The 2004 EHF 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 Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 from 9–19 December, it was won by 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....

 after beating 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....

 27–25 in the final match.

Venues

The European Championships will be held in the following cities:

• Debrecen
  Debrecen
  Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
  
   (Preliminary Group A, Main Group 2)
• Zalaegerszeg
  Zalaegerszeg
  In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...
  
   (Preliminary Group B)
• Békéscsaba
  Békéscsaba
  Békéscsaba is a city in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county Békés.- Geography :According to the 2001 census, the city has a total area of .- Name :...
  
   (Preliminary Group C)
• Győr
  Gyor
  -Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
  
   (Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1)
• Budapest
  Budapest
  Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
  
   (Final Round)

Draw

The following nations were qualified:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Norway   Ukraine   Spain   Czech Republic	Slovenia   Russia   Serbia and Montenegro   Croatia	Denmark   Germany   Romania   Sweden	Hungary   Austria   France   Belarus

Competition Format

• 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, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off.
• Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the Semi finals. Losers of the Semi finals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Group A (Debrecen

Debrecen

Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...

)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
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....	3	3	0	0	83	71	+12	6
Ukraine Ukraine women's national handball team The Ukraine women's national handball team is the national team of Ukraine. It is governed by the Ukrainian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Summer Olympics :* 2004 Summer Olympics: 3rd...	3	2	0	1	77	74	+3	4
Spain Spain women's national handball team The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions....	3	1	0	2	71	72	-1	2
Czech Republic Czech Republic women's national handball team The Czech Republic women's national handball team is the national team of the Czech Republic. It takes part in international team handball competitions....	3	0	0	3	60	74	-14	0

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December 9, 2004
Norway	27 – 24	Ukraine
Czech Republic	18 – 19	Spain
December 11, 2004
Spain	25 – 26	Norway
Ukraine	25 – 20	Czech Republic
December 12, 2004
Norway	30 – 22	Czech Republic
Ukraine	28 – 27	Spain

Group B (Zalaegerszeg

Zalaegerszeg

In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...

)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Slovenia Slovenia women's national handball team The Slovenia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Slovenia and takes part in international team handball competitions..- Performance in World Women's Handball Championship :* 1997 World Women's Handball Championship: 18th...	3	2	0	1	96	86	+10	4
Russia Russia women's national handball team The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international team handball competitions...	3	2	0	1	95	82	+13	4
Serbia and Montenegro	3	1	0	2	89	105	-16	2
Croatia Croatia women's national handball team The Croatia women's national handball team is the national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- World Championship :*1957 to 1990 - Was part of Yugoslavia...	3	1	0	2	82	89	-7	2

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December 9, 2004
Russia	30 – 31	Slovenia
Serbia and Montenegro	34 – 30	Croatia
December 11, 2004
Croatia	22 – 26	Russia
Slovenia	36 – 26	Serbia and Montenegro
December 12, 2004
Russia	39 – 29	Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia	29 – 30	Croatia

Group C (Békéscsaba

Békéscsaba

Békéscsaba is a city in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county Békés.- Geography :According to the 2001 census, the city has a total area of .- Name :...

)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points	Tiebreaker*
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....	3	2	0	1	75	70	+5	4	+2
Germany Germany women's national handball team The Germany women's national handball team is the national team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Handball-Bund and takes part in international handball competitions.-Results:- Performance in Olympic Games :* 1992: 4th place...	3	2	0	1	75	73	+2	4	-1
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:...	3	2	0	1	81	75	+6	4	-1
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...	3	0	0	3	68	81	-13	0

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December 9, 2004
Denmark	27 – 24	Germany
Romania	32 – 25	Sweden
December 10, 2004
Sweden	21 – 24	Denmark
Germany	26 – 24	Romania
December 12, 2004
Denmark	24 – 25	Romania
Germany	25 – 22	Sweden

* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Denmark, Germany and Romania

Group D (Győr

Gyor

-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...

