The Portuguese men's national handball team is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and competes in international competitions such as the European Men's Handball Championship and the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. They have participated five times in the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003, 2021, 2023), reaching an all-time best tenth place in 2021, and seven times in the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022), with a sixth place in 2020 as their best placing. They participated for the first time in the men's Olympic handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing in ninth place.
Portugal | |||
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Information | |||
Association | Portuguese Handball Federation | ||
Coach | Paulo Pereira | ||
Assistant coach | Paulo Fidalgo | ||
Most caps | Carlos Resende (250) | ||
Most goals | Carlos Resende (1444) | ||
Colours | |||
Results | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2020) | ||
Best result | 9th (2020) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1997) | ||
Best result | 10th (2021) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | 6th (2020) | ||
Last updated on 25 January 2021. |
Competitive record
editPortugal has competed four times at the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003 and 2021) and seven times at the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020 and 2022). They qualified automatically for the final tournament of the World Championship in 2003 and of the inaugural edition European Championship in 1994 as the host team. Portugal's best results are a tenth place (main round) at the World Championship in 2021, and a sixth place (second round) at the European Championship in 2020.[1]
Olympic Games
editYear | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1936 Berlin | Did not qualify | |||||||
Not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||
1972 Munich | Did not qualify | |||||||
1976 Montreal | ||||||||
1980 Moscow | ||||||||
1984 Los Angeles | ||||||||
1988 Seoul | ||||||||
1992 Barcelona | ||||||||
1996 Atlanta | ||||||||
2000 Sydney | ||||||||
2004 Athens | ||||||||
2008 Beijing | ||||||||
2012 London | ||||||||
2016 Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||
2020 Tokyo | Preliminary round | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 156 |
2024 Paris | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 1/15 | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 156 |
World Championship
editWorld Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1938 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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1997 | Preliminary round | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 123 |
1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2001 | Round of 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 145 |
2003 | Second round | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 182 |
2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2021 | Main round | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 152 |
/ 2023 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 157 | |
/ / 2025 | qualified | |||||||
2027 | to be determined | |||||||
/ 2029 | ||||||||
/ / 2031 | ||||||||
Total | 6/32 | – | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 646 | 602 |
European Championship
editYear | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1994 | Preliminary round | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 117 | 154 |
1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | Preliminary round | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 160 |
2002 | Second round | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 174 |
2004 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 101 |
2006 | Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 96 |
2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2018 | ||||||||
/ / 2020 | 5th/6th place match | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 220 |
/ 2022 | Preliminary round | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 91 |
2024 | Main round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 223 |
/ / 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
/ / 2028 | Qualified as co-host | |||||||
Total | 9/18 | – | 43 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 1151 | 1219 |
- * Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
- ** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.
Team
editCurrent squad
editSquad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]
Head coach: Paulo Pereira
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Notable former coaches
editPlayer statistics
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References
edit- ^ "European Handball Federation - Portugal / (Adults Team)". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "EHF Euro 2024: Paulo Pereira anuncia lista final dos Heróis do Mar" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Portugal". res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.