2023 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship

2023 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	6–16 July
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (3rd title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Romania
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	3,293 (58.8 per match)
Attendance	26,412 (472 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Julie Scaglione (68 goals)
Best player	Petra Simon

The 2023 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and was held in Piteşti and Mioveni, Romania from 6 to 16 July 2023.

Host selection

•  Romania

Romania won the hosting rights at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.[1]

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	23 September 2022	Luxembourg	1	Romania
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2021	5–15 August 2021	Podgorica	11	Hungary  Germany  Denmark  Croatia  Norway  Montenegro   Switzerland  Portugal  France  Sweden  Czech Republic
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2021	6–15 August 2021	Chieti	2	Netherlands  Serbia
	7–15 August 2021	Klaipėda	2	North Macedonia  Iceland

Venues

The venues were in Piteşti and Mioveni.[2]

Piteşti	Mioveni	Pitești Mioveni
Pitești Arena Capacity: 4,900	Sports Hall Capacity: 2,500

Draw

The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.[3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Croatia  Denmark  Germany  Hungary	Montenegro  Norway  Romania   Switzerland	Czech Republic  France  Portugal  Sweden	Iceland  North Macedonia  Netherlands  Serbia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	96	71	+25	6	Main round
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	97	92	+5	4
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	85	85	0	2	Intermediate round
4	Croatia	3	0	0	3	72	102	−30	0

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.

6 July 2023 12:45	Croatia	16−34	Sweden	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 100 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Kosovac 5	(10−15)	Mihailovic, Smedberg, Wiksfors 5
	1× 6× 1×	Report	3×

6 July 2023 15:00	Switzerland	32−27	Netherlands	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 150 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Meier 12	(13−14)	Bakker 7
	1× 4×	Report	3×

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7 July 2023 13:00	Netherlands	34−26	Croatia	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Loy, Maarschalkerweerd 6	(17−15)	Lujić 11
	1× 7×	Report	1× 4×

7 July 2023 15:15	Sweden	35−31	Switzerland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 200 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Granat 9	(19−17)	Meier 7
	5×	Report	1× 6×

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9 July 2023 13:00	Croatia	30−34	Switzerland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 100 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Zrilić 12	(20−18)	Emmenegger 11
	5×	Report	5×

9 July 2023 15:15	Sweden	27−24	Netherlands	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 400 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Wiksfors 7	(11−12)	Bakker 6
	3×	Report	2× 6× 1×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	0	1	106	84	+22	4[a]	Main round
2	Romania (H)	3	2	0	1	106	99	+7	4[a]
3	Germany	3	2	0	1	88	91	−3	4[a]	Intermediate round
4	Iceland	3	0	0	3	90	116	−26	0

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:

1. Portugal 2 Pts, +5 GD; Romania 2 Pts, –1 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –4 GD

6 July 2023 17:15	Germany	27−26	Portugal	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 200 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Petzold 6	(13−11)	Gonçalves 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

6 July 2023 19:45	Romania	41−33	Iceland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 900 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Lixăndroiu 9	(22−14)	Ágústsdóttir 10
	5×	Report	1× 5×

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7 July 2023 17:30	Iceland	30−31	Germany	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 200 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Þorkelsdóttir 9	(16−13)	Kühne 8
	1× 8×	Report	6×

7 July 2023 19:45	Portugal	36−30	Romania	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Rebelo 12	(17−15)	Lixăndroiu 8
	3×	Report	2×

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9 July 2023 17:30	Portugal	44−27	Iceland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 500 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Rebelo 10	(22−10)	Þorkelsdóttir 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

9 July 2023 19:45	Germany	30−35	Romania	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 1,268 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Pfundstein 6	(15−18)	Boiciuc, Lixăndroiu 7
	6×	Report	1×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	90	75	+15	6	Main round
2	France	3	2	0	1	93	76	+17	4
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	71	85	−14	2	Intermediate round
4	Serbia	3	0	0	3	74	92	−18	0

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.

6 July 2023 12:45	Hungary	30−29	France	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 250 Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Simon 7	(12−15)	Perret 6
	5×	Report	4×

6 July 2023 15:00	Norway	27−26	Serbia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 250 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Lunde 5	(11−13)	Vasić 9
	2×	Report	3×

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7 July 2023 13:00	Serbia	26−32	Hungary	Sports Hall, Mioveni Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Mandić 9	(13−17)	Simon 7
	4×	Report	1× 7×

7 July 2023 15:15	France	31−24	Norway	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 230 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Sissoko 8	(17−13)	Grønstad, Lunde, Rosenberg 4
	3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

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9 July 2023 17:30	Hungary	28−20	Norway	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 259 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Simon 6	(13−8)	Hedenstad 4
	3×	Report	4×

9 July 2023 19:45	France	33−22	Serbia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 150 Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Texier, Tuccella 5	(16−12)	Aćimović, Fajfrić, Vasić 5
	5×	Report	3×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	1	0	104	82	+22	5[a]	Main round
2	Montenegro	3	2	1	0	91	83	+8	5[a]
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	80	89	−9	2	Intermediate round
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	80	101	−21	0