)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Hungary Hungary women's national handball team The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions...	3	3	0	0	98	74	+24	6
Austria Austria women's national handball team The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Performance in Olympic Games :* 1984: 6th place...	3	2	0	1	91	84	+7	4
France France women's national handball team The France women's national handball team is the national team of France. It is governed by the Fédération Française de Handball and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Olympic games :* 2000 : 6th* 2004 : 4th* 2008 : 5th...	3	1	0	2	81	95	-14	2
Belarus Belarus women's national handball team The Belarus women's national handball team is the national team of Belarus. It is governed by the Belarusian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.-Results:*2002 European Championship: 16th...	3	0	0	3	70	87	-17	0

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December 9, 2004
France	29 – 36	Austria
Hungary	32 – 22	Belarus
December 10, 2004
Belarus	27 – 29	France
Austria	29 – 34	Hungary
December 12, 2004
France	23 – 32	Hungary
Austria	26 – 21	Belarus

Group I (Győr

Gyor

-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...

)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
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....	5	5	0	0	158	115	+43	10
Russia Russia women's national handball team The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international team handball competitions...	5	3	0	2	148	133	+15	6
Ukraine Ukraine women's national handball team The Ukraine women's national handball team is the national team of Ukraine. It is governed by the Ukrainian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Summer Olympics :* 2004 Summer Olympics: 3rd...	5	3	0	2	124	127	-3	6
Spain Spain women's national handball team The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions....	5	2	0	3	138	138	0	4
Slovenia Slovenia women's national handball team The Slovenia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Slovenia and takes part in international team handball competitions..- Performance in World Women's Handball Championship :* 1997 World Women's Handball Championship: 18th...	5	2	0	3	135	151	-16	4
Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	0	5	131	170	-39	0

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December 14, 2004
Spain	32 – 29	Serbia and Montenegro
Ukraine	24 – 22	Slovenia
Norway	25 – 24	Russia
December 15, 2004
Ukraine	24 – 28	Russia
Spain	30 – 28	Slovenia
Norway	39 – 24	Serbia and Montenegro
December 16, 2004
Spain	24 – 27	Russia
Ukraine	24 – 23	Serbia and Montenegro
Norway	41 – 18	Slovenia

Group II (Debrecen

Debrecen

Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...

)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
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....	5	4	0	1	122	114	+8	8
Hungary Hungary women's national handball team The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions...	5	4	0	1	146	126	+20	8
Germany Germany women's national handball team The Germany women's national handball team is the national team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Handball-Bund and takes part in international handball competitions.-Results:- Performance in Olympic Games :* 1992: 4th place...	5	3	0	2	133	127	+6	6
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:...	5	3	0	2	137	134	+3	6
Austria Austria women's national handball team The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Performance in Olympic Games :* 1984: 6th place...	5	1	0	4	138	149	-11	2
France France women's national handball team The France women's national handball team is the national team of France. It is governed by the Fédération Française de Handball and takes part in international team handball competitions.- Olympic games :* 2000 : 6th* 2004 : 4th* 2008 : 5th...	5	0	0	5	124	150	-26	0

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December 14, 2004
Romania	31 – 25	France
Germany	25 – 26	Hungary
Denmark	25 – 22	Austria
December 15, 2004
Germany	29 – 23	Austria
Romania	25 – 31	Hungary
Denmark	22 – 20	France
December 16, 2004
Germany	29 – 27	France
Denmark	24 – 23	Hungary
Romania	32 – 28	Austria

Final round

5th/6th Placement Match

19 December 2004

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	25 – 24 (ET)

