2022 European Women's Handball Championship
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The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022.[1] The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[2] This tournament was the last to feature 16 teams that had been the case since 2002.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Venues | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Dates | 4–20 November |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 2,492 (53.02 per match) |
| Attendance | 125,545 (2,671 per match) |
| Top scorers | (50 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | |
The top three team qualified for the 2023 World Championship and the winner will also qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Norway won their ninth title after defeating Denmark in the final.[5] Bronze went to Montenegro, who defeated France at the extra time.[6]
Bidding process
Bidding timeline
The bidding timeline was as follows:[7]
- 1 May 2017: Bidding nations to provide official expression of interest in the hosting of the tournament
- 1 July 2017: Bidding manuals sent to all bidding federations
- 1 November 2017: Deadline for completed bidding and application documentation to be provided to the EHF office
- 15 December 2017: Applications to be approved at the EHF executive committee in Hamburg
- 20 June 2018: appointment of host(s) of EHF Euro 2022 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress in Glasgow, Scotland
Bids
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:[8]
However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:[9]
On the 20 June 2018, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro won the hosting rights.[10][11]
| Bids | |
|---|---|
| Votes[12] | |
| 41 | |
| Votes against the bid | 1 |
| Total | 42 |
Venues
The four proposed venues were the venues for the event.[13]
| Ljubljana | Celje | Podgorica | Skopje |
| Arena Stožice | Zlatorog Arena | Morača Sports Center | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center |
| Capacity: 12,480 | Capacity: 5,191 | Capacity: 6,000 (reduced to 4,317) | Capacity: 10,000 |
Qualification
Qualified teams
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
Referees
Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022.[16] Two pairs were replaced in October 2022.[17]
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Squads
Each squad consisted of 20 players, and 16 players were selected on the day of each match. There was a maximum of six players who can 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.[18]
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 66 | +36 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 97 | −22 | 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.
| 4 November 2022 18:00 |
Hungary |
33–28 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,168 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Klujber 9 | (12–14) | Schmid 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 |
Norway |
32–23 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,179 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) | |
| Mørk 8 | (16–14) | S. Posavec 4 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1× |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 |
Croatia |
21–18 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,424 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) | |
| Blažević 9 | (10–7) | Győri-Lukács 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 |
Switzerland |
21–38 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,123 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Emmenegger 5 | (9–19) | Oftedal 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 |
Croatia |
26–26 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) | |
| Japundža 6 | (14–12) | Emmenegger 7 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1× |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 |
Norway |
32–22 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) | |
| Ingstad 8 | (14–12) | Klujber 6 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 4× |
Group B
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:
- Sweden 2 Pts, +9 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, 0 GD, Slovenia 2 Pts, −9 GD
| 4 November 2022 18:00 |
Denmark |
26–28 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) | |
| Østergaard 7 | (15–14) | Gros 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 4× |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 |
Sweden |
27–21 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Hagman 9 | (14–9) | Stamenić 6 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1× |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 |
Slovenia |
22–33 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) | |
| Gros 5 | (13–14) | Hagman 9 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 |
Serbia |
21–34 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) | |
| Stoiljković 6 | (11–18) | three players 4 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 |
Slovenia |
27–24 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) | |
| Omoregie 6 | (13–15) | Radosavljević 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 |
Denmark |
25–23 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Friis 9 | (13–5) | Axnér 9 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 69 | +14 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 87 | −7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 85 | −33 | 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.
