1998, 2002)
 Spain Playoff winner 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
  Switzerland Playoff winner 1 (2002)
 Ukraine Playoff winner 2 (2000, 2002)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
2 as FR Yugoslavia

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 87 74 +13 6 Main round
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 93 79 +14 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 69 85 −16 2
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 74 85 −11 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2004
18:00
Russia  28–20   Switzerland Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
three players 6 (17–10) Kostadinovich 5
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22 January 2004
20:30
Sweden  31–25  Ukraine Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Petersson 9 (14–13) Petrenko 9
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24 January 2004
16:00
Switzerland  24–35  Sweden Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Gautschi 6 (12–17) Källman 6
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24 January 2004
18:00
Ukraine  27–29  Russia Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU)
Kostetskiy 6 (12–17) Tuchkin 7
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25 January 2004
16:00
Ukraine  22–25   Switzerland Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
Kostetskiy 11 (12–13) Kostadinovich 11
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25 January 2004
18:00
Sweden  27–30  Russia Red Hall, Velenje
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Lövgren 6 (12–16) Chipurin 7
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 88 86 +2 5 Main round
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 85 78 +7 4
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 82 81 +1 2
4  Portugal 3 0 1 2 91 101 −10 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2004
18:00
Spain  29–30  Croatia Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Belaustegui 11 (17–14) Metličić 8
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22 January 2004
20:30
Denmark  36–32  Portugal Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
Knudsen 9 (20–15) Coelho 8
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24 January 2004
18:00
Portugal  27–33  Spain Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Resende 8 (12–19) Romero 11
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24 January 2004
20:00
Croatia  26–25  Denmark Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Lacković 7 (14–12) Stryger 7
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25 January 2004
18:00
Portugal  32–32  Croatia Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
J. Costa 7 (13–16) Džomba 10
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25 January 2004
20:00
Denmark  24–20  Spain Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
Christiansen 5 (12–11) Belaustegui 7
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia (H) 3 2 1 0 100 90 +10 5[a] Main round
2  Hungary 3 2 1 0 91 83 +8 5[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 88 97 −9 1[b]
4  Iceland 3 0 1 2 87 96 −9 1[b]
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovenia 29–29 Hungary
  2. ^ a b Iceland 30–30 Czech Republic
22 January 2004
18:00
Czech Republic  25–30  Hungary Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Juříček 7 (10–17) Pásztor 8
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22 January 2004
20:30
Iceland  28–34  Slovenia Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,620
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Stefánsson 7 (13–13) Vugrinec 9
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23 January 2004
18:30
Hungary  32–29  Iceland Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Díaz 9 (15–15) García, Stefánsson 7
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23 January 2004
20:30
Slovenia  37–33  Czech Republic Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,620
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Lubej 9 (15–18) Filip, Juříček 7
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25 January 2004
18:30
Iceland  30–30  Czech Republic Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU)
García 7 (15–17) Jícha 7
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25 January 2004
20:30
Slovenia  29–29  Hungary Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,616
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Jovičič 6 (13–14) Nagy 9
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 81 74 +7 5 Main round
2  Serbia and Montenegro 3 2 0 1 86 78 +8 4
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 96 89 +7 3
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 86 108 −22 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2004
18:00
France  29–25  Poland Bonifika Hall, Koper
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Anquetil 6 (14–16) Bielecki 7
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22 January 2004
20:30
Germany  26–28  Serbia and Montenegro Bonifika Hall, Koper
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Jansen 8 (10–12) Ma. Krivokapić 6
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23 January 2004
18:30
Serbia and Montenegro  20–23  France Bonifika Hall, Koper
Attendance: 2,164
Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
Maksić, Nikolić 4 (7–13) Anquetil 6
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23 January 2004
20:30
Poland  32–41  Germany Bonifika Hall, Koper
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Tkaczyk 9 (13–21) Baur 12
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25 January 2004
18:30
Germany  29–29  France Bonifika Hall, Koper
Attendance: 2,164
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Schwarzer 7 (14–13) Karabatić 10
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25 January 2004
20:30
Serbia and Montenegro  38–29  Poland Bonifika Hall, Koper
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Maksić 8 (19–11) Tkaczyk 7
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Main round

