2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

The 2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, which was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 3 to 13 August 2023.

2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Montenegro
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	3–13 August
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	France (2nd title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	2,892 (51.64 per match)
Attendance	11,458 (205 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Era Baumann (55 goals)
Best player	Andrea Nörklit Jörgensen

Host selection

• Montenegro

Montenegro won the hosting rights for the second successive time at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.

Qualification

After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the Russians were disqualified and Iceland, who placed second in the qualification tournament, took their place.

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	23 September 2022	Luxembourg	1	Montenegro
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2021	5–15 August 2021	Montenegro	11	Hungary Germany Denmark Croatia Norway Romania Switzerland Portugal France Sweden Czech Republic
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2021	6–15 August 2021	Tbilisi	1	Netherlands
	7–15 August 2021	Klaipėda	1	North Macedonia
Qualification tournament	22–25 November 2021`	Belgrade	1	Serbia Iceland

Venues

Both venues were in the capital, Podgorica.

Podgorica	Podgorica	Podgorica
Morača Sports Center Capacity: 6,000	Verde Complex Capacity: 2,100

Draw

The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.

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

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	83	66	+17	5	Main round
2	Montenegro (H)	3	1	1	1	80	62	+18	3
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	84	83	+1	2	Intermediate round
4	Iceland	3	1	0	2	60	96	−36	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:

3 August 2023 18:00	Montenegro	18–20	Iceland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 400 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Ramusović 5	(7–10)	Gunnþórsdóttir 6
	4×	Report	1× 5×

3 August 2023 20:15	Germany	39–29	Czech Republic	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
	Tucholke 8	(17–17)	Kočová, Pejšová 5
	4×	Report	2×

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4 August 2023 18:00	Czech Republic	21–25	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 350 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Rampová 5	(10–12)	Ramusović 8
	3×	Report	4×

4 August 2023 20:15	Iceland	24–34	Germany	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 300 Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
	Gunnþórsdóttir 9	(12–16)	Tucholke 7
	5×	Report	7×

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6 August 2023 18:00	Germany	23–23	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Tucholke 6	(12–10)	Mitrović 7
	6×	Report	2×

6 August 2023 20:15	Czech Republic	28–22	Iceland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 300 Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	Filípková 8	(16–7)	Pálsdóttir 6
	5× 1×	Report	1×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	91	65	+26	6	Main round
2	Serbia	3	1	0	2	69	73	−4	2
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	72	79	−7	2	Intermediate round
4	Sweden	3	1	0	2	77	92	−15	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.
Notes:

3 August 2023 13:00	Croatia	34–26	Sweden	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Renić 8	(15–16)	Lundvall 6
	3×	Report	4×

3 August 2023 15:15	Switzerland	23–21	Serbia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Baumann 8	(13–8)	Bulatović 5
	7×	Report	8×

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4 August 2023 13:30	Serbia	20–30	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	Radović 7	(8–13)	Renić 8
	5×	Report	7× 1×

4 august 2023 15:45	Sweden	31–30	Switzerland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
	Jungqvist 7	(11–17)	Baumann 9
	2×	Raport	2×

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6 August 2023 13:30	Sweden	20–28	Serbia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Jungqvist 5	(8–11)	Radović 7
	1×	Report	5×

6 August 2023 15:45	Croatia	27–19	Switzerland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Ðelekovcan 7	(13–10)	Baumann 4
	6×	Report	3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	75	62	+13	6	Main round
2	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	63	66	−3	2
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	72	75	−3	2	Intermediate round
4	Portugal	3	1	0	2	67	74	−7	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.
Notes:

3 August 2023 18:00	Denmark	22–18	Portugal	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
	Johansen 6	(11–8)	Moniz 5
	2×	Report	2× 6×

3 August 2023 20:15	Norway	18–21	Netherlands	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Ellingsen 4	(10–13)	Exterkate 4
	4× 1×	Report	1× 1×

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4 August 2023 18:00	Netherlands	21–26	Denmark	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 400 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Schouten 6	(12–12)	Plougstrup 7
	1× 5×	Report	6×

4 August 2023 20:15	Portugal	27–31	Norway	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Moniz 9	(13–16)	Strand-Larsen 11
	4×	Report	3×

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6 August 2023 13:30	Denmark	27–23	Norway	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 70 Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
	Plougstrup 9	(11–10)	Slenes 6
	2×	Report	1×

6 August 2023 15:45	Portugal	22–21	Netherlands	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Silva 7	(9–14)	Boers, Horvers 4
	7×	Report	2× 1×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	0	91	66	+25	6	Main round
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	103	77	+26	4
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	90	83	+7	2	Intermediate round
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	59	117	−58	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.

