<br> Serbia
The Serbia men's national handball team represents Serbia in international men's handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation.
In 1999, the Olympic Committee of Yugoslavia declared it the country's male team of the year.
The 2012 European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held in Serbia from 15âÂÂ29 January 2012 in the cities of Belgrade, Nià ¡, Novi Sad and Vrà ¡ac.
Playing in front of their home crowd, the hosts were pitted in Group A against Denmark, Poland and Slovakia. They finished first in the group following victories against Denmark and Poland.
In the main round the team faced Germany, Sweden and Macedonia. Serbia advanced again by defeating two of their three opponents and defeated Croatia in the semifinal 26âÂÂ22. They faced Denmark in the final, after having already beaten them in the group stage. However, Denmark exacted upon revenge to emerge as champions.
The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship
Head coach: Raul Gonzalez