2020 European Women's Handball Championship

Summary

The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark.[1][2]

2020 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Denmark
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates3–20 December
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Norway (8th title)
Runner-up France
Third place Croatia
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored2,410 (51.28 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Nora Mørk
(52 goals)
Best playerFrance Estelle Nze Minko
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Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking some time for the beginning, Norway renounced the right to seat, respecting the local legislation about the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

The tournament was also one of the qualification events for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. It was also played behind closed doors due to the pandemic.[4]

Norway won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating France in the final.[5] Croatia won the third place game to capture their first ever medal.[6]

Bidding process edit

The bids were as follows:[7]

In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:[8]

The joint bid of Denmark and Norway was recommended as the preferred bid.[9] Shortly after, Denmark and Norway decided to merge their bids. They were announced as the hosts in Dublin on September 20 2014.[10]

Venues edit

On 9 September 2020, the Norwegian Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Norway, would be played in Trondheim,[11] while on 6 November, the Danish Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Denmark, would be played in Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning.[12] On 16 November, Norway withdrew altogether for health reasons.[3] Danish Sydbank Arena then announced a wish to co-host the tournament together with Herning and this was approved of by the Danish government on 23 November 2020.[13]

  Herning   Frederikshavn   Stavanger
Jyske Bank Boxen Arena Nord Stavanger Idrettshall
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 2,800 Capacity: 7,000
     
  Oslo   Trondheim   Kolding
Telenor Arena Trondheim Spektrum Sydbank Arena
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 5,100
     

Qualification edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualification was cancelled and the 2018 final ranking decided the participants.[14]

Qualified teams edit

Country Qualified as Date of qualification Previous appearances in tournament
  Denmark Host 20 September 2014 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Norway Originally co-host 20 September 2014 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  France 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 10 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Russia 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Netherlands 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 7 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Romania 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Sweden 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 11 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Hungary 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Montenegro 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Germany 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Serbia 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Spain 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 10 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Slovenia 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018)
  Poland 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 6 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018)
  Czech Republic 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 6 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018)
  Croatia 2018 final ranking 24 April 2020 10 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Draw edit

The draw was held on 18 June 2020 in Vienna, Austria.[14][15]

Seedings edit

The pots were announced on 7 May 2020.[16]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads edit

Each squad consisted of 16 players, with a maximum of six players who could be replaced during the tournament. However, in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential risk of several players from the same team testing positive, there was no limit to the number of replacements for players testing positive.[17]

Referees edit

10 referee pairs were selected on 9 October 2020.[18] Two new pairs were added ahead of the main round.[19]

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+1).[20][21]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 0 74 60 +14 6 Main round
2   Denmark (H) 3 2 0 1 78 65 +13 4
3   Montenegro 3 1 0 2 68 77 −9 2
4   Slovenia 3 0 0 3 65 83 −18 0
Source: EHF
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) Hosts
4 December 2020
18:15
France   24–23   Montenegro Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: V. Sá, M. Sá (POR)
four players 3 (11–12) Mehmedović, Radičević 5
  1×  Report  6× 
4 December 2020
20:30
Denmark   30–23   Slovenia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Nolsøe 6 (14–12) Lazović, Ljepoja 5
  5×  Report   5× 

6 December 2020
18:15
Slovenia   17–27   France Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Gros, Lazović 4 (6–12) Lacrabère, Nze Minko 7
 5×  Report   8× 
6 December 2020
20:30
Montenegro   19–28   Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Radičević, Ramusović 4 (11–13) three players 4
  1×  Report  2× 

8 December 2020
18:15
Montenegro   26–25   Slovenia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR)
Radičević 9 (15–9) Gros 7
  2×  Report  2× 
8 December 2020
20:30
France   23–20   Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Kanor, Zaadi 5 (12–11) three players 4
  4×  Report   2× 

