Debut of teams
Each successive European Men's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.
This article lists the performances of each of the 27 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the European Men's Handball Championship finals.
Each successive European Men's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.
| Team |  1994 |  1996 |  1998 |  2000 |  2002 |  2004 |  2006 |  2008 |  2010 |  2012 |  2014 |  2016 | 2018 | 2020 |   2022 |  2024 | 2026 | 2028 |  2030 |  2032 | Participations |
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| Austria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | 11th | • | 15th | 8th | 20th | 8th | 6 | ||||
 Belarus | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | 12th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 17th | × | 7 | ||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 23rd | 24th | 3 | ||||
| Croatia | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 6th | 16th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 8th | 11th | 16 | ||||
| Czech Republic | • | 6th | 10th | • | 8th | 11th | • | 13th | 8th | 14th | 15th | • | 6th | 12th | 13th | 15th | Q | 12 | |||
| Denmark | 4th | 12th | • | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 13th | 3rd | 2nd | Q | Q | 16 | ||
 Faroe Islands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | 20th | 1 | ||||
| France | 6th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 11th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 14th | 4th | 1st | Q | Q | 17 | ||
 Georgia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | 18th | 1 | ||||
| Germany | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 10th | 7th | • | 1st | 9th | 5th | 7th | 4th | Q | 15 | |||
 Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 1 | ||||
| Hungary | 7th | 10th | 6th | • | • | 9th | 13th | 8th | 14th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 14th | 9th | 15th | 5th | 14 | ||||
 Iceland | • | • | • | 11th | 4th | 13th | 7th | 11th | 3rd | 10th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 11th | 6th | 10th | 13 | ||||
 Israel | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||
| Italy | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||
 Latvia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | • | • | 1 | |||
 Lithuania | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | 2 | ||||
 Montenegro 1 | 12th | • | • | 16th | 16th | 16th | 18th | 11th | 14th | 7 | |||||||||||
 Netherlands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | 10th | 12th | 3 | ||||
 North Macedonia | × | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 15th | 22nd | 17th | 8 | ||||
| Norway | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | 11th | 6th | 7th | 13th | 14th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | Q | 12 | |||
| Poland | • | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | 10th | 7th | 4th | 9th | 6th | 7th | • | 21st | 12th | 16th | Q | 11 | |||
| Portugal | 12th | • | • | 7th | 9th | 14th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | 19th | 7th | Q | 9 | |||
 Romania | 11th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 3 | ||||
 Russia | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 14th | 12th | 15th | 9th | 9th | • | 22nd | 9th | × | 14 | ||||
| Serbia 1 | • | 13th | 2nd | 13th | 15th | 12th | 20th | 14th | 19th | 8 | |||||||||||
| Slovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 16th | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | 4 | ||||
| Slovenia | 10th | 11th | • | 5th | 12th | 2nd | 8th | 10th | 11th | 6th | • | 14th | 8th | 4th | 16th | 6th | 14 | ||||
| Spain | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 10th | 2nd | 9th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 13th | Q | 17 | |||
| Sweden | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | • | 5th | 15th | 12th | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 3rd | Q | 16 | |||
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | 13th | 12th | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | 21st | Q | 6 | |||
 Ukraine | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | 15th | 12th | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | 19th | 24th | • | 7 | ||||
| Historical national teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 | 8th | 9th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia 1 | × | 3rd | 5th | 10th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| Year | Host Nation | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Portugal | 12th place |
| 1996 | Spain | Runners-up |
| 1998 | Italy | 11th place |
| 2000 | Croatia | 6th place |
| 2002 | Sweden | Champions |
| 2004 | Slovenia | Runners-up |
| 2006 | Switzerland | 14th place |
| 2008 | Norway | 6th place |
| 2010 | Austria | 9th place |
| 2012 | Serbia | Runners-up |
| 2014 | Denmark | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Poland | 7th place |
| 2018 | Croatia | 5th place |
| 2020 | Austria | 8th place |
| Norway | Third place | |
| Sweden | 7th place | |
| 2022 | Hungary | 15th place |
| Slovakia | 18th place | |
| 2024 | Germany | Fourth place |
| 2026 | Denmark | |
| Norway | ||
| Sweden | ||
| 2028 | Portugal | |
| Spain | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| 2030 | Czech Republic | |
| Denmark | ||
| Poland | ||
| 2032 | France | |
| Germany |
| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sweden | Fourth place |
| 1998 | Russia | Fourth place |
| 2000 | Sweden | Champions |
| 2002 | ||
| 2004 | 7th place | |
| 2006 | Germany | 5th place |
| 2008 | France | Third place |
| 2010 | Denmark | 5th place |
| 2012 | France | 11th place |
| 2014 | Denmark | Runners-up |
| 2016 | France | 5th place |
| 2018 | Germany | 9th place |
| 2020 | Spain | Champions |
| 2022 | Runners-up | |
| 2024 | Sweden | Third place |
| 2026 | France |
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