The 1977 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the first edition of the Women's Junior World Handball Championship with the tournament taking place in Romania from 30 September to 7 October 1977.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Romania |
| Dates | September 30–October 7 |
| Teams | 14 (from 2 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Soviet Union |
| Third place | Romania |
| Fourth place |  East Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 973 (26.3 per match) |
Fourteen teams competed in the competition with almost all of the teams bar Congo coming from the European continent. After finishing top of the second round groups, Yugoslavia became the first nation to win the title as they defeated the Soviet Union 16-13 in the final. Romania came in third place after they defeated East Germany by a single goal in the third-place playoff.
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 6 | Placement Round |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Netherlands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Congo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
| 1977 | Soviet Union
|
23–14 | Congo
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Netherlands
|
12–16 | Czechoslovakia
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Netherlands
|
16–11 | Congo
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Soviet Union
|
17–9 | Czechoslovakia
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia
|
15–12 | Congo
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Netherlands
|
9–17 | Soviet Union
|
Romania |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 6 |
 Poland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 3 |
 West Germany
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 3 |
 France
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1977 | France
|
6–21 | Romania
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Poland
|
16–16 | West Germany
|
Romania |
| 1977 | France
|
7–8 | West Germany
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Poland
|
18–20 | Romania
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Poland
|
18–13 | France
|
Romania |
| 1977 | West Germany
|
12–15 | Romania
|
Romania |
Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 4 |
 Norway
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 2 |
 Austria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1977 | Austria
|
5–20 | Hungary
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Norway
|
4–11 | Hungary
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Austria
|
11–24 | Norway
|
Romania |
Group D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 4 |
| East Germany
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 2 |
 Denmark
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1977 | East Germany
|
16–13 | Denmark
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia
|
16–14 | Denmark
|
Romania |
| 1977 | East Germany
|
11–12 | Yugoslavia
|
Romania |
Placement round edit
Group I edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 6 |
| Romania
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 4 |
| Poland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1977 | Soviet Union
|
15–11 | Poland
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia
|
9–10 | Romania
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia
|
10–16 | Poland
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Soviet Union
|
14–11 | Romania
|
Romania |
Group II edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 6 |
| East Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 4 |
| Hungary
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 2 |
| Norway
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1977 | East Germany
|
13–8 | Hungary
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia
|
20–13 | Norway
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Norway
|
8–12 | East Germany
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Hungary
|
11–18 | Yugoslavia
|
Romania |
Group III edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 4 |
| Congo
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 2 |
| Austria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1977 | Congo
|
23–10 | Austria
|
Romania |
| 1977 | Netherlands
|
8–6 | Austria
|
Romania |
Group IV edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 3 |
| West Germany
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 3 |
| France
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1977 | France
|
7–10 | Denmark
|
Romania |
| 1977 | West Germany
|
9–9 | Denmark
|
Romania |
Placement matches edit
Thirteenth place game edit
| 1977 | France
|
10–6 | Austria
|
Romania |
Eleventh place game edit
| 1977 | West Germany
|
20–16 | Congo
|
Romania |
Ninth place game edit
| 1977 | Netherlands
|
17–15 | Denmark
|
Romania |
Seventh place game edit
| 1977 | Norway
|
16–15 | Czechoslovakia
|
Romania |
Fifth place game edit
| 1977 | Poland
|
10–9 | Hungary
|
Romania |
Third place game edit
| 1977 | Romania
|
16–15 | East Germany
|
Romania |
Final edit
| 1977 | Yugoslavia
|
16–13 | Soviet Union
|
Romania |
Ranking edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
Soviet Union
|
|
Romania
|
| 4 | East Germany
|
| 5 | Poland
|
| 6 | Hungary
|
| 7 | Norway
|
| 8 | Czechoslovakia
|
| 9 | Netherlands
|
| 10 | Denmark
|
| 11 | West Germany
|
| 12 | Congo
|
| 13 | France
|
| 14 | Austria
|
References edit
- "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- "WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / JUNIOR" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 2018-05-04.