The 2011 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship. It took place in the Czech Republic, in two host cities, Brno and Zlín, from June 23 to July 3. Sixteen teams participated on the tournament, including the fifteen qualifying winners and the host nation. Denmark was the defending champion and reached the final this time as well, but fell short against Russia by a single goal.

The tournament also served as the qualification for the forthcoming Youth World Championship. Top seven ranked countries have won the right to represent Europe on the event next year, joined by host nation Montenegro.

Venues Two cities have been selected to host the European championship, Brno and Zlín.

Brno Zlín Sportovní hala VodovaCapacity: 5,000 Sportovní hala EuronicsCapacity: 2,000

Draw The draw for the final tournament was held on 8 April 2011 in the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The teams were allocated to four pots of four, with the eight qualifying group winners put in the first two pots, followed by the host country Czech Republic and the second placed teams in the other two pots.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Preliminary round The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of 4. Top two teams from each group advanced to the Main round to compete for the 1–8 places, while third and fourth placed teams continued the tournament in the Intermediate round, fighting for the 9–16 places.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Intermediate round Group I1

Group I2

Main round Group M1

Group M2

Placement round 13–16 Bracket

Cross matches

15th place final

13th place final

Placement round 9–12 Bracket

Cross matches

11th place final

9th place final

Placement round 5–8 Bracket

Cross matches

7th place final

5th place final

Final round Bracket

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Rankings and awardees

Final ranking 45678910111213141516 Teams that are advanced to the 2012 Women's Youth World Handball Championship are highlighted with green.

2011 European Champions Russia

All-Star Team Goalkeeper: Left Wing: Left Back: Playmaker: Pivot: Right Back: Right Wing:

Other awards Top Scorer: Best Defence Player: Most Valuable Player:

Source:

References

External links Official site Tournament page on the European Handball Federation official website