This article describes the qualification for the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship.
The draw for the qualification round was held on the 27 March 2012 at the EHF headquarters, in Vienna, Austria. [1] Denmark as host nation and (defending champion), was directly qualified. 39 teams had registered for participation. 38 teams compete for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking. [2]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Ukraine Greece Romania Estonia | Switzerland Israel Latvia Cyprus | Finland Turkey Belgium Italy | Luxembourg Great Britain Ireland Malta |
The games were played in a mini-tournament, hosted by one country. The group winners and the two best second-ranked teams advanced to the second phase.
Venue: University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 70 | +24 | 6 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 2 | |
3 | Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 2 | |
4 | Cyprus (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 2 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
8 June 2012 17:00 | Ukraine | 30 – 24 | Finland | Attendance: 100 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI) |
Ostroushko 7 | (15–13) | Karlsson 7 | ||
3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
8 June 2012 19:30 | Cyprus | 27 – 21 | Luxembourg | Attendance: 250 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) |
Constantinou 12 | (8–10) | Sarac 4 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× |
9 June 2012 16:00 | Luxembourg | 24 – 27 | Ukraine | Attendance: 50 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI) |
Muller 7 | (7–20) | Onufryienko 5 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 5× |
9 June 2012 18:30 | Finland | 26 – 14 | Cyprus | Attendance: 150 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) |
Rönnberg 6 | (11–6) | Demosthenous 4 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× |
10 June 2012 16:00 | Finland | 23 – 25 | Luxembourg | Attendance: 50 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA) |
Rönnberg 7 | (8–14) | Poeckes 8 | ||
2× 1× | Report | 3× 3× |
10 June 2012 18:30 | Ukraine | 37 – 22 | Cyprus | Attendance: 200 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI) |
Ostroushko 6 | (20–10) | Nikiforou 5 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 9× |
Venue: Palaflorio, Bari
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 64 | +20 | 5 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | Italy (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 78 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 86 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 102 | −25 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
8 June 2012 17:45 | Switzerland | 38 – 21 | Great Britain | Attendance: 100 Referees: Samuelsen, Hansen (FRO) |
Goepfert 6 | (16–12) | Larsson 8 | ||
2× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 2× |
8 June 2012 20:00 | Greece | 31 – 31 | Italy | Attendance: 250 Referees: Malasinskas, Grigalionis (LTU) |
Tzimourtos 12 | (16–12) | Radovcic 12 | ||
4× 6× | Report | 3× 7× |
9 June 2012 17:45 | Great Britain | 30 – 35 | Greece | Attendance: 42 Referees: Malasinskas, Grigalionis (LTU) |
Mohr 8 | (13–21) | Georgiadis 7 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
9 June 2012 20:00 | Italy | 21 – 21 | Switzerland | Attendance: 300 Referees: Samuelsen, Hansen (FRO) |
Skatar 8 | (10–10) | Hofstetter 5 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
10 June 2012 18:00 | Greece | 22 – 25 | Switzerland | Attendance: 60 Referees: Samuelsen, Hansen (FRO) |
three players 5 | (11–11) | Vukelic 9 | ||
2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
10 June 2012 20:30 | Italy | 29 – 26 | Great Britain | Attendance: 150 Referees: Malasinskas, Grigalionis (LTU) |
Skatar 8 | (14–11) | Vincent 7 | ||
2× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 1× |
Venue: Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 55 | +45 | 6 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | Israel (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 64 | +41 | 4 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 77 | +10 | 2 | |
4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 128 | −96 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+3).
8 June 2012 16:00 | Israel | 49 – 10 | Ireland | Attendance: 300 Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE) |
Pomeranz 13 | (25–6) | McAuley 4 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 1× |
8 June 2012 18:15 | Romania | 35 – 19 | Belgium | Attendance: 100 Referees: Mishchuk, Rozhkov (UKR) |
Ghiţă 8 | (14–9) | Kopljar 4 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
9 June 2012 17:30 | Ireland | 11 – 39 | Romania | Attendance: 100 Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE) |
Meyer 4 | (6–18) | Mihalcea 8 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× |
9 June 2012 20:00 | Belgium | 28 – 31 | Israel | Attendance: 600 Referees: Mishchuk, Rozhkov (UKR) |
Cauwenberghs 6 | (14–19) | Pomeranz 10 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× |
10 June 2012 15:30 | Belgium | 40 – 11 | Ireland | Attendance: 20 Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE) |
Danesi 8 | (18–7) | Murphy 5 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× 1× |
10 June 2012 18:00 | Romania | 26 – 25 | Israel | Attendance: 750 Referees: Mishchuk, Rozhkov (UKR) |
four players 4 | (10–12) | Pomeranz 6 | ||
3× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× 1× |
Venue: Edip Buran Sport Hall, Mersin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Turkey (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 72 | +24 | 5 | Qualification Phase 2 |
2 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 57 | +26 | 4 | |
3 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 85 | +33 | 3 | |
4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 129 | −83 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+3).
