2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

The 2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, which was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 3 to 13 August 2023.

2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Montenegro
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–13 August
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions France (2nd title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Germany
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored2,892 (51.64 per match)
Attendance11,458 (205 per match)
Top scorer(s) Era Baumann
(55 goals)[1]
Best player Andrea Nörklit Jörgensen

Host selection

Montenegro won the hosting rights for the second successive time at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.[2]

Qualification

After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the Russians were disqualified and Iceland, who placed second in the qualification tournament, took their place.

CompetitionDatesHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation23 September 2022 Luxembourg1 Montenegro
Women's 17 EHF EURO 20215–15 August 2021 Montenegro11 Hungary
 Germany
 Denmark
 Croatia
 Norway
 Romania
  Switzerland
 Portugal
 France
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
Women's 17 EHF Championship 20216–15 August 2021 Tbilisi1 Netherlands
7–15 August 2021 Klaipėda1 North Macedonia
Qualification tournament22–25 November 2021` Belgrade1 Serbia
 Iceland[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Replaced Russia after they were disqualified due to the war in Ukraine.

Venues

Both venues were in the capital, Podgorica.[3]

PodgoricaPodgorica
Morača Sports Center
Capacity: 6,000
Verde Complex
Capacity: 2,100

Draw

The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Hungary
 Germany
 Denmark
 Croatia
 Norway
 Montenegro (H)
 Romania
  Switzerland
 Portugal
 France
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 North Macedonia
 Netherlands
 Serbia
 Iceland

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 83 66 +17 5 Main round
2  Montenegro (H) 3 1 1 1 80 62 +18 3
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 84 83 +1 2[lower-alpha 1] Intermediate round
4  Iceland 3 1 0 2 60 96 36 2[lower-alpha 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
Notes:
  1. Czech Republic 28–22 Iceland
3 August 2023
18:00
Montenegro  18–20  Iceland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Ramusović 5 (7–10) Gunnþórsdóttir 6
  Report  
3 August 2023
20:15
Germany  39–29  Czech Republic Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Tucholke 8 (17–17) Kočová, Pejšová 5
  Report  

4 August 2023
18:00
Czech Republic  21–25  Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 350
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Rampová 5 (10–12) Ramusović 8
  Report  
4 August 2023
20:15
Iceland  24–34  Germany Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Gunnþórsdóttir 9 (12–16) Tucholke 7
  Report  

6 August 2023
18:00
Germany  23–23  Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Tucholke 6 (12–10) Mitrović 7
  Report  
6 August 2023
20:15
Czech Republic  28–22  Iceland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Filípková 8 (16–7) Pálsdóttir 6
   Report  

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 3 0 0 91 65 +26 6 Main round
2  Serbia 3 1 0 2 69 73 4 2[lower-alpha 1]
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 72 79 7 2[lower-alpha 1] Intermediate round
4  Sweden 3 1 0 2 77 92 15 2[lower-alpha 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.
Notes:
  1. Serbia 2 Pts, +6 GD; Switzerland 2 Pts, +1 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –7 GD
3 August 2023
13:00
Croatia  34–26  Sweden Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Renić 8 (15–16) Lundvall 6
  Report  
3 August 2023
15:15
Switzerland  23–21  Serbia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Baumann 8 (13–8) Bulatović 5
  Report  

4 August 2023
13:30
Serbia  20–30  Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Radović 7 (8–13) Renić 8
  Report   
4 august 2023
15:45
Sweden  31–30   Switzerland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Jungqvist 7 (11–17) Baumann 9
  Raport  

6 August 2023
13:30
Sweden  20–28  Serbia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Jungqvist 5 (8–11) Radović 7
  Report  
6 August 2023
15:45
Croatia  27–19   Switzerland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Ðelekovcan 7 (13–10) Baumann 4
  Report  

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 75 62 +13 6 Main round
2  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 63 66 3 2[lower-alpha 1]
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 72 75 3 2[lower-alpha 1] Intermediate round
4  Portugal 3 1 0 2 67 74 7 2[lower-alpha 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.
Notes:
  1. Netherlands 2 Pts, +2 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, –3 GD
3 August 2023
18:00
Denmark  22–18  Portugal Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Johansen 6 (11–8) Moniz 5
  Report  
3 August 2023
20:15
Norway  18–21  Netherlands Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Ellingsen 4 (10–13) Exterkate 4
   Report  

