2021 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship

2021 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–18 July
Teams	15 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (2nd title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	France
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	2,619 (53.45 per match)
Attendance	4,656 (95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Katarina Pandza (68 goals)
Awards
Best player	Blanka Kajdon
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The 2021 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and was held in Celje, Slovenia from 8 to 18 July 2021. ^[1]

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2019	1–11 August 2019	Slovenia	14	Hungary   Sweden   France   Denmark   Russia   Norway   Germany   Austria   Montenegro   Slovenia   Romania   Slovakia   Portugal   Croatia
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2019	3–11 August 2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro	1	Czech Republic
		Tbilisi	1	Switzerland

Draw

The draw was held on 10 February 2021 in Vienna. ^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark   France   Hungary   Sweden	Austria   Germany   Norway   Russia	Montenegro   Romania   Slovakia   Slovenia	Croatia   Czech Republic   Portugal    Switzerland

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	0	1	80	73	+7	4 [a]	Main round
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	80	64	+16	4 [a]
3	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	85	75	+10	4 [a]	Intermediate round
4	Slovenia (H)	3	0	0	3	63	96	−33	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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. Germany 2 Pts, +2 GD, 51 GS; Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD, 49 GS; Switzerland 2 Pts, –4 GD.

8 July 2021 17:00	Germany	30–23	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Hampel 9	(12–10)	M. Emmenegger 8
	1× 9×	Report	4×

8 July 2021 19:30	Denmark	31–17	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Andersen 6	(12–10)	Novak 5
	5×	Report	3× 1×

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9 July 2021 17:00	Switzerland	26–23	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Heinzer 8	(11–11)	Rasmussen 6
	2×	Report	1×

9 July 2021 19:00	Slovenia	24–29	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 66 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Kralj 5	(14–16)	Conze 9
	2× 1×	Report	1× 2×

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11 July 2021 17:00	Denmark	26–21	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Rasmussen 5	(14–10)	Conze, Nielsen 5
	1× 1×	Report	3×

11 July 2021 19:00	Slovenia	22–36	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Kralj 9	(11–18)	Heinzer 12
	1× 2×	Report	4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	77	57	+20	6	Main round
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	73	57	+16	4
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	66	72	−6	2	Intermediate round
4	Portugal [a]	3	0	0	3	0	30	−30	0	Withdrawn

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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. Portugal had to withdraw from the tournament due to positive COVID-19 cases within the team ^[3]

8 July 2021 15:00	Sweden	37–29	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Axnér 6	(20–12)	Lancz 8
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 4×

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9 July 2021 15:00	Slovakia	27–35	Russia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Lancz 8	(9–18)	Alekseeva 6
	4×	Report	2× 4×

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11 July 2021 15:00	Sweden	30–28	Russia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Axnér, Koppang 8	(10–14)	Zakordonskaia 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	0	81	59	+22	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	60	66	−6	4
3	Montenegro	3	1	0	2	76	72	+4	2	Intermediate round
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	66	86	−20	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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 July 2021 13:00	France	29–20	Montenegro	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 20 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Grandveau 10	(14–11)	Džaferović 7
	1× 2×	Report	4×

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9 July 2021 13:00	Croatia	14–24	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	three players 3	(6–13)	three players 4
	1× 7×	Report	1× 3×

9 July 2021 15:00	Montenegro	35–20	Austria	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 39 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Džaferović 7	(18–7)	K. Pandza 5
	6× 1×	Report	3×

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10 July 2021 [N 1]	Austria	21–23	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 55 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Dramac 9	(12–13)	Zrnić 11
	1× 5×	Report	1× 10× 1×

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11 July 2021 13:00	France	28–25	Austria	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Grandveau 8	(14–14)	K. Pandza 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

11 July 2021 15:00	Montenegro	21–23	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 41 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Džaferović 7	(14–9)	Zrnić 6
	1× 4×	Report	2×

^ The game was originally supposed to be played on 8 July 2021. ^[4]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	96	65	+31	6	Main round
2	Romania	3	2	0	1	82	74	+8	4
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	73	85	−12	2	Intermediate round
4	Norway	3	0	0	3	73	100	−27	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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 July 2021 17:00	Hungary	27–19	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 43 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Kajdon 8	(12–11)	Borș 5
	3× 5×	Report	2× 5×

