2014 European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Hungary Croatia |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Dates | 7–21 December |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Norway (6th title) |
Runner-up | Spain |
Third place | Sweden |
Fourth place | Montenegro |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 2,375 (50.53 per match) |
Attendance | 122,070 (2,597 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Isabelle Gulldén (58 goals) |
Best player | Isabelle Gulldén[1] |
The 2014 European Women's Handball Championship was the eleventh continental tournament for women's national teams, organized by the European Handball Federation. The second jointly-hosted edition in the competition's history took place in Hungary and Croatia from 7 to 21 December 2014.[2]
Norway won their sixth title after beating Spain 28–25 in the final.[3] Sweden defeated Montenegro 25–23 to capture the bronze medal.[4]
Host selection
Initially there were two applicants for the tournament, Slovenia and Turkey, with none of them having the experience of organizing a continental event before. However, both candidates withdrew their offers later, thus the host nation could not be selected on the 10th Ordinary EHF Congress between 24 and 25 September 2010 as it was planned.[5]
Instead, the European Handball Federation re-launched the bidding process. As a result, six federations (Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Slovakia, Sweden and Turkey) showed intention to host the championship. Until the final deadline of 28 January 2011, EHF received three bids from four federations:[6]
After a thorough analysis, Slovakia was excluded from the race first, as they failed to ensure a minimum of four arenas that meet the strict criteria for the European Championship.[7] The EHF Executive Committee decided between the two remaining aspirants on its meeting on 9 April 2011, awarding the right to host the 11th Women’s EHF European Handball Championship to Hungary and Croatia.[2]
Venues
Country | City | Arena | Capacity | Round |
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Hungary | Budapest | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena | 12,500 | Knockout stage |
Debrecen | Főnix Hall | 8,500 | Group B, Main round | |
Győr | Audi Aréna | 5,000 | Group A | |
Croatia | Zagreb | Arena Zagreb | 15,200 | Main round |
Varaždin | Varaždin Arena | 5,200 | Group C | |
Osijek | Gradski vrt Hall | 3,538 | Group D |
Qualification
Qualified teams
Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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Croatia | Host nation | 9 April 2011 | 7 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Hungary | Host nation | 9 April 2011 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Norway | Group 6 | Winner of26 March 2014 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
France | Group 2 | Winner of29 March 2014 | 7 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Russia | Group 7 | Runner-up of29 March 2014 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Montenegro | Group 3 | Winner of30 March 2014 | 2 (2010, 2012) |
Denmark | Group 1 | Winner of4 June 2014 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Germany | Group 7 | Winner of11 June 2014 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Slovakia | Group 2 | Runner-up of11 June 2014 | 1 (1994) |
Spain | Group 4 | Winner of11 June 2014 | 7 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Sweden | Group 5 | Winner of11 June 2014 | 8 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Netherlands | Group 4 | Runner-up of12 June 2014 | 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) |
Poland | Group 3 | Runner-up of14 June 2014 | 3 (1996, 1998, 2006) |
Romania | Group 6 | Runner-up of15 June 2014 | 9 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
Serbia | Group 5 | Runner-up of15 June 2014 | 3 (2008, 2010, 2012) |
Ukraine | Group 1 | Runner-up of15 June 2014 | 10 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year.
Seeding
The draw was held on 19 June 2014 at 13:00 local time in Zagreb, Croatia.[8][9]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Referees
12 referee pairs were selected:[10]
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Preliminary round
The playing schedule was released on 4 June 2014.[11]
Team advanced to the main round |
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
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7 December 2014 18:00 |
Spain | 29–22 | Poland | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Martín 9 | (16–13) | Kudłacz 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
7 December 2014 20:30 |
Hungary | 29–29 | Russia | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Triscsuk 6 | (14–15) | Dmitrieva 7 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
9 December 2014 18:15 |
Russia | 24–25 | Spain | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
Kuznetcova, Sen 5 | (14–13) | Martín 9 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 7× 1× |
9 December 2014 20:30 |
Poland | 23–29 | Hungary | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Kudłacz 7 | (7–14) | Mayer, Tomori 6 | ||
4× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
11 December 2014 18:15 |
Russia | 26–29 | Poland | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Bliznova, Punko 7 | (11–13) | Kudłacz 9 | ||
4× 5× | Report | 3× 9× 1× |
11 December 2014 20:30 |
Hungary | 26–27 | Spain | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Tomori, Triscsuk 6 | (13–13) | Martín 10 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× |
Group B
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7 December 2014 18:15 |
Norway | 27–19 | Romania | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Oftedal 5 | (16–7) | Neagu 7 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 4× 4× |
7 December 2014 20:30 |
Denmark | 32–23 | Ukraine | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
Nørgaard 8 | (14–11) | Borshchenko 7 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 4× 6× |
9 December 2014 18:15 |
Romania | 29–29 | Denmark | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Neagu, Țăcălie 10 | (16–12) | Fisker 8 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× |
9 December 2014 20:30 |
Ukraine | 23–34 | Norway | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Glibko 7 | (13–17) | Mørk, Solberg 6 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 1× 3× 1× |
11 December 2014 18:15 |
Romania | 23–22 | Ukraine | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Neagu 8 | (12–9) | Borshchenko 10 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
11 December 2014 20:30 |
Norway | 27–21 | Denmark | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Løke 7 | (12–13) | Burgaard, Nørgaard 4 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |
Group C
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8 December 2014 18:00 |
Germany | 26–29 | Netherlands | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Huber, Naidzinavicius 6 | (11–12) | Polman 7 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 2× 8× |
8 December 2014 20:15 |
Sweden | 30–28 | Croatia | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Gulldén 7 | (17–17) | Penezić, Zebić 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
10 December 2014 18:00 |
Netherlands | 30–30 | Sweden | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Polman 10 | (14–14) | Odén 7 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
10 December 2014 20:15 |
Croatia | 24–26 | Germany | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
Penezić 13 | (14–13) | Minevskaja, S. Müller 5 | ||
3× | Report | 3× 5× |
12 December 2014 18:00 |
Sweden | 39–32 | Germany | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN) |
Gulldén 10 | (23–17) | Nadgornaja 9 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 1× |
12 December 2014 20:15 |
Croatia | 31–27 | Netherlands | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
Penezić 11 | (17–15) | Van der Heijden 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 3× |
Group D
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8 December 2014 18:00 |
France | 21–18 | Slovakia | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN) |
Dembélé 6 | (7–9) | Školková, Trehubová 4 | ||
4× 4× | Report | 4× 3× |
8 December 2014 20:15 |
Montenegro | 22–19 | Serbia | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
K. Bulatović, Lazović 5 | (10–8) | Lekić 6 | ||
4× 3× | Report | 4× 1× |
10 December 2014 18:00 |
Serbia | 16–27 | France | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Rajović, Stoiljković 4 | (3–11) | Lacrabère 6 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
10 December 2014 20:15 |
Slovakia | 24–28 | Montenegro | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
Dubajová 5 | (10–20) | Radičević 6 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× |
12 December 2014 18:00 |
Montenegro | 20–24 | France | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Knežević 6 | (12–12) | Pineau 8 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 4× 5× |
12 December 2014 20:15 |
Serbia | 21–23 | Slovakia | Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Cvijić 6 | (11–6) | Jakubisová 8 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× 1× |
Main round
Team advanced to the semi-finals | |
Team qualified for the 5th/6th place match |
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group I
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13 December 2014 16:00 |
Poland | 19–28 | Denmark | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
Siódmiak 5 | (9–9) | Fisker 6 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
13 December 2014 18:15 |
Spain | 26–29 | Norway | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Pena 7 | (16–16) | Riegelhuth 7 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 2× |
13 December 2014 20:30 |
Hungary | 20–19 | Romania | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 5,370 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Szucsánszki, Triscsuk 4 | (10–8) | Neagu 8 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 4× 6× |
15 December 2014 16:00 |
Spain | 20–22 | Romania | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Pinedo 5 | (14–9) | Neagu 7 | ||
1× 4× | Report | 3× 4× |
15 December 2014 18:15 |
Poland | 24–26 | Norway | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
Drabik 5 | (15–11) | Mørk 11 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× |
15 December 2014 20:30 |
Hungary | 20–23 | Denmark | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Tomori, Tóth 5 | (9–11) | L. Jørgensen 6 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 2× 2× |
17 December 2014 16:00 |
Poland | 19–24 | Romania | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
five players 3 | (9–11) | Neagu 9 | ||
4× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |
17 December 2014 18:15 |
Spain | 29–22 | Denmark | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
Barbosa 6 | (15–12) | L. Jørgensen 7 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
17 December 2014 20:30 |
Hungary | 29–25 | Norway | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Bulath 6 | (15–11) | Løke 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 2× |
Group II
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14 December 2014 15:45 |
Germany | 20–27 | Montenegro | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Zapf 6 | (10–12) | Knežević 8 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
14 December 2014 18:00 |
Sweden | 29–26 | France | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
Hagman 7 | (12–14) | Lacrabère 10 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× |
14 December 2014 20:15 |
Netherlands | 30–20 | Slovakia | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
Polman 7 | (17–10) | Školková 6 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 3× 1× |
16 December 2014 15:45 |
Netherlands | 27–31 | Montenegro | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
Polman 8 | (13–15) | K. Bulatović 10 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 3× 5× |
16 December 2014 18:00 |
Sweden | 31–22 | Slovakia | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Gulldén 9 | (17–11) | Szarková 7 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 4× |
16 December 2014 20:15 |
Germany | 24–24 | France | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 800 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN) |
Geschke 9 | (13–10) | Baudouin, Dembélé 5 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 4× 2× |
17 December 2014 15:45 |
Sweden | 29–30 | Montenegro | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Gulldén 9 | (18–13) | Radičević 9 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× 1× |
17 December 2014 18:00 |
Germany | 36–22 | Slovakia | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 600 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
Huber, Lang 6 | (17–10) | Dubajová 5 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
17 December 2014 20:15 |
Netherlands | 18–20 | France | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb Attendance: 600 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Groot 10 | (9–7) | three players 4 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 4× 6× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals | Final | |||||
19 December | ||||||
Norway | 29 | |||||
21 December | ||||||
Sweden | 25 | |||||
Norway | 28 | |||||
19 December | ||||||
Spain | 25 | |||||
Spain | 19 | |||||
Montenegro | 18 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
21 December | ||||||
Sweden | 25 | |||||
Montenegro | 23 |
All times are local (UTC+1).