(H) Hosts
| 5 November 2022 18:00 |
France |
24–14 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) | |
| Lassource 4 | (12–5) | Janeska 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 |
Netherlands |
29–28 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) | |
| Van der Heijden 7 | (14–12) | three players 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 |
North Macedonia |
15–30 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) | |
| Ristovska 4 | (9–17) | Smits 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 |
Romania |
21–35 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | |
| Grozav, Neagu 5 | (11–17) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 |
North Macedonia |
23–31 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Dabevska 7 | (12–13) | Neagu 10 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 6× |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 |
France |
26–24 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) | |
| Foppa, Nze Minko 4 | (14–12) | Malestein 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 2[a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 2[a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 2[a] |
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:
- Spain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Germany 2 Pts, 0 GD, Poland 2 Pts, −1 GD
| 5 November 2022 18:00 |
Montenegro |
30–23 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) | |
| Jauković, Radičević 5 | (12–9) | Cabral 5 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 |
Poland |
23–25 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Balsam 5 | (12–11) | Grijseels 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 |
Germany |
25–29 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) | |
| Bölk, Grijseels 7 | (12–15) | Jauković 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 |
Spain |
21–22 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) | |
| Cabral 7 | (12–12) | Kobylińska 5 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 |
Poland |
23–26 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | |
| Kobylińska 6 | (12–12) | Radičević 12 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 2× |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 |
Germany |
21–23 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) | |
| Grijseels 6 | (10–11) | Campos 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
Main round
Group I
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:
| 10 November 2022 18:00 |
Croatia |
18–26 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) | |
| Blažević 5 | (12–13) | Gros 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 10 November 2022 20:30 |
Hungary |
27–29 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Klujber 8 | (12–14) | Friis 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 2× |
| 12 November 2022 18:00 |
Croatia |
17–26 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) | |
| Pavlović 6 | (8–14) | Jørgensen 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 4× |
| 12 November 2022 20:30 |
Norway |
27–25 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) | |
| Reistad 7 | (13–13) | Carlson 9 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
| 14 November 2022 18:00 |
Norway |
26–23 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) | |
| Reistad 10 | (16–15) | Gros 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 14 November 2022 20:30 |
Hungary |
25–30 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Klujber 6 | (15–18) | Roberts 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 |
Hungary |
29–25 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) | |
| Klujber 9 | (14–14) | Gros 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 |
Croatia |
27–31 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Petika 6 | (11–17) | Hagman 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 |
Norway |
29–31 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) | |
| Mørk 8 | (13–12) | A. M. Hansen 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3× |
Group II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 108 | +45 | 10 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 151 | −13 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 144 | +8 | 5 | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 137 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 144 | −19 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 158 | −19 | 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.
| 11 November 2022 18:00 |
Netherlands |
28–36 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Malestein 8 | (13–17) | Grijseels 8 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 7× |
| 11 November 2022 20:30 |
Romania |
28–27 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | |
| Pintea 7 | (12–11) | González Ortega, Gutiérrez Bermejo 4 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 13 November 2022 18:00 |
Netherlands |
29–29 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) | |
| Freriks, Smits 6 | (15–17) | Cabral, Valdivia 4 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 13 November 2022 20:30 |
France |
27–19 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) | |
| Foppa 6 | (12–9) | Radičević 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
| 15 November 2022 18:00 |
Romania |
34–35 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) | |
| Neagu 9 | (18–18) | Grbić, Radičević 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3× |
| 15 November 2022 20:30 |
France |
29–21 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) | |
| Kanor 5 | (13–9) | Grijseels 7 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 |
Romania |
28–32 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 770 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) | |
| Neagu 7 | (14–16) | Stockschläder 10 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 |
Netherlands |
42–25 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | |
| Smits 7 | (21–15) | Jauković 11 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 4× |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 |
France |
36–23 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Valentini 6 | (17–9) | Campos 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 November | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 20 November | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 25 | ||||||
| 18 November | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 28 | ||||||
| 20 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 November | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 25 | ||||||
Fifth place game
| 18 November 2022 15:00 |
Sweden |
37–32 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Hagman 9 | (21–16) | three players 5 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× |
Semifinals
| 18 November 2022 17:45 |
Denmark |
27–23 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) | |
| Friis 7 | (14–10) | Grbić, Jauković 7 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 4× |
| 18 November 2022 20:30 |
Norway |
28–20 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) | |
| Mørk 8 | (12–11) | Zaadi 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
Third place game
| 20 November 2022 17:45 |
Montenegro |
27–25 (ET) | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) | |
| Jauković, Radičević 6 | (13–12) | Granier, Nze Minko 4 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1× | ||
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FT: 22–22 ET: 5–3 | ||||
Final
| 20 November 2022 20:30 |
Denmark |
25–27 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) | |
| Burgaard 6 | (15–12) | Mørk 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
Final ranking and awards
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 European Women's Handball Championship | |
| Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 2023 World Championship |
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All Star Team
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 November 2022.[22]
| Position | Player |
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| Goalkeeper | |
| Left wing | |
| Left back | |
| Centre back | |
| Right back | |
| Right wing | |
| Pivot | |
| Best defense player | |
| Most valuable player |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top goalkeepers
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