8 June 2012 17:00 | Latvia | 36 – 10 | Malta | Attendance: 300 Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (Kosovo) |
Blūms 6 | (17–4) | Said 3 | ||
2× 6× | Report | 3× 5× |
8 June 2012 19:00 | Estonia | 35 – 39 | Turkey | Attendance: 600 Referees: Yudchyts, Kot (BLR) |
Jaanimaa 10 | (14–21) | Döne 12 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
9 June 2012 17:00 | Malta | 19 – 56 | Estonia | Attendance: 200 Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (Kosovo) |
Magro, Naudi 5 | (8–27) | Lees 13 | ||
3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× |
9 June 2012 19:00 | Turkey | 20 – 20 | Latvia | Attendance: 600 Referees: Yudchyts, Kot (BLR) |
Asikoglu 6 | (11–8) | Krištopāns 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 8× |
10 June 2012 17:00 | Estonia | 27 – 27 | Latvia | Attendance: 200 Referees: Yudchyts, Kot (BLR) |
Patrail 7 | (12–13) | Tuminskis 8 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× |
10 June 2012 19:00 | Turkey | 37 – 17 | Malta | Attendance: 700 Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (Kosovo) |
three players 5 | (19–8) | Said 5 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× |
It was played in seven groups with four teams each, starting in October, 2012. The top two teams of each group and the best third-ranked team (when considering the matches against the first and second team) qualified. [3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 115 | +64 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | Macedonia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 150 | −8 | 6 | |
3 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 166 | −19 | 5 | |
4 | Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 135 | 172 | −37 | 1 |
31 October 2012 20:00 | Macedonia | 30 – 24 | Switzerland | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Poulsen, Mortensen (DEN) |
Stoilov 6 | (17–9) | Graubner, Raemy 5 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× |
1 November 2012 12:30 | Spain | 34 – 20 | Portugal | Palacio de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Entrerrios, Rocas 6 | (16–9) | Moreira 4 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× |
4 November 2012 16:00 | Switzerland | 22 – 33 | Spain | BBC Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 2,480 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
Göpfert 5 | (8–14) | Tomás 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
4 November 2012 17:00 | Portugal | 32 – 25 | Macedonia | Nave Polivalente de Espinho, Espinho Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
Carneiro 8 | (18–13) | Lazarov 9 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 3× |
3 April 2013 17:45 | Macedonia | 17 – 24 | Spain | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
three players 3 | (7–13) | Tomás 5 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× |
4 April 2013 19:30 | Switzerland | 26 – 26 | Portugal | Kreuzbleichhalle, St. Gallen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
Schmid 7 | (13–15) | three players 5 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 3× 4× |
7 April 2013 12:30 | Spain | 29 – 17 | Macedonia | Polideportivo Municipal Aguas Vivas, Guadalajara Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
Rivera 7 | (12–8) | Ojleski 4 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
7 April 2013 17:00 | Portugal | 27 – 25 | Switzerland | Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal, Santo Tirso Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
Solha, Spínola 5 | (14–14) | Schmid 8 | ||
3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
12 June 2013 20:00 | Switzerland | 22 – 27 | Macedonia | Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 1,850 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
Kurth, Svajlen 4 | (11–12) | Mojsovski 9 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
12 June 2013 21:30 | Portugal | 23 – 30 | Spain | Pavilhão Multiusos, Guimarães Attendance: 3,842 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
Solha, Spínola 5 | (12–14) | Entrerríos 7 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× |
16 June 2013 13:00 | Spain | 29 – 16 | Switzerland | León Arena, León Attendance: 4,650 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Entrerríos, Robledo 4 | (13–6) | Kurth, Milosevic 3 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 3× 1× |
16 June 2013 20:30 | Macedonia | 26 – 19 | Portugal | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
Lazarov 9 | (14–10) | Ferraz, Pedro Solha 6 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 144 | +12 | 8 | Final tournament |
2 | Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 151 | +19 | 6 | |
4 | Israel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 179 | −31 | 2 |
31 October 2012 18:00 | Czech Republic | 27 – 22 | Israel | Sportovní hala Euronics, Zlín Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
Jícha 7 | (14–10) | Pomeranz 6 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
1 November 2012 19:00 | Germany | 27 – 31 | Montenegro | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,247 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
Wiencek 6 | (11–17) | Mrvaljević 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× 1× |
4 November 2012 17:00 | Montenegro | 23 – 22 | Czech Republic | Sportska Dvorana Topolica, Bar Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
Roganović 5 | (12–13) | Jícha 8 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× |
4 November 2012 19:45 | Israel | 27 – 30 | Germany | Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
Pomeranz 9 | (14–13) | Christophersen 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× |
