The 2014–15 Golden League was the 3rd edition of the Golden League, 2nd in the women's gender, a friendly handball tournament organised by Denmark, France and Norway held in a series of three rounds of round robin tournaments being the first in Denmark, the second in Norway and the third in France.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Norway (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 867 (48.17 per match) |
First round
editThe first round was held in Denmark between 09 and 12 October 2014 in the cities of Holstebro, Esbjerg and Aarhus, the nation invited to play was Brazil
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 4 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 68 | +8 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 68 | -5 | 3 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 85 | –8 | 1 |
| October 9 | Brazil
|
27 – 31 | Norway
|
Holstebro |
| (16–13) | ||||
| October 9 | Denmark
|
19 – 22 | France
|
Holstebro |
| (10–9) | ||||
| October 11 | France
|
15 – 23 | Norway
|
Esbjerg |
| (9–14) | ||||
| October 11 | Denmark
|
28 – 24 | Brazil
|
Esbjerg |
| (15–9) | ||||
| October 12 | France
|
26 – 26 | Brazil
|
Aarhus |
| (12–12) | ||||
| October 12 | Denmark
|
26 – 22 | Norway
|
Aarhus |
| (12–13) | ||||
Second round
editThe Second round was held in Norway between 27 and 30 November 2014 in the cities of Larvik and Oslo, the nation invited to play was Serbia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 6 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 2 |
 Serbia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 84 | –28 | 0 |
| November 27 | Serbia
|
18 – 22 | France
|
Larvik |
| (8–13) | ||||
| November 27 | Norway
|
21 – 24 | Denmark
|
Larvik |
| (8–14) | ||||
| November 28 | Denmark
|
32 – 20 | Serbia
|
Larvik |
| (18–13) | ||||
| November 28 | Norway
|
21 – 20 | France
|
Larvik |
| (11–14) | ||||
| November 30 | Norway
|
30 – 18 | Serbia
|
Oslo |
| (16–10) | ||||
| November 30 | France
|
23 – 26 | Denmark
|
Oslo |
| (13–12) | ||||
Third round
editThe third round was held in France between 19 and 22 March 2015 in the cities of Dijon and Besançon, the nation invited to play was Poland
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 66 | +12 | 6 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 77 | -1 | 2 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 82 | -14 | 2 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 78 | +3 | 2 |
| March 19 | Norway
|
26 – 27 | Poland
|
Dijon |
| (11–12) | ||||
| March 19 | France
|
24 – 23 | Denmark
|
Dijon |
| (14–15) | ||||
| March 21 | Norway
|
32 – 23 | Denmark
|
Besançon |
| (15–11) | ||||
| March 21 | France
|
23 – 20 | Poland
|
Besançon |
| (13–10) | ||||
| March 22 | Denmark
|
31 – 20 | Poland
|
Besançon |
| (12–10) | ||||
| March 22 | France
|
28 – 23 | Norway
|
Besançon |
| (13–12) | ||||
Final standings
editFor the final standings are counted only the matches in between the three host countries[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 136 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | France |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 135 | -3 | 6 |
| 3 | Denmark |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 144 | -3 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Review of the first stage" (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- ^ "world size" (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-04-11.