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{{Short description|1996 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship}}
{{no footnotes|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox international handball competition
| tourney_name = European Men's Handball Championship
| year = 1996
| other_titles = 
| image = 1996 European Men's Handball Championship.svg
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Spain
| dates = 24 May – 2 June
| num_teams = 12
| confederations = 1
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion = RUS
| count = 1
| second = ESP
| third = FR Yugoslavia 
| fourth = SWE
| matches = 38
| goals = 1815
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{hbicon|GER}} [[Thomas Knorr]]<br>(41 goals)
| player = {{hbicon|ESP}} [[Talant Dujshebaev]]
| previous = 1994 European Men's Handball Championship
| next = 1998 European Men's Handball Championship
}}
The '''1996 [[European Men's Handball Championship]]''' was the second edition of the tournament and held in [[Spain]] from 24 May to 2 June 1996, in the cities of [[Ciudad Real]] and [[Seville]]. [[Russia men's national handball team|Russia]] won the tournament after defeating [[Spain men's national handball team|Spain]] in the final, while [[Serbia men's national handball team|Yugoslavia]] finished third.

== Teams ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" width=50%
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!width=25%|Group A
!width=25%|Group B
|- align=left 
|{{hb|CRO}}
|{{hb|CZE}}
|- align=left 
|{{hb|HUN}}
|{{hb|SWE}}
|- align=left 
|{{hb|SLO}}
|{{hb|FRA}}
|- align=left 
|{{hb|GER}}
|{{hb|ROM}}
|- align=left 
|{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|{{hb|ESP}}
|- align=left 
|{{hb|RUS}}
|{{hb|DEN}}
|}
</div>

== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
|-
!City
!Stadium
!Capacity
|- 
| [[Ciudad Real]] || [[Pabellón Santa María]] || 2.000 
|-
| [[Seville]] || [[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo|Palacio de Deportes San Pablo]] || 7.000 
|}
</div>

== Preliminary round ==
''All times are local ([[Time in Spain|UTC+2]]).''

=== Group A ===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|winpoints=2
|update=complete|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/round/1/Finals EHF]

|team1=RUS |name_RUS={{hb|RUS}}
|team2=FRY |name_FRY={{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|team3=CRO |name_CRO={{hb|CRO}}
|team4=GER |name_GER={{hb|GER}}
|team5=HUN |name_HUN={{hb|HUN}}
|team6=SLO |name_SLO={{hb|SLO}}
|win_RUS=4 |draw_RUS=1 |loss_RUS=0 |gf_RUS=125 |ga_RUS= 98
|win_FRY=4 |draw_FRY=1 |loss_FRY=0 |gf_FRY=117 |ga_FRY=110
|win_CRO=3 |draw_CRO=0 |loss_CRO=2 |gf_CRO=127 |ga_CRO=125
|win_GER=1 |draw_GER=1 |loss_GER=3 |gf_GER=110 |ga_GER=111
|win_HUN=1 |draw_HUN=1 |loss_HUN=3 |gf_HUN=117 |ga_HUN=130
|win_SLO=0 |draw_SLO=0 |loss_SLO=5 |gf_SLO= 93 |ga_SLO=115

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5P |result4=7P |result5=9P |result6=11P

|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=[[#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
|text_5P=[[#Fifth place game|Fifth place game]]
|text_7P=[[#Seventh place game|Seventh place game]]
|text_9P=[[#Ninth place game|Ninth place game]]
|text_11P=[[#Eleventh place game|Eleventh place game]]
}}

