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:2008 European Men's Handball Championship

{{Short description|2008 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox international handball competition

| tourney_name = EHF European Men's Handball Championship

| year = 2008

| other_titles = Håndball-EM 2008. {{in lang|no}}

| image = 2008 European Men's Handball Championship Logo.svg

| size =

| caption =

| country = Norway

| dates = 17–27 January

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 1

| venues = 5

| cities = 5

| champion = DEN

| count = 1

| second = CRO

| third = FRA

| fourth = GER

| matches = 47

| goals = 2643

| attendance = 165150

| top_scorer = {{hbicon|CRO}} Ivano Balić
{{hbicon|DEN}} Lars Christiansen
{{hbicon|FRA}} Nikola Karabatić
(44 goals)

| player = {{hbicon|FRA}} Nikola Karabatić

| previous = 2006 European Men's Handball Championship

| next = 2010 European Men's Handball Championship

}}

The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (8th tournament) was held in Norway from 17 to 27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third.

Venues

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DrammenStavanger

!rowspan=9 |{{location map+ |Norway|float= |width=360 |caption=|places=

{{location map~ |Norway |lat=59.737778 |long=10.205 |label=Drammen}}

{{location map~ |Norway |lat=58.963333 |long=5.718889 |label=Stavanger |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Norway |lat=60.389444 |long=5.33 |label=Bergen |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Norway |lat=63.429722 |long=10.393333 |label=Trondheim |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Norway |lat=61.116667 |long=10.466667 |label=Lillehammer |position=top}}

}}

Drammenshallen
Capacity: 4,000		Stavanger Idrettshall
Capacity: 7,000
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BergenTrondheim
Haukelandshallen
Capacity: 4,000		Trondheim Spektrum
Capacity: 4,000
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Lillehammer || rowspan=3|
Håkons Hall
Capacity: 10,500
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Qualification

{{main|2008 European Men's Handball Championship qualification}}

Qualification matches took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules, the host (Norway) and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship (France, Croatia, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Russia) were automatically qualified. The other nine places were determined after the play-off matches, held in June; nine teams were seeded, after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages.

=Qualified teams=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Country !! Qualified as !! Previous appearances in tournament

{{hb|NOR}}Host2 (2000, 2006)
{{hb|CRO}}Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|DEN}}Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship6 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|FRA}}Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|ESP}}Semifinalist of 2006 European Championship7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|GER}}Fifth place of 2006 European Championship7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|RUS}}Sixth place of 2006 European Championship7 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|BLR}}Playoff winner1 (1994)
{{hb|CZE}}Playoff winner4 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004)
{{hb|HUN}}Playoff winner5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|ISL}}Playoff winner4 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|MNE}}Playoff winner0 (Debut)
{{hb|POL}}Playoff winner3 (2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|SVK}}Playoff winner1 (2006)
{{hb|SLO}}Playoff winner6 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
{{hb|SWE}}Playoff winner6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

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

Draw

The draw was held on 22 June 2007 in the TV2 Studio in Oslo.{{cite web|url=http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/1_ehf_main/4_news_pdf/85-2206_euro2008Draw-Results.pdf|title=2008 Men's European Handball Championship Draw|work=EHF|date=22 June 2007|access-date=17 September 2020}}

=Seeding=

The seedings were announced on 19 June 2007.{{cite news|url=http://www.ehf-euro.com/championship/draw-for-the-final-tournament.html|title=22 June: Follow the Draw Live on our Website!|publisher=EHF|date=19 June 2007|access-date=17 September 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620153425/http://www.ehf-euro.com/championship/draw-for-the-final-tournament.html|archive-date=20 June 2007}}

