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{{Infobox International Handball Competition
| tourney_name = EHF European Women's Handball&nbsp;Championship
| year = 2012
| other_titles = 
| image = 2012 European Women's Handball Championship Logo.svg
| size = 200px
| caption = EHF Euro 2012 official logo
| country = Serbia
| dates = 4–16 December
| num_teams = 16
| confederations = 1
| venues = 5
| cities = 4
| champion_other = {{hbw|MNE}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{hbw|NOR}}
| third_other = {{hbw|HUN}}
| fourth_other = {{hbw|SRB}}
| matches = 47
| goals = 2381
| attendance = {{#expr: 450 + 750 + 2800 + 1200 + 300 + 1800 + 5000 + 3200 + 1000 + 2000 + 2500 + 2700 + 300 + 4000 + 200 + 450 + 3700 + 3000 + 2100 + 4000 + 500 + 1554 + 4000 + 1000 + 700 + 1500 + 600 + 400 + 500 + 5000 + 800 + 800 + 1200 + 1000 + 5000 + 1200 + 1500 + 1200 + 8000 + 1200 + 2500 + 1200 + 800 + 5000 + 13000 + 11000 + 10000}}
| top_scorer = {{flagathlete|[[Katarina Bulatović]]|MNE}}&nbsp;(56 goals)
| player = {{flagathlete|[[Anja Edin]]|NOR}}
| previous = 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
| next = 2014 European Women's Handball Championship
}}

The '''2012 [[European Women's Handball Championship]]''' was held in [[Serbia]] from 4 to 16 December. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization. Subsequently, the [[European Handball Federation]] (EHF) launched a new bidding process and eventually selected Serbia as the new host on 18 June 2012.

[[Montenegro women's national handball team|Montenegro]] captured their first title by defeating defending champion [[Norway women's national handball team|Norway]] 34–31 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/16098|title=Montenegro take EHF EURO 2012 crown|date=2012-12-17|work=eurohandball.com|access-date=2012-12-17|archive-date=2012-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220051802/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/16098|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Host selection==
Initially on its meeting on 27 September 2008 the EHF awarded the championship to the Netherlands, defeating Ukraine in the second round of voting while Germany and Serbia withdrew their candidacy during the congress.<ref>{{cite web |title=EK handbal 2012 naar Nederland |url=https://www.nu.nl/sport-overig/1985386/ek-handbal-2012-naar-nederland.html |publisher=NU |access-date=17 July 2023 |language=nl |date=27 September 2008}}</ref> This could have been the second time for Netherlands to host the tournament,<ref>{{Cite web |language=nl  |url=http://www.hoofddorpsecourant.nl/page/Lokaal/Regionaal/Sport/Handbal-Europees-kampioenschap.267517.news |title=Europees kampioenschap handbal voor vrouwen 2012 in Nederland |access-date=2009-09-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530172415/http://www.hoofddorpsecourant.nl/page/Lokaal/Regionaal/Sport/Handbal-Europees-kampioenschap.267517.news |archive-date=2012-05-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> however, on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation announced they are unable to organize the European Championship.<ref name="Netherlands out">{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-euro-2012-official-statement/|title=EHF EURO 2012 official statement|date=2012-06-04|work=eurohandball.com|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> A day later the EHF re-launched the host selection process;<ref name="Serbia to host">{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/serbia-to-host-women-s-ehf-euro-2012/|title=Serbia to host Women's EHF EURO 2012|date=2012-06-18|work=eurohandball.com|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> ten nations had shown interest in organizing the competition, including [[Croatia]], Denmark, [[Iceland]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]], Norway, Poland, Russia, [[Serbia]], [[Slovakia]] and Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.eurohandball.com/article/015070/Ten+nations+show+interest+in+hosting+EHF+EURO+2012|title=Ten nations show interest in hosting EHF EURO 2012|date=2012-06-05|work=eurohandball.com|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> [[Romania]] added their interest the day after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.eurohandball.com/article/015073/Eleventh+nation+registers+interest |title=Eleventh nation registers interest|date=2012-06-06|work=eurohandball.com|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> On 18 June 2012 the EHF granted the organizational rights to Serbia and also disposed of the fate of the [[Netherlands women's national handball team|Dutch national team]]. Since Serbia, the new host already qualified for the European Championship, the place reserved for the host nation was passed to Iceland as the best non-qualified team and the Netherlands were pulled out from the tournament.<ref name="Serbia to host"/>

