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2012 European Women's Handball Championship

August 25, 2023

The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 4 to 16 December. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization. Subsequently, the European Handball Federation (EHF) launched a new bidding process and eventually selected Serbia as the new host on 18 June 2012.

2012 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
EHF Euro 2012 official logo
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates4–16 December
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Montenegro (1st title)
Runner-up Norway
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches47
Goals scored2,381 (51 per match)
Attendance122,604 (2,609 per match)
Top scorer(s) Katarina Bulatović (MNE) (56 goals)
Best player Anja Edin (NOR)
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Montenegro captured their first title by defeating defending champion Norway 34–31 in the final.[1]

Host selection Edit

Initially on its meeting on 27 September 2008 the EHF awarded the championship to the Netherlands, defeating Ukraine in the second round of voting while Germany and Serbia withdrew their candidacy during the congress.[2] This could have been the second time for Netherlands to host the tournament,[3] however, on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation announced they are unable to organize the European Championship.[4] A day later the EHF re-launched the host selection process;[5] ten nations had shown interest in organizing the competition, including Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Sweden.[6] Romania added their interest the day after.[7] On 18 June 2012 the EHF granted the organizational rights to Serbia and also disposed of the fate of the Dutch national team. Since Serbia, the new host already qualified for the European Championship, the place reserved for the host nation was passed to Iceland as the best non-qualified team and the Netherlands were pulled out from the tournament.[5]

Venues Edit

Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:[8]

Group stage

 

 
Belgrade
 
Niš
 
Novi Sad
 
Vršac
Vršac Niš
Millennium Center
Capacity: 4,000 		Čair Sports Center
Capacity: 5,000
   
Group&Knockout stage Knockout stage
Novi Sad Belgrade
Spens Sports Center
Capacity: 11,500 		Kombank Arena
Capacity: 23,000
   
City Arena Capacity[9] Round
Belgrade Kombank Arena 20,000 Group A, Main Round, Semifinals and Finals
Novi Sad Spens Arena 8,000 Group C, Main Round
Vršac Millennium Centar 4,058 Group D
Niš Čair Sports Center 4,000 Group B

Qualification Edit

Main article: 2012 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

Qualification matches were played from September 2011 to June 2012. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams were included in the qualification round, except Netherlands who were hosts before the withdrawal.[4] Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.

Qualified teams Edit

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1
  Norway 01Defending champion 0019 December 2010 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Croatia 02Winner of group 6 0024 March 2012 60 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Czech Republic 02Runner-up of group 5 0025 March 2012 30 (1994, 2002, 2004)
  Sweden 02Winner of group 5 0025 March 2012 70 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Germany 02Winner of group 1 0030 May 2012 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Hungary 02Runner-up of group 1 0030 May 2012 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Romania 02Winner of group 2 0030 May 2012 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010)
  Serbia 02Runner-up of group 2 0030 May 2012 20 ( 2008, 2010)
  France 02Winner of group 4 0030 May 2012 60 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Denmark 02Runner-up of group 6 002 June 2012 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Spain 02Runner-up of group 7 002 June 2012 60 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Ukraine 02Winner of group 7 003 June 2012 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Macedonia 02Runner-up of group 4 003 June 2012 40 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2008)
  Montenegro 02Winner of group 3 003 June 2012 10 (2010)
  Russia 02Runner-up of group 3 003 June 2012 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
  Iceland 02Awarded final place[5] 0018 June 2012 10 (2010)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year.

Squads Edit

Main article: 2012 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Referees Edit

12 referee pairs were selected:[10]

Seeding Edit

The draw was scheduled to be held on 6 June 2012 at 14:00 local time in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[11] The draw procedure was announced on 15 May.[12][13] It was canceled because of the withdrawal of the Dutch Handball Federation.[4] The draw was rescheduled to 22 June 2012 in Monaco.[5] The pots were new assigned due to the removal of the Netherlands and the addition of Iceland.[14]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Preliminary round Edit

