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.

2016 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates4–18 December
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Norway (7th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place France
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored2,309 (49.13 per match)
Attendance148,800 (3,166 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Nora Mørk
(53 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Nycke Groot[1]
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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]

Bidding process

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There were two bids:

Turkey withdrew their bid, leaving Sweden as the sole bid. they were given the hosting rights on the 23 June 2012.[2]

Venues

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StockholmGothenburgMalmöKristianstadHelsingborg
Hovet
Capacity: 8,094
Scandinavium
Capacity: 12,312
Malmö Isstadion
Capacity: 5,339
Kristianstad Arena
Capacity: 4,700
Helsingborg Arena
Capacity: 4,700
Group AGroup I
Knockout stage
Group CGroup BGroup D
Group II

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
 SwedenHost23 June 20129 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 RussiaGroup 6 winner12 March 201611 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 FranceGroup 7 winner12 March 20168 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 HungaryGroup 5 winner1 June 201611 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 NorwayGroup 1 winner1 June 201611 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 RomaniaGroup 1 runner-up1 June 201610 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 SerbiaGroup 2 winner1 June 20164 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Czech RepublicGroup 2 runner-up1 June 20164 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012)
 NetherlandsGroup 3 winner1 June 20165 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
 SpainGroup 3 runner-up1 June 20168 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 PolandGroup 5 runner-up1 June 20164 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014)
 GermanyGroup 7 runner-up1 June 201611 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 MontenegroGroup 4 winner2 June 20163 (2010, 2012, 2014)
 DenmarkGroup 6 runner-up2 June 201611 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 CroatiaGroup 4 runner-up2 June 20168 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 SloveniaBest third-ranked team5 June 20164 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

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The draw was held on 10 June 2016 at 13:00 local time at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5][6]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

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Referees

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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]

Preliminary round

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The schedule was announced on 16 June 2016.[10][11]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Serbia32109187+45Main round
2  Sweden (H)31117874+43
3  Spain31027268+42[a]
4  Slovenia31027789−122[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.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain 30–18 Slovenia
4 December 2016
15:15
Serbia  36–34  SloveniaHovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Radosavljević 8(17–16)Mavsar 9
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4 December 2016
18:00
Sweden  25–19  SpainHovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 7,900
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Alm, Hagman 5(14–10)Martín 7
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6 December 2016
18:30
Spain  23–25  SerbiaHovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Martín 6(8–11)Krpež Slezak 6
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6 December 2016
20.45
Slovenia  25–23  SwedenHovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Mavsar 6(13–13)Gulldén 10
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8 December 2016
18:30
Spain  30–18  SloveniaHovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Pena 6(14–5)Mavsar 5
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8 December 2016
20:45
Sweden  30–30  SerbiaHovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 5,200
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Sand 8(15–18)three players 5
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Group B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Germany32017371+24[a]Main round
2  France32017060+104[a]
3  Netherlands32017568+74[a]
4  Poland30036584−190
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 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  GermanyKristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 2,026
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Abbingh, Groot 5(14–13)Huber 7
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4 December 2016
20:45
France  31–22  PolandKristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
three players 5(15–9)Grzyb 6
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6 December 2016
18:30
Poland  21–30  NetherlandsKristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 2,105
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Wojtas 5(11–14)Abbingh, Goos 5
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6 December 2016
20:45
Germany  20–22  FranceKristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 1,805
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Huber 6(11–11)Nze Minko 5
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8 December 2016
18:30
Germany  23–22  PolandKristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 1,875
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Huber 7(12–10)Achruk 7
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8 December 2016
20:45
Netherlands  18–17  FranceKristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Attendance: 1,730
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Visser 5(7–12)Nze Minko 5
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Group C

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Denmark33007869+96Main round
2  Czech Republic3102838302[a]
3  Hungary31026264−22[a]
4  Montenegro31026370−72[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 Czech Republic 2 Pts, +4 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, +2 GD; Montenegro 2 Pts, −6 GD
5 December 2016
18:30
Hungary  22–27  Czech RepublicMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 753
Referees: Kijauskaite, Žaliene (LTU)
Kovács 7(10–13)Hrbková, Malá 5
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5 December 2016
20:45
Montenegro  21–22  DenmarkMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,674
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Knežević 7(11–14)Jørgensen 9
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7 December 2016
18:30
Czech Republic  27–28  MontenegroMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 654
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Hrbková 6(12–13)Jauković, Mehmedović 7
 3× Report  7×
7 December 2016
20:45
Denmark  23–19  HungaryMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,946
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Jørgensen 5(12–10)Görbicz 6
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9 December 2016
18:30
Montenegro  14–21  HungaryMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 1,279
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
four players 2(6–11)Görbicz 5
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9 December 2016
20:45
Denmark  33–29  Czech RepublicMalmö Isstadion, Malmö
Attendance: 3,124
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Jørgensen 9(13–17)Růčková 7
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Group D