7th/8th Placement Match

18 December 2004

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	37 – 28

Final ranking

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2004 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.... 2nd Title Team Roster Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk is a Norwegian team handball player, world champion from 1999, gold medalist from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and bronze medalist from the 2000 Olympics... , Kristine Lunde, Kari Mette Johansen Kari Mette Johansen Kari Mette Johansen is a Norwegian team handball player and four times European champion. She was voted into the All star team at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where she won gold medal with the Norwegian national team.-Career:Kari Mette Johansen plays for the Norwegian club... , Isabel Blanco Isabel Blanco Isabel Blanco is a Norwegian handball player. She is currently a line player for the Norwegian club Larvik HK and the Norwegian National Team.- National team :... , Vigdis Hårsaker Vigdis Hårsaker Vigdis Hårsaker , is a Norwegian handball player, who currently plays club handball for Byåsen IL.She first played handball for Sjetne, but at age 14, she transferred to Byåsen... , Randi Gustad Randi Gustad Randi Heggemsnes Gustad is a Norwegian team handball playerShe played for the club Nordstrand IF and for the Norwegian national team. She participated at the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship, where the team won gold medals. She also played at the 2005 World Women's Handball... , Elisabeth Hilmo Elisabeth Hilmo Elisabeth Hilmo is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion. She was born in Trondheim. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:... , Karoline Dyhre Breivang Karoline Dyhre Breivang Karoline Dyhre Breivang is a Norwegian team handball player. She is an Olympic gold medalist as well as three times European champion. She also received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship in France.... , 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... , Katja Nyberg Katja Nyberg Katja Johanna Alice Nyberg , is a naturalized Norwegian handball player, currently playing for Norwegian club Larvik HK as well as the Norwegian national team.- Early years :... , Ragnhild Aamodt Ragnhild Aamodt Ragnhild Aamodt is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for the Norwegian club Sarpsborg. Until March 2009 she also played for the Norwegian national team.... , Camilla Thorsen Camilla Thorsen Camilla Thorsen is a Norwegian team handball player who played for the Norwegian clubs Bergkameratene, Gjerpen, Tertnes and Nordnes, the German club HC Leipzig, and the Danish clubs Viborg HK and Ikast-Bording.She retired from top handball in 2008.Thorsen became European champion with the... , Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen Gøril Snorroeggen Gøril Snorroeggen is a Norwegian handball player, who plays for Esbjerg. She comes from an athletic family; her father was active in orienteering and her mother has played for Byåsen I.L., the team in which her elder sister, Marthe Snorroeggen are currently playing for.She began her career at the... , Kjersti Beck Kjersti Beck Kjersti Beck is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper playing for BM Mar Valencia and the Norwegian National Team.She earlier played for Byåsen I.L., and has also worked as a Radio host for Radio Adressa, and is a qualified physical therapist.She has played 28 games for the National Team, and won the... , Terese Pedersen Terese Pedersen Terese Pedersen is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper. She currently plays for Byåsen HE in Norway.She started her club career in Larvik, and has also played for Runar, Sandar, Tertnes, and Randers HK....  and Katrine Lunde. Head Coach: Marit Breivik Marit Breivik Marit Breivik is a former Norwegian team handball player, and former head coach for the Norwegian women's national handball team... .

All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper:
• Left wing:
• Left back:
• Pivot:
• Centre back:
• Right back:
• Right wing:

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Bojana Radulović		72	-	-
2	Tatjana Logvin		63	-	-
3	Elena Berehoiu		46	-	-
4	Liudmila Bodnieva Liudmila Bodnieva Liudmila Bodnieva is a Russian team handball player and world champion with the Russian women's national handball team. She plays for the club Krim Ljubljana...		43	-	-
5	Grit Jurack Grit Jurack Grit Jurack is a German team handball player, playing on the German women's national handball team. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and included on the All-Star Team., and also obtained bronze medal in the championship.She won the Champions League with Viborg HK...		43	-	-
6	Olena Reznir		42	-	-
7	Liudmila Postnova Liudmila Postnova Lyudmila Grigoryevna Postnova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team...		41	-	-
8	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...		38	-	-
9	Mette Sjøberg		37	-	-
10	Leila Lejeune		35	-	-

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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