The draw was held on 22 June 2012.[15] The playing schedule was released on 13 July.[16][17]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 67 62 +5 6 Main round
2   Serbia (H) 3 2 0 1 79 75 +4 4
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 68 71 −3 2
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 62 68 −6 0
Source: EHF
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) Host
4 December 2012
17:45 		Ukraine   22–25   Czech Republic Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 450
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Borshchenko 7 (7–12) Štěrbová, Luzumová 6
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4 December 2012
20:15 		Norway   28–26   Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Riegelhuth Koren 8 (17–12) Ognjenović 9
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6 December 2012
18:15 		Serbia   25–23   Ukraine Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
Popović, Damnjanović 5 (14–10) Managarova 7
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6 December 2012
20:15 		Czech Republic   19–21   Norway Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 450
Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
Poznarová 5 (12–10) Sulland 8
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8 December 2012
18:15 		Norway   18–17   Ukraine Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,554
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Sulland 6 (8–11) Glibko, Borshchenko 4
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8 December 2012
20:15 		Serbia   28–24   Czech Republic Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
Lekić, Pop-Lazić 6 (12–15) Černá, Chrenková 6
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Group B Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 0 1 80 61 +19 4[a] Main round
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 91 84 +7 4[a]
3   Sweden 3 2 0 1 70 65 +5 4[a]
4   Macedonia 3 0 0 3 61 92 −31 0
Source: EHF
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:
  1. ^ a b c France 2 Pts, +6 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –6 GD
4 December 2012
18:15 		France   29–16   Macedonia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 750
Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
Baudouin 8 (15–10) Portjanko 6
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4 December 2012
20:15 		Sweden   27–26   Denmark Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
Ahlm 10 (13–15) Jørgensen 6
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6 December 2012
18:15 		Macedonia   15–26   Sweden Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 300
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Bajramoska 4 (8–11) Torstenson 8
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6 December 2012
20:15 		Denmark   28–27   France Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 200
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Nørgaard, Burgaard 7 (15–12) Baudouin, Njitam 5
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8 December 2012
18:15 		Sweden   17–24   France Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 500
Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
Torstenson 5 (8–13) Signaté, Mendy 4
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8 December 2012
20:15 		Denmark   37–30   Macedonia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Augustesen 8 (17–13) Crvenkoska, Portjanko 7
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Group C Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 2 0 1 83 80 +3 4[a] Main round
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 79 73 +6 4[a]
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 58 63 −5 2[b]
4   Croatia 3 1 0 2 65 69 −4 2[b]
Source: EHF
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:
  1. ^ a b Hungary 32–31 Spain
  2. ^ a b Croatia 16–17 Germany
4 December 2012
18:15 		Germany   20–23   Spain SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN)
Steinbach 6 (12–13) Martín 7
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4 December 2012
20:15 		Croatia   28–27   Hungary SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Zebić 9 (15–14) Tomori 9
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5 December 2012
18:15 		Spain   25–21   Croatia SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Mangué 7 (13–10) Zebić 7
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5 December 2012
20:15 		Hungary   24–21   Germany SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Görbicz 9 (11–14) Zapf 5
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7 December 2012
18:15 		Hungary   32–31   Spain SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Tomori 12 (17–14) Martín 7
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7 December 2012
20:15 		Croatia   16–17   Germany SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Zebić 5 (7–8) Augsburg 4
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Group D Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro 3 3 0 0 79 63 +16 6 Main round
2   Russia 3 1 1 1 78 72 +6 3[a]
3   Romania 3 1 1 1 63 63 0 3[a]
4   Iceland 3 0 0 3 56 78 −22 0
Source: EHF
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:
  1. ^ a b Romania 21–21 Russia
4 December 2012
18:05 		Montenegro   26–16   Iceland Millennium Centar, Vršac
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Bulatović 7 (10–7) Bragadóttir 5
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4 December 2012
20:15 		Romania   21–21   Russia Millennium Centar, Vršac
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Curea 9 (12–7) Khmyrova 6
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5 December 2012
18:05 		Russia   27–30   Montenegro Millennium Centar, Vršac
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Postnova 5 (14–20) Knežević, Radičević 6
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5 December 2012
20:15 		Iceland   19–22   Romania Millennium Centar, Vršac
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN)
Jónsdóttir 5 (13–15) Brădeanu 7
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7 December 2012
18:05 		Russia   30–21   Iceland Millennium Centar, Vršac
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Postnova, Sen 5 (15–8) Jónsdóttir 4
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7 December 2012
20:15 		Romania   20–23   Montenegro Millennium Centar, Vršac
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
Brădeanu 6 (10–9) Bulatović 9
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Main round Edit

Group I Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 5 4 0 1 140 124 +16 8 Semifinals
2   Serbia (H) 5 3 1 1 124 118 +6 7
3   Denmark 5 3 0 2 148 146 +2 6 Fifth place game
4   Sweden 5 2 1 2 127 127 0 5
5   France 5 2 0 3 111 115 −4 4
6   Czech Republic 5 0 0 5 121 141 −20 0
Source: EHF
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) Host
10 December 2012
16:10 		Czech Republic   30–33   Denmark Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 400
Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
Knedlíková, Kutlvašrová 6 (12–13) Nørgaard 10
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10 December 2012
18:10 		Norway   30–19   France Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 500
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Sulland 7 (14–10) Baudouin 5
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10 December 2012
20:10 		Serbia   23–23   Sweden Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Rajović 5 (13–14) Torstenson 8
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11 December 2012
16:10 		Czech Republic   22–24   France Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 800
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Chrenková 4 (10–14) Ayglon 6
4×  2×  Report 3×  2× 
11 December 2012
18:10 		Norway   28–25   Sweden Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
Edin 9 (12–14) Gulldén 10
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11 December 2012
20:10 		Serbia   29–26   Denmark Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Damnjanović 8 (16–14) Jørgensen 5
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13 December 2012
16:10 		Czech Republic   26–35   Sweden Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
Chrenková 7 (14–14) Fogelström 7
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13 December 2012
18:10 		Serbia   18–17   France Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Rajović 5 (10–6) Signaté 4
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13 December 2012
20:10 		Norway   33–35   Denmark Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
Sulland, Alstad 6 (17–15) Burgaard 8
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Group II Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro 5 4 0 1 128 123 +5 8 Semifinals
2   Hungary 5 3 0 2 132 130 +2 6
3   Russia 5 1 3 1 130 127 +3 5[a] Fifth place game
4   Germany 5 2 1 2 119 116 +3 5[a]
5   Romania 5 1 1 3 114 120 −6 3[b]
6   Spain 5 1 1 3 128 135 −7 3[b]
Source: EHF
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:
  1. ^ a b Germany 26–26 Russia
  2. ^ a b Spain 26–31 Romania
9 December 2012
16:15 		Spain   26–31   Romania SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 700
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Fernández, Mangué 5 (12–15) Neagu, Curea 7
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9 December 2012
18:15 		Hungary   26–28   Montenegro SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Szucsánszki 8 (9–15) Radičević 9
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9 December 2012
20:15 		Germany   26–26   Russia SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 600
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Steinbach 9 (16–13) Khmyrova 6
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11 December 2012
16:15 		Spain   25–25   Russia SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 800
Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
Martín 11 (13–14) Postnova 7
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11 December 2012
18:15 		Germany   27–20   Montenegro SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Steinbach 7 (14–9) Bulatović 6
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11 December 2012
20:15 		Hungary   25–19   Romania SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Vérten 7 (14–12) Neagu, Nechita 6
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13 December 2012
16:15 		Spain   23–27   Montenegro SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Fernández 7 (16–13) Bulatović 6
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13 December 2012
18:15 		Germany   25–23   Romania SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Steinbach 8 (16–9) Vădineanu, Nechita 7
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13 December 2012
20:15 		Hungary   25–31   Russia SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
Rédei Soós 5 (11–13) Ilyina 7
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Knockout stage Edit

Bracket Edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
  Norway30
 
16 December
 
  Hungary19
 
  Norway31
 
15 December
 
  Montenegro (ET)34
 
  Serbia26
 
 
  Montenegro27
 
Third place
 
 
16 December
 
 
  Hungary (ET)41
 
 
  Serbia38

Semifinals Edit

15 December 2012
14:30 		Norway   30–19   Hungary Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Edin, Riegelhuth Koren 6 (16–11) Görbicz 6
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15 December 2012
17:00 		Serbia   26–27   Montenegro Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Filipović 7 (14–13) Knežević 8
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Fifth place game Edit