==Venues==
Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:<ref name=announcement>[https://archive.ihf.info//MediaCenter/News/NewsDetails/tabid/130/Default.aspx?ID=469 Spain and Serbia to stage 2013 World Championships], by [[International Handball Federation]], 2 October 2010</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2|Group stage
! rowspan=8 |<div style="margin-left: 0px; position: relative; width:260px; font-size:12px;;">
[[File:Serbia map 2013 IHF Championship.png|260px]]
{{Image label|x=0.500 |y=0.390 |scale=260|text=[[File:City locator 23.svg|10px]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.540 |y=0.445 |scale=260|text=Belgrade}}
{{Image label|x=0.730 |y=0.710 |scale=260|text=[[File:City locator 23.svg|10px]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.790 |y=0.710 |scale=260|text=Niš}}
{{Image label|x=0.320 |y=0.240 |scale=260|text=[[File:City locator 23.svg|10px]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.360 |y=0.290 |scale=260|text=Novi Sad}}
{{Image label|x=0.620 |y=0.290 |scale=260|text=[[File:City locator 23.svg|10px]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.680 |y=0.290 |scale=260|text=Vršac}}
</div>
|-
|'''[[Vršac]]'''
|'''[[Niš]]'''
|-
| [[Millennium Centar|Millennium Center]]<br />Capacity: 4,000
| [[Čair Sports Center]]<br />Capacity: 5,000
|-
| [[File:Vrsac, Centar Milenjum.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Sportska hala Čair.JPG|180px]]
|-
! Group&Knockout stage
! Knockout stage
|-
|'''[[Novi Sad]]'''
|'''[[Belgrade]]'''
|-
| [[Spens Sports Center]]<br />Capacity: 11,500
| [[Kombank Arena]]<br />Capacity: 23,000
|-
| [[File:Spens.jpg|180px]]
| [[File:Belgrade Arena north.jpg|180px]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!City
!Arena
!Capacity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ehf-euro.com/Playing-Venues.7291.0.html#.UM483F-Fws0|title=Playing venues|publisher=European Handball Federation|access-date=16 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220035324/http://www.ehf-euro.com/Playing-Venues.7291.0.html#.UM483F-Fws0|archive-date=20 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!Round
|-
| align="left"| [[Belgrade]]
| align="left"| [[Kombank Arena]]
| 20,000
| Group A, Main Round, Semifinals and Finals
|-
| align="left"| [[Novi Sad]]
| align="left"| [[SPC Vojvodina|Spens Arena]]
| 8,000
| Group C, Main Round
|-
| align="left"| [[Vršac]]
| align="left"| [[Millennium Centar]]
| 4,058
| Group D
|-
| align="left"| [[Niš]]
| align="left"| [[Čair Sports Center]]
| 4,000
| Group B
|-
|}

== Qualification ==
{{main|2012 European Women's Handball Championship qualification}}
Qualification matches were played from September 2011 to June 2012. Following the new system introduced for the [[2010 European Men's Handball Championship|2010 Men's Championship]], all teams were included in the qualification round, except [[Netherlands women's national handball team|Netherlands]] who were hosts before the withdrawal.<ref name="Netherlands out" /> Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.

===Qualified teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=17%|Country !! width=17%|Qualified as!! width=17%|Date qualification was secured !! width=49%|Previous appearances in tournament<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
|{{hbw|NOR}} || <span style="display:none">01</span>Defending champion || <span style="display:none">00</span>19 December 2010 || 9<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], '''[[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]]''', [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], '''[[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]]''', '''[[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]]''', '''[[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]]''', '''[[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]]''')
|-
|{{hbw|CRO}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Winner of group 6 || <span style="display:none">00</span>24 March 2012 || 6<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|CZE}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Runner-up of group 5 || <span style="display:none">00</span>25 March 2012 || 3<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]])
|-
|{{hbw|SWE}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Winner of group 5 || <span style="display:none">00</span>25 March 2012 || 7<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|GER}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Winner of group 1 || <span style="display:none">00</span>30 May 2012 || 9<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], [[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|HUN}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Runner-up of group 1 || <span style="display:none">00</span>30 May 2012 || 9<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], [[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], '''[[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]]''', [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|ROU}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Winner of group 2 || <span style="display:none">00</span>30 May 2012 || 8<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], [[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|SRB}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Runner-up of group 2 || <span style="display:none">00</span>30 May 2012 || 2<span style="display:none">0</span> ( [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|FRA}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Winner of group 4 || <span style="display:none">00</span>30 May 2012 || 6<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|DEN}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Runner-up of group 6 || <span style="display:none">00</span>2 June 2012 || 9<span style="display:none">0</span> ('''[[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]]''', '''[[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]]''', [[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], '''[[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]]''', [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|ESP}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Runner-up of group 7 || <span style="display:none">00</span>2 June 2012 || 6<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|UKR}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Winner of group 7 || <span style="display:none">00</span>3 June 2012 || 9<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], [[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Runner-up of group 4 || <span style="display:none">00</span>3 June 2012 || 4<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]])
|-
|{{hbw|MNE}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Winner of group 3 || <span style="display:none">00</span>3 June 2012 || 1<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|RUS}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Runner-up of group 3 || <span style="display:none">00</span>3 June 2012 || 9<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[1994 European Women's Handball Championship|1994]], [[1996 European Women's Handball Championship|1996]], [[1998 European Women's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000]], [[2002 European Women's Handball Championship|2002]], [[2004 European Women's Handball Championship|2004]], [[2006 European Women's Handball Championship|2006]], [[2008 European Women's Handball Championship|2008]], [[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|-
|{{hbw|ISL}} || <span style="display:none">02</span>Awarded final place<ref name="Serbia to host" /> || <span style="display:none">00</span>18 June 2012 || 1<span style="display:none">0</span> ([[2010 European Women's Handball Championship|2010]])
|}

:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year.</div>

==Squads==
{{Main|2012 European Women's Handball Championship squads}}

==Referees==
12 referee pairs were selected:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ehf-euro.com/Referees.2563.0.html|title=EHF EURO 2012 referees|date=2012-11-17|work=ehf-euro.com|access-date=2012-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206232051/http://www.ehf-euro.com/Referees.2563.0.html|archive-date=2012-12-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:300px;"
|-
!colspan=2|Referees
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Belarus}} || Andrei Gousko<br>Siarhei Repkin
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Croatia}} || Helena Crnojević<br>Emina Kostecki-Radić
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Czech Republic}} || Jiří Opava<br>Pavel Válek
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Denmark}} || Marlene Kroløkke Lythje<br>Karina Christiansen
|-
|align=left|{{flagu|France}} || Charlotte Bonaventura<br>Julie Bonaventura
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Hungary}} || Péter Horvárth<br>Balázs Márton
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:300px;"
|-
!colspan=2|Referees
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Latvia}} || Zigmārs Stoļarovs<br>Renārs Līcis
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Poland}} || Joanna Brehmer<br>Agnieszka Skowronek
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Romania}} || Diana-Carmen Florescu<br>Anamaria Duţă
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Serbia}} || Branka Marić<br>Zorica Mašić
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Slovakia}} || Peter Brunovský<br>Vladimír Čanda
|-
|align=left|{{flagu|Spain}} || Andreu Marín<br>Ignacio García
|}
{{col-end}}

==Seeding==
The draw was scheduled to be held on 6 June 2012 at 14:00 local time in [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/014942/EHF+EURO+2012+draw+date+confirmed|title=EHF EURO 2012 draw date confirmed|date=2012-05-11|work=eurohandball.com}}</ref> The draw procedure was announced on 15 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/014964/EHF+EURO+2012+draw+procedure+released|title=EHF EURO 2012 draw procedure released|date=2012-05-15|work=eurohandball.com|access-date=2012-05-26|archive-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129095040/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/014964/EHF+EURO+2012+draw+procedure+released|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/3_other_ec/Draw_Procedure_2012_120511Neutral.pdf Draw Procedure]</ref> It was canceled because of the withdrawal of the Dutch Handball Federation.<ref name="Netherlands out" /> The draw was rescheduled to 22 June 2012 in [[Monaco]].<ref name="Serbia to host" /> The pots were new assigned due to the removal of the [[Netherlands women's national handball team|Netherlands]] and the addition of [[Iceland women's national handball team|Iceland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/015115/EHF+EURO+2012+draw+on+22+June|title=EHF EURO 2012 draw on 22 June|date=2012-05-19|work=eurohandball.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=25%|Pot 1
!width=25%|Pot 2
!width=25%|Pot 3
!width=25%|Pot 4
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
* {{hbw|NOR}}
* {{hbw|SWE}}
* {{hbw|ROU}}
* {{hbw|CRO}}
| 
* {{hbw|FRA}}
* {{hbw|MNE}}
* {{hbw|GER}}
* {{hbw|UKR}}
|
* {{hbw|SRB}}
* {{hbw|DEN}}
* {{hbw|RUS}}
* {{hbw|HUN}}
|
* {{hbw|ESP}}
* {{hbw|CZE}}
* {{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
* {{hbw|ISL}}
|}

==Preliminary round==
The draw was held on 22 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/15142|title=Draw for Women's 2012 EURO conducted|date=2012-06-22|work=eurohandball.com|access-date=2012-06-22|archive-date=2015-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119000851/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/15142|url-status=dead}}</ref> The playing schedule was released on 13 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/15246|title=EHF EURO 2012 playing schedule announced|date=2012-07-13|work=eurohandball.com}}</ref><ref>[http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/1_ehf_main/Playing_Schedule_SRBW_2012_FINALProp2_120713.pdf Match schedule]</ref>

''All times are local ([[Central European Time|UTC+1]]).''

===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2012/WOM/1/Results.pdf EHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=NOR |team2=SRB |team3=CZE |team4=UKR

|win_NOR=3 |draw_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=0 |gf_NOR=67 |ga_NOR=62
|win_SRB=2 |draw_SRB=0 |loss_SRB=1 |gf_SRB=79 |ga_SRB=75 |status_SRB=H
|win_CZE=1 |draw_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=2 |gf_CZE=68 |ga_CZE=71
|win_UKR=0 |draw_UKR=0 |loss_UKR=3 |gf_UKR=62 |ga_UKR=68

|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}}
|name_CZE={{hbw|CZE}}
|name_SRB={{hbw|SRB}}
|name_UKR={{hbw|UKR}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q

|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Main round|Main round]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 17:45
|team1= {{hbw-rt|UKR}}
|score= 22–25
|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/2/2.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Viktoriya Borshchenko|Borshchenko]] 7
|goals2= [[Helena Štěrbová|Štěrbová]], [[Iveta Luzumová|Luzumová]] 6
|HT= 7–12
|twomin1= 6
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 450
|referee= Brehmer, Skowronek
|refnat= POL
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 28–26
|team2= {{hbw|SRB}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/1/1.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren|Riegelhuth Koren]] 8
|goals2= [[Svetlana Ognjenović|Ognjenović]] 9
|HT= 17–12
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 1
|twomin2= 6
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 5,000
|referee= Marín, García
|refnat= ESP
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SRB}}
|score= 25–23
|team2= {{hbw|UKR}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/06122012/4/4.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Jelena Popović|Popović]], [[Sanja Damnjanović|Damnjanović]] 5
|goals2= [[Iuliia Managarova|Managarova]] 7
|HT= 14–10
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 7
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 4,000
|referee= Florescu, Duţă
|refnat= ROU
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|CZE}}
|score= 19–21
|team2= {{hbw|NOR}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/06122012/3/3.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Pavla Poznarová|Poznarová]] 5
|goals2= [[Linn Jørum Sulland|Sulland]] 8
|HT= 12–10
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 450
|referee= Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić
|refnat= CRO
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 8 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 18–17
|team2= {{hbw|UKR}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/08122012/6/6.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Linn Jørum Sulland|Sulland]] 6
|goals2= [[Iryna Glibko|Glibko]], [[Viktoriya Borshchenko|Borshchenko]] 4
|HT= 8–11
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 9
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 1,554
|referee= Stoļarovs, Līcis
|refnat= LAT
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 8 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SRB}}
|score= 28–24
|team2= {{hbw|CZE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/08122012/5/5.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Andrea Lekić|Lekić]], [[Slađana Pop-Lazić|Pop-Lazić]] 6
|goals2= [[Klára Černá|Černá]], [[Romana Chrenková|Chrenková]] 6
|HT= 12–15
|twomin1= 6
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 4,000
|referee= Horvárth, Márton
|refnat= HUN
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2012/WOM/1/Results.pdf EHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=FRA |team2=DEN |team3=SWE |team4=MKD

