2008 European Men's Handball Championship
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The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
(8th tournament) was held in Norway
from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen
, Drammen
, Lillehammer
, Stavanger
and Trondheim
. Denmark
won the tournament with Croatia
second and France
third.
All times are Central European Time
(UTC+1
)
Group A (Stavanger
Group B (Drammen
Group C (Bergen
Group D (Trondheim
Group I (Stavanger
Group II (Trondheim
European Men's Handball Championship
The European men's handball championship is the official competition for senior men's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...
(8th tournament) was held in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
and Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. Denmark
Denmark national handball team
The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....
won the tournament with Croatia
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
second and France
France national handball team
France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....
third.
Qualification round
Qualification matches took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules, the host (Norway) and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship (France, Croatia, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Russia) were automatically qualified. The other nine places were determined after the play-off matches, held in June; nine teams were seeded, after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages.Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Drammen Drammen Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:... |
Drammenshallen | 4,000 |
| Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway... |
Stavanger Idrettshall | 7,000 |
| Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , .... |
Haukelandshallen Haukelandshallen Haukelandshallen is an indoor sport arena in Årstad borough, Bergen, Norway. It holds 5,000 people. The arena hosts mainly team handball matches, is the home arena for Tertnes IL and hosted the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. The basketball team Ulriken Eagles also plays there.... |
4,000 |
| Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of... |
Trondheim Spektrum | 4,000 |
| Lillehammer Lillehammer is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was... |
Håkons Hall | 10,500 |
Preliminary round
| Team advanced to the Main Round | |
| Team is eliminated from the tournament |
All times are Central European Time
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
(UTC+1
UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...
)
Group A (StavangerStavangerStavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 77 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 89 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 94 | −9 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 97 | −9 | 0 |
| January 17, 2008 | |||
| 34 – 32 | 18:15 | ||
| 32 – 27 | 20:15 | ||
| January 18, 2008 | |||
| 26 – 30 | 18:15 | ||
| 33 – 27 | 20:15 | ||
| January 20, 2008 | |||
| 33 – 30 | 15:15 | ||
| 29 – 24 | 17:15 | ||
Group B (DrammenDrammenDrammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 69 | +17 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 79 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 84 | −13 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 88 | −14 | 1 |
| January 17, 2008 | |||
| 25–25 | 17:00 | ||
| 26 – 27 | 19:15 | ||
| January 18, 2008 | |||
| 32 – 21 | 18:15 | ||
| 24 – 32 | 20:15 | ||
| January 20, 2008 | |||
| 31 – 28 | 17:15 | ||
| 27 – 22 | 19:15 | ||
Group C (BergenBergenBergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 82 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 88 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 80 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 101 | −18 | 0 |
| January 17, 2008 | |||
| 34 – 26 | 17:15 | ||
| 28 – 35 | 19:15 | ||
| January 19, 2008 | |||
| 24 – 28 | 18:15 | ||
| 31 – 36 | 20:15 | ||
| January 20, 2008 | |||
| 30 – 22 | 16:30 | ||
| 31 – 26 | 18:30 | ||
Group D (TrondheimTrondheimTrondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 76 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 72 | +17 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 101 | −23 | 0 |
| January 17, 2008 | |||
| 32 – 31 | 18:15 | ||
| 19 – 24 | 20:15 | ||
| January 19, 2008 | |||
| 22 – 28 | 18:15 | ||
| 24 – 28 | 20:15 | ||
| January 20, 2008 | |||
| 25 – 41 | 16:15 | ||
| 30 – 21 | 18:15 | ||
Main Round
| Team advanced to the Semifinals | |
| Team will compete for the 5th/6th place | |
| Team is eliminated from the tournament |
