2014 European Women's Handball Championship

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2014 European Women's Handball Championship
2014 European Women's Handball Championship Logo.svg
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Venue 6  (in 6 host cities)
Dates7–21 December
Teams 16  (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored2,375 (50.53 per match)
Attendance122,070 (2,597 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Sweden.svg Isabelle Gulldén
(58 goals)
Awards
Best player Flag of Sweden.svg Isabelle Gulldén [1]
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The 2014 European Women's Handball Championship was the eleventh continental tournament for women's national teams, organized by the European Handball Federation. The second jointly hosted edition in the competition's history took place in Hungary and Croatia from 7 to 21 December 2014. [2]

Contents

Norway won their sixth title after beating Spain 28–25 in the final. [3] Sweden defeated Montenegro 25–23 to capture the bronze medal. [4]

Norway's victory ensured their qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. However, they later won the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, vacating the European champion Olympic berth which fell to Spain as the runner-up. The two next-best placed teams, Sweden and Montenegro, earned spots in the Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

Host selection

Initially there were two applicants for the tournament, Slovenia and Turkey, with none of them having the experience of organizing a continental event before. However, both candidates withdrew their offers later, thus the host nation could not be selected on the 10th Ordinary EHF Congress between 24 and 25 September 2010 as it was planned. [5]

Instead, the European Handball Federation re-launched the bidding process. As a result, six federations (Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Slovakia, Sweden and Turkey) showed intention to host the championship. Until the final deadline of 28 January 2011, EHF received three bids from four federations: [6]

After a thorough analysis, Slovakia was excluded from the race first, as they failed to ensure a minimum of four arenas that meet the strict criteria for the European Championship. [7] The EHF Executive Committee decided between the two remaining aspirants on its meeting on 9 April 2011, awarding the right to host the 11th Women's EHF European Handball Championship to Hungary and Croatia. [2]

Venues

CountryCityArenaCapacityRound
Hungary Budapest László Papp Budapest Sports Arena 12,500Knockout stage
Debrecen Főnix Hall 8,500Group B, Main round
Győr Audi Aréna 5,000Group A
Croatia Zagreb Arena Zagreb 15,200Main round
Varaždin Varaždin Arena 5,200Group C
Osijek Gradski vrt Hall 3,538Group D

Qualification

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Host nation9 April 20117 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Host nation9 April 201110 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Winner of Group 6 26 March 201410 (1994, 1996, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012)
Flag of France.svg  France Winner of Group 2 29 March 20147 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Runner-up of Group 7 29 March 201410 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Winner of Group 3 30 March 20142 (2010, 2012 )
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Winner of Group 1 4 June 201410 ( 1994 , 1996 , 1998, 2000, 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Winner of Group 7 11 June 201410 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Runner-up of Group 2 11 June 20141 (1994)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Winner of Group 4 11 June 20147 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Winner of Group 5 11 June 20148 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Runner-up of Group 4 12 June 20144 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Runner-up of Group 3 14 June 20143 (1996, 1998, 2006)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Runner-up of Group 6 15 June 20149 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Runner-up of Group 5 15 June 20143 (2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Runner-up of Group 1 15 June 201410 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
1Bold indicates champion for that year.

Seeding

The draw was held on 19 June 2014 at 13:00 local time in Zagreb, Croatia. [8] [9]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Squads

Referees

12 referee pairs were selected: [10]

