| Tourney Name: | EHF European Women's Handball Championship |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Size: | 240px |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Country2: | North Macedonia |
| Country3: | Montenegro |
| Dates: | 4–20 November |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Count: | 9 |
| Matches: | 47 |
| Top Scorer: | Nora Mørk (50 goals) |
| Player: | Henny Reistad |
| Previous: | 2020 European Women's Handball Championship |
| Next: | 2024 European Women's Handball Championship |
The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022.[1] The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[2] This tournament was the last to feature 16 teams that had been the case since 2002.
The top three team qualified for the 2023 World Championship and the winner will also qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] [4]
Norway won their ninth title after defeating Denmark in the final.[5] Bronze went to Montenegro, who defeated France at the extra time.[6]
See main article: 2022 European Women's Handball Championship bidding process.
The bidding timeline was as follows:[7]
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:[8]
However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:[9]
On the 20 June 2018, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro won the hosting rights.[10] [11]
| Votes[12] | ||
|---|---|---|
Slovenia,  Macedonia &  Montenegro | 41 | |
| Votes against the bid | 1 | |
| Total | 42 |
The four proposed venues were the venues for the event.[13]
 Slovenia | Montenegro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubljana | Celje | Podgorica | Skopje | |
| Arena Stožice | Zlatorog Arena | Morača Sports Center | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center | |
| Capacity: 12,480 | Capacity: 5,191 | Capacity: 6,000 (reduced to 4,317) | Capacity: 10,000 | |
See main article: 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification.
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
The draw was held on 28 April 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[14]
The pots were announced on 25 April 2022.[15]
Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022.[16] Two pairs were replaced in October 2022.[17]
| Referees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ana Vranes Marlis Wenninger | ||
| Tatjana Praštalo Vesna Balvan | ||
| Maike Merz Tanja Kuttler | ||
| Igor Covalciuc Line Alexei Covalciuc | ||
| Jelena Vujačić Anđelina Kažanegra | ||
| Ismailj Metalari Nenad Nikolovski | ||
| Referees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eskil Braseth Leif Sundet | ||
| Vânia Sá Marta Sá | ||
| Vanja Antić Jelena Jakovljević | ||
| Ozren Backović Mirko Palačković | ||
| Javier Álvarez Ion Bustamante | ||
| Marina Duplii Olena Pobedrina | ||
See main article: 2022 European Women's Handball Championship squads.
Each squad consisted of 20 players, and 16 players were selected on the day of each match. There was a maximum of six players who can be replaced during the tournament. However, in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential risk of several players from the same team testing positive, there was no limit to the number of replacements for players testing positive.[18]
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| Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 European Women's Handball Championship | ||
| Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
| Qualified for the 2023 World Championship |
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The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 November 2022.[21]
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Cléopatre Darleux | |
| Left wing | Emma Friis | |
| Left back | Cristina Neagu | |
| Centre back | Stine Bredal Oftedal | |
| Right back | Katrin Klujber | |
| Right wing | Jovanka Radičević | |
| Pivot | Pauletta Foppa | |
| Best defense player | Kathrine Heindahl | |
| Henny Reistad |
| Rank | Name | Goals[22] | Shots | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nora Mørk | 50 | 64 | 78 | |
| 2 | Đurđina Jauković | 48 | 86 | 56 | |
| 3 | Henny Reistad | 46 | 73 | 63 | |
| 4 | Alina Grijseels | 44 | 62 | 71 | |
| 5 | Nathalie Hagman | 43 | 60 | 72 | |
| Jovanka Radičević | 54 | 80 | |||
| 7 | Emma Friis | 40 | 57 | 70 | |
| 8 | Cristina Neagu | 39 | 70 | 56 | |
| 9 | Katrin Klujber | 38 | 74 | 51 | |
| 10 | Ana Gros | 36 | 60 | 60 |
| Rank | Name | % | Saves[23] | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silje Solberg-Østhassel | 39 | 62 | 157 |
| 2 | Cléopatre Darleux | 37 | 67 | 182 |
| 3 | Althea Reinhardt | 36 | 27 | 76 |
| 4 | Floriane André | 35 | 25 | 72 |
| Tea Pijević | 56 | 158 | ||
| Adrianna Płaczek | 30 | 86 | ||
| 7 | Sandra Toft | 33 | 68 | 204 |
| 8 | Johanna Bundsen | 32 | 24 | 76 |
| Jessica Ryde | 58 | 181 | ||
| 10 | Daciana Hosu | 31 | 29 | 95 |
| Katrine Lunde | 43 | 137 |
The official logo was unveiled on 25 March 2021 the same day as the qualifiers draw in Vienna, Austria, The colours in the tournament logo and branding take inspiration from various elements connected to host cities in nations, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.[24]