The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark.
Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking some time for the beginning, Norway renounced the right to seat, respecting the local legislation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament was also one of the qualification events for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship. It was also played behind closed doors due to the pandemic.
Norway won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating France in the final. Croatia won the third place game to capture their first ever medal.
Bidding process The bids were as follows: Denmark Norway
In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:
and
The joint bid of Denmark and Norway was recommended as the preferred bid. Shortly after, Denmark and Norway decided to merge their bids. They were announced as the hosts in Dublin on 20 September 2014.
Venues On 9 September 2020, the Norwegian Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Norway, would be played in Trondheim, while on 6 November, the Danish Handball Federation announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Denmark, would be played in Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning. On 16 November, Norway withdrew altogether for health reasons. Danish Sydbank Arena then announced a wish to co-host the tournament together with Herning and this was approved of by the Danish government on 23 November 2020.
Herning Frederikshavn Stavanger Jyske Bank Boxen Arena Nord Stavanger Idrettshall Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 2,800 Capacity: 7,000 Bærum Trondheim Kolding Telenor Arena Trondheim Spektrum Sydbank Arena Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 5,100
Qualification
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualification was cancelled and the 2018 final ranking decided the participants.
Qualified teams Country Qualified as Date of qualification Previous appearances in tournament (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018) (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018) (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018) (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Draw The draw was held on 18 June 2020 in Vienna, Austria.
Seedings The pots were announced on 7 May 2020.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Squads
Each squad consisted of 16 players, with a maximum of six players who could be replaced during the tournament. However, in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential risk of several players from the same team testing positive, there was no limit to the number of replacements for players testing positive.
Referees 10 referee pairs were selected on 9 October 2020. Two new pairs were added ahead of the main round.
Referees Ana VranesMarlis Wenninger Vesna BalvanTatjana Praštalo Karina ChristiansenLine Hansen Charlotte BonaventuraJulie Bonaventura Ioanna ChristidiIoanna Papamattheou Viktorija KijauskaitėAušra Žalienė
Referees Jelena MitrovićAnđelina Kažanegra Małgorzata LidackaUrszula Lesiak Vânia SáMarta Sá Cristina NăstaseSimona Stancu Viktoria AlpaidzeTatyana Berezkina Vanja AntićJelena Jakovljević
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round Points gained in the preliminary round against team that also advanced, were carried over.
Group I
Group II
Knockout stage
Bracket
5th place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking and awards
Final ranking Qualified for the 2021 World Championship. Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as host. Qualified for the 2021 World Championship as defending champion.
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
2020 Women's European Champions NorwayEighth title
Team roster: Emily Stang Sando, Henny Reistad, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Veronica Kristiansen, Marit Malm Frafjord, Heidi Løke, Stine Skogrand, Nora Mørk, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Malin Aune, Silje Solberg, Kari Brattset Dale, Katrine Lunde, Marit Røsberg Jacobsen, Camilla Herrem, Sanna Solberg-Isaksen, Kristine Breistøl, Marta Tomac, Rikke Granlund.Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson.
All Star Team The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 December 2020.
Position Player Goalkeeper Sandra Toft Left wing Camilla Herrem Left back Vladlena Bobrovnikova Centre back Stine Bredal Oftedal Right back Nora Mørk Right wing Jovanka Radičević Pivot Ana Debelić Best defense player Line Haugsted Most valuable player Estelle Nze Minko
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Nora Mørk 52 70 74 2 Jovanka Radičević 39 58 67 3 Lois Abbingh 35 67 52 Ćamila Mičijević 5 Mia Rej 33 49 67 Camilla Herrem 47 70 7 Carmen Martín 32 45 71 8 Alexandra Lacrabère 31 45 69 Stine Bredal Oftedal 59 53 10 Katrin Klujber 30 52 58
Top goalkeepers
Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Silje Solberg 41 36 88 2 Cléopatre Darleux 38 41 107 Branka Zec 13 34 Katrine Lunde 45 119 5 Petra Kudláčková 36 42 116 Tea Pijević 79 221 7 Sandra Toft 35 75 214 Althea Reinhardt 24 69 9 Denisa Dedu 34 30 87 10 Iulia Dumanska 32 34 105 Amandine Leynaud 50 157
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