2006 European Women's Handball Championship
2006 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
| Tournament details |
| Host country |
Sweden |
| Dates |
7–17 December |
| Teams |
16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) |
4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions |
| Champions |
Norway (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |
Russia |
| Third place |
France |
| Fourth place |
Germany |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches played |
47 |
| Goals scored |
2510 (53.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Nadine Krause (GER) (58 goals) |
| Best player |
Gro Hammerseng (NOR) |
The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating 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.
Venues
The European Championships will be held in the following cities:
Draw
The following nations were qualified:
| Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
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Hungary
Austria
Serbia
FYR Macedonia
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Norway
Germany
Slovenia
Poland
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Russia
Ukraine
Croatia
Sweden
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Denmark
Spain
France
Netherlands
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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.
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 |
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| December 7, 2006 |
| Serbia |
23 – 25 |
Macedonia |
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| Hungary |
42 – 23 |
Austria |
|
| December 8, 2006 |
| Austria |
32 – 27 |
Serbia |
|
| Macedonia |
22 – 30 |
Hungary |
|
| December 10, 2006 |
| Austria |
28 – 25 |
Macedonia |
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| Hungary |
35 – 27 |
Serbia |
|
| 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 |
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| December 7, 2006 |
| Germany |
30 – 20 |
Poland |
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| Norway |
43 – 20 |
Slovenia |
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| December 8, 2006 |
| Slovenia |
30 – 31 |
Germany |
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| Poland |
21 – 32 |
Norway |
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| December 10, 2006 |
| Slovenia |
30 – 34 |
Poland |
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| Norway |
27 – 22 |
Germany |
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| 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 |
|
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| December 7, 2006 |
| Russia |
27 – 22 |
Croatia |
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| Ukraine |
18 – 22 |
Sweden |
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| December 9, 2006 |
| Croatia |
24 – 23 |
Ukraine |
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| Sweden |
15 – 30 |
Russia |
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| December 10, 2006 |
| Russia |
40 – 32 |
Ukraine |
|
| Croatia |
21 – 20 |
Sweden |
|
| 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 |
|
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| December 7, 2006 |
| Spain |
26 – 16 |
Netherlands |
|
| Denmark |
20 – 24 |
France |
|
| December 9, 2006 |
| France |
24 – 28 |
Spain |
|
| Netherlands |
23 – 30 |
Denmark |
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| December 10, 2006 |
| Denmark |
27 – 24 |
Spain |
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| France |
28 – 26 |
Netherlands |
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* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Spain, France and Denmark
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 |
|
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| December 12, 2006 |
| Macedonia |
33 – 35 |
Poland |
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| Hungary |
27 – 34 |
Germany |
|
| Austria |
24 – 39 |
Norway |
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| 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 |
133 |
-15 |
2 |
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| December 12, 2006 |
| Croatia |
27 – 29 |
Spain |
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| Russia |
25 – 24 |
France |
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| Sweden |
27 – 22 |
Denmark |
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| December 13, 2006 |
| Croatia |
21 – 22 |
France |
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| Sweden |
24 – 19 |
Spain |
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| Russia |
32 – 27 |
Denmark |
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| December 14, 2006 |
| Sweden |
23 – 28 |
France |
|
| Croatia |
26 – 22 |
Denmark |
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| Russia |
31 – 24 |
Spain |
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* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Sweden, Croatia and Spain
1st-4th Place
5th/6th Place
December 16, 2006
Ranking and Statistics
Final ranking
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| 2006 Women's European Champions
Norway
Third Title
- Team Roster
Marit Malm Frafjord, Terese Pedersen, Gro Hammerseng, Kristine Lunde,
Marianne Rokne, Katrine Lunde, Else-Marthe Sørlie, Gøril Snorroeggen,
Anette Hovind Johansen, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø,
Ragnhild Aamodt, Anne Kjersti Suvdal, Kari Mette Johansen,
Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Katja Nyberg and Tonje Nøstvold
Head Coach: Marit Breivik
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