Semifinals
19 December 2014 18:00 |
Montenegro | 18–19 | Spain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
Radičević 6 | (8–13) | Pinedo 5 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 1× 2× |
19 December 2014 20:30 |
Norway | 29–25 | Sweden | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Løke 6 | (13–11) | Gulldén 9 | ||
2× 1× | Report | 3× 1× |
Fifth place game
19 December 2014 15:30 |
Hungary | 25–26 | France | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
Triscsuk 10 | (13–16) | Nze Minko 7 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 4× 3× |
Third place game
21 December 2014 15:30 |
Sweden | 25–23 | Montenegro | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
Gulldén 7 | (11–12) | K. Bulatović 8 | ||
2× 1× 1× | Report | 3× 5× |
Final
21 December 2014 18:00 |
Norway | 28–25 | Spain | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Riegelhuth Koren 10 | (10–12) | Pena 10 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 4× 5× |
Final ranking
Rank | Team |
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Norway | |
Spain | |
Sweden | |
4 | Montenegro |
5 | France |
6 | Hungary |
7 | Netherlands |
8 | Denmark |
9 | Romania |
10 | Germany |
11 | Poland |
12 | Slovakia |
13 | Croatia |
14 | Russia |
15 | Serbia |
16 | Ukraine |
Qualified for the 2015 World Championship | |
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament |
Note: As Norway later qualified for the olympics as World Champions, the qualification slot went to the runner up instead and Montenegro qualified for the qualification tournament instead of Spain.
Awards
The all-star team and awards were announced on 21 December 2014.[1]
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper: Silje Solberg (NOR)
- Right wing: Carmen Martín (ESP)
- Right back: Nora Mørk (NOR)
- Centre back: Kristina Kristiansen (DEN)
- Left back: Cristina Neagu (ROU)
- Left wing: Maria Fisker (DEN)
- Pivot: Heidi Løke (NOR)
Other awards
- Most Valuable Player: Isabelle Gulldén (SWE)
- Best Defensive Player: Sabina Jacobsen (SWE)
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
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1 | Isabelle Gulldén | Sweden | 58 | 89 | 65% |
2 | Cristina Neagu | Romania | 49 | 97 | 51% |
3 | Carmen Martín | Spain | 46 | 65 | 71% |
4 | Katarina Bulatović | Montenegro | 44 | 86 | 51% |
5 | Nora Mørk | Norway | 41 | 69 | 59% |
6 | Krisztina Triscsuk | Hungary | 39 | 53 | 74% |
7 | Nerea Pena | Spain | 38 | 61 | 62% |
8 | Alexandra Lacrabère | France | 37 | 73 | 51% |
9 | Heidi Løke | Norway | 37 | 51 | 73% |
10 | Ida Odén | Sweden | 36 | 58 | 62% |
Source: SportResult.com
Top goalkeepers
Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
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1 | Silje Solberg | Norway | 41% | 94 | 227 |
2 | Paula Ungureanu | Romania | 40% | 80 | 198 |
3 | Katja Schülke | Germany | 39% | 56 | 142 |
4 | Éva Kiss | Hungary | 38% | 72 | 188 |
Sandra Toft | Denmark | 62 | 163 | ||
6 | Amandine Leynaud | France | 36% | 56 | 157 |
Silvia Navarro | Spain | 89 | 247 | ||
8 | Marina Vukčević | Montenegro | 34% | 21 | 62 |
Marta Žderić | Croatia | 27 | 80 | ||
10 | Sonja Barjaktarović | Montenegro | 33% | 71 | 217 |
Source: SportResult.com
References
- ^ a b "EHF EURO All-star team announced". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 21 December 2014.
- ^ a b Women's EHF Euro 2014 goes to Hungary and Croatia, 9 April 2011, accessdate, 9 April 2011
- ^ "Norway win sixth EHF EURO gold". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Gullden leads Sweden to first EHF EURO bronze". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 21 December 2014.
- ^ Men's EHF Euro 2014 goes to Denmark, 25 September 2013, accessdate, 9 April 2011
- ^ "Women's EHF EURO 2014 bids". European Handball Federation. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Women's EHF EURO 2014 to be awarded". European Handball Federation. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "The eyes of European women's handball are on Zagreb". eurohandball.com. 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Europe's best teams gather in Hungary and Croatia". eurohandball.com. 19 June 2014.
- ^ "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2014". ehf-euro.com. 2 October 2014.
- ^ Match schedule