2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship

2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–18 July
Teams	15 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (2nd title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	France
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	2,619 (53.45 per match)
Attendance	4,656 (95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Katarina Pandza; (68 goals)
Best player	Blanka Kajdon
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The 2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship was the 13th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and was held in Celje, Slovenia from 8 to 18 July 2021.^[1]

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2019	1–11 August 2019	Slovenia	14	Hungary Sweden France Denmark Russia Norway Germany Austria Montenegro Slovenia Romania Slovakia Portugal Croatia
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2019	3–11 August 2019	Lignano Sabbiadoro	1	Czech Republic
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2019	3–11 August 2019	Tbilisi	1	Switzerland

Draw

The draw was held on 10 February 2021 in Vienna.^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark France Hungary Sweden	Austria Germany Norway Russia	Montenegro Romania Slovakia Slovenia	Croatia Czech Republic Portugal Switzerland

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	80	73	+7	4^[a]	Main round
2	Denmark	3	2	1	80	64	+16	4^[a]	Main round
3	Switzerland	3	2	1	85	75	+10	4^[a]	Intermediate round
4	Slovenia (H)	3	0	3	63	96	−33	0	Intermediate round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Germany 2 Pts, +2 GD, 51 GS; Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD, 49 GS; Switzerland 2 Pts, –4 GD.

8 July 2021 17:00	Germany	30–23	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Hampel 9	(12–10)	M. Emmenegger 8
	1× 9×	Report	4×

8 July 2021 19:30	Denmark	31–17	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Andersen 6	(12–10)	Novak 5
	5×	Report	3× 1×

9 July 2021 17:00	Switzerland	26–23	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Heinzer 8	(11–11)	Rasmussen 6
	2×	Report	1×

9 July 2021 19:00	Slovenia	24–29	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 66 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Kralj 5	(14–16)	Conze 9
	2× 1×	Report	1× 2×

11 July 2021 17:00	Denmark	26–21	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Rasmussen 5	(14–10)	Conze, Nielsen 5
	1× 1×	Report	3×

11 July 2021 19:00	Slovenia	22–36	Switzerland	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Kralj 9	(11–18)	Heinzer 12
	1× 2×	Report	4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	77	57	+20	6	Main round
2	Russia	3	2	1	73	57	+16	4	Main round
3	Slovakia	3	1	2	66	72	−6	2	Intermediate round
4	Portugal^[a]	3	0	3	0	30	−30	0	Withdrawn

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

^ Portugal had to withdraw from the tournament due to positive COVID-19 cases within the team^[3]

8 July 2021 15:00	Sweden	37–29	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Axnér 6	(20–12)	Lancz 8
	1× 5× 1×	Report	1× 4×

9 July 2021 15:00	Slovakia	27–35	Russia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Lancz 8	(9–18)	Alekseeva 6
	4×	Report	2× 4×

11 July 2021 15:00	Sweden	30–28	Russia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Axnér, Koppang 8	(10–14)	Zakordonskaia 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	81	59	+22	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	1	60	66	−6	4	Main round
3	Montenegro	3	1	2	76	72	+4	2	Intermediate round
4	Austria	3	0	3	66	86	−20	0	Intermediate round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

8 July 2021 13:00	France	29–20	Montenegro	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 20 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Grandveau 10	(14–11)	Džaferović 7
	1× 2×	Report	4×

9 July 2021 13:00	Croatia	14–24	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	three players 3	(6–13)	three players 4
	1× 7×	Report	1× 3×

9 July 2021 15:00	Montenegro	35–20	Austria	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 39 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Džaferović 7	(18–7)	K. Pandza 5
	6× 1×	Report	3×

10 July 2021^{[N 1]}	Austria	21–23	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 55 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Dramac 9	(12–13)	Zrnić 11
	1× 5×	Report	1× 10× 1×

11 July 2021 13:00	France	28–25	Austria	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Grandveau 8	(14–14)	K. Pandza 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 4×

11 July 2021 15:00	Montenegro	21–23	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 41 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Džaferović 7	(14–9)	Zrnić 6
	1× 4×	Report	2×

^ The game was originally supposed to be played on 8 July 2021.^[4]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	96	65	+31	6	Main round
2	Romania	3	2	1	82	74	+8	4	Main round
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	73	85	−12	2	Intermediate round
4	Norway	3	0	3	73	100	−27	0	Intermediate round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

8 July 2021 17:00	Hungary	27–19	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 43 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Kajdon 8	(12–11)	Borș 5
	3× 5×	Report	2× 5×

8 July 2021 19:00	Norway	25–28	Czech Republic	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 60 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	M. Andersen 6	(10–12)	Königová 8
	2× 5×	Report	1× 2×

