2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament

2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
CityZagreb
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14 – 15 December
Teams6 (from EHF confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Attendance1,560 (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

Zagreb
Sutinska Vrela Hall
Capacity: 2,000

Match officials

Country Referees
 Austria Mirsad Begovic
Vladimir Bubalo
 Croatia Igor Hunjadi
Marijo Zecevic
 Portugal Nelson Santos
Ricardo Caçador

Draw

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

Croatia was allowed as host to pick their group.[6][7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  •  Romania
  •  Slovenia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1)

Group A

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
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)
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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)
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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)
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Group B

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]
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)
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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×Yellow card 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)
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Fifth place games

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
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.[8]
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)
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15 December 2019
13:00 		Slovenia  0-10  Romania Sutinska Vrela Hall, Zagreb
(Forfeit)
Report

Knockout stage

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

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)
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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)
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Third place game

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)
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Final

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)
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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Portugal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hungary
4  Netherlands
5  Romania
6  Slovenia

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Croatia wins European Wheelchair Handball gold". croatiaweek. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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