2012 European Men's Handball Championship

2012 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship December 2021 EHF European Men's Handball Championship 2012 Европско првенство у рукомету 2012 2012 European Men's Handball Championship logo.svg 200px EHF Euro 2012 official logo Serbia 15–29 January 2012 16 1 5 4 DEN 2 SER CRO ESP 47 2508 302688 Kiril Lazarov MKD (61 goals) Momir Ilić SRB 2010 European Men's Handball Championship 2014 European Men's Handball Championship thumb|right|300px|Countries that qualified for the championship The 2012 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the men's continental handball tournament, which was held in Serbia between 15 and 29 January 2012. Sixteen teams qualified for the event, including host nation Serbia, defending champion France and fourteen national teams through the qualifying tournament. The teams were split into four groups of 4, with the top 3 teams of each group advancing to the main round, carrying the points won against other qualified opponents. Going to the main round with no points, Denmark ended up winning the championship after defeating Serbia in the final with a scoreline of 21–19. Denmark won the title after defeating the hosts Serbia in the final. Croatia captured the bronze medal, after defeating Spain . Defending champions France finished 11th. The championship was somewhat overshadowed by incidents that occurred during the final week of the event. On 26–27 January, in violent attacks, cars were damaged or set on fire, and several Croatian supporters were injured. In the semifinal match between Serbia and Croatia, Žarko Šešum, the back player of the Serbian team had his eye severely injured after a bottle intended for Croatian player Ivano Balić and coach Slavko Goluža was thrown at him.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15698725,00.html Serbian hooligans spoil European handball championships Deutsche Welle 28 January 2012 1 February 2012 Bidding process The bids were as follows: FRA France GER Germany SRB Serbia Serbia was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Vienna 27 September 2008, narrowly defeating the French bid by three votes. Serbia would host the tournament in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Vršac. +Voting results Country Votes 26 23 -Total 49 Qualification 2012 European Men's Handball Championship qualification The 2012 Championship was the second for which the new qualification system was used. Qualified teams Country Qualified asDate qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1SRB 00Host 0027 September 2008 10 ( 2010)FRA 00Defending Champion 0031 January 2010 92 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)HUN 00Group 1 winner 0013 March 2011 70 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)CRO 00Group 2 winner 0013 March 2011 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)SWE 00Group 4 winner 008 June 2011 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010)DEN 00Group 7 winner 008 June 2011 80 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)RUS 00Group 7 runner-up 008 June 2011 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)NOR 00Group 6 winner 008 June 2011 40 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010)GER 00Group 5 winner 008 June 2011 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)SVK 00Group 4 runner-up 009 June 2011 20 (2006, 2008)ESP 00Group 2 runner-up 009 June 2011 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)CZE 00Group 6 runner-up 0011 June 2011 60 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010)MKD Macedonia 00Group 1 runner-up 0012 June 2011 10 (1998)POL 00Group 3 winner 0012 June 2011 50 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)SVN 00Group 3 runner-up 0012 June 2011 80 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)ISL 00Group 5 runner-up 0012 June 2011 60 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year Squads 2012 European Men's Handball Championship squads Venues Preliminary roundBelgradeNovi SadVršacNiš Pionir HallCapacity: 8,150 SPENSCapacity: 11,500 Millennium CenterCapacity: 5,000 Čair Sports CenterCapacity: 5,000 x100px x100px x100px x100pxKnockout stageSerbia center 160 Serbia 44.82 20.46 bottom Belgrade (2) Serbia 45.1167 21.3 bottom Vršac Serbia 45.25 19.85 bottom Novi Sad Serbia 43.32 21.9 bottom NišBelgradeBelgrade ArenaCapacity: 20,000260px Source: Serbian Handball Federation: Euro 2010September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Audience Referees On 12 September 2011, 12 couples were announced in Vienna.http://www.eurohandball.com/print/14147 Referees nominated for EHF EURO 2012 12 September 2011 ehf-euro 8 January 2012 20 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120013137/http://www.eurohandball.com/print/14147 dead Country Referees Václav HoráčekJiří Novotný Per OlesenLars Ejby Pedersen Nordine LazaarLaurent Reveret Lars GeipelMarcus Helbig Hlynur LeifssonAnton Pálsson Macedonia Slave NikolovGjorgi Nachevski Kenneth AbrahamsenArne Kristiansen Sorin-Laurențiu DinuConstantin Din Yevgeniy ZotinNikolay Volodkov Nenad NikolićDušan Stojković Nenad KrstićPeter Ljubič Óscar RaluyÁngel Sabroso List of broadcasters Country Broadcaster Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT Croatia HRT2 Czech Republic ČT4 Denmark TV2 France Canal+ SportSport+ Germany Sport1Das ErsteZDF Hungary MTVSport1 Iceland RÚV Macedonia SitelSitel 3 Norway TV2 Poland TVP2TVP SportTVP HD Portugal Sport TV Romania Dolce SportTVR2 Russia Channel One Serbia RTS Slovakia Dvojka Slovenia RTV2 Spain Teledeporte Sweden TV4Sjuan Turkey Sports TV Seeding The draw was held on 15 June 2011 in Belgrade at 12:00 local time.http://www.eurohandball.com/article/013937/EHF+EURO+2012+Final+Tournament+Draw EHF EURO 2012 Final Tournament Draw 17 May 2011 eurohandball.com 17 May 2011 15 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615204301/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/013937/EHF+EURO+2012+Final+Tournament+Draw deadhttp://www.eurohandball.com/article/14012 The draw has been made for EHF EURO 2012 15 June 2011 eurohandball.com 15 June 2011 19 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110619194339/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/14012 dead The seeding was announced on 13 June 2011.Draw Procedure Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 FRA CRO (assigned to D1) GER POL DEN NOR HUN (assigned to C2) SWE SRB (assigned to A3) ISL ESP CZE SVN RUS MKD Macedonia (assigned to B4) SVK Group stage The match schedule was released and confirmed on 18 April 2011.http://www.ehf-euro.com/Singe-News.2275.0.html EHF EURO 2012 match schedule 18 April 2011 ehf-euro.com 18 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121082543/http://www.ehf-euro.com/Singe-News.2275.0.html 21 January 2012 dead Four teams were selected to play in the four venue cities, Serbia in Belgrade, Macedonia at Niš, Hungary at Novi Sad and Croatia in Vršac.http://www.eurohandball.com/article/14006 Draw procedures for EHF EURO 2012 13 June 2011 eurohandball.com 13 June 2011 21 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111221004450/http://www.ehf-euro.com/Tickets.2961.0.html dead The playing schedule was announced on 1 July.http://www.eurohandball.com/article/14046 Official Playing Schedule 1 July 2011 eurohandball.com 1 July 2011 17 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110817052959/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/14046 deadPlaying schedule All times are UTC+1.     Team advanced to the Main Round Group A Venue: Pionir Hall, Belgrade main WDL Q 2 n SRB SRB POL POL DEN DEN SVK SVK 2 1 0 67 61 2 0 1 86 72 1 0 2 78 76 0 1 2 70 92 green1 A A A complete 15 January 2012 18:15 POL 18–22 SRB Report Bielecki 4 Vujin, Nikčević 6 7–11 2 3 4 3 8,000 Raluy, Sabroso ESP 15 January 2012 20:15 DEN 30–25 SVK Report Lindberg 7 Valo 6 15–12 4 3 2 2 4,000 Zotin, Volodkov RUS 17 January 2012 18:15 SVK 24–41 POL Report Kukučka 5 Tkaczyk 8 13–17 5 3 1 3 3 3,500 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 17 January 2012 20:15 SRB 24–22 DEN Report Ilić 8 Christiansen, Hansen 4 10–12 2 3 4 3 8,100 Lazaar, Reveret FRA 19 January 2012 18:15 POL 27–26 DEN Report Tkaczyk 7 Mogensen 4 10–14 5 3 5 3 3,500 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL 19 January 2012 20:15 SRB 21–21 SVK Report Prodanović 5 three players 4 13–6 5 3 3 3 4,900 Zotin, Volodkov RUS Group B Venue: Čair Sports Center, Niš main WDL Q 2 n GER GER MKD MKD Macedonia SWE SWE CZE CZE 2 0 1 77 74 1 1 1 76 71 1 1 1 83 84 1 0 2 77 84 green1 A A A complete 15 January 2012 17:20 GER 24–27 CZE Report Kaufmann 5 Jícha 7 9–14 3 3 3 3 3,800 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR 15 January 2012 19:30 SWE 26–26 MKD Macedonia Report Ekberg 6 Aluševski, Lazarov 7 14–13 6 3 6 3 4,000 Lazaar, Reveret FRA 17 January 2012 18:15 MKD Macedonia 23–24 GER Report Lazarov 7 Kaufmann 6 12–12 4 3 7 3 1 4,000 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL 17 January 2012 20:15 CZE 29–33 SWE Report Jícha 7 Ekberg 10 17–19 4 3 6 4 2,050 Raluy, Sabroso ESP 19 January 2012 18:15 GER 29–24 SWE Report Gensheimer 9 Ekdahl du Rietz 8 20–15 5 3 2 3 2,800 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 19 January 2012 20:15 CZE 21–27 MKD Macedonia Report Jícha, Horák 5 Lazarov 7 12–12 6 3 3 2 4,000 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Group C Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad main WDL Q 2 n ESP ESP HUN HUN FRA FRA RUS RUS 2 1 0 83 77 1 2 0 81 78 1 0 2 77 79 0 1 2 82 89 green1 A A A complete 16 January 2012 18:15 FRA 26–29 ESP Report Fernandez 7 three players 4 13–15 2 3 3 3 5,000 Dinu, Din ROU 16 January 2012 20:15 HUN 31–31 RUS Report Császár 8 Chipurin 5 19–19 6 3 7 3 6,000 Nikolić, Stojković SRB 18 January 2012 18:15 RUS 24–28 FRA Report Chipurin 7 Narcisse 6 11–16 3 3 1 3 3,500 Horáček, Novotný CZE 18 January 2012 20:15 ESP 24–24 HUN Report Cañellas 6 Császár, Mocsai 7 11–12 3 5 4 1 4,500 Geipel, Helbig GER 20 January 2012 18:15 ESP 30–27 RUS Report García Parrondo 6 Igropulo 8 17–11 3 3 4 4 1 4,000 Nikolić, Stojković SRB 20 January 2012 20:15 FRA 23–26 HUN Report Barachet 5 Zubai 6 14–12 2 3 3 3 6,000 Nikolov, Nachevski MKD Group D Venue: Millennium Centar, Vršac main WDL Q 2 n CRO CRO SVN SVN ISL ISL NOR NOR 3 0 0 88 78 1 0 2 90 91 1 0 2 95 97 1 0 2 80 87 green1 A A A complete 16 January 2012 18:10 NOR 28–27 SVN Report three players 6 Zorman, Gajić 5 14–14 5 3 1 9 2 2 3,000 Horáček, Novotný CZE 16 January 2012 20:10 CRO 31–29 ISL Report Štrlek 8 Sigurðsson 8 14–15 4 3 4 3 2,500 Geipel, Helbig GER 18 January 2012 18:10 SVN 29–31 CRO Report Gajić 8 Čupić 9 12–16 5 4 4 3 3,800 Nikolov, Nachevski MKD 18 January 2012 20:10 ISL 34–32 NOR Report Gunnarsson 9 Mamelund 10 18–20 4 3 4 3 3,000 Olesen, Pedersen DEN 20 January 2012 18:10 ISL 32–34 SVN Report Sigurðsson 9 Gajić, Skube 7 13–17 3 2 5 3 3,800 Geipel, Helbig GER 20 January 2012 20:10 CRO 26–20 NOR Report Čupić 6 Mamelund 6 13–8 3 4 7 3 3,000 Dinu, Din ROU Main round Group stage results between teams that qualified for the main round were carried over.     Team advances to the Semifinals     Team plays in the Fifth place game Group I Venue: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade thumb|Match Serbia vs Germany. Result main WDL Q 2 n SRB SRB DEN DEN MKD MKD Macedonia GER GER POL POL SWE SWE 3 1 1 110 104 3 0 2 140 133 2 1 2 130 127 2 1 2 132 129 2 1 2 132 136 0 2 3 124 139 green1 A A lavender O complete Initial standing and matches main WDL Q 2 n GER GER (B) SRB SRB (A) POL POL (A) MKD MKD Macedonia (B) SWE SWE (B) DEN DEN (A) 2 0 0 53 47 2 0 0 46 40 1 0 1 45 48 0 1 1 49 50 0 1 1 50 55 0 0 2 48 51 complete (A) and (B) indicates from which group the teams came; in the main round they were playing only against teams from the other group. By three victories and the misfortune of among others Germany, Denmark qualified for the semifinals together with the host, Serbia. Notable results were Denmark's last second win against Macedonia and Poland's turnaround of first-half 9-20 result to win second half by the same numbers to equalize against Sweden. 21 January 2012 16:15 POL 29–29 SWE Report Jaszka 8 Ekberg 7 9–20 4 2 3 3 6,003 Lazaar, Reveret FRA 21 January 2012 18:15 DEN 33–32 MKD Macedonia Report Hansen 12 Lazarov 13 16–19 3 3 2 2 17,000 Raluy, Sabroso ESP 21 January 2012 20:15 SRB 21–21 GER Report Ilić 6 Gensheimer 5 12–7 4 3 4 3 20,500 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR 23 January 2012 16:20 POL 25–27 MKD Macedonia Report Jurecki 5 Lazarov 9 12–18 5 2 4 3 3,700 Leifsson, Pálsson ISL 23 January 2012 18:20 DEN 28–26 GER Report Eggert 7 four players 4 17–14 2 3 3 3 7,000 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 23 January 2012 20:20 SRB 24–21 SWE Report Vujin 5 Ekdahl du Rietz 8 14–11 3 3 3 3 19,000 Raluy, Sabroso ESP 25 January 2012 16:15 POL 33–32 GER Report Jurecki, Kuchczynski 5 Klein, Sprenger 7 18–17 4 2 8 3 1 1,000 Raluy, Sabroso ESP 25 January 2012 18:15 DEN 31–24 SWE Report Eggert 7 Andersson 8 18–11 1 3 5 3 5,200 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 25 January 2012 20:15 SRB 19–22 MKD Macedonia Report Vujin 5 Lazarov 10 10–11 1 4 4 2 24,805 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR Group II Venue: Spens Sports Center, Novi Sad Result main WDL Q 2 n ESP ESP CRO CRO SVN SVN HUN HUN ISL ISL FRA FRA 4 1 0 143 130 3 1 1 137 128 2 0 3 153 156 1 2 2 125 130 1 1 3 143 146 1 1 3 128 139 green1 A A lavender O complete Initial standing and matches main WDL Q 2 n CRO CRO (D) ESP ESP (C) HUN HUN (C) SVN SVN (D) ISL ISL (D) FRA FRA (C) 2 0 0 62 58 1 1 0 53 50 1 1 0 50 47 1 0 1 63 63 0 0 2 61 65 0 0 2 49 55 complete (C) and (D) above indicates from which group the teams came, in the main round they are only playing against teams from the other group. 22 January 2012 16:10 HUN 21–27 ISL Report Császár 7 Atlason, Sigurðsson 5 10–14 4 3 6 3 4,500 Nikolić, Stojković SRB 22 January 2012 18:10 FRA 28–26 SVN Report Barachet 6 Žvižej 6 14–15 3 3 7 3 4,700 Dinu, Din ROU 22 January 2012 20:10 ESP 24–22 CRO Report Tomás 5 Čupić 5 11–14 3 3 3 3 7,500 Horáček, Novotný CZE 24 January 2012 16:10 ESP 31–26 ISL Report Aguinagalde 5 Sigurðsson 6 17–13 2 3 2 3 2,500 Nikolov, Nachevski MKD 24 January 2012 18:10 FRA 22–29 CRO Report Fernandez, Barachet 4 Kopljar, Čupić 7 12–11 2 3 3 3 7,500 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR 24 January 2012 20:10 HUN 30–32 SVN Report Putics 7 Gajić 13 13–14 5 3 1 6 4 6,800 Geipel, Helbig GER 25 January 2012 16:10 FRA 29–29 ISL Report Accambray 10 Sigurðsson 5 11–15 2 3 1 3 2,800 Nikolić, Stojković SRB 25 January 2012 18:10 ESP 35–32 SVN Report Romero 7 Žvižej 7 15–15 3 3 3 3,200 Geipel, Helbig GER 25 January 2012 20:10 HUN 24–24 CRO Report Császár 14 Horvat 11 13–12 3 2 4 4 5,500 Din, Dinu ROU Knockout stage Venue: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade Bracket 27 January – Belgrade SRB 26 CRO 22 27 January – Belgrade ESP 24 DEN 25 29 January – Belgrade SRB 19 DEN 21 29 January – Belgrade CRO 31 ESP 27 