|win_FRA=2 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=1 |gf_FRA=80 |ga_FRA=61
|win_DEN=2 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=1 |gf_DEN=91 |ga_DEN=84
|win_SWE=2 |draw_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=1 |gf_SWE=70 |ga_SWE=65
|win_MKD=0 |draw_MKD=0 |loss_MKD=3 |gf_MKD=61 |ga_MKD=92

|hth_FRA=France 2 Pts, +6 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –6 GD
|hth_DEN=FRA
|hth_SWE=FRA

|name_FRA={{hbw|FRA}}
|name_DEN={{hbw|DEN}}
|name_MKD={{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|name_SWE={{hbw|SWE}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q

|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Main round|Main round]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|FRA}}
|score= 29–16
|team2= {{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/8/8.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Paule Baudouin|Baudouin]] 8
|goals2= [[Julija Portjanko|Portjanko]] 6
|HT= 15–10
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Čair Sports Center]], [[Niš]]
|attendance= 750
|referee= Horvárth, Márton
|refnat= HUN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SWE}}
|score= 27–26
|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/7/7.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Johanna Ahlm|Ahlm]] 10
|goals2= [[Stine Jørgensen|Jørgensen]] 6
|HT= 13–15
|twomin1= 1
|yellow1= 1
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Čair Sports Center]], [[Niš]]
|attendance= 300
|referee= Florescu, Duţă
|refnat= ROU
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|score= 15–26
|team2= {{hbw|SWE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/06122012/9/9.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Mirjeta Bajramoska|Bajramoska]] 4
|goals2= [[Linnea Torstenson|Torstenson]] 8
|HT= 8–11
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 1
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Čair Sports Center]], [[Niš]]
|attendance= 300
|referee= Stoļarovs, Līcis
|refnat= LAT
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 6 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score= 28–27
|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/06122012/10/10.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Ann Grete Nørgaard|Nørgaard]], [[Louise Burgaard|Burgaard]] 7
|goals2= [[Paule Baudouin|Baudouin]], [[Nina Kamto Njitam|Njitam]] 5
|HT= 15–12
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 1
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Čair Sports Center]], [[Niš]]
|attendance= 200
|referee= Brehmer, Skowronek
|refnat= POL
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 8 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SWE}}
|score= 17–24
|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/08122012/12/12.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Linnea Torstenson|Torstenson]] 5
|goals2= [[Mariama Signaté|Signaté]], [[Claudine Mendy|Mendy]] 4
|HT= 8–13
|twomin1= 1
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Čair Sports Center]], [[Niš]]
|attendance= 500
|referee= Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić
|refnat= CRO
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 8 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score= 37–30
|team2= {{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/08122012/11/11.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Mie Augustesen|Augustesen]] 8
|goals2= [[Biljana Crvenkoska|Crvenkoska]], [[Julija Portjanko|Portjanko]] 7
|HT= 17–13
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Čair Sports Center]], [[Niš]]
|attendance= 1,000
|referee= Marín, García
|refnat= ESP
}}

===Group C===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2012/WOM/1/Results.pdf EHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=HUN |team2=ESP |team3=GER |team4=CRO

|win_HUN=2 |draw_HUN=0 |loss_HUN=1 |gf_HUN=83 |ga_HUN=80
|win_ESP=2 |draw_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=1 |gf_ESP=79 |ga_ESP=73
|win_GER=1 |draw_GER=0 |loss_GER=2 |gf_GER=58 |ga_GER=63
|win_CRO=1 |draw_CRO=0 |loss_CRO=2 |gf_CRO=65 |ga_CRO=69

|hth_HUN=Hungary 32–31 Spain
|hth_ESP=HUN
|hth_GER=Croatia 16–17 Germany
|hth_CRO=GER

|name_ESP={{hbw|ESP}}
|name_HUN={{hbw|HUN}}
|name_GER={{hbw|GER}}
|name_CRO={{hbw|CRO}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q

