Sporting Events Hostings
Croatia has hosted many international sporting events. Until 1992 Croatia hosted the events as a part of Yugoslavia.
- 1957 World Women's Handball Championship (part of the competition was also played in Belgrade)
- 1975 Eurobakset (the final round was played in Belgrade)
- 1976 UEFA European Football Championship (the second semi-final and the final were played in Belgrade)
- 1979 Mediterranean Games
- 1981 European Aquatics Championships
- 1987 Summer Universiade
- 1989 Eurobasket
- 1989 European Athletics Junior Championships
- 1990 European Athletics Championships
- 2000 European Men's Handball Championship
- 2001 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship
- 2002 European Cross Country Championships
- 2003 World Women's Handball Championship
- 2005 Ice Hockey World Championship Division II (the competition was jointly-hosted with Serbia and Montenegro)
- 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship
- 2007 Ice Hockey World Championship Division II (the competition was jointly-hosted with South Korea)
- 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships
- 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship
- 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship
- 2010 IAAF Continental Cup
- 2011 Ice Hockey World Championship Division II
- 2011 European Beach Handball Championship
- 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
- 2014 European Women's Handball Championship (the competition will be jointly-hosted with Hungary)
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