2010 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
European Women's Handball Championship
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...

was held in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

and Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway

Norway women's national handball team

The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....

won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden

Sweden women's national handball team

The Sweden women's national handball team is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Results :- Performance in Olympic Games :* 2008: 8th place...

in the final. Romania

Romania women's national handball team

The Romanian women's national team, is the national team of Romania. It is governed by the Romanian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Current squad :Head coach: Radu Voina-External links:...

claimed the bronze medal.

Venues

Three Danish and two Norwegian cities have been selected to host the 2010 Championship. The venues in Aalborg

Aalborg

-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....

, Aarhus

Aarhus

Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...

and Larvik

Larvik

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

were only used during the preliminary round. The fourth venue to be used in this round is located in Lillehammer

Lillehammer

is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

, and was also one of the two venues in the main round. The other being MCH Indoor Arena

MCH Indoor Arena

Jyske Bank Boxen is an indoor arena, located in Herning, Denmark, that is part of the Messecenter Herning.It hosts concerts, basketball, volleyball, team handball and gymnastics competitions...

in Herning

Herning

Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...

, which was the only venue to be used in the final round.

Lillehammer
Håkons Hall Capacity: 11,500

Larvik	Map	Aalborg
Arena Larvik Arena Larvik Arena Larvik is an indoor arena in Larvik, Norway. It was opened in September 2009. The arena will be primarily used for handball, but the hall has additional permanent floor marks for basketball, volleyball and floorball.... Capacity: 4,000		Gigantium Gigantium The Gigantium, in Aalborg, Denmark, is a large, rentable faire building, which hosts a large variety of concerts, markets and exhibitions, among other things... Capacity: 7,600

Herning		Aarhus
Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 12,000		NRGi Arena Capacity: 4,740

Competition Format

Preliminary Round: 16 teams were divided into four groups. They played each other in a single round robin system, so each team played three matches. A win was worth two points, while a draw was worth one point. The top three teams from each group advanced to the Main Round.
Main Round: 12 teams were divided in two groups. They played against the teams they didn't play in the Preliminary Round, so each team played 3 matches. All points from the Preliminary Round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, were carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules applied as in the Preliminary Round. Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advanced 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 played in the 5th–6th Place Play-off. Other teams played in the Semi-finals. Losers of the Semi-finals advanced to the 3rd–4th Place Play-off, and winners advanced to the Final.

Ranking in preliminary and main round

If two or more teams were equal on points in the preliminary or main round, their ranking was determined as follows:

During the preliminary or main round matches:

higher goal difference in all matches
greater number of plus goals in all matches
alphabetic order

After the completion of the preliminary and main round matches:

better results in points gained in the direct encounter of the teams
higher goal difference in the direct encounter of the teams
greater number of plus goals in the direct encounter of the teams
goal difference in all matches (achieved by subtraction)
greater number of plus goals in all matches

Qualification

Qualification matches were played from September 2009 to May 2010. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship

2010 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Austria from 19–31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.-Venues:...

, all teams were included in the qualification round, except host Denmark

Denmark women's national handball team

The Denmark women's national handball team is the national team of Denmark. It is governed by the Dansk Håndbold Forbund and takes part in international handball competitions....

and defending champion and host Norway

Norway women's national handball team

The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....

. Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.

Qualified teams

\|Qualified as	\|Date qualification was secured	\|Previous appearances in tournament¹
00Co-hosts	005 May 2006	80 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
01Co-hosts	005 May 2006	80 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
02Group 2 winner	014 April 2010	80 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
03Group 3 winner	014 April 2010	50 (2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
04Group 4 winner	014 April 2010	80 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
05Group 5 winner	014 April 2010	50 (1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
06Group 6 winner	014 April 2010	00 (debut)
072nd place in Group 6	014 April 2010	80 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
08Group 7 winner	014 April 2010	50 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
082nd place in Group 1	0226 May 2010	70 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
08Group 1 winner	0226 May 2010	80 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2000 2000 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
082nd place in Group 3	0229 May 2010	00 (debut)
082nd place in Group 4	0230 May 2010	30 (2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... )
2nd place in Group 7	30 May 2010	30 (1998 1998 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:Source: EuroHandball.com.Source: Dagbladet.... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... )
2nd place in Group 2	30 May 2010	60 (1994 1994 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 1996 1996 European Women's Handball Championship -Final ranking:... , 2002 2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark after beating Norway 25–22 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships was held in the following cities:... , 2004 2004 European Women's Handball Championship The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.-Venues:The European Championships will be held in the following cities:... , 2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )
2nd place in Group 5	30 May 2010	20 (2006 2006 European Women's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.... , 2008 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:... )

