2023 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.

2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Montenegro
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–13 August
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions France (2nd title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Germany
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored2,892 (51.64 per match)
Attendance11,458 (205 per match)
Top scorer(s)Switzerland Era Baumann
(55 goals)[1]
Best playerDenmark Andrea Nørklit Jørgensen
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Host selection

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Montenegro won the hosting rights for the second successive time at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.[2]

Qualification

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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
Host nation 23 September 2022   Luxembourg 1   Montenegro
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2021 5–15 August 2021   Montenegro 11   Hungary
  Germany
  Denmark
  Croatia
  Norway
  Romania
   Switzerland
  Portugal
  France
  Sweden
  Czech Republic
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2021 6–15 August 2021   Tbilisi 1   Netherlands
7–15 August 2021   Klaipėda 1   North Macedonia
Qualification tournament 22–25 November 2021`   Belgrade 1   Serbia
  Iceland[a]
  1. ^ Replaced Russia after they were disqualified due to the war in Ukraine.

Venues

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Both venues were in the capital, Podgorica.[3]

Podgorica Podgorica
Morača Sports Center
Capacity: 6,000
Verde Complex
Capacity: 2,100
 

Draw

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The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Hungary
  Germany
  Denmark
  Croatia
  Norway
  Montenegro (H)
  Romania
   Switzerland
  Portugal
  France
  Sweden
  Czech Republic
  North Macedonia
  Netherlands
  Serbia
  Iceland

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 1 0 83 66 +17 5 Main round
2   Montenegro (H) 3 1 1 1 80 62 +18 3
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 84 83 +1 2[a] Intermediate round
4   Iceland 3 1 0 2 60 96 −36 2[a]
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Czech Republic 28–22 Iceland
3 August 2023
18:00
Montenegro   18–20   Iceland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Ramusović 5 (7–10) Gunnþórsdóttir 6
 4×  Report   5× 
3 August 2023
20:15
Germany   39–29   Czech Republic Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Tucholke 8 (17–17) Kočová, Pejšová 5
 4×  Report  2× 

4 August 2023
18:00
Czech Republic   21–25   Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 350
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Rampová 5 (10–12) Ramusović 8
 3×  Report  4× 
4 August 2023
20:15
Iceland   24–34   Germany Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Gunnþórsdóttir 9 (12–16) Tucholke 7
 5×  Report  7× 

6 August 2023
18:00
Germany   23–23   Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Tucholke 6 (12–10) Mitrović 7
 6×  Report  2× 
6 August 2023
20:15
Czech Republic   28–22   Iceland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Filípková 8 (16–7) Pálsdóttir 6
 5×  1×  Report  1× 

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 0 91 65 +26 6 Main round
2   Serbia 3 1 0 2 69 73 −4 2[a]
3    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 72 79 −7 2[a] Intermediate round
4   Sweden 3 1 0 2 77 92 −15 2[a]
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Serbia 2 Pts, +6 GD; Switzerland 2 Pts, +1 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –7 GD
3 August 2023
13:00
Croatia   34–26   Sweden Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Renić 8 (15–16) Lundvall 6
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3 August 2023
15:15
Switzerland   23–21   Serbia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Baumann 8 (13–8) Bulatović 5
 7×  Report  8× 

4 August 2023
13:30
Serbia   20–30   Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Radović 7 (8–13) Renić 8
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4 August 2023
15:45
Sweden   31–30    Switzerland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Jungqvist 7 (11–17) Baumann 9
 2×  Raport  2× 

6 August 2023
13:30
Sweden   20–28   Serbia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Jungqvist 5 (8–11) Radović 7
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6 August 2023
15:45
Croatia   27–19    Switzerland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Ðelekovcan 7 (13–10) Baumann 4
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 0 75 62 +13 6 Main round
2   Netherlands 3 1 0 2 63 66 −3 2[a]
3   Norway 3 1 0 2 72 75 −3 2[a] Intermediate round
4   Portugal 3 1 0 2 67 74 −7 2[a]
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Netherlands 2 Pts, +2 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, –3 GD
3 August 2023
18:00
Denmark   22–18   Portugal Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Johansen 6 (11–8) Moniz 5
 2×  Report   6× 
3 August 2023
20:15
Norway   18–21   Netherlands Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Ellingsen 4 (10–13) Exterkate 4
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4 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands   21–26   Denmark Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Schouten 6 (12–12) Plougstrup 7
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4 August 2023
20:15
Portugal   27–31   Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Moniz 9 (13–16) Strand-Larsen 11
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6 August 2023
13:30
Denmark   27–23   Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 70
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Plougstrup 9 (11–10) Slenes 6
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6 August 2023
15:45
Portugal   22–21   Netherlands Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Silva 7 (9–14) Boers, Horvers 4
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 0 91 66 +25 6 Main round
2   Hungary 3 2 0 1 103 77 +26 4
3   Romania 3 1 0 2 90 83 +7 2 Intermediate round
4   North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 59 117 −58 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
3 August 2023
13:30
Hungary   28–33   France Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Fazekas 12 (17–12) Injai 7
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3 August 2023
15:45
Romania   40–27   North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Damian, Rogoz 6 (23–15) Mladenovska 9
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4 August 2023
13:30
North Macedonia   17–46   Hungary Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Milenkoska 5 (6–23) Himer, Varga 7
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4 August 2023
15:45
France   27–23   Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Chantelly 8 (15–16) Gavrilă 6
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6 August 2023
18:00
Hungary   29–27   Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Fazekas, Keceli-Mészáros 8 (10–15) Damian 7
 3×  Report  6× 
6 August 2023
20:15
France   31–15   North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Andon, Gros 5 (15–4) Trpeska 4
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Intermediate round