|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Main round|Main round]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|GER}}
|score= 20–23
|team2= {{hbw|ESP}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/14/14.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Laura Steinbach|Steinbach]] 6
|goals2= [[Carmen Martín|Martín]] 7
|HT= 12–13
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Lythje, Christiansen
|refnat= DEN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|CRO}}
|score= 28–27
|team2= {{hbw|HUN}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/13/13.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Maja Zebić|Zebić]] 9
|goals2= [[Zsuzsanna Tomori|Tomori]] 9
|HT= 15–14
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,800
|referee= Opava, Válek
|refnat= CZE
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 5 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|ESP}}
|score= 25–21
|team2= {{hbw|CRO}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/05122012/15/15.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Marta Mangué|Mangué]] 7
|goals2= [[Maja Zebić|Zebić]] 7
|HT= 13–10
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Brunovský, Čanda
|refnat= SVK
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 5 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score= 24–21
|team2= {{hbw|GER}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/05122012/16/16.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Anita Görbicz|Görbicz]] 9
|goals2= [[Marlene Zapf|Zapf]] 5
|HT= 11–14
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Bonaventura, Bonaventura
|refnat= FRA
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score= 32–31
|team2= {{hbw|ESP}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/07122012/17/17.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Zsuzsanna Tomori|Tomori]] 12
|goals2= [[Carmen Martín|Martín]] 7
|HT= 17–14
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 3,700
|referee= Marić, Mašić
|refnat= SRB
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|CRO}}
|score= 16–17
|team2= {{hbw|GER}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/07122012/18/18.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Maja Zebić|Zebić]] 5
|goals2= [[Natalie Augsburg|Augsburg]] 4
|HT= 7–8
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 2,100
|referee= Gousko, Repkin
|refnat= BLR
}}

===Group D===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2012/WOM/1/Results.pdf EHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=MNE |team2=RUS |team3=ROU |team4=ISL

|win_MNE=3 |draw_MNE=0 |loss_MNE=0 |gf_MNE=79 |ga_MNE=63
|win_RUS=1 |draw_RUS=1 |loss_RUS=1 |gf_RUS=78 |ga_RUS=72
|win_ROU=1 |draw_ROU=1 |loss_ROU=1 |gf_ROU=63 |ga_ROU=63
|win_ISL=0 |draw_ISL=0 |loss_ISL=3 |gf_ISL=56 |ga_ISL=78

|hth_RUS=Romania 21–21 Russia
|hth_ROU=RUS

|name_MNE={{hbw|MNE}}
|name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}}
|name_ISL={{hbw|ISL}}
|name_ROU={{hbw|ROU}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q

|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Main round|Main round]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 18:05
|team1= {{hbw-rt|MNE}}
|score= 26–16
|team2= {{hbw|ISL}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/20/20.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Katarina Bulatović|Bulatović]] 7
|goals2= [[Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir|Bragadóttir]] 5
|HT= 10–7
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Millennium Centar]], [[Vršac]]
|attendance= 2,800
|referee= Gousko, Repkin
|refnat= BLR
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 4 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|ROU}}
|score= 21–21
|team2= {{hbw|RUS}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/04122012/19/19.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Iulia Curea|Curea]] 9
|goals2= [[Tatiana Khmyrova|Khmyrova]] 6
|HT= 12–7
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Millennium Centar]], [[Vršac]]
|attendance= 3,200
|referee= Marić, Mašić
|refnat= SRB
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 5 December 2012
|time= 18:05
|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score= 27–30
|team2= {{hbw|MNE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/05122012/22/22.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Lyudmila Postnova|Postnova]] 5
|goals2= [[Milena Knežević|Knežević]], [[Jovanka Radičević|Radičević]] 6
|HT= 14–20
|twomin1= 1
|yellow1= 1
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Millennium Centar]], [[Vršac]]
|attendance= 1,000
|referee= Opava, Válek
|refnat= CZE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 5 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|ISL}}
|score= 19–22
|team2= {{hbw|ROU}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/05122012/21/21.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir|Jónsdóttir]] 5
|goals2= [[Aurelia Brădeanu|Brădeanu]] 7
|HT= 13–15
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Millennium Centar]], [[Vršac]]
|attendance= 2,700
|referee= Lythje, Christiansen
|refnat= DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 December 2012
|time= 18:05
|team1= {{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score= 30–21
|team2= {{hbw|ISL}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/07122012/23/23.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Lyudmila Postnova|Postnova]], [[Anna Sen|Sen]] 5
|goals2= [[Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir|Jónsdóttir]] 4
|HT= 15–8
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Millennium Centar]], [[Vršac]]
|attendance= 3,000
|referee= Bonaventura, Bonaventura
|refnat= FRA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 7 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{hbw-rt|ROU}}
|score= 20–23
|team2= {{hbw|MNE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/07122012/24/24.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Aurelia Brădeanu|Brădeanu]] 6
|goals2= [[Katarina Bulatović|Bulatović]] 9
|HT= 10–9
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Millennium Centar]], [[Vršac]]
|attendance= 4,000
|referee= Brunovský, Čanda
|refnat= SVK
}}

==Main round==
===Group I===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2012/WOM/1/Results.pdf EHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=NOR |team2=SRB |team3=DEN |team4=SWE |team5=FRA |team6=CZE

|win_NOR=4 |draw_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=1 |gf_NOR=140 |ga_NOR=124
|win_SRB=3 |draw_SRB=1 |loss_SRB=1 |gf_SRB=124 |ga_SRB=118 |status_SRB=H
|win_DEN=3 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=2 |gf_DEN=148 |ga_DEN=146
|win_SWE=2 |draw_SWE=1 |loss_SWE=2 |gf_SWE=127 |ga_SWE=127
|win_FRA=2 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=3 |gf_FRA=111 |ga_FRA=115 
|win_CZE=0 |draw_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=5 |gf_CZE=121 |ga_CZE=141

|name_SRB={{hbw|SRB}}
|name_FRA={{hbw|FRA}}
|name_SWE={{hbw|SWE}}
|name_CZE={{hbw|CZE}}
|name_DEN={{hbw|DEN}}
|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=q

