2006 European Women's Handball Championship

2006 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	7–17 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (3rd title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	France
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	2,510 (53.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nadine Krause (GER); (58 goals)
Best player	Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
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The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7 to 17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.

This championship was also the European qualifying event for 2008 Olympics, and Norway earned a spot at the 2008 Games for being the European champion. If Norway also becomes the 2007 World champion, the 2nd place team will qualify for the Olympics. In addition, the 1 or 2 (if Europe finishes in the top 2 continents at the world championship) best ranked teams in this championship, which are outside top 7 at the world championship, will participate at the Olympic qualifying tournament.

Venues

The European Championships will be held in the following cities:

Skövde, Skövde Arena (Preliminary Group A)
Malmö, Baltiska Hallen (Preliminary Group D)
Gothenburg, Scandinavium (Preliminary Group B, Main Group 1)
Stockholm, Hovet (Preliminary Group C, Main Group 2, Final Round)

Qualification

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament
Sweden	Host	4 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004)
Norway	Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Denmark	Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Hungary	Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Russia	Semifinalist of 2004 European Championship	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Germany	Fifth place of 2004 European Championship	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Austria	Playoff winner	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Croatia	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 2004)
France	Playoff winner	3 (2000, 2002, 2004)
Macedonia	Playoff winner	2 (1998, 2000)
Netherlands	Playoff winner	2 (1998, 2002)
Poland	Playoff winner	2 (1996, 1998)
Serbia	Playoff winner	0 (Debut)
Slovenia	Playoff winner	2 (2002, 2004)
Spain	Playoff winner	3 (1998, 2002, 2004)
Ukraine	Playoff winner	6 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 6 July 2006 in Göteborg, Sweden.^[1]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway Denmark Hungary Russia	Germany Ukraine Serbia Spain	Slovenia Austria France Croatia	Sweden Netherlands Macedonia Poland

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.
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.

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	107	72	+35	6	Main round
2	Austria	3	2	1	83	94	−11	4
3	Macedonia	3	1	2	72	81	−9	2
4	Serbia	3	0	3	77	92	−15	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.

7 December 2006 18:00	Serbia	23–25	Macedonia	Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 500
		(11–14)
		Report

7 December 2006 20:15	Hungary	42–23	Austria	Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 300
		(15–12)
		Report

8 December 2006 18:00	Austria	32–27	Serbia	Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 700
		(17–10)
		Report

8 December 2006 20:15	Macedonia	22–30	Hungary	Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 800
		(10–16)
		Report

10 December 2006 15:00	Austria	28–25	Macedonia	Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 800
		(15–15)
		Report

10 December 2006 17:15	Hungary	35–27	Serbia	Arena Skövde, Skövde Attendance: 600
		(16–10)
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	102	63	+39	6	Main round
2	Germany	3	2	1	83	77	+6	4
3	Poland	3	1	2	75	92	−17	2
4	Slovenia	3	0	3	80	108	−28	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.

7 December 2006 17:00	Germany	30–20	Poland	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,243
		(14–9)
		Report

7 December 2006 19:15	Norway	43–20	Slovenia	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 1,500
		(19–9)
		Report

8 December 2006 17:00	Slovenia	30–31	Germany	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,420
		(13–18)
		Report

8 December 2006 19:15	Poland	21–32	Norway	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 3,642
		(12–18)
		Report

10 December 2006 14:15	Slovenia	30–34	Poland	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 4,072
		(10–18)
		Report

10 December 2006 16:30	Norway	27–22	Germany	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 4,351
		(15–9)
		Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	97	69	+28	6	Main round
2	Croatia	3	2	1	67	70	−3	4
3	Sweden (H)	3	1	2	57	69	−12	2
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	73	86	−13	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

7 December 2006 17:45	Russia	27–22	Croatia	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Förström, Mitrunen (FIN)
	Yakovleva 5	(14–10)	Arslanagić 7
	2× 2×	Report	4× 4×

7 December 2006 20:15	Ukraine	18–22	Sweden	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 2,516
		(8–11)
		Report

9 December 2006 15:00	Croatia	24–23	Ukraine	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 2,000
		(11–11)
		Report

