| Tourney Name: | Women's U-17 European Handball Championship |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Montenegro |
| Dates: | 3–13 August |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 56 |
| Goals: | 2892 |
| Attendance: | 11,458 |
| Top Scorer: | Era Baumann (55 goals)[1] |
| Player: | Andrea Nørklit Jørgensen |
| Previous: | 2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship |
| Next: | 2025 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.
Montenegro won the hosting rights for the second successive time at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.[2]
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 | |
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| Host nation | 23 September 2022 | 1 | |||
| 5–15 August 2021 | 11 | ||||
| Women's 17 EHF Championship 2021 | 6–15 August 2021 | 1 | |||
| 7–15 August 2021 | 1 | ||||
| Qualification tournament | 22–25 November 2021` | 1 |
Both venues were in the capital, Podgorica.[3]
The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.[4]
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All times are local (UTC+2).
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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.
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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.
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There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams.
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The all-star team and awards were announced on 14 August 2023.[5]
| Position | Player | |
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| Goalkeeper |  Tatjana Činku | |
| Right wing | Lucija Renić | |
| Right back |  Virág Fazekas | |
| Centre back |  Mélissa Chantelly | |
| Left back | Anne Dolberg Plougstrup | |
| Left wing | Alissa Katarina Wele | |
| Pivot |  Anđela Guberinić |
| Andrea Nørklit Jørgensen (GK) | ||
| Best defender | Ruslana Litvinov |
Top scorers are[6]
| Player | Team | Goals | |
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| 1 | Era Baumann | 55 | |
| 2 | Virág Fazekas | 49 | |
| 3 | Tereza Filípková | 37 | |
| Iva Mladenovska | |||
| Sara Radović | |||
| 6 | Lydía Gunnþórsdóttir | 36 | |
| Ruslana Litvinov | |||
| 8 | Anne Dolberg Plougstrup | 35 | |
| 9 | Hanna Lundvall | 34 | |
| 10 | Ana Maria Gavrilă | 33 | |