class="wikitable"
width=25%|Pot 1

!width=25%|Pot 2

!width=25%|Pot 3

!width=25%|Pot 4

* {{hb|FRA}}

  • {{hb|ESP}}
  • {{hb|DEN}}
  • {{hb|CRO}}

|

  • {{hb|GER}}
  • {{hb|RUS}}
  • {{hb|ISL}}
  • {{hb|SLO}}

|

  • {{hb|POL}}
  • {{hb|NOR}}
  • {{hb|SVK}}
  • {{hb|HUN}}

|

  • {{hb|BLR}}
  • {{hb|MNE}}
  • {{hb|SWE}}
  • {{hb|CZE}}

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2008/round/1/Final+Round EHF]

|winpoints=2

|team_order=CRO, POL, SLO, CZE

|win_CRO=3|draw_CRO=0|loss_CRO=0|gf_CRO=91|ga_CRO=77

|win_POL=2|draw_POL=0|loss_POL=1|gf_POL=93|ga_POL=89

|win_SLO=1|draw_SLO=0|loss_SLO=2|gf_SLO=85|ga_SLO=94

|win_CZE=0|draw_CZE=0|loss_CZE=3|gf_CZE=88|ga_CZE=97

|name_CRO={{hb|CRO}}

|name_CZE={{hb|CZE}}

|name_POL={{hb|POL}}

|name_SLO={{hb|SLO}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A

|res_col_header=Q

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Main round

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|SLO}}

|score=34–32

|team2={{hb|CZE}}

|HT=16–14

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/02.pdf Report]

|goals1=Kavtičnik 12

|goals2=Filip 10

|twomin1=8

|yellow1=3

|red1=1

|twomin2=8

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=1,000

|referee=Lemme, Ullrich

|refnat=GER

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}

|score=32–27

|team2={{hb|POL}}

|HT=14–14

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/01.pdf Report]

|goals1=Balić, Horvat 7

|goals2=Jurasik 11

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=7

|yellow2=3

|red2=1

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=1,000

|referee=Breto, Huelin

|refnat=ESP

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=18 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|CZE}}

|score=26–30

|team2={{hb|CRO}}

|HT=13–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/03.pdf Report]

|goals1=Vítek 7

|goals2=Balić 6

|twomin1=10

|yellow1=3

|red1=1

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=1,200

|referee=Vakula, Ljudovik

|refnat=UKR

}}

{{handballbox

|date=18 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|POL}}

|score=33–27

|team2={{hb|SLO}}

|HT=23–14

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/04.pdf Report]

|goals1=Bielecki 9

|goals2=Pajovič 7

|twomin1=7

|yellow1=3

|red1=1

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=2,655

|referee=Breto, Huelin

|refnat=ESP

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=20 January 2008

|time=15:15

|team1={{hb-rt|POL}}

|score=33–30

|team2={{hb|CZE}}

|HT=13–14

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/05.pdf Report]

|goals1=Bielecki 9

|goals2=Nocar 7

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=10

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=2,000

|referee=Bejenariu, Cirligeanu

|refnat=ROU

}}

{{handballbox

|time=17:15

|date=20 January 2008

|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}

|score=29–24

|team2={{hb|SLO}}

|HT=16–15

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/06.pdf Report]

|goals1=Balić 7

|goals2=Pajovič 7

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=4

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=2,500

|referee=Bord, Buy

|refnat=FRA

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2008/round/1/Final+Round EHF]

|winpoints=2

|team_order=NOR, DEN, MNE, RUS

|win_NOR=3|draw_NOR=0|loss_NOR=0|gf_NOR=86|ga_NOR=69|status_NOR=H

|win_DEN=2|draw_DEN=0|loss_DEN=1|gf_DEN=89|ga_DEN=79

|win_MNE=0|draw_MNE=1|loss_MNE=2|gf_MNE=71|ga_MNE=84

|win_RUS=0|draw_RUS=1|loss_RUS=2|gf_RUS=74|ga_RUS=88

|hth_MNE=Russia 25–25 Montenegro

|hth_RUS=MNE

|name_DEN={{hb|DEN}}

|name_MNE={{hb|MNE}}

|name_NOR={{hb|NOR}}

|name_RUS={{hb|RUS}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A

|res_col_header=Q

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Main round

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=17:00

|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}

|score=25–25

|team2={{hb|MNE}}

|HT=15–16

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/08.pdf Report]

