2006 European Women's Handball Championship

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.

2006 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates7–17 December
Teams16 (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
Matches47
Goals scored2510 (53.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nadine Krause (GER) (58 goals)
Best player Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
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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

Hungary
Austria
Serbia
Macedonia

Norway
Germany
Slovenia
Poland

Russia
Ukraine
Croatia
Sweden

Denmark
Spain
France
Netherlands

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 semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Preliminary round

Group A (Skövde)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:
December 7, 2006
Serbia23 – 25Macedonia
Hungary42 – 23Austria
December 8, 2006
Austria32 – 27Serbia
Macedonia22 – 30Hungary
December 10, 2006
Austria28 – 25Macedonia
Hungary35 – 27Serbia

Group B (Gothenburg)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:
December 7, 2006
Germany30 – 20Poland
Norway43 – 20Slovenia
December 8, 2006
Slovenia30 – 31Germany
Poland21 – 32Norway
December 10, 2006
Slovenia30 – 34Poland
Norway27 – 22Germany

Group C (Stockholm)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source:
December 7, 2006
Russia27 – 22Croatia
Ukraine18 – 22Sweden
December 9, 2006
Croatia24 – 23Ukraine
Sweden15 – 30Russia
December 10, 2006
Russia40 – 32Ukraine
Croatia21 – 20Sweden

Group D (Malmö)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 0 1 78 67 +11 4[lower-alpha 1]
 France 3 2 0 1 76 74 +2 4[lower-alpha 2]
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 77 71 +6 4[lower-alpha 3]
 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 65 84 −19 0
Source:
Rules for classification: The tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Spain, France and Denmark
Notes:
  1. Tiebreaker: +1
  2. Tiebreaker: 0
  3. Tiebreaker: -1
December 7, 2006
Spain26 – 16Netherlands
Denmark20 – 24France
December 9, 2006
France24 – 28Spain
Netherlands23 – 30Denmark
December 10, 2006
Denmark27 – 24Spain
France28 – 26Netherlands

Main round

Group I (Gothenburg)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 5 5 0 0 160 111 +49 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
Source:
December 12, 2006
Macedonia33 – 35Poland
Hungary27 – 34Germany
Austria24 – 39Norway
December 13, 2006
Hungary37 – 21Poland
Austria22 – 34Germany
Macedonia13 – 28Norway
December 14, 2006
Austria24 – 33Poland
Macedonia20 – 23Germany
Hungary31 – 34Norway

Group II (Stockholm)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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[lower-alpha 1]
 Croatia 5 2 0 3 117 120 −3 4[lower-alpha 2]
 Spain 5 2 0 3 124 133 −9 4[lower-alpha 3]
 Denmark 5 1 0 4 118 133 −15 2
Source:
Rules for classification: The tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Sweden, Croatia and Spain
Notes:
  1. Tiebreaker: +4
  2. Tiebreaker: -1
  3. Tiebreaker: -3
December 12, 2006
Croatia27 – 29Spain
Russia25 – 24France
Sweden27 – 22Denmark
December 13, 2006
Croatia21 – 22France
Sweden24 – 19Spain
Russia32 – 27Denmark
December 14, 2006
Sweden23 – 28France
Croatia26 – 22Denmark
Russia31 – 24Spain

Final round (Stockholm)

1st-4th place
 
Semi FinalFinal
 
      
 
December 16, 2006
 
 
  Norway 28
 
December 17, 2006
 
  France 24
 
  Norway 27
 
December 16, 2006
 
  Russia 24
 
  Germany 29
 
 
  Russia 33
 
3rd/4th Place
 
 
December 17, 2006
 
 
  France 29
 
 
  Germany 25

5th/6th place

December 16, 2006

Hungary 32 – 25 Sweden

Ranking and statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1
 Nadine Krause  Germany
58
2
 Karolina Kudłacz  Poland
48
3
 Tanja Logvin  Austria
45
4
 Kari Mette Johansen  Norway
41
Gro Hammerseng  Norway
Grit Jurack  Germany
7
 Marina Naukovič  Macedonia
40
8
 Ibolya Mehlmann  Hungary
37
9
 Angélique Spincer  France
35
10
 Yelena Polenova  Russia
34
Susana Fraile Celaya  Spain

References
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