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The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from December 7 to December 17, it was won by 
Norway, who beat 
Russia 27-24 in the final match.
This championship was also the European qualifying event for 2008 Olympics, and Norway earned a spot at the 2008 Games for being the European champion. If Norway also becomes the 2007 World champion, the 2nd place team will qualify for the Olympics. In addition, the 1 or 2 (if Europe finishes in the top 2 continents at the world championship) best ranked teams in this championship, which are outside top 7 at the world championship, will participate at the Olympic qualifying tournament.
[edit] Venues
The European Championships will be held in the following cities:
The following nations were qualified:
[edit] Competition Format
- Preliminary Round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round.
- Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the Preliminary Round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the Preliminary Round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules apply as in the Preliminary Round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off.
- Final Round: 6 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the Semi finals. Losers of the Semi finals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.
[edit] Preliminary Round
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GDIF |
Points |
 Hungary |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
107 |
72 |
+35 |
6 |
 Austria |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
83 |
94 |
-11 |
4 |
 Macedonia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
72 |
81 |
-9 |
2 |
 Serbia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
77 |
92 |
-15 |
0 |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GDIF |
Points |
| Norway |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
102 |
63 |
+39 |
6 |
 Germany |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
83 |
77 |
+6 |
4 |
 Poland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
75 |
92 |
-17 |
2 |
 Slovenia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
80 |
108 |
-28 |
0 |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GDIF |
Points |
| Russia |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
97 |
69 |
+28 |
6 |
 Croatia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
67 |
70 |
-3 |
4 |
 Sweden |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
57 |
69 |
-12 |
2 |
 Ukraine |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
73 |
86 |
-13 |
0 |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GDIF |
Points |
Tiebreaker* |
 Spain |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
78 |
67 |
+11 |
4 |
+1 |
 France |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
76 |
74 |
+2 |
4 |
0 |
 Denmark |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
71 |
+6 |
4 |
-1 |
 Netherlands |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
65 |
84 |
-19 |
0 |
|
* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Spain, France and Denmark
[edit] Main Round
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GDIF |
Points |
| Norway |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
160 |
111 |
+50 |
10 |
| Germany |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
143 |
116 |
+27 |
8 |
| Hungary |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
166 |
134 |
+32 |
6 |
| Poland |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
130 |
156 |
-26 |
4 |
| Austria |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
121 |
173 |
-52 |
2 |
| Macedonia |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
113 |
144 |
-31 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| December 12, 2006 |
| Macedonia |
33 – 35 |
Poland |
|
| Hungary |
27 – 34 |
Germany |
|
| Austria |
24 – 39 |
Norway |
|
| December 13, 2006 |
| Hungary |
37 – 21 |
Poland |
|
| Austria |
22 – 34 |
Germany |
|
| Macedonia |
13 – 28 |
Norway |
|
| December 14, 2006 |
| Austria |
24 – 33 |
Poland |
|
| Macedonia |
20 – 23 |
Germany |
|
| Hungary |
31 – 34 |
Norway |
|
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GDIF |
Points |
Tiebreaker* |
| Russia |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
145 |
112 |
+33 |
10 |
|
| France |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
122 |
117 |
+5 |
6 |
|
| Sweden |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
109 |
120 |
-11 |
4 |
+4 |
| Croatia |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
117 |
120 |
-3 |
4 |
-1 |
| Spain |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
124 |
133 |
-9 |
4 |
-3 |
| Denmark |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
118 |
134 |
-16 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| December 12, 2006 |
| Croatia |
27 – 29 |
Spain |
|
| Russia |
25 – 24 |
France |
|
| Sweden |
27 – 22 |
Denmark |
|
| December 13, 2006 |
| Croatia |
21 – 22 |
France |
|
| Sweden |
24 – 19 |
Spain |
|
| Russia |
32 – 27 |
Denmark |
|
| December 14, 2006 |
| Sweden |
23 – 28 |
France |
|
| Croatia |
26 – 22 |
Denmark |
|
| Russia |
31 – 24 |
Spain |
|
* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Sweden, Croatia and Spain
[edit] 1st-4th Place
[edit] 5th/6th Place
December 16, 2006
[edit] Top goalscorers
| Pos |
Player |
Goals |
Team |
|
1
|
Nadine Krause
|
58
|
Germany
|
|
2
|
Karolina Kudlacz
|
48
|
Poland
|
|
3
|
Tanja Logvin
|
45
|
Austria
|
|
4
|
Kari Mette Johansen
|
41
|
Norway
|
|
Gro Hammerseng
|
41
|
Norway
|
|
Grit Jurack
|
41
|
Germany
|
|
7
|
Marina Naukovic
|
40
|
Macedonia
|
|
8
|
Ibolya Mehlmann
|
37
|
Hungary
|
|
9
|
Angélique Spincer
|
35
|
France
|
|
10
|
Elena Polenova
|
34
|
Russia
|
|
Susana Fraile Celaya
|
34
|
Spain
|
[edit] Final Standings
- Norway
- Russia
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Sweden
- Croatia
- Poland
- Spain
- Austria
- Denmark
- Republic of Macedonia
- Ukraine
- Serbia
- Netherlands
- Slovenia
[edit] All-star team
Norway and Russia were also the only two countries to have two players on the All-star team.
The All-star team was:
- Goalkeeper: Inna Suslina (RUS)
- Right wing: Annika Wiel Freden (SWE)
- Right back: Ibolya Mehlmann (HUN)
- Playmaker: Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
- Pivot: Liudmila Bodnieva (RUS)
- Left back: Nadine Krause (GER)
- Left wing: Kari Mette Johansen (NOR) (also the one with the highest scoring rate. (77%)
[edit] References