|goals1=Koksharov 8

|goals2=Mrvaljević, Muratović 7

|twomin1=6

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Drammenshallen, Drammen

|attendance=4,000

|referee=Canbro, Claesson

|refnat=SWE

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=19:15

|team1={{hb-rt|DEN}}

|score=26–27

|team2={{hb|NOR}}

|HT=10–14

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/07.pdf Report]

|goals1=Boesen 9

|goals2=Tvedten 8

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Drammenshallen, Drammen

|attendance=4,700

|referee=Vakula, Ljudovik

|refnat=UKR

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=18 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|NOR}}

|score=32–21

|team2={{hb|RUS}}

|HT=15–10

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/10.pdf Report]

|goals1=Hagen 9

|goals2=Starykh 5

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Drammenshallen, Drammen

|attendance=4,650

|referee=Bord, Buy

|refnat=FRA

}}

{{handballbox

|date=18 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|MNE}}

|score=24–32

|team2={{hb|DEN}}

|HT=9–18

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/09.pdf Report]

|goals1=Muratović 9

|goals2=three players 5

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Drammenshallen, Drammen

|attendance=2,100

|referee=Bejenariu, Cirligeanu

|refnat=ROU

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=20 January 2008

|time=17:15

|team1={{hb-rt|DEN}}

|score=31–28

|team2={{hb|RUS}}

|HT=18–11

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/11.pdf Report]

|goals1=Christiansen 13

|goals2=Koksharov 6

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=3

|red2=1

|stadium=Drammenshallen, Drammen

|attendance=4,500

|referee=Lemme, Ullrich

|refnat=GER

}}

{{handballbox

|date=20 January 2008

|time=19:15

|team1={{hb-rt|NOR}}

|score=27–22

|team2={{hb|MNE}}

|HT=16–11

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/12.pdf Report]

|goals1=Tvedten 5

|goals2=Muratović 8

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=1

|twomin2=7

|yellow2=3

|red2=1

|stadium=Drammenshallen, Drammen

|attendance=4,700

|referee=Breto, Huelin

|refnat=ESP

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2008/round/1/Final+Round EHF]

|winpoints=2

|team_order=HUN, ESP, GER, BLR

|win_HUN=2|draw_HUN=0|loss_HUN=1|gf_HUN=90|ga_HUN=82

|win_ESP=2|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=1|gf_ESP=94|ga_ESP=88

|win_GER=2|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=1|gf_GER=84|ga_GER=80

|win_BLR=0|draw_BLR=0|loss_BLR=3|gf_BLR=83|ga_BLR=101

|hth_HUN=Hungary 2 Pts, +3 GD; Spain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –4 GD

|hth_ESP=HUN

|hth_GER=HUN

|name_BLR={{hb|BLR}}

|name_ESP={{hb|ESP}}

|name_HUN={{hb|HUN}}

|name_GER={{hb|GER}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A

|res_col_header=Q

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Main round

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=17:15

|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}

|score=34–26

|team2={{hb|BLR}}

|HT=16–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/14.pdf Report]

|goals1=Baur 7

|goals2=Pukhouski 10

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Haukelandshallen, Bergen

|attendance=2,110

|referee=Abrahamsen, Kristiansen

|refnat=NOR

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=19:15

|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}

|score=28–35

|team2={{hb|HUN}}

|HT=12–14

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/13.pdf Report]

|goals1=Garabaya 8

|goals2=Ilyés, Nagy 7

|twomin1=1

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Haukelandshallen, Bergen

|attendance=2,130

|referee=Baum, Góralczyk

|refnat=POL

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=19 January 2008

|time=18:10

|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}

|score=24–28

|team2={{hb|GER}}

|HT=12–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/16.pdf Report]