9 December 2006 17:15	Sweden	15–30	Russia	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR)
	Boson 4	(7–15)	four players 5
	4× 5×	Report	3× 8× 1×

10 December 2006 14:00	Russia	40–32	Ukraine	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Polenova 9	(18–19)	Boklaschuk, Reznir 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

10 December 2006 16:15	Croatia	21–20	Sweden	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 3,317
		(10–12)
		Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	1	78	67	+11	4^[a]	Main round
2	France	3	2	1	76	74	+2	4^[a]
3	Denmark	3	2	1	77	71	+6	4^[a]
4	Netherlands	3	0	3	65	84	−19	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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Spain 2 Pts, +1 GD; France 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, –1 GD

7 December 2006 18:00	Spain	26–16	Netherlands	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö Attendance: 1,650
		(11–9)
		Report

7 December 2006 20:15	Denmark	20–24	France	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö Attendance: 3,128
		(10–8)
		Report

9 December 2006 18:00	France	24–28	Spain	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö Attendance: 2,700
		(12–15)
		Report

9 December 2006 20:15	Netherlands	23–30	Denmark	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö Attendance: 3,278
		(12–17)
		Report

10 December 2006 16:15	Denmark	27–24	Spain	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö Attendance: 3,214
		(17–12)
		Report

10 December 2006 18:30	France	28–26	Netherlands	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö Attendance: 2,200
		(11–13)
		Report

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	5	5	0	160	111	+49	10	Semifinals
2	Germany	5	4	1	143	116	+27	8	Semifinals
3	Hungary	5	3	2	167	134	+33	6	Fifth place game
4	Poland	5	2	3	130	156	−26	4
5	Austria	5	1	4	121	173	−52	2
6	Macedonia	5	0	5	113	144	−31	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.

12 December 2006 15:00	Macedonia	33–35	Poland	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,077
		(21–16)
		Report

12 December 2006 17:00	Hungary	27–34	Germany	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,189
		(9–19)
		Report

12 December 2006 19:15	Austria	24–39	Norway	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,278
		(14–18)
		Report

13 December 2006 15:00	Hungary	37–21	Poland	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,051
		(16–9)
		Report

13 December 2006 17:00	Austria	22–34	Germany	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,225
		(11–19)
		Report

13 December 2006 19:15	Macedonia	13–28	Norway	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,307
		(10–17)
		Report

14 December 2006 15:00	Austria	24–33	Poland	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,049
		(12–20)
		Report

14 December 2006 17:00	Macedonia	20–23	Germany	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,235
		(10–10)
		Report

14 December 2006 19:15	Hungary	31–34	Norway	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 2,434
		(16–17)
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	145	112	+33	10	Semifinals
2	France	5	3	2	122	117	+5	6	Semifinals
3	Sweden (H)	5	2	3	109	120	−11	4^[a]	Fifth place game
4	Croatia	5	2	3	117	120	−3	4^[a]
5	Spain	5	2	3	124	133	−9	4^[a]
6	Denmark	5	1	4	118	133	−15	2

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:

^ ^a ^b ^c Sweden 2 Pts, +4 GD; Croatia 2 Pts, –1 GD; Spain 2 Pts, –3 GD

12 December 2006 16:00	Croatia	27–29	Spain	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 200
		(21–16)
		Report

12 December 2006 16:00	Russia	25–24	France	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 500 Referees: Cirligeanu, Bejinariu (ROU)
	Poltoratskaya 8	(10–11)	Dembélé 5
	2× 1×	Report	3× 3×

12 December 2006 20:15	Sweden	27–22	Denmark	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 1,252
		(15–12)
		Report

13 December 2006 16:00	Croatia	21–22	France	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 300
		(10–8)
		Report

13 December 2006 18:00	Sweden	24–19	Spain	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 1,500
		(10–10)
		Report

13 December 2006 20:15	Russia	32–27	Denmark	Hovet, Stockholm Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Polenova 7	(17–13)	Mikkelsen 7
	2× 4×	Report	4× 7×

