Handball at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Women's tournament

Women's handball
at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	23–30 June
Teams	10 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (2nd title)
Runner-up	Montenegro
Third place	Slovenia
Fourth place	North Macedonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	1,389 (53.42 per match)

The women's handball tournament at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 23 to 30 June at the Pabellón CE Vendrell in El Vendrell and at the Campclar Sports Palace in Tarragona.

Participating teams

• Egypt
• Greece
• Italy
• North Macedonia
• Montenegro
• Portugal
• Slovenia
• Serbia
• Spain (host)
• Turkey

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	4	4	0	0	116	65	+51	8	Semifinals
2	Slovenia	4	3	0	1	108	100	+8	6
3	Italy	4	1	0	3	103	118	−15	2	5th place game
4	Portugal	4	1	0	3	95	117	−22	2	7th place game
5	Greece	4	1	0	3	90	112	−22	2

Source: Tarragona 2018
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
Notes:

23 June 2018 18:00	Spain	29–17	Slovenia	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Pinto, Santos (POR)
	Prieto 6	(12–9)	Mavsar 5
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23 June 2018 20:00	Greece	26–31	Italy	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Jovandić, Sekulić (SRB)
	Tsàkalou 9	(12–15)	Gheorghe, Pruenster 7
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24 June 2018 18:00	Slovenia	29–24	Portugal	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: El-Moamly, Abdelaziz (EGY)
	Mavsar 8	(18–11)	Correia 6
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24 June 2018 20:00	Spain	27–12	Greece	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
	A. González 5	(12–5)	Tsàkalou 8
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25 June 2018 18:00	Slovenia	33–23	Italy	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
	Mavsar 10	(15–10)	Niederwieser 5
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25 June 2018 20:00	Spain	32–15	Portugal	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Valdivia 6	(18–6)	Pereira 4
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27 June 2018 18:00	Greece	28–25	Portugal	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
	Tsàkalou 8	(13–12)	S. Lopes 7
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27 June 2018 20:00	Spain	28–21	Italy	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Gutiérrez, Etxeberria 7	(15–11)	Gheorghe 8
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28 June 2018 18:00	Slovenia	29–24	Greece	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: García, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Mavsar 6	(18–11)	Tsàkalou 11
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28 June 2018 20:00	Italy	28–31	Portugal	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: El-Moamly, Abdelaziz (EGY)
	Gheorghe, Trombetta 6	(15–16)	Correia 7
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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	4	4	0	0	132	85	+47	8	Semifinals
2	North Macedonia	4	3	0	1	108	96	+12	6
3	Turkey	4	2	0	2	121	127	−6	4	5th place game
4	Serbia	4	1	0	3	108	118	−10	2	7th place game
5	Egypt	4	0	0	4	91	134	−43	0

Source: Tarragona 2018
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.

23 June 2018 10:00	Montenegro	36–22	Serbia	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell
	Grbić 7	(16–6)	Terzić 5
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23 June 2018 12:00	Turkey	26–31	North Macedonia	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
	Şahin 5	(11–15)	Gjorgjijevska, Ristovska 7
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24 June 2018 10:00	Serbia	33–21	Egypt	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Pinto, Santos (POR)
	Janjušević, Rančić 5	(16–10)	Attiatalla 8
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24 June 2018 12:00	Montenegro	34–21	Turkey	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: García, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Premović 8	(17–12)	İskit 6
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25 June 2018 10:00	Montenegro	34–19	Egypt	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
	Despotović 6	(17–8)	Attiatalla 8
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25 June 2018 12:00	Serbia	21–28	North Macedonia	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: García, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Obradović 6	(13–16)	three players 6
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27 June 2018 10:00	Turkey	41–30	Egypt	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Hoz, Riloba (ESP)
	Karameke 6	(22–12)	Mohamed 14
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27 June 2018 12:00	Montenegro	28–23	North Macedonia	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Pinto, Santos (POR)
	Premović 7	(15–15)	Ristovska 7
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28 June 2018 10:00	Serbia	32–33	Turkey	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Obradović 8	(17–15)	İskit 8
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28 June 2018 12:00	North Macedonia	26–21	Egypt	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
	three players 4	(15–8)	Mohamed 6
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Classification stage

Seventh place game

29 June 2018 17:30	Portugal	31–30 (ET)	Serbia	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
	Correia 9	(16–15)	Vukajlović 7
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	FT: 27–27 ET: 4–3

Fifth place game

29 June 2018 20:00	Italy	22–27	Turkey	Pabellón CE Vendrell, El Vendrell Referees: El-Moamly, Abdelaziz (EGY)
	Gheorghe 7	(10–12)	İskit 8
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Playoffs

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	29 June
	Spain	28
					30 June
	North Macedonia	21
					Spain	27
	29 June
					Montenegro	23
	Montenegro	26
	Slovenia	23
					Third place
					30 June
					Slovenia	30
					North Macedonia	29

Semifinals

29 June 2018 17:30	Montenegro	26–23	Slovenia	Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona Referees: Deche, Ghouarda (ALG)
	Premović 8	(12–13)	Stanko 8
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29 June 2018 20:00	Spain	28–21	North Macedonia	Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
	Rodríguez 7	(17–12)	Ristovska 9
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Bronze medal game

30 June 2018 17:30	Slovenia	30–29	North Macedonia	Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona Referees: García, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Stanko 12	(18–16)	Ristovska 7
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Final

30 June 2018 20:00	Spain	27–23	Montenegro	Campclar Sports Palace, Tarragona Referees: Pinto, Santos (POR)
	Fernández 8	(13–11)	Jauković 9
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Final standings

Rank	Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Montenegro
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Slovenia
4	North Macedonia
5	Turkey
6	Italy
7	Portugal
8	Serbia
9	Greece
10	Egypt

External links

• 2018 Mediterranean Games