15 December 2012
12:00 		Denmark   32–30   Russia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 800
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Nørgaard, Burgaard 8 (15–15) Sen 6
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Third place game Edit

16 December 2012
14:30 		Hungary   41–38 (ET)   Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Viktória Rédei Soós 9 (21–19) three players 7
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FT: 33–33 ET: 8–5

Final Edit

16 December 2012
17:00 		Norway   31–34 (ET)   Montenegro Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Alstad 11 (11–12) Knežević 10
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FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 3–6

Final ranking and statistics Edit

Qualified for the 2013 World Championship

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The 2012 European Women s Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 4 to 16 December Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization Subsequently the European Handball Federation EHF launched a new bidding process and eventually selected Serbia as the new host on 18 June 2012 2012 EHF European Women s Handball ChampionshipEHF Euro 2012 official logoTournament detailsHost country SerbiaDates4 16 DecemberTeams16 from 1 confederation Venue s 5 in 4 host cities Final positionsChampions Montenegro 1st title Runner up NorwayThird place HungaryFourth place SerbiaTournament statisticsMatches47Goals scored2 381 51 per match Attendance122 604 2 609 per match Top scorer s Katarina Bulatovic MNE 56 goals Best player Anja Edin NOR PreviousNext Montenegro captured their first title by defeating defending champion Norway 34 31 in the final 1 Contents 1 Host selection 2 Venues 3 Qualification 3 1 Qualified teams 4 Squads 5 Referees 6 Seeding 7 Preliminary round 7 1 Group A 7 2 Group B 7 3 Group C 7 4 Group D 8 Main round 8 1 Group I 8 2 Group II 9 Knockout stage 9 1 Bracket 9 2 Semifinals 9 3 Fifth place game 9 4 Third place game 9 5 Final 10 Final ranking and statistics 10 1 All Star Team 10 2 Top goalscorers 10 3 Top goalkeepers 11 References 12 External linksHost selection EditInitially on its meeting on 27 September 2008 the EHF awarded the championship to the Netherlands defeating Ukraine in the second round of voting while Germany and Serbia withdrew their candidacy during the congress 2 This could have been the second time for Netherlands to host the tournament 3 however on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation announced they are unable to organize the European Championship 4 A day later the EHF re launched the host selection process 5 ten nations had shown interest in organizing the competition including Croatia Denmark Iceland Macedonia Norway Poland Russia Serbia Slovakia and Sweden 6 Romania added their interest the day after 7 On 18 June 2012 the EHF granted the organizational rights to Serbia and also disposed of the fate of the Dutch national team Since Serbia the new host already qualified for the European Championship the place reserved for the host nation was passed to Iceland as the best non qualified team and the Netherlands were pulled out from the tournament 5 Venues EditFive venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches 8 Group stage Belgrade Nis Novi Sad VrsacVrsac NisMillennium CenterCapacity 4 000 Cair Sports CenterCapacity 5 000 Group amp Knockout stage Knockout stageNovi Sad BelgradeSpens Sports CenterCapacity 11 500 Kombank ArenaCapacity 23 000 City Arena Capacity 9 RoundBelgrade Kombank Arena 20 000 Group A Main Round Semifinals and FinalsNovi Sad Spens Arena 8 000 Group C Main RoundVrsac Millennium Centar 4 058 Group DNis Cair Sports Center 4 000 Group BQualification EditMain article 2012 European Women s Handball