2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship International handball competition
2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship Host country Montenegro Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Dates 3–13 August Teams 16 (from 1 confederation) Champions France (2nd title) Runner-up Denmark Third place Germany Fourth place Croatia Matches played 56 Goals scored 2,892 (51.64 per match) Attendance 11,458 (205 per match) Top scorer(s) Era Baumann [ 1] Best player Andrea Nørklit Jørgensen
The 2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship , which was held in Podgorica , Montenegro from 3 to 13 August 2023.
Host selection
Montenegro won the hosting rights for the second successive time at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.[ 2]
Qualification
After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine , the Russians were disqualified and Iceland , who placed second in the qualification tournament, took their place.
^ Replaced Russia after they were disqualified due to the war in Ukraine.
Venues
Both venues were in the capital, Podgorica .[ 3]
Draw
The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna .[ 4]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
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.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b Czech Republic 28–22 Iceland
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.
Notes:
^ a b c Serbia 2 Pts, +6 GD; Switzerland 2 Pts, +1 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –7 GD
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.
Notes:
^ a b c Netherlands 2 Pts, +2 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, –3 GD
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.
The intermediate groups were numbered III and IV. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference obtained in games played against the teams from the same preliminary group.
Group III
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 IV
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
The main groups were numbered I and II. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference in the games played against teams from the same preliminary group.
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
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.
Final round
Bracket
Championship bracket Ninth place bracket
Fifth place bracket 13th place bracket
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams.
^ Iceland qualified after being invited to replace the Oceanian representative.
Tournament awards
The all-star team and awards were announced on 14 August 2023.[ 5]
All-star team
Awards
2023 U-17 European Champions
France Second title
Team roster: Léane Gonzalez, Maëlle Landriau, Liyah Naal, Corentine Senant, Dawlya Abdou, Blandine Gros, Jone Arotçarena-Rosas, Eléa Ferdilus, Lalie Lambet, Prunelle Kingue , Julilove Andon, Mélissa Chantelly , Claire Koestner, Emma Bureu-Cruz, Zeina Injai, Élise OllivierHead coach : Olivier de Lafuente
Top scorers
Top scorers are[ 6]
See also
References
External links
