2018 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest, Montbéliard, Nancy, Nantes and Paris.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | |
Dates | 29 November–16 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 | 2504 (53.28 per match) |
Attendance | 237,980 (5,063 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (50 goals) |
Best player | |
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France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title.[2]
Venues
Paris | Nantes | Montbéliard | |||
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AccorHotels Arena Capacity: 15,603 |
Hall XXL Capacity: 12,000 |
Axone Capacity: 6,400 | |||
Nancy | Brest | ||||
Palais des Sports Jean Weille Capacity: 6,000 |
Brest Arena Capacity: 4,500 | ||||
Qualification
Qualified teams
All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, France.[3][4]
Squads
Referees
12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.[5]
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Preliminary round
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 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 73 | +11 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 80 | +3 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 84 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated |
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:
- Serbia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −4 GD
30 November 2018 18:00 |
Serbia |
33–26 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) | |
Krpež Šlezak 11 | (13–14) | Kudłacz-Gloc 6 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
30 November 2018 21:00 |
Denmark |
30–29 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,847 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Tranborg 7 | (15–16) | Hagman 7 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
2 December 2018 15:00 |
Poland |
21–28 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,683 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Kobylińska 7 | (9–11) | K. Jørgensen, Østergaard 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
2 December 2018 18:00 |
Sweden |
22–21 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,810 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
Alm 5 | (11–13) | Krpež Slezak 7 | ||
1× |
Report | 3× |
4 December 2018 18:00 |
Sweden |
23–22 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,014 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) | |
Blomstrand, Hagman 4 | (10–5) | Grzyb 9 | ||
3× |
Report | 1× |
4 December 2018 21:00 |
Denmark |
25–30 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,026 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) | |
Østergaard 6 | (13–17) | Krpež Šlezak, Lekić 8 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 75 | +2 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 81 | −2 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 93 | −11 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | Eliminated |
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:
- France 23–26 Russia
- Montenegro 36–32 Slovenia
29 November 2018 21:00 |
France |
23–26 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) | |
Kanor 6 | (11–11) | Dmitrieva 8 | ||
4× |
Report | 2× |
30 November 2018 21:00 |
Montenegro |
36–32 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
Radičević 7 | (18–12) | Gros 8 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
2 December 2018 15:00 |
Slovenia |
21–30 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) | |
Gros 5 | (8–17) | Zaadi 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 4× |
2 December 2018 18:00 |
Russia |
24–23 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,229 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Samokhina 7 | (13–15) | Jauković 12 | ||
3× |
Report | 4× |
4 December 2018 18:00 |
Russia |
27–29 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) | |
Kochetova 6 | (13–13) | Gros 12 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
4 December 2018 21:00 |
France |
25–20 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Nze Minko 7 | (16–8) | Radičević 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 75 | +15 | 6 | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 72 | +9 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 83 | −24 | 0 | Eliminated |
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.
1 December 2018 15:00 |
Hungary |
25–28 | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Háfra, Kovács 5 | (11–11) | Abbingh, Dulfer 5 | ||
4× |
Report | 1× |
1 December 2018 18:00 |
Spain |
25–18 | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) | |
Pena 7 | (15–5) | Dežić 4 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
3 December 2018 18:00 |
Croatia |
18–24 | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,731 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) | |
Krsnik 8 | (9–13) | Háfra, Kovács, Schatzl 5 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
3 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands |
28–27 | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,862 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) | |
Groot 9 | (14–11) | Martín 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 1× |
5 December 2018 18:00 |
Netherlands |
34–23 | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 4,470 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
Amega 8 | (17–10) | Kalaus, Turk 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
5 December 2018 21:00 |
Hungary |
32–26 | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,768 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) | |
Planéta 8 | (19–14) | Martín 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 75 | +16 | 6 | Main round | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 89 | −2 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 81 | +5 | 2 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 92 | −19 | 0 | Eliminated |
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.
