1998 European Men's Handball Championship

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Infobox tournament season The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Germany finished third.

Qualification

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament
Template:Hb	Host	0 (Debut)
Template:Hb	Defending champion	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Group 1 winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Group 1 runner-up	0 (Debut)
Template:Hb	Group 2 winner	1 (1996)
Template:Hb	Group 2 runner-up	0 (Debut)
Template:Hb	Group 3 winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Group 3 runner-up	1 (1996)
Template:Hb	Group 4 winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Group 4 runner-up	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Group 5 winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Group 5 runner-up	2 (1994, 1996)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues

City	Stadium	Capacity
Bolzano	PalaOnda	7.200
Merano	Meranarena	4.000

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

29 May 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	20–20	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,600 Referees:
	Stoecklin 8	(9–10)	Vilaniškis 6
	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

29 May 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	20–21	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,900 Referees:
	Kretzschmar, Schwalb 5	(12–10)	Lövgren 5
	3×Template:Yel 6×Template:2min	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min

29 May 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	26–19	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 3,100 Referees:
	Peruničić 8	(13–10)	Kobilica, Tabanelli 4
	3×Template:Yel 1×Template:2min	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 1×Template:2min

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30 May 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	25–22	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 4,600 Referees:
	three players 5	(13–13)	Fernandez 6
	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min

30 May 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	22–30	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,000 Referees:
	Marcinkevičius 6	(11–15)	Škrbić 7
	4×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min 1×Red card	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min

30 May 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	18–26	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,600 Referees:
	Fusina 5	(9–12)	Kretzschmar 7
	2×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

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1 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	21–27	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,900 Referees:
	Bučys, Rasikevičius 6	(9–14)	Petersson 8
	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min

1 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	22–29	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 4,700 Referees:
	Butulija 6	(11–14)	Stephan 7
	2×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

1 June 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	23–22	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 2,800 Referees:
	Stoecklin 6	(11–10)	Schmidt 7
	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min

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3 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	19–29	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
	Butulija 6	(13–15)	Lövgren 9
	4×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

3 June 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	30–23	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 4,300 Referees:
	Kretzschmar, Stephan 8	(13–11)	Stoecklin 4
	2×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

3 June 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	18–19	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
	Massotti, Tarafino 5	(10–9)	Savukynas 5
	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min

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4 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	22–28	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,200 Referees:
	Gille 6	(14–14)	Maksić 8
	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min

4 June 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	28–29	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
	Larsson 8	(13–12)	Kobilica 10
	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 1×Template:2min

4 June 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	20–18	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,400 Referees:
	Ziercke 5	(9–5)	three players 4
	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min 1×Red card

Group B

29 May 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	29–20	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 250 Referees:
	Kotormán 7	(14–7)	Manaskov 7
	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

29 May 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	22–21	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Referees:
	Filippov 9	(11–8)	Tancoš 6
	2×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

29 May 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	18–18	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Referees:
	Saračević 5	(11–10)	Lozano 5
	2×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min

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31 May 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	24–30	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 700 Referees:
	Filip 8	(14–15)	Ćavar 11
	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

31 May 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	26–26	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,100 Referees:
	Manaskov 12	(10–16)	Koksharov 8
	3×Template:Yel 6×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

31 May 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–17	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,100 Referees:
	three players 4	(17–3)	Pásztor 4
	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

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1 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	28–21	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 200 Referees:
	Ćavar 8	(12–10)	Kotevski, Petreski 5
	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min 1×Red card	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min

1 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	20–23	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 250 Referees:
	Csoknyai, Kotormán 4	(10–13)	Voronin 5
	2×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

1 June 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	35–22	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 400 Referees:
	Guijosa 12	(17–9)	Filip 5
	2×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

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3 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–25	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 350 Referees:
	Pásztor 11	(13–8)	Lanča 11
	3×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 8×Template:2min 1×Red card

3 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	19–26	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Kotevski 6	(10–13)	Ortega 7
	4×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min

3 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	29–14	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 900 Referees:
	Koksharov 8	(12–8)	Ćavar 5
	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min

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4 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–29	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
	Khodkov 7	(15–11)	Guijosa 6
	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min

4 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–28	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 300 Referees:
	Ćavar, Goluža 6	(10–13)	Pásztor 12
	3×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min 1×Red card	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 8×Template:2min 1×Red card

4 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	38–18	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 400 Referees:
	Filip, Lanča 10	(16–12)	Novokmet 7
	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

Placement games

Eleventh place game

6 June 1998 14:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–26 (ET)	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Massotti 9	(11–12)	Novokmet 7
	2×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min
	FT: 23–23 ET: 4–3

Ninth place game

6 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	38–36 (ET)	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Klimčiauskas 9	(17–14)	Filip 12
	3×Template:Yel 8×Template:2min	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 10×Template:2min 2×Red card
	FT: 30–30 ET: 3–3, 5–3

Seventh place game

6 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	30–28	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 1,500 Referees:
	Fernandez 8	(16–12)	Mikulić 10
	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

Fifth place game

6 June 1998 16:00	Template:Hb-rt	32–24	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 2,400 Referees:
	Jovanović 9	(15–12)	Kertész, Pásztor 6
	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

Knockout stage

Semifinals

6 June 1998 18:00	Template:Hb-rt	29–22	Template:Hb	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 4,000 Referees:
	Ortega 6	(13–9)	Stephan 6
	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

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6 June 1998 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–24	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
	Lövgren 9	(15–14)	I. Lavrov 6
	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min

Third place game

7 June 1998 14:00	Template:Hb-rt	30–28 (ET)	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 5,100 Referees:
	Kretzschmar 10	(13–14)	Koksharov 7
	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min 1×Red card
	FT: 25–25 ET: 5–3

Final

7 June 1998 16:30	Template:Hb-rt	23–25	Template:Hb	PalaOnda, Bolzano Attendance: 6,100 Referees:
	Xepkin 6	(9–15)	Petersson, Vranjes 6
	5×Template:Yel 2×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

Final ranking

Rank	Team
File:Gold medal icon.svg	Template:Hb
File:Silver medal icon.svg	Template:Hb
File:Bronze medal icon.svg	Template:Hb
4	Template:Hb
5	Template:Hb
6	Template:Hb
7	Template:Hb
8	Template:Hb
9	Template:Hb
10	Template:Hb
11	Template:Hb
12	Template:Hb

All-Star Team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Template:Flagathlete
Right wing	Template:Flagathlete
Right back	Template:Flagathlete
Centre back	Template:Flagathlete
Left back	Template:Flagathlete
Left wing	Template:Flagathlete
Pivot	Template:Flagathlete
Most valuable player	Template:Flagathlete

Source: EHF

External links

• Official Website (Archived)
• Results