2012 European Women's Handball Championship

2012 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
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Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	4–16 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Montenegro (1st title)
Runner-up	Norway
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Serbia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	47
Goals scored	2,381 (50.66 per match)
Attendance	122,604 (2,609 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Katarina Bulatović (MNE) (56 goals)
Best player	Anja Edin (NOR)
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The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 4 to 16 December. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization. Subsequently, the European Handball Federation (EHF) launched a new bidding process and eventually selected Serbia as the new host on 18 June 2012.

Montenegro captured their first title by defeating defending champion Norway 34–31 in the final.^[1]

Host selection

Initially on its meeting on 27 September 2008 the EHF awarded the championship to the Netherlands, defeating Ukraine in the second round of voting while Germany and Serbia withdrew their candidacy during the congress.^[2] This could have been the second time for Netherlands to host the tournament,^[3] however, on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation announced they are unable to organize the European Championship.^[4] A day later the EHF re-launched the host selection process;^[5] ten nations had shown interest in organizing the competition, including Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Sweden.^[6] Romania added their interest the day after.^[7] On 18 June 2012 the EHF granted the organizational rights to Serbia and also disposed of the fate of the Dutch national team. Since Serbia, the new host already qualified for the European Championship, the place reserved for the host nation was passed to Iceland as the best non-qualified team and the Netherlands were pulled out from the tournament.^[5]

Venues

Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:^[8]

Group stage		Belgrade Niš Novi Sad Vršac
Vršac	Niš
Millennium Center Capacity: 4,000	Čair Sports Center Capacity: 5,000

Group&Knockout stage	Knockout stage
Novi Sad	Belgrade
Spens Sports Center Capacity: 11,500	Kombank Arena Capacity: 23,000

City	Arena	Capacity^[9]	Round
Belgrade	Kombank Arena	20,000	Group A, Main Round, Semifinals and Finals
Novi Sad	Spens Arena	8,000	Group C, Main Round
Vršac	Millennium Centar	4,058	Group D
Niš	Čair Sports Center	4,000	Group B

Qualification

Qualification matches were played from September 2011 to June 2012. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams were included in the qualification round, except Netherlands who were hosts before the withdrawal.^[4] Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date qualification was secured	Previous appearances in tournament¹
Norway	01Defending champion	0019 December 2010	90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Croatia	02Winner of group 6	0024 March 2012	60 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Czech Republic	02Runner-up of group 5	0025 March 2012	30 (1994, 2002, 2004)
Sweden	02Winner of group 5	0025 March 2012	70 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Germany	02Winner of group 1	0030 May 2012	90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Hungary	02Runner-up of group 1	0030 May 2012	90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Romania	02Winner of group 2	0030 May 2012	80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010)
Serbia	02Runner-up of group 2	0030 May 2012	20 ( 2008, 2010)
France	02Winner of group 4	0030 May 2012	60 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Denmark	02Runner-up of group 6	002 June 2012	90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Spain	02Runner-up of group 7	002 June 2012	60 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Ukraine	02Winner of group 7	003 June 2012	90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Macedonia	02Runner-up of group 4	003 June 2012	40 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2008)
Montenegro	02Winner of group 3	003 June 2012	10 (2010)
Russia	02Runner-up of group 3	003 June 2012	90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Iceland	02Awarded final place^[5]	0018 June 2012	10 (2010)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year.

Squads

Referees

12 referee pairs were selected:^[10]

Referees
Belarus	Andrei Gousko Siarhei Repkin
Croatia	Helena Crnojević Emina Kostecki-Radić
Czech Republic	Jiří Opava Pavel Válek
Denmark	Marlene Kroløkke Lythje Karina Christiansen
France	Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura
Hungary	Péter Horvárth Balázs Márton

Referees
Latvia	Zigmārs Stoļarovs Renārs Līcis
Poland	Joanna Brehmer Agnieszka Skowronek
Romania	Diana-Carmen Florescu Anamaria Duţă
Serbia	Branka Marić Zorica Mašić
Slovakia	Peter Brunovský Vladimír Čanda
Spain	Andreu Marín Ignacio García

Seeding

The draw was scheduled to be held on 6 June 2012 at 14:00 local time in Rotterdam, Netherlands.^[11] The draw procedure was announced on 15 May.^[12]^[13] It was canceled because of the withdrawal of the Dutch Handball Federation.^[4] The draw was rescheduled to 22 June 2012 in Monaco.^[5] The pots were new assigned due to the removal of the Netherlands and the addition of Iceland.^[14]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway Sweden Romania Croatia	France Montenegro Germany Ukraine	Serbia Denmark Russia Hungary	Spain Czech Republic Macedonia Iceland

