2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship

2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Montenegro
Dates	5–15 August
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (2nd title)
Runner-up
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches	56
Goals scored	3016 (53.86 per match)
Attendance	5,957 (106 per match)
Top scorer(s)	; (55 goals)
Best player
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The 2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, which was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 5 to 15 August 2021.^[2]

Qualification[]

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2019	1–11 August 2019	Slovenia	14	Hungary Sweden France Denmark Russia Norway Romania
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2019^[3]^[4]	3–11 August 2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro	1
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2019^[3]^[4]	3–11 August 2019	Tbilisi	1

Draw[]

The draw was held on 10 February 2021 in Vienna.^[5]^[6]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark France Hungary Sweden	Norway Russia	Romania

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	(H)	3	2	1	83	66	+17	4^[a]	Main round
2	Denmark	3	2	1	80	62	+18	4^[a]	Main round
3		3	2	1	84	83	+1	4^[a]	Intermediate round
4		3	0	3	60	96	−36	0	Intermediate round

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) Host
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Montenegro 2 Pts, +6 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, +4 GD; Switzerland 2 Pts, –10 GD

5 August 2021 18:00	Denmark	18–25		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 250 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	4	(12–12)	6
	5×	Report	8×

5 August 2021 20:00		24–35		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 30 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	7	(11–17)	10
	6×	Report	5×

6 August 2021 18:00		32–21		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 120 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	6	(15–10)	5
	1× 3×	Report	3×

6 August 2021 20:00		22–33	Denmark	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 80 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	7	(9–14)	5
	1× 3×	Report	1×

8 August 2021 18:00		26–27		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	6	(12–15)	9
	5×	Report	1× 4×

8 August 2021 20:00	Denmark	29–15		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 70 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	three players 4	(16–8)	, 3
	1× 3×	Report	1× 1×

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	106	74	+32	6	Main round
2		3	2	1	88	89	−1	4	Main round
3	Sweden	3	1	2	76	85	−9	2	Intermediate round
4		3	0	3	66	88	−22	0	Intermediate round

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.

5 August 2021 13:45	Sweden	21–18		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Xhema, Xhema (KOS)
	6	(12–7)	5
	2×	Report	1× 4×

5 August 2021 15:45	Russia	37–23		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 60 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	6	(15–10)	6
	4×	Report	9×

6 August 2021 14:00		33–27	Sweden	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	10	(17–15)	8
	2× 4×	Report	1× 1×

6 August 2021 16:00		23–25	Russia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	8	(11–20)	7
	6×	Report	1× 3×

8 August 2021 14:00	Sweden	28–34	Russia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	three players 4	(11–16)	10
	2× 7×	Report	4×

8 August 2021 16:00		25–32		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	9	(11–18)	9
	4×	Report	1× 6×

Group C[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	108	50	+58	6	Main round
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	80	67	+13	4	Main round
3		3	0	1	2	70	95	−25	1^[a]	Intermediate round
4		3	0	1	2	51	97	−46	1^[a]	Intermediate round

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:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Slovakia 23–23 Portugal

5 August 2021 18:00	Hungary	40–13		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	three players 6	(20–6)	four players 2
	1× 2×	Report	2×

5 August 2021 20:00	Norway	31–25		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 75 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	6	(17–14)	5
	3×	Report	5×

6 August 2021 18:00		22–41	Hungary	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 120 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	7	(10–20)	, 6
	5×	Report	7×

6 August 2021 20:00		15–34	Norway	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
	6	(6–15)	7
	8× 1×	Report	5×

8 August 2021 18:00	Hungary	27–15	Norway	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	6	(15–8)	3
	3×	Report	2×

8 August 2021 20:00		23–23		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 85 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	9	(11–13)	5
	9×	Report	1× 6×

Group D[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	3	0	91	77	+14	6	Main round
2		3	2	1	97	81	+16	4	Main round
3	France	3	1	2	90	84	+6	2	Intermediate round
4		3	0	3	78	114	−36	0	Intermediate round

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.

