The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This tournament was the last to feature 16 teams that had been the case since 2002.
The top three team qualified for the 2023 World Championship and the winner will also qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Norway won their ninth title after defeating Denmark in the final. Bronze went to Montenegro, who defeated France at the extra time.
Bidding process
Bidding timeline The bidding timeline was as follows: 1 May 2017: Bidding nations to provide official expression of interest in the hosting of the tournament 1 July 2017: Bidding manuals sent to all bidding federations 1 November 2017: Deadline for completed bidding and application documentation to be provided to the EHF office 15 December 2017: Applications to be approved at the EHF executive committee in Hamburg 20 June 2018: appointment of host(s) of EHF Euro 2022 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress in Glasgow, Scotland
Bids On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:
Macedonia
However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received: Slovenia, Macedonia & Montenegro
On the 20 June 2018, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro won the hosting rights. + Voting Results Bids VotesMinutes to the 14th Ordinary Congress of the European Handball Federation (EHF) handball.no Slovenia, Macedonia & Montenegro 41 Votes against the bid 1 Total 42
Venues The four proposed venues were the venues for the event. Ljubljana Celje Podgorica Skopje Arena Stožice Zlatorog Arena Morača Sports Center Boris Trajkovski Sports CenterCapacity: 12,480Capacity: 5,191Capacity: 6,000 (reduced to 4,317)Capacity: 10,000
Qualification
Qualified teams Country Qualified as Date of qualification Previous appearances in tournament1 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2020) 5 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2012) 6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (debut) (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw The draw was held on 28 April 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Seedings The pots were announced on 25 April 2022.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Referees Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022. Two pairs were replaced in October 2022.
Referees Ana VranesMarlis Wenninger Tatjana PraštaloVesna Balvan Maike MerzTanja Kuttler Igor CovalciucLine Alexei Covalciuc Jelena VujačićAnđelina Kažanegra Ismailj MetalariNenad Nikolovski
Referees Eskil BrasethLeif Sundet Vânia SáMarta Sá Vanja AntićJelena Jakovljević Ozren BackovićMirko Palačković Javier ÁlvarezIon Bustamante Marina DupliiOlena Pobedrina
Squads
Each squad consisted of 20 players, and 16 players were selected on the day of each match. There was a maximum of six players who can 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.
Preliminary round All times are UTC+1.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Group I
Group II
Knockout stage
Bracket
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking and awards
Final ranking Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 European Women's Handball Championship Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 Summer Olympics Qualified for the 2023 World Championship
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
2022 Women's European Champions NorwayNinth title
Team roster: Marie Davidsen, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Ragnhild Valle Dahl, Maren Nyland Aardahl, Stine Skogrand, Nora Mørk, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Malin Aune, Silje Solberg-Østhassel, Kristine Breistøl, Vilde Ingstad, Katrine Lunde, Kristina Novak, Henny Reistad, Emilie Hovden, Sunniva Næs Andersen, Anniken Wollik, Thale Rushfeldt Deila, Ane Høgseth.Head coach: Þórir Hergeirsson.
All Star Team The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 November 2022.
Position Player Goalkeeper Cléopatre Darleux Left wing Emma Friis Left back Cristina Neagu Centre back Stine Bredal Oftedal Right back Katrin Klujber Right wing Jovanka Radičević Pivot Pauletta Foppa Best defense player Kathrine Heindahl Most valuable player Henny Reistad
Statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Nora Mørk 50 64 78 2 Đurđina Jauković 48 86 56 3 Henny Reistad 46 73 63 4 Alina Grijseels 44 62 71 5 Nathalie Hagman 43 60 72 Jovanka Radičević 54 80 7 Emma Friis 40 57 70 8 Cristina Neagu 39 70 56 9 Katrin Klujber 38 74 51 10 Ana Gros 36 60 60
Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Silje Solberg-Østhassel 39 62 157 2 Cléopatre Darleux 37 67 182 3 Althea Reinhardt 36 27 76 4 Floriane André 35 25 72 Tea Pijević 56 158 Adrianna Płaczek 30 86 7 Sandra Toft 33 68 204 8 Johanna Bundsen 32 24 76 Jessica Ryde 58 181 10 Daciana Hosu 31 29 95 Katrine Lunde 43 137
Marketing The official logo was unveiled on 25 March 2021 the same day as the qualifiers draw in Vienna, Austria, The colours in the tournament logo and branding take inspiration from various elements connected to host cities in nations, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.
References
External links EHF Euro 2022 at eurohandball.com