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2016 European Women's Handball Championship

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Field	Value
tourney_name	EHF European Women's Handball Championship
year	2016
image	2016 European Women's Handball Championship.png
size	220px
country	Sweden
dates	4–18 December
num_teams	16
confederations	1
venues	5
cities	5
champion_other
count	7
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches	47
goals	2309
attendance
top_scorer	NOR Nora Mørk
(53 goals)
player	NED Nycke Groot
previous	2014 European Women's Handball Championship
next	2018 European Women's Handball Championship

(53 goals) The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 4 to 18 December 2016. It was the second time that Sweden hosts the tournament, after it also hosted the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship.

Sweden was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012.

Norway won their seventh title after a 30–29 victory over the Netherlands. France captured the bronze medal, after a 25–22 victory over Denmark.

Bidding process

There were two bids:

SWE Sweden
TUR Turkey (withdrew) Turkey withdrew their bid, leaving Sweden as the sole bid. they were given the hosting rights on the 23 June 2012.

Venues

[[File:Hovet exterior 2009.JPG	x90px]]	[[File:Scandinavium september 2011.jpg	x90px]]	[[File:Malmö isstadion 2.jpg	x90px]]	[[File:Kristianstad Arena in 2011.JPG	x90px]]	[[File:HelsingborgArena.jpg	x90px]]

Qualification

Main article: 2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
			(1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	winner		(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	winner		(2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	winner		(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	winner		(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	runner-up		(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	winner		(2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	runner-up		(1994, 2002, 2004, 2012)
	winner		(1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
	runner-up		(1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	runner-up		(1996, 1998, 2006, 2014)
	runner-up		(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	winner		(2010, 2012, 2014)
	runner-up		(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
	runner-up		(1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
			(2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 10 June 2016 at 13:00 local time at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4

Squads

Main article: 2016 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Referees

14 referee pairs were selected on 17 June 2016, of which 12 will be refereeing the tournament. Of these, 7 pairs are women and 5 are men.

Referees

Referees

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 16 June 2016.

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group were carried over.

Group I

Group II

Knockout stage

Bracket

|16 December||26||22 |16 December||16||20 |18 December||29||30 |18 December||22||25

Semifinals

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking and statistics

	Qualified for the 2017 World Championship

Rank	Team
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]]
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

All Star Team

The All Star Team and awards were announced on 18 December 2016.

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Sandra Toft Galsgaard
Left wing	Camilla Herrem
Left back	Cristina Neagu
Centre back	Nycke Groot
Right back	Nora Mørk
Right wing	Carmen Martín
Pivot	Yvette Broch
Best defense player	Béatrice Edwige
Most valuable player	Nycke Groot

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Nora Mørk		53	95	56
2	Stine Jørgensen		47	81	58
3	Cristina Neagu		46	89	52
4	Estavana Polman		39	68	57
5	Svenja Huber		35	58	60
Nycke Groot		53	66
Estelle Nze Minko		59	59
8	Isabelle Gulldén		31	58	53
Alexandra Lacrabère		59	53
10	Michaela Hrbková		30	56	54

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Victoriya Kalinina		41	39	96
Silje Solberg		68	164
3	Amandine Leynaud		40	41	102
4	Laura Glauser		39	66	169
Silvia Navarro		64	164
6	Denisa Dedu		38	56	146
7	Sandra Toft Galsgaard		35	85	244
Kari Aalvik Grimsbø		39	113
Clara Woltering		76	217
10	Johanna Bundsen		34	47	138
Tess Wester		95	281

References

(18 December 2016). "EHF EURO 2016 All-star Team announced". swe2016.ehf-euro.com.
"2016 EHF EURO events awarded to Poland and Sweden".
(18 December 2016). "Heja Norge for the seventh time". swe2016.ehf-euro.com.
(18 December 2016). "France survive second-half Danish rally to claim third EHF EURO bronze". swe2016.ehf-euro.com.
(6 June 2016). "Women's EHF EURO 2016 Draw takes place on 10 June". eurohandball.com.
(10 June 2016). "Women's EHF EURO 2016: 16 teams, one dream". eurohandball.com.
(21 June 2016). "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO". eurohandball.com.
(5 October 2016). "EHF confirms referees for EHF EURO". swe2016.ehf-euro.com.
"referees-guidelines".
(16 June 2016). "Playing times set for Women's EHF EURO". eurohandball.com.
"Schedule".
"Top goalscorers".
"Top goalkeepers".

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