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:

1. Denmark 29–29 Montenegro

6 July 2023 17:15	Denmark	36−26	Czech Republic	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 270 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Scaglione 9	(15−11)	Schreibmeierová 7
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×

6 July 2023 19:45	Montenegro	33−29	North Macedonia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 148 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Marković 10	(19−16)	Jankulovska, Stefanoska 6
	1× 3×	Rrport	6×

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7 July 2023 17:30	North Macedonia	27−39	Denmark	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 200 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Mladenovska 7	(13−18)	Scaglione 11
	2×	Report	2× 3×

7 July 2023 19:45	Czech Republic	25−29	Montenegro	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 250 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Kubálková 5	(13−12)	Vukčević 8
	3×	Report	3×

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9 July 2023 13:00	Denmark	29−29	Montenegro	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 245 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Scaglione 12	(15−13)	Milošević, Vukčević 7
	2× 5×	Report	1× 2×

9 July 2023 15:15	Czech Republic	29−24	North Macedonia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 270 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Schreibmeierová 7	(12−13)	Stefanoska 6
	1× 5×	Report	3×

Intermediate round

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	94	76	+18	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	91	81	+10	4
3	Iceland	3	1	0	2	91	89	+2	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Croatia	3	0	0	3	73	103	−30	0

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.

11 July 2023 13:00	Iceland	26–32	Netherlands	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 243 Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Ágústsdóttir 7	(12–16)	Loy 8
	6×	Report	1×

11 July 2023 15:15	Germany	34–21	Croatia	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 200 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Däuble 6	(10–12)	Kosovac 7
	2×	Report	6×

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12 July 2023 13:00	Croatia	26 – 35	Iceland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 125 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Perić 8	(14–18)	Ásmundsdóttir 10
	1× 7× 1×	Report	2× 2×

12 July 2023 15:15	Netherlands	25–29	Germany	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 250 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Luchies 7	(13–16)	Terfloth 7
	5×	Report	1× 2×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	79	66	+13	5	9–12th place semifinals
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	79	80	−1	4
3	Serbia	3	1	1	1	75	65	+10	3	13–16th place semifinals
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	66	88	−22	0

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.

11 July 2023 13:00	North Macedonia	23–29	Norway	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 180 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Jankulovska 9	(11–9)	Grønstad 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

11 July 2023 15:15	Czech Republic	19–19	Serbia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 200 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Vávrová 8	(8–14)	Fajfrić 5
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

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12 July 2023 13:00	Serbia	30–19	North Macedonia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 200 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Todorovski 8	(14–8)	Nestoroska 5
	4×	Report	5×

12 July 2023 15:15	Norway	23–31	Czech Republic	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 157 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Hedenstad 6	(8–18)	Vávrová 9
	7× 1×	Report	3×

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	104	78	+26	6	Semifinals
2	Romania	3	2	0	1	108	111	−3	4
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	92	103	−11	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	97	109	−12	0

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.

11 July 2023 17:30	Romania	42–34	Sweden	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Boiciuc 11	(19–16)	Mihailovic 7
	2×	Report	1× 5×

11 July 2023 19:45	Portugal	38–25	Switzerland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 340 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Sequeira 8	(20–12)	Emmenegger, Lauper, Snedkerud 4
	1× 6×	Report	2× 1×

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12 July 2023 17:30	Sweden	23–30	Portugal	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 300 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Wallin 6	(14–14)	Rebelo 7
	1× 3×	Report	2×

12 July 2023 19:45	Switzerland	36–41	Romania	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Emmenegger 9	(20–21)	Lixăndroiu 10
	4×	Report	4×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	99	77	+22	6	Semifinals
2	Denmark	3	1	1	1	82	99	−17	3
3	France	3	1	0	2	91	91	0	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Montenegro	3	0	1	2	85	90	−5	1

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.

11 July 2023 17:30	Montenegro	25–28	Hungary	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 250 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Marković 7	(13–14)	Csernyánszki 10
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4×

11 July 2023 19:45	Denmark	30–29	France	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 250 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Scaglione 11	(10–15)	Borg 12
	4×	Report	1× 4×

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12 July 2023 17:30	France	33–31	Montenegro	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 230 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Sissoko 9	(19–14)	Vukčević 9
	4×	Report	4×

12 July 2023 19:45	Hungary	41–23	Denmark	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 150 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Csíkos 6	(23–13)	Bang, Scaglione 5
	5×	Report	4×

Placement round

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place
	14 July
	Iceland	35
					15 July
	North Macedonia	29
					Iceland	33
	14 July
					Serbia	22
	Serbia	31
	Croatia	26
					15th place
					15 July
					North Macedonia	31
					Croatia	26

14 July 2023 13:00	Iceland	35–29	North Macedonia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 150 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Ágústsdóttir 11	(20–15)	Trpeska 6
	7× 6×	Report	7×

