2018 European Women's Handball Championship

2018 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
	File:2018 European Women's Handball Championship Logo.svg
Tournament details
Host country	File:Flag of France.svg France
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	29 November–16 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	File:Flag of France.svg France (1st title)
Runner-up	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Third place	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Fourth place	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	2,504 (53.28 per match)
Attendance	237,980 (5,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Serbia Katarina Krpež Slezak; (50 goals)
Best player	Russia Anna Vyakhireva
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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

Paris	Nantes		Montbéliard
AccorHotels Arena Capacity: 15,603	Hall XXL Capacity: 12,000		Axone Capacity: 6,400
File:AccorHotels Arena (Bercy Arena).jpg			File:Axone montbéliard.JPG
2018 European Women's Handball Championship is located in France Nancy Nancy Brest Brest Paris Paris Montbéliard Montbéliard Nantes Nantes
Nancy		Brest
Palais des Sports Jean Weille Capacity: 6,000		Brest Arena Capacity: 4,500
File:Palais des Sports de Gentilly.jpg		File:Open Brest Arena 2015 - huitième - Paire-Teixeira - 001.jpg

Qualification

Qualified teams

All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship.

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearances in tournament
File:Flag of France.svg France	Host	20 September 2014	9 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Group 5 winner	24 March 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Group 2 winner	24 March 2018	4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Group 1 winner	25 March 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Group 6 winner	30 May 2018	9 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Group 3 runner-up	30 May 2018	10 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Group 3 winner	30 May 2018	6 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	Group 6 runner-up	31 May 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	Group 7 winner	31 May 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	Group 7 runner-up	31 May 2018	6 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Group 4 winner	31 May 2018	11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	Group 1 runner-up	2 June 2018	9 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Group 4 runner-up	3 June 2018	12 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Group 2 runner-up	3 June 2018	5 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016)
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	Group 5 runner-up	3 June 2018	5 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016)
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg 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]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia

Squads

Referees

12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.^[9]

Referees
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	Ana Vranes Marlis Wenninger
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	Dalibor Jurinović Marko Mrvica
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Karina Christiansen Line Hansen
File:Flag of France.svg France	Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece	Michalis Tzaferopoulos Andreas Bethmann
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	Péter Horváth Balázs Márton

Referees
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova	Igor Covalciuc Alexei Covalciuc
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Cristina Năstase Simona Stancu
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Victoria Alpaidze Tatyana Berezkina
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Aleksandar Pandžić Ivan Mošorinski
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Andreu Marín Ignacio García
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Maria Bennani Safia Bennani

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	3	2	1	84	73	+11	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Main round
2	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	3	2	1	74	73	+1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	3	2	1	83	80	+3	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	3	0	3	69	84	−15	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:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Serbia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −4 GD

30 November 2018 18:00	Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg	33–26	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE)
	Krpež Šlezak 11	(13–14)	Kudłacz-Gloc 6
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30 November 2018 21:00	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	30–29	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,847 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Tranborg 7	(15–16)	Hagman 7
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2 December 2018 15:00	Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg	21–28	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,683 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Kobylińska 7	(9–11)	K. Jørgensen, Østergaard 5
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2 December 2018 18:00	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	22–21	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,810 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Alm 5	(11–13)	Krpež Slezak 7
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4 December 2018 18:00	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	23–22	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,014 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Blomstrand, Hagman 4	(10–5)	Grzyb 9
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4 December 2018 21:00	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	25–30	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,026 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Østergaard 6	(13–17)	Krpež Šlezak, Lekić 8
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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	3	2	1	77	75	+2	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Main round
2	File:Flag of France.svg France (H)	3	2	1	78	67	+11	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	3	1	2	79	81	−2	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia	3	1	2	82	93	−11	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}

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:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 France 23–26 Russia
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Montenegro 36–32 Slovenia

29 November 2018 21:00	France File:Flag of France.svg	23–26	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Kanor 6	(11–11)	Dmitrieva 8
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30 November 2018 21:00	Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg	36–32	File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Radičević 7	(18–12)	Gros 8
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2 December 2018 15:00	Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg	21–30	File:Flag of France.svg France	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Gros 5	(8–17)	Zaadi 6
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2 December 2018 18:00	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	24–23	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,229 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Samokhina 7	(13–15)	Jauković 12
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4 December 2018 18:00	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	27–29	File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE)
	Kochetova 6	(13–13)	Gros 12
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4 December 2018 21:00	France File:Flag of France.svg	25–20	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Nze Minko 7	(16–8)	Radičević 6
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Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	3	3	0	90	75	+15	6	Main round
2	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	3	2	1	81	72	+9	4
3	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	3	1	2	78	78	0	2
4	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	3	0	3	59	83	−24	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.