3 August 2023 13:30	Hungary	28–33	France	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Fazekas 12	(17–12)	Injai 7
	6×	Report	5×

3 August 2023 15:45	Romania	40–27	North Macedonia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
	Damian, Rogoz 6	(23–15)	Mladenovska 9
	7× 1×	Report	4×

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4 August 2023 13:30	North Macedonia	17–46	Hungary	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Milenkoska 5	(6–23)	Himer, Varga 7
	7×	Report	4×

4 August 2023 15:45	France	27–23	Romania	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Chantelly 8	(15–16)	Gavrilă 6
	4×	Report	6×

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6 August 2023 18:00	Hungary	29–27	Romania	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Fazekas, Keceli-Mészáros 8	(10–15)	Damian 7
	3×	Report	6×

6 August 2023 20:15	France	31–15	North Macedonia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
	Andon, Gros 5	(15–4)	Trpeska 4
	3×	Report	4×

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	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0	89	76	+13	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	92	83	+9	4
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	82	83	−1	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Iceland	3	0	0	3	66	87	−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.

8 August 2023 13:30	Sweden	27–30	Czech Republic	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 160 Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
	Huselius 5	(14–16)	Filípková 13
	2×	Report	4×

8 August 2023 15:45	Switzerland	25–21	Iceland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Brunett 6	(13–12)	Pálsdóttir, Þórhallsdóttir 5
	7×	Report	1× 5×

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9 August 2023 13:30	Iceland	23–34	Sweden	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Ágústsdóttir, Jónasdóttir 5	(14–15)	Lundvall 13
	1× 6× 1×	Report	1×

9 August 2023 15:45	Czech Republic	31–27	Switzerland	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
	Filípková, Pejšová 7	(15–12)	Baumann 9
	4×	Report	4×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	3	0	0	104	78	+26	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	90	81	+9	4
3	Portugal	3	1	0	2	87	75	+12	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	61	108	−47	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.

8 August 2023 13:30	North Macedonia	21–32	Norway	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Mladenovska 7	(11–15)	Gulbrandsen 7
	1× 5×	Report	2×

8 August 2023 15:45	Romania	31–24	Portugal	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Damian 7	(11–9)	Pinheiro 7
	5×	Report	7× 1×

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9 August 2023 13:30	Portugal	36–13	North Macedonia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Moniz 6	(14–8)	Kraleva, Mladenovska 3
	4×	Report	3×

9 August 2023 15:45	Norway	27–33	Romania	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
	Kvia 8	(13–15)	Bodijar 7
	5×	Report	5×

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	Germany	3	2	1	0	84	63	+21	5	Semifinals
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	79	72	+7	4
3	Serbia	3	1	0	2	59	83	−24	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Montenegro (H)	3	0	1	2	67	71	−4	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.
(H) Hosts

8 August 2023 18:00	Croatia	27–25	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Vuković 8	(16–13)	Ramusović 6
	1×	Report	3×

8 August 2023 20:15	Serbia	18–34	Germany	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 230 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Radović 6	(12–17)	Litvinov 11
	5×	Report	4×

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9 August 2023 18:00	Montenegro	19–21	Serbia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 400 Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	Jolić, Mitrović 4	(9–8)	Petrić 6
	3×	Report	1× 4×

9 August 2023 20:15	Germany	27–22	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Ott 6	(16–13)	Čičak 5
	1×	Report	1×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	1	0	75	65	+10	5	Semifinals
2	France	3	2	0	1	85	71	+14	4
3	Hungary	3	1	1	1	86	79	+7	3	5–8th place semifinals
4	Netherlands	3	0	0	3	61	92	−31	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.

8 August 2023 18:00	Hungary	24–24	Denmark	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 300 Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
	Balogh, Bristyán, Szár 4	(10–9)	Plougstrup 8
	2×	Report	1× 1× 1×

8 August 2023 20:15	France	32–18	Netherlands	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	Senant 5	(17–8)	Horvers, Legebeke 5
	1× 2×	Report	1×

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9 August 2023 18:00	Netherlands	22–34	Hungary	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
	Dekker 6	(9–17)	Fazekas 7
	1× 3×	Report	2×

9 August 2023 20:15	Denmark	25–20	France	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 300 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Hattesen 8	(8–10)	Abdou 5
	4× 1×	Report	1× 5×

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	11 August 2023
	Germany	21
					13 August 2023
	France	26
					France	24
	11 August 2023
					Denmark	19
	Denmark	21
	Croatia	20
					Third place
					13 August 2023
					Germany	31
					Croatia	27