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Norway33008058+226Main round
2  Romania32017466+84
3  Russia31027071−12
4  Croatia30036897−290
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.
5 December 2016
18:30
Russia  32–26  CroatiaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,571
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Bobrovnikova, Zhilinskayte 6(16–13)Penezić 8
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5 December 2016
20:45
Norway  23–21  RomaniaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,278
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Mørk 7(13–11)Neagu 6
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7 December 2016
18:30
Romania  22–17  RussiaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,279
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Buceschi, Neagu 7(11–9)Postnova 4
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7 December 2016
20:45
Croatia  16–34  NorwayHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,375
Referees: Kijauskaite, Žaliene (LTU)
Penezić 4(9–15)Frafjord 6
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9 December 2016
18:30
Romania  31–26  CroatiaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,435
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Neagu 10(15–13)Penezić 8
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9 December 2016
20:45
Norway  23–21  RussiaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,493
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Kristiansen, Mørk 5(11–11)three players 3
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Main round

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Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group were carried over.

Group I

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Netherlands5401142128+148[a]Semifinals
2  France5401111100+118[a]
3  Germany5311124110+147Fifth place game
4  Sweden (H)5113126131−53[b]
5  Serbia5113122142−203[b]
6  Spain5014108122−141
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Netherlands 18–17 France
  2. ^ a b Sweden 30–30 Serbia
10 December 2016
16:15
Serbia  19–26  GermanyScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4,212
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Georgijev 7(10–14)Huber, Hubinger 4
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10 December 2016
18:30
Sweden  30–33  NetherlandsScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 6,102
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Gulldén 8(13–14)Groot 7
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10 December 2016
20:45
Spain  22–23  FranceScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,702
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Pena 5(14–10)Pineau 9
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12 December 2016
16:15
Spain  20–20  GermanyScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,697
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Pena 7(12–9)Hubinger 5
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12 December 2016
18:30
Serbia  27–35  NetherlandsScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,663
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Stoiljković 8(12–17)Abbingh, Broch 6
 2× Report  4×
12 December 2016
20:45
Sweden  19–21  FranceScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,279
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Roberts 5(10–12)Nze Minko 6
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14 December 2016
16:15
Spain  24–29  NetherlandsScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,896
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Martín 6(13–15)Polman 10
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14 December 2016
18:30
Sweden  22–28  GermanyScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,031
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Hagman, Alm 4(9–12)Bölk 5
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14 December 2016
20:45
Serbia  21–28  FranceScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,243
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Stoiljković 6(12–15)Ayglon, Nze Minko 6
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Group II

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Norway5500127109+1810Semifinals
2  Denmark5311123113+107
3  Romania5302119110+96Fifth place game
4  Russia5122116121−54
5  Czech Republic5104132146−142
6  Hungary5014111129−181
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.
11 December 2016
16:15
Czech Republic  24–26  RussiaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,021
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Růčková 5(12–14)Sen 4
Report  1×
11 December 2016
18:30
Hungary  21–29  RomaniaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,236
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
four players 3(9–15)Neagu 10
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11 December 2016
20:45
Denmark  20–22  NorwayHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,553
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
three players 4(9–14)Mørk 5
 3× Report  3×

13 December 2016
16:15
Czech Republic  28–30  RomaniaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 773
Referees: Kijauskaite, Žaliene (LTU)
Luzumová 7(14–17)Neagu 10
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13 December 2016
18:30
Hungary  23–24  NorwayHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,402
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Görbicz, Kovács 5(9–11)Mørk 6
 3× Report  3×
13 December 2016
20:45
Denmark  26–26  RussiaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,672
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Jørgensen 7(13–11)Sudakova 6
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14 December 2016
16:15
Hungary  26–26  RussiaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 732
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Kovács 6(14–13)Dmitrieva 7
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14 December 2016
18:30
Denmark  21–17  RomaniaHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,582
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Hansen 9(12–10)Buceschi 4
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14 December 2016
20:45
Czech Republic  24–35  NorwayHelsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 853
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Hrbková 7(17–18)Mørk 6
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
 Netherlands26
 
18 December
 
 Denmark22
 
 Netherlands29
 
16 December
 
 Norway30
 
 France16
 
 
 Norway20
 
Third place
 
 
18 December
 
 
 Denmark22
 
 
 France25

Semifinals

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16 December 2016
18:15
Netherlands  26–22  DenmarkScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,853
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Polman 7(13–13)Jørgensen 6
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16 December 2016
20:45
France  16–20  NorwayScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,908
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Lacrabère 6(9–11)Mørk 7
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Fifth place game

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16 December 2016
15:45
Germany  22–23  RomaniaScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,210
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Huber 5(11–11)Zamfir 6
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Third place game

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18 December 2016
15:30
Denmark  22–25  FranceScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 8,391
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Jørgensen 6(9–14)Nze Minko 5
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Final

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18 December 2016
18:00
Netherlands  29–30  NorwayScandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,037
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Snelder 6(15–15)Mørk 12
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Final ranking and statistics

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Qualified for the 2017 World Championship

References

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