# 1994 European Men's Handball Championship

The 1994 European Men's Handball Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament, held in Portugal from 3 to 12 June 1994, in the cities of Porto and Almada. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Croatia finished third.

## Teams

| Group A | Group B |
| Croatia | Denmark |
| Belarus | Hungary |
| Romania | Portugal |
| Russia | Sweden |
| France | Spain |
| Germany | Slovenia |

## Venues

| City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Almada | Complexo Desportivo de Almada | 4.000 |
| Porto | Pavilhão Rosa Mota | 5.400 |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 94 | +28 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 114 | +6 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 120 | +3 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 139 | −9 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 113 | −6 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 135 | −22 | 2 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 June 1994 15:30 | Germany | 23–24 | Belarus | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 3 June 1994 15:30 | Zerbe 6 | (12–10) | Yakimovich 6 | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 3 June 1994 15:30 | 2× 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 | Russia | 27–20 | Romania | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 | | (16–9) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 | France | 27–25 | Croatia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 | | (11–11) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 | Croatia | 24–22 | Germany | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 | | (14–11) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 | Belarus | 23–31 | Russia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 | | (11–18) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 | Romania | 27–26 | France | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 | | (16–11) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 | France | 21–21 | Germany | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 | | (10–11) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 | Russia | 21–18 | Croatia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 | | (13–8) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 | Romania | 24–33 | Belarus | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 | | (9–14) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 | Germany | 16–25 | Russia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 | | (9–12) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 | France | 32–29 | Belarus | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 | | (16–15) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 | Croatia | 24–23 | Romania | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 | | (12–11) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 | Germany | 25–19 | Romania | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 | | (11–10) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 | Belarus | 21–29 | Croatia | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 | | (12–12) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 | Russia | 18–17 | France | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 | | (11–9) | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Complexo Desportivo de Almada, Almada Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 91 | +23 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 99 | +8 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 101 | +13 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 107 | −7 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 111 | −17 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Portugal (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 116 | −20 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 June 1994 15:30 | Sweden | 22–17 | Slovenia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 3 June 1994 15:30 | | (10–10) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 3 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 | Spain | 25–20 | Hungary | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 | | (11–10) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 3 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 | Denmark | 24–17 | Portugal | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 | | (11–5) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 3 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 | Slovenia | 19–19 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 | | (8–10) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 4 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 | Hungary | 18–22 | Sweden | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 | | (7–13) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 4 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 | Portugal | 18–24 | Spain | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 | | (8–13) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 4 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 | Hungary | 19–18 | Portugal | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 | | (7–8) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 5 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 | Sweden | 22–16 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 | | (7–6) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 5 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 | Spain | 24–16 | Slovenia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 800 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 | | (13–8) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 800 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 5 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 800 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 | Slovenia | 19–24 | Hungary | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 | | (9–11) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 7 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 | Sweden | 26–21 | Portugal | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 | | (12–9) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 7 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 | Denmark | 25–22 | Spain | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 | | (10–7) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 7 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 | Denmark | 23–19 | Hungary | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 | | (10–8) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 8 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 | Portugal | 22–23 | Slovenia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 | | (10–8) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 8 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 | Spain | 19–22 | Sweden | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 | | (8–10) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 8 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |

## Placement games
### Eleventh place game

| 10 June 1994 12:30 | Romania | 38–21 | Portugal | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 650 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 10 June 1994 12:30 | | (18–11) | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 650 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |
| 10 June 1994 12:30 | | Report | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 650 Referees: Szajną, Wróblewski (POL) |

### Ninth place game

| 10 June 1994 10:30 | Germany | 28–18 | Slovenia | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 10 June 1994 10:30 | | (15–10) | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |
| 10 June 1994 10:30 | | Report | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Sousa, Aires (POR) |

### Seventh place game

| 10 June 1994 17:30 | Belarus | 24–28 | Hungary | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 10 June 1994 17:30 | | (14–16) | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| 10 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |

### Fifth place game

| 10 June 1994 19:30 | France | 25–28 | Spain | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 10 June 1994 19:30 | | (15–12) | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |
| 10 June 1994 19:30 | | Report | | Complexo Municipal de Desportos, Almada Attendance: 600 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Russia | 29 |
| Denmark | 20 | | |
| Denmark | 20 | Russia | 21 |
| | | Sweden | 34 |
| Sweden | 24 | Sweden | 34 |
| Croatia | 21 | | |
| Croatia | 21 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Denmark | 23 |
| | | Croatia | 24 |

### Semifinals

| 11 June 1994 15:30 | Russia | 29–20 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 11 June 1994 15:30 | | (14–8) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 11 June 1994 15:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI) |
| 11 June 1994 17:30 | Sweden | 24–21 | Croatia | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 11 June 1994 17:30 | | (13–7) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| 11 June 1994 17:30 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |

### Third place game

| 12 June 1994 14:00 | Croatia | 24–23 | Denmark | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 12 June 1994 14:00 | | (12–13) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |
| 12 June 1994 14:00 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Jeglič, Jug (SLO) |

### Final

| 12 June 1994 16:00 | Russia | 21–34 | Sweden | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 12 June 1994 16:00 | | (9–18) | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| 12 June 1994 16:00 | | Report | | Pavilhão Rosa Mota, Porto Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |