2016 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 4 to 18 December 2016. It was the second time that Sweden hosts the tournament, after it also hosted the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | |
Dates | 4–18 December |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 47 |
Goals scored | 2309 (49.13 per match) |
Attendance | 148,800 (3,166 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (53 goals) |
Best player | |
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Sweden was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012.[2]
Norway won their seventh title after a 30–29 victory over the Netherlands.[3] France captured the bronze medal, after a 25–22 victory over Denmark.[4]
Venues
Stockholm | Gothenburg | Malmö | Kristianstad | Helsingborg |
Hovet Capacity: 8,094 |
Scandinavium Capacity: 12,312 |
Malmö Isstadion Capacity: 5,339 |
Kristianstad Arena Capacity: 4,700 |
Helsingborg Arena Capacity: 4,700 |
Group A | Group I Knockout stage |
Group C | Group B | Group D Group II |
Qualification
Qualified teams
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
The draw was held on 10 June 2016 at 13:00 local time at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5][6]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Referees
14 referee pairs were selected on 17 June 2016, of which 12 will be refereeing the tournament.[7][8] Of these, 7 pairs are women and 5 are men.[9]
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Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 16 June 2016.[10][11]
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 87 | +4 | 5 | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 74 | +4 | 3 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 89 | −12 | 2[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host.
Notes:
- Spain 30–18 Slovenia
4 December 2016 15:15 |
Serbia |
36–34 | Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) | |
Radosavljević 8 | (17–16) | Mavsar 9 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
4 December 2016 18:00 |
Sweden |
25–19 | Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 7,900 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Alm, Hagman 5 | (14–10) | Martín 7 | ||
2× |
Report | 4× |
6 December 2016 18:30 |
Spain |
23–25 | Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
Martín 6 | (8–11) | Krpež Slezak 6 | ||
4× |
Report | 2× |
6 December 2016 20.45 |
Slovenia |
25–23 | Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) | |
Mavsar 6 | (13–13) | Gulldén 10 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
8 December 2016 18:30 |
Spain |
30–18 | Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Pena 6 | (14–5) | Mavsar 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
8 December 2016 20:45 |
Sweden |
30–30 | Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Sand 8 | (15–18) | three players 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 71 | +2 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 68 | +7 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 84 | −19 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
- Germany 2 Pts, +1 GD, 50 GF; France 2 Pts, +1 GD, 39 GF; Netherlands 2 Pts, −2 GD
4 December 2016 18:30 |
Netherlands |
27–30 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,026 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Abbingh, Groot 5 | (14–13) | Huber 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
4 December 2016 20:45 |
France |
31–22 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
three players 5 | (15–9) | Grzyb 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
6 December 2016 18:30 |
Poland |
21–30 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 2,105 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Wojtas 5 | (11–14) | Abbingh, Goos 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
6 December 2016 20:45 |
Germany |
20–22 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,805 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Huber 6 | (11–11) | Nze Minko 5 | ||
4× |
Report | 2× |
8 December 2016 18:30 |
Germany |
23–22 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,875 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) | |
Huber 7 | (12–10) | Achruk 7 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
8 December 2016 20:45 |
Netherlands |
18–17 | Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 1,730 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) | |
Visser 5 | (7–12) | Nze Minko 5 | ||
1× |
Report | 3× |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 6 | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 70 | −7 | 2[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
- Czech Republic 2 Pts, +4 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, +2 GD; Montenegro 2 Pts, −6 GD
5 December 2016 18:30 |
Hungary |
22–27 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 753 Referees: Kijauskaite, Žaliene (LTU) | |
Kovács 7 | (10–13) | Hrbková, Malá 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
5 December 2016 20:45 |
Montenegro |
21–22 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 1,674 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) | |
Knežević 7 | (11–14) | Jørgensen 9 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
7 December 2016 18:30 |
Czech Republic |
27–28 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 654 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) | |
Hrbková 6 | (12–13) | Jauković, Mehmedović 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
7 December 2016 20:45 |
Denmark |
23–19 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 1,946 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) | |
Jørgensen 5 | (12–10) | Görbicz 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 4× |
9 December 2016 18:30 |
Montenegro |
14–21 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 1,279 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) | |
four players 2 | (6–11) | Görbicz 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
9 December 2016 20:45 |
Denmark |
33–29 | Malmö Isstadion, Malmö Attendance: 3,124 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
Jørgensen 9 | (13–17) | Růčková 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 4× |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 58 | +22 | 6 | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 66 | +8 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 71 | −1 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 97 | −29 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
5 December 2016 18:30 |
Russia |
32–26 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 2,571 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) | |
Bobrovnikova, Zhilinskayte 6 | (16–13) | Penezić 8 | ||
2× |
Report | 4× |
5 December 2016 20:45 |
Norway |
23–21 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,278 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) | |
Mørk 7 | (13–11) | Neagu 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
7 December 2016 18:30 |
Romania |
22–17 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,279 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
Buceschi, Neagu 7 | (11–9) | Postnova 4 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
7 December 2016 20:45 |
Croatia |
16–34 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,375 Referees: Kijauskaite, Žaliene (LTU) | |
Penezić 4 | (9–15) | Frafjord 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
9 December 2016 18:30 |
Romania |
31–26 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 2,435 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) | |
Neagu 10 | (15–13) | Penezić 8 | ||
4× |
Report | 2× |
9 December 2016 20:45 |
Norway |
23–21 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 2,493 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) | |
Kristiansen, Mørk 5 | (11–11) | three players 3 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
Main round
Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group were carried over.
