2006 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7 to 17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.

2006 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates7–17 December
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Norway (3rd title)
Runner-up Russia
Third place France
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored2,510 (53.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nadine Krause (GER)
(58 goals)
Best player Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
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This championship was also the European qualifying event for 2008 Olympics, and Norway earned a spot at the 2008 Games for being the European champion. If Norway also becomes the 2007 World champion, the 2nd place team will qualify for the Olympics. In addition, the 1 or 2 (if Europe finishes in the top 2 continents at the world championship) best ranked teams in this championship, which are outside top 7 at the world championship, will participate at the Olympic qualifying tournament.

Venues edit

The European Championships will be held in the following cities:

Qualification edit

Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament
  Sweden Host 4 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004)
  Norway Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
  Denmark Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
  Hungary Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
  Russia Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
  Germany Fifth place of 2004 European Championship 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
  Austria Playoff winner 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
  Croatia Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 2004)
  France Playoff winner 3 (2000, 2002, 2004)
  Macedonia Playoff winner 2 (1998, 2000)
  Netherlands Playoff winner 2 (1998, 2002)
  Poland Playoff winner 2 (1996, 1998)
  Serbia Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
  Slovenia Playoff winner 2 (2002, 2004)
  Spain Playoff winner 3 (1998, 2002, 2004)
  Ukraine Playoff winner 6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

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

Draw edit

The draw was held on 6 July 2006 in Göteborg, Sweden.[1]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Competition format edit

  • Preliminary round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the main round.
  • Main round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the preliminary round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the preliminary round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the main round. Same round robin rules apply as in the preliminary round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off.
  • Final round: 6 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the main round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Squads edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 107 72 +35 6 Main round
2   Austria 3 2 0 1 83 94 −11 4
3   Macedonia 3 1 0 2 72 81 −9 2
4   Serbia 3 0 0 3 77 92 −15 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.
7 December 2006
18:00
Serbia   23–25   Macedonia Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 500
(11–14)
Report
7 December 2006
20:15
Hungary   42–23   Austria Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 300
(15–12)
Report

8 December 2006
18:00
Austria   32–27   Serbia Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 700
(17–10)
Report
8 December 2006
20:15
Macedonia   22–30   Hungary Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 800
(10–16)
Report

10 December 2006
15:00
Austria   28–25   Macedonia Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 800
(15–15)
Report
10 December 2006
17:15
Hungary   35–27   Serbia Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 600
(16–10)
Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 102 63 +39 6 Main round
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 83 77 +6 4
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 75 92 −17 2
4   Slovenia 3 0 0 3 80 108 −28 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.
7 December 2006
17:00
Germany   30–20   Poland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,243
(14–9)
Report
7 December 2006
19:15
Norway   43–20   Slovenia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 1,500
(19–9)
Report

8 December 2006
17:00
Slovenia   30–31   Germany Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,420
(13–18)
Report
8 December 2006
19:15
Poland   21–32   Norway Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,642
(12–18)
Report

10 December 2006
14:15
Slovenia   30–34   Poland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4,072
(10–18)
Report
10 December 2006
16:30
Norway   27–22   Germany Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4,351
(15–9)
Report

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 3 0 0 97 69 +28 6 Main round
2   Croatia 3 2 0 1 67 70 −3 4
3   Sweden (H) 3 1 0 2 57 69 −12 2
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 73 86 −13 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) Hosts
7 December 2006
17:45
Russia   27–22   Croatia Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Förström, Mitrunen (FIN)
Yakovleva 5 (14–10) Arslanagić 7
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7 December 2006
20:15
Ukraine   18–22   Sweden Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,516
(8–11)
Report

9 December 2006
15:00
Croatia   24–23   Ukraine Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,000
(11–11)
Report
9 December 2006
17:15
Sweden   15–30   Russia Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR)
Boson 4 (7–15) four players 5
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10 December 2006
14:00
Russia   40–32   Ukraine Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
Polenova 9 (18–19) Boklaschuk, Reznir 6
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10 December 2006
16:15
Croatia   21–20   Sweden Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,317
(10–12)
Report

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 0 1 78 67 +11 4[a] Main round
2   France 3 2 0 1 76 74 +2 4[a]
3   Denmark 3 2 0 1 77 71 +6 4[a]
4   Netherlands 3 0 0 3 65 84 −19 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 Spain 2 Pts, +1 GD; France 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, –1 GD
7 December 2006
18:00
Spain   26–16   Netherlands Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 1,650
(11–9)
Report
7 December 2006
20:15
Denmark   20–24   France Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 3,128
(10–8)
Report