1 December 2018 15:00	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	25–28	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Háfra, Kovács 5	(11–11)	Abbingh, Dulfer 5
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1 December 2018 18:00	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	25–18	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Pena 7	(15–5)	Dežić 4
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3 December 2018 18:00	Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg	18–24	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,731 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Krsnik 8	(9–13)	Háfra, Kovács, Schatzl 5
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3 December 2018 21:00	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	28–27	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,862 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Groot 9	(14–11)	Martín 6
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5 December 2018 18:00	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	34–23	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 4,470 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Amega 8	(17–10)	Kalaus, Turk 6
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5 December 2018 21:00	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	32–26	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,768 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
	Planéta 8	(19–14)	Martín 6
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Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	3	3	0	91	75	+16	6	Main round
2	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	3	2	1	87	89	−2	4
3	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	3	1	2	86	81	+5	2
4	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	3	0	3	73	92	−19	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.

1 December 2018 15:00	Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg	32–33	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Oftedal 7	(16–15)	Bölk, Großmann 5
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1 December 2018 18:00	Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg	31–28	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,098 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Buceschi 9	(17–11)	Luzumová, Malá 5
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3 December 2018 18:00	Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg	24–29	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,106 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
	Behnke 8	(11–14)	Buceschi 11
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3 December 2018 21:00	Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	17–31	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 1,734 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Marčíková 4	(10–20)	Aune, Løke 6
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5 December 2018 18:00	Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg	30–28	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,930 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Schmelzer 7	(16–16)	Luzumová 10
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5 December 2018 21:00	Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg	23–31	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,782 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Aune, Kristiansen 5	(12–18)	Neagu 11
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Main round

Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	5	4	0	1	141	131	+10	8	Semifinals
2	File:Flag of France.svg France (H)	5	3	1	1	136	118	+18	7	Semifinals
3	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	5	2	1	2	139	132	+7	5	Fifth place game
4	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	5	2	0	3	123	143	−20	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	5	2	0	3	124	128	−4	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	5	1	0	4	131	142	−11	2

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:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Denmark 24–23 Montenegro

6 December 2018 18:00	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	23–29	File:Flag of France.svg France	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 5,296 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Woller 5	(11–17)	Nze Minko 6
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6 December 2018 21:00	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	28–30	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,614 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE)
	Gulldén 6	(14–18)	Radičević 9
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Both matches were scheduled for 8 December, but moved back due to the Yellow vests movement.^[10]

9 December 2018 15:00	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	21–21	File:Flag of France.svg France	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 7,241 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Gulldén 6	(14–11)	Lacrabère 5
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9 December 2018 18:00	Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg	25–29	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 6,420 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Krpež Šlezak 7	(13–16)	Dmitrieva 7
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10 December 2018 18:00	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	21–32	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,812 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE)
	Heindahl 5	(9–14)	Vyakhireva 9
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10 December 2018 21:00	Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg	27–28	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,307 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Krpež Šlezak 12	(15–12)	Jauković, Mehmedović, Raičević 6
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12 December 2018 15:45	Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg	24–23	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,811 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Hansen 6	(15–11)	Radičević 7
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12 December 2018 18:00	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	39–30	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,848 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Hagman 17	(18–17)	Samokhina 6
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12 December 2018 21:00	Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg	28–38	File:Flag of France.svg France	Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 7,046 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Kovačević, Krpež Šlezak, Pop-Lazić 5	(14–18)	Nze Minko 9
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Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	5	4	1	128	126	+2	8	Semifinals
2	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	5	3	2	140	132	+8	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Semifinals
3	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	5	3	2	155	131	+24	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Fifth place game
4	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	5	3	2	139	146	−7	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	5	2	3	132	137	−5	4
6	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	5	0	5	127	149	−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.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Romania 2 Pts, +6 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, −11 GD

7 December 2018 18:00	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	23–29	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,217 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Martín 7	(9–17)	Bölk, Geschke, Schmelzer 4
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7 December 2018 21:00	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	25–38	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,180 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Tóth 6	(12–19)	Løke 7
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9 December 2018 15:00	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	26–25	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,926 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
	Lukács 7	(12–10)	Stolle 9
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9 December 2018 18:00	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	29–24	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,016 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Abbingh, Bont 6	(11–10)	Buceschi 8
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11 December 2018 18:00	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	25–27	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,359 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	González 6	(12–10)	Neagu 7
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11 December 2018 21:00	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	16–29	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,803 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB)
	Polman 4	(7–15)	Jacobsen 5
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12 December 2018 15:45	Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg	26–33	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,791 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	López 5	(17–18)	Oftedal 8
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12 December 2018 18:00	Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg	31–29	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,844 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Háfra, Schatzl 6	(17–17)	Neagu 9
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12 December 2018 21:00	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	27–21	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,104 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Dulfer, Polman 6	(13–11)	Geschke 5
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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

14 December

File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	28
		16 December
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	22
		File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	21
14 December
		File:Flag of France.svg France	24
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	21

File:Flag of France.svg France	27
		Third place

		16 December

		File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	20

		File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	24

Fifth place game

14 December 2018 14:00	Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg	29–38	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 8,639 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Lagerquist 7	(14–22)	Kristiansen 6
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Semifinals