|goals1=three players 4

|goals2=Baur, Jansen 5

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Haukelandshallen, Bergen

|attendance=2,340

|referee=Višekruna, Stanojević

|refnat=SRB

}}

{{handballbox

|date=19 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|BLR}}

|score=31–36

|team2={{hb|ESP}}

|HT=15–18

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/15.pdf Report]

|goals1=Pukhouski 8

|goals2=Rocas 11

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=1

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Haukelandshallen, Bergen

|attendance=2,340

|referee=Olesen, Pedersen

|refnat=DEN

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=20 January 2008

|time=16:30

|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}

|score=30–22

|team2={{hb|GER}}

|HT=12–12

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/18.pdf Report]

|goals1=García 8

|goals2=three players 4

|twomin1=1

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Haukelandshallen, Bergen

|attendance=3,238

|referee=Poladenko, Chernega

|refnat=RUS

}}

{{handballbox

|date=20 January 2008

|time=18:30

|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}

|score=31–26

|team2={{hb|BLR}}

|HT=18–16

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/17.pdf Report]

|goals1=G. Iváncsik, Nagy 9

|goals2=Kurchev 7

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Haukelandshallen, Bergen

|attendance=3,238

|referee=Reisinger, Kaschütz

|refnat=AUT

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2008/round/1/Final+Round EHF]

|winpoints=2

|team_order=FRA, SWE, ISL, SVK

|win_FRA=3|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=0|gf_FRA=90|ga_FRA=76

|win_SWE=2|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=1|gf_SWE=89|ga_SWE=72

|win_ISL=1|draw_ISL=0|loss_ISL=2|gf_ISL=68|ga_ISL=76

|win_SVK=0|draw_SVK=0|loss_SVK=3|gf_SVK=78|ga_SVK=101

|name_FRA={{hb|FRA}}

|name_ISL={{hb|ISL}}

|name_SVK={{hb|SVK}}

|name_SWE={{hb|SWE}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=A |result2=A |result3=A

|res_col_header=Q

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Main round

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}

|score=32–31

|team2={{hb|SVK}}

|HT=20–18

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/19.pdf Report]

|goals1=Girault 6

|goals2=Šulc 10

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,585

|referee=Višekruna, Stanojević

|refnat=SRB

}}

{{handballbox

|date=17 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|ISL}}

|score=19–24

|team2={{hb|SWE}}

|HT=9–11

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/20.pdf Report]

|goals1=G. Sigurðsson, Stefánsson 4

|goals2=Jurasik 11

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=7

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,930

|referee=Olesen, Pedersen

|refnat=DEN

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=19 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|SVK}}

|score=22–28

|team2={{hb|ISL}}

|HT=5–16

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/22.pdf Report]

|goals1=Kozlov 7

|goals2=G. Sigurðsson 7

|twomin1=7

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=6

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=3,410

|referee=Reisinger, Kaschütz

|refnat=AUT

}}

{{handballbox

|date=19 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}

|score=24–28

|team2={{hb|FRA}}

|HT=13–18

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/21.pdf Report]

|goals1=three players 4

|goals2=three players 5

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=4

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=3,640

|referee=Poladenko, Chernega

|refnat=RUS

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=20 January 2008

|time=16:15

|team1={{hb-rt|SVK}}

|score=25–41

|team2={{hb|SWE}}

|HT=12–20

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|goals1=Dudáš, Mikéci 4

|goals2=Andersson 8

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=1,870

|referee=Abrahamsen, Kristiansen

|refnat=NOR

}}

{{handballbox

|time=18:15

|date=20 January 2008

|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}

|score=30–21

|team2={{hb|ISL}}

|HT=17–8

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/24.pdf Report]

|goals1=Karabatić 10

|goals2=Petersson 5

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=1

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,335

|referee=Baum, Góralczyk

|refnat=POL

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Main round

=Group I=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|winpoints=2

|update=complete

|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2008/round/1/Final+Round EHF]