9 July 2021 17:00	Czech Republic	20–33	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	three players 3	(8–15)	Koronczai 8
	2×	Report	1× 3×

9 July 2021 19:00	Romania	36–22	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 59 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Gogîrlă 8	(20–6)	Nypan 4
	1× 7×	Report	1× 4×

11 July 2021 17:00	Hungary	36–26	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 71 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Kajdon 5	(21–15)	Nypan 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 2×

11 July 2021 19:00	Romania	27–25	Czech Republic	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 41 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Gogîrlă 8	(14–10)	Cholevová 10
	1× 7×	Report	2× 5× 1×

Intermediate round

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	2	2	0	65	49	+16	4	9–12th place semifinals
2	Slovakia	2	1	1	58	52	+6	2	9–12th place semifinals
3	Slovenia (H)	2	0	2	45	67	−22	0	13–15th place semifinal

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

13 July 2021 15:00	Switzerland	29–27	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Altherr 9	(15–13)	Lancz 8
	7×	Report	1× 5×

14 July 2021 15:00	Slovakia	31–23	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Lancz 8	(17–15)	Novak 6
	1× 7×	Report	1× 6×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	2	1	79	78	+1	4^[a]	9–12th place semifinals
2	Norway	3	2	1	102	78	+24	4^[a]	9–12th place semifinals
3	Montenegro	3	1	2	79	75	+4	2^[b]	13th place game
4	Austria	3	1	2	79	108	−29	2^[b]	13–15th place semifinal

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Norway 25–28 Czech Republic
^ ^a ^b Montenegro 35–20 Austria

13 July 2021 17:00	Austria	27–46	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	K. Pandza 10	(14–21)	M. Andersen 8
	1×	Report	3×

13 July 2021 19:00	Montenegro	21–24	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	N. Kadović 5	(11–10)	Cholevová 8
	1× 4×	Report	2× 3×

14 July 2021 17:00	Norway	31–23	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Nypan 10	(16–12)	Džaferović 6
	1× 4×	Report	3×

14 July 2021 19:00	Czech Republic	27–32	Austria	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Cholevová 10	(12–14)	Dramac 12
	5×	Report	5×

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	2	1	83	79	+4	4^[a]	Semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	1	84	78	+6	4^[a]	Semifinals
3	Denmark	3	2	1	75	72	+3	4^[a]	5–8th place semifinals
4	Germany	3	0	3	71	84	−13	0	5–8th place semifinals

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Russia 2 Pts, +1 GD, 55 GS; Sweden 2 Pts, +1 GD, 54 GS; Denmark 2 Pts, –2 GD.

13 July 2021 17:00	Denmark	24–27	Russia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 91 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Skott 6	(12–14)	Statsenko 8
	5×	Report	1×

13 July 2021 19:00	Germany	25–30	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Engel 9	(14–15)	Axnér 9
	4×	Report	1× 2×

14 July 2021 17:00	Russia	28–25	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 67 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Baeva 6	(15–10)	Nielsen 7
	2×	Report	4×

14 July 2021 19:00	Sweden	24–25	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 82 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Axnér, Koppang 6	(12–15)	Berger Wierzba 6
	6×	Report	1× 4× 1×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	82	59	+23	6	Semifinals
2	France	3	2	1	71	61	+10	4	Semifinals
3	Romania	3	1	2	75	78	−3	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Croatia	3	0	3	58	88	−30	0	5–8th place semifinals

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

13 July 2021 13:00	Croatia	20–29	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 64 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Zrnić 7	(10–13)	Ion 7
	1× 3×	Report	1×

13 July 2021 15:00	France	16–20	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Chambonnier 7	(8–11)	Kukely 4
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

14 July 2021 13:00	Romania	27–31	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Gogîrlă 13	(14–12)	Kanoute 7
	1× 3×	Report	1×

14 July 2021 15:00	Hungary	35–24	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Juhász 6	(16–9)	Birtić, Zrnić 4
	4×	Report	5×

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

Semifinals		Final

16 July

Russia	25
		18 July
France	24
		Russia	22
16 July
		Hungary	31
Hungary	33

Sweden	26
		Third place

		18 July

		France	30

		Sweden	29

Ninth place bracket

9–12th place semifinals		Ninth place

16 July

Switzerland	32
		17 July
Norway	33
		Norway	33
16 July
		Czech Republic	27
Czech Republic	29

Slovakia	25
		Eleventh place

		17 July

		Switzerland	33

		Slovakia	28

Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

16 July

Denmark	24
		17 July
Croatia	22
		Denmark	21
16 July
		Romania	28
Romania	28

Germany	24
		Seventh place

		17 July

		Croatia	24

		Germany	20

13th place bracket

13–15th place semifinal		13th place

16 July

Slovenia	25
		17 July
Austria	27
		Austria	31

		Montenegro	33

13–15th place semifinal

16 July 2021 14:45	Slovenia	25–27	Austria	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Novak 10	(15–12)	K. Pandza 13
	1× 3×	Report	6×