14 July 2023 15:15	Serbia	31–26	Croatia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 160 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Mandić 7	(11–12)	Pleša 9
	5× 1×	Report	5×

15th place game

15 July 2023 13:00	North Macedonia	31–26	Croatia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 125 Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Rizoska 9	(18–8)	Gavrilović, Zrilić 7
	7× 1×	Report	6×

13th place game

15 July 2023 15:15	Iceland	33–22	Serbia	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 80 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Ágústsdóttir 9	(16–10)	Mandić, Vasić 7
	1× 6×	Report	5×

Ninth place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	14 July
	Germany	23
					15 July
	Norway	24
					Norway	13
	14 July
					Netherlands	27
	Czech Republic	21
	Netherlands	28
					Eleventh place
					15 July
					Germany	36
					Czech Republic	22

14 July 2023 17:30	Germany	23–24	Norway	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 200 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Gaubatz 6	(11–10)	Hedenstad 5
	2×	Report	1× 1×

14 July 2023 19:45	Czech Republic	21–28	Netherlands	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 122 Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Gabrhelová, Vávrová 4	(10–17)	Bakker, Van Vliet 6
	2× 4×	Report	1× 6×

Eleventh place game

15 July 2023 17:30	Germany	36–22	Czech Republic	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 150 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Wipper 8	(14–11)	Schreibmeierová 5
	1× 7× 1×	Report	6×

Ninth place game

15 July 2023 19:45	Norway	13–27	Netherlands	Sports Hall, Mioveni Attendance: 100 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Spone 4	(5–14)	Van Maurik 10
	3×	Report	2× 4× 1×

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	14 July
	Sweden	30
					15 July
	Montenegro	28
					Sweden	29
	14 July
					France	25
	France	38
	Switzerland	29
					Seventh place
					15 July
					Montenegro	32
					Switzerland	37

14 July 2023 13:00	Sweden	30–28	Montenegro	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 150 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Mihailovic 6	(16–14)	Milošević, Vujadinović, Vukčević 6
	4×	Report	3×

14 July 2023 15:15	France	38–29	Switzerland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 100 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Perret, Texier 6	(17–16)	Meier 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 6×

Seventh place game

16 July 2023 13:00	Montenegro	32–37	Switzerland	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 150 Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Marković 9	(16–18)	Riner 8
	1× 4×	Report	2× 5×

Fifth place game

16 July 2023 15:15	Sweden	29–25	France	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 800 Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Landberg, Wallin, Wiksfors 5	(15–9)	Texier 6
		Report	1×

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	14 July
	Portugal	35
					16 July
	Denmark	38
					Denmark	26
	14 July
					Hungary	35
	Hungary	34
	Romania	26
					Third place
					16 July
					Portugal	32
					Romania	39

Semifinals

14 July 2023 17:30	Portugal	35–38	Denmark	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 800 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Rebelo 14	(19–16)	Scaglione 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

14 July 2023 19:45	Hungary	34–26	Romania	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Csíkos, Simon 7	(18–16)	Boiciuc 9
	6×	Report	4×

Third place game

16 July 2023 17:30	Portugal	32–39	Romania	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 2,210 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Sequeira 8	(13–18)	Boiciuc, Lixăndroiu 8
	2× 7×	Report	6×

Final

16 July 2023 19:45	Denmark	26–35	Hungary	Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Scaglione 11	(17–14)	Varga 11
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Final ranking and awards

Final ranking There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams. Rank Team  Hungary  Denmark  Romania 4  Portugal 5  Sweden 6  France 7   Switzerland 8  Montenegro 9  Netherlands 10  Norway 11  Germany 12  Czech Republic 13  Iceland 14  Serbia 15  North Macedonia 16  Croatia Qualified for the 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship Qualified for the 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship as hosts.

All Star Team The All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 July 2023.[4] Position Player Goalkeeper Klára Zaj Left wing Matilde Vestergaard Left back Julie Scaglione Centre back Petra Simon Right back Luciana Rebelo Right wing Mihaela Mihai Pivot Andrea Brajović Best defense player Fatou Karamoko Most valuable player Petra Simon

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals[5]
1	Julie Scaglione	68
2	Luciana Rebelo	62
3	Alisia Boiciuc	53
4	Diana Lixăndroiu	51
5	Lilja Ágústsdóttir	48
6	Jelena Vukčević	47
7	Mia Emmenegger	46
	Tamara Mandić
	Petra Simon
	Iva Zrilić

See also

• 2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship

References

1. "EXEC confirms reform of EHF EL; extends YAC EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.
2. https://arges-sport.ro/campionatul-european-de-handbal-feminin-u19-se-va-disputa-la-mioveni-si-pitesti/
3. https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/draw-reveals-groups-for-w19-ehf-euro-2023/
4. "Hungary's Simon earns MVP plaudits at W19 EHF Euro 2023". EHF. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
5. [1]

External links

• EHF