8 July 2021 19:00	Norway	25–28	Czech Republic	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 60 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	M. Andersen 6	(10–12)	Königová 8
	2× 5×	Report	1× 2×

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9 July 2021 17:00	Czech Republic	20–33	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	three players 3	(8–15)	Koronczai 8
	2×	Report	1× 3×

9 July 2021 19:00	Romania	36–22	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 59 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Gogîrlă 8	(20–6)	Nypan 4
	1× 7×	Report	1× 4×

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11 July 2021 17:00	Hungary	36–26	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 71 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Kajdon 5	(21–15)	Nypan 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 2×

11 July 2021 19:00	Romania	27–25	Czech Republic	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 41 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Gogîrlă 8	(14–10)	Cholevová 10
	1× 7×	Report	2× 5× 1×

Intermediate round

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	65	49	+16	4	9–12th place semifinals
2	Slovakia	2	1	0	1	58	52	+6	2
3	Slovenia (H)	2	0	0	2	45	67	−22	0	13–15th place semifinal

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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

13 July 2021 15:00	Switzerland	29–27	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Altherr 9	(15–13)	Lancz 8
	7×	Report	1× 5×

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14 July 2021 15:00	Slovakia	31–23	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Lancz 8	(17–15)	Novak 6
	1× 7×	Report	1× 6×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	79	78	+1	4 [a]	9–12th place semifinals
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	102	78	+24	4 [a]
3	Montenegro	3	1	0	2	79	75	+4	2 [b]	13th place game
4	Austria	3	1	0	2	79	108	−29	2 [b]	13–15th place semifinal

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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. Norway 25–28 Czech Republic
2. Montenegro 35–20 Austria

13 July 2021 17:00	Austria	27–46	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	K. Pandza 10	(14–21)	M. Andersen 8
	1×	Report	3×

13 July 2021 19:00	Montenegro	21–24	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	N. Kadović 5	(11–10)	Cholevová 8
	1× 4×	Report	2× 3×

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14 July 2021 17:00	Norway	31–23	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Nypan 10	(16–12)	Džaferović 6
	1× 4×	Report	3×

14 July 2021 19:00	Czech Republic	27–32	Austria	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Cholevová 10	(12–14)	Dramac 12
	5×	Report	5×

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	2	0	1	83	79	+4	4 [a]	Semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	84	78	+6	4 [a]
3	Denmark	3	2	0	1	75	72	+3	4 [a]	5–8th place semifinals
4	Germany	3	0	0	3	71	84	−13	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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. Russia 2 Pts, +1 GD, 55 GS; Sweden 2 Pts, +1 GD, 54 GS; Denmark 2 Pts, –2 GD.

13 July 2021 17:00	Denmark	24–27	Russia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 91 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Skott 6	(12–14)	Statsenko 8
	5×	Report	1×

13 July 2021 19:00	Germany	25–30	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Engel 9	(14–15)	Axnér 9
	4×	Report	1× 2×

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14 July 2021 17:00	Russia	28–25	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 67 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Baeva 6	(15–10)	Nielsen 7
	2×	Report	4×

14 July 2021 19:00	Sweden	24–25	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 82 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Axnér, Koppang 6	(12–15)	Berger Wierzba 6
	6×	Report	1× 4× 1×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	82	59	+23	6	Semifinals
2	France	3	2	0	1	71	61	+10	4
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	75	78	−3	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Croatia	3	0	0	3	58	88	−30	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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.

13 July 2021 13:00	Croatia	20–29	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 64 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Zrnić 7	(10–13)	Ion 7
	1× 3×	Report	1×

13 July 2021 15:00	France	16–20	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Chambonnier 7	(8–11)	Kukely 4
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

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14 July 2021 13:00	Romania	27–31	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Gogîrlă 13	(14–12)	Kanoute 7
	1× 3×	Report	1×

14 July 2021 15:00	Hungary	35–24	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Juhász 6	(16–9)	Birtić, Zrnić 4
	4×	Report	5×

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	16 July
	Russia	25
					18 July
	France	24
					Russia	22
	16 July
					Hungary	31
	Hungary	33
	Sweden	26
					Third place
					18 July
					France	30
					Sweden	29