3 April 2013 18:00 | Montenegro | 29 – 28 | Israel | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
Mrvaljević 7 | (12–15) | three players 6 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
4 April 2013 17:00 | Czech Republic | 24 – 22 | Germany | Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
Jícha 10 | (10–10) | Weinhold 9 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× 1× |
6 April 2013 19:30 | Israel | 28 – 25 | Montenegro | Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Dinu, Dinu (ROU) |
Smoler 10 | (11–12) | Marković 12 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
7 April 2013 14:20 | Germany | 28 – 23 | Czech Republic | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
Christophersen, Weinhold 6 | (15–12) | Jícha 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 2× 5× |
12 June 2013 19:30 | Israel | 24 – 30 | Czech Republic | Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
Pomeranz 10 | (11–13) | Sobol 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× |
12 June 2013 20:00 | Montenegro | 27 – 25 | Germany | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Grbović 7 | (13–11) | Wiencek 5 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× |
15 June 2013 14:00 | Germany | 38 – 19 | Israel | F.a.n. Frankenstolz Arena Aschaffenburg Attendance: 3,875 Referees: Hakansson, Nilsson (SWE) |
Groetzki 10 | (21–12) | Pomeranz 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
15 June 2013 14:00 | Czech Republic | 30 – 25 | Montenegro | Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
Jícha 10 | (16–9) | Ševaljević 9 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 1× 5× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 134 | +43 | 12 | Final tournament |
2 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 154 | +31 | 8 | |
3 | Lithuania | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 145 | 164 | −19 | 2 | |
4 | Turkey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 191 | −55 | 2 |
31 October 2012 19:10 | Norway | 41 – 23 | Turkey | Stjørdalshallen, Stjørdal Attendance: 2,788 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
Bjørnsen 10 | (18–12) | Catkin 5 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× |
1 November 2012 19:00 | France | 27 – 18 | Lithuania | Kindarena, Rouen Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Hakansson, Nilsson (SWE) |
Joli 5 | (14–11) | Malašinskas, Strazdas 3 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
4 November 2012 16:15 | Lithuania | 21 – 28 | Norway | Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 2,143 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
Grosas 6 | (8–15) | Hykkerud 6 | ||
3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× |
4 November 2012 19:00 | Turkey | 20 – 33 | France | Edip Buran Sport Hall, Mersin Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS) |
Arifoğlu 5 | (7–17) | Joli 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 3× |
3 April 2013 18:00 | Turkey | 27 – 26 | Lithuania | THF Sport Hall, Çankaya, Ankara Attendance: 500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Döne 11 | (12–11) | Eitutis 8 | ||
2× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 3× |
3 April 2013 19:10 | Norway | 22 – 29 | France | Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Myrhol 8 | (12–12) | Abalo 6 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
6 April 2013 18:30 | France | 32 – 28 | Norway | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,500 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
Karabatić, Nyokas 7 | (17–12) | Hansen 6 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
7 April 2013 16:15 | Lithuania | 28 – 23 | Turkey | Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) |
Čepulis, Grosas 4 | (17–13) | Döne 10 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× |
12 June 2013 18:45 | Lithuania | 23 – 25 | France | Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Wyss, Zowa (SUI) |
Malašinskas 6 | (13–14) | Karabatić, Abalo 5 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 2× 5× |
12 June 2013 19:00 | Turkey | 20 – 32 | Norway | Serinevler Sports Hall, Adana Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
Celebi, Özbahar 5 | (13–13) | Hansen, Tvedten 5 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× |
15 June 2013 15:00 | France | 31 – 23 | Turkey | Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance: 4,488 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
Guigou 6 | (17–10) | Döne 9 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
15 June 2013 19:10 | Norway | 34 – 29 | Lithuania | Sør Arena, Arendal Attendance: 2,625 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
Paulsen 6 | (22–15) | Babarskas 7 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 6× 2× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Croatia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 135 | +26 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 153 | +8 | 7 | |
3 | Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 148 | 168 | −20 | 4 | |
4 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 150 | 164 | −14 | 3 |
31 October 2012 18:00 | Croatia | 25 – 21 | Slovakia | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
Čupić 8 | (13–8) | Rábek 5 | ||
3× 1× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
31 October 2012 18:45 | Hungary | 32 – 25 | Latvia | Gyöngyösi Sportcsarnok, Gyöngyös Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
Császár 6 | (18–14) | Krištopāns 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 6× |
3 November 2012 19:05 | Latvia | 23 – 30 | Croatia | Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 915 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