Group I (StavangerStavangerStavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 120 | +32 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 130 | +8 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 130 | 128 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 142 | +7 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 148 | −10 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 163 | −39 | 0 |
| January 22, 2008 | |||
| 31 – 29 | 16:15 | ||
| 20 – 30 | 18:15 | ||
| 24–24 | 20:15 | ||
| January 23, 2008 | |||
| 34 – 26 | 16:15 | ||
| 26 – 36 | 18:15 | ||
| 33 – 29 | 20:15 | ||
| January 24, 2008 | |||
| 39 – 23 | 16:15 | ||
| 23 – 28 | 18:15 | ||
| 23–23 | 20:15 | ||
Group II (TrondheimTrondheimTrondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 126 | +14 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 136 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 145 | 147 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 138 | +6 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 150 | −21 | 2 |
| January 22, 2008 | |||
| 35 – 27 | 16:20 | ||
| 27 – 28 | 18:30 | ||
| 27–27 | 20:30 | ||
| January 23, 2008 | |||
| 26 – 27 | 16:15 | ||
| 23 – 26 | 18:15 | ||
| 28 – 36 | 20:15 | ||
| January 24, 2008 | |||
| 33 – 26 | 15:20 | ||
| 31 – 28 | 17:20 | ||
| 31 – 29 | 19:20 | ||
Final round
5th/6th Placement Match
Semifinals
----Bronze Match
Final
Final ranking
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2008 Men's European Champions  Denmark Denmark national handball team The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches.... First Title Team Roster Kasper Hvidt Kasper Hvidt Kasper Hvidt is a Danish handball goalkeeper, playing for the Danish national team. He was selected as the best keeper for the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. was voted goalkeeper of the year March 20, 2009, second was Thierry Omeyer from France.-References:... , Mikkel Holm Aagaard, Lasse Boesen Lasse Boesen Lasse Boesen is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships. Boesen currently plays for the German side SG... , Lars T. Jørgensen Lars T. Jørgensen Lars Troels Jørgensen is a Danish team handball player. He used to plays for the Spanish club SDC San Antonio, but bow he plays for the Danish 1st division club AG København.... , Jesper Jensen Jesper Jensen (handballer) Jesper Jensen is a Danish team handball player. He plays for the Danish club Skjern Håndbold.... , Lars Rasmussen, Lars Christiansen Lars Christiansen (handballer) Lars Roslyng Christiansen is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team... , Lars Møller Madsen Lars Møller Madsen Lars Møller Madsen is a Danish team handball player. From 1st of January 2011 he plays for the Swedish club IFK Kristianstad.... , Peter Henriksen Peter Henriksen Peter Henriksen is a former Danish team handball player . He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team... , Bo Spellerberg Bo Spellerberg Bo Spellerberg is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion, winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Norway with the Danish national handball team by beating Croatia in the final.-References:... , Michael V. Knudsen Michael V. Knudsen Michael V. Knudsen is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion, having won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, where he was voted into the All-star-team... , Jesper Nøddesbo Jesper Nøddesbo Jesper Nøddesbo is a Danish team handball player, playing for the Spanish club Barcelona. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Norway with the Danish national handball team... , Lars Krogh Jeppesen Lars Krogh Jeppesen Lars Krogh Jeppesen is a Danish handball player. He plays for the Danish club KIF Kolding. Between 2004 and 2006 Jeppesen played in the Spanish club FC Barcelona Handbol. Lars Krogh Jeppesen has also played 4 seasons with SG Flensburg-Handewitt... , Kasper Søndergaard Kasper Søndergaard Kasper Søndergaard is a Danish team handball player. He is European champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He participated on the Danish team at the 2007 World championships .-References:... , Joachim Boldsen Joachim Boldsen Joachim Boldsen is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.... , Hans Lindberg Hans Lindberg Hans Lindberg is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He currently plays for German Handball-Bundesliga side HSV Handball.Hans Lindberg became the 2009/2010 season's Bundesliga Best... and Kasper Nielsen Kasper Nielsen Kasper Nielsen is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Norway with the Danish national handball team.... .Head Coach: Ulrik Wilbek Ulrik Wilbek Ulrik Wilbek is a Danish team handball coach. He has been head coach for the Danish men's national handball team from 2005... . |
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
- Left wing:
- Left back:
- Pivot:
- Centre back:
- Right back:
- Right wing:
Other awards
- Most Valuable PlayerMost Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
: - Best Defence Player:
- Top Goalscorer: 44 goals