2010 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Austria from 19 to 31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.
France won the title after defeating Croatia in the final. Iceland captured the bronze medal, their first ever medal at the European Championship after defeating Poland. Defending champions Denmark finished 5th while the hosts Austria finished 9th.
Bidding process
The two bids were as follows:Outside of the two bids, the following bids were withdrawn:
On the 5 May 2006, in Vilamoura, Portugal, Austria was given the hosting rights for the first time ever. They were the first country since 1998 to host the tournament despite never qualifying on merit.
| Country | - |
| Country | Votes |
| 28 | |
| 18 | |
| Total | 46 |
Venues
5 Austrian cities have been selected to host the 2010 Championship. The venues in Linz, Graz and Wiener Neustadt were only used during the [|preliminary round]. The fourth venue to be used in this round was located in Innsbruck, and was also one of the two venues in the [|main round]. The other being Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, which was the only venue to be used in the [|final round].| Vienna | Linz | Wiener Neustadt |
| Wiener Stadthalle Capacity: 11,000 | Intersport Arena Capacity: 6,000 | Arena Nova Capacity: 5,000 |
| Innsbruck | Graz | |
| Olympiahalle Capacity: 10,000 | Stadthalle Graz Capacity: 5,000 | |
Qualification
Qualification matches were played in 2008 and in 2009. For the first time, in qualification round all teams are included, except host Austria and defending champion Denmark. Teams were divided in 7 groups and top two teams from each group qualified to European Championship.Seeding
The draw for the final tournament took place 19:00 CET on 24 June 2009 at the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Squads
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Preliminary round
In the following tables:- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored
- GA = total goals conceded
- GD = goal difference
- Pts = total points accumulated
Group A
Venue: Stadthalle, GrazAll times are Central European Time
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Group B
Venue: Intersport Arena, LinzAll times are Central European Time
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Group C
Venue: Olympiaworld, InnsbruckAll times are Central European Time
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Group D
Venue: Arena Nova, Wiener NeustadtAll times are Central European Time
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Main round
Group I
Venue: Stadthalle, Vienna----
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Group II
Venue: Olympiaworld, Innsbruck----
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Final round
Venue: Stadthalle, ViennaSemifinals
----Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| Team advanced to the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship | |
| Sweden and France are already qualified as hosts and reigning champions respectively. |
| 2010 Men's Handball European Champions France Second Title |
All Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
- Left Wing:
- Left Back:
- Playmaker:
- Pivot:
- Right Back:
- '''Right Wing:'''
Other awards
- Best Defence Player :
- Most Valuable Player: