2008 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Norway from 17–27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third.
Qualification round
Qualification matches took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules, the host and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship were automatically qualified. The other nine places were determined after the play-off matches, held in June; nine teams were seeded, after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages.Venues
| Drammen | Stavanger | |
| Drammenshallen Capacity: 4,000 | Stavanger Idrettshall Capacity: 7,000 | |
| Bergen | Trondheim | |
| Haukelandshallen Capacity: 4,000 | Trondheim Spektrum Capacity: 4,000 | |
| Lillehammer | ||
| Håkons Hall Capacity: 10,500 | ||
Preliminary round
All times are Central European TimeGroup A ([Stavanger])
Group B ([Drammen])
Group C ([Bergen])
Group D ([Trondheim])
Main Round
Group I ([Stavanger])
Group II ([Trondheim])
Final round
5th/6th Placement Match
Semifinals
----Bronze Match
Final
Ranking and Statistics
Final ranking
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
- Left wing:
- Left back:
- Pivot:
- Centre back:
- Right back:
- Right wing:
Other awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Best Defence Player:
- Top Goalscorer: 44 goals