5 August 2021 14:00	France	26–28	Romania	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
	7	(14–12)	12
	1× 5×	Report	3×

5 August 2021 16:00		40–28		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 80 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	, 9	(21–12)	8
	1× 6×	Report	3×

6 August 2021 14:00		23–38	France	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	4	(8–19)	5
	1× 6×	Report	5×

6 August 2021 16:00	Romania	27–24		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	9	(12–8)	three players 5
	2× 4×	Report	1× 11× 1×

8 August 2021 14:00	France	26–33		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	7	(9–15)	13
	2×	Report	2× 7×

8 August 2021 16:00	Romania	36–27		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 95 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	, 6	(24–12)	7
	1× 1×	Report	5×

Intermediate round[]

Group III[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		3	3	0	97	81	+16	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	1	77	71	+6	4	9–12th place semifinals
3		3	1	2	73	66	+7	2	13–16th place semifinals
4		3	0	3	60	89	−29	0	13–16th place semifinals

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.

10 August 2021 14:00		17–28		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	5	(10–13)	10
	1× 7×	Report	7×

10 August 2021 16:00		34–30	Sweden	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	14	(19–13)	, 6
	3×	Report	2×

11 August 2021 14:00		27–28		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	13	(15–13)	9
	3× 3×	Report	3×

11 August 2021 16:00	Sweden	26–19		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
	8	(13–8)	5
	1× 1×	Report	6×

Group IV[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1		3	2	1	0	78	74	+4	5	9–12th place semifinals
2	France	3	2	0	1	94	67	+27	4	9–12th place semifinals
3		3	1	1	1	63	75	−12	3	13–16th place semifinals
4		3	0	0	3	70	89	−19	0	13–16th place semifinals

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.

10 August 2021 14:00		23–21		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	5	(12–10)	, 4
	1× 3×	Report	6×

10 August 2021 16:00		27–25	France	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
	10	(14–9)	8
	3×	Report	1× 4×

11 August 2021 14:00		26–28		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	5	(16–16)	6
	5×	Report	1× 3×

11 August 2021 16:00	France	31–17		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	6	(18–9)	, 4
	4×	Report	1× 3×

Main round[]

Group I[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	106	68	+38	6	Semifinals
2	Denmark	3	1	2	82	81	+1	2^[a]	Semifinals
3	(H)	3	1	2	61	76	−15	2^[a]	5–8th place semifinals
4		3	1	2	68	92	−24	2^[a]	5–8th place semifinals

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) Host
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Denmark 2 Pts, +6 GD; Montenegro 2 Pts, +4 GD; Croatia 2 Pts, –10 GD

10 August 2021 18:00		16–35	Russia	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 250 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	three players 3	(6–13)	5
	1× 6×	Report	1×

10 August 2021 20:00	Denmark	35–22		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 75 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	14	(18–12)	6
	2×	Report	8×

11 August 2021 18:00		23–20		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	9	(12–11)	7
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

11 August 2021 20:00	Russia	34–29	Denmark	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	9	(15–15)	9
	1×	Report	5×

Group II[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	85	56	+29	6	Semifinals
2		3	1	2	75	79	−4	2^[a]	Semifinals
3	Romania	3	1	2	72	80	−8	2^[a]	5–8th place semifinals
4	Norway	3	1	2	65	82	−17	2^[a]	5–8th place semifinals

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:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Germany 2 Pts, +3 GD; Romania 2 Pts, +2 GD; Norway 2 Pts, –5 GD

10 August 2021 18:00	Norway	21–27		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	, 4	(9–11)	8
	4×	Report	1× 3×

10 August 2021 20:00	Hungary	27–17	Romania	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 80 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	5	(11–10)	, 5
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5×

11 August 2021 18:00		24–31	Hungary	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 90 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	8	(11–16)	, 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 1×

11 August 2021 20:00	Romania	28–29	Norway	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 110 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	10	(14–13)	6
	2×	Report	5×

Final round[]

Bracket[]

Championship bracket

Semifinals		Final

13 August

Russia	32
		15 August
(ET)	34
			19
13 August
		Hungary	25
Hungary	33

Denmark	25
		Third place

		15 August

		Russia	37

		Denmark	30

Ninth place bracket

9–12th place semifinals		Ninth place

13 August

	35
		14 August
France	28
			39
13 August
			30
	26

Sweden	22
		Eleventh place

		14 August

		France	31

		Sweden	29

Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

13 August

	17
		15 August
Norway	33
		Norway	21
13 August
			33
Romania	23

	27
		Seventh place

		15 August

			24

		Romania	30

13th place bracket

13–16th place semifinals		13th place

13 August

	23
		14 August
	28
			22
13 August
			19
	20

	32
		15th place

		14 August

			23

			33

13–16th place semifinals[]

13 August 2021 13:00		23–28		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 30 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	, 5	(11–15)	, 5
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4×

