2023 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship

The 2023 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and was held in Piteşti and Mioveni, Romania from 6 to 16 July 2023.

2023 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Romania
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates6–16 July
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Hungary (3rd title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Romania
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored3,293 (58.8 per match)
Attendance26,412 (472 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Julie Scaglione
(68 goals)
Best playerHungary Petra Simon
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Host selection

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Romania won the hosting rights at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.[1]

Qualification

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Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 23 September 2022   Luxembourg 1   Romania
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2021 5–15 August 2021   Podgorica 11   Hungary
  Germany
  Denmark
  Croatia
  Norway
  Montenegro
   Switzerland
  Portugal
  France
  Sweden
  Czech Republic
Women's 17 EHF Championship 2021 6–15 August 2021   Chieti 2   Netherlands
  Serbia
7–15 August 2021   Klaipėda 2   North Macedonia
  Iceland

Venues

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The venues were in Piteşti and Mioveni.[2]

Piteşti Mioveni
Pitești Arena
Capacity: 4,900
Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,500
 

Draw

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The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Croatia
  Denmark
  Germany
  Hungary
  Montenegro
  Norway
  Romania
   Switzerland
  Czech Republic
  France
  Portugal
  Sweden
  Iceland
  North Macedonia
  Netherlands
  Serbia

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 96 71 +25 6 Main round
2    Switzerland 3 2 0 1 97 92 +5 4
3   Netherlands 3 1 0 2 85 85 0 2 Intermediate round
4   Croatia 3 0 0 3 72 102 −30 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.
6 July 2023
12:45
Croatia   16−34   Sweden Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 100
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Kosovac 5 (10−15) Mihailovic, Smedberg, Wiksfors 5
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6 July 2023
15:00
Switzerland   32−27   Netherlands Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 150
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Meier 12 (13−14) Bakker 7
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7 July 2023
13:00
Netherlands   34−26   Croatia Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 100
Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
Loy, Maarschalkerweerd 6 (17−15) Lujić 11
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7 July 2023
15:15
Sweden   35−31    Switzerland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 200
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Granat 9 (19−17) Meier 7
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9 July 2023
13:00
Croatia   30−34    Switzerland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 100
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Zrilić 12 (20−18) Emmenegger 11
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9 July 2023
15:15
Sweden   27−24   Netherlands Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 400
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Wiksfors 7 (11−12) Bakker 6
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 106 84 +22 4[a] Main round
2   Romania (H) 3 2 0 1 106 99 +7 4[a]
3   Germany 3 2 0 1 88 91 −3 4[a] Intermediate round
4   Iceland 3 0 0 3 90 116 −26 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Portugal 2 Pts, +5 GD; Romania 2 Pts, –1 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –4 GD
6 July 2023
17:15
Germany   27−26   Portugal Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 200
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Petzold 6 (13−11) Gonçalves 7
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6 July 2023
19:45
Romania   41−33   Iceland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 900
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Lixăndroiu 9 (22−14) Ágústsdóttir 10
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7 July 2023
17:30
Iceland   30−31   Germany Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 200
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Þorkelsdóttir 9 (16−13) Kühne 8
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7 July 2023
19:45
Portugal   36−30   Romania Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Rebelo 12 (17−15) Lixăndroiu 8
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9 July 2023
17:30
Portugal   44−27   Iceland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 500
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Rebelo 10 (22−10) Þorkelsdóttir 6
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9 July 2023
19:45
Germany   30−35   Romania Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 1,268
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Pfundstein 6 (15−18) Boiciuc, Lixăndroiu 7
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 90 75 +15 6 Main round
2   France 3 2 0 1 93 76 +17 4
3   Norway 3 1 0 2 71 85 −14 2 Intermediate round
4   Serbia 3 0 0 3 74 92 −18 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.
6 July 2023
12:45
Hungary   30−29   France Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 250
Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
Simon 7 (12−15) Perret 6
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6 July 2023
15:00
Norway   27−26   Serbia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 250
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Lunde 5 (11−13) Vasić 9
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7 July 2023
13:00
Serbia   26−32   Hungary Sports Hall, Mioveni
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Mandić 9 (13−17) Simon 7
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7 July 2023
15:15
France   31−24   Norway Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 230
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Sissoko 8 (17−13) Grønstad, Lunde, Rosenberg 4
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9 July 2023
17:30
Hungary   28−20   Norway Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 259
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Simon 6 (13−8) Hedenstad 4
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9 July 2023
19:45
France   33−22   Serbia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 150
Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
Texier, Tuccella 5 (16−12) Aćimović, Fajfrić, Vasić 5
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 2 1 0 104 82 +22 5[a] Main round
2   Montenegro 3 2 1 0 91 83 +8 5[a]
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 80 89 −9 2 Intermediate round
4   North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 80 101 −21 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 Denmark 29–29 Montenegro
6 July 2023
17:15
Denmark   36−26   Czech Republic Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 270
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Scaglione 9 (15−11) Schreibmeierová 7
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6 July 2023
19:45
Montenegro   33−29   North Macedonia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 148
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Marković 10 (19−16) Jankulovska, Stefanoska 6
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7 July 2023
17:30
North Macedonia   27−39   Denmark Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 200
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Mladenovska 7 (13−18) Scaglione 11
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7 July 2023
19:45
Czech Republic   25−29   Montenegro Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 250
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Kubálková 5 (13−12) Vukčević 8
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9 July 2023
13:00
Denmark   29−29   Montenegro Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 245
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Scaglione 12 (15−13) Milošević, Vukčević 7
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9 July 2023
15:15
Czech Republic   29−24   North Macedonia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 270
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Schreibmeierová 7 (12−13) Stefanoska 6
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Intermediate round

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The intermediate groups were numbered III and IV. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference obtained in games played against the teams from the same preliminary group.

Group III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 94 76 +18 6 9–12th place semifinals
2   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 91 81 +10 4
3   Iceland 3 1 0 2 91 89 +2 2 13–16th place semifinals
4   Croatia 3 0 0 3 73 103 −30 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.
11 July 2023
13:00
Iceland   26–32   Netherlands Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 243
Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
Ágústsdóttir 7 (12–16) Loy 8
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11 July 2023
15:15
Germany   34–21   Croatia Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 200
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Däuble 6 (10–12) Kosovac 7
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12 July 2023
13:00
Croatia   26 – 35   Iceland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 125
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Perić 8 (14–18) Ásmundsdóttir 10
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12 July 2023
15:15
Netherlands   25–29   Germany Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 250
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Luchies 7 (13–16) Terfloth 7
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Group IV

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 79 66 +13 5 9–12th place semifinals
2   Norway 3 2 0 1 79 80 −1 4
3   Serbia 3 1 1 1 75 65 +10 3 13–16th place semifinals
4   North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 66 88 −22 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.
11 July 2023
13:00
North Macedonia   23–29   Norway Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 180
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Jankulovska 9 (11–9) Grønstad 6
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11 July 2023
15:15
Czech Republic   19–19   Serbia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 200
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Vávrová 8 (8–14) Fajfrić 5
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12 July 2023
13:00
Serbia   30–19   North Macedonia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 200
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Todorovski 8 (14–8) Nestoroska 5
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12 July 2023
15:15
Norway   23–31   Czech Republic Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 157
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Hedenstad 6 (8–18) Vávrová 9
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Main round

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The main groups were numbered I and II. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference in the games played against teams from the same preliminary group.

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 104 78 +26 6 Semifinals
2   Romania 3 2 0 1 108 111 −3 4
3   Sweden 3 1 0 2 92 103 −11 2 5–8th place semifinals
4    Switzerland 3 0 0 3 97 109 −12 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.
11 July 2023
17:30
Romania   42–34   Sweden Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Boiciuc 11 (19–16) Mihailovic 7
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11 July 2023
19:45
Portugal   38–25    Switzerland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 340
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Sequeira 8 (20–12) Emmenegger, Lauper, Snedkerud 4
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12 July 2023
17:30
Sweden   23–30   Portugal Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 300
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Wallin 6 (14–14) Rebelo 7
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12 July 2023
19:45
Switzerland   36–41   Romania Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Emmenegger 9 (20–21) Lixăndroiu 10
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 99 77 +22 6 Semifinals
2   Denmark 3 1 1 1 82 99 −17 3
3   France 3 1 0 2 91 91 0 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Montenegro 3 0 1 2 85 90 −5 1
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.
11 July 2023
17:30
Montenegro   25–28   Hungary Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 250
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Marković 7 (13–14) Csernyánszki 10
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11 July 2023
19:45
Denmark   30–29   France Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 250
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Scaglione 11 (10–15) Borg 12
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12 July 2023
17:30
France   33–31   Montenegro Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 230
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Sissoko 9 (19–14) Vukčević 9
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12 July 2023
19:45
Hungary   41–23   Denmark Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 150
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Csíkos 6 (23–13) Bang, Scaglione 5
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Placement round