Krištopāns 5 | (12–19) | Čupić 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× |
4 November 2012 17:00 | Slovakia | 24 – 28 | Hungary | City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
Rábek 5 | (12–13) | Nagy 8 | ||
3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
3 April 2013 19:05 | Latvia | 28 – 24 | Slovakia | Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 1,010 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
Dude 7 | (14–9) | Straňovský 11 | ||
2× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
4 April 2013 20:25 | Hungary | 20 – 18 | Croatia | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR) |
Császár 6 | (8–7) | Horvat, Buntić 4 | ||
2× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× |
6 April 2013 18:30 | Croatia | 30 – 26 | Hungary | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Horvat 8 | (15–9) | Zdolik 6 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
7 April 2013 17:30 | Slovakia | 27 – 25 | Latvia | Športová Hala, Považská Bystrica Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Samuelsen, Hansen (FRO) |
Straňovský 8 | (12–14) | Jurdzs 8 | ||
2× 2× 1× | Report | 3× 1× |
12 June 2013 19:05 | Latvia | 25 – 25 | Hungary | Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 800 Referees: Pavel, State (ROU) |
Jurdžs 7 | (12–11) | Nagy 9 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× |
12 June 2013 20:30 | Slovakia | 21 – 32 | Croatia | Hant Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 3,750 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
Straňovský 6 | (11–21) | Štrlek 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
15 June 2013 18:00 | Croatia | 26 – 24 | Latvia | Sporthall Umag, Umag Attendance: 1,300 Referees: San José, Murcia (ESP) |
three players 5 | (17–13) | Jurdzs, Krištopāns 4 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
15 June 2013 19:00 | Hungary | 30 – 31 | Slovakia | Városi Sportcsarnok, Szeged Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
Császár 7 | (16–15) | Šulc 8 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 141 | +33 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | Poland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 133 | +29 | 10 | |
3 | Netherlands | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 150 | 181 | −31 | 2 | |
4 | Ukraine | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 168 | −31 | 2 |
31 October 2012 18:00 | Poland | 33 – 22 | Netherlands | Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 5,467 Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH) |
Jurecki 5 | (16–8) | Haenen 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× |
1 November 2012 19:15 | Sweden | 27 – 23 | Ukraine | Färs och Frosta Sparbank Arena, Lund Attendance: 2,832 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
Ekberg, Jakobsson 6 | (14–11) | Ostroushko 5 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× 1× |
3 November 2012 19:30 | Netherlands | 31 – 33 | Sweden | Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere Attendance: 900 Referees: Lillepea, Kull (EST) |
Adams 9 | (15–17) | Ekberg 8 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
4 November 2012 17:00 | Ukraine | 20 – 29 | Poland | Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporizhzhia Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
Stetsyura 5 | (11–17) | Jurecki 6 | ||
3× 7× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
2 April 2013 19:00 | Ukraine | 28 – 24 | Netherlands | Palace of Sports, Kyiv Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI) |
Onufrienko, Ostroushko 5 | (16–10) | Remer 5 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× 1× |
4 April 2013 19:10 | Sweden | 28 – 21 | Poland | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 7,423 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
Nilsson 7 | (12–11) | Bielecki 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× |
7 April 2013 14:00 | Netherlands | 27 – 23 | Ukraine | Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere Attendance: 500 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (Kosovo) |
Sluijters 7 | (13–10) | Burka 6 | ||
3× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
7 April 2013 20:00 | Poland | 22 – 18 | Sweden | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk Attendance: 10,751 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
Wiśniewski 7 | (12–10) | Ekberg 4 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× |
12 June 2013 19:00 | Ukraine | 21 – 34 | Sweden | Palace of Sports, Kyiv Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Vasyuk 6 | (7–16) | Petersen 8 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
12 June 2013 19:30 | Netherlands | 23 – 30 | Poland | Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
Verjans 6 | (11–13) | Kuchczyński 10 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
16 June 2013 18:15 | Sweden | 34 – 23 | Netherlands | Alingsås Attendance: 2,158 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
Petersen 8 | (15–10) | Verjans 6 | ||
2× 6× | Report | 3× 2× |
16 June 2013 20:00 | Poland | 27 – 22 | Ukraine | Centrum Rekreacyjno-Sportowe, Zielona Góra Attendance: 6,080 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
Kubisztal 6 | (13–7) | Kumogorodsky 8 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Iceland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 197 | 176 | +21 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | Belarus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 189 | 180 | +9 | 9 | |
3 | Slovenia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 179 | +13 | 5 | |
4 | Romania | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 161 | 204 | −43 | 0 |