Squads

Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players by 3 November 2010, but 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced the day before the tournament starts.

Referees

13 Referee pairs were selected: Matija Gubica and Boris Milošević Jiří Opava and Pavel Válek Martin Gjeding and Mads Hansen Marlene Kroløkke Lythje and Karina Christiansen Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura Csaba Kékes and Pál Kékes Slomo Cohen and Yoram Peretz Zigmārs Stoļarovs and Renārs Līcis Ivan Pavićević and Miloš Ražnatović Kjersti Arntsen and Ida Cecilie Gullaksen Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duţă Valerija Guseva and Stella Vartanyan Peter Brunovský and Vladimír Čanda

Seeding

The draw for the final tournament took place 17:00 CET

Central European Time

Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...

on 5 June 2010 in Odense

Odense

The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
(assigned to D1) (assigned to C1)	(assigned to A2)	(assigned to B3)

Preliminary round

	Team advances to the Main Round
	Team is eliminated from the tournament

Group A (Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....

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Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
3	3	0	72	61	+11	6
3	2	1	92	79	+13	4
3	1	2	71	75	−4	2
3	0	3	71	91	−20	0

All times are Central European Time

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Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...

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Group B (Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...

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Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
3	2	1	82	69	+13	4
3	2	1	78	74	+4	4
3	2	1	88	83	+5	4
3	0	3	69	91	–22	0

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Group C (Larvik
Larvik
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

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Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
3	3	0	85	68	+17	6
3	1	2	70	68	+2	2
3	1	2	71	81	−10	2
3	1	2	78	87	–9	2

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Group D (Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

)

Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
3	3	0	99	51	+48	6
3	2	1	62	71	–9	4
3	1	2	69	73	–4	2
3	0	3	54	89	−35	0

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Main Round

Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group competed in a 5th/6th place play-off.

	Team advances to the Semifinals
	Team will compete for the 5th/6th place
	Team is eliminated from the tournament

Group I (Herning
Herning
Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
5	4	0	1	133	110	+23	8
	5	3	0	2	126	129	−3	6
	5	3	0	2	125	123	+2	6
	5	2	0	3	129	124	+5	4
	5	2	0	3	117	142	–25	4
	5	1	0	4	117	119	−2	2

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Group II (Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
5	4	0	1	127	103	+24	8
	5	4	0	1	153	91	+62	8
	5	3	0	2	116	115	+1	6
	5	2	0	3	104	115	–11	4
	5	2	0	3	98	128	–30	4
	5	0	0	5	101	147	−46	0

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Knockout map

5th Place Match

Semifinals

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Bronze Medal Match

Final

Final ranking




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Source: EuroHandball.com

2010 Women's European Champions

Norway
Norway women's national handball team
The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....