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 3 0 0 85 70 +15 6 Main round
2   Sweden 3 1 1 1 76 76 0 3[a]
3   Spain 3 1 1 1 72 78 −6 3[a]
4   Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 69 78 −9 0
Source: EHF
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:
  1. ^ a b Spain 23–23 Sweden; goal difference, Sweden 0 and Spain −6
3 December 2020
18:15
Russia   31–22   Spain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
four players 4 (13–11) three players 4
  3×  Report   6× 
3 December 2020
20:30
Sweden   27–23   Czech Republic Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Blohm 5 (13–13) Jeřábková 8
  7×  Report  4× 

5 December 2020
18:15
Czech Republic   22–24   Russia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR)
Jeřábková 6 (13–15) four players 3
  3×  Report   3× 
5 December 2020
20:30
Spain   23–23   Sweden Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Pena 6 (13–10) Petrén 8
  4×  1×  Report   5× 

7 December 2020
18:15
Spain   27–24   Czech Republic Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Martín 12 (11–16) Jeřábková 8
  4×  Report   3× 
7 December 2020
20:30
Russia   30–26   Sweden Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Dmitrieva 6 (15–13) Thorleifsdóttir 6
 4×  Report   1× 

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 0 76 71 +5 6 Main round
2   Hungary 3 1 0 2 84 78 +6 2[a]
3   Netherlands 3 1 0 2 78 80 −2 2[a]
4   Serbia 3 1 0 2 79 88 −9 2[a]
Source: EHF
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:
  1. ^ a b c Hungary 2 Pts, +8 GD; Netherlands 2 Pts, 0 GD; Serbia 2 Pts, −8 GD
4 December 2020
18:15
Hungary   22–24   Croatia Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Klujber 9 (12–12) Mičijević 4
  6×  Report  3× 

5 December 2020[note 1]
20:30
Netherlands   25–29   Serbia Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Snelder 5 (15–9) Krpež Šlezak 10
  4×  Report   1× 

6 December 2020
16:00
Serbia   26–38   Hungary Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Radosavljević 5 (11–20) Szöllősi-Zácsik 10
 3×  Report  
6 December 2020
18:15
Croatia   27–25   Netherlands Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
L. Kalaus 9 (13–14) Abbingh, Dulfer 5
  4×  Report   4× 

8 December 2020
18:15
Serbia   24–25   Croatia Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Krpež Šlezak 5 (14–14) Krsnik 6
  3×  Report   4×  2×  1× 
8 December 2020
20:30
Netherlands   28–24   Hungary Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Dulfer 8 (13–15) three players 4
  2×  Report   1× 

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 105 65 +40 6 Main round
2   Germany 3 1 1 1 66 82 −16 3
3   Romania 3 1 0 2 67 74 −7 2
4   Poland 3 0 1 2 67 84 −17 1
Source: EHF
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.
3 December 2020
18:00
Romania   19–22   Germany Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: J. Bonaventura, C. Bonaventura (FRA)
Neagu 4 (10–13) three players 4
  6×  Report   2× 
3 December 2020
20:30
Norway   35–22   Poland Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Mørk, Reistad 6 (17–13) Gęga 6
 6×  Report   6× 

5 December 2020
16:00
Poland   24–28   Romania Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Rosiak 7 (15–11) Neagu 8
  3×  Report  2× 
5 December 2020
18:15
Germany   23–42   Norway Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Bölk, Smits 4 (14–22) Mørk 12
 5×  Report   3× 

7 December 2020
18:15
Germany   21–21   Poland Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Zapf 4 (9–8) Rosiak 4
  6×  Report   3× 
7 December 2020
20:30
Romania   20–28   Norway Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Ostase 6 (13–13) Herrem 6
 3×  Report  2× 

Main round edit

Points gained in the preliminary round against team that also advanced, were carried over.

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 5 4 1 0 132 121 +11 9 Semifinals
2   Denmark (H) 5 4 0 1 136 111 +25 8
3   Russia 5 3 1 1 136 129 +7 7 Fifth place game
4   Montenegro 5 1 1 3 122 127 −5 3
5   Spain 5 0 2 3 120 140 −20 2
6   Sweden 5 0 1 4 121 139 −18 1
Source: EHF
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) Hosts
10 December 2020
18:15
Montenegro   23–24   Russia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Despotović 7 (13–13) three players 4
  3×  Report   3× 
10 December 2020
20:30
France   26–25   Spain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Lacrabère 5 (16–10) Martín 9
  3×  Report   3× 