|team_order=DEN, CRO, NOR, POL, SLO, MNE

|win_DEN=4|draw_DEN=0|loss_DEN=1|gf_DEN=152|ga_DEN=120

|win_CRO=3|draw_CRO=1|loss_CRO=1|gf_CRO=138|ga_CRO=130

|win_NOR=2|draw_NOR=2|loss_NOR=1|gf_NOR=130|ga_NOR=128|status_NOR=H

|win_POL=2|draw_POL=1|loss_POL=2|gf_POL=149|ga_POL=142

|win_SLO=2|draw_SLO=0|loss_SLO=3|gf_SLO=138|ga_SLO=148

|win_MNE=0|draw_MNE=0|loss_MNE=5|gf_MNE=124|ga_MNE=163

|name_CRO={{hb|CRO}}

|name_DEN={{hb|DEN}}

|name_MNE={{hb|MNE}}

|name_NOR={{hb|NOR}}

|name_POL={{hb|POL}}

|name_SLO={{hb|SLO}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5P

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1|text_SF=Semifinals

|col_5P=blue1 |text_5P=Fifth place game

}}

{{handballbox

|date=22 January 2008

|time=16:15

|team1={{hb-rt|SLO}}

|score=31–29

|team2={{hb|MNE}}

|HT=16–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/27.pdf Report]

|goals1=Pajovič 9

|goals2=Mrvaljević 5

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=2,815

|referee=Canbro, Claesson

|refnat=SWE

}}

{{handballbox

|date=22 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}

|score=20–30

|team2={{hb|DEN}}

|HT=9–15

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/25.pdf Report]

|goals1=Horvat 5

|goals2=Lindberg 7

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=1

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=4,601

|referee=Lemme, Ullrich

|refnat=GER

}}

{{handballbox

|date=22 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|POL}}

|score=24–24

|team2={{hb|NOR}}

|HT=12–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/26.pdf Report]

|goals1=Lijewski 8

|goals2=Strand 9

|twomin1=7

|yellow1=4

|red1=2

|twomin2=9

|yellow2=3

|red2=2

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=7,000

|referee=Bord, Buy

|refnat=FRA

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=23 January 2008

|time=16:15

|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}

|score=34–26

|team2={{hb|MNE}}

|HT=12–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/28.pdf Report]

|goals1=Vori 9

|goals2=Kapisoda 7

|twomin1=1

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=2,745

|referee=Breto, Huelin

|refnat=ESP

}}

{{handballbox

|date=23 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|POL}}

|score=26–36

|team2={{hb|DEN}}

|HT=13–17

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/30.pdf Report]

|goals1=Jurasik 7

|goals2=Boesen 8

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=4,757

|referee=Vakula, Ljudovik

|refnat=UKR

}}

{{handballbox

|date=23 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|SLO}}

|score=33–29

|team2={{hb|NOR}}

|HT=14–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/29.pdf Report]

|goals1=Natek 9

|goals2=Kjelling, Loke 7

|twomin1=6

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=6,869

|referee=Bejenariu, Cirligeanu

|refnat=ROU

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=24 January 2008

|time=16:15

|team1={{hb-rt|POL}}

|score=39–23

|team2={{hb|MNE}}

|HT=19–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/31.pdf Report]

|goals1=Jachlewski 6

|goals2=Kapisoda 6

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=2,309

|referee=Canbro, Claesson

|refnat=SWE

}}

{{handballbox

|date=24 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|SLO}}

|score=23–28

|team2={{hb|DEN}}

|HT=11–15

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/32.pdf Report]

|goals1=Natek 5

|goals2=Christiansen 8

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=4

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=2

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=6,412

|referee=Lemme, Ullrich

|refnat=GER

}}

{{handballbox

|date=24 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}

|score=23–23

|team2={{hb|NOR}}

|HT=10–11

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/33.pdf Report]

