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.
Host selection
Montenegro won the hosting rights for the second successive time at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.
Qualification After the 2022 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 1 Women's 17 EHF EURO 2021 5–15 August 2021 11 Women's 17 EHF Championship 2021 6–15 August 2021 Tbilisi 1 7–15 August 2021 Klaipėda 1 Qualification tournament 22–25 November 2021` Belgrade 1
Venues Both venues were in the capital, Podgorica. Podgorica Podgorica Morača Sports CenterCapacity: 6,000 Verde ComplexCapacity: 2,100
Draw The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 (H)
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Intermediate round 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
Group IV
Main round 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
Group II
Final round Bracket
Championship bracket
Ninth place bracket
Fifth place bracket
13th place bracket
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams. Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Qualified for the 2024 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
Tournament awards The all-star team and awards were announced on 14 August 2023.
All-star team
Position Player Goalkeeper Tatjana Činku Right wing Lucija Renić Right back Virág Fazekas Centre back Mélissa Chantelly Left back Anne Dolberg Plougstrup Left wing Alissa Katarina Wele Pivot Anđela Guberinić
Awards Most valuable player Andrea Nørklit Jørgensen (GK) Best defender Ruslana Litvinov
2023 U-17 European Champions FranceSecond title
Team roster: Léane Gonzalez, Maëlle Landriau, Liyah Naal, Corentine Senant, Dawlya Abdou, Blandine Gros, Jone Arotçarena-Rosas, Eléa Ferdilus, Lalie Lambet, Prunelle Kingue, Julilove Andon, Mélissa Chantelly, Claire Koestner, Emma Bureu-Cruz, Zeina Injai, Élise OllivierHead coach: Olivier de Lafuente
Top scorers Top scorers are
#PlayerTeamGoals 1 Era Baumann 55 2 Virág Fazekas 493 Tereza Filípková 37 Iva Mladenovska Sara Radović 6 Lydía Gunnþórsdóttir 36 Ruslana Litvinov 8 Anne Dolberg Plougstrup 35 9 Hanna Lundvall 34 10 Ana Maria Gavrilă 33
See also 2023 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship
References
External links Official website EHF