Championship qualification Qualification matches were played from September 2011 to June 2012 Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men s Championship all teams were included in the qualification round except Netherlands who were hosts before the withdrawal 4 Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified Qualified teams Edit Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1 Norway 01 Defending champion 00 19 December 2010 90 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Croatia 02 Winner of group 6 00 24 March 2012 60 1994 1996 2004 2006 2008 2010 Czech Republic 02 Runner up of group 5 00 25 March 2012 30 1994 2002 2004 Sweden 02 Winner of group 5 00 25 March 2012 70 1994 1996 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Germany 02 Winner of group 1 00 30 May 2012 90 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Hungary 02 Runner up of group 1 00 30 May 2012 90 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Romania 02 Winner of group 2 00 30 May 2012 80 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2010 Serbia 02 Runner up of group 2 00 30 May 2012 20 2008 2010 France 02 Winner of group 4 00 30 May 2012 60 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Denmark 02 Runner up of group 6 00 2 June 2012 90 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Spain 02 Runner up of group 7 00 2 June 2012 60 1998 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Ukraine 02 Winner of group 7 00 3 June 2012 90 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Macedonia 02 Runner up of group 4 00 3 June 2012 40 1998 2000 2006 2008 Montenegro 02 Winner of group 3 00 3 June 2012 10 2010 Russia 02 Runner up of group 3 00 3 June 2012 90 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Iceland 02 Awarded final place 5 00 18 June 2012 10 2010 1 Bold indicates champion for that year Squads EditMain article 2012 European Women s Handball Championship squadsReferees Edit12 referee pairs were selected 10 Referees Belarus Andrei GouskoSiarhei Repkin Croatia Helena CrnojevicEmina Kostecki Radic Czech Republic Jiri OpavaPavel Valek Denmark Marlene Krolokke LythjeKarina Christiansen France Charlotte BonaventuraJulie Bonaventura Hungary Peter HorvarthBalazs Marton Referees Latvia Zigmars StolarovsRenars Licis Poland Joanna BrehmerAgnieszka Skowronek Romania Diana Carmen FlorescuAnamaria Duţă Serbia Branka MaricZorica Masic Slovakia Peter BrunovskyVladimir Canda Spain Andreu MarinIgnacio GarciaSeeding EditThe draw was scheduled to be held on 6 June 2012 at 14 00 local time in Rotterdam Netherlands 11 The draw procedure was announced on 15 May 12 13 It was canceled because of the withdrawal of the Dutch Handball Federation 4 The draw was rescheduled to 22 June 2012 in Monaco 5 The pots were new assigned due to the removal of the Netherlands and the addition of Iceland 14 Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Norway Sweden Romania Croatia France Montenegro Germany Ukraine Serbia Denmark Russia Hungary Spain Czech Republic Macedonia IcelandPreliminary round EditThe draw was held on 22 June 2012 15 The playing schedule was released on 13 July 16 17 All times are local UTC 1 Group A Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Norway 3 3 0 0 67 62 5 6 Main round2 Serbia H 3 2 0 1 79 75 4 43 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 68 71 3 24 Ukraine 3 0 0 3 62 68 6 0Source EHFRules 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 Host 4 December 2012 17 45 Ukraine 22 25 Czech Republic Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 450 Referees Brehmer Skowronek POL Borshchenko 7 7 12 Sterbova Luzumova 64 6 Report 3 2 4 December 2012 20 15 Norway 28 26 Serbia Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 5 000 Referees Marin Garcia ESP Riegelhuth Koren 8 17 