| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Dates | 16 to 22 April 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
The 2006 European Korfball Championship was held in Budapest (Hungary) with 8 national teams in competition, from April 16 to 22.
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Belgium | 17 | |||||
| April 22 | ||||||
| Germany | 10 | |||||
| Belgium | 14 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 25 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 10 | |||||
| Netherlands | 28 | |||||
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| April 22 | ||||||
| Germany | 15 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 16 | |||||
5th-8th places
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Semifinals
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Finals matches
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| Final standings | |
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 | Netherlands |
 | Belgium |
 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
| 6 |  Catalonia |
| 7 |  Russia |
| 8 |  Hungary |
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