The 2011 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the
European Women's U-17 Handball Championship
The European Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women handball national teams in Europe, managed by the European Handball Federation. It takes place every two years. Since the 2005 edition, the championship re ...
. It took place in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
, in two host cities,
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
and
Zlín
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...
, from June 23 to July 3. Sixteen teams participated on the tournament, including the fifteen qualifying winners and the host nation.
Denmark
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was the defending champion and reached the final this time as well, but fell short against Russia by a single goal.
The tournament also served as the qualification for the forthcoming Youth World Championship. Top seven ranked countries have won the right to represent Europe on the event next year, joined by host nation Montenegro.
Venues
Two cities have been selected to host the European championship,
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
and
Zlín
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...
.
Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 8 April 2011 in the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The teams were allocated to four pots of four, with the eight qualifying group winners put in the first two pots, followed by the host country Czech Republic and the second placed teams in the other two pots.
Preliminary round
The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of 4. Top two teams from each group advanced to the Main round to compete for the 1–8 places, while third and fourth placed teams continued the tournament in the Intermediate round, fighting for the 9–16 places.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Intermediate round
Group I1
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Group I2
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Main round
Group M1
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Group M2
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Placement round 13–16
Bracket
Cross matches
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15th place final
13th place final
Placement round 9–12
Bracket
Cross matches
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11th place final
9th place final
Placement round 5–8
Bracket
Cross matches
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7th place final
5th place final
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Final
Rankings and awardees
Final ranking
Teams that are advanced to the 2012 World Women's Youth Handball Championship are highlighted with green.
All Star Team
*Goalkeeper:
*Left Wing:
*Left Back:
*Playmaker:
*Pivot:
*Right Back:
*Right Wing:
Other awards
*Top Scorer:
*Best Defence Player:
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Most Valuable Player
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Source
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References
External links
Official siteTournament page on the European Handball Federation official website
{{International Handball
World
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Youth
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2011 in Czech sport
International handball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic
Youth Handball Championship
Women's handball in the Czech Republic