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13th place bracket

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13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
  Iceland35
 
15 July
 
  North Macedonia29
 
  Iceland33
 
14 July
 
  Serbia22
 
  Serbia31
 
 
  Croatia26
 
15th place
 
 
15 July
 
 
  North Macedonia31
 
 
  Croatia26
14 July 2023
13:00
Iceland   35–29   North Macedonia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 150
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Ágústsdóttir 11 (20–15) Trpeska 6
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14 July 2023
15:15
Serbia   31–26   Croatia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 160
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Mandić 7 (11–12) Pleša 9
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15th place game

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15 July 2023
13:00
North Macedonia   31–26   Croatia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 125
Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
Rizoska 9 (18–8) Gavrilović, Zrilić 7
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13th place game

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15 July 2023
15:15
Iceland   33–22   Serbia Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 80
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Ágústsdóttir 9 (16–10) Mandić, Vasić 7
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Ninth place bracket

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9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
  Germany23
 
15 July
 
  Norway24
 
  Norway13
 
14 July
 
  Netherlands27
 
  Czech Republic21
 
 
  Netherlands28
 
Eleventh place
 
 
15 July
 
 
  Germany36
 
 
  Czech Republic22
14 July 2023
17:30
Germany   23–24   Norway Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 200
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Gaubatz 6 (11–10) Hedenstad 5
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14 July 2023
19:45
Czech Republic   21–28   Netherlands Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 122
Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
Gabrhelová, Vávrová 4 (10–17) Bakker, Van Vliet 6
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Eleventh place game

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15 July 2023
17:30
Germany   36–22   Czech Republic Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 150
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Wipper 8 (14–11) Schreibmeierová 5
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Ninth place game

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15 July 2023
19:45
Norway   13–27   Netherlands Sports Hall, Mioveni
Attendance: 100
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Spone 4 (5–14) Van Maurik 10
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Fifth place bracket

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5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
  Sweden30
 
15 July
 
  Montenegro28
 
  Sweden29
 
14 July
 
  France25
 
  France38
 
 
   Switzerland29
 
Seventh place
 
 
15 July
 
 
  Montenegro32
 
 
   Switzerland37
14 July 2023
13:00
Sweden   30–28   Montenegro Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 150
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Mihailovic 6 (16–14) Milošević, Vujadinović, Vukčević 6
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14 July 2023
15:15
France   38–29    Switzerland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 100
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Perret, Texier 6 (17–16) Meier 8
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Seventh place game

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16 July 2023
13:00
Montenegro   32–37    Switzerland Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 150
Referees: Duplîi, Pobedrina (UKR)
Marković 9 (16–18) Riner 8
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Fifth place game

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16 July 2023
15:15
Sweden   29–25   France Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 800
Referees: Sîrbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
Landberg, Wallin, Wiksfors 5 (15–9) Texier 6
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Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 July
 
 
  Portugal35
 
16 July
 
  Denmark38
 
  Denmark26
 
14 July
 
  Hungary35
 
  Hungary34
 
 
  Romania26
 
Third place
 
 
16 July
 
 
  Portugal32
 
 
  Romania39

Semifinals

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14 July 2023
17:30
Portugal   35–38   Denmark Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 800
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Rebelo 14 (19–16) Scaglione 9
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14 July 2023
19:45
Hungary   34–26   Romania Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Csíkos, Simon 7 (18–16) Boiciuc 9
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Third place game

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16 July 2023
17:30
Portugal   32–39   Romania Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 2,210
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Sequeira 8 (13–18) Boiciuc, Lixăndroiu 8
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Final

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16 July 2023
19:45
Denmark   26–35   Hungary Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Scaglione 11 (17–14) Varga 11
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Final ranking and awards

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Goals[5]
1   Julie Scaglione 68
2   Luciana Rebelo 62
3   Alisia Boiciuc 53
4   Diana Lixăndroiu 51
5   Lilja Ágústsdóttir 48
6   Jelena Vukčević 47
7   Mia Emmenegger 46
  Tamara Mandić
  Petra Simon
  Iva Zrilić

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EXEC confirms reform of EHF EL; extends YAC EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ https://arges-sport.ro/campionatul-european-de-handbal-feminin-u19-se-va-disputa-la-mioveni-si-pitesti/
  3. ^ https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/draw-reveals-groups-for-w19-ehf-euro-2023/
  4. ^ "Hungary's Simon earns MVP plaudits at W19 EHF Euro 2023". EHF. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. ^ [1]
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