2019 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Croatia |
| City | Zagreb |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14 – 15 December |
| Teams | 6 (from EHF confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Croatia |
| Runners-up | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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
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
| 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
| 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
| 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) | ||
| 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
| 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
| 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
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Croatia |
 | Portugal |
 | Hungary |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Romania |
| 6 | Slovenia |
References
- ^ "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
- Official website Archived 2019-10-31 at the Wayback Machine