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2010 European Women's Handball Championship

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FieldValue
tourney_nameEHF European Women's Handball Championship
year2010
image2010 European Women's Handball Championship logo.svg
size200px
countryDenmark
country2Norway
dates7–19 December
num_teams16
confederations1
venues5
cities5
champion_other
count5
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches47
goals2388
attendance
top_scorerCristina Neagu
(53 goals)
playerLinnea Torstensson
previous2008 European Women's Handball Championship
next2012 European Women's Handball Championship

(53 goals)

The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7 to 19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final. Romania claimed the bronze medal.

Venues

Three Danish and two Norwegian cities have been selected to host the 2010 Championship. The venues in Aalborg, Aarhus and Larvik were only used during the preliminary round. The fourth venue to be used in this round is located in Lillehammer, and was also one of the two venues in the main round. The other being MCH Indoor Arena in Herning, which was the only venue to be used in the final round.

LillehammerLarvikMapAalborgHerningAarhus
Håkons Hall
Capacity: 11,500
[[File:Håkons hall Lillehammer.jpg360px]]
Arena Larvik
Capacity: 4,000{{location map+Scandinavia Southwestfloat=centerwidth=320caption=places=Gigantium
Capacity: 7,600
[[File:Larvik Torstrand.jpg180px]][[File:Gigantium Front.jpg180px]]
Jyske Bank Boxen
Capacity: 12,000NRGi Arena
Capacity: 4,740
[[File:Jyske Bank Boxen.jpg180px]][[File:Atletion.jpg180px]]

Competition format

  • Preliminary round: 16 teams were divided into four groups. They played each other in a single round robin system, so each team played three matches. A win was worth two points, while a draw was worth one point. The top three teams from each group advanced to the main round.
  • Main round: 12 teams were divided in two groups. They played against the teams they didn't play in the preliminary round, so each team played 3 matches. All points from the preliminary round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, were carried forward into the main round. Same round robin rules applied as in the preliminary round. Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advanced 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 played in the 5th–6th Place Play-off. Other teams played in the Semi-finals. Losers of the Semi-finals advanced to the 3rd–4th Place Play-off, and winners advanced to the Final.

Ranking in preliminary and main round

If two or more teams were equal on points in the preliminary or main round, their ranking was determined as follows:

During the preliminary or main round matches:

  1. higher goal difference in all matches
  2. greater number of plus goals in all matches
  3. alphabetic order

After the completion of the preliminary and main round matches:

  1. better results in points gained in the direct encounter of the teams
  2. higher goal difference in the direct encounter of the teams
  3. greater number of plus goals in the direct encounter of the teams
  4. goal difference in all matches (achieved by subtraction)
  5. greater number of plus goals in all matches

Qualification

Main article: 2010 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

Qualification matches were played from September 2009 to May 2010. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams were included in the qualification round, except host Denmark and defending champion and host Norway. Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament[1](1)
00Co-hosts005 May 20061994]]**, **[1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship)**, [1998](1998-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship), **[2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship)''', [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
01Co-hosts005 May 20061994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), **[1998](1998-european-women-s-handball-championship)**, [2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), **[2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship)**, **[2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship)**, **[2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship)**)
Group 2]] winner014 April 20101994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-women-s-handball-championship), **[2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship)**, [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 3]] winner014 April 20102000]], [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 4]] winner014 April 20101994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 5]] winner014 April 20101998]], [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 6]] winner014 April 201000 (debut)
Group 6]]014 April 20101994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 7]] winner014 April 20101994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 1]]0226 May 20101994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 1]] winner0226 May 20101994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
Group 3]]0229 May 201000 (debut)
Group 4]]0230 May 20102002]], [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship))
2nd place in [Group 7](2010-european-women-s-handball-championship-qualification-group-7)30 May 20101998]], [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship))
2nd place in [Group 2](2010-european-women-s-handball-championship-qualification-group-2)30 May 20101994]], [1996](1996-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2002](2002-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2004](2004-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2006](2006-european-women-s-handball-championship), [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))
2nd place in [Group 5](2010-european-women-s-handball-championship-qualification-group-5)30 May 20102006]], [2008](2008-european-women-s-handball-championship))

:1 Bold indicates champion for that year

Squads

Main article: 2010 European Women's Handball Championship squads

Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players by 3 November 2010, but 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced the day before the tournament starts.