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 22 June 2012.^[15] The playing schedule was released on 13 July.^[16]^[17]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	67	62	+5	6	Main round
2	Serbia (H)	3	2	1	79	75	+4	4
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	68	71	−3	2
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	62	68	−6	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

4 December 2012 17:45	Ukraine	22–25	Czech Republic	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Borshchenko 7	(7–12)	Štěrbová, Luzumová 6
	4× 6×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 2×

4 December 2012 20:15	Norway	28–26	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Riegelhuth Koren 8	(17–12)	Ognjenović 9
	3× 4× 1×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 6×

6 December 2012 18:15	Serbia	25–23	Ukraine	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
	Popović, Damnjanović 5	(14–10)	Managarova 7
	4× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 7×

6 December 2012 20:15	Czech Republic	19–21	Norway	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
	Poznarová 5	(12–10)	Sulland 8
	4× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

8 December 2012 18:15	Norway	18–17	Ukraine	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,554 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
	Sulland 6	(8–11)	Glibko, Borshchenko 4
	3× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 9× 1×

8 December 2012 20:15	Serbia	28–24	Czech Republic	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
	Lekić, Pop-Lazić 6	(12–15)	Černá, Chrenková 6
	3× 6×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	80	61	+19	4^[a]	Main round
2	Denmark	3	2	1	91	84	+7	4^[a]
3	Sweden	3	2	1	70	65	+5	4^[a]
4	Macedonia	3	0	3	61	92	−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.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c France 2 Pts, +6 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –6 GD

4 December 2012 18:15	France	29–16	Macedonia	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 750 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
	Baudouin 8	(15–10)	Portjanko 6
	3× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 2×

4 December 2012 20:15	Sweden	27–26	Denmark	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
	Ahlm 10	(13–15)	Jørgensen 6
	1× 1×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 4×

6 December 2012 18:15	Macedonia	15–26	Sweden	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
	Bajramoska 4	(8–11)	Torstenson 8
	2× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 1×

6 December 2012 20:15	Denmark	28–27	France	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Nørgaard, Burgaard 7	(15–12)	Baudouin, Njitam 5
	2× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 1×

8 December 2012 18:15	Sweden	17–24	France	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 500 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
	Torstenson 5	(8–13)	Signaté, Mendy 4
	2× 1×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 2×

8 December 2012 20:15	Denmark	37–30	Macedonia	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Augustesen 8	(17–13)	Crvenkoska, Portjanko 7
	3× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	1	83	80	+3	4^[a]	Main round
2	Spain	3	2	1	79	73	+6	4^[a]
3	Germany	3	1	2	58	63	−5	2^[b]
4	Croatia	3	1	2	65	69	−4	2^[b]

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 Hungary 32–31 Spain
^ ^a ^b Croatia 16–17 Germany

4 December 2012 18:15	Germany	20–23	Spain	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN)
	Steinbach 6	(12–13)	Martín 7
	4× 5×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 3×

4 December 2012 20:15	Croatia	28–27	Hungary	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Zebić 9	(15–14)	Tomori 9
	3× 5×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 2×

5 December 2012 18:15	Spain	25–21	Croatia	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Mangué 7	(13–10)	Zebić 7
	3× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 4×

5 December 2012 20:15	Hungary	24–21	Germany	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Görbicz 9	(11–14)	Zapf 5
	2× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 4×

7 December 2012 18:15	Hungary	32–31	Spain	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Tomori 12	(17–14)	Martín 7
	3× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 3×

7 December 2012 20:15	Croatia	16–17	Germany	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Zebić 5	(7–8)	Augsburg 4
	3× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 4×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	3	3	0	0	79	63	+16	6	Main round
2	Russia	3	1	1	1	78	72	+6	3^[a]
3	Romania	3	1	1	1	63	63	0	3^[a]
4	Iceland	3	0	0	3	56	78	−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.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Romania 21–21 Russia

4 December 2012 18:05	Montenegro	26–16	Iceland	Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Bulatović 7	(10–7)	Bragadóttir 5
	3× 5×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 4×

4 December 2012 20:15	Romania	21–21	Russia	Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Curea 9	(12–7)	Khmyrova 6
	3× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

5 December 2012 18:05	Russia	27–30	Montenegro	Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Postnova 5	(14–20)	Knežević, Radičević 6
	1× 1×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 4×

5 December 2012 20:15	Iceland	19–22	Romania	Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN)
	Jónsdóttir 5	(13–15)	Brădeanu 7
	3× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 3×

7 December 2012 18:05	Russia	30–21	Iceland	Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Postnova, Sen 5	(15–8)	Jónsdóttir 4
	2× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 2×

