U-17 European Women's Handball Championship 2013

11th U-17 European Women's Handball Championships 2013
Number of nations	16
European champion	Sweden (1st title)
venue	Poland
Opening game	15th August 2013
Endgame	August 25, 2013
Games	64
Gates	2,916   (∅: 45.56 per game)
Top scorer	Cristina Laslo (56 goals)
Best player	Yelisaveta Vyacheslavovna Malashenko
yellow cards	299  (∅: 4.67 per game)
Time penalties	384  (∅: 6 per game)
Red cards	3  (∅: 0.05 per game)

The 11th U-17 European Handball Championship for women was held in Poland from August 15 to 25, 2013 . The organizer was the European Handball Federation (EHF). The European championship was won by the Swedish selection, which prevailed in the final against the defending champion Russia.

Venues

The venues for the Games were Gdańsk and Gdynia .

qualification

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32 teams took part in the tournament. The remaining 15 teams for the U17 European Championships were played in 8 groups. For the European Championship, the group first from group 1 to 8 and the second group from group 1 to 7 qualify.

Participating teams

Poland was automatically qualified to host the tournament . Sweden , Romania , Russia , Denmark , Germany , Portugal , Norway , France , Spain , the Czech Republic , Croatia , Montenegro , the Netherlands , Hungary and Slovakia were able to secure their participation in the qualification tournament .                 

Group draw

The draw for the preliminary round groups of the U-17 European Women's Handball Championship 2013 took place on April 7, 2013 in Gdańsk. The 16 qualified teams were divided into four groups of four teams each:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Portugal  Romania  Poland  Spain	Denmark  France  Netherlands  Montenegro	Russia  Sweden  Hungary  Slovakia	Norway  Germany  Croatia  Czech Republic

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, each team in a group played once against each other team in the same group. The best two teams in each group qualified for the main round, the third and fourth group qualified for the intermediate round.

Group A

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Romania	3	2	0	1	83	71	+12	04: 02
2.	Portugal	3	1	1	1	68	68	± 00	03: 03
3.	Spain	3	1	1	1	77	78	- 01	03: 03
4th	Poland	3	1	0	2	71	82	−11	02: 04

August 15, 2013, Thursday 5:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	1,000 spectators Match report	Portugal Santiago 6	21: 25 (11: 12)	Poland Nocuń 6
August 15, 2013, Thursday 7:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	100 spectators Match report	Romania Laslo 10	31  : 25 (17: 13)	Spain Francés Aguado 7
August 16, 2013, Friday 5:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	700 spectators Match report	Poland Kwiecińska 6	21: 31 (7:16)	Romania Laslo 8
August 16, 2013, Friday 7:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	200 spectators Match report	Spain Etxeberria Martínez 6	22:22 (13:10)	Portugal Rodrigues 7
August 18, 2013, Sun. 5:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	800 spectators Match report	Poland Dworczak, Mokrzka 5 each	25: 30 (14: 19)	Spain Francés Aguado 9
August 18, 2013, Sun 7:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	100 spectators Match report	Portugal Santiago, Rodrigues 7th each	25  : 21 (13: 12)	Romania Andrei 8

Group B

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Denmark	3	3	0	0	90	64	+26	06: 00
2.	Montenegro	3	2	0	1	63	66	- 03	04: 02
3.	France	3	1	0	2	75	82	- 07th	02: 04
4th	Netherlands	3	0	0	3	58	74	−16	00: 06

August 15, 2013, Thursday 1 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	100 spectators Match report	Denmark Kristiansen 6	32  : 21 (12: 7)	Netherlands Van Buren 5
August 15, 2013, Thursday 3 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	400 spectators Match report	France Takamoud 5	26: 27 (12: 12)	Montenegro Malović 13
August 16, 2013, Friday 1:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	100 spectators Match report	Montenegro Malović 6	17: 23 (7: 13)	Denmark Kristiansen 7
August 16, 2013, Friday 3 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	400 spectators Match report	Netherlands Van Buren 6	20: 23 (10: 17)	France Plazanet 8
August 18, 2013, Sun. 1 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	100 spectators Match report	Netherlands Nieuwenweg 4	17: 19 (9: 8)	Montenegro Malović 5
August 18, 2013, Sunday 3 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	200 spectators Match report	Denmark Flader 8	35  : 26 (17: 12)	France Deville, Fehri 5 each

Group C

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Russia	3	3	0	0	91	59	+32	06: 00
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	75	68	+ 07	04: 02
3.	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	67	87	−20	02: 04
4th	Hungary	3	0	0	3	67	86	−19	00: 06