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 128 | +14 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | Semifinals | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 100 | +11 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 110 | +14 | 7 | Fifth place game | |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 131 | −5 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 142 | −20 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 108 | 122 | −14 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host.
Notes:
- Netherlands 18–17 France
- Sweden 30–30 Serbia
10 December 2016 16:15 |
Serbia |
19–26 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 4,212 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Georgijev 7 | (10–14) | Huber, Hubinger 4 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
10 December 2016 18:30 |
Sweden |
30–33 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 6,102 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Gulldén 8 | (13–14) | Groot 7 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
10 December 2016 20:45 |
Spain |
22–23 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,702 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
Pena 5 | (14–10) | Pineau 9 | ||
4× |
Report | 2× |
12 December 2016 16:15 |
Spain |
20–20 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,697 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) | |
Pena 7 | (12–9) | Hubinger 5 | ||
3× |
Report | 4× |
12 December 2016 18:30 |
Serbia |
27–35 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,663 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) | |
Stoiljković 8 | (12–17) | Abbingh, Broch 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
12 December 2016 20:45 |
Sweden |
19–21 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 5,279 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Roberts 5 | (10–12) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
14 December 2016 16:15 |
Spain |
24–29 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,896 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Martín 6 | (13–15) | Polman 10 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
14 December 2016 18:30 |
Sweden |
22–28 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 5,031 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) | |
Hagman, Alm 4 | (9–12) | Bölk 5 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
14 December 2016 20:45 |
Serbia |
21–28 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,243 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
Stoiljković 6 | (12–15) | Ayglon, Nze Minko 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Group II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 109 | +18 | 10 | Semifinals | |
2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 113 | +10 | 7 | ||
3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 110 | +9 | 6 | Fifth place game | |
4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 121 | −5 | 4 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 146 | −14 | 2 | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 129 | −18 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
11 December 2016 16:15 |
Czech Republic |
24–26 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,021 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) | |
Růčková 5 | (12–14) | Sen 4 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
11 December 2016 18:30 |
Hungary |
21–29 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 2,236 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) | |
four players 3 | (9–15) | Neagu 10 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
11 December 2016 20:45 |
Denmark |
20–22 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 2,553 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) | |
three players 4 | (9–14) | Mørk 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
13 December 2016 16:15 |
Czech Republic |
28–30 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 773 Referees: Kijauskaite, Žaliene (LTU) | |
Luzumová 7 | (14–17) | Neagu 10 | ||
4× |
Report | 3× |
13 December 2016 18:30 |
Hungary |
23–24 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,402 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Görbicz, Kovács 5 | (9–11) | Mørk 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
13 December 2016 20:45 |
Denmark |
26–26 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,672 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
Jørgensen 7 | (13–11) | Sudakova 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 4× |
14 December 2016 16:15 |
Hungary |
26–26 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 732 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) | |
Kovács 6 | (14–13) | Dmitrieva 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
14 December 2016 18:30 |
Denmark |
21–17 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,582 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) | |
Hansen 9 | (12–10) | Buceschi 4 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
14 December 2016 20:45 |
Czech Republic |
24–35 | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 853 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) | |
Hrbková 7 | (17–18) | Mørk 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
16 December | ||||||
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18 December | ||||||
22 | ||||||
29 | ||||||
16 December | ||||||
30 | ||||||
16 | ||||||
20 | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
18 December | ||||||
22 | ||||||
25 |
Semifinals
16 December 2016 18:15 |
Netherlands |
26–22 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 9,853 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) | |
Polman 7 | (13–13) | Jørgensen 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
16 December 2016 20:45 |
France |
16–20 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 9,908 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Lacrabère 6 | (9–11) | Mørk 7 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
Fifth place game
16 December 2016 15:45 |
Germany |
22–23 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,210 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) | |
Huber 5 | (11–11) | Zamfir 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Third place game
18 December 2016 15:30 |
Denmark |
22–25 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 8,391 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) | |
Jørgensen 6 | (9–14) | Nze Minko 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
Final
18 December 2016 18:00 |
Netherlands |
29–30 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 11,037 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Snelder 6 | (15–15) | Mørk 12 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Final ranking and statistics
Qualified for the 2017 World Championship |
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All Star TeamThe All Star Team and awards were announced on 18 December 2016.[1]
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Top goalscorers
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Top goalkeepers
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References
- "EHF EURO 2016 All-star Team announced". swe2016.ehf-euro.com. 18 December 2016.
- "EHF EURO 2016 awarded to Poland and Sweden". eurohandball.com. 23 June 2012.
- "Heja Norge for the seventh time". swe2016.ehf-euro.com. 18 December 2016.
- "France survive second-half Danish rally to claim third EHF EURO bronze". swe2016.ehf-euro.com. 18 December 2016.
- "Women's EHF EURO 2016 Draw takes place on 10 June". eurohandball.com. 6 June 2016.
- "Women's EHF EURO 2016: 16 teams, one dream". eurohandball.com. 10 June 2016.
- "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO". eurohandball.com. 21 June 2016.
- "EHF confirms referees for EHF EURO". swe2016.ehf-euro.com. 5 October 2016.
- "referees-guidelines". swe2016.ehf-euro.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Playing times set for Women's EHF EURO". eurohandball.com. 16 June 2016.
- Schedule
- Top goalscorers
- Top goalkeepers