5th Title

All-Star Team

Goalkeeper:
Left wing:
Left back:
Playmaker:
Pivot:
Right back:
Right wing:

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

Other awards

Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

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Best Defence Player:

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

Top Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	%	Saves	Shots
1	Katrine Lunde Haraldsen	47%	96	205
2	Amandine Leynaud Amandine Leynaud Amandine Leynaud is a French handball goalkeeper, playing for the French women's national handball team.- Club :...	44%	88	198
3	Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Kari Aalvik Grimsbø is a Norwegian handball player, who grew up in the municipality of Skaun. She is goalkeeper for Byåsen I.L. and the Norwegian national team....	42%	27	64
	Cecilia Grubbström Cecilia Grubbström Cecilia Grubbström is a Swedish handball goalkeeper. She currently plays for the club IK Sävehof and on the Swedish national team. She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship where the Swedish team placed second, and Grubbström was listed among the top ten goalkeepers of the...		57	137
	Maria Sidorova Maria Sidorova Maria Igorevna Sidorova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....		71	168
	Talida Tolnai Talida Tolnai Talida Tolnai is a Romanian handball player. She plays for the club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea and for the Romanian national team...		95	227
7	Karin Mortensen Karin Mortensen Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...	41%	99	241
7	Clara Woltering Clara Woltering Clara Woltering is a German team handball goalkeeper. She plays for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica and for the German national team.-International career:...	41%	18	44
9	Silvia Navarro Silvia Navarro (handballer) Silvia Navarro is a Spanish handball goalkeeper. She currently plays for the club Itxako Reyno de Navarra, and on the Spanish national team.She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team placed 11th, and Navarro was listed among the top ten goalkeepers of...	39%	59	151
9	Katalin Pálinger	39%	70	178

Source: SportResult.com

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Cristina Neagu Cristina Neagu Cristina Neagu is a Romanian handballer playing for CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Romanian national team.- Team results:Club* Champions League: Runner-up in 2009/10 National team...	53	105	50%
2	Linnea Torstenson Linnea Torstenson Linnea Torstenson is a Swedish handball player who has played for the Sweden women's national handball team. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Sweden placed 8th. At the 2008 Olympics tournament Torstenson was among the top ten goalscorers.-References:...	48	90	53%
3	Bojana Popović	46	85	54%
4	Heidi Løke Heidi Løke Heidi Løke is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Győri Audi ETO KC and the Norwegian national team. Among her achievements as club player are national championships, silver medal in the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, and reaching the semifinal in the EHF Women's Champions League...	40	47	85%
5	Isabelle Gulldén Isabelle Gulldén Isabelle Gulldén is a Swedish handball player. She plays for the club IK Sävehof and for the Swedish national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.-References:...	36	65	55%
5	Maura Visser Maura Visser Maura Visser is a Dutch handballer who plays as a middle back for German club HC Leipzig and for the Dutch national team....	36	65	55%
7	Zita Szucsánszki Zita Szucsánszki Zita Szucsánszki is a Hungarian handball player, captain of Ferencvárosi TC and member of the Hungarian national team....	34	63	54%
8	Marija Jovanović Marija Jovanović Marija Jovanović is a Montenegrin handball player. She plays for the Montenegrin national team and for the Romanian club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea on left-back position...	31	76	41%
8	Andrea Penezić Andrea Penezic Andrea Penezić is a Croatian handball player. She plays for the club Krim Ljubljana and for the Croatia women's national handball team. She represented Croatia at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where Croatia finished 6th, and Penezić was among the top-ten goalscorers.-References:...	31	62	50%
10	Ionela Stanca	28	34	82%