1 December 2018 15:00 |
Norway |
32–33 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) | |
Oftedal 7 | (16–15) | Bölk, Großmann 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
1 December 2018 18:00 |
Romania |
31–28 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,098 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
Buceschi 9 | (17–11) | Luzumová, Malá 5 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
3 December 2018 18:00 |
Germany |
24–29 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,106 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) | |
Behnke 8 | (11–14) | Buceschi 11 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
3 December 2018 21:00 |
Czech Republic |
17–31 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 1,734 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) | |
Marčíková 4 | (10–20) | Aune, Løke 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
5 December 2018 18:00 |
Germany |
30–28 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,930 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) | |
Schmelzer 7 | (16–16) | Luzumová 10 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
5 December 2018 21:00 |
Norway |
23–31 | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,782 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Aune, Kristiansen 5 | (12–18) | Neagu 11 | ||
3× |
Report | 2× |
Main round
Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 131 | +10 | 8 | Semifinals | |
2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 118 | +18 | 7 | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 132 | +7 | 5 | Fifth place game | |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Eliminated | |
5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 128 | −4 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | ||
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 142 | −11 | 2 |
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:
- Denmark 24–23 Montenegro
6 December 2018 18:00 |
Denmark |
23–29 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 5,296 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) | |
Woller 5 | (11–17) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
6 December 2018 21:00 |
Sweden |
28–30 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,614 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) | |
Gulldén 6 | (14–18) | Radičević 9 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
Both matches were scheduled for 8 December, but moved back due to the Yellow vests movement.[6]
9 December 2018 15:00 |
Sweden |
21–21 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 7,241 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Gulldén 6 | (14–11) | Lacrabère 5 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
9 December 2018 18:00 |
Serbia |
25–29 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 6,420 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) | |
Krpež Šlezak 7 | (13–16) | Dmitrieva 7 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
10 December 2018 18:00 |
Denmark |
21–32 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,812 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) | |
Heindahl 5 | (9–14) | Vyakhireva 9 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
10 December 2018 21:00 |
Serbia |
27–28 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,307 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
Krpež Šlezak 12 | (15–12) | Jauković, Mehmedović, Raičević 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 3× |
12 December 2018 15:45 |
Denmark |
24–23 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,811 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) | |
Hansen 6 | (15–11) | Radičević 7 | ||
3× |
Report | 3× |
12 December 2018 18:00 |
Sweden |
39–30 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,848 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Hagman 17 | (18–17) | Samokhina 6 | ||
1× |
Report | 3× |
12 December 2018 21:00 |
Serbia |
28–38 | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 7,046 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) | |
Kovačević, Krpež Šlezak, Pop-Lazić 5 | (14–18) | Nze Minko 9 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
Group II
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 126 | +2 | 8 | Semifinals | |
2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 132 | +8 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 131 | +24 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Fifth place game | |
4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 146 | −7 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Eliminated | |
5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 137 | −5 | 4 | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 149 | −22 | 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:
- Romania 2 Pts, +6 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, −11 GD
7 December 2018 18:00 |
Spain |
23–29 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,217 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Martín 7 | (9–17) | Bölk, Geschke, Schmelzer 4 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
7 December 2018 21:00 |
Hungary |
25–38 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,180 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
Tóth 6 | (12–19) | Løke 7 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
9 December 2018 15:00 |
Hungary |
26–25 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,926 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) | |
Lukács 7 | (12–10) | Stolle 9 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
9 December 2018 18:00 |
Netherlands |
29–24 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,016 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) | |
Abbingh, Bont 6 | (11–10) | Buceschi 8 | ||
1× |
Report | 3× |
11 December 2018 18:00 |
Spain |
25–27 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,359 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) | |
González 6 | (12–10) | Neagu 7 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
11 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands |
16–29 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,803 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) | |
Polman 4 | (7–15) | Jacobsen 5 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
12 December 2018 15:45 |
Spain |
26–33 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,791 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) | |
López 5 | (17–18) | Oftedal 8 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
12 December 2018 18:00 |
Hungary |
31–29 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,844 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) | |
Háfra, Schatzl 6 | (17–17) | Neagu 9 | ||
2× |
Report | 1× |
12 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands |
27–21 | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,104 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
Dulfer, Polman 6 | (13–11) | Geschke 5 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
14 December | ||||||
| 28 | |||||
16 December | ||||||
| 22 | |||||
| 21 | |||||
14 December | ||||||
| 24 | |||||
| 21 | |||||
| 27 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
16 December | ||||||
| 20 | |||||
| 24 |
Fifth place game
14 December 2018 14:00 |
Sweden |
29–38 | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 8,639 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
Lagerquist 7 | (14–22) | Kristiansen 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
Semifinals
14 December 2018 17:30 |
Russia |
28–22 | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 8,122 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) | |
Vyakhireva 13 | (16–15) | Dragut, Pintea 4 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
14 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands |
21–27 | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,463 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) | |
Abbingh 7 | (11–12) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
2× |
Report | 2× |
Third place game
16 December 2018 14:00 |
Romania |
20–24 | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 13,145 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) | |
Ardean-Elisei 6 | (8–15) | Polman 7 | ||
1× |
Report | 1× |
Final
16 December 2018 17:30 |
Russia |
21–24 | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
Vyakhireva 7 | (12–13) | Lacrabère 6 | ||
1× |
Report | 2× |
Final ranking and statistics
Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified for the 2019 World Championship |
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All Star TeamThe All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 December 2018.[7]
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Top goalscorers
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Top goalkeepers
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References
- European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "France claim title in front of record EHF EURO crowd". eurohandball.com. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- "Pots set for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw on 12 June". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2018.
- ""Handballissime" moments at Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 12 June 2018.
- "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2018". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 4 October 2018.
- "EHF EURO matches rescheduled". eurohandball.com. 8 December 2018.
- "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF EURO 2018 All-star team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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