9 December 2006
18:00
France   24–28   Spain Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 2,700
(12–15)
Report
9 December 2006
20:15
Netherlands   23–30   Denmark Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 3,278
(12–17)
Report

10 December 2006
16:15
Denmark   27–24   Spain Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 3,214
(17–12)
Report
10 December 2006
18:30
France   28–26   Netherlands Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 2,200
(11–13)
Report

Main round edit

Group I edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 5 5 0 0 160 111 +49 10 Semifinals
2   Germany 5 4 0 1 143 116 +27 8
3   Hungary 5 3 0 2 167 134 +33 6 Fifth place game
4   Poland 5 2 0 3 130 156 −26 4
5   Austria 5 1 0 4 121 173 −52 2
6   Macedonia 5 0 0 5 113 144 −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.
12 December 2006
15:00
Macedonia   33–35   Poland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,077
(21–16)
Report
12 December 2006
17:00
Hungary   27–34   Germany Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,189
(9–19)
Report
12 December 2006
19:15
Austria   24–39   Norway Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,278
(14–18)
Report

13 December 2006
15:00
Hungary   37–21   Poland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,051
(16–9)
Report
13 December 2006
17:00
Austria   22–34   Germany Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,225
(11–19)
Report
13 December 2006
19:15
Macedonia   13–28   Norway Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,307
(10–17)
Report

14 December 2006
15:00
Austria   24–33   Poland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,049
(12–20)
Report
14 December 2006
17:00
Macedonia   20–23   Germany Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,235
(10–10)
Report
14 December 2006
19:15
Hungary   31–34   Norway Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 2,434
(16–17)
Report

Group II edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 5 5 0 0 145 112 +33 10 Semifinals
2   France 5 3 0 2 122 117 +5 6
3   Sweden (H) 5 2 0 3 109 120 −11 4[a] Fifth place game
4   Croatia 5 2 0 3 117 120 −3 4[a]
5   Spain 5 2 0 3 124 133 −9 4[a]
6   Denmark 5 1 0 4 118 133 −15 2
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 c Sweden 2 Pts, +4 GD; Croatia 2 Pts, –1 GD; Spain 2 Pts, –3 GD
12 December 2006
16:00
Croatia   27–29   Spain Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 200
(21–16)
Report
12 December 2006
16:00
Russia   25–24   France Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cirligeanu, Bejinariu (ROU)
Poltoratskaya 8 (10–11) Dembélé 5
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12 December 2006
20:15
Sweden   27–22   Denmark Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,252
(15–12)
Report

13 December 2006
16:00
Croatia   21–22   France Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 300
(10–8)
Report
13 December 2006
18:00
Sweden   24–19   Spain Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,500
(10–10)
Report
13 December 2006
20:15
Russia   32–27   Denmark Hovet, Stockholm
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Polenova 7 (17–13) Mikkelsen 7
  4×  Report   7× 

14 December 2006
16:00
Sweden   23–28   France Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,135
(13–13)
Report
14 December 2006
18:00
Croatia   26–22   Denmark Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 850
(16–9)
Report
14 December 2006
20:15
Russia   31–24   Spain Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 450
Levina 7 (14–11) Aguilar 6
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Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
  Norway28
 
17 December
 
  France24
 
  Norway27
 
16 December
 
  Russia24
 
  Germany29
 
 
  Russia33
 
Third place
 
 
17 December
 
 
  France29
 
 
  Germany25

Fifth place game edit

16 December 2006
12:00
Hungary   32–25   Sweden Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
Mehlmann 8 (17–12) Chrifi 9
  3×  Report   1× 

Semifinals edit

16 December 2006
14:30
Germany   29–33   Russia Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,054
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Jurack 8 (13–16) Turey 5
  3×  Report   4×  1× 

16 December 2006
17:00
Norway   28–24   France Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,617
Referees: Laursen, Nielsen (DEN)
Hammerseng 8 (15–12) Spincer, Vanparys-Torres 5
  2×  Report   4× 

Third place game edit

17 December 2006
13:30
France   29–25   Germany Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,415
Referees: Hagen, Hallberg (SWE)
Spincer 7 (14–11) Jurack 7
  4×  Report   2× 

Final edit

17 December 2006
16:00
Norway   27–24   Russia Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,727
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Johansen 9 (16–12) Polenova, Poltoratskaya 6
  4×  Report   2× 

Ranking and statistics edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Time for the drawings!". euro06.com. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

External links edit