|goals1=Balić 9

|goals2=three players 5

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=4

|red1=

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=4

|red2=

|stadium=Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger

|attendance=7,000

|referee=Breto, Huelin

|refnat=ESP

}}

=Group II=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|winpoints=2

|update=complete

|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2008/round/1/Final+Round EHF]

|team_order=FRA, GER, SWE, HUN, ESP, ISL

|win_FRA=4|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=140|ga_FRA=126

|win_GER=3|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=139|ga_GER=136

|win_SWE=2|draw_SWE=1|loss_SWE=2|gf_SWE=131|ga_SWE=131

|win_HUN=2|draw_HUN=1|loss_HUN=2|gf_HUN=145|ga_HUN=147

|win_ESP=2|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=3|gf_ESP=144|ga_ESP=138

|win_ISL=1|draw_ISL=0|loss_ISL=4|gf_ISL=129|ga_ISL=150

|hth_SWE=Sweden 27–27 Hungary

|hth_HUN=SWE

|name_ESP={{hb|ESP}}

|name_FRA={{hb|FRA}}

|name_GER={{hb|GER}}

|name_HUN={{hb|HUN}}

|name_ISL={{hb|ISL}}

|name_SWE={{hb|SWE}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5P

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1|text_SF=Semifinals

|col_5P=blue1 |text_5P=Fifth place game

}}

{{handballbox

|date=22 January 2008

|time=16:20

|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}

|score=35–27

|team2={{hb|ISL}}

|HT=17–12

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/36.pdf Report]

|goals1=Glandorf 9

|goals2=Stefánsson 8

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=1,380

|referee=Abrahamsen, Kristiansen

|refnat=NOR

}}

{{handballbox

|date=22 January 2008

|time=18:30

|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}

|score=27–28

|team2={{hb|FRA}}

|HT=15–15

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/35.pdf Report]

|goals1=three players 5

|goals2=Narcisse 7

|twomin1=2

|yellow1=2

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=1,890

|referee=Olesen, Pedersen

|refnat=DEN

}}

{{handballbox

|date=22 January 2008

|time=20:30

|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}

|score=27–27

|team2={{hb|SWE}}

|HT=16–14

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/34.pdf Report]

|goals1=G. Iváncsik 8

|goals2=Ahlm 8

|twomin1=3

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=1,103

|referee=Višekruna, Stanojević

|refnat=SRB

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=23 January 2008

|time=16:15

|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}

|score=26–27

|team2={{hb|SWE}}

|HT=14–13

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/39.pdf Report]

|goals1=García 8

|goals2=Källman 8

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=5

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,730

|referee=Baum, Góralczyk

|refnat=POL

}}

{{handballbox

|date=23 January 2008

|time=18:15

|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}

|score=23–26

|team2={{hb|FRA}}

|HT=10–11

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/38.pdf Report]

|goals1=Kraus 6

|goals2=Karabatić 8

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=1

|twomin2=2

|yellow2=4

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,945

|referee=Poladenko, Chernega

|refnat=RUS

}}

{{handballbox

|date=23 January 2008

|time=20:15

|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}

|score=28–36

|team2={{hb|ISL}}

|HT=16–16

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/37.pdf Report]

|goals1=Mocsai 6

|goals2=Guðjónsson 11

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=1

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=1,012

|referee=Reisinger, Kaschütz

|refnat=AUT

}}

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{{handballbox

|date=24 January 2008

|time=15:20

|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}

|score=33–26

|team2={{hb|ISL}}

|HT=18–15

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/40.pdf Report]

|goals1=García 9

|goals2=Guðjónsson, G. Sigurðsson 7

|twomin1=4

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=4

|yellow2=2

|red2=1

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,280

|referee=Olesen, Pedersen

|refnat=DEN

}}

{{handballbox

|date=24 January 2008

|time=17:20

|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}

|score=31–28

|team2={{hb|FRA}}

|HT=15–11

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/42.pdf Report]

