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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 3–20 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 2,410 (51.28 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (52 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | |
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]
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]
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 20 September 2014. [10]
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]
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| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 2,800 | Capacity: 7,000 | |||||
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| Sydbank Arena | |||||||
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,100 | |||||
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualification was cancelled and the 2018 final ranking decided the participants. [14]
| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 20 September 2014 | 13 ( 1994 , 1996 , 1998, 2000, 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 , 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| Originally co-host | 20 September 2014 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012, 2014 , 2016 , 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 10 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 ) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 7 ( 1998 , 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 11 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 , 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004 , 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 , 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 5 (2010, 2012 , 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 13 ( 1994 , 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 , 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 10 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 6 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 6 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018) | |
| 2018 final ranking | 24 April 2020 | 10 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 , 2016, 2018) |
The draw was held on 18 June 2020 in Vienna, Austria. [14] [15]
The pots were announced on 7 May 2020. [16]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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]
10 referee pairs were selected on 9 October 2020. [18] Two new pairs were added ahead of the main round. [19]
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All times are local (UTC+1). [20] [21]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 65 | +13 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 77 | −9 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 0 |
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | France | 24–23 | 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 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Nolsøe 6 | (14–12) | Lazović, Ljepoja 5 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | Slovenia | 17–27 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) | |
| Gros, Lazović 4 | (6–12) | Lacrabère, Nze Minko 7 | ||
| 5× | Report | 1× |
| 6 December 2020 20:30 | Montenegro | 19–28 | 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 | 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 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
| Kanor, Zaadi 5 | (12–11) | three players 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 3 [a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 3 [a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 78 | −9 | 0 |
| 3 December 2020 18:15 | Russia | 31–22 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
| four players 4 | (13–11) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | Sweden | 27–23 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Blohm 5 | (13–13) | Jeřábková 8 | ||
| 1× | Report | 4× |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | Czech Republic | 22–24 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Jeřábková 6 | (13–15) | four players 3 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× |
| 5 December 2020 20:30 | Spain | 23–23 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
| Pena 6 | (13–10) | Petrén 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | Spain | 27–24 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Martín 12 | (11–16) | Jeřábková 8 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | Russia | 30–26 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) | |
| Dmitrieva 6 | (15–13) | Thorleifsdóttir 6 | ||
| 4× | Report | 4× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 78 | +6 | 2 [a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 80 | −2 | 2 [a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 88 | −9 | 2 [a] |
| 4 December 2020 18:15 | Hungary | 22–24 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Klujber 9 | (12–12) | Mičijević 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 5 December 2020 [note 1] 20:30 | Netherlands | 25–29 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
| Snelder 5 | (15–9) | Krpež Šlezak 10 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 6 December 2020 16:00 | Serbia | 26–38 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) | |
| Radosavljević 5 | (11–20) | Szöllősi-Zácsik 10 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× |
| 6 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 27–25 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
| L. Kalaus 9 | (13–14) | Abbingh, Dulfer 5 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 8 December 2020 18:15 | Serbia | 24–25 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
| Krpež Šlezak 5 | (14–14) | Krsnik 6 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| 8 December 2020 20:30 | Netherlands | 28–24 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) | |
| Dulfer 8 | (13–15) | three players 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 65 | +40 | 6 | Main round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 82 | −16 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 74 | −7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 84 | −17 | 1 |
| 3 December 2020 18:00 | Romania | 19–22 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: J. Bonaventura, C. Bonaventura (FRA) | |
| Neagu 4 | (10–13) | three players 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 3 December 2020 20:30 | Norway | 35–22 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) | |
| Mørk, Reistad 6 | (17–13) | Gęga 6 | ||
| 6× | Report | 3× |
| 5 December 2020 16:00 | Poland | 24–28 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
| Rosiak 7 | (15–11) | Neagu 8 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| 5 December 2020 18:15 | Germany | 23–42 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Bölk, Smits 4 | (14–22) | Mørk 12 | ||
| 5× | Report | 1× |
| 7 December 2020 18:15 | Germany | 21–21 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
| Zapf 4 | (9–8) | Rosiak 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 7 December 2020 20:30 | Romania | 20–28 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Ostase 6 | (13–13) | Herrem 6 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× |
Points gained in the preliminary round against team that also advanced, were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 121 | +11 | 9 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 111 | +25 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 129 | +7 | 7 | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 127 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 120 | 140 | −20 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 121 | 139 | −18 | 1 |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | Montenegro | 23–24 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Despotović 7 | (13–13) | three players 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | France | 26–25 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) | |
| Lacrabère 5 | (16–10) | Martín 9 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 11 December 2020 18:15 | France | 28–28 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Nze Minko, Sercien-Ugolin 5 | (16–19) | three players 5 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 11 December 2020 20:30 | Denmark | 24–22 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) | |
| Tranborg 6 | (13–12) | Thorleifsdóttir 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 13 December 2020 18:15 | Montenegro | 31–25 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) | |
| Radičević 11 | (16–10) | Blohm 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 13 December 2020 20:30 | Denmark | 34–24 | 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 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) | |
| Radičević 7 | (11–17) | Pena 6 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | France | 31–25 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) | |
| Nze Minko 6 | (14–14) | Gulldén 5 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | Denmark | 30–23 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Højlund 7 | (13–9) | Dmitrieva 9 | ||
| 2× | Report | 4× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 114 | +56 | 10 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 123 | +1 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 134 | +7 | 6 | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 137 | −13 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 140 | −22 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 136 | −29 | 0 |
| 10 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 25–20 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
| Blažević 7 | (14–10) | Neagu 6 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 10 December 2020 20:30 | Netherlands | 25–32 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) | |
| Malestein 5 | (10–16) | Mørk 8 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× |
| 12 December 2020 16:00 | Hungary | 25–32 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
| Klujber 8 | (11–13) | Bölk 5 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 12 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 25–36 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) | |
| Mičijević 7 | (14–15) | Reistad 7 | ||
| 1× | Report |
| 14 December 2020 18:15 | Netherlands | 28–27 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
| Abbingh 8 | (14–15) | Behnke, Naidzinavicius 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 14 December 2020 20:30 | Hungary | 26–24 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Schatzl 7 | (13–14) | Ostase 8 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 15 December 2020 16:00 | Netherlands | 35–24 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Van Wetering 8 | (16–12) | Laslo 7 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| 15 December 2020 18:15 | Croatia | 23–20 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
| Debelić 6 | (12–12) | Maidhof 9 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 15 December 2020 20:30 | Hungary | 21–32 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE) | |
| Kovacsics 7 | (9–17) | Mørk 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| 18 December 2020 15:30 | Russia | 33–27 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) | |
| Vedekhina 6 | (18–13) | Abbingh 10 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× |
| 18 December 2020 18:00 | France | 30–19 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) | |
| four players 4 | (15–5) | three players 3 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 18 December 2020 20:30 | Norway | 27–24 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) | |
| Mørk 6 | (10–13) | Rej 7 | ||
| 1× | Report [ dead link ] | 2× |
| 20 December 2020 15:30 | Croatia | 25–19 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE) | |
| Ježić, Posavec 5 | (11–11) | A. M. Hansen, Tranborg 4 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
| 20 December 2020 18:00 | France | 20–22 | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) | |
| Foppa 5 | (10–14) | three players 4 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| Qualified for the 2021 World Championship. | |
| Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as host. | |
| Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as defending champion. |
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All Star TeamThe All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 December 2020. [23]
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Top goalscorers
| Top goalkeepers
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