2016 European Women's Handball Championship

2016 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Sweden
Dates 4–18 December
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
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The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship is being held in Sweden from 4 to 18 December 2016. It is the second time that Sweden hosts the tournament.

Sweden was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012.[1]

Venues

Stockholm Gothenburg Malmö Kristianstad Helsingborg
Hovet
Capacity: 8,094		 Scandinavium
Capacity: 12,044		 Malmö Isstadion
Capacity: 5,339		 Kristianstad Arena
Capacity: 4,700		 Helsingborg Arena
Capacity: 4,700
Group A Group 1
Knockout stage		 Group C Group B Group D
Group 2

Qualification

Qualified teams

Country Qualified asDate qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament
 Sweden Host 23 June 2012 9 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Russia Group 6 winner 12 March 2016 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 France Group 7 winner 12 March 2016 8 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Hungary Group 5 winner 1 June 2016 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Norway Group 1 winner 1 June 2016 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Romania Group 1 runner-up 1 June 2016 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Serbia Group 2 winner 1 June 2016 8 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Czech Republic Group 2 runner-up 1 June 2016 4 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012)
 Netherlands Group 3 winner 1 June 2016 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
 Spain Group 3 runner-up 1 June 2016 8 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Poland Group 5 runner-up 1 June 2016 4 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014)
 Germany Group 7 runner-up 1 June 2016 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Montenegro Group 4 winner 2 June 2016 3 (2010, 2012, 2014)
 Denmark Group 6 runner-up 2 June 2016 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Croatia Group 4 runner-up 2 June 2016 8 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Slovenia Best third-ranked team 5 June 2016 4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 10 June 2016 at 13:00 local time at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.[2][3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Referees

14 referee pairs were selected on 17 June 2016, of which 12 will be refereeing the tournament.[4][5]

Referees
 Croatia Dalibor Jurinović
Marko Mrvica
 Denmark Karina Christiansen
Line Hansen
 Hungary Péter Horváth
Balázs Márton
 Lithuania Viktorija Kijauskaite
Aušra Žaliene
 Norway Kjersti Arntsen
Guro Røen
 Poland Joanna Brehmer
Agnieszka Skowronek
Referees
 Romania Diana-Carmen Florescu
Anamaria Stoia
 Russia Victoria Alpaidze
Tatyana Berezkina
 Serbia Vanja Antić
Jelena Jakovljević
 Slovakia Peter Brunovský
Vladimír Čanda
 Spain Andreu Marín
Ignacio García
 Sweden Mirza Kurtagic
Mattias Wetterwik

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 16 June 2016.[6][7]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 1 1 0 0 36 34 +2 2 Main round
2  Slovenia 1 0 0 1 34 36 −2 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. 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.
4 December 2016
15:15		 Serbia  36–34  Slovenia Hovet, Stockholm
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Radosavljević 8 (17–16) Mavsar 9
3× 2× Report 3× 2×
4 December 2016
18:00		 Sweden  v  Spain Hovet, Stockholm
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Report
6 December 2016
18:30		 Spain  v  Serbia Hovet, Stockholm
Report
6 December 2016
20.45		 Slovenia  v  Sweden Hovet, Stockholm
Report
8 December 2016
18:30		 Spain  v  Slovenia Hovet, Stockholm
Report
8 December 2016
20:45		 Sweden  v  Serbia Hovet, Stockholm
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
First match(es) will be played on 4 December 2016. 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.
4 December 2016
18:30		 Netherlands  v  Germany Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN)
Report
4 December 2016
20:45		 France  v  Poland Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Report
6 December 2016
18:30		 Poland  v  Netherlands Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Report
6 December 2016
20:45		 Germany  v  France Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Report
8 December 2016
18:30		 Germany  v  Poland Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Report
8 December 2016
20:45		 Netherlands  v  France Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
First match(es) will be played on 5 December 2016. 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.
5 December 2016
18:30		 Hungary  v  Czech Republic Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Referees: Kijauskaite, Žaliene (LTU)
Report
5 December 2016
20:45		 Montenegro  v  Denmark Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Report
7 December 2016
18:30		 Czech Republic  v  Montenegro Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Report
7 December 2016
20:45		 Denmark  v  Hungary Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Report
9 December 2016
18:30		 Montenegro  v  Hungary Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Report
9 December 2016
20:45		 Denmark  v  Czech Republic Malmö Isstadion, Malmö
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
First match(es) will be played on 5 December 2016. 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.
5 December 2016
18:30		 Russia  v  Croatia Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Report
5 December 2016
20:45		 Norway  v  Romania Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Report
7 December 2016
18:30		 Romania  v  Russia Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
7 December 2016
20:45		 Croatia  v  Norway Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
9 December 2016
18:30		 Romania  v  Croatia Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
9 December 2016
20:45		 Norway  v  Russia Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report

Main round

Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over. Throw-off times are set at 16:15, 18:00 and 20:45.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
5 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 10 December 2016. 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.
10 December 2016 A3 v B2 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
10 December 2016 A2 v B3 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
10 December 2016 A1 v B1 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
12 December 2016 A3 v B1 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
12 December 2016 A1 v B3 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
12 December 2016 A2 v B2 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
14 December 2016 A1 v B2 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
14 December 2016 A2 v B1 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
14 December 2016 A3 v B3 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eliminated
5 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 December 2016. 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.
11 December 2016 C3 v D2 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
11 December 2016 C2 v D3 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
11 December 2016 C1 v D1 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
13 December 2016 C3 v D1 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
13 December 2016 C1 v D3 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
13 December 2016 C2 v D2 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
14 December 2016 C1 v D2 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
14 December 2016 C2 v D1 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report
14 December 2016 C3 v D3 Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
I1
 
18 December
 
II2
 
 
 
16 December
 
 
 
II1
 
 
I2
 
Third place
 
 
18 December
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

16 December 2016
18:15		 I1 v II2 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report
16 December 2016
20:45		 II1 v I2 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report

Fifth place game

16 December 2016
15:45		 I3 v II3 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report

Third place game

18 December 2016
15:30		 LSF1 v LSF2 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report

Final

18 December 2016
18:00		 WSF1 v WSF2 Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Report

References

  1. ↑ "EHF EURO 2016 awarded to Poland and Sweden". eurohandball.com. 23 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's EHF EURO 2016 Draw takes place on 10 June". eurohandball.com. 6 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Women's EHF EURO 2016: 16 teams, one dream". eurohandball.com. 10 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO". eurohandball.com. 21 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "EHF confirms referees for EHF EURO". swe2016.ehf-euro.com. 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Playing times set for Women's EHF EURO". eurohandball.com. 16 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Schedule

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