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2018 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest, Montbéliard, Nancy, Nantes and Paris.[1]

France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title.[2]

Bidding process

The interested nations were as follows:[3]

In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:[4]

France was recommended as the preferred bid.[5] On 20 September 2014, in Dublin, Ireland, France was announced as the host.[6] This is the first time France is hosting the Women's EHF Euro.

Venues

Qualification

Qualified teams

All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship.

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, France.[7][8]

Seedings

The pots were announced on 4 June 2018.[7]

Squads

Referees

12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.[9]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group 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, +4 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −4 GD

Group B

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 France 23–26 Russia
  2. ^ a b Montenegro 36–32 Slovenia

Group C

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.

Group D

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.

Main round

Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.

Group I

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 Denmark 24–23 Montenegro

Both matches were scheduled for 8 December, but moved back due to the Yellow vests movement.[10]

Group II

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 Romania 2 Pts, +6 GD; Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, −11 GD

Knockout stage

Bracket

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking and statistics

References

  1. ^ European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "France claim title in front of record EHF EURO crowd". eurohandball.com. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Seven nations bid to host EHF EURO events in 2018 and 2020". www.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ "European Handball Federation - EHF EURO bidding nations confirmed / Article". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.
  5. ^ "European Handball Federation - Croatia hosts meeting of EHF Executive Committee / Article". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  6. ^ "First-timer France bids for Women's EHF EURO 2018". www.eurohandball.com.
  7. ^ a b "Pots set for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw on 12 June". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ ""Handballissime" moments at Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2018". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. ^ "EHF EURO matches rescheduled". eurohandball.com. 8 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF EURO 2018 All-star team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Top goalscorers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  13. ^ "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.

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