Handball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Women's tournament

Women's handball
at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	26 June – 4 July
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	France (3rd title)
Runner-up	Turkey
Third place	Montenegro
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	1,176 (53.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Serpil İskenderoğlu ; (46 goals)
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Last updated January 24, 2024

The women's handball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held from 26 June to 4 July in Chieti.^[2]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	4	4	0	128	92	+36	8	Semifinals
2	Spain	4	3	1	134	77	+57	6	Semifinals
3	Croatia	4	2	2	111	115	−4	4	Fifth place game
4	Italy (H)	4	1	3	102	147	−45	2	Seventh place game
5	Greece	4	0	4	90	134	−44	0

Source: Pescara 2009
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

26 June 2009 15:00	Croatia	28–24	Greece	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA)
	Peraica 11	(15–8)	Foteiadou, Kazaki 6
	2× 1×	Report	3× 5× 1×

26 June 2009 17:00	Turkey	26–24	Spain	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB)
	İskenderoğlu 8	(10–12)	Alberto 8
	3× 10× 1×	Report	3× 4×

27 June 2009 15:00	Greece	19–35	Turkey	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
	Kazaki 8	(9–14)	Özel 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 3×

27 June 2009 17:00	Italy	26–38	Croatia	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Di Fazio, Lampis 6	(13–19)	Maruščec 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

28 June 2009 14:00	Turkey	36–21	Italy	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Gündar 5	(18–7)	Di Fazio 6
	3× 5×	Report	2× 4×

28 June 2009 18:00	Spain	36–14	Greece	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Alberto 8	(17–6)	Strataki 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 8×

29 June 2009 14:00	Italy	20–40	Spain	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB)
	Popescu 4	(13–19)	Alberto 9
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 6×

29 June 2009 18:00	Croatia	28–31	Turkey	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Maruščec 6	(14–17)	İskenderoğlu 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6× 1×

30 June 2009 14:00	Spain	34–17	Croatia	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA)
	three players 6	(15–8)	Nikšić 4
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

30 June 2009 18:00	Greece	33–35	Italy	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN)
	Poimenidou 12	(16–19)	Popescu 14
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	96	75	+21	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Semifinals
2	Montenegro	3	2	1	81	82	−1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Semifinals
3	Serbia	3	2	1	82	91	−9	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Fifth place game
4	Slovenia	3	0	3	72	83	−11	0	Seventh place game

Source: Pescara 2009
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1 2 3 France 2 Pts, +15 GD; Montenegro 2 Pts, –2 GD; Serbia 2 Pts, –13 GD

28 June 2009 16:00	Serbia	24–40	France	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	three players 6	(12–20)	Goudjo, Piejos 6
	2× 5×	Report	3× 2×

28 June 2009 20:00	Slovenia	25–26	Montenegro	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Bekhoukhe, Benabderrahmane (ALG)
	Šon 8	(11–13)	Radičević 8
	3× 6×	Report	2× 4×

29 June 2009 16:00	Montenegro	25–28	Serbia	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA)
	Radičević 7	(12–14)	Števin, Trifunović 6
	3× 6×	Report	3× 8× 1×

29 June 2009 20:00	France	27–21	Slovenia	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Bekhoukhe, Benabderrahmane (ALG)
	Dembélé, Pineau 6	(13–11)	Gros 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 6×

30 June 2009 16:00	Serbia	30–26	Slovenia	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Trifunović 8	(15–12)	Mavsar 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 6× 1×

30 June 2009 20:00	France	29–30	Montenegro	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
	Baudouin 7	(19–13)	Jovanović 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals		Gold medal

2 July

Turkey	30
		4 July
Montenegro	29
		Turkey	32
2 July
		France (OT)	33
Spain	23

France	24
		Bronze medal

		4 July

		Montenegro	30

		Spain	25

Semifinals

2 July 2009 16:00	Turkey	30–29	Montenegro	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA)
	İskenderoğlu 11	(14–13)	Radičević 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

2 July 2009 18:30	Spain	23–24	France	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB)
	Fernández 5	(11–11)	Ayglon, Piejos 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Seventh place game

1 July 2009 16:00	Italy	27–44	Slovenia	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Bekhoukhe, Benabderrahmane (ALG)
	Popescu 7	(11–19)	Zrnec 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 8×

Fifth place game

1 July 2009 18:30	Croatia	23–25	Serbia	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
	Nikšić 5	(12–16)	Števin 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

Bronze medal game

4 July 2009 16:00	Montenegro	30–25	Spain	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN)
	Jovanović 9	(12–11)	Fernández 9
	3× 7×	Report	2× 4×

Gold medal game

4 July 2009 18:30	Turkey	32–33 (ET)	France	Santa Filomena Sports Hall, Chieti Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	İskenderoğlu 13	(9–14)	Pineau 7
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 6×
	FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 4–5

Final standings

Rank	Team
	France
	Turkey
	Montenegro
4	Spain
5	Serbia
6	Croatia
7	Slovenia
8	Italy
9	Greece

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References

↑ "Handball – Women – Individual Statistics" (PDF). pescara2009.it. 4 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
↑ "Handball – Women – Handball Competition Schedule" (PDF). pescara2009.it. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

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[1] "Handball – Women – Individual Statistics" (PDF). pescara2009.it. 4 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2009.

[2] "Handball – Women – Handball Competition Schedule" (PDF). pescara2009.it. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

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