9–12th place semifinals

16 July 2021 17:00	Switzerland	32–33	Norway	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Heinzer 10	(15–17)	Skindlo 6
	2×	Report	7×

16 July 2021 19:15	Czech Republic	29–25	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Cholevová 12	(10–11)	Lancz, Pálová 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2×

5–8th place semifinals

16 July 2021 12:30	Denmark	24–22	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 69 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Johannsen 5	(12–12)	Zrnić 9
	3×	Report	4×

16 July 2021 14:45	Romania	28–24	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Stoica 7	(13–11)	Nielsen 7
	4×	Report	7×

Semifinals

16 July 2021 17:00	Russia	25–24	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Baeva 5	(13–13)	Bouktit 6
		Report	1×

16 July 2021 19:30	Hungary	33–26	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Faragó 9	(16–15)	Axnér 8
	4×	Report	4×

13th place game

17 July 2021 14:45	Austria	31–33	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	K. Pandza 19	(15–15)	Džaferović 11
	1× 5×	Report	6× 1×

Eleventh place game

17 July 2021 17:00	Switzerland	33–28	Slovakia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 30 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Altherr 9	(15–11)	Lancz 8
	4×	Report	2×

Ninth place game

17 July 2021 19:15	Norway	33–27	Czech Republic	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	M. Andersen 7	(15–8)	Cholevová 8
	1× 5×	Report	1×

Seventh place game

17 July 2021 14:30	Croatia	24–20	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Brkić 7	(12–12)	Hertha 5
	3×	Report	5×

Fifth place game

17 July 2021 16:45	Denmark	21–28	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Frandsen 7	(10–15)	Gogîrlă 10
		Report	2×

Third place game

18 July 2021 12:00	France	30–29	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Grandevau 11	(15–10)	Koppang 8
	1×	Report	5×

Final

18 July 2021 14:30	Russia	22–31	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 528 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Zakordonskaia 6	(11–17)	Farkas 7
	2×	Report	1× 1×

Final ranking and awards

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Hungary
	Russia
	France
4	Sweden
5	Romania
6	Denmark
7	Croatia
8	Germany
9	Norway
10	Czech Republic
11	Switzerland
12	Slovakia
13	Montenegro
14	Austria
15	Slovenia
–	Portugal

	Qualified for the 2022 Junior World Championship

All Star Team

The All Star Team and awards were announced on 18 July 2021.^[5]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Veronica Chipula
Left wing	Maja Mérai
Left back	Daria Statsenko
Centre back	Léna Grandveau
Right back	Nina Koppang
Right wing	Bruna Zrnić
Pivot	Sarah Bouktit
Best defense player	Charité Mumbongo
Most valuable player	Blanka Kajdon

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals^[6]
1	Katarina Pandza	68
2	Charlotte Cholevová	55
3	Alicia Gogîrlă	53
4	Barbora Lancz	46
5	Bruna Zrnić	45
6	Tyra Axnér	43
7	Kristina Dramac	42
7	Katarina Džaferović	42
9	Léna Grandveau	39
9	Celia Heinzer	39

References

^ "Women's 19 EHF EURO 2021" (PDF). w19ehfeuro.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Reigning champions Hungary face Norway in Women's 19 EHF EURO". EHF. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "COVID-19 afasta Seleção Nacional Sub-19 Feminina do Europeu" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Handball Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "Favourites on top after opening day". EHF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Hungary take W19 EHF EURO gold in style". EHF. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ Top goalscorers

External links

[table_hth_DEN0.69356526373586-3] Germany 2 Pts, +2 GD, 51 GS; Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD, 49 GS; Switzerland 2 Pts, –4 GD.

[table_note_POR0.52554506646727-5] Portugal had to withdraw from the tournament due to positive COVID-19 cases within the team^[3]

[table_hth_CZE0.5231744183801-7] Norway 25–28 Czech Republic

[table_hth_MNE0.5231744183801-8] Montenegro 35–20 Austria

[table_hth_RUS0.70224206787638-9] Russia 2 Pts, +1 GD, 55 GS; Sweden 2 Pts, +1 GD, 54 GS; Denmark 2 Pts, –2 GD.

[1] "Women's 19 EHF EURO 2021" (PDF). w19ehfeuro.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[2] "Reigning champions Hungary face Norway in Women's 19 EHF EURO". EHF. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[4] "COVID-19 afasta Seleção Nacional Sub-19 Feminina do Europeu" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Handball Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[6] "Favourites on top after opening day". EHF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[10] "Hungary take W19 EHF EURO gold in style". EHF. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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