{{handballbox
|date=24 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=30–27
|team2={{hb|HUN}}
|goals1=[[Patrik Ćavar|Ćavar]], [[Iztok Puc|Puc]] 6
|goals2=[[István Pásztor (handballer)|Pásztor]] 6
|HT=17–13
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/001 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=200
|referee=Gallego, Lamas
|refnat=ESP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score=23–22
|team2={{hb|GER}}
|goals1=[[Dragan Škrbić|Škrbić]] 8
|goals2=[[Thomas Knorr|Knorr]] 5
|HT=10–9
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/005 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=400
|referee=Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=22–18
|team2={{hb|SVN}}
|goals1=[[Valery Gopin|Gopin]], [[Lev Voronin|Voronin]] 5
|goals2=[[Roman Pungartnik|Pungartnik]] 5
|HT=10–7
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/003 Report]
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=3
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=2
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=500
|referee=Dancescu, Mateescu
|refnat=ROU
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=25 May 1996
|time=15:00
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=21–26
|team2={{hb|CRO}}
|goals1=[[Stefan Kretzschmar|Kretzschmar]] 6
|goals2=[[Patrik Ćavar|Ćavar]] 8
|HT=10–11
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/009 Report]
|twomin1=1
|yellow1=1
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=500
|referee=Elbrønd, Løvqvist
|refnat=DEN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SVN}}
|score=20–21
|team2={{hb|FRY}}
|goals1=[[Roman Pungartnik|Pungartnik]] 6
|goals2=[[Rastko Stefanovič|Stefanovič]] 7
|HT=10–10
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/011 Report]
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=2
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=2
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=400
|referee=Wille, Vorderleitner
|refnat=AUT
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}
|score=21–33
|team2={{hb|RUS}}
|goals1=[[Ákos Kis|Kis]] 6
|goals2=[[Oleg Kuleshov|Kuleshov]] 8
|HT=10–16
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/007 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=350
|referee=Brussel, van Dongen
|refnat=NED
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=26 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}
|score=24–24
|team2={{hb|GER}}
|goals1=[[Csaba Bendó|Bendó]] 7
|goals2=[[Martin Schwalb|Schwalb]] 8
|HT=11–12
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/017 Report]
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=1
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=3
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=600
|referee=Dancescu, Mateescu
|refnat=ROU
}}
{{handballbox
|date=26 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=26–22
|team2={{hb|SVN}}
|goals1=[[Patrik Ćavar|Ćavar]] 8
|goals2=[[Tomaž Tomšič|Tomšič]] 5
|HT=13–9
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/013 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=800
|referee=Gallego, Lamas
|refnat=ESP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=26 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=20–20
|team2={{hb|FRY}}
|goals1=[[Dmitri Torgovanov|Torgovanov]] 4
|goals2=''three players'' 4
|HT=11–8
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/015 Report]
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=2
|twomin2=6
|yellow2=2
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=
|referee=Elbrønd, Løvqvist
|refnat=DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=28 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score=27–24
|team2={{hb|CRO}}
|goals1=[[Aleksandar Knežević|Knežević]] 7
|goals2=[[Patrik Ćavar|Ćavar]] 9
|HT=14–11
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/021 Report]
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=2
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=3
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=22–18
|team2={{hb|GER}}
|goals1=[[Vyacheslav Atavin|Atavin]], [[Dmitri Torgovanov|Torgovanov]] 5
|goals2=[[Thomas Knorr|Knorr]] 7
|HT=11–9
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/019 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=350
|referee=Gallego, Lamas
|refnat=ESP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SVN}}
|score=17–21
|team2={{hb|HUN}}
|goals1=[[Andrej Kastelic|Kastelic]], [[Renato Vugrinec|Vugrinec]] 3
|goals2=[[István Pásztor (handballer)|Pásztor]] 7
|HT=7–10
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/023 Report]
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=2
|red2=1
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=300
|referee=Brussel, van Dongen
|refnat=NED
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=29 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score=26–24
|team2={{hb|HUN}}
|goals1=[[Dragan Škrbić|Škrbić]] 8
|goals2=[[György Zsigmond|Zsigmond]] 9
|HT=12–14
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/027 Report]
|twomin1=1
|yellow1=2
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=2
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=350
|referee=Elbrønd, Løvqvist
|refnat=DEN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=29 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=25–16
|team2={{hb|SVN}}
|goals1=[[Thomas Knorr|Knorr]] 8
|goals2=''three players'' 3
|HT=10–5
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/025 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=
|referee=Dancescu, Mateescu
|refnat=ROU
}}
{{handballbox
|date=29 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=21–28
|team2={{hb|RUS}}
|goals1=[[Zlatko Saračević|Saračević]] 11
|goals2=[[Valery Gopin|Gopin]] 10
|HT=11–13
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/029 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=350
|referee=Bülow, Lübker
|refnat=GER
}}