|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
|col_q=blue1  |text_q=[[#Fifth place game|Fifth place game]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 10 December 2012
|time= 16:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|CZE}}
|score= 30–33
|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/10122012/25/25.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Jana Knedlíková|Knedlíková]], [[Hana Kutlvašrová|Kutlvašrová]] 6
|goals2= [[Ann Grete Nørgaard|Nørgaard]] 10
|HT= 12–13
|twomin1= 
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 400
|referee= Florescu, Duţă
|refnat= ROU
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 10 December 2012
|time= 18:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 30–19
|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/10122012/27/27.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Linn Jørum Sulland|Sulland]] 7
|goals2= [[Paule Baudouin|Baudouin]] 5
|HT= 14–10
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 500
|referee= Marín, García
|refnat= ESP
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 10 December 2012
|time= 20:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SRB}}
|score= 23–23
|team2= {{hbw|SWE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/10122012/26/26.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Sanja Rajović|Rajović]] 5
|goals2= [[Linnea Torstenson|Torstenson]] 8
|HT= 13–14
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 2
|red1= 
|twomin2= 
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 5,000
|referee= Stoļarovs, Līcis
|refnat= LAT
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 December 2012
|time= 16:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|CZE}}
|score= 22–24
|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/11122012/28/28.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Romana Chrenková|Chrenková]] 4
|goals2= [[Camille Ayglon|Ayglon]] 6
|HT= 10–14
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 800
|referee= Brehmer, Skowronek
|refnat= POL
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 December 2012
|time= 18:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 28–25
|team2= {{hbw|SWE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/11122012/29/29.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Anja Edin|Edin]] 9
|goals2= [[Isabelle Gulldén|Gulldén]] 10
|HT= 12–14
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Horvárth, Márton
|refnat= HUN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 December 2012
|time= 20:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SRB}}
|score= 29–26
|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/11122012/30/30.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Sanja Damnjanović|Damnjanović]] 8
|goals2= [[Stine Jørgensen|Jørgensen]] 5
|HT= 16–14
|twomin1= 6
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 5,000
|referee= Marín, García
|refnat= ESP
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 December 2012
|time= 16:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|CZE}}
|score= 26–35
|team2= {{hbw|SWE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/13122012/33/33.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Romana Chrenková|Chrenková]] 7
|goals2= [[Hanna Fogelström|Fogelström]] 7
|HT= 14–14
|twomin1= 1
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Florescu, Duţă
|refnat= ROU
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 December 2012
|time= 18:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SRB}}
|score= 18–17
|team2= {{hbw|FRA}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/13122012/32/32.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Sanja Rajović|Rajović]] 5
|goals2= [[Mariama Signaté|Signaté]] 4
|HT= 10–6
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 8,000
|referee= Gousko, Repkin
|refnat= BLR
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 December 2012
|time= 20:10
|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 33–35
|team2= {{hbw|DEN}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/13122012/31/31.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Linn Jørum Sulland|Sulland]], [[Ida Alstad|Alstad]] 6
|goals2= [[Louise Burgaard|Burgaard]] 8
|HT= 17–15
|twomin1= 
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 2,500
|referee= Horvárth, Márton
|refnat= HUN
}}

===Group II===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://home.eurohandball.com/ehf_files/specificHBI/ECh_Analyses/2012/WOM/1/Results.pdf EHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=MNE |team2=HUN |team3=RUS |team4=GER |team5=ROU |team6=ESP

|win_MNE=4 |draw_MNE=0 |loss_MNE=1 |gf_MNE=128 |ga_MNE=123
|win_HUN=3 |draw_HUN=0 |loss_HUN=2 |gf_HUN=132 |ga_HUN=130
|win_RUS=1 |draw_RUS=3 |loss_RUS=1 |gf_RUS=130 |ga_RUS=127
|win_GER=2 |draw_GER=1 |loss_GER=2 |gf_GER=119 |ga_GER=116
|win_ROU=1 |draw_ROU=1 |loss_ROU=3 |gf_ROU=114 |ga_ROU=120
|win_ESP=1 |draw_ESP=1 |loss_ESP=3 |gf_ESP=128 |ga_ESP=135

|hth_RUS=Germany 26–26 Russia
|hth_GER=RUS
|hth_ROU=Spain 26–31 Romania
|hth_ESP=ROU

|name_MNE={{hbw|MNE}}
|name_ROU={{hbw|ROU}}
|name_HUN={{hbw|HUN}}
|name_GER={{hbw|GER}}
|name_ESP={{hbw|ESP}}
|name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=q