Source: SportResult.com

Best defender

Rank	Name	Block	Steals	Total
1	Tonje Larsen Tonje Larsen Tonje Larsen is a Norwegian handballer who plays for the Norwegian national team and the club Larvik HK. She is Olympic champion, World champion and twice European champion...	13	9	22
2	Linnea Torstenson Linnea Torstenson Linnea Torstenson is a Swedish handball player who has played for the Sweden women's national handball team. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Sweden placed 8th. At the 2008 Olympics tournament Torstenson was among the top ten goalscorers.-References:...	9	11	20
3	Isabelle Gulldén Isabelle Gulldén Isabelle Gulldén is a Swedish handball player. She plays for the club IK Sävehof and for the Swedish national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.-References:...	10	7	17
3	Gro Hammerseng Gro Hammerseng Gro Hammerseng is a Norwegian handballer playing for the Norwegian national team and Norwegian club Larvik HK. She has been the captain of the national team for several years, and in 2007 she was voted female World Handball Player of the Year.- Club career :Hammerseng started her handball career...	11	6	17
5	Marit Malm Frafjord Marit Malm Frafjord Marit Malm Frafjord is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Viborg HK.She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2005, and has played 105 international matches and scored 235 goals...	7	9	16
3	Aurelia Bradeanu Aurelia Brădeanu Aurelia Stoica-Brădeanu is a Romanian handball player. She currently plays for CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea and for the Romanian national team. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China....	9	5	14
	Andrea Penezić Andrea Penezic Andrea Penezić is a Croatian handball player. She plays for the club Krim Ljubljana and for the Croatia women's national handball team. She represented Croatia at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where Croatia finished 6th, and Penezić was among the top-ten goalscorers.-References:...	11	3
	Maria Tivadar	5	9
9	Milena Knezević	5	7	12
	Mette Melgaard Mette Melgaard Mette Melgaard is a Danish handballer who plays for the club Randers HK and for the Danish women's national handball team as a line player....	2	10
	Allison Pineau Allison Pineau Allison Pineau is a French handball player. She plays for the club Metz HB and for the French national team.She participated at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in China, winning a silver medal with the French team, and selected into the all-star team of the tournament, as...	5	7
	Maura Visser Maura Visser Maura Visser is a Dutch handballer who plays as a middle back for German club HC Leipzig and for the Dutch national team....	5	7

Source: SportResult.com

Most assists

Rank	Name	Assists
1	Cristina Neagu Cristina Neagu Cristina Neagu is a Romanian handballer playing for CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Romanian national team.- Team results:Club* Champions League: Runner-up in 2009/10 National team...	36
2	Isabelle Gulldén Isabelle Gulldén Isabelle Gulldén is a Swedish handball player. She plays for the club IK Sävehof and for the Swedish national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.-References:...	30
3	Linnea Torstenson Linnea Torstenson Linnea Torstenson is a Swedish handball player who has played for the Sweden women's national handball team. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Sweden placed 8th. At the 2008 Olympics tournament Torstenson was among the top ten goalscorers.-References:...	26
4	Bojana Popović	24
5	Gro Hammerseng Gro Hammerseng Gro Hammerseng is a Norwegian handballer playing for the Norwegian national team and Norwegian club Larvik HK. She has been the captain of the national team for several years, and in 2007 she was voted female World Handball Player of the Year.- Club career :Hammerseng started her handball career...	21
6	Maura Visser Maura Visser Maura Visser is a Dutch handballer who plays as a middle back for German club HC Leipzig and for the Dutch national team....	20
7	Tonje Larsen Tonje Larsen Tonje Larsen is a Norwegian handballer who plays for the Norwegian national team and the club Larvik HK. She is Olympic champion, World champion and twice European champion...	19
8	Trine Troelsen Trine Troelsen Trine Troelsen is a Danish team handball player, playing for the club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and for the Danish women's national handball team....	18
9	Pearl van der Wissel Pearl van der Wissel Pearl van der Wissel is a Dutch handballer. She played 193 games for the Dutch national handball team.- References :...	17
10	Tonje Nøstvold Tonje Nøstvold Tonje Nøstvold is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Byåsen HE. Previous clubs includes Sola Håndball and FC Midtjylland Håndbold....	16

Source: SportResult.com

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Venues

Competition Format

Ranking in preliminary and main round

Qualification

Qualified teams

Squads

Referees

Seeding

Preliminary round

Group A (AalborgAalborg-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....)

Group B (AarhusAarhusAarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...)

Group C (LarvikLarvikis a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....)

Main Round

Group I (HerningHerningHerning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...)

Knockout map

5th Place Match

Semifinals

Bronze Medal Match

Final

Final ranking

All-Star Team

Other awards

Top Goalkeepers

Top goalscorers

Best defender

Most assists

External links

Group A (Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....

)

Group B (Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...

)

Group C (Larvik
Larvik
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

)

Group I (Herning
Herning
Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...

)