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Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 4 1 0 138 131 +7 9 Semifinals
2  Denmark 5 4 0 1 153 125 +28 8
3  Russia 5 3 1 1 149 137 +12 7 Fifth place game
4  Sweden 5 2 0 3 145 144 +1 4 Seventh place game
5  Spain 5 1 0 4 133 143 −10 2
6   Switzerland 5 0 0 5 115 153 −38 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 January 2004
16:00
Switzerland  24–26  Spain Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Kostadinovich 7 (13–13) García 8
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27 January 2004
18:00
Sweden  26–28  Croatia Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Boquist 7 (11–16) four players 5
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27 January 2004
20:00
Russia  31–36  Denmark Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Koksharov 7 (15–19) Christiansen, Stryger 7
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28 January 2004
16:00
Russia  36–30  Spain Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Koksharov 10 (16–14) Hernández 8
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28 January 2004
18:00
Switzerland  27–30  Croatia Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 700
Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
Kostadinovich 7 (13–15) Balić 6
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28 January 2004
20:00
Sweden  28–34  Denmark Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 800
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Lövgren 9 (14–18) Knudsen 8
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29 January 2004
16:00
Switzerland  20–34  Denmark Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
Kostadinovich 5 (9–18) Hjermind, Nielsen 7
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29 January 2004
18:00
Sweden  29–28  Spain Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Källman 9 (10–12) Pérez 8
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29 January 2004
20:00
Russia  24–24  Croatia Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Bashkin 6 (13–12) Džomba 8
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 3 1 1 151 131 +20 7[a] Semifinals
2  Slovenia (H) 5 3 1 1 144 135 +9 7[a]
3  France 5 2 1 2 134 129 +5 5[b] Fifth place game
4  Serbia and Montenegro 5 2 1 2 134 135 −1 5[b] Seventh place game
5  Hungary 5 1 2 2 132 140 −8 4
6  Czech Republic 5 1 0 4 147 172 −25 2
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovenia 24–31 Germany
  2. ^ a b Serbia and Montenegro 20–23 France
27 January 2004
16:30
Hungary  21–29  France Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Buday 5 (8–14) Karabatić 5
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27 January 2004
18:30
Czech Republic  27–37  Germany Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Berka 7 (12–19) Kehrmann 9
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27 January 2004
20:30
Slovenia  27–20  Serbia and Montenegro Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
Lubej 6 (14–11) Anđelković 5
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28 January 2004
16:30
Czech Republic  32–31  France Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU)
Juříček 9 (17–15) G. Gille, Girault 6
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28 January 2004
18:30
Hungary  29–29  Serbia and Montenegro Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Császár 7 (10–15) Milosavljević 9
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28 January 2004
20:30
Slovenia  24–31  Germany Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Kavtičnik 5 (10–18) Stephan 8
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29 January 2004
16:30
Czech Republic  30–37  Serbia and Montenegro Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Berka 6 (16–21) Nikolić 8
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29 January 2004
18:30
Hungary  23–28  Germany Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Pleşa, Cirligeanu (ROU)
Díaz 6 (12–16) Zeitz 8
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29 January 2004
20:30
Slovenia  27–22  France Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Kavtičnik 8 (12–9) Anquetil 6
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Final round

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
31 January
 
 
 Croatia25
 
1 February
 
 Slovenia27
 
 Slovenia25
 
31 January
 
 Germany30
 
 Denmark20
 
 
 Germany22
 
Third place
 
 
1 February
 
 
 Croatia27
 
 
 Denmark31

Semifinals

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31 January 2004
15:00
Denmark  20–22  Germany Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
Jeppesen 5 (11–11) Immel 7
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31 January 2004
17:30
Croatia  25–27  Slovenia Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
Džomba 12 (13–15) Kavtičnik 6
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Seventh place game

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31 January 2004
12:30
Sweden  35–34  Serbia and Montenegro Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Andersson, Larholm 7 (16–17) Mi. Krivokapić 6
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Fifth place game

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1 February 2004
12:30
Russia  28–26  France Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Ivanov 8 (14–11) Karabatić 7
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Third place game

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1 February 2004
15:00
Croatia  27–31  Denmark Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Lacković 8 (14–15) Christiansen 9
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Final

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1 February 2004
17:30
Slovenia  25–30  Germany Tivoli Hall, Ljubljana
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Vugrinec 6 (10–16) Kehrmann 9
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Ranking and statistics

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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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