2014 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2014 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament and held in Denmark from 12–26 January. Hungary/Croatia (jointly) were the other applicants for the championship. Denmark was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Copenhagen 25 September 2010 with 24 votes. Hungary/Croatia got 22 votes. Denmark was automatically qualified as hosting nation, and as defending champions as well. After the final, at total of 316,390 spectators had visited the stadiums. An all time EHF record. France won their third title after defeating Denmark 41–32 in  the final. Referees. On 23 October 2013, 12 couples were announced in Vienna. Seeding. The draw was held on 21 June 2013 in Herning at 18:00 local time. The seeding was announced on 18 June 2013. Group stage. "All times are local (UTC+1)." Group A. Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Group B. Venue: Gigantium, Aalborg Group C. Venue: NRGi Arena, Aarhus Group D. Venue: Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Main round. Group I. Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Group II. Venue: NRGi Arena, Aarhus Knockout stage. Venue: Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Ranking and statistics. Final ranking. The final ranking for places 7  to 16 were determined by the team's group stage record. All Star Team. The All-star team and award winners were announced on 26 January 2014.