2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Croatia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14 – 15 December |
| Teams | 6 (from EHF confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Croatia |
| Runner-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Attendance | 1,560 (142 per match) |
The 2019 EHF European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament was the 4th edition and was hosted for the first time in Croatia from 14 to 15 December 2019.[1][2] This was the last European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament because next year will be held an official European championship. Croatia defeated Portugal to the first title.[3]
Venues[edit]
| Zagreb | |
|---|---|
| Sutinska Vrela Hall Capacity: 2,000 |
Match officials[edit]
| Country | Referees |
|---|---|
 Austria
|
Mirsad Begovic Vladimir Bubalo |
| Croatia
|
Igor Hunjadi Marijo Zecevic |
| Portugal
|
Nelson Santos Ricardo Caçador |
Draw[edit]
The draw was held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna on 26 November 2019.[4] Spain was first planned as the sixth team but they withdrew from the tournament and Slovenia replaced them[5]
Seeding[edit]
Croatia was allowed as host to pick their group.[6][7]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Preliminary round[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1)
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 4 | Semi Final |
| 2 | Hungary
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Romania
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 0 | Fifth place games |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[8]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[8]
(H) Hosts
| 14 December 2019 10:00 |
Romania
|
8-18 | Croatia
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 50 Referees: Caçador & Santos (PRT) |
| Punga & Trandafir (3) | (3-10) | Stimac (9) | ||
2×
|
Report | 1×
|
| 14 December 2019 12:30 |
Hungary
|
15-6 | Romania
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 200 Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT) |
| Tomolya (7) | (9-3) | Punga (3) | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 1×
|
| 14 December 2019 14:30 |
Croatia
|
11-3 | Hungary
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 80 Referees: Caçador & Santo (PRT) |
| Stimac (7) | (5-0) | Tapai, Szilagyi & Szabo (1) | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 4 | Semi Final |
| 2 | Netherlands
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Slovenia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 0 | Fifth place games |
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.[8]
| 14 December 2019 11:30 |
Slovenia
|
2-16 | Portugal
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 200 Referees: Hunjadi & Zecevic (CRO) |
| Stojakovic & Skaper (1) | (1-10) | Gomes (5) | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
| 14 December 2019 13:30 |
Netherlands
|
15-5 | Slovenia
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 80 Referees: Hunjadi & Zecevic (CRO) |
| van den Ende (7) | (9-2) | Music & Skaper (2) | ||
| 2×
|
Report |
| 14 December 2019 15:30 |
Portugal
|
11-6 | Netherlands
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 200 Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT) |
| Gomes (4) | (7-2) | van den Ende (4) | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
Fifth place games[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 2 | Fifth place |
| 2 | Slovenia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 2 | Sixth place |
| 15 December 2019 9:00 |
Romania
|
15-18 | Slovenia
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 100 Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT) |
| Tandafir & Daniel Mititelu (4) | (5-10) | Music (9) | ||
| Report | 1× 3×
|
| 15 December 2019 13:00 |
Slovenia
|
0-10 | Romania
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb |
| (Forfeit) | ||||
| Report |
Knockout stage[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Croatia
| 11 | |||||||
| B2 | Netherlands
| 7 | |||||||
| A1 | Croatia
| 9 | |||||||
| B1 | Portugal
| 8 | |||||||
| A2 | Hungary
| 2 | |||||||
| B1 | Portugal
| 13 | Small Final | ||||||
| B2 | Netherlands
| 3 | |||||||
| A2 | Hungary
| 6 | |||||||
Semifinals[edit]
| 15 December 2019 11:00 |
Croatia
|
11-7 | Netherlands
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 150 Referees: Caçador & Santo (PRT) |
| Demirovic (6) | (4-4) | Dokkum (4) | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 15 December 2019 12:00 |
Hungary
|
2-13 | Portugal
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 150 Referees: Hunjadi & Zecevic (CRO) |
| Weisz & Jancsao (1) | (1-9) | Queiros (7) | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
Third place game[edit]
| 15 December 2019 14:00 |
Netherlands
|
3-6 | Hungary
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 150 Referees: Caçador & Santo (PRT) |
| Dokkum (2) | (1-3) | Tomolya (4) | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
Final[edit]
| 15 December 2019 15:00 |
Croatia
|
9-8 | Portugal
|
Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb Attendance: 200 Referees: Begovic & Bubalo (AUT) |
| Demirovic & Stimac (4) | (3-4) | Queiros (6) | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 2× 2× 1×
|
Ranking and statistics[edit]
Final ranking[edit]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Croatia
|
|
Portugal
|
|
Hungary
|
| 4 | Netherlands
|
| 5 | Romania
|
| 6 | Slovenia
|
References[edit]
- ^ "Registration opens for 2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations Tournament". European Handball Federation. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament Leaflet" (PDF; 565 KB). European Handball Federation. 7 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Croatia wins European Wheelchair Handball gold". croatiaweek. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ ab (25 November 2019). "European Wheelchair Nations' Tournament draw set for Tuesday". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Six countries set for European Wheelchair Handball Nations Tournament". European Handball Federation. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Chen Nei Nicole Rabenseifner & Markus Glaser (26 November 2019). Draw | Men's Challenge Cup Last 16 & European Handball Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament 2019 (Press release). Vienna: European Handball Federation. Event occurs at 14 minutes 40 seconds. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ ab (26 November 2019). "Draw made for European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Wheelchair handball rules for European tournaments" (PDF). eurohandball. 2018-05-22. 6 (p.); 3 (para.). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
External links[edit]
- Official website Archived 2019-10-31 at the Wayback Machine