Czech Republic | |||
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Information | |||
Association | Czech Handball Federation | ||
Coach | Xavi Sabaté | ||
Assistant coach | Martin Galia Josep Espar Moya | ||
Colours | |||
Results | |||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1995 ) | ||
Best result | 8th (1995) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | 6th (1996, 2018) | ||
Last updated on Unknown. |
The Czech Republic national handball team is the national handball team of the Czech Republic. It was most successful in the mid-1990s, with sixth place at the 1996 European Championship and a win over the later runners-up Croatia at the 1995 World Championship, but the team have failed to qualify for major championships on several occasions since.
Before the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the Czechoslovakia national team won five World Championship medals between 1954 and 1967, and qualified for every World Championship between 1954 and 1993. However, the Czech federation were admitted in time to attempt to qualify for the first European Championship in 1994. They were eliminated by another new nation, Slovenia, after losing on the away goals rule. [1]
World Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1995 | 7/8th place | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 205 |
1997 | Round of 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 125 |
1999 | did not qualify | |||||||
2001 | Preliminary round | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 136 |
2003 | did not qualify | |||||||
2005 | 9/10th place | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 261 | 271 |
2007 | 11/12th place | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 227 | 235 |
2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | 17/18th place | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 199 |
2017 | did not qualify | |||||||
/ 2019 | ||||||||
2021 | Withdrawn | |||||||
/ 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
/ / 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
2027 | To be determined | |||||||
/ 2029 | ||||||||
/ / 2031 | ||||||||
Total | 7/17 | – | 44 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 1177 | 1171 |
European Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1994 | did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | Preliminary Round | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 152 |
1998 | Preliminary Round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 170 |
2000 | did not qualify | |||||||
2002 | Main Round | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 180 | 205 |
2004 | Main Round | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 177 | 202 |
2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
2008 | Preliminary Round | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 97 |
2010 | Main Round | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 175 | 180 |
2012 | Preliminary Round | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 84 |
2014 | Preliminary Round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 87 |
2016 | did not qualify | |||||||
2018 | Fifth place match | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 186 |
2020 | Main Round | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 183 |
2022 | Preliminary Round | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 74 |
2024 | Preliminary Round | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 73 |
2026 | To be determined | |||||||
2028 | ||||||||
Total | 12/18 | – | 60 | 18 | 5 | 37 | 1585 | 1693 |
Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. [2] [3]
Head coach: Xavi Sabaté
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Player | Games | Position |
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Jan Filip | 220 | W |
Martin Galia | 201 | GK |
Karel Nocar | 184 | W |
Petr Štochl | 182 | GK |
Filip Jícha | 155 | OB |
Daniel Kubeš | 140 | P |
Pavel Horák | 122 | OB |
Ondřej Zdráhala | 117 | CB |
Roman Bečvář | 111 | CB |
Jakub Hrstka | 103 | W |
Jan Sobol | 101 | W |
Tomáš Mrkva | 90 | GK |
Player | Goals | Average | Position |
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Jan Filip | 960 | 4.36 | W |
Filip Jícha | 877 | OB | |
Karel Nocar | 432 | W | |
Ondřej Zdráhala | 408 | CB | |
Pavel Horák | 350 | OB | |
Jakub Hrstka | 337 | W | |
Jan Sobol | 274 | W | |
Roman Bečvář | 238 | CB |
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