2004 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.

2004 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Hungary
Dates9–19 December
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Norway (2nd title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches48
Goals scored2596 (54.08 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bojana Radulović (HUN) (72 goals)
Best player Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
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Venues

The 2004 European Championship was held in the following cities:

Draw

The following nations were qualified:

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Norway
Ukraine
Spain
Czech Republic

Slovenia
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Croatia

Denmark
Germany
Romania
Sweden

Hungary
Austria
France
Belarus

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, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off.
  • Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the final.

Preliminary round

Group A (Debrecen)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 3 3 0 0 83 71 +12 6
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 77 74 +3 4
 Spain 3 1 0 2 71 72 −1 2
 Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 60 74 −14 0
Source:
December 9, 2004
Norway27 – 24Ukraine
Czech Republic18 – 19Spain
December 11, 2004
Spain25 – 26Norway
Ukraine25 – 20Czech Republic
December 12, 2004
Norway30 – 22Czech Republic
Ukraine28 – 27Spain

Group B (Zalaegerszeg)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 3 2 0 1 96 86 +10 4
 Russia 3 2 0 1 95 82 +13 4
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 0 2 89 105 −16 2
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 82 89 −7 2
Source:
December 9, 2004
Russia30 – 31Slovenia
Serbia and Montenegro34 – 30Croatia
December 11, 2004
Croatia22 – 26Russia
Slovenia36 – 26Serbia and Montenegro
December 12, 2004
Russia39 – 29Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia29 – 30Croatia

Group C (Békéscsaba)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 75 70 +5 4[lower-alpha 1]
 Germany 3 2 0 1 75 73 +2 4[lower-alpha 2]
 Romania 3 2 0 1 81 75 +6 4[lower-alpha 3]
 Sweden 3 0 0 3 68 81 −13 0
Source:
Rules for classification: The tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Denmark, Germany and Romania
Notes:
  1. Tiebreaker: +2
  2. Tiebreaker: -1
  3. Tiebreaker: -1
December 9, 2004
Denmark27 – 24Germany
Romania32 – 25Sweden
December 10, 2004
Sweden21 – 24Denmark
Germany26 – 24Romania
December 12, 2004
Denmark24 – 25Romania
Germany25 – 22Sweden

Group D (Győr)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 3 0 0 98 74 +24 6
 Austria 3 2 0 1 91 84 +7 4
 France 3 1 0 2 81 95 −14 2
 Belarus 3 0 0 3 70 87 −17 0
Source:
December 9, 2004
France29 – 36Austria
Hungary32 – 22Belarus
December 10, 2004
Belarus27 – 29France
Austria29 – 34Hungary
December 12, 2004
France23 – 32Hungary
Austria26 – 21Belarus

Main Round

Group I (Győr)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 5 5 0 0 158 115 +43 10
 Russia 5 3 0 2 148 133 +15 6
 Ukraine 5 3 0 2 124 127 −3 6
 Spain 5 2 0 3 138 138 0 4
 Slovenia 5 2 0 3 135 151 −16 4
 Serbia and Montenegro 5 0 0 5 131 170 −39 0
Source:
December 14, 2004
Spain32 – 29Serbia and Montenegro
Ukraine24 – 22Slovenia
Norway25 – 24Russia
December 15, 2004
Ukraine24 – 28Russia
Spain30 – 28Slovenia
Norway39 – 24Serbia and Montenegro
December 16, 2004
Spain24 – 27Russia
Ukraine24 – 23Serbia and Montenegro
Norway41 – 18Slovenia

Group II (Debrecen)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 5 4 0 1 122 114 +8 8
 Hungary 5 4 0 1 146 126 +20 8
 Germany 5 3 0 2 133 127 +6 6
 Romania 5 3 0 2 137 134 +3 6
 Austria 5 1 0 4 138 149 −11 2
 France 5 0 0 5 124 150 −26 0
Source:
December 14, 2004
Romania31 – 25France
Germany25 – 26Hungary
Denmark25 – 22Austria
December 15, 2004
Germany29 – 23Austria
Romania25 – 31Hungary
Denmark22 – 20France
December 16, 2004
Germany29 – 27France
Denmark24 – 23Hungary
Romania32 – 28Austria

Final round
 
Semi FinalFinal
 
      
 
18 December 2004 (Budapest)
 
 
  Norway 44
 
19 December 2004 (Budapest)
 
  Hungary 29
 
  Norway 27
 
18 December 2004 (Budapest)
 
  Denmark 25
 
  Russia 27
 
 
  Denmark 31
 
3rd/4th Place
 
 
19 December 2004 (Budapest)
 
 
  Hungary 29
 
 
  Russia 25

5th/6th Placement Match

19 December 2004

Germany 25 – 24 (ET) Ukraine

7th/8th Placement Match

18 December 2004

Romania 37 – 28 Spain

Ranking and Statistics


Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals Shots %
1 Bojana Radulović  Hungary 72 --
2 Tatjana Logvin  Austria 63 --
3 Elena Berehoiu  Romania 46 --
4 Liudmila Bodnieva  Russia 43 --
5 Grit Jurack  Germany 43 --
6 Olena Reznir  Ukraine 42 --
7 Liudmila Postnova  Russia 41 --
8 Gro Hammerseng  Norway 38 --
9 Mette Sjøberg  Denmark 37 --
10 Leila Lejeune  France 35 --

Other awards
  • Most Valuable Player:  Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
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