title: 1998 European Korfball Championship
text: # 1998 European Korfball Championship
  
  The 1998 European Korfball Championship was held in Estoril (Portugal) with 8 national teams in competition, from 16–19 April.
  
  ## First round
  
  | POOL A | Pts | P | W | L | PF | PA | DP |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 25 | +62 |
  | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 56 | -5 |
  | Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 68 | -26 |
  | Slovakia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 66 | -31 |
  | POOL B | Pts | P | W | L | PF | PA | DP |
  | Belgium | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 40 | +39 |
  | Portugal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 53 | +14 |
  | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 60 | -10 |
  | Poland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 83 | -43 |
  | 16-04-1998 | Germany | 17–13 | Slovakia |
  | 16-04-1998 | Netherlands | 27–7 | Czech Republic |
  | 17-04-1998 | Czech Republic | 19–11 | Slovakia |
  | 17-04-1998 | Netherlands | 30–7 | Germany |
  | 18-04-1998 | Netherlands | 30–11 | Slovakia |
  | 18-04-1998 | Germany | 18–25 | Czech Republic |
  | 16-04-1998 | Belgium | 36–14 | Poland |
  | 16-04-1998 | Portugal | 24–20 | Great Britain |
  | 17-04-1998 | Poland | 13–19 | Great Britain |
  | 17-04-1998 | Belgium | 20–15 | Portugal |
  | 18-04-1998 | Portugal | 28–13 | Poland |
  | 18-04-1998 | Belgium | 23–11 | Great Britain |
  
  ## Final round
  
  19-04-1998
  
  | 7th-8th | Poland | 18-13 | Slovakia |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 5th-6th | Great Britain | 23–17 | Germany |
  | 3rd-4th | Czech Republic | 13-16 | Portugal |
  | Final | Netherlands | 26–13 | Belgium |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  Final standings :
  
  | | Netherlands |
  | - | - |
  | | Belgium |
  | | Portugal |
  | 4 | Czech Republic |
  | 5 | Great Britain |
  | 6 | Germany |
  | 7 | Poland |
  | 8 | Slovakia |
  