13 August 2021 15:30		20–32		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 30 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
	, 4	(11–16)	12
	1× 5×	Report	4×

9–12th place semifinals[]

13 August 2021 18:00		35–28	France	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 33 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	10	(17–15)	6
	4×	Report	3×

13 August 2021 20:30		26–22	Sweden	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	6	(15–9)	4
	1× 3×	Report	1× 1×

5–8th place semifinals[]

13 August 2021 13:00		17–33	Norway	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	5	(6–16)	, 5
	6×	Report	1×

13 August 2021 15:30	Romania	23–27		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
	, 5	(18–12)	8
	3×	Report	1× 4×

Semifinals[]

13 August 2021 18:00	Russia	32–34 (ET)		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	13	(18–14)	12
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×
	FT: 30–30 ET: 2–4

13 August 2021 20:30	Hungary	33–25	Denmark	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 150 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	, 5	(19–16)	14
	3×	Report	2×

15th place game[]

14 August 2021 10:00		23–33		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 30 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	four players 4	(10–18)	8
	4×	Report	2×

13th place game[]

14 August 2021 12:30		22–19		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	4	(10–8)	6
	1× 1×	Report	1×

Eleventh place game[]

14 August 2021 15:00	France	31–29	Sweden	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 68 Referees: Ershov, Pavliukov (RUS)
	6	(15–18)	5
	1×	Report	4×

Ninth place game[]

14 August 2021 17:30		39–30		Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 50 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	8	(21–15)	12
	1× 1×	Report	2×

Seventh place game[]

15 August 2021 10:00		24–30	Romania	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 200 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	6	(11–15)	8
	5×	Report	6×

Fifth place game[]

15 August 2021 12:30	Norway	21–33		Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 100 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	5	(10–18)	8
	4×	Report	1× 1×

Third place game[]

15 August 2021 15:00	Russia	37–30	Denmark	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 301 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	11	(17–16)	6
	4×	Report	4×

Final[]

15 August 2021 17:30		19–25	Hungary	Verde Complex, Podgorica Attendance: 545 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	6	(10–12)	, 5
	4×	Report	3×

Final ranking[]

	Qualified for the 2022 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
	Relegated to the Women’s 17 EHF Championship 2023

Rank	Team
	Hungary

	Russia
4	Denmark
5
6	Norway
7	Romania
8
9
10
11	France
12	Sweden
13
14
15
16

Tournament awards[]

The all-star team and awards were announced on 15 August 2021.^[7]

All-star team[]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper
Right wing
Right back
Centre back
Left back
Left wing
Pivot

Awards[]

Most valuable player
Best defender
Top scorer

References[]

^ "2021 Women's European Championship 17 – Top 50 Scorers". EHF. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Women's 17 EHF EURO 2021" (PDF). w17euro2021.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Women´s 17 EHF Championships 2019 ITA – Final Round" (PDF). EHF. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Women´s 17 EHF Championships 2019 GEO – Final Round" (PDF). EHF. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "39 nations enter Women's 17 EHF EURO and Championships". EHF. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Hosts Montenegro take on Denmark at Women's 17 EHF EURO". EHF. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Hungary overpower Germany to claim W17 EHF EURO 2021 title". EHF. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

External links[]

[table_hth_MNE0.45162840674241-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Montenegro 2 Pts, +6 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, +4 GD; Switzerland 2 Pts, –10 GD

[table_hth_SVK0.18084142598363-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b Slovakia 23–23 Portugal

[table_hth_DEN0.26873326407221-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Denmark 2 Pts, +6 GD; Montenegro 2 Pts, +4 GD; Croatia 2 Pts, –10 GD

[table_hth_GER0.68845559269584-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Germany 2 Pts, +3 GD; Romania 2 Pts, +2 GD; Norway 2 Pts, –5 GD

[1] "2021 Women's European Championship 17 – Top 50 Scorers". EHF. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[2] "Women's 17 EHF EURO 2021" (PDF). w17euro2021.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[3] "Women´s 17 EHF Championships 2019 ITA – Final Round" (PDF). EHF. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[4] "Women´s 17 EHF Championships 2019 GEO – Final Round" (PDF). EHF. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[5] "39 nations enter Women's 17 EHF EURO and Championships". EHF. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[6] "Hosts Montenegro take on Denmark at Women's 17 EHF EURO". EHF. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[11] "Hungary overpower Germany to claim W17 EHF EURO 2021 title". EHF. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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