4 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands  21–26  Denmark Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Schouten 6 (12–12) Plougstrup 7
  Report  
4 August 2023
20:15
Portugal  27–31  Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Moniz 9 (13–16) Strand-Larsen 11
  Report  

6 August 2023
13:30
Denmark  27–23  Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 70
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Plougstrup 9 (11–10) Slenes 6
  Report  
6 August 2023
15:45
Portugal  22–21  Netherlands Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Silva 7 (9–14) Boers, Horvers 4
  Report   

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 91 66 +25 6 Main round
2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 103 77 +26 4
3  Romania 3 1 0 2 90 83 +7 2 Intermediate round
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 59 117 58 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.
3 August 2023
13:30
Hungary  28–33  France Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Fazekas 12 (17–12) Injai 7
  Report  
3 August 2023
15:45
Romania  40–27  North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Damian, Rogoz 6 (23–15) Mladenovska 9
   Report  

4 August 2023
13:30
North Macedonia  17–46  Hungary Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Milenkoska 5 (6–23) Himer, Varga 7
  Report  
4 August 2023
15:45
France  27–23  Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Chantelly 8 (15–16) Gavrilă 6
  Report  

6 August 2023
18:00
Hungary  29–27  Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Fazekas, Keceli-Mészáros 8 (10–15) Damian 7
  Report  
6 August 2023
20:15
France  31–15  North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Andon, Gros 5 (15–4) Trpeska 4
  Report  

Intermediate round

The intermediate groups were numbered III and IV. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference obtained in games played against the teams from the same preliminary group.

Group III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 89 76 +13 6 9–12th place semifinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 92 83 +9 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 82 83 1 2 13–16th place semifinals
4  Iceland 3 0 0 3 66 87 21 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.
8 August 2023
13:30
Sweden  27–30  Czech Republic Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 160
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Huselius 5 (14–16) Filípková 13
  Report  
8 August 2023
15:45
Switzerland  25–21  Iceland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Brunett 6 (13–12) Pálsdóttir, Þórhallsdóttir 5
  Report  

9 August 2023
13:30
Iceland  23–34  Sweden Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Ágústsdóttir, Jónasdóttir 5 (14–15) Lundvall 13
   Report  
9 August 2023
15:45
Czech Republic  31–27   Switzerland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Filípková, Pejšová 7 (15–12) Baumann 9
  Report  

Group IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 104 78 +26 6 9–12th place semifinals
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 90 81 +9 4
3  Portugal 3 1 0 2 87 75 +12 2 13–16th place semifinals
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 61 108 47 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.
8 August 2023
13:30
North Macedonia  21–32  Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Mladenovska 7 (11–15) Gulbrandsen 7
  Report  
8 August 2023
15:45
Romania  31–24  Portugal Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Damian 7 (11–9) Pinheiro 7
  Report   

9 August 2023
13:30
Portugal  36–13  North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Moniz 6 (14–8) Kraleva, Mladenovska 3
  Report  
9 August 2023
15:45
Norway  27–33  Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Kvia 8 (13–15) Bodijar 7
  Report  

Main round

The main groups were numbered I and II. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference in the games played against teams from the same preliminary group.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 84 63 +21 5 Semifinals
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 79 72 +7 4
3  Serbia 3 1 0 2 59 83 24 2 5–8th place semifinals
4  Montenegro (H) 3 0 1 2 67 71 4 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
8 August 2023
18:00
Croatia  27–25  Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Vuković 8 (16–13) Ramusović 6
  Report  
8 August 2023
20:15
Serbia  18–34  Germany Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 230
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Radović 6 (12–17) Litvinov 11
  Report  

9 August 2023
18:00
Montenegro  19–21  Serbia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Jolić, Mitrović 4 (9–8) Petrić 6
  Report  
9 August 2023
20:15
Germany  27–22  Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Ott 6 (16–13) Čičak 5
  Report  

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 1 0 75 65 +10 5 Semifinals
2  France 3 2 0 1 85 71 +14 4
3  Hungary 3 1 1 1 86 79 +7 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 61 92 31 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.
8 August 2023
18:00
Hungary  24–24  Denmark Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Balogh, Bristyán, Szár 4 (10–9) Plougstrup 8
  Report   
8 August 2023
20:15
France  32–18  Netherlands Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Senant 5 (17–8) Horvers, Legebeke 5
  Report  

9 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands  22–34  Hungary Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Dekker 6 (9–17) Fazekas 7
  Report  
9 August 2023
20:15
Denmark  25–20  France Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Hattesen 8 (8–10) Abdou 5
   Report  