Semifinals 27 January 2012 17:45 DEN 25–24 ESP Report Lauge 6 Aguinagalde 5 12–10 3 4 3 3 14,000 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 27 January 2012 20:15 SRB 26–22 CRO Report Ilić 8 Kopljar 7 13–14 3 3 2 3 23,040 Lazaar, Reveret FRA Fifth place game 27 January 2012 15:15 MKD Macedonia 28–27 SLO Report Lazarov 8 Dolenec 7 16–12 5 3 6 3 5,500 Raluy, Sabroso ESP Bronze medal game #cc9966 29 January 2012 14:30 CRO 31–27 ESP Report Lacković, Čupić 7 Sarmiento 7 13–12 5 3 2 3 8,500 Geipel, Helbig GER Final gold 29 January 2012 17:00 SRB 19–21 DEN Report Prodanović 4 M. Hansen 9 7–9 4 1 3 2 21,800 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR The final was played at the Belgrade Arena between the host-nation Serbia and Denmark, and was seen by 19,800 spectators.2012 Men's European Championship – Final https://web.archive.org/web/20120308082240/http://www.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2012/match/1/059 8 March 2012 , EHF official web site. The teams played a match against each other in the group stage of the tournament, when Serbia defeated Denmark 24–22. Serbia's coach Veselin Vuković could not rely on Žarko Šešum, whose left eye was injured after he was hit with a bottle on the halftime break of the semi-final match against Croatia.Šešum zbog kretenskog ispada “navijača” propušta finale, Telegraf, 28 January 2012. sr The match started with tough play by both teams and low scoring. Denmark claimed the lead in the early phase of the match and controlled the period. Serbia's attacks were ineffective, and goalkeeper Darko Stanić made several saves. The Danes made fewer mistakes in the attacks and Anders Eggert scored important goals in the counter-attacks. Denmark led at halftime 9–7. Early in the second half Denmark took an 11–7 lead, but then the Serbian players halted the opponent's run with a better play in defence, except for Mikkel Hansen who scored with his powerful shots in the critical moments of the game. The Danes were having the lead all the time with a margin of 1–4 goals and thanks to the saves of their goalkeeper Niklas Landin Jacobsen prevented the Serbians to level the result. The last minutes of the game were played with many mistakes on both sides, but Hansen scored the decisive goal for peerless lead 21–18 with 20 seconds to go. Serbia scored until the end making it 21–19 in favor of Denmark at the end. This was the second title for Denmark after they have previously won the European Championship in 2008.http://www.eurohandball.com/article/14545 Denmark win gold at Euro 2012 European Handball Federation 29 January 2012 1 February 2012 Pazen Björn 2 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120202083220/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/14545 dead Ranking and statistics thumb|upright=1.8|Result Final ranking The final ranking for places 7 to 16 was determined by the team's group stage record. In case the ranking would have been relevant for Olympic qualification, there would have been a placement match for 7th and 9th place. RankTeamQualificationWCOGFile:gold medal icon.svgDEN Q QFile:silver medal icon.svgSRB Q qFile:bronze medal icon.svgCRO Q q4ESP H q5MKD Macedonia q6SLO 7GER 8HUN q9POL q10ISL q11FRACQ12SWE q13NOR 14CZE 15RUS 16SVK Based on this tournamentTeam qualifies for the above-mentioned tournament (Q) or its qualification tournament (q)Based on last world cup. H = host, C = champion All Star Team Goalkeeper: Darko Stanić SRB Left Wing: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson ISL Left Back: Mikkel Hansen DEN Centre Back: Uroš Zorman SLO Pivot: Rene Toft Hansen DEN Right Back: Marko Kopljar CRO Right Wing: Christian Sprenger GER Other awards Top Scorer : Kiril Lazarov MKD Best Defence Player : Viran