Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Slovenia North Macedonia Montenegro |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | 4–20 November |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Norway (9th title) |
Runner-up | Denmark |
Third place | Montenegro |
Fourth place | France |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 2,492 (53.02 per match) |
Attendance | 125,545 (2,671 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nora Mørk (50 goals) |
Best player | Henny Reistad |
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.
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]
The bidding timeline was as follows: [7]
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 | |
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Votes [12] | |
Slovenia, Macedonia & Montenegro | 41 |
Votes against the bid | 1 |
Total | 42 |
The four proposed venues were the venues for the event. [13]
Slovenia | Montenegro | North Macedonia | |
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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 |
The draw was held on 28 April 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. [14]
The pots were announced on 25 April 2022. [15]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022. [16] Two pairs were replaced in October 2022. [17]
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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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 66 | +36 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 3 | |
3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 2 | |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 97 | −22 | 1 |
4 November 2022 18:00 | Hungary | 33–28 | Switzerland | 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 | Croatia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,179 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Mørk 8 | (16–14) | S. Posavec 4 | ||
5× | Report | 1× 2× |
6 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 21–18 | Hungary | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,424 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Blažević 9 | (10–7) | Győri-Lukács 4 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 2× 1× |
6 November 2022 20:30 | Switzerland | 21–38 | Norway | 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 | Switzerland | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Japundža 6 | (14–12) | Emmenegger 7 | ||
5× | Report | 1× 2× |
8 November 2022 20:30 | Norway | 32–22 | Hungary | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
Ingstad 8 | (14–12) | Klujber 6 | ||
4× | Report | 4× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 68 | +15 | 4 [a] | Main round |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 4 [a] | |
3 | Slovenia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 4 [a] | |
4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 88 | −22 | 0 |
4 November 2022 18:00 | Denmark | 26–28 | Slovenia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Østergaard 7 | (15–14) | Gros 8 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 4× |
4 November 2022 20:30 | Sweden | 27–21 | Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
Hagman 9 | (14–9) | Stamenić 6 | ||
5× | Report | 1× 1× |
6 November 2022 18:00 | Slovenia | 22–33 | Sweden | 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 | Denmark | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Stoiljković 6 | (11–18) | three players 4 | ||
3× | Report | 1× 6× |
8 November 2022 18:00 | Slovenia | 27–24 | Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Omoregie 6 | (13–15) | Radosavljević 6 | ||
1× 6× | Report | 2× 3× 1× |
8 November 2022 20:30 | Denmark | 25–23 | Sweden | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Friis 9 | (13–5) | Axnér 9 | ||
3× | Report | 1× 2× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 69 | +14 | 4 | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 87 | −7 | 2 | |
4 | North Macedonia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 85 | −33 | 0 |
5 November 2022 18:00 | France | 24–14 | North Macedonia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Lassource 4 | (12–5) | Janeska 5 | ||
3× | Report | 1× 4× |
5 November 2022 20:30 | Netherlands | 29–28 | Romania | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
Van der Heijden 7 | (14–12) | three players 5 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 1× 2× |
7 November 2022 18:00 | North Macedonia | 15–30 | Netherlands | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Ristovska 4 | (9–17) | Smits 7 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 2× 5× |
7 November 2022 20:30 | Romania | 21–35 | France | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
Grozav, Neagu 5 | (11–17) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 1× 4× |
9 November 2022 18:00 | North Macedonia | 23–31 | Romania | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Dabevska 7 | (12–13) | Neagu 10 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 6× |
9 November 2022 20:30 | France | 26–24 | Netherlands | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
Foppa, Nze Minko 4 | (14–12) | Malestein 9 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 1× 2× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Montenegro (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 2 [a] | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 2 [a] | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 2 [a] |
5 November 2022 18:00 | Montenegro | 30–23 | Spain | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Jauković, Radičević 5 | (12–9) | Cabral 5 | ||
4× | Report | 1× 3× |
5 November 2022 20:30 | Poland | 23–25 | Germany | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Balsam 5 | (12–11) | Grijseels 8 | ||
1× 5× | Report | 1× 2× |
7 November 2022 18:00 | Germany | 25–29 | Montenegro | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
Bölk, Grijseels 7 | (12–15) | Jauković 9 | ||