=== Group B ===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|winpoints=2
|update=complete|source=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/round/1/Finals EHF]

|team1=ESP |name_ESP={{hb|ESP}}
|team2=SWE |name_SWE={{hb|SWE}}
|team3=CZE |name_CZE={{hb|CZE}}
|team4=FRA |name_FRA={{hb|FRA}}
|team5=ROM |name_ROM={{hb|ROM}}
|team6=DEN |name_DEN={{hb|DEN}}
|win_ESP=4 |draw_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=1 |gf_ESP=124 |ga_ESP=116 |status_ESP=H
|win_SWE=4 |draw_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=1 |gf_SWE=124 |ga_SWE=106
|win_CZE=3 |draw_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=2 |gf_CZE=129 |ga_CZE=125
|win_FRA=3 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=2 |gf_FRA=130 |ga_FRA=120
|win_ROM=1 |draw_ROM=0 |loss_ROM=4 |gf_ROM=117 |ga_ROM=134
|win_DEN=0 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=5 |gf_DEN=108 |ga_DEN=131

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5P |result4=7P |result5=9P |result6=11P

|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=[[#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
|text_5P=[[#Fifth place game|Fifth place game]]
|text_7P=[[#Seventh place game|Seventh place game]]
|text_9P=[[#Ninth place game|Ninth place game]]
|text_11P=[[#Eleventh place game|Eleventh place game]]
}}

