The 2014–15 Golden League was the 3rd edition of the Golden League, 2nd in the women's gender, a friendly handball tournament organised by Denmark, France and Norway held in a series of three rounds of round robin tournaments being the first in Denmark, the second in Norway and the third in France.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Norway (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 867 (48.17 per match) |
First round edit
The first round was held in Denmark between 09 and 12 October 2014 in the cities of Holstebro, Esbjerg and Aarhus, the nation invited to play was Brazil
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 4 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 68 | +8 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 68 | -5 | 3 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 85 | –8 | 1 |
| October 9 | Brazil
|
27 – 31 | Norway
|
Holstebro |
| (16–13) | ||||
| October 9 | Denmark
|
19 – 22 | France
|
Holstebro |
| (10–9) | ||||
| October 11 | France
|
15 – 23 | Norway
|
Esbjerg |
| (9–14) | ||||
| October 11 | Denmark
|
28 – 24 | Brazil
|
Esbjerg |
| (15–9) | ||||
| October 12 | France
|
26 – 26 | Brazil
|
Aarhus |
| (12–12) | ||||
| October 12 | Denmark
|
26 – 22 | Norway
|
Aarhus |
| (12–13) | ||||
Second round edit
The Second round was held in Norway between 27 and 30 November 2014 in the cities of Larvik and Oslo, the nation invited to play was Serbia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 6 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 2 |
 Serbia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 84 | –28 | 0 |
| November 27 | Serbia
|
18 – 22 | France
|
Larvik |
| (8–13) | ||||
| November 27 | Norway
|
21 – 24 | Denmark
|
Larvik |
| (8–14) | ||||
| November 28 | Denmark
|
32 – 20 | Serbia
|
Larvik |
| (18–13) | ||||
| November 28 | Norway
|
21 – 20 | France
|
Larvik |
| (11–14) | ||||
| November 30 | Norway
|
30 – 18 | Serbia
|
Oslo |
| (16–10) | ||||
| November 30 | France
|
23 – 26 | Denmark
|
Oslo |
| (13–12) | ||||
Third round edit
The third round was held in France between 19 and 22 March 2015 in the cities of Dijon and Besançon, the nation invited to play was Poland
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 66 | +12 | 6 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 77 | -1 | 2 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 82 | -14 | 2 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 78 | +3 | 2 |
| March 19 | Norway
|
26 – 27 | Poland
|
Dijon |
| (11–12) | ||||
| March 19 | France
|
24 – 23 | Denmark
|
Dijon |
| (14–15) | ||||
| March 21 | Norway
|
32 – 23 | Denmark
|
Besançon |
| (15–11) | ||||
| March 21 | France
|
23 – 20 | Poland
|
Besançon |
| (13–10) | ||||
| March 22 | Denmark
|
31 – 20 | Poland
|
Besançon |
| (12–10) | ||||
| March 22 | France
|
28 – 23 | Norway
|
Besançon |
| (13–12) | ||||
Final standings edit
For the final standings are counted only the matches in between the three host countries[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 136 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | France |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 135 | -3 | 6 |
| 3 | Denmark |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 144 | -3 | 6 |
References edit
- ^ "Review of the first stage" (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- ^ "world size" (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-04-11.