The 2020
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 qualifyin ...
was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in
Herning
Herning () is a Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 50,565 (1 January 2022)[Kolding
Kolding () is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, ...]
, Denmark.
Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking some time for the beginning, Norway renounced the right to seat, respecting the local legislation about the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
The tournament was also be one of the qualification events for the
2021 World Women's Handball Championship. It was also be played
behind closed doors due to the pandemic.
Norway won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating France in the final. Croatia won the third place game to capture their first ever medal.
Venues
On 9 September 2020, the
Norwegian Handball Federation
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announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Norway, would be played in Trondheim, while on 6 November, the
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announced, that all games scheduled to take place in Denmark, would be played in Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning. On 16 November, Norway withdrew altogether for health reasons.
Danish
Sydbank Arena
Sydbank Arena (formerly known as Kolding Hallerne and Tre-For Arena) is an indoor sports arena in Kolding, Denmark primarily used for handball. The arena has a capacity of 5,001 spectators and is home to Danish Handball League team KIF Kolding, o ...
then announced a wish to co-host the tournament together with Herning and this was approved of by the Danish government on 23 November 2020.
Qualification
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, the qualification was cancelled and the 2018 final ranking decided the participants.
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw was held on 18 June 2020 in
Vienna
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, Austria.
Seedings
The pots were announced on 7 May 2020.
Squads
Each squad consisted of 16 players, with a maximum of six players who could be replaced during the tournament. However, in regard to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and the potential risk of several players from the same team testing positive, there was no limit to the number of replacements for players testing positive.
Referees
10 referee pairs were selected on 9 October 2020. Two new pairs were added ahead of the main round.
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Points gained in the preliminary round against team that also advanced, were carried over.
Group I
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Group II
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking and awards
Final ranking
All Star Team
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 December 2020.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
Notes
References
External links
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