14 December 2006 16:00	Sweden	23–28	France	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 2,135
		(13–13)
		Report

14 December 2006 18:00	Croatia	26–22	Denmark	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 850
		(16–9)
		Report

14 December 2006 20:15	Russia	31–24	Spain	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 450
	Levina 7	(14–11)	Aguilar 6
	3× 3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

16 December

Norway	28
		17 December
France	24
		Norway	27
16 December
		Russia	24
Germany	29

Russia	33
		Third place

		17 December

		France	29

		Germany	25

Fifth place game

16 December 2006 12:00	Hungary	32–25	Sweden	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Mehlmann 8	(17–12)	Chrifi 9
	3× 3×	Report	4× 1×

Semifinals

16 December 2006 14:30	Germany	29–33	Russia	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 3,054 Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
	Jurack 8	(13–16)	Turey 5
	2× 3×	Report	2× 4× 1×

16 December 2006 17:00	Norway	28–24	France	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 3,617 Referees: Laursen, Nielsen (DEN)
	Hammerseng 8	(15–12)	Spincer, Vanparys-Torres 5
	3× 2×	Report	4× 4×

Third place game

17 December 2006 13:30	France	29–25	Germany	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 3,415 Referees: Hagen, Hallberg (SWE)
	Spincer 7	(14–11)	Jurack 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

Final

17 December 2006 16:00	Norway	27–24	Russia	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 4,727 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Johansen 9	(16–12)	Polenova, Poltoratskaya 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

	Norway
	Russia
	France
4	Germany
5	Hungary
6	Sweden
7	Croatia
8	Poland
9	Spain
10	Austria
11	Denmark
12	Macedonia
13	Ukraine
14	Serbia
15	Netherlands
16	Slovenia

2006 Women's European Champions

Norway
Third Title

Team roster

Marit Malm Frafjord, Terese Pedersen, Gro Hammerseng, Kristine Lunde,
Marianne Rokne, Katrine Lunde, Else-Marthe Sørlie, Gøril Snorroeggen,
Anette Hovind Johansen, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø,
Ragnhild Aamodt, Anne Kjersti Suvdal, Kari Mette Johansen,
Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Katja Nyberg and Tonje Nøstvold
Head coach: Marit Breivik

Source: EHF Archived 2020-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Nadine Krause	Germany	58	94	62
2	Karolina Kudłacz	Poland	48	79	61
3	Tanja Logwin	Austria	45	89	51
4	Gro Hammerseng	Norway	41	58	71
	Kari Mette Johansen	Norway		53	77
	Grit Jurack	Germany		89	46
7	Marina Naukovič	Macedonia	40	96	42
8	Ibolya Mehlmann	Hungary	37	71	52
9	Angélique Spincer	France	35	71	49
10	Susana Fraile	Spain	34	68	50
10	Yelena Polenova	Russia	34	64	53

Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Inna Suslina	Russia	44	71	163
2	Katrine Lunde	Norway	42	89	214
3	Sabine Englert	Germany	41	65	160
3	Katalin Pálinger	Hungary	41	99	239
5	Jokelyn Tienstra	Netherlands	38	36	94
6	Jelena Grubišić	Croatia	37	32	87
6	Iwona Łącz	Poland	37	49	134
8	Valérie Nicolas	France	36	92	255
9	Louise Bager Due	Denmark	35	33	94
	Madeleine Grundström	Sweden		79	223
	Karin Mortensen	Denmark		28	80
	Rikke Schmidt	Denmark		23	65

Source: EHF

References

^ "Time for the drawings!". euro06.com. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

External links

Official website Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

[table_hth_ESP0.41498625856591-2] Spain 2 Pts, +1 GD; France 2 Pts, 0 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, –1 GD

[table_hth_SWE0.67224323082354-3] Sweden 2 Pts, +4 GD; Croatia 2 Pts, –1 GD; Spain 2 Pts, –3 GD

[1] "Time for the drawings!". euro06.com. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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Venues

Qualification

Draw

Competition format

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Group I

Group II

Knockout stage

Bracket

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

All-Star team

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

References

External links