|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
|col_q=blue1  |text_q=[[#Fifth place game|Fifth place game]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 December 2012
|time= 16:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|ESP}}
|score= 26–31
|team2= {{Hbw|ROU}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/09122012/35/35.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Begoña Fernández|Fernández]], [[Marta Mangué|Mangué]] 5
|goals2= [[Cristina Neagu|Neagu]], [[Iulia Curea|Curea]] 7
|HT= 12–15
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 700
|referee= Bonaventura, Bonaventura
|refnat= FRA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score= 26–28
|team2= {{Hbw|MNE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/09122012/36/36.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Zita Szucsánszki|Szucsánszki]] 8
|goals2= [[Jovanka Radičević|Radičević]] 9
|HT= 9–15
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 1
|twomin2= 5
|yellow2= 2
|red2= 2
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,500
|referee= Opava, Válek
|refnat= CZE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 9 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|GER}}
|score= 26–26
|team2= {{Hbw|RUS}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/09122012/34/34.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Laura Steinbach|Steinbach]] 9
|goals2= [[Tatiana Khmyrova|Khmyrova]] 6
|HT= 16–13
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 600
|referee= Marić, Mašić
|refnat= SRB
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 December 2012
|time= 16:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|ESP}}
|score= 25–25
|team2= {{Hbw|RUS}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/11122012/39/39.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Carmen Martín|Martín]] 11
|goals2= [[Lyudmila Postnova|Postnova]] 7
|HT= 13–14
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 800
|referee= Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić
|refnat= CRO
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|GER}}
|score= 27–20
|team2= {{Hbw|MNE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/11122012/37/37.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Laura Steinbach|Steinbach]] 7
|goals2= [[Katarina Bulatović|Bulatović]] 6
|HT= 14–9
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,000
|referee= Bonaventura, Bonaventura
|refnat= FRA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 11 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score= 25–19
|team2= {{Hbw|ROU}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/11122012/38/38.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Orsolya Vérten|Vérten]] 7
|goals2= [[Cristina Neagu|Neagu]], [[Adriana Nechita|Nechita]] 6
|HT= 14–12
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 1
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Gousko, Repkin
|refnat= BLR
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 December 2012
|time= 16:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|ESP}}
|score= 23–27
|team2= {{Hbw|MNE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/13122012/41/41.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Beatriz Fernández|Fernández]] 7
|goals2= [[Katarina Bulatović|Bulatović]] 6
|HT= 16–13
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 7
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Brehmer, Skowronek
|refnat= POL
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 December 2012
|time= 18:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|GER}}
|score= 25–23
|team2= {{Hbw|ROU}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/13122012/42/42.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Laura Steinbach|Steinbach]] 8
|goals2= [[Clara Vădineanu|Vădineanu]], [[Adriana Nechita|Nechita]] 7
|HT= 16–9
|twomin1= 3
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 2
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 1
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Opava, Válek
|refnat= CZE
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 13 December 2012
|time= 20:15
|team1= {{Hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score= 25–31
|team2= {{Hbw|RUS}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/13122012/40/40.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Viktória Rédei Soós|Rédei Soós]] 5
|goals2= [[Ekaterina Ilyina|Ilyina]] 7
|HT= 11–13
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[SPC Vojvodina]], [[Novi Sad]]
|attendance= 1,200
|referee= Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić
|refnat= CRO
}}

==Knockout stage==

===Bracket===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|15 December|'''{{hbw|NOR}}'''|'''30'''|{{hbw|HUN}}|19
|15 December|{{hbw|SRB}}|26|'''{{hbw|MNE}}'''|'''27'''
<!--final -->
|16 December|{{hbw|NOR}}|31|'''{{hbw|MNE}}'''  ([[Overtime (sports)#Team handball|ET]])|'''34'''
<!--third place -->
|16 December|'''{{hbw|HUN}}''' ([[Overtime (sports)#Team handball|ET]])|'''41'''|{{hbw|SRB}}|38
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox 
|date= 15 December 2012
|time= 14:30
|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 30–19
|team2= {{hbw|HUN}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/15122012/44/44.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Anja Edin|Edin]], [[Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren|Riegelhuth Koren]] 6
|goals2= [[Anita Görbicz|Görbicz]] 6
|HT= 16–11
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 5,000
|referee= Bonaventura, Bonaventura
|refnat= FRA
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 15 December 2012
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|SRB}}
|score= 26–27
|team2= {{hbw|MNE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/15122012/45/45.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Biljana Filipović|Filipović]] 7
|goals2= [[Milena Knežević|Knežević]] 8
|HT= 14–13
|twomin1= 4
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 13,000
|referee= Stoļarovs, Līcis
|refnat= LAT
}}

===Fifth place game===
{{handballbox 
|date= 15 December 2012
|time= 12:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score= 32–30
|team2= {{Hbw|RUS}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/15122012/43/43.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Ann Grete Nørgaard|Nørgaard]], [[Louise Burgaard|Burgaard]] 8
|goals2= [[Anna Sen|Sen]] 6
|HT= 15–15
|twomin1= 5
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 3
|yellow2= 3
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 800
|referee= Marić, Mašić
|refnat= SRB
}}

===Third place game===
{{handballbox 
|bg=#cc9966
|date= 16 December 2012
|time= 14:30
|team1= {{hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score= 41–38
|team2= {{hbw|SRB}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/16122012/46/46.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Viktória Rédei Soós]] 9
|goals2= ''three players'' 7
|HT= 21–19
|FT= 33–33
|OT1= 8–5
|twomin1= 1
|yellow1= 4
|red1= 
|twomin2= 4
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 11,000
|referee= Gousko, Repkin
|refnat= BLR
}}

===Final===
{{handballbox 
|bg=gold
|date= 16 December 2012
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 31–34
|team2= {{hbw|MNE}}
|report= [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/16122012/47/47.pdf Report]{{dead link|date=August 2024}}
|goals1= [[Ida Alstad|Alstad]] 11
|goals2= [[Milena Knežević|Knežević]] 10
|HT= 11–12
|FT= 24–24
|OT1= 4–4
|OT2= 3–6
|twomin1= 2
|yellow1= 3
|red1= 
|twomin2= 7
|yellow2= 4
|red2= 
|stadium= [[Kombank Arena]], [[Belgrade]]
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= Marín, García
|refnat= ESP
}}