|goals1=Ilyés 9

|goals2=Guilbert 6

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,360

|referee=Abrahamsen, Kristiansen

|refnat=NOR

}}

{{handballbox

|date=24 January 2008

|time=19:20

|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}

|score=31–29

|team2={{hb|SWE}}

|HT=16–18

|report=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/41.pdf Report]

|goals1=Glandorf, Hens 7

|goals2=Andersson 9

|twomin1=5

|yellow1=3

|red1=

|twomin2=3

|yellow2=3

|red2=

|stadium=Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim

|attendance=2,915

|referee=Višekruna, Stanojević

|refnat=SRB

}}

Final round

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place

|26 January|{{hb|DEN}}|26|{{hb|GER}}|25

|26 January|{{hb|CRO}}|24|{{hb|FRA}}|23

|27 January|{{hb|DEN}}|24|{{hb|CRO}}|20

|27 January|{{hb|GER}}|26|{{hb|FRA}}|36

}}

=Semifinals=

{{handballbox

|date= 26 January 2008

|time= 15:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|CRO}}

|score= 24–23

|team2= {{hb|FRA}}

|report= [http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/45.pdf Report]

|goals1= Metličić 6

|goals2= Abalo, Narcisse 7

|HT= 11–9

|twomin1= 1

|yellow1= 4

|red1=

|twomin2= 2

|yellow2= 4

|red2=

|stadium= Håkons Hall, Lillehammer

|attendance= 6,012

|referee= Baum, Góralczyk

|refnat= POL

}}

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{{handballbox

|date= 26 January 2008

|time= 18:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|DEN}}

|score= 26–25

|team2= {{hb|GER}}

|report= [http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/44.pdf Report]

|goals1= Christiansen 6

|goals2= Kehrmann 6

|HT= 10–13

|twomin1= 2

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

|twomin2= 4

|yellow2= 3

|red2=

|stadium= Håkons Hall, Lillehammer

|attendance= 6,012

|referee= Poladenko, Chernega

|refnat= RUS

}}

=Fifth place game=

{{handballbox

|date= 26 January 2008

|time= 13:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|NOR}}

|score= 34–36

|team2= {{hb|SWE}}

|report= [http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/43.pdf Report]

|goals1= Strand 10

|goals2= Boquist, Källman 7

|HT= 13–15

|FT= 26–26

|OT1= 4–4

|OT2= 4–6

|twomin1= 3

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

|twomin2= 4

|yellow2= 3

|red2=

|stadium= Håkons Hall, Lillehammer

|attendance= 5,840

|referee= Lemme, Ullrich

|refnat= GER

}}

=Third place game=

{{handballbox

|bg=#cc9966

|date= 27 January 2008

|time= 13:30

|team1= {{hb-rt|GER}}

|score= 26–36

|team2= {{hb|FRA}}

|report= [http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/46.pdf Report]

|goals1= Jansen 7

|goals2= Girault 8

|HT= 9–18

|twomin1= 4

|yellow1= 3

|red1=

|twomin2= 3

|yellow2= 3

|red2=

|stadium= Håkons Hall, Lillehammer

|attendance= 7,940

|referee= Vakula, Liudovyk

|refnat= UKR

}}

=Final=

{{handballbox

|bg=gold

|date= 27 January 2008

|time= 16:00

|team1= {{hb-rt|DEN}}

|score= 24–20

|team2= {{hb|CRO}}

|report= [http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/2/47.pdf Report]