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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.

Group III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 89 76 +13 6 9–12th place semifinals
2   Sweden 3 2 0 1 92 83 +9 4
3    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 82 83 −1 2 13–16th place semifinals
4   Iceland 3 0 0 3 66 87 −21 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 August 2023
13:30
Sweden   27–30   Czech Republic Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 160
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Huselius 5 (14–16) Filípková 13
 2×  Report  4× 
8 August 2023
15:45
Switzerland   25–21   Iceland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Brunett 6 (13–12) Pálsdóttir, Þórhallsdóttir 5
 7×  Report   5× 

9 August 2023
13:30
Iceland   23–34   Sweden Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Ágústsdóttir, Jónasdóttir 5 (14–15) Lundvall 13
  6×  1×  Report  1× 
9 August 2023
15:45
Czech Republic   31–27    Switzerland Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Filípková, Pejšová 7 (15–12) Baumann 9
 4×  Report  4× 

Group IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 3 3 0 0 104 78 +26 6 9–12th place semifinals
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 90 81 +9 4
3   Portugal 3 1 0 2 87 75 +12 2 13–16th place semifinals
4   North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 61 108 −47 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 August 2023
13:30
North Macedonia   21–32   Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Mladenovska 7 (11–15) Gulbrandsen 7
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8 August 2023
15:45
Romania   31–24   Portugal Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Damian 7 (11–9) Pinheiro 7
 5×  Report  7×  1× 

9 August 2023
13:30
Portugal   36–13   North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 50
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Moniz 6 (14–8) Kraleva, Mladenovska 3
 4×  Report  3× 
9 August 2023
15:45
Norway   27–33   Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Kvia 8 (13–15) Bodijar 7
 5×  Report  5× 

Main round

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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.

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 1 0 84 63 +21 5 Semifinals
2   Croatia 3 2 0 1 79 72 +7 4
3   Serbia 3 1 0 2 59 83 −24 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Montenegro (H) 3 0 1 2 67 71 −4 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
8 August 2023
18:00
Croatia   27–25   Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Vuković 8 (16–13) Ramusović 6
 1×  Report  3× 
8 August 2023
20:15
Serbia   18–34   Germany Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 230
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Radović 6 (12–17) Litvinov 11
 5×  Report  4× 

9 August 2023
18:00
Montenegro   19–21   Serbia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Jolić, Mitrović 4 (9–8) Petrić 6
 3×  Report   4× 
9 August 2023
20:15
Germany   27–22   Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Ott 6 (16–13) Čičak 5
 1×  Report  1× 

Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 2 1 0 75 65 +10 5 Semifinals
2   France 3 2 0 1 85 71 +14 4
3   Hungary 3 1 1 1 86 79 +7 3 5–8th place semifinals
4   Netherlands 3 0 0 3 61 92 −31 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
8 August 2023
18:00
Hungary   24–24   Denmark Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Balogh, Bristyán, Szár 4 (10–9) Plougstrup 8
 2×  Report   1×  1× 
8 August 2023
20:15
France   32–18   Netherlands Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Senant 5 (17–8) Horvers, Legebeke 5
  2×  Report  1× 

9 August 2023
18:00
Netherlands   22–34   Hungary Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Dekker 6 (9–17) Fazekas 7
  3×  Report  2× 
9 August 2023
20:15
Denmark   25–20   France Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Hattesen 8 (8–10) Abdou 5
 4×  1×  Report   5× 

Final round

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Bracket

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Championship bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
  Germany21
 
13 August 2023
 
  France26
 
  France24
 
11 August 2023
 
  Denmark19
 
  Denmark21
 
 
  Croatia20
 
Third place
 
 
13 August 2023
 
 
  Germany31
 
 
  Croatia27
Ninth place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
  Czech Republic21
 