7 December 2012 20:15	Romania	20–23	Montenegro	Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Brădeanu 6	(10–9)	Bulatović 9
	4× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 2×

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	5	4	0	1	140	124	+16	8	Semifinals
2	Serbia (H)	5	3	1	1	124	118	+6	7	Semifinals
3	Denmark	5	3	0	2	148	146	+2	6	Fifth place game
4	Sweden	5	2	1	2	127	127	0	5
5	France	5	2	0	3	111	115	−4	4
6	Czech Republic	5	0	0	5	121	141	−20	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

10 December 2012 16:10	Czech Republic	30–33	Denmark	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 400 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
	Knedlíková, Kutlvašrová 6	(12–13)	Nørgaard 10
	4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 4×

10 December 2012 18:10	Norway	30–19	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Sulland 7	(14–10)	Baudouin 5
	3× 5×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 2×

10 December 2012 20:10	Serbia	23–23	Sweden	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
	Rajović 5	(13–14)	Torstenson 8
	2× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2×

11 December 2012 16:10	Czech Republic	22–24	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Chrenková 4	(10–14)	Ayglon 6
	4× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 2×

11 December 2012 18:10	Norway	28–25	Sweden	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
	Edin 9	(12–14)	Gulldén 10
	3× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3×

11 December 2012 20:10	Serbia	29–26	Denmark	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Damnjanović 8	(16–14)	Jørgensen 5
	4× 6×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 3×

13 December 2012 16:10	Czech Republic	26–35	Sweden	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
	Chrenková 7	(14–14)	Fogelström 7
	3× 1×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

13 December 2012 18:10	Serbia	18–17	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Rajović 5	(10–6)	Signaté 4
	3× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 3×

13 December 2012 20:10	Norway	33–35	Denmark	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN)
	Sulland, Alstad 6	(17–15)	Burgaard 8
	3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	5	4	0	1	128	123	+5	8	Semifinals
2	Hungary	5	3	0	2	132	130	+2	6	Semifinals
3	Russia	5	1	3	1	130	127	+3	5^[a]	Fifth place game
4	Germany	5	2	1	2	119	116	+3	5^[a]
5	Romania	5	1	1	3	114	120	−6	3^[b]
6	Spain	5	1	1	3	128	135	−7	3^[b]

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 Germany 26–26 Russia
^ ^a ^b Spain 26–31 Romania

9 December 2012 16:15	Spain	26–31	Romania	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 700 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Fernández, Mangué 5	(12–15)	Neagu, Curea 7
	3× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 2× 1×

9 December 2012 18:15	Hungary	26–28	Montenegro	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Szucsánszki 8	(9–15)	Radičević 9
	3× 3× 1×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	2× 5× 2×

9 December 2012 20:15	Germany	26–26	Russia	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 600 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Steinbach 9	(16–13)	Khmyrova 6
	3× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

11 December 2012 16:15	Spain	25–25	Russia	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 800 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
	Martín 11	(13–14)	Postnova 7
	3× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3× 1×

11 December 2012 18:15	Germany	27–20	Montenegro	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Steinbach 7	(14–9)	Bulatović 6
	3× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

11 December 2012 20:15	Hungary	25–19	Romania	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Vérten 7	(14–12)	Neagu, Nechita 6
	3× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 1×

13 December 2012 16:15	Spain	23–27	Montenegro	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Fernández 7	(16–13)	Bulatović 6
	4× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 7×

13 December 2012 18:15	Germany	25–23	Romania	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Steinbach 8	(16–9)	Vădineanu, Nechita 7
	3× 3×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 2× 1×

13 December 2012 20:15	Hungary	25–31	Russia	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO)
	Rédei Soós 5	(11–13)	Ilyina 7
	3× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 4×

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

15 December

Norway	30
		16 December
Hungary	19
		Norway	31
15 December
		Montenegro (ET)	34
Serbia	26

Montenegro	27
		Third place

		16 December

		Hungary (ET)	41

		Serbia	38

Semifinals

15 December 2012 14:30	Norway	30–19	Hungary	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Edin, Riegelhuth Koren 6	(16–11)	Görbicz 6
	3× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

15 December 2012 17:00	Serbia	26–27	Montenegro	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
	Filipović 7	(14–13)	Knežević 8
	3× 4×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 3×

Fifth place game

15 December 2012 12:00	Denmark	32–30	Russia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Nørgaard, Burgaard 8	(15–15)	Sen 6
	3× 5×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	3× 3×

Third place game

16 December 2012 14:30	Hungary	41–38 (ET)	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Viktória Rédei Soós 9	(21–19)	three players 7
	4× 1×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 4×
	FT: 33