|goals1= Boesen, Christiansen 7

|goals2= Metličić 5

|HT= 13–10

|twomin1= 5

|yellow1= 2

|red1=

|twomin2= 6

|yellow2= 4

|red2= 1

|stadium= Håkons Hall, Lillehammer

|attendance= 9,052

|referee= Breto, Huelin

|refnat= ESP

}}

Ranking and statistics

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Final ranking=

class="wikitable" width="200px"
align=center|File:gold medal icon.svg{{hb|DEN}}
align=center|File:silver medal icon.svg{{hb|CRO}}
align=center|File:bronze medal icon.svg{{hb|FRA}}
align=center|4{{hb|GER}}
align=center|5{{hb|SWE}}
align=center|6{{hb|NOR}}
align=center|7{{hb|POL}}
align=center|8{{hb|HUN}}
align=center|9{{hb|ESP}}
align=center|10{{hb|SLO}}
align=center|11{{hb|ISL}}
align=center|12{{hb|MNE}}
align=center|13{{hb|RUS}}
align=center|14{{hb|CZE}}
align=center|15{{hb|BLR}}
align=center|16{{hb|SVK}}

{{col-2}}

width=95%
align=center

|2008 Men's European Champions

File:Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
First Title

;Team roster

Kasper Hvidt, Mikkel Holm Aagaard, Lasse Boesen, Lars T. Jørgensen, Jesper Jensen, Lars Rasmussen, Lars Christiansen, Lars Møller Madsen, Peter Henriksen, Bo Spellerberg, Michael V. Knudsen, Jesper Nøddesbo, Lars Krogh Jeppesen, Kasper Søndergaard, Joachim Boldsen, Hans Lindberg and Kasper Nielsen.
Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek.

=All-Star Team=

Source: [https://men2020.ehf-euro.com/about-ehf-euro/ehf-euro-history/ehf-euro-2008/ EHF]

=Other awards=

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Top goalscorers=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

! Rank !! Name !! Team !! Goals !! Shots !! %

rowspan=3|1align=left|Ivano Balićalign=left|{{hb|CRO}}rowspan=3|448452
align=left|Lars Christiansenalign=left|{{hb|DEN}}5876
align=left|Nikola Karabatićalign=left|{{hb|FRA}}8949
4align=left|Daniel Narcissealign=left|{{hb|FRA}}437260
rowspan=2|5align=left|Kim Anderssonalign=left|{{hb|SWE}}rowspan=2|417853
align=left|Lasse Boesenalign=left|{{hb|DEN}}7654
7align=left|Aleš Pajovičalign=left|{{hb|SLO}}397056
8align=left|Karol Bieleckialign=left|{{hb|POL}}376260
9align=left|Holger Glandorfalign=left|{{hb|GER}}367250
10align=left| Guðjón Valur Sigurðssonalign=left|{{hb|ISL}}346354

Source: [http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2008/NOR/3/3/TOPPL1.pdf EHF]

{{col-2}}

=Top goalkeepers=

(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

! Rank !! Name !! Team !! % !! Saves !! Shots

1align=left|Kasper Hvidtalign=left|{{DEN}}40124307
2align=left|Steinar Egealign=left|{{NOR}}39104264
3align=left|Nándor Fazekasalign=left|{{HUN}}3853140
4align=left|Beno Lapajnealign=left|{{SLO}}3755148
rowspan=3|5align=left|Oleg Gramsalign=left|{{RUS}}rowspan=3|35926
align=left|José Javier Hombradosalign=left|{{ESP}}71203
align=left|Goran Stojanovićalign=left|{{MNE}}71201
rowspan=6|8align=left|Mirko Alilovićalign=left|{{CRO}}rowspan=6|3472211
align=left|Johannes Bitteralign=left|{{GER}}59176
align=left|Thierry Omeyeralign=left|{{FRA}}77229
align=left|Nenad Puljezevićalign=left|{{HUN}}44130
align=left|Gorazd Škofalign=left|{{SLO}}45132
align=left|Tomas Svenssonalign=left|{{SWE}}49143

{{col-end}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{European Handball Championship}}

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2008

Category:January 2008 sports events in Europe

Category:Sports competitions in Trondheim

Category:Sports competitions in Bergen

Category:21st century in Trondheim

Category:21st century in Bergen

Category:Sport in Drammen

Category:Sport in Lillehammer

Category:Sports competitions in Stavanger