31 October 2012 19:30 | Iceland | 36 – 28 | Belarus | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
Pálmarsson, Sigurðsson 11 | (17–13) | Rutenka 10 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
31 October 2012 20:15 | Slovenia | 34 – 26 | Romania | Bonifika Hall, Koper Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
Špiler, Žvižej 5 | (16–13) | Ghionea 5 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
4 November 2012 14:00 | Belarus | 32 – 32 | Slovenia | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Rutenka 10 | (16–14) | four players 5 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× |
4 November 2012 16:00 | Romania | 30 – 37 | Iceland | Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamţ Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
Ghionea 6 | (18–19) | Sigurðsson 10 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× |
3 April 2013 18:00 | Romania | 31 – 34 | Belarus | Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
Dospinescu 6 | (13–18) | Rutenka 11 | ||
3× 9× | Report | 2× 8× |
3 April 2013 20:15 | Slovenia | 28 – 29 | Iceland | Tabor Hall, Maribor Attendance: 3,496 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
Kavtičnik, Skube 5 | (13–9) | Sigurðsson 9 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
7 April 2013 15:00 | Belarus | 31 – 25 | Romania | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Rutenka 14 | (17–14) | Criciotoiu 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
7 April 2013 16:00 | Iceland | 35 – 34 | Slovenia | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
Sigurðsson 13 | (15–18) | Bilbija, Marguč 9 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
12 June 2013 18:00 | Belarus | 29 – 23 | Iceland | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
Pukhouski 9 | (16–10) | Sigurðsson 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
12 June 2013 18:00 | Romania | 22 – 31 | Slovenia | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 500 Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB) |
Grasu 6 | (11–14) | Špiler 9 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
16 June 2013 18:00 | Slovenia | 33 – 35 | Belarus | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
Bilbija 7 | (17–18) | Pukhouski 10 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
16 June 2013 19:45 | Iceland | 37 – 27 | Romania | Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN) |
Sigurðsson 12 | (14–15) | three players 5 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 2× 6× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Serbia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 162 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 173 | +12 | 8 | |
3 | Russia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 167 | +11 | 6 | |
4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 143 | 175 | −32 | 1 |
31 October 2012 20:25 | Austria | 35 – 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Stadt- und Sporthalle, Linz Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
Schlinger 7 | (18–7) | Terzić, Vražalić 5 | ||
3× 7× | Report | 3× 4× |
31 October 2012 20:30 | Serbia | 30 – 29 | Russia | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
Šešum 8 | (15–12) | Dibirov 9 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× |
4 November 2012 17:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 – 24 | Serbia | Dvorana Mirza Delibašić, Sarajevo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
Toromanović 6 | (12–8) | Vujin 8 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
4 November 2012 17:00 | Russia | 38 – 31 | Austria | SC V.P. Suchareva, Perm Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Dibirov 8 | (19–12) | Szilágyi 9 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
3 April 2013 20:25 | Austria | 31 – 28 | Serbia | Stadthalle Graz, Graz Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
Szilágyi, Weber 8 | (16–17) | Ilić 12 | ||
3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
4 April 2013 17:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 – 32 | Russia | KSC Mladost, Visoko Attendance: 2,680 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) |
Milas, Savić, Vražalić 4 | (13–17) | Dibirov 9 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 1× 1× |
7 April 2013 16:00 | Russia | 26 – 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Olymp Sports Palace, Krasnodar Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
Igropulo 5 | (10–11) | Čelica, Savić 4 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× |
7 April 2013 18:30 | Serbia | 30 – 30 | Austria | Kristalna Dvorana, Zrenjanin Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
Nikčević 8 | (16–14) | three players 5 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
12 June 2013 18:00 | Russia | 28 – 29 | Serbia | Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Leifsson, Pálsson (ISL) |
Igropulo 9 | (11–17) | Nenadić 6 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 5× |
13 June 2013 17:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 – 28 | Austria | KSC Mladost, Visoko Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Čelica, Karačić 5 | (15–13) | Szilagyi 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 2× 6× |
16 June 2013 19:00 | Serbia | 30 – 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
Marjanović 7 | (13–12) | Vražalić 5 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
16 June 2013 19:15 | Austria | 30 – 25 | Russia | Innsbruck Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
three players 6 | (12–12) | Dibirov 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× |
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