12 August 2023
 
  Norway32
 
  Norway30
 
11 August 2023
 
  Sweden35
 
  Romania23
 
 
  Sweden29
 
Eleventh place
 
 
12 August 2023
 
 
  Czech Republic25
 
 
  Romania33
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
  Serbia24
 
13 August 2023
 
  Netherlands23
 
  Serbia25
 
11 August 2023
 
  Hungary28
 
  Hungary27
 
 
  Montenegro24
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 August 2023
 
 
  Netherlands17
 
 
  Montenegro25
13th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
11 August 2023
 
 
   Switzerland32
 
12 August 2023
 
  North Macedonia31
 
   Switzerland25
 
11 August 2023
 
  Portugal23
 
  Portugal28
 
 
  Iceland22
 
15th place
 
 
12 August 2023
 
 
  North Macedonia25
 
 
  Iceland34

13–16th place semifinals

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11 August 2023
18:00
Switzerland   32–31   North Macedonia Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Baumann 11 (15–14) Mladenovska 9
 3×  Report  7× 
11 August 2023
18:00
Portugal   28–22   Iceland Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Pinheiro, Pinto, Silva 6 (14–14) Pálsdóttir 6
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9–12th place semifinals

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11 August 2023
18:00
Czech Republic   21–32   Norway Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Pazderová 5 (9–15) Helland 6
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11 August 2023
20:15
Romania   23–29   Sweden Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Tulea 6 (13–12) Lundvall 7
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5–8th place semifinals

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11 August 2023
13:30
Serbia   24–23   Netherlands Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Bulatović 5 (18–11) Exterkate 7
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11 August 2023
15:45
Hungary   27–24   Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Keceli-Mészáros 7 (11–12) Guberinić 6
 2×  Report  3× 

Semifinals

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11 August 2023
18:00
Germany   21–26   France Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 400
Referees: Bojinovski, Nacevski (MKD)
Litvinov 5 (14–15) Kingue 5
  2×  Report  1× 
11 August 2023
20:15
Denmark   21–20   Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Hattesen, Jensen 4 (14–12) Ðelekovcan, Fratnik 5
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15th place game

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12 August 2023
11:15
North Macedonia   25–34   Iceland Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 48
Referees: Pukšić, Satler (SLO)
Mladenovska 6 (12–14) Eiríksdóttir 6
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13th place game

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12 August 2023
13:30
Switzerland   25–23   Portugal Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Baumann 9 (8–10) Silva 7
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Eleventh place game

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12 August 2023
15:45
Czech Republic   25–33   Romania Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
Rampová 6 (15–14) Gavrilă 7
 6×  Report  3× 

Ninth place game

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12 August 2023
18:00
Norway   30–35   Sweden Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 100
Referees: Aylagas, Ruiz (ESP)
Kvia, Lindquist 6 (13–15) Rubin 7
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Seventh place game

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13 August 2023
11:15
Netherlands   17–25   Montenegro Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Exterkate 4 (8–12) Mitrović 7
 2×  Report  5×  1× 

Fifth place game

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13 August 2023
13:30
Serbia   25–28   Hungary Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 200
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Radović 9 (15–10) Fazekas 10
  5×  Report   1× 

Third place game

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13 August 2023
15:45
Germany   31–27   Croatia Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pîrvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
Ott 6 (17–13) Čičak, Renić 6
  5×  Report  5× 

Final

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13 August 2023
18:00
France   24–19   Denmark Verde Complex, Podgorica
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Abdou 4 (12–9) Bugtrup 4
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Final ranking

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

Rank Team
    France
    Denmark
    Germany
4   Croatia
5   Hungary
6   Serbia
7   Montenegro
8   Netherlands
9   Sweden
10   Norway
11   Romania
12   Czech Republic
13    Switzerland
14   Portugal
15   Iceland[a]
16   North Macedonia
Qualified for the 2024 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
  1. ^ Iceland qualified after being invited to replace the Oceanian representative.

Tournament awards

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The all-star team and awards were announced on 14 August 2023.[5]

All-star team

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Top scorers

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Top scorers are[6]

# Player Team Goals
1 Era Baumann    Switzerland 55
2 Virág Fazekas   Hungary 49
3 Tereza Filípková   Czech Republic 37
Iva Mladenovska   North Macedonia
Sara Radović   Serbia
6 Lydía Gunnþórsdóttir   Iceland 36
Ruslana Litvinov   Germany
8 Anne Dolberg Plougstrup   Denmark 35
9 Hanna Lundvall   Sweden 34
10 Ana Maria Gavrilă   Romania 33

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 Women's European Championship 17 – Top 50 Scorers". EHF. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ "EXEC confirms reform of EHF EL; extends YAC EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.
  3. ^ "Dvorana Verde: U17 Evropsko prvenstvo u rukometu za žene – Verde Complex".
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