Handball at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament

The men's handball tournament at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 23 June to 1 July at the Campclar Sports Palace in Tarragona.[1]

Men's handball
at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23 June – 1 July
Teams13 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (4th title)
Runner-up Tunisia
Third place Spain
Fourth place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored1,570 (58.15 per match)
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Participating teams edit

Group stage edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tunisia 2 2 0 0 73 57 +16 4 Quarterfinals
2   Slovenia 2 1 0 1 70 61 +9 2
3   Montenegro 2 0 0 2 56 81 −25 0
Source: Tarragona 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
23 June 2018
12:00
Slovenia   41–28   Montenegro Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: El-Moamly, Abdelaziz (EGY)
Bratkovič 8 (21–11) Kaluđerović, Radojević 8
  4×  Report   3× 

24 June 2018
10:00
Slovenia   29–33   Tunisia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
(13–13) Chouiref 8
  4× 

25 June 2018
12:00
Montenegro   28–40   Tunisia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Radović 5 (10–16) Majdoub 6
  1×  Report   1× 

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 2 2 0 0 67 52 +15 4 Quarterfinals
2   Algeria 2 1 0 1 64 69 −5 2
3   Italy 2 0 0 2 58 68 −10 0
Source: Tarragona 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
23 June 2018
10:00
Croatia   30–26   Italy Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Hoz, Riloba (ESP)
Jaganjac 8 (17–12) Turkovic 6
  3×  Report   1× 

24 June 2018
12:00
Croatia   37–26   Algeria Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Macías, Ruiz (ESP)
Mandić 7 (19–13) Abdi 7
  6×  Report   4× 

25 June 2018
10:00
Italy   32–38   Algeria Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Marrochi 7 (15–16) Berkous 11
  2×  Report   4× 

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain (H) 2 2 0 0 80 39 +41 4 Quarterfinals
2   Portugal 2 0 1 1 50 62 −12 1[a]
3   Greece 2 0 1 1 45 74 −29 1[a]
Source: Tarragona 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Greece 28–28 Portugal
23 June 2018
20:30
Spain   46–17   Greece Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Fernández, Goñi 6 (21–6) Iliopoulos, Karampourniotis 3
  1×  Report   4× 

24 June 2018
20:30
Spain   34–22   Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Fernández 6 (14–12) Gomes 6
  1×  Report   2× 

25 June 2018
20:30
Greece   28–28   Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Kritikos 6 (14–11) D. Silva 8
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Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey 3 2 1 0 84 74 +10 5 Quarterfinals
2   Serbia 3 1 1 1 95 88 +7 3
3   Egypt 3 1 0 2 91 102 −11 2[a]
4   North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 86 92 −6 2[a]
Source: Tarragona 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Egypt 34–29 Macedonia
23 June 2018
16:30
North Macedonia   26–29   Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Kuzmanovski, Popovski 7 (13–15) Pehlivan 10
  1×  Report   5×  1× 
23 June 2018
18:30
Egypt   33–42   Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
Mahmoud 13 (11–18) Sretenović, Vorkapić 7
  4×  Report   7× 

24 June 2018
16:30
Egypt   34–29   North Macedonia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Hassanein 8 (19–18) Popovski, Velkovski 6
  2×  Report   9×  1× 
24 June 2018
18:30
Serbia   24–24   Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
Sretenović 8 (13–14) Sarak 8
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25 June 2018
16:30
Egypt   24–31   Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Hoz, Riloba (ESP)
Dahroug 6 (13–15) Sarak 7
  4×  Report   7× 
25 June 2018
18:30
Serbia   29–31   North Macedonia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Macías, Ruiz (ESP)
Milić 6 (15–16) Popovski 6
  4×  Report   3×  1× 

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
27 June
 
 
  Tunisia30
 
29 June
 
  Algeria25
 
  Tunisia28
 
27 June
 
  Turkey21
 
  Turkey31
 
1 July
 
  Portugal29
 
  Tunisia23
 
27 June
 
  Croatia24
 
  Croatia17
 
29 June
 
  Slovenia16
 
  Croatia (OT)31
 
27 June
 
  Spain29 Third place
 
  Spain35
 
1 July
 
  Serbia25
 
  Spain30
 
 
  Turkey19
 
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
  Algeria32
 
30 June
 
  Portugal33
 
  Portugal25
 
28 June
 
  Slovenia31
 
  Slovenia33
 
 
  Serbia26
 
Seventh place
 
 
30 June
 
 
  Algeria30
 
 
  Serbia28

Quarterfinals edit

27 June 2018
10:00
Tunisia   30–25   Algeria Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Chouiref 7 (14–12) Hamoud 7
  3×  Report   6× 
27 June 2018
12:30
Croatia   17–16   Slovenia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Božić Pavletić, Šipić 3 (9–7) Marguč 5
  4×  Report   3× 
27 June 2018
17:30
Spain   35–25   Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
Odriozola 6 (20–11) Milić 5
  4×  Report   4× 
27 June 2018
20:00
Turkey   31–29   Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Macías, Ruiz (ESP)
Pehlivan 11 (17–12) Fernandes 7
  5×  1×  Report   3× 

5–8th place semifinals edit

28 June 2018
17:30
Algeria   32–33   Portugal Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Berriah, Hamoud 5 (15–18) Gomes 12
  4×  Report   3× 
28 June 2018
20:00
Slovenia   33–26   Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Pinto, Santos (POR)
Grzentič 6 (15–14) Živković 7
  3×  1×  Report   4× 

Semifinals edit

29 June 2018
10:00
Tunisia   28–21   Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Bacha 8 (15–8) Pehlivan 9
  3×  Report   4× 
29 June 2018
12:30
Spain   29–31 (ET)   Croatia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
Ariño 7 (12–15) Jaganjac 9
  2×  Report   4× 

FT: 27–27 ET: 2–2, 0–2

Seventh place game edit

30 June 2018
10:00
Algeria   30–28   Serbia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Hoz, Riloba (ESP)
Abdi 10 (16–14) Matičić 7
  5×  1×  Report   5× 

Fifth place game edit

30 June 2018
12:30
Portugal   25–31   Slovenia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: El-Moamly, Abdelaziz (EGY)
Gomes 8 (12–13) Žabič 5
  3×  Report   6× 

Bronze medal game edit

1 July 2018
10:30
Spain   30–19   Turkey Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Fernández 5 (15–8) Pehlivan 10
  Report   1× 

Final edit

1 July 2018
13:00
Tunisia   23–24   Croatia Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona
Referees: Soria, Monjo (ESP)
Sanaï 5 (12–9) Mandić 6
  4×  Report   3×  1× 

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Croatia
    Tunisia
    Spain
4   Turkey
5   Slovenia
6   Portugal
7   Algeria
8   Serbia
  Egypt
  North Macedonia
  Greece
  Italy
  Montenegro

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Mediterranean Games – Handball schedule" (PDF). tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

External links edit