1× 5× 1× | Report | 2× |
7 November 2022 20:30 | Spain | 21–22 | Poland | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Cabral 7 | (12–12) | Kobylińska 5 | ||
4× | Report | 1× 4× |
9 November 2022 18:00 | Poland | 23–26 | Montenegro | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
Kobylińska 6 | (12–12) | Radičević 12 | ||
4× | Report | 2× 2× |
9 November 2022 20:30 | Germany | 21–23 | Spain | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
Grijseels 6 | (10–11) | Campos 6 | ||
3× | Report | 1× 3× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 124 | +13 | 8 [a] | Semifinals |
2 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 124 | +22 | 8 [a] | |
3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 126 | +16 | 6 | Fifth place game |
4 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 132 | −8 | 4 | |
5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 133 | −27 | 2 [b] | |
6 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 137 | −16 | 2 [b] |
10 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 18–26 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
Blažević 5 | (12–13) | Gros 7 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 2× |
10 November 2022 20:30 | Hungary | 27–29 | Denmark | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
Klujber 8 | (12–14) | Friis 7 | ||
3× | Report | 2× 2× |
12 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 17–26 | Denmark | 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 | Sweden | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Reistad 7 | (13–13) | Carlson 9 | ||
3× | Report | 1× 4× |
14 November 2022 18:00 | Norway | 26–23 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Reistad 10 | (16–15) | Gros 5 | ||
2× | Report | 1× 4× |
14 November 2022 20:30 | Hungary | 25–30 | Sweden | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Klujber 6 | (15–18) | Roberts 9 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 1× |
16 November 2022 15:30 | Hungary | 29–25 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Klujber 9 | (14–14) | Gros 6 | ||
2× | Report | 1× 3× |
16 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 27–31 | Sweden | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
Petika 6 | (11–17) | Hagman 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 2× |
16 November 2022 20:30 | Norway | 29–31 | Denmark | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
Mørk 8 | (13–12) | A. M. Hansen 7 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 3× |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 108 | +45 | 10 | Semifinals |
2 | Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 151 | −13 | 6 | |
3 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 144 | +8 | 5 | Fifth place game |
4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 137 | −2 | 4 | |
5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 144 | −19 | 3 | |
6 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 158 | −19 | 2 |
11 November 2022 18:00 | Netherlands | 28–36 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Malestein 8 | (13–17) | Grijseels 8 | ||
4× 1× | Report | 7× |
11 November 2022 20:30 | Romania | 28–27 | Spain | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
Pintea 7 | (12–11) | González Ortega, Gutiérrez Bermejo 4 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 1× 1× |
13 November 2022 18:00 | Netherlands | 29–29 | Spain | 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 | Montenegro | 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 | Montenegro | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Neagu 9 | (18–18) | Grbić, Radičević 8 | ||
1× 6× | Report | 3× |
15 November 2022 20:30 | France | 29–21 | Germany | 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 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 770 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
Neagu 7 | (14–16) | Stockschläder 10 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 2× |
16 November 2022 18:00 | Netherlands | 42–25 | Montenegro | 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 | Spain | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Valentini 6 | (17–9) | Campos 5 | ||
1× | Report | 2× |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
18 November | ||||||
Denmark | 27 | |||||
20 November | ||||||
Montenegro | 23 | |||||
Denmark | 25 | |||||
18 November | ||||||
Norway | 27 | |||||
Norway | 28 | |||||
France | 20 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 November | ||||||
Montenegro (ET) | 27 | |||||
France | 25 |
18 November 2022 15:00 | Sweden | 37–32 | Netherlands | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
Hagman 9 | (21–16) | three players 5 | ||
4× | Report | 1× 3× |
18 November 2022 17:45 | Denmark | 27–23 | Montenegro | 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 | France | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
Mørk 8 | (12–11) | Zaadi 5 | ||
1× | Report | 2× 2× |
20 November 2022 17:45 | Montenegro | 27–25 (ET) | France | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
Jauković, Radičević 6 | (13–12) | Granier, Nze Minko 4 | ||
5× 1× | Report | 1× 6× | ||
FT: 22–22 ET: 5–3 |
20 November 2022 20:30 | Denmark | 25–27 | Norway | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
Burgaard 6 | (15–12) | Mørk 8 | ||
1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
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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The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 November 2022. [22]
Position | Player |
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Goalkeeper | Cléopatre Darleux |
Left wing | Emma Friis |
Left back | Cristina Neagu |
Centre back | Stine Bredal Oftedal |
Right back | Katrin Klujber |
Right wing | Jovanka Radičević |
Pivot | Pauletta Foppa |
Best defense player | Kathrine Heindahl |
Most valuable player | Henny Reistad |
Top goalscorers
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