# National team appearances in the European Men's Handball Championship

This article lists the performances of each of the 27 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the European Men's Handball Championship finals.

## Debut of teams

Each successive European Men's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.
| Year | Debutants Qualification | Number of Debutants | Debutants Championship | Number of Debutants |
| 1994 Qual. | Austria Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine | 34 | Belarus Croatia Denmark France Germany Hungary Portugal Romania Russia Slovenia Spain Sweden | 12 |
| 1996 Qual. | Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia Portugal FR Yugoslavia | 5 | Czech Republic FR Yugoslavia | 2 |
| 1998 Qual. | | | Italy Lithuania Macedonia | 3 |
| 2000 Qual. | | | Iceland Norway Ukraine | 3 |
| 2002 Qual. | Faroe Islands | 1 | Israel Poland Switzerland | 3 |
| 2004 Qual. | | | | 0 |
| 2006 Qual. | | | Slovakia | 1 |
| 2008 Qual. | Montenegro ( Serbia) | 1 (+1) | Montenegro | 1 |
| 2010 Qual. | | | Austria ( Serbia) | 1 (+1) |
| 2012 Qual. | Great Britain | 1 | | 0 |
| 2014 Qual. | Ireland Malta | 2 | | 0 |
| 2016 Qual. | | | | 0 |
| 2018 Qual. | Kosovo | 1 | | 0 |
| 2020 Qual. | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia Netherlands | 3 |
| 2022 Qual. | | | | 0 |
| 2024 Qual. | | | Faroe Islands Georgia Greece | 3 |

## Participating nations
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* 5th – Fifth place
* 6th – Sixth place
* 7th – Seventh place
* 8th – Eighth place
* 9th – Ninth place
* 10th – Tenth place
* 11th – Eleventh place
* 12th – Twelfth place
* MR – Main round
* GS – Group stage
* Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
* q – may still qualify for upcoming tournament
* • – Did not qualify
* •× – Disqualified
* × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
* – Hosts
| Team | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 | 2030 | 2032 | Participations |
| Austria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | 11th | • | 15th | 8th | 20th | 8th | | | | | 6 |
| Belarus | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | 12th | 10th | 10th | 10th | 17th | × | | | | | 7 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 23rd | 24th | | | | | 3 |
| Croatia | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 6th | 16th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 8th | 11th | Q | | | | 17 |
| Czech Republic | • | 6th | 10th | • | 8th | 11th | • | 13th | 8th | 14th | 15th | • | 6th | 12th | 13th | 15th | | | Q | | 12 |
| Denmark | 4th | 12th | • | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 13th | 3rd | 2nd | Q | | Q | | 16 |
| Faroe Islands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | 20th | | | | | 1 |
| France | 6th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 11th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 14th | 4th | 1st | Q | | | Q | 17 |
| Georgia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | 18th | | | | | 1 |
| Germany | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 10th | 7th | • | 1st | 9th | 5th | 7th | 4th | | | | Q | 15 |
| Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | | | | | 1 |
| Hungary | 7th | 10th | 6th | • | • | 9th | 13th | 8th | 14th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 14th | 9th | 15th | 5th | | | | | 14 |
| Iceland | • | • | • | 11th | 4th | 13th | 7th | 11th | 3rd | 10th | 5th | 13th | 13th | 11th | 6th | 10th | Q | | | | 14 |
| Israel | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | 1 |
| Italy | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | 1 |
| Latvia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | • | • | | | | 1 |
| Lithuania | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | | | | | 2 |
| Montenegro | | | | | | | | 12th | • | • | 16th | 16th | 16th | 18th | 11th | 14th | | | | | 7 |
| Netherlands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | 10th | 12th | | | | | 3 |
| North Macedonia | × | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 15th | 22nd | 17th | | | | | 8 |
| Norway | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | 11th | 6th | 7th | 13th | 14th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 9th | Q | | | | 12 |
| Poland | • | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | 10th | 7th | 4th | 9th | 6th | 7th | • | 21st | 12th | 16th | | | Q | | 11 |
| Portugal | 12th | • | • | 7th | 9th | 14th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | 19th | 7th | | Q | | | 9 |
| Romania | 11th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | | | | | 3 |
| Russia | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 14th | 12th | 15th | 9th | 9th | • | 22nd | 9th | × | | | | | 14 |
| Serbia | | | | | | | | • | 13th | 2nd | 13th | 15th | 12th | 20th | 14th | 19th | | | | | 8 |
| Slovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 16th | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | | | | 4 |
| Slovenia | 10th | 11th | • | 5th | 12th | 2nd | 8th | 10th | 11th | 6th | • | 14th | 8th | 4th | 16th | 6th | | | | | 14 |
| Spain | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 10th | 2nd | 9th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 13th | | Q | | | 17 |
| Sweden | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | • | 5th | 15th | 12th | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 3rd | Q | | | | 16 |
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | 13th | 12th | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | 21st | | Q | | | 6 |
| Ukraine | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | 15th | 12th | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | 19th | 24th | • | | | | | 7 |
| Historical national teams ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | | | | | | | | 8th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | × | 3rd | 5th | | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
    $^1$ FR Yugoslavia competed as such until 2003 when the FRY was reconstituted as a State Union Serbia and Montenegro. Since the dissolution of the union in 2006, national teams exist for both countries.

## Results of host nations

| Year | Host Nation | Finish |
| 1994 | Portugal | 12th place |
| 1996 | Spain | Runners-up |
| 1998 | Italy | 11th place |
| 2000 | Croatia | 6th place |
| 2002 | Sweden | Champions |
| 2004 | Slovenia | Runners-up |
| 2006 | Switzerland | 14th place |
| 2008 | Norway | 6th place |
| 2010 | Austria | 9th place |
| 2012 | Serbia | Runners-up |
| 2014 | Denmark | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Poland | 7th place |
| 2018 | Croatia | 5th place |
| 2020 | Austria | 8th place |
| 2020 | Norway | Third place |
| 2020 | Sweden | 7th place |
| 2022 | Hungary | 15th place |
| 2022 | Slovakia | 18th place |
| 2024 | Germany | Fourth place |
| 2026 | Denmark | |
| 2026 | Norway | |
| 2026 | Sweden | |
| 2028 | Portugal | |
| 2028 | Spain | |
| 2028 | Switzerland | |
| 2030 | Czech Republic | |
| 2030 | Denmark | |
| 2030 | Poland |
| 2032 | France | |
| 2032 | Germany | |

## Results of defending champions

| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
| 1996 | Sweden | Fourth place |
| 1998 | Russia | Fourth place |
| 2000 | Sweden | Champions |
| 2002 | Sweden | Champions |
| 2004 | Sweden | 7th place |
| 2006 | Germany | 5th place |
| 2008 | France | Third place |
| 2010 | Denmark | 5th place |
| 2012 | France | 11th place |
| 2014 | Denmark | Runners-up |
| 2016 | France | 5th place |
| 2018 | Germany | 9th place |
| 2020 | Spain | Champions |
| 2022 | Spain | Runners-up |
| 2024 | Sweden | Third place |
| 2026 | France | |