Ninth place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	11 August 2023
	Czech Republic	21
					12 August 2023
	Norway	32
					Norway	30
	11 August 2023
					Sweden	35
	Romania	23
	Sweden	29
					Eleventh place
					12 August 2023
					Czech Republic	25
					Romania	33

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	11 August 2023
	Serbia	24
					13 August 2023
	Netherlands	23
					Serbia	25
	11 August 2023
					Hungary	28
	Hungary	27
	Montenegro	24
					Seventh place
					13 August 2023
					Netherlands	17
					Montenegro	25

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place
	11 August 2023
	Switzerland	32
					12 August 2023
	North Macedonia	31
					Switzerland	25
	11 August 2023
					Portugal	23
	Portugal	28
	Iceland	22
					15th place
					12 August 2023
					North Macedonia	25
					Iceland	34

13–16th place semifinals

11 August 2023 18:00	Switzerland	32–31	North Macedonia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Baumann 11	(15–14)	Mladenovska 9
	3×	Report	7×

11 August 2023 18:00	Portugal	28–22	Iceland	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Pinheiro, Pinto, Silva 6	(14–14)	Pálsdóttir 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

9–12th place semifinals

11 August 2023 18:00	Czech Republic	21–32	Norway	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Pazderová 5	(9–15)	Helland 6
	1× 4×	Report	6×

11 August 2023 20:15	Romania	23–29	Sweden	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Tulea 6	(13–12)	Lundvall 7
	6×	Report	5×

5–8th place semifinals

11 August 2023 13:30	Serbia	24–23	Netherlands	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Bulatović 5	(18–11)	Exterkate 7
	4×	Report	5×

11 August 2023 15:45	Hungary	27–24	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 300 Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
	Keceli-Mészáros 7	(11–12)	Guberinić 6
	2×	Report	3×

Semifinals

11 August 2023 18:00	Germany	21–26	France	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 400 Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
	Litvinov 5	(14–15)	Kingue 5
	1× 2×	Report	1×

11 August 2023 20:15	Denmark	21–20	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
	Hattesen, Jensen 4	(14–12)	Ðelekovcan, Fratnik 5
	1×	Report	4×

15th place game

12 August 2023 11:15	North Macedonia	25–34	Iceland	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 48 Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
	Mladenovska 6	(12–14)	Eiríksdóttir 6
	1× 6×	Report	8× 1×

13th place game

12 August 2023 13:30	Switzerland	25–23	Portugal	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Baumann 9	(8–10)	Silva 7
	6×	Report	2× 8×

Eleventh place game

12 August 2023 15:45	Czech Republic	25–33	Romania	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Rampová 6	(15–14)	Gavrilă 7
	6×	Report	3×

Ninth place game

12 August 2023 18:00	Norway	30–35	Sweden	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
	Kvia, Lindquist 6	(13–15)	Rubin 7
		Report

Seventh place game

13 August 2023 11:15	Netherlands	17–25	Montenegro	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
	Exterkate 4	(8–12)	Mitrović 7
	2×	Report	5× 1×

Fifth place game

13 August 2023 13:30	Serbia	25–28	Hungary	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Radović 9	(15–10)	Fazekas 10
	1× 5×	Report	1× 1×

Third place game

13 August 2023 15:45	Germany	31–27	Croatia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 300 Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	Ott 6	(17–13)	Čičak, Renić 6
	1× 5×	Report	5×

Final

13 August 2023 18:00	France	24–19	Denmark	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 500 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
	Abdou 4	(12–9)	Bugtrup 4
	1× 4×	Report	2×

Final ranking

There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams.

Rank	Team
	France
	Germany
	Denmark
4	Croatia
5	Hungary
6	Serbia
7	Montenegro
8	Netherlands
9	Sweden
10	Norway
11	Netherlands
12	Czech Republic
13	Switzerland
14	Portugal
15	Iceland
16	North Macedonia

Qualified for the 2024 Women's Youth World Handball Championship

Tournament awards

The all-star team and awards were announced on 14 August 2023.

All-star team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Tatjana Činku
Right wing	Lucija Renic
Right back	Virág Fazekas
Centre back	Mélissa Chantelly
Left back	Anne Dolberg Plougstrup
Left wing	Alissa Katarina Wele
Pivot	Anđela Guberinić

Awards

Most valuable player	Andrea Nörklit Jörgensen
Best defender	Ruslana Litvinov
Top scorer	Era Baumann

See also

• 2023 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship

External links

• Official website
• EHF