2018 European Women's Handball Championship
International handball competition
2018 EHF European Women's Handball Championship Host country France Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Dates 29 November–16 December Teams 16 (from 1 confederation) Champions France (1st title) Runner-up Russia Third place Netherlands Fourth place Romania Matches played 47 Goals scored 2,504 (53.28 per match) Attendance 237,980 (5,063 per match) Top scorer(s) Katarina Krpež Slezak (50 goals)Best player Anna Vyakhireva
The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest , Montbéliard , Nancy , Nantes and Paris .[ 1]
France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title.[ 2]
Bidding process
The interested nations were as follows:[ 3]
In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:[ 4]
France was recommended as the preferred bid.[ 5] On 20 September 2014, in Dublin , Ireland , France was announced as the host.[ 6] This is the first time France is hosting the Women's EHF Euro.
Venues
Qualification
Qualified teams
All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship .
Country
Qualified as
Date of qualification
Previous appearances in tournament
France
Host
20 September 2014
9 (2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Denmark
Group 5 winner
24 March 2018
12 (1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Montenegro
Group 2 winner
24 March 2018
4 (2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Norway
Group 1 winner
25 March 2018
12 (1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Spain
Group 6 winner
30 May 2018
9 (1998 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Sweden
Group 3 runner-up
30 May 2018
10 (1994 , 1996 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Serbia
Group 3 winner
30 May 2018
6 (2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Germany
Group 6 runner-up
31 May 2018
12 (1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Hungary
Group 7 winner
31 May 2018
12 (1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Netherlands
Group 7 runner-up
31 May 2018
6 (1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 2014 , 2016 )
Romania
Group 4 winner
31 May 2018
11 (1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Croatia
Group 1 runner-up
2 June 2018
9 (1994 , 1996 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Russia
Group 4 runner-up
3 June 2018
12 (1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Poland
Group 2 runner-up
3 June 2018
5 (1996 , 1998 , 2006 , 2014 , 2016 )
Czech Republic
Group 5 runner-up
3 June 2018
5 (1994 , 2002 , 2004 , 2012 , 2016 )
Slovenia
Best third-ranked team
3 June 2018
5 (2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2010 , 2016 )
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the Maison de la Radio in Paris , France .[ 7] [ 8]
Seedings
The pots were announced on 4 June 2018.[ 7]
Squads
Referees
12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.[ 9]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1 ).
Group A
Source:
EHF 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:
^ a b c Serbia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −4 GD
Group B
Source:
EHF 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:
^ a b France 23–26 Russia
^ a b Montenegro 36–32 Slovenia
Group C
Source:
EHF 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.
Group D
Source:
EHF 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.
Main round
Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.
Group I
Source:
EHF 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:
^ a b Denmark 24–23 Montenegro
Both matches were scheduled for 8 December, but moved back due to the Yellow vests movement .[ 10]
Group II
Source:
EHF 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:
^ a b c Romania 2 Pts, +6 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, −11 GD
Knockout stage
Bracket
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking and statistics
All Star Team
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 December 2018.[ 11]
Top goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
References
External links
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