August 15, 2013, Thursday 1 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	200 spectators Match report	Russia Nefedowa 7	35  : 22 (17: 12)	Hungary Hámori, Horváth, Linder 4 each
August 15, 2013, Thursday 3 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	200 spectators Match report	Sweden Sarenbrant 6	34  : 20 (13:10)	Slovakia Gajdošíková 5
August 16, 2013, Friday 1:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	200 spectators Match report	Slovakia Gajdošíková 5	20: 29 (9:14)	Russia Vernigorowa, Komarowa 5 each
August 16, 2013, Friday 3 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	350 spectators Match report	Hungary Gerháth 5	21: 24 (9: 13)	Sweden Ekenman-Fernis 6
August 18, 2013, Sun. 1 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	250 spectators Match report	Hungary Horváth 5	24: 27 (12: 11)	Slovakia Gajdošíková, Szabó 5 each
August 18, 2013, Sun. 5:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	200 spectators Match report	Russia Nefedowa 7	27  : 17 (11: 6)	Sweden Sarenbrant 5

Group D

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Croatia	3	2	1	0	86	75	+11	05: 01
2.	Norway	3	1	1	1	80	76	+ 04	03: 03
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	79	81	- 02nd	02: 04
4th	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	74	87	−13	02: 04

August 15, 2013, Thursday 5:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	250 spectators Match report	Norway Hernes 7	26: 26 (16: 12)	Croatia Kalaus 7
August 15, 2013, Thursday 7:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	450 spectators Match report	Germany Bölk 6	32  : 22 (14:10)	Czech Republic Pudichová 4
August 16, 2013, Friday 5:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	400 spectators Match report	Czech Republic Kratochvílová 8	28  : 26 (12:15)	Norway Hernes 6
August 16, 2013, Friday 7:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	400 spectators Match report	Croatia Kalaus 7	31  : 25 (17: 11)	Germany Bölk 9
August 18, 2013, Sun 7:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	400 spectators Match report	Croatia Kalaus 9	29  : 24 (14: 13)	Czech Republic Zachová 5
August 18, 2013, Sun. 5:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	300 spectators Match report	Norway Fauske 7	28  : 22 (18:10)	Germany Bölk , grains 4 each

Main round

In the main round, the first and second group, the participants of the semi-finals, played. The result from the preliminary round (group first against group runner-up in a preliminary round group) was taken into the main round. The winners and runners-up in group M1 + M2 qualified for the semifinals. The third and fourth group went into the cross games for places 5 to 8.

Group M1

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Denmark	3	3	0	0	97	62	+35	06: 00
2.	Portugal	3	2	0	1	67	79	−12	04: 02
3.	Romania	3	1	0	2	72	83	−11	02: 04
4th	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	59	71	−12	00: 06

08/20/2013, Tuesday 5:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	150 spectators Match report	Portugal Santiago, Rodrigues 9 each	21  : 20 (10: 11)	Montenegro Muratović 6
08/20/2013, Tuesday 7:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	200 spectators Match report	Romania Laslo 7	24: 36 (13:16)	Denmark Christensen 6
August 21, 2013, Wed. 5:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	200 spectators Match report	Montenegro Jauković 11	22: 27 (13: 12)	Romania Laslo 7
August 21, 2013, Wed. 7:00 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	300 spectators Match report	Denmark Nolsøe 9	38  : 21 (16: 11)	Portugal Rodrigues 5

Group M2

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Russia	3	3	0	0	96	68	+28	06: 00
2.	Sweden	3	2	0	1	80	75	+ 05	04: 02
3.	Norway	3	0	1	2	78	92	−14	01: 05
4th	Croatia	3	0	1	2	73	92	−19	01: 05

08/20/2013, Tuesday 5:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	400 spectators Match report	Sweden Sarenbrant, Ekenman-Fernis 8 each	31  : 25 (14:15)	Norway Hjertner 5
08/20/2013, Tuesday 7:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	200 spectators Match report	Russia Malashenko 11	34  : 24 (17: 14)	Croatia Kalaus 8
August 21, 2013, Wed. 5:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	400 spectators Match report	Norway Høgdahl 9	27: 35 (12:15)	Russia Malashenko 9
August 21, 2013, Wed. 7:00 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	100 spectators Match report	Croatia Kalaus 6	23: 32 (13:16)	Sweden Johansson, Blomstrand 7th each

Intermediate round

In the second round, the third and fourth group played the participants in the cross game. The result from the preliminary round (group third against group fourth in a preliminary round group) was taken into the intermediate round. The winners and runners-up in group I1 + I2 qualified for cross games 9 to 12. The third and fourth group went into the Kreuzspiele for 13th to 16th place.