Morros ESP Most Valuable Player: Momir Ilić SRB Source: ehf-euro.com, 29.01.2012 Top goalscorers +RankNameGoalsShots% EfficiencyMP Matches Played 1 Kiril Lazarov MKD 61 114 54 7 2 Dragan Gajić SLO 48 67 72 7 3 Mikkel Hansen DEN 45 89 51 8 4 Gábor Császár HUN 43 68 63 6 5 Ivan Čupić CRO 42 55 76 8 6 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson ISL 41 63 65 6 7 Momir Ilić SRB 34 72 47 8 8 Niclas Ekberg SWE 33 51 65 6 9 Blazenko Lackovic CRO 32 56 57 810 Anders Eggert Jensen DEN 30 39 77 8 Luka Žvižej SLO 30 41 73 7 Jure Dolenec SLO 30 47 64 7 Source: EHF Controversies Riots On 24 January 2012, after the match between Croatia and France, Serbian hooligans attacked Croatian fans in several locations in Vojvodina, northern Serbia. In Novi Sad, Croatian supporters were heading home after the game, when they ran into a road block and some 50 masked men assaulted them with stones, bricks and axes, smashing windscreens. The attack left several supporters injured and one of them hospitalized. In Ruma, about 30 km mi south from Novi Sad, a Croatian van was set on fire and one of the passengers stabbed with a knife.http://daily.tportal.hr/172564/Croatian-handball-fan-stabbed-in-Serbia.html Croatian handball fan stabbed in Serbia T-Portal 25 January 2012 30 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227154248/http://daily.tportal.hr/172564/Croatian-handball-fan-stabbed-in-Serbia.html 27 February 2014 deadhttp://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=25&nav_id=78451 Croat fans attacked in northern Serbia B92 25 January 2012 30 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302075427/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=25&nav_id=78451 2 March 2014 deadhttp://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/20183/1/ Croatia protests to Serbia over assaults on fans Macedonian International News Agency 25 January 2012 30 January 2012 26 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140226063306/http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/20183/1/ dead A day later the unrest continued and many cars were damaged, torched, or burnt out throughout Novi Sad.http://www.b92.net//eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=26&nav_id=78471 Cars set on fire after handball match B92 26 January 2012 30 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302080228/http://www.b92.net//eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=26&nav_id=78471 2 March 2014 dead The Croatian Foreign Ministry officially complained to Serbian Ambassador Stanimir Vukicevic over the attacks; Vukicevic expressed regret and stated that the Serbian police was already taking the necessary steps. Thirteen people were arrested in connection with the incident, including Ivan Ključovski and Jovan Bajić, leaders of a fan group from Novi Sad, and a member of the Obraz right-wing organization.http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=26&nav_id=78468 Police continue search for attackers B92 26 January 2012 30 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302072813/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=26&nav_id=78468 2 March 2014 dead After questioning, all of them remained in custody for a month.http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=28&nav_id=78512 Suspects for attack on Croat fans remanded in custody B92 28 January 2012 30 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302112200/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=28&nav_id=78512 2 March 2014 dead Serbia–Croatia semifinal Serbia and Croatia met in the semi-final of the tournament, which caused further concern on both sides. About 5,000 policemen were deployed to ensure the security of the fans, while in Croatia some tourist agencies