12 Ognjenovic 93 4 1 Report 4 6 6 December 2012 18 15 Serbia 25 23 Ukraine Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 4 000 Referees Florescu Duţă ROU Popovic Damnjanovic 5 14 10 Managarova 74 3 Report 4 7 6 December 2012 20 15 Czech Republic 19 21 Norway Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 450 Referees Crnojevic Kostecki Radic CRO Poznarova 5 12 10 Sulland 84 4 Report 3 3 8 December 2012 18 15 Norway 18 17 Ukraine Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 1 554 Referees Stolarovs Licis LAT Sulland 6 8 11 Glibko Borshchenko 43 3 Report 2 9 1 8 December 2012 20 15 Serbia 28 24 Czech Republic Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 4 000 Referees Horvarth Marton HUN Lekic Pop Lazic 6 12 15 Cerna Chrenkova 63 6 Report 3 3 Group B Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 France 3 2 0 1 80 61 19 4 a Main round2 Denmark 3 2 0 1 91 84 7 4 a 3 Sweden 3 2 0 1 70 65 5 4 a 4 Macedonia 3 0 0 3 61 92 31 0Source EHFRules 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 France 2 Pts 6 GD Denmark 2 Pts 0 GD Sweden 2 Pts 6 GD 4 December 2012 18 15 France 29 16 Macedonia Cair Sports Center Nis Attendance 750 Referees Horvarth Marton HUN Baudouin 8 15 10 Portjanko 63 2 Report 2 2 4 December 2012 20 15 Sweden 27 26 Denmark Cair Sports Center Nis Attendance 300 Referees Florescu Duţă ROU Ahlm 10 13 15 Jorgensen 61 1 Report 3 4 6 December 2012 18 15 Macedonia 15 26 Sweden Cair Sports Center Nis Attendance 300 Referees Stolarovs Licis LAT Bajramoska 4 8 11 Torstenson 82 2 Report 2 1 6 December 2012 20 15 Denmark 28 27 France Cair Sports Center Nis Attendance 200 Referees Brehmer Skowronek POL Norgaard Burgaard 7 15 12 Baudouin Njitam 52 2 Report 3 1 8 December 2012 18 15 Sweden 17 24 France Cair Sports Center Nis Attendance 500 Referees Crnojevic Kostecki Radic CRO Torstenson 5 8 13 Signate Mendy 42 1 Report 4 2 8 December 2012 20 15 Denmark 37 30 Macedonia Cair Sports Center Nis Attendance 1 000 Referees Marin Garcia ESP Augustesen 8 17 13 Crvenkoska Portjanko 73 4 Report 3 3 Group C Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Hungary 3 2 0 1 83 80 3 4 a Main round2 Spain 3 2 0 1 79 73 6 4 a 3 Germany 3 1 0 2 58 63 5 2 b 4 Croatia 3 1 0 2 65 69 4 2 b Source EHFRules 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 Hungary 32 31 Spain a b Croatia 16 17 Germany 4 December 2012 18 15 Germany 20 23 Spain SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 200 Referees Lythje Christiansen DEN Steinbach 6 12 13 Martin 74 5 Report 4 3 4 December 2012 20 15 Croatia 28 27 Hungary SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 800 Referees Opava Valek CZE Zebic 9 15 14 Tomori 93 5 Report 3 2 5 December 2012 18 15 Spain 25 21 Croatia SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 2 000 Referees Brunovsky Canda SVK Mangue 7 13 10 Zebic 73 3 Report 2 4 5 December 2012 20 15 Hungary 24 21 Germany SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 2 500 Referees Bonaventura Bonaventura FRA Gorbicz 9 11 14 Zapf 52 2 Report 3 4 7 December 2012 18 15 Hungary 32 31 Spain SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 3 700 Referees Maric Masic SRB Tomori 12 17 14 Martin 73 3 Report 2 3 7 December 2012 20 15 Croatia 16 17 Germany SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 2 100 Referees Gousko Repkin BLR Zebic 5 7 8 Augsburg 43 2 Report 3 4 Group D Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Montenegro 3 3 0 0 79 63 16 6 Main round2 Russia 3 1 1 1 78 72 6 3 a 3 Romania 3 1 1 1 63 63 0 3 a 4 Iceland 3 0 0 3 56 78 22 0Source EHFRules 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 Romania 21 21 Russia 4 December 2012 18 05 Montenegro 26 16 Iceland Millennium Centar Vrsac Attendance 2 800 Referees Gousko Repkin BLR Bulatovic 7 10 7 Bragadottir 53 5 Report 3 4 4 