2000 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2000 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Romania from 8 to 17 December. It was won by Hungary by beating Ukraine 32–30 after extra time in the final match.

2000 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Romania
Dates8–17 December
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Hungary (1st title)
Runner-up Ukraine
Third place Russia
Fourth place Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored1,927 (50.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Simona Gogîrlă (ROU)
(68 goals)
Best player Beáta Siti (HUN)
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Venues

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The teams of the tournament were divided into two groups. The matches of Group A took place in the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea, while Group B games and the final round were played in the capital city, Bucharest.

Qualification

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Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament
  Romania Host 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  Norway Defending champion 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  Austria Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  Belarus Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
  Denmark Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  France Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
  Germany Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  Hungary Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  Macedonia Playoff winner 1 (1998)
  Russia Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  Ukraine Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
  Yugoslavia Playoff winner 0 (Debut)

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

Squads

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 5 4 1 0 159 115 +44 9 Semifinals
2   Russia 5 4 0 1 118 104 +14 8
3   France 5 3 0 2 127 106 +21 6 Fifth place game
4   Yugoslavia 5 2 1 2 139 138 +1 5 Seventh place game
5   Germany 5 1 0 4 117 134 −17 2 Ninth place game
6   Austria 5 0 0 5 89 152 −63 0 Eleventh place game
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.
8 December 2000
17:00
Hungary   33–33   Yugoslavia Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(17–18)
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8 December 2000
19:00
Austria   20–30   Germany Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
(7–14)
Report
8 December 2000
21:00
France   21–22   Russia Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Krajc, Živolić (CRO)
Pecqueux-Rolland 6 (12–15) Buyanova 5
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9 December 2000
17:00
Germany   22–33   Hungary Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Jaškins, Kazinieks (LAT)
(12–15)
Report
9 December 2000
19:00
Yugoslavia   19–26   France Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
(10–12)
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9 December 2000
21:00
Russia   28–19   Austria Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Şerbu, Dobre (ROU)
Volkova 6 (15–10) Ofenböck 9
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10 December 2000
17:00
France   25–19   Germany Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(12–12)
Report
10 December 2000
19:00
Austria   12–35   Hungary Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Krajc, Živolić (CRO)
(6–13)
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10 December 2000
21:00
Russia   27–20   Yugoslavia Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Jaškins, Kazinieks (LAT)
Bodniyeva, Naukovich 6 (10–12) Petrović 5
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12 December 2000
17:00
Austria   24–33   Yugoslavia Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Jaškins, Kazinieks (LAT)
(14–14)
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12 December 2000
19:00
Hungary   32–29   France Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Şerbu, Dobre (ROU)
(14–12)
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12 December 2000
21:00
Germany   18–22   Russia Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Krajc, Živolić (CRO)
Radzevičiūtė 5 (10–11) Volkova 5
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13 December 2000
17:00
Hungary   26–19   Russia Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
Pigniczki 5 (17–12) Volkova 6
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13 December 2000
19:00
Yugoslavia   34–28   Germany Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Şerbu, Dobre (ROU)
(12–11)
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13 December 2000
21:00
France   26–14   Austria Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(14–6)
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine 5 2 3 0 130 120 +10 7[a] Semifinals
2   Romania (H) 5 3 1 1 128 118 +10 7[a]
3   Norway 5 2 2 1 132 126 +6 6 Fifth place game
4   Macedonia 5 1 2 2 113 123 −10 4 Seventh place game
5   Denmark 5 1 1 3 130 137 −7 3[b] Ninth place game
6   Belarus 5 0 3 2 134 143 −9 3[b] Eleventh place game
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Romania 21–23 Ukraine
  2. ^ a b Denmark 34–26 Belarus
8 December 2000
17:00
Romania   29–28   Belarus Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
(15–15)
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8 December 2000
19:00
Norway   24–24   Ukraine Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(11–9)
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8 December 2000
21:00
Denmark   19–20   Macedonia Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 800
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(9–5)
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9 December 2000
17:00
Ukraine   29–29   Denmark Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Methe, Methe (GER)
(15–13)
9 December 2000
19:00
Macedonia   19–19   Romania Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(9–11)
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9 December 2000
21:00
Belarus   26–26   Norway Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 800
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(13–12)
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10 December 2000
17:00
Macedonia   19–27   Ukraine Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
(8–10)
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10 December 2000
19:00
Romania   26–22   Norway Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Methe, Methe (GER)
(14–12)
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10 December 2000
21:00
Denmark   34–26   Belarus Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(20–17)
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12 December 2000
17:00
Belarus   27–27   Macedonia Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(11–12)
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12 December 2000
19:00
Romania   21–23   Ukraine Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(12–10)
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12 December 2000
21:00
Norway   29–22   Denmark Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
(16–12)
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13 December 2000
17:00
Ukraine   27–27   Belarus Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(11–13)
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13 December 2000
19:00
Denmark   26–33   Romania Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(13–18)
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13 December 2000
21:00
Norway   31–28   Macedonia Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 750
Referees: Methe, Methe (GER)
(14–11)
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Final round

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
  Hungary25
 
17 December
 
  Romania24
 
  Hungary (ET)32
 
16 December
 
  Ukraine30
 
  Ukraine28
 
 
  Russia24
 
Third place
 
 
17 December
 
 
  Russia21
 
 
  Romania16

Eleventh place game

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15 December 2000
18:30
Austria   22–27   Belarus Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Ofenböck 10 (11–16) Kulik 6
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Ninth place game

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15 December 2000
18:30
Germany   22–21   Denmark Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 500
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY)
Blacha, Schmidt 5 (10–13) Skov, Vestergaard 5
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Seventh place game

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15 December 2000
21:00
Yugoslavia   39–38 (ET)   Macedonia Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 500
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Medved 10 (14–16) Boeva 10
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FT: 29–29 ET: 3–3, 7–6

Fifth place game

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15 December 2000
21:00
France   23–19   Norway Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Pecqueux-Rolland 5 (11–11) Breivang 6
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Semifinals

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16 December 2000
17:30
Ukraine   28–24   Russia Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Tsyhytsia 16 (12–12) Volkova 8
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16 December 2000
20:00
Hungary   25–24   Romania Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Krajc, Živolić (CRO)
Farkas 9 (13–12) Gogîrlă 14
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Third place game

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17 December 2000
17:30
Russia   21–16   Romania Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
Naukovich 5 (10–7) Gogîrlă 9
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Final

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17 December 2000
20:00
Hungary   32–30 (ET)   Ukraine Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Şerbu, Dobre (ROU)
Farkas 14 (17–13) Yaresko 7
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FT: 26–26 ET: 6–4

Final ranking and statistics

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All Star Team

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Position Player
Goalkeeper   Luminița Huțupan (ROU)
Right wing   Agnieszka Tobiasz (GER)
Right back   Melinda Szabó (FRA)
Centre back   Beáta Siti (HUN)
Left back   Olena Tsyhytsia (UKR)
Left wing   Larisa Ferzalieva (MKD)
Pivot   Lyudmila Bodniyeva (RUS)
Most valuable player   Beáta Siti (HUN)

Source: Hand mag

References

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