Referees

13 Referee pairs were selected:

  • CRO Matija Gubica and Boris Milošević
  • CZE Jiří Opava and Pavel Válek
  • DEN Martin Gjeding and Mads Hansen
  • DEN Marlene Kroløkke Lythje and Karina Christiansen
  • FRA Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura
  • HUN Csaba Kékes and Pál Kékes
  • ISR Slomo Cohen and Yoram Peretz
  • LAT Zigmārs Stoļarovs and Renārs Līcis
  • MNE Ivan Pavićević and Miloš Ražnatović
  • NOR Kjersti Arntsen and Ida Cecilie Gullaksen
  • ROU Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duţă
  • RUS Valerija Guseva and Stella Vartanyan
  • SVK Peter Brunovský and Vladimír Čanda

Seeding

The draw for the final tournament took place 17:00 CET on 5 June 2010 in Odense.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Preliminary round

Group A ([[Aalborg]])

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)





Group B ([[Aarhus]])

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)





Group C ([[Larvik]])

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)





Group D ([[Lillehammer]])

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)





Main round

Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group competed in a 5th/6th place play-off.

Group I ([[Herning]])

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)








Group II ([[Lillehammer]])

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)








Final round

Knockout map

|18 December (Herning) | | 19 | **** | 29 |18 December (Herning) | | 23 | **** | 25 |19 December (Herning) | **** | 25 | | 20 |19 December (Herning) | | 15 | **** | 16

5th-place match

Semifinals


Bronze-medal match

Final

Final ranking and statistics

Qualified for the [2011 World Championship](2011-world-women-s-handball-championship)
RankTeam
[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]
[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]
[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]]
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Source: EuroHandball.com

**2010 Women's European Champions**

All-Star Team

  • Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen
  • Left wing: Mie Augustesen
  • Left back: Cristina Neagu
  • Playmaker: Gro Hammerseng
  • Pivot: Heidi Løke
  • Right back: Nerea Pena
  • Right wing: Maibritt Kviesgaard Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

Other awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Linnea Torstensson
  • Best Defence Player: Johanna Wiberg Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

Top goalkeepers

RankNameTeam%SavesShots
1**Katrine Lunde Haraldsen********47%****96****205**
2Amandine Leynaud**44%**88198
3Kari Aalvik Grimsbø**42%**2764
Cecilia Grubbström57137
Mariya Sidorova71168
Talida Tolnai95227
7Karin Mortensen**41%**99241
Clara Woltering1844
9Silvia Navarro**39%**59151
Katalin Pálinger70178

Source: SportResult.com

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoalsShots%
**1****Cristina Neagu********53****105****50%**
2Linnea Torstensson**48**9053%
3Bojana Popović**46**8554%
4Heidi Løke**40**4785%
5Isabelle Gulldén**36**6555%
Maura Visser6555%
7Zita Szucsánszki**34**6354%
8Marija Jovanović**31**7641%
Andrea Penezić6250%
10Ionela Stanca**28**3482%

Source: SportResult.com

Best defender

RankNameTeamBlockStealsTotal
**1****Tonje Larsen******139**22**
2Linnea Torstensson911**20**
3Isabelle Gulldén107**17**
Gro Hammerseng116
5Marit Malm Frafjord79**16**
6Aurelia Brădeanu95**14**
Andrea Penezić113
Maria Tivadar59
9Milena Knežević57**12**
Mette Melgaard210
Allison Pineau57
Maura Visser57

Source: SportResult.com

Most assists

RankNameTeamAssists
**1****Cristina Neagu********36**
2Isabelle Gulldén**30**
3Linnea Torstensson**26**
4Bojana Popović**24**
5Gro Hammerseng**21**
6Maura Visser**20**
7Tonje Larsen**19**
8Trine Troelsen**18**
9Pearl van der Wissel**17**
10Tonje Nøstvold**16**

Source: SportResult.com

References

References

  1. (19 March 2009). "Women's EHF EURO 2010 Qualification Draw". European Handball Federation.
  2. (19 March 2009). "EM-håndball i Larvik og Lillehammer". TV 2 Sporten.
  3. (25 June 2010). "EHF EURO 2010: playing schedule published". European Handball Federation.
  4. "EHF EURO Regulations". European Handball Federation (EHF).
  5. [http://www.ehf-euro.com/fileadmin/ehfeuro/EChW2010/PDF/Official_Squads/28_player_lists/all_teams_Official_Squad__28_Players.pdf Official 28 player Squad List]{{Dead link. (September 2018)
  6. [http://ebook.eurohandball.com/DENNOR_2010Guide/ 9th Women's EHF Euro Championship Guide]
  7. (2010-11-09). "EHF EURO 2010 referees". ehf-euro.com.
  8. [http://www.eurohandball.com/article/013184/EHF+EURO+2010+Draw+Results Draw results]
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