{{handballbox
|date=24 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CZE}}
|score=32–25
|team2={{hb|ROU}}
|goals1=[[Michal Tonar|Tonar]] 13
|goals2=[[Ciprian Beșta|Beșta]] 6
|HT=17–13
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/002 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=600
|referee=Wille, Vorderleitner
|refnat=AUT
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=23–24
|team2={{hb|ESP}}
|goals1=[[Pierre Thorsson|Thorsson]] 5
|goals2=[[Talant Dujshebaev |Dujshebaev ]] 6
|HT=11–14
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/004 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Vujnović, Mladinić
|refnat=CRO
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|DEN}}
|score=22–25
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|goals1=[[Nikolaj Jacobsen|Jacobsen]] 5
|goals2=[[Raoul Prandi|Prandi]], [[Stéphane Stoecklin|Stoecklin]] 7
|HT=11–12
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/006 Report]
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=2
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=Brussel, van Dongen
|refnat=NED
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=25 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=28–22
|team2={{hb|DEN}}
|goals1=[[Talant Dujshebaev |Dujshebaev ]] 6
|goals2=''three players'' 4
|HT=12–8
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/012 Report]
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=2
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=2
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=3,200
|referee=Bülow, Lübker
|refnat=GER
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score=29–31
|team2={{hb|CZE}}
|goals1=[[Stéphane Stoecklin|Stoecklin]] 8
|goals2=[[Michal Tonar|Tonar]] 12
|HT=11–16
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/010 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=Vujnović, Mladinić
|refnat=CRO
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ROU}}
|score=24–28
|team2={{hb|SWE}}
|goals1=[[Ciprian Beșta|Beșta]] 6
|goals2=[[Stefan Lövgren|Lövgren]] 8
|HT=14–14
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/008 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=850
|referee=Makarov, Danelia
|refnat=RUS
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=26 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CZE}}
|score=21–25
|team2={{hb|ESP}}
|goals1=[[Martin Šetlík|Šetlík]] 6
|goals2=[[Rafael Guijosa|Guijosa]] 7
|HT=10–11
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/014 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=Makarov, Danelia
|refnat=RUS
}}
{{handballbox
|date=26 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=23–21
|team2={{hb|DEN}}
|goals1=[[Magnus Andersson (handballer)|Andersson]] 6
|goals2=[[Christian Hjermind|Hjermind]] 5
|HT=12–8
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/016 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=1,250
|referee=Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=26 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ROU}}
|score=20–27
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|goals1=[[Robert Licu|Licu]] 10
|goals2=[[Stéphane Stoecklin|Stoecklin]] 8
|HT=11–13
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/018 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=250
|referee=Wille, Vorderleitner
|refnat=AUT
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=28 May 1996
|time=16:30
|team1={{hb-rt|DEN}}
|score=22–28
|team2={{hb|CZE}}
|goals1=[[Nikolaj Jacobsen|Jacobsen]] 7
|goals2=[[Adolf Blecha|Blecha]], [[Martin Šetlík|Šetlík]] 5
|HT=9–12
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/022 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=150
|referee=Wille, Vorderleitner
|refnat=AUT
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=26–21
|team2={{hb|ROU}}
|goals1=[[Rafael Guijosa|Guijosa]] 12
|goals2=[[Ciprian Beșta|Beșta]], [[Robert Licu|Licu]] 5
|HT=15–10
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/024 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=1,800
|referee=Vujnović, Mladinić
|refnat=CRO
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=26–20
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|goals1=''three players'' 5
|goals2=[[Stéphane Stoecklin|Stoecklin]] 7
|HT=13–12
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/020 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=750
|referee=Bülow, Lübker
|refnat=GER
}}
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{{handballbox
|date=29 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|DEN}}
|score=21–27
|team2={{hb|ROU}}
|goals1=[[René Hamann-Boeriths|Hamann-Boeriths]] 5
|goals2=[[Alexandru Dedu|Dedu]] 6
|HT=10–15
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/028 Report]
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=2
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=2
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Makarov, Danelia
|refnat=RUS
}}
{{handballbox
|date=29 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score=29–21
|team2={{hb|ESP}}
|goals1=[[Raoul Prandi|Prandi]] 8
|goals2=[[Rafael Guijosa|Guijosa]] 6
|HT=16–13
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/026 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=29 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CZE}}
|score=17–24
|team2={{hb|SWE}}
|goals1=[[Martin Šetlík|Šetlík]] 5
|goals2=[[Stefan Lövgren|Lövgren]] 5
|HT=7–13
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/030 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=400
|referee=Brussel, van Dongen
|refnat=NED
}}

== Placement games ==
=== Eleventh place game ===
{{handballbox
|date=31 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SVN}}
|score=27–24
|team2={{hb|DEN}}
|goals1=[[Rajko Begovič|Begovič]] 8
|HT=12–11
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/031 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=350
|referee=Dancescu, Mateescu
|refnat=ROU
}}

=== Ninth place game ===
{{handballbox
|date=31 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|HUN}}
|score=27–28
|team2={{hb|ROU}}
|goals1=[[Csaba Bendó|Bendó]] 6
|goals2=[[Robert Licu|Licu]] 7
|HT=13–12
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/032 Report]
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=2
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=350
|referee=Wille, Vorderleitner
|refnat=AUT
}}

=== Seventh place game ===
{{handballbox
|date=31 May 1996
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=21–24
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|goals1=[[Thomas Knorr|Knorr]] 12
|goals2=[[Jackson Richardson|Richardson]], [[Stéphane Stoecklin|Stoecklin]] 6
|HT=9–13
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/033 Report]
|twomin2=1
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Makarov, Danelia
|refnat=RUS
}}

=== Fifth place game ===
{{handballbox
|date=31 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=27–25
|team2={{hb|CZE}}
|goals1=[[Irfan Smajlagić|Smajlagić]] 9
|goals2=[[Michal Tonar|Tonar]] 9
|HT=14–7
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/034 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=300
|referee=Gallego, Lamas
|refnat=ESP
}}

