The 2025 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship. The tournament was played in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 30 July to 10 August 2025. This edition featured 24 teams for the first time.
Slovakia won the competition for the first time.
Host selection
Montenegro won the hosting rights unopposed at an EHF meeting in Oslo on 21 June 2024.
Expansion At a meeting in Ljubljana, the EHF Executive Committee announced that they would analyse a possible expansion to 24 teams. On 17 June 2022, the EHF officially expanded the event to 24 teams.
Format The tournament consisted of three phases: The first two were played in a round-robin-groups format. The third phase was played in a playoff format with consolations.
In the First phase, 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four.
The top two teams from each group advanced to the Main round. The third- and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Intermediate round.
In the Second phase, all teams were again divided into groups of four, but this time, against the teams that advanced to the same round as them. Each separate round (Main and Intermediate) was played by 12 teams, divided into three groups of four.
In the Main round, the top two teams from each group and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The other four teams advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs. In the Intermediate round, the winners of each group and the best second-placed team advanced to the 9th–16th place playoffs. The other eight teams advanced to the 17th–24th place playoffs.
In the Third phase, the teams were divided into three playoff tiers of eight teams each, with each team playing three more matches there. Each of the three playoffs consisted of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, two consolation semifinals, and four final placement matches.
Qualification To accommodate 24 teams and fill in the eight extra spots, the EHF decided to not relegate anyone in 2023. Then, the four highest ranked teams not yet qualified were brought in. To decide the final four spots, the remaining registered teams were separated into two qualification groups where the top two from each qualifier progressed to the final tournament. Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 21 June 2024 Oslo1 Women's 17 EHF EURO 2023 3–13 July 2023 15 Rankings 4 Qualification22–24 November 2024 Radzymin2 Çankaya2
Venues The venues are in Podgorica.
Bemax ArenaCapacity: 2,244 Morača Sports CenterCapacity: 2,100 Verde ComplexCapacity: 6,000
Draw The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in Vienna at 11:00 (CET). The draw was conducted by EHF Secretary General, Martin Hausleitner, and Chief Sports Officer, Markus Glaser. As hosts, Montenegro had the right to select their group. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Main round Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced were transferred to the main round.
Group G
Group H
Group I
Ranking of third-placed teams
Intermediate round Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced were transferred to the intermediate round.
Group J
Group K
Group L
Ranking of second-placed teams
17th–24th place playoffs
17th–24th place quarterfinals
21st–24th place semifinals
23rd place match
21st place match
17th–20th place semifinals
19th place match
17th place match
9th–16th place playoffs
9th–16th place quarterfinals
13th–16th place semifinals
15th place match
13th place match
9th–12th place semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
Championship playoffs
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standings Rank Team456789101112131415161718192021222324 Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship as a host nation
Awards All-star Team Source: EHFWomen's 17 EHF EURO 2025 All-star Team revealed eurohandball.com. Published 10 August 2025. Martina Knežević – MVP Gazel Dikme – top scorer
2025 U-17 European Champions SlovakiaFirst title
See also 2025 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship 2025 Women's U-17 EHF Championship 2025 Women's U-19 EHF Championship
References
External links Tournament official website