==Final ranking and statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor=ccffcc| ||Qualified for the [[2013 World Women's Handball Championship|2013 World Championship]]
|}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank !!width=170|Team
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=center|{{gold1}}|| {{hbw|MNE}}
|-
|align=center|{{silver2}}|| {{hbw|NOR}}
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=center|{{bronze3}}|| {{hbw|HUN}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{hbw|SRB}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{hbw|DEN}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{hbw|RUS}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{hbw|GER}}
|-
|align=center|8|| {{hbw|SWE}}
|-
|align=center|9|| {{hbw|FRA}}
|-
|align=center|10|| {{hbw|ROU}}
|-
|align=center|11|| {{hbw|ESP}}
|-
|align=center|12|| {{hbw|CZE}}
|-
|align=center|13|| {{hbw|CRO}}
|-
|align=center|14|| {{hbw|UKR}}
|-
|align=center|15|| {{hbw|ISL}}
|-
|align=center|16|| {{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===All-Star Team===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Player
|-
| Goalkeeper || {{flagathlete|[[Katrine Lunde]]|NOR}}
|-
| Right wing || {{flagathlete|[[Jovanka Radičević]]|MNE}}
|-
| Right back || {{flagathlete|[[Katarina Bulatović]]|MNE}}
|-
| Centre back || {{flagathlete|[[Andrea Lekić]]|SRB}}
|-
| Left back || {{flagathlete|[[Sanja Damnjanović]]|SRB}}
|-
| Left wing || {{flagathlete|[[Polina Kuznetsova]]|RUS}}
|-
| Pivot || {{flagathlete|[[Heidi Løke]]|NOR}}
|-
| Best defense player || {{flagathlete|[[Anja Althaus]]|GER}}
|-
| [[Most valuable player]] || {{flagathlete|[[Anja Edin]]|NOR}}
|}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Top goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
!Shots
!%
|-
| 1
| align="left"| '''[[Katarina Bulatović]]'''
| align="left"| '''{{hbw|MNE}}'''
| '''56'''
| '''119''' || '''47%'''
|-
| rowspan=2| 2
| align="left"| [[Anita Görbicz]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|HUN}}
| rowspan=2| '''41'''
| 70 || 59%
|-
| align="left"| [[Milena Knežević]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|MNE}}
| 87 || 47%
|-
| 4
| align="left"| [[Jovanka Radičević]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|MNE}}
| '''40'''
| 61 || 66%
|-
| 5
| align="left"| [[Linn Jørum Sulland]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|NOR}}
| '''39'''
| 76 || 51%
|-
| rowspan=2| 6
| align="left"| [[Ann Grete Nørgaard]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|DEN}}
| rowspan=2| '''37'''
| 51 || 73%
|-
| align="left"| [[Zsuzsanna Tomori]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|HUN}}
| 66 || 56%
|-
| 8
| align="left"| [[Anja Edin]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|NOR}}
| '''34'''
| 61 || 56%
|-
| rowspan=3| 9
| align="left"| [[Isabelle Gulldén]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|SWE}}
| rowspan=3| '''33'''
| 56 || 59%
|-
| align="left"| [[Andrea Lekić]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|SRB}}
| 57 || 58%
|-
| align="left"| [[Laura Steinbach]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|GER}}
| 56 || 59%
|}
<small>Source: [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/TOPPL.pdf SportResult.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818052201/http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/TOPPL.pdf |date=2020-08-18 }}</small>

{{col-2}}

===Top goalkeepers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!%
!Saves
!Shots
|-
| 1
| align="left"| '''[[Katja Schülke]]'''
| align="left"| '''{{hbw|GER}}'''
| '''41%'''
| '''45''' || '''111'''
|-
| 2
| align="left"| [[Katrine Lunde Haraldsen]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|NOR}}
| '''40%'''
| 99 || 247
|-
| 3
| align="left"| [[Talida Tolnai]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|ROU}}
| '''38%'''
| 41 || 108
|-
| 4
| align="left"| [[Linda Pradel]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|FRA}}
| '''37%'''
| 22 || 59
|-
| 5
| align="left"| [[Katarina Tomašević]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|SRB}}
| '''36%'''
| 98 || 275
|-
| rowspan=6| 6
| align="left"| [[Cecilia Grubbström]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|SWE}}
| rowspan=6| '''35%'''
| 61 || 174
|-
| align="left"| [[Éva Kiss]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|HUN}}
| 34 || 97
|-
| align="left"| [[Barbora Raníková]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|CZE}}
| 77 || 221
|-
| align="left"| [[Paula Ungureanu]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|ROU}}
| 38 || 109
|-
| align="left"| [[Marina Vukčević]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|MNE}}
| 34 || 97
|-
| align="left"| [[Clara Woltering]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|GER}}
| 36 || 102
|}
<small>Source: [http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/TOPGK.pdf SportResult.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615121220/http://handball.sportresult.com/hbem12w/PDF/TOPGK.pdf |date=2013-06-15 }}</small>

{{col-end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.ehf-euro.com/Women-s-EHF-EURO-2012.2813.0.html}}
*[http://www.eurohandball.com/ech/women/2012/round/1/Final+Tournament EHF Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010045147/http://www.eurohandball.com/ech/women/2012/round/1/Final+Tournament |date=2017-10-10 }}

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