2023 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:Women's U-19 European Handball Championship
Year:2023
Size:300
Country:Romania
Dates:6–16 July
Num Teams:16
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:2
Count:3
Matches:56
Goals:3293
Attendance:26,412
Top Scorer: Julie Scaglione
(68 goals)
Player: Petra Simon
Previous:2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship
Next:2025 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship

The 2023 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and was held in Piteşti and Mioveni, Romania from 6 to 16 July 2023.

Host selection

Romania won the hosting rights at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.[1]

Qualification

Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 23 September 2022 1
5–15 August 2021 11









Women's 17 EHF Championship 2021 6–15 August 2021 2
7–15 August 2021 2

Venues

The venues were in Piteşti and Mioveni.[2]

Draw

The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.[3]

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Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Intermediate round

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.

Group III

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Group IV

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Main round

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.

Group I

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Group II

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Placement round

Fifth place game

Knockout stage

Final

Final ranking and awards

Final ranking

There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams.

Rank Team
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5
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7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Qualified for the 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
Qualified for the 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship as hosts.

All Star Team

The All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 July 2023.[4]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Klára Zaj
Left wing Matilde Vestergaard
Left back Julie Scaglione
Centre back Petra Simon
Right back Luciana Rebelo
Right wing Mihaela Mihai
Pivot Andrea Brajović
Best defense player Fatou Karamoko
Petra Simon

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoals[5]
1 Julie Scaglione68
2 Luciana Rebelo62
3 Alisia Boiciuc53
4 Diana Lixăndroiu51
5 Lilja Ágústsdóttir48
6 Jelena Vukčević47
7 Mia Emmenegger46
Tamara Mandić
Petra Simon
Iva Zrilić

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EXEC confirms reform of EHF EL; extends YAC EUROs to 24 teams. www.eurohandball.com.
  2. https://arges-sport.ro/campionatul-european-de-handbal-feminin-u19-se-va-disputa-la-mioveni-si-pitesti/
  3. https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/draw-reveals-groups-for-w19-ehf-euro-2023/
  4. News: Hungary's Simon earns MVP plaudits at W19 EHF Euro 2023. EHF. 16 July 2023. 16 July 2023.
  5. http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/19/women/2023/scorers