Group I1

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	France	3	2	0	1	69	64	+ 05	04: 02
2.	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	71	61	+10	04: 02
3.	Spain	3	1	0	2	65	74	- 09	02: 04
4th	Poland	3	1	0	2	72	78	- 06	02: 04

08/20/2013, Tuesday 1 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	150 spectators Match report	Poland Dworczak, Konofał, Kwiecińska, Mokrzka, Świerżewska 3 each	22: 25 (11: 13)	Netherlands Van Buren 8
08/20/2013, Tuesday 3 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	300 spectators Match report	Spain Francés Aguado 5	19: 23 (9: 11)	France Sajka, Takamoud 6 each
August 21, 2013, Wed. 1 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	100 spectators Match report	Netherlands Nieuwenweg, Van Rossum 5 each	26  : 16 (12:10)	Spain Descalzo Pérez 5
August 21, 2013, Wed. 3 p.m. in Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Gdynia, Gdynia	500 spectators Match report	France Lorillard, Toublanc 5 each	23: 25 (15: 12)	Poland Kwiecińska 10

Group I2

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	T	GT	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Germany	3	3	0	0	90	71	+19	06: 00
2.	Hungary	3	1	0	2	80	72	+ 08	02: 04
3.	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	75	84	- 09	02: 04
4th	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	72	90	−18	02: 04

08/20/2013, Tuesday 1 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	250 spectators Match report	Hungary Gerháth, Horváth, Lányi, Linder 4 each	30  : 18 (16:10)	Czech Republic Kordovská 5
08/20/2013, Tuesday 3 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	300 spectators Match report	Slovakia Gajdošíková 7	23: 31 (10: 16)	Germany Bölk 7
August 21, 2013, Wed. 1 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	200 spectators Match report	Czech Republic Kordovská 10	35  : 22 (19:10)	Slovakia Gajdošíková, Gajdošová 5 each
August 21, 2013, Wed. 3 p.m. in AWFiS, Gdańsk	200 spectators Match report	Germany Bölk 6	27  : 26 (13:10)	Hungary Élő 9

Final round

The first and second group of the two main round groups M1 and M2 qualified for the semi-finals. The winner of each game went to the final, the losers played the game for third place.

Semifinals

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Denmark Christensen 8	28: 30 (14: 14)	Sweden Mellegård 8	08/23/13, 6:00 p.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa
Russia Sabirova 6	35  : 23 (20: 08)	Portugal Santiago 7	23.08.13, 8:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa

final

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Sweden Blomstrand , Ekenman-Fernis 7th each	26  : 24 (13: 12)	Russia Malashenko 7	08/25/13, 5:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa

3rd place match

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Denmark Christensen 7	42  : 28 (22: 16)	Portugal Rodrigues 8	08/25/13, 3:00 p.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa

Placement round

Crossover games place 5 to 8

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Romania Ilie 11	34  : 31 (17: 12)	Croatia Posavec 10	08/23/13, 1:00 p.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa
Norway Høgdahl 6	24: 30 (13: 13)	Montenegro Malović 10	08/23/13, 3:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa

Play for 5th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Romania Laslo 9	24: 26 (11: 12)	Montenegro Jauković 9	08/25/13, 12:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa

Game for 7th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Croatia Kalaus 9	27: 28 (13: 11)	Norway Fauske 9	08/25/13, 10:00 a.m.
	Match report		Gdynia , Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa

Crossover games 9th to 12th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
France Fehri 7	29: 33 (14: 11)	Hungary Diószegi, Élő, Linder 6 each	08/23/13, 6:00 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS
Germany Bölk 9	31  : 27 (18: 13)	Netherlands Nieuwenweg 6	23.08.13, 8:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS

Play for 9th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Hungary Lányi 6	26  : 19 (15: 10)	Germany Bölk , Irmler 4 each	08/24/13, 8:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS

Game for 11th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
France Sylla 4	26  : 24 (15: 12)	Netherlands Zwinkels 7	08/24/13, 6:00 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS

Crossover games 13th to 16th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Spain Francés Aguado 10	29  : 22 (14: 11)	Slovakia Gajdošíková, Blehová 6 each	08/23/13, 1:00 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS
Czech Republic Kordovská 6	31  : 30 (16: 14)	Poland Trawczyńska 7	08/23/13, 3:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS

Game for 13th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Spain Francés Aguado 10	23  : 21 (11: 11)	Czech Republic Fryčáková 7	08/24/13, 3:30 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS

Play for 15th place

team	Bottom line	team	Date Time
Slovakia Šimič 6	24: 26 (10: 14)	Poland Nocun 7	08/24/13, 1:00 p.m.
	Match report		Gdańsk , AWFiS

Web links

• Website of the U17 European Handball Championship

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of the Women's 17 European Championships. (No longer available online.) In: eurohandballpoland2013.pl. Polish Handball Federation, April 26, 2013, archived from the original on October 4, 2018 ; accessed on July 22, 2013 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ http://www.eurohandball.com/ech/17/women/2011/round/1/Final+Tournament
3. ↑ http://www.eurohandball.com/article/016696/Groups+for+Women/'s+17+EHF+EURO+have+been+drawn