title: 2016 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
text: # 2016 European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
  
  The 2016 EHF European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament was the 2nd edition and was hosted for the first time in Sweden from 7 to 8 December 2016.
  
  ## Venues
  
  | Sölvesborg | Sölvesborg |
  | - | - |
  | Valjeviken | Sölvesborg |
  
  ## Match officials
  
  | Country | Referees |
  | - | - |
  | Austria | Mirsad Begovic Vladimir Bubalo |
  | France | Marc De Sousa Christophe Dewaele |
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  All times are local (UTC+1)
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 5 | Final |
  | 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 5 | Final |
  | 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 69 | −47 | 2 | Third place game |
  | 4 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 59 | −32 | 0 | Third place game |
  | 7 December 2016 14:00 | Netherlands | 26–7 | Sweden | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 7 December 2016 14:00 | Nkomezi 7 | (12-2) | Almers & Solagh Hamadi 3 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 7 December 2016 14:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 7 December 2016 15:00 | Portugal | 26–6 | Italy | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 7 December 2016 15:00 | Gomes 8 | (13-3) | Castellani & Cagiola 2 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 7 December 2016 15:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× 2× 1× | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 7 December 2016 17:00 | Italy | 4–32 | Netherlands | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 7 December 2016 17:00 | Castellani 2 | (3-13) | Hooning & Dokkum 5 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 7 December 2016 17:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 7 December 2016 18:00 | Sweden | 9–21 | Portugal | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 7 December 2016 18:00 | Almers 3 | (5-8) | Rumor & Jeronimo 5 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 7 December 2016 18:00 | 2× | Report | | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 8 December 2016 10:00 | Netherlands | 15–15 | Portugal | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 8 December 2016 10:00 | Hooning 5 | (7-6) | Jeronimo 8 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 8 December 2016 10:00 | 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 8 December 2016 11:00 | Sweden | 11–12 | Italy | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 8 December 2016 11:00 | Solagh Hamadi 4 | (5-4) | Cagiola 10 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 8 December 2016 11:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Third place game
  
  | 8 December 2016 14:00 | Italy | 7–13 | Sweden | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 December 2016 14:00 | 3 players 2 | (5-5) | Johannesen & Solagh Hamadi 4 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  | 8 December 2016 14:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 1× | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: De Sousa, Dewaele (FRA) |
  
  ### Final
  
  | 8 December 2016 15:00 | Netherlands | 19–10 | Portugal | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 December 2016 15:00 | Neeft 5 | (9-2) | Gomes 5 | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  | 8 December 2016 15:00 | 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Valjeviken, Sölvesborg Referees: Begovic, Bubalo (AUT) |
  
  ## Ranking and statistics
  
  ### Final ranking
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Netherlands |
  | | Portugal |
  | | Sweden |
  | 4 | Italy |
  
  ### All-Star Team
  
  The all-star team and awards were announced on 8 December 2016.
  
  | Position | Player |
  | - | - |
  | Most Valuable Player 1 | Joao Jeronimo (POR) |
  | Most Valuable Player 2 | Massimo Cagiola (ITA) |
  | Most Valuable Player 3 | Julia Johansson (SWE) |
  | Most Valuable Player 4 | Yves Nkomezi (NED) |
  | Most Valuable Player 5 | Mayenka De Bruin (NED) |
  
  ### Awards
  
  | Award | Player |
  | - | - |
  | Best Goalkeeper | Joyce Van Haaster (NED) |
  | Topscorer | Iderlindo Gomes (POR) (22 goals) |
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
  | Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Iderlindo Gomes | Portugal | 22 |
  | 2 | Joao Jeronimo | Portugal | 19 |
  | 3 | Massimo Cagiola | Italy | 15 |
  | 3 | Yves Nkomezi | Netherlands | 15 |
  | 5 | Bart Neeft | Netherlands | 14 |
  | 6 | Martijn Dokkum | Netherlands | 13 |
  | 6 | Frank Hooning | Netherlands | 13 |
  | 8 | Kevin Johannessen | Sweden | 11 |
  | 8 | Serghei Mitrofan | Portugal | 11 |
  | 10 | Robert Appelman | Netherlands | 10 |
  | 10 | Ahmed Solagh Hamadi | Sweden | 10 |
  
  Source:
  
  