December 2012 20 15 Romania 21 21 Russia Millennium Centar Vrsac Attendance 3 200 Referees Maric Masic SRB Curea 9 12 7 Khmyrova 63 4 Report 3 3 5 December 2012 18 05 Russia 27 30 Montenegro Millennium Centar Vrsac Attendance 1 000 Referees Opava Valek CZE Postnova 5 14 20 Knezevic Radicevic 61 1 Report 3 4 5 December 2012 20 15 Iceland 19 22 Romania Millennium Centar Vrsac Attendance 2 700 Referees Lythje Christiansen DEN Jonsdottir 5 13 15 Brădeanu 73 4 Report 4 3 7 December 2012 18 05 Russia 30 21 Iceland Millennium Centar Vrsac Attendance 3 000 Referees Bonaventura Bonaventura FRA Postnova Sen 5 15 8 Jonsdottir 42 3 Report 3 2 7 December 2012 20 15 Romania 20 23 Montenegro Millennium Centar Vrsac Attendance 4 000 Referees Brunovsky Canda SVK Brădeanu 6 10 9 Bulatovic 94 2 Report 3 2 Main round EditGroup I Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Norway 5 4 0 1 140 124 16 8 Semifinals2 Serbia H 5 3 1 1 124 118 6 73 Denmark 5 3 0 2 148 146 2 6 Fifth place game4 Sweden 5 2 1 2 127 127 0 55 France 5 2 0 3 111 115 4 46 Czech Republic 5 0 0 5 121 141 20 0Source EHFRules 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 Host 10 December 2012 16 10 Czech Republic 30 33 Denmark Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 400 Referees Florescu Duţă ROU Knedlikova Kutlvasrova 6 12 13 Norgaard 104 Report 2 4 10 December 2012 18 10 Norway 30 19 France Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 500 Referees Marin Garcia ESP Sulland 7 14 10 Baudouin 53 5 Report 3 2 10 December 2012 20 10 Serbia 23 23 Sweden Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 5 000 Referees Stolarovs Licis LAT Rajovic 5 13 14 Torstenson 82 2 Report 2 11 December 2012 16 10 Czech Republic 22 24 France Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 800 Referees Brehmer Skowronek POL Chrenkova 4 10 14 Ayglon 64 2 Report 3 2 11 December 2012 18 10 Norway 28 25 Sweden Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 1 200 Referees Horvarth Marton HUN Edin 9 12 14 Gullden 103 2 Report 3 11 December 2012 20 10 Serbia 29 26 Denmark Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 5 000 Referees Marin Garcia ESP Damnjanovic 8 16 14 Jorgensen 54 6 Report 2 3 13 December 2012 16 10 Czech Republic 26 35 Sweden Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 1 500 Referees Florescu Duţă ROU Chrenkova 7 14 14 Fogelstrom 73 1 Report 3 3 13 December 2012 18 10 Serbia 18 17 France Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 8 000 Referees Gousko Repkin BLR Rajovic 5 10 6 Signate 43 2 Report 4 3 13 December 2012 20 10 Norway 33 35 Denmark Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 2 500 Referees Horvarth Marton HUN Sulland Alstad 6 17 15 Burgaard 83 Report 3 Group II Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Montenegro 5 4 0 1 128 123 5 8 Semifinals2 Hungary 5 3 0 2 132 130 2 63 Russia 5 1 3 1 130 127 3 5 a Fifth place game4 Germany 5 2 1 2 119 116 3 5 a 5 Romania 5 1 1 3 114 120 6 3 b 6 Spain 5 1 1 3 128 135 7 3 b Source EHFRules 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 Germany 26 26 Russia a b Spain 26 31 Romania 9 December 2012 16 15 Spain 26 31 Romania SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 700 Referees Bonaventura Bonaventura FRA Fernandez Mangue 5 12 15 Neagu Curea 73 4 Report 2 2 1 9 December 2012 18 15 Hungary 26 28 Montenegro SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 500 Referees Opava Valek CZE Szucsanszki 8 9 15 Radicevic 93 3 1 Report 2 5 2 9 December 2012 20 15 Germany 26 26 Russia SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 600 Referees Maric Masic SRB Steinbach 9 16 13 Khmyrova 63 3 Report 3 3 11 December 2012 16 15 Spain 25 25 Russia SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 800 Referees Crnojevic Kostecki Radic CRO Martin 11 13 14 Postnova 73 3 