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
 Germany21
 
13 August 2023
 
 France26
 
 France24
 
11 August 2023
 
 Denmark19
 
 Denmark21
 
 
 Croatia20
 
Third place
 
 
13 August 2023
 
 
 Germany31
 
 
 Croatia27
Ninth place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
 Czech Republic21
 
12 August 2023
 
 Norway32
 
 Norway30
 
11 August 2023
 
 Sweden35
 
 Romania23
 
 
 Sweden29
 
Eleventh place
 
 
12 August 2023
 
 
 Czech Republic25
 
 
 Romania33
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
 Serbia24
 
13 August 2023
 
 Netherlands23
 
 Serbia25
 
11 August 2023
 
 Hungary28
 
 Hungary27
 
 
 Montenegro24
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 August 2023
 
 
 Netherlands17
 
 
 Montenegro25
13th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
  Switzerland32
 
12 August 2023
 
 North Macedonia31
 
  Switzerland25
 
11 August 2023
 
 Portugal23
 
 Portugal28
 
 
 Iceland22
 
15th place
 
 
12 August 2023
 
 
 North Macedonia25
 
 
 Iceland34

13–16th place semifinals

11 August 2023
18:00
Switzerland  32–31  North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Baumann 11 (15–14) Mladenovska 9
  Report  
11 August 2023
18:00
Portugal  28–22  Iceland Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Pinheiro, Pinto, Silva 6 (14–14) Pálsdóttir 6
  Report  

9–12th place semifinals

11 August 2023
18:00
Czech Republic  21–32  Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Pazderová 5 (9–15) Helland 6
  Report  
11 August 2023
20:15
Romania  23–29  Sweden Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Tulea 6 (13–12) Lundvall 7
  Report  

5–8th place semifinals

11 August 2023
13:30
Serbia  24–23  Netherlands Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Bulatović 5 (18–11) Exterkate 7
  Report  
11 August 2023
15:45
Hungary  27–24  Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Keceli-Mészáros 7 (11–12) Guberinić 6
  Report  

Semifinals

11 August 2023
18:00
Germany  21–26  France Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Litvinov 5 (14–15) Kingue 5
  Report  
11 August 2023
20:15
Denmark  21–20  Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Hattesen, Jensen 4 (14–12) Ðelekovcan, Fratnik 5
  Report  

15th place game

12 August 2023
11:15
North Macedonia  25–34  Iceland Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 48
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Mladenovska 6 (12–14) Eiríksdóttir 6
  Report   

13th place game

12 August 2023
13:30
Switzerland  25–23  Portugal Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Baumann 9 (8–10) Silva 7
  Report  

Eleventh place game

12 August 2023
15:45
Czech Republic  25–33  Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Rampová 6 (15–14) Gavrilă 7
  Report  

Ninth place game

12 August 2023
18:00
Norway  30–35  Sweden Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Kvia, Lindquist 6 (13–15) Rubin 7
Report

Seventh place game

13 August 2023
11:15
Netherlands  17–25  Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Exterkate 4 (8–12) Mitrović 7
  Report   

Fifth place game

13 August 2023
13:30
Serbia  25–28  Hungary Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Radović 9 (15–10) Fazekas 10
  Report  

Third place game

13 August 2023
15:45
Germany  31–27  Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Ott 6 (17–13) Čičak, Renić 6
  Report  

Final

13 August 2023
18:00
France  24–19  Denmark Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Abdou 4 (12–9) Bugtrup 4
  Report  

Final ranking

There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams.

RankTeam
 France
 Germany
 Denmark
4 Croatia
5 Hungary
6 Serbia
7 Montenegro
8 Netherlands
9 Sweden
10 Norway
11 Netherlands
12 Czech Republic
13  Switzerland
14 Portugal
15 Iceland[lower-alpha 1]
16 North Macedonia
Qualified for the 2024 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
  1. Iceland qualified after being invited to replace the Oceanian representative.

Tournament awards

The all-star team and awards were announced on 14 August 2023.[5]

All-star team

PositionPlayer
Goalkeeper Tatjana Činku
Right wing Lucija Renic
Right back Virág Fazekas
Centre back Mélissa Chantelly
Left back Anne Dolberg Plougstrup
Left wing Alissa Katarina Wele
Pivot Anđela Guberinić

Awards

Most valuable player Andrea Nörklit Jörgensen
Best defender Ruslana Litvinov
Top scorer Era Baumann

See also

References

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