14 December 2018 17:30	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	28–22	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 8,122 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
	Vyakhireva 13	(16–15)	Dragut, Pintea 4
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14 December 2018 21:00	Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	21–27	File:Flag of France.svg France	AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,463 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Abbingh 7	(11–12)	Nze Minko 6
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Third place game

16 December 2018 14:00	Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg	20–24	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 13,145 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Ardean-Elisei 6	(8–15)	Polman 7
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Final

16 December 2018 17:30	Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	21–24	File:Flag of France.svg France	AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Vyakhireva 7	(12–13)	Lacrabère 6
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Final ranking and statistics

	Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the 2019 World Championship

Rank	Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)	File:Flag of France.svg France
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
4	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
5	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
6	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
7	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
8	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
9	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro
10	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
11	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
12	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
13	File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
14	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
15	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
16	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia

All Star Team

The All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 December 2018.^[11]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	File:Flag of France.svg Amandine Leynaud (FRA)
Right wing	File:Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Martín (ESP)
Right back	File:Flag of Germany.svg Alicia Stolle (GER)
Centre back	File:Flag of Norway.svg Stine Bredal Oftedal (NOR)
Left back	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Noémi Háfra (HUN)
Left wing	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Majda Mehmedović (MNE)
Pivot	File:Flag of Romania.svg Crina Pintea (ROU)
Best defense player	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelly Dulfer (NED)
Most valuable player	File:Flag of Russia.svg Anna Vyakhireva (RUS)

Top goalscorers


Rank	Name	Team	Goals^[12]	Shots	%
1	Katarina Krpež Šlezak	File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia	50	70	71
2	Eliza Buceschi	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	45	67	67
3	Cristina Neagu	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	44	82	54
4	Anna Vyakhireva	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	43	66	65
5	Estelle Nze Minko	File:Flag of France.svg France	38	46	83
6	Estavana Polman	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	36	73	49
7	Nathalie Hagman	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	35	50	70
7	Jovanka Radičević	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	35	51	69
9	Đurđina Jauković	File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro	34	61	56
10	Stine Bredal Oftedal	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	33	55	60
10	Crina Pintea	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	33	52	63

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves^[13]	Shots
1	Silje Solberg	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	40	45	112
2	Laura Glauser	File:Flag of France.svg France	36	41	114
	Amandine Leynaud	File:Flag of France.svg France		60	165
	Katrine Lunde	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway		57	160
5	Maja Vojnović	File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia	35	9	26
6	Blanka Bíró	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary	33	45	136
	Filippa Idéhn	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden		61	184
	Tess Wester	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands		78	238
9	Iulia Dumanska	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	32	48	148
	Anna Sedoykina	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia		68	212
	Sandra Toft	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark		46	145

References

↑ European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "France claim title in front of record EHF EURO crowd". eurohandball.com. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
↑ "Seven nations bid to host EHF EURO events in 2018 and 2020". www.eurohandball.com.
↑ "European Handball Federation - EHF EURO bidding nations confirmed / Article". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.
↑ "European Handball Federation - Croatia hosts meeting of EHF Executive Committee / Article". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
↑ "First-timer France bids for Women's EHF EURO 2018". www.eurohandball.com.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Pots set for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw on 12 June". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
↑ ""Handballissime" moments at Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
↑ "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2018". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "EHF EURO matches rescheduled". eurohandball.com. 8 December 2018.
↑ "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF EURO 2018 All-star team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
↑ "Top goalscorers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
↑ "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.

External links

Official website Archived 2018-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

[table_hth_SRB0.82733172449625-10] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Serbia 2 Pts, +4 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −4 GD

[table_hth_RUS0.10665684943397-11] 1.0 ^1.1 France 23–26 Russia

[table_hth_MNE0.10665684943397-12] 2.0 ^2.1 Montenegro 36–32 Slovenia

[table_hth_DEN0.43444786613549-13] 1.0 ^1.1 Denmark 24–23 Montenegro

[table_hth_ROU0.42884326047676-15] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Romania 2 Pts, +6 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, −11 GD

[1] European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[2] "France claim title in front of record EHF EURO crowd". eurohandball.com. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[3] "Seven nations bid to host EHF EURO events in 2018 and 2020". www.eurohandball.com.

[4] "European Handball Federation - EHF EURO bidding nations confirmed / Article". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.

[5] "European Handball Federation - Croatia hosts meeting of EHF Executive Committee / Article". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.

[auto-6] "First-timer France bids for Women's EHF EURO 2018". www.eurohandball.com.

[Draw-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Pots set for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw on 12 June". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[8] ""Handballissime" moments at Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[9] "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2018". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[14] "EHF EURO matches rescheduled". eurohandball.com. 8 December 2018.

[16] "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF EURO 2018 All-star team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[17] "Top goalscorers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.

[18] "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.

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