Ninth place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	16 July
	Switzerland	32
					17 July
	Norway	33
					Norway	33
	16 July
					Czech Republic	27
	Czech Republic	29
	Slovakia	25
					Eleventh place
					17 July
					Switzerland	33
					Slovakia	28

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	16 July
	Denmark	24
					17 July
	Croatia	22
					Denmark	21
	16 July
					Romania	28
	Romania	28
	Germany	24
					Seventh place
					17 July
					Croatia	24
					Germany	20

13th place bracket

	13–15th place semifinal				13th place
	16 July
	Slovenia	25
					17 July
	Austria	27
					Austria	31
					Montenegro	33

13–15th place semifinal

16 July 2021 14:45	Slovenia	25–27	Austria	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Novak 10	(15–12)	K. Pandza 13
	1× 3×	Report	6×

9–12th place semifinals

16 July 2021 17:00	Switzerland	32–33	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Heinzer 10	(15–17)	Skindlo 6
	2×	Report	7×

16 July 2021 19:15	Czech Republic	29–25	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Cholevová 12	(10–11)	Lancz, Pálová 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2×

5–8th place semifinals

16 July 2021 12:30	Denmark	24–22	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 69 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Johannsen 5	(12–12)	Zrnić 9
	3×	Report	4×

16 July 2021 14:45	Romania	28–24	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Stoica 7	(13–11)	Nielsen 7
	4×	Report	7×

Semifinals

16 July 2021 17:00	Russia	25–24	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Baeva 5	(13–13)	Bouktit 6
		Report	1×

16 July 2021 19:30	Hungary	33–26	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Faragó 9	(16–15)	Axnér 8
	4×	Report	4×

13th place game

17 July 2021 14:45	Austria	31–33	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	K. Pandza 19	(15–15)	Džaferović 11
	1× 5×	Report	6× 1×

Eleventh place game

17 July 2021 17:00	Switzerland	33–28	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Altherr 9	(15–11)	Lancz 8
	4×	Report	2×

Ninth place game

17 July 2021 19:15	Norway	33–27	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	M. Andersen 7	(15–8)	Cholevová 8
	1× 5×	Report	1×

Seventh place game

17 July 2021 14:30	Croatia	24–20	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Brkić 7	(12–12)	Hertha 5
	3×	Report	5×

Fifth place game

17 July 2021 16:45	Denmark	21–28	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Frandsen 7	(10–15)	Gogîrlă 10
		Report	2×

Third place game

18 July 2021 12:00	France	30–29	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Grandevau 11	(15–10)	Koppang 8
	1×	Report	5×

Final

18 July 2021 14:30	Russia	22–31	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 528 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Zakordonskaia 6	(11–17)	Farkas 7
	2×	Report	1× 1×

Final ranking and awards

Final ranking Rank Team   Hungary   Russia   France 4   Sweden 5   Romania 6   Denmark 7   Croatia 8   Germany 9   Norway 10   Czech Republic 11    Switzerland 12   Slovakia 13   Montenegro 14   Austria 15   Slovenia –   Portugal Qualified for the 2022 Junior World Championship

All Star Team The All Star Team and awards were announced on 18 July 2021. [5] Position Player Goalkeeper Veronica Chipula Left wing Maja Mérai Left back Daria Statsenko Centre back Léna Grandveau Right back Nina Koppang Right wing Bruna Zrnić Pivot Sarah Bouktit Best defense player Charité Mumbongo Most valuable player Blanka Kajdon

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals [6]
1	Katarina Pandza	68
2	Charlotte Cholevová	55
3	Alicia Gogîrlă	53
4	Barbora Lancz	46
5	Bruna Zrnić	45
6	Tyra Axnér	43
7	Kristina Dramac	42
	Katarina Džaferović
9	Léna Grandveau	39
	Celia Heinzer

References

1. "Women's 19 EHF EURO 2021" (PDF). w19ehfeuro.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Reigning champions Hungary face Norway in Women's 19 EHF EURO". EHF. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
3. "COVID-19 afasta Seleção Nacional Sub-19 Feminina do Europeu" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Handball Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "Favourites on top after opening day". EHF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
5. "Hungary take W19 EHF EURO gold in style". EHF. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
6. Top goalscorers

External links

• Official website
• EHF