Report 3 3 1 11 December 2012 18 15 Germany 27 20 Montenegro SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 000 Referees Bonaventura Bonaventura FRA Steinbach 7 14 9 Bulatovic 63 3 Report 3 3 11 December 2012 20 15 Hungary 25 19 Romania SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 200 Referees Gousko Repkin BLR Verten 7 14 12 Neagu Nechita 63 2 Report 3 1 13 December 2012 16 15 Spain 23 27 Montenegro SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 200 Referees Brehmer Skowronek POL Fernandez 7 16 13 Bulatovic 64 4 Report 4 7 13 December 2012 18 15 Germany 25 23 Romania SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 200 Referees Opava Valek CZE Steinbach 8 16 9 Vădineanu Nechita 73 3 Report 4 2 1 13 December 2012 20 15 Hungary 25 31 Russia SPC Vojvodina Novi Sad Attendance 1 200 Referees Crnojevic Kostecki Radic CRO Redei Soos 5 11 13 Ilyina 73 2 Report 3 4 Knockout stage EditBracket Edit Semi finalsFinal 15 December Norway30 16 December Hungary19 Norway31 15 December Montenegro ET 34 Serbia26 Montenegro27 Third place 16 December Hungary ET 41 Serbia38Semifinals Edit 15 December 2012 14 30 Norway 30 19 Hungary Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 5 000 Referees Bonaventura Bonaventura FRA Edin Riegelhuth Koren 6 16 11 Gorbicz 63 4 Report 3 3 15 December 2012 17 00 Serbia 26 27 Montenegro Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 13 000 Referees Stolarovs Licis LAT Filipovic 7 14 13 Knezevic 83 4 Report 4 3 Fifth place game Edit 15 December 2012 12 00 Denmark 32 30 Russia Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 800 Referees Maric Masic SRB Norgaard Burgaard 8 15 15 Sen 63 5 Report 3 3 Third place game Edit 16 December 2012 14 30 Hungary 41 38 ET Serbia Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 11 000 Referees Gousko Repkin BLR Viktoria Redei Soos 9 21 19 three players 74 1 Report 4 4 FT 33 33 ET 8 5Final Edit 16 December 2012 17 00 Norway 31 34 ET Montenegro Kombank Arena Belgrade Attendance 10 000 Referees Marin Garcia ESP Alstad 11 11 12 Knezevic 103 2 Report 4 7 FT 24 24 ET 4 4 3 6Final ranking and statistics EditQualified for the 2013 World ChampionshipRank Team Montenegro Norway Hungary4 Serbia5 Denmark6 Russia7 Germany8 Sweden9 France10 Romania11 Spain12 Czech Republic13 Croatia14 Ukraine15 Iceland16 Macedonia All Star Team Edit Position PlayerGoalkeeper Katrine Lunde NOR Right wing Jovanka Radicevic MNE Right back Katarina Bulatovic MNE Centre back Andrea Lekic SRB Left back Sanja Damnjanovic SRB Left wing Polina Kuznetsova RUS Pivot Heidi Loke NOR Best defense player Anja Althaus GER Most valuable player Anja Edin NOR Top goalscorers Edit Rank Name Team Goals Shots 1 Katarina Bulatovic Montenegro 56 119 47 2 Anita Gorbicz Hungary 41 70 59 Milena Knezevic Montenegro 87 47 4 Jovanka Radicevic Montenegro 40 61 66 5 Linn Jorum Sulland Norway 39 76 51 6 Ann Grete Norgaard Denmark 37 51 73 Zsuzsanna Tomori Hungary 66 56 8 Anja Edin Norway 34 61 56 9 Isabelle Gullden Sweden 33 56 59 Andrea Lekic Serbia 57 58 Laura Steinbach Germany 56 59 Source SportResult com Top goalkeepers Edit Rank Name Team Saves Shots1 Katja Schulke Germany 41 45 1112 Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Norway 40 99 2473 Talida Tolnai Romania 38 41 1084 Linda Pradel France 37 22 595 Katarina Tomasevic Serbia 36 98 2756 Cecilia Grubbstrom Sweden 35 61 174Eva Kiss Hungary 34 97Barbora Ranikova Czech Republic 77 221Paula Ungureanu Romania 38 109Marina Vukcevic Montenegro 34 97Clara Woltering Germany 36 102Source SportResult comReferences Edit Montenegro take EHF EURO 2012 crown eurohandball com 2012 12 17 Archived from the original on 2012 12 20 Retrieved 2012 12 17 EK handbal 2012 naar Nederland in Dutch NU 27 September 2008 Retrieved 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