11 December 2020
18:15
France   28–28   Russia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR)
Nze Minko, Sercien-Ugolin 5 (16–19) three players 5
  5×  Report   4× 
11 December 2020
20:30
Denmark   24–22   Sweden Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Tranborg 6 (13–12) Thorleifsdóttir 4
  5×  Report   5× 

13 December 2020
18:15
Montenegro   31–25   Sweden Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Radičević 11 (16–10) Blohm 8
  3×  Report  3× 
13 December 2020
20:30
Denmark   34–24   Spain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Rej 6 (17–10) Fernández 4
 4×  Report  4× 

15 December 2020
16:00
Montenegro   26–26   Spain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Radičević 7 (11–17) Pena 6
  2×  Report   3× 
15 December 2020
18:15
France   31–25   Sweden Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Nze Minko 6 (14–14) Gulldén 5
  1×  Report   1× 
15 December 2020
20:30
Denmark   30–23   Russia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Højlund 7 (13–9) Dmitrieva 9
 2×  Report  4× 

Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 5 5 0 0 170 114 +56 10 Semifinals
2   Croatia 5 4 0 1 124 123 +1 8
3   Netherlands 5 3 0 2 141 134 +7 6 Fifth place game
4   Germany 5 2 0 3 124 137 −13 4
5   Hungary 5 1 0 4 118 140 −22 2
6   Romania 5 0 0 5 107 136 −29 0
Source: EHF
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.
10 December 2020
18:15
Croatia   25–20   Romania Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Blažević 7 (14–10) Neagu 6
  4×  Report   2× 
10 December 2020
20:30
Netherlands   25–32   Norway Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Malestein 5 (10–16) Mørk 8
  5×  Report   2× 

12 December 2020
16:00
Hungary   25–32   Germany Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Klujber 8 (11–13) Bölk 5
  1×  Report  3× 
12 December 2020
18:15
Croatia   25–36   Norway Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Mičijević 7 (14–15) Reistad 7
  5×  Report

14 December 2020
18:15
Netherlands   28–27   Germany Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Abbingh 8 (14–15) Behnke, Naidzinavicius 4
 1×  Report   6× 
14 December 2020
20:30
Hungary   26–24   Romania Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Schatzl 7 (13–14) Ostase 8
  2×  Report  3× 

15 December 2020
16:00
Netherlands   35–24   Romania Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR)
Van Wetering 8 (16–12) Laslo 7
  3×  Report   1× 
15 December 2020
18:15
Croatia   23–20   Germany Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Debelić 6 (12–12) Maidhof 9
  5×  Report   5× 
15 December 2020
20:30
Hungary   21–32   Norway Sydbank Arena, Kolding
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Kovacsics 7 (9–17) Mørk 7
 3×  Report  1× 

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 December 2020
 
 
  France30
 
20 December 2020
 
  Croatia19
 
  France20
 
18 December 2020
 
  Norway22
 
  Norway27
 
 
  Denmark24
 
Third place
 
 
20 December 2020
 
 
  Croatia25
 
 
  Denmark19

Fifth place game edit

18 December 2020
15:30
Russia   33–27   Netherlands Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR)
Vedekhina 6 (18–13) Abbingh 10
  3×  Report   3× 

Semifinals edit

18 December 2020
18:00
France   30–19   Croatia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
four players 4 (15–5) three players 3
 1×  Report   2× 
18 December 2020
20:30
Norway   27–24   Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Mørk 6 (10–13) Rej 7
  1×  Report   3× 

Third place game edit

20 December 2020
15:30
Croatia   25–19   Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
Ježić, Posavec 5 (11–11) A. M. Hansen, Tranborg 4
  1×  Report   2× 

Final edit

20 December 2020
18:00
France   20–22   Norway Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Foppa 5 (10–14) three players 4
 3×  1×  Report  3× 

Final ranking and awards edit

Final ranking edit

Qualified for the 2021 World Championship.
Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as host.
Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as defending champion.

Statistics edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 4 December 2020, was postponed after a positive COVID-19 test by a Serbian player.[22]

References edit

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External links edit

  • Official website