cancelled trips for the match and the Croatian Handball Federation (Hrvatski rukometni savez, HRS) also recommended not to go to Serbia as the supporters' safety might not be guaranteed.http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Sport/Sports-Violence-hurts-Serbias-name-in-intl-sports---again_312904766635.html Sports: Violence hurts Serbia's name in intl sports – again Adkronos AKI 26 January 2012 30 January 2012http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2012/01/2012127192052589610.html Handball grudge match grips Serbia's capital Al Jazeera 27 January 2012 30 January 2012 Spokesman Zlatko Skrinjar also added that the HRS had planned to organize trips for the event, however, they changed their mind due to the incidents in the preceding days. On the Croatian-Serbian border, joint checkpoints were set up to prevent hooligans and other groups who have no ticket for the match to enter Serbia, and to escort the fans with tickets from the border to Belgrade.http://www.tanjug.rs/news/31487/5-000-police-to-secure-serbia-croatia-game.htm https://archive.today/20120918125809/http://www.tanjug.rs/news/31487/5-000-police-to-secure-serbia-croatia-game.htm dead 18 September 2012 5,000 police to secure Serbia-Croatia game Tanjug 27 January 2012 30 January 2012 The police reported that there were no incidents during the match,http://daily.tportal.hr/173193/No-incidents-reported-at-Serbia-Croatia-handball-match-in-Belgrade.html No incidents reported at Serbia-Croatia handball match in Belgrade T-Portal 28 January 2012 30 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019110845/http://daily.tportal.hr/173193/No-incidents-reported-at-Serbia-Croatia-handball-match-in-Belgrade.html 19 October 2013 dead which was eventually won by the Serbians 26–22, however, a bottle actually meant for Croatian playmaker Ivano Balić and coach Slavko Goluža hit Serbian back player Žarko Šešum, severely injuring his eye.https://news.yahoo.com/serbian-handball-player-struck-eye-dart-224135458--spt.html Serbian handball player struck in eye by dart Yahoo! 27 January 2012 30 January 2012 Šešum's eye suffered significant bleeding. After the trauma he had only minimal vision on the affected eye, but the risk of permanent sight loss was reportedly averted.http://emhh2012.tv2.dk/article/id-47781860:serbiens-tr%C3%A6ner-sesum-ude-af-em.html Serbiens træner: Sesum ude af EM TV 2 (Denmark) 28 January 2012 30 January 2012 da https://web.archive.org/web/20120129113326/http://emhh2012.tv2.dk/article/id-47781860:serbiens-tr%C3%A6ner-sesum-ude-af-em.html 29 January 2012 dead Morten Stig Christensen, Secretary of the Danish Handball Federation, Serbia's opponent in the final said that he was "severely shocked" by the incident and so were the people from the European Handball Federation with whom he spoke. Christensen also added that he was shocked that although there were more than five thousand security personnel at the stadium, the hooligans still managed to sneak in Roman candles and laser lights.http://emhh2012.tv2.dk/article/id-47779609:dhfboss-jeg-er-voldsomt-rystet.html DHF-boss: Jeg er voldsomt rystet TV 2 (Denmark) 28 January 2012 30 January 2012 da https://web.archive.org/web/20120129102848/http://emhh2012.tv2.dk/article/id-47779609:dhfboss-jeg-er-voldsomt-rystet.html 29 January 2012 dead See also European Handball Federation References External links Official website Serbia Sports 2012 European Men's Handball Championship Category:Sports competitions in Novi Sad Category:Sport in Vršac Category:2012 in Serbian sport Category:Sports riots Category:Articles containing video clips Category:International handball competitions hosted by Serbia Category:January 2012 sports events in Europe Category:21st century in Novi Sad