== Knockout stage ==
=== Bracket ===
{{Round4-with third
|RD1 = Semi-finals
|RD2 = Final
|Consol = Bronze-final
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->  
<!--Semi-finals-->
|| '''{{hb|RUS}}''' | '''24''' | {{hb|SWE}} | 21
|| '''{{hb|ESP}}''' | '''27'''  | {{hb|FR Yugoslavia}} | 23
<!--Final-->
|| '''{{hb|RUS}}''' | '''23''' | {{hb|ESP}} | 22
<!--Bronze-final-->
|| {{hb|SWE}} | 25 | '''{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}''' | '''26'''
}}

=== Semifinals ===
{{handballbox
|date=31 May 1996
|time=19:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=27–23
|team2={{hb|FRY}}
|goals1=[[Talant Dujshebaev|Dujshebaev]] 7
|goals2=[[Rastko Stefanovič|Stefanovič]] 5
|HT=12–7
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/036 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=
|referee=Øie, Høgsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 May 1996
|time=21:00
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=24–21
|team2={{hb|SWE}}
|goals1=[[Vasily Kudinov|Kudinov]] 7
|goals2=[[Magnus Andersson (handballer)|Andersson]], [[Pierre Thorsson|Thorsson]] 6
|HT=11–8
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/035 Report]
|stadium=[[Pabellón Santa María]], [[Ciudad Real]]
|attendance=650
|referee=Vujnović, Mladinić
|refnat=CRO
}}

=== Third place game ===
{{handballbox
|bg=#CC9966
|date=1 June 1996
|time=11:30
|team1={{hb-rt|FRY}}
|score=26–25
|team2={{hb|SWE}}
|HT=13–15
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/037 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=3,500
|referee=Bülow, Lübker
|refnat=GER
}}

=== Final ===
{{handballbox
|bg=gold
|date=1 June 1996
|time=13:30
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=23–22
|team2={{hb|ESP}}
|HT=13–9
|report=[http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/match/1/038 Report]
|stadium=[[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo]], [[Seville]]
|attendance=7,500
|referee=Elbrønd, Løvqvist
|refnat=DEN
}}

== Ranking and statistics ==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}

=== Final ranking ===
{| class="wikitable" width="200px"
|- 
|align=center|[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]|| {{Hb|RUS}}
|- 
|align=center|[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]|| {{Hb|ESP}}
|- 
|align=center|[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]]|| {{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{Hb|SWE}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{Hb|CRO}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{Hb|CZE}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{Hb|FRA}}
|-
|align=center|8|| {{Hb|GER}}
|-
|align=center|9|| {{Hb|ROU}}
|-
|align=center|10|| {{Hb|HUN}}
|-
|align=center|11|| {{Hb|SLO}}
|-
|align=center|12|| {{Hb|DEN}}
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 80%;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
|'''1996 Men's European Champions''' <br><br> [[File:Flag of Russia.svg|150px|border|Russia]]<br>'''[[Russia men's national handball team|Russia]]'''<br/>'''First Title'''

'''Team roster:''' 
[[Andrey Lavrov]], [[Pavel Sukosyan]], [[Igor Lavrov]], [[Stanislav Kulinchenko]], [[Oleg Kuleshov]], [[Denis Krivoshlykov]], [[Lev Voronin (handballer)|Lev Voronin]], [[Valery Gopin]], [[Vasily Kudinov]], [[Dmitri Torgovanov]], [[Vyacheslav Atavin]], [[Oleg Grebnev]], [[Oleg Kiselyov]], [[Sergey Pogorelov]], [[Dmitry Filippov]].<br>'''Head coach''': [[Vladimir Maksimov (handballer)|Vladimir Maksimov]].
|}
{{Col-end}}

== References ==
* {{cite web|title=1996 Men's European Championship|url=http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/men/1996/round/1|author=eurohandball.com|access-date=2011-01-24}}
* {{cite web|title=Men Handball European Championship 1996 |url=http://todor66.com/handball/Europe/Men_1996.html |author=todor66.com |access-date=2011-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619224041/http://todor66.com/handball/Europe/Men_1996.html |archive-date=19 June 2011 }}

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