Preliminary round

The playing schedule was released on 4 June 2014. [11]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 33008172+96 Main round
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (H)31118479+53
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 31027484102
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3012798341
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
7 December 2014
18:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg29–22Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Martín 9(16–13) Kudłacz 6
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7 December 2014
20:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg29–29Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 4,800
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Triscsuk 6(14–15) Dmitrieva 7
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9 December 2014
18:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg24–25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Kuznetcova, Sen 5(14–13) Martín 9
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9 December 2014
20:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg23–29Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Kudłacz 7(7–14) Mayer, Tomori 6
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11 December 2014
18:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg26–29Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Bliznova, Punko 7(11–13) Kudłacz 9
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11 December 2014
20:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg26–27Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 4,800
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Tomori, Triscsuk 6(13–13) Martín 10
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Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 33008863+256 Main round
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31118279+33
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3111717873
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 30036889210
Source: [ citation needed ]
7 December 2014
18:15
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg27–19Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Oftedal 5(16–7) Neagu 7
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7 December 2014
20:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg32–23Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Nørgaard 8(14–11) Borshchenko 7
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9 December 2014
18:15
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg29–29Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Neagu, Țăcălie 10(16–12) Fisker 8
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9 December 2014
20:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg23–34Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Glibko 7(13–17) Mørk, Solberg 6
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11 December 2014
18:15
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg23–22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Neagu 8(12–9) Borshchenko 10
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11 December 2014
20:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg27–21Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Løke 7(12–13) Burgaard, Nørgaard 4
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Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 32109990+95 Main round
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3111868713
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3102849282
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (H)3102838302
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
8 December 2014
18:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg26–29Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Huber, Naidzinavicius 6(11–12) Polman 7
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8 December 2014
20:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg30–28Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Gulldén 7(17–17) Penezić, Zebić 6
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10 December 2014
18:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg30–30Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Polman 10(14–14) Odén 7
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10 December 2014
20:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg24–26Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Penezić 13(14–13) Minevskaja, S. Müller 5
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12 December 2014
18:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg39–32Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
Gulldén 10(23–17) Nadgornaja 9
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12 December 2014
20:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg31–27Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Penezić 11(17–15) Van der Heijden 5
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Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 33007254+186 Main round
2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 32017067+34
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3102657052
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 30035672160
Source: [ citation needed ]
8 December 2014
18:00
France  Flag of France.svg21–18Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
Dembélé 6(7–9) Školková, Trehubová 4
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8 December 2014
20:15
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg22–19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
K. Bulatović, Lazović 5(10–8) Lekić 6
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10 December 2014
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg16–27Flag of France.svg  France Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Rajović, Stoiljković 4(3–11) Lacrabère 6
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10 December 2014
20:15
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg24–28Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Dubajová 5(10–20) Radičević 6
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12 December 2014
18:00
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg20–24Flag of France.svg  France Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Knežević 6(12–12) Pineau 8
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12 December 2014
20:15
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg21–23Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Cvijić 6(11–6) Jakubisová 8
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Main round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5401134119+158 Semifinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5302131121+106
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (H)5302124117+76 Fifth place game
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 521212312415
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 521211311525
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5005107136290
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
13 December 2014
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg19–28Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Siódmiak 5(9–9) Fisker 6
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13 December 2014
18:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg26–29Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Pena 7(16–16) Riegelhuth 7
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13 December 2014
20:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg20–19Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 5,370
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Szucsánszki, Triscsuk 4(10–8) Neagu 8
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15 December 2014
16:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg20–22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Pinedo 5(14–9) Neagu 7
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15 December 2014
18:15
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg24–26Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Drabik 5(15–11) Mørk 11
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15 December 2014
20:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg20–23Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Tomori, Tóth 5(9–11) L. Jørgensen 6
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17 December 2014
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg19–24Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
five players 3(9–11) Neagu 9
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17 December 2014
18:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg29–22Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
Barbosa 6(15–12) L. Jørgensen 7
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17 December 2014
20:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg29–25Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Attendance: 4,800
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Bulath 6(15–11) Løke 6
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Group II

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 5401136124+128 Semifinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5311158140+187
3Flag of France.svg  France 5311115109+67 Fifth place game
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5212134127+75
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 511313814133
6Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5005106146400
Source: [ citation needed ]
14 December 2014
15:45
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg20–27Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Zapf 6(10–12) Knežević 8
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14 December 2014
18:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg29–26Flag of France.svg  France Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Hagman 7(12–14) Lacrabère 10
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14 December 2014
20:15
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg30–20Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Polman 7(17–10) Školková 6
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16 December 2014
15:45
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg27–31Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Polman 8(13–15) K. Bulatović 10
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16 December 2014
18:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg31–22Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Gulldén 9(17–11) Szarková 7
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16 December 2014
20:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg24–24Flag of France.svg  France Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 800
Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
Geschke 9(13–10) Baudouin, Dembélé 5
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17 December 2014
15:45
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg29–30Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Gulldén 9(18–13) Radičević 9
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17 December 2014
18:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg36–22Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 600
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Huber, Lang 6(17–10) Dubajová 5
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17 December 2014
20:15
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg18–20Flag of France.svg  France Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 600
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Groot 10(9–7)three players 4
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 December
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 29
 
21 December
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 28
 
19 December
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19
 
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 18
 
Third place game
 
 
21 December
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25
 
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 23

All times are local (UTC+1).

Semifinals

19 December 2014
18:00
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg18–19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Radičević 6(8–13) Pinedo 5
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19 December 2014
20:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg29–25Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Løke 6(13–11) Gulldén 9
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Fifth place game

19 December 2014
15:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg25–26Flag of France.svg  France László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Triscsuk 10(13–16) Nze Minko 7
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Third place game

21 December 2014
15:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg25–23Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Gulldén 7(11–12) K. Bulatović 8
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Final

21 December 2014
18:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg28–25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Riegelhuth Koren 10(10–12) Pena 10
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Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
5Flag of France.svg  France
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
9Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
13Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
14Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
15Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
16Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Qualified for the 2015 World Championship
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament

Note: As Norway later qualified for the olympics as World Champions, the qualification slot went to the runner up instead and Montenegro qualified for the qualification tournament instead of Spain.

Awards

The all-star team and awards were announced on 21 December 2014. [1]

All-Star Team

Other awards

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoalsShots%
1 Isabelle Gulldén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 588965%
2 Cristina Neagu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 499751%
3 Carmen Martín Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 466571%
4 Katarina Bulatović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 448651%
5 Nora Mørk Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 416959%
6 Krisztina Triscsuk Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 395374%
7 Nerea Pena Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 386162%
8 Alexandra Lacrabère Flag of France.svg  France 377351%
Heidi Løke Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5173%
10 Ida Odén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 365862%

Source: SportResult.com Archived 22 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Top goalkeepers

RankNameTeam%SavesShots
1 Silje Solberg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 41%94227
2 Paula Ungureanu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 40%80198
3 Katja Schülke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 39%56142
4 Éva Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 38%72188
Sandra Toft Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 62163
6 Amandine Leynaud Flag of France.svg  France 36%56157
Silvia Navarro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 89247
8 Marina Vukčević Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 34%2162
Marta Žderić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2780
10 Sonja Barjaktarović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 33%71217

Source: SportResult.com Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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