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2008 European Women's Handball Championship

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tourney_nameEHF European Women's
Handball Championship
year2008
other_titlesMACEDONIA 2008, 2/14 DECEMBER Европско првенство во ракомет за жени 2008
image2008 European Women's Handball Championship logo.svg
size200px
countryRepublic of Macedonia
dates2–14 December
num_teams16
confederations1
venues2
cities2
champion_other
count4
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches47
goals2500
attendance81500
top_scorerLinn-Kristin Riegelhuth (51 goals)
playerKristine Lunde
previous2006 European Women's Handball Championship
next2010 European Women's Handball Championship

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

Two Macedonian cities have been selected as hosts for the 2008 Championship:

[[File:Shy venus statue skopje.jpg150px]], [[File:Archäologisches Museum von Mazedonien (Skopje).jpg300px]]
MKDSkopje[[File:Samuil's Fortress in Ohrid (Самуилова тврђава у Охриду).jpg400px]]
MKD Ohrid
[[File:Trajkovskiarena-side.JPG380px]]
Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena
Capacity: 10,000
{{location map+Republic of Macedoniafloat=centerwidth=360caption=places=

Qualification

In total, 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament:

;Host Country

  1. (3) :1998,2000,2006

;Qualified from the 2006 European Championship

  1. (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006 (Defending Champions)
  2. (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006
  3. (4) :2000,2002,2004,2006
  4. (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006
  5. (7) :1994,1996,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006

;Qualified from play-offs: |}

Squads

Main article: 2008 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players, 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced on 1 December 2008.

Seeding

The draw for the preliminary round groups took place on 20 July 2008, in Ohrid.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

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

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Group I

Group II

Final round

Bracket

|13 December||24||18 |13 December||32||29 |14 December||34||21 |14 December||24||21

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Source: EuroHandball.com

**2008 Women's European Champions**

All-Star Team

  • Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen
  • Left wing: Valentina Ardean-Elisei
  • Left back: Tonje Larsen
  • Pivot: Begoña Fernández
  • Centre back: Kristine Lunde
  • Right back: Grit Jurack
  • Right wing: Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth
  • Best defence player: Nadezhda Muravyova
  • Most valuable player: Kristine Lunde Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoalsShots%
**1****Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth********51****77****66%**
2Grit Jurack**46**8852%
3Marta Mangué**43**8451%
4Anita Görbicz**39**7949%
5Natalija Todorovska**38**5569%
6Andrea Penezić**37**6954%
Valentina Ardean-Elisei6062%
8Dijana Golubić**33**5362%
Julija Portjanko7146%
10Kristina Franić**32**5064%

Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers

(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)

RankNameTeam%SavesShots
1Katrine Lunde Haraldsen4788187
2Clara Woltering4479178
3Madeleine Grundström4374172
Anna Sedoykina72166
5Inna Suslina4162151
6Amandine Leynaud3841109
7Luminiţa Dinu3798265
8Jelena Grubišić3668189
Iryna Honcharova42117
Terese Pedersen2980

Source: EHF-Euro.com

Notes

References

  1. [http://history.eurohandball.com/ech/women/2008/round/2/Play+Off Match results]
  2. ""EURO squads published"".
  3. (17 July 2008). "Preview of the Women's EURO 2008 Final Tournament Draw". [[European Handball Federation.
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