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[edit]
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.
Participating nations[edit]
- 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 |
Participations |
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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 | 16 | ||
Czech Republic | • | 6th | 10th | • | 8th | 11th | • | 13th | 8th | 14th | 15th | • | 6th | 12th | 13th | 15th | 12 | ||
Denmark | 4th | 12th | • | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 13th | 3rd | 2nd | Q | 16 | |
Faroe Islands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | 20th | 1 | ||
France | 6th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 11th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 14th | 4th | 1st | Q | 17 | |
Georgia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | 18th | 1 | ||
Germany | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 10th | 7th | • | 1st | 9th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 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 | 13 | ||
Israel | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
Italy | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||
Latvia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | • | • | 1 | |
Lithuania | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | 2 | ||
Montenegro1 | 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 | 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 | ||
Serbia1 | • | 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 Montenegro1 | 8th | 9th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia1 | × | 3rd | 5th | 10th | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 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[edit]
Year | Host Nation | Finish |
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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 |
Norway | Third place | |
Sweden | 7th place | |
2022 | Hungary | 15th place |
Slovakia | 18th place | |
2024 | Germany | Fourth place |
2026 | Denmark | |
Sweden | ||
Norway | ||
2028 | Spain | |
Portugal | ||
Switzerland |
Results of defending champions[edit]
Year | Defending champions | Finish |
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1996 | Sweden | Fourth place |
1998 | Russia | Fourth place |
2000 | Sweden | Champions |
2002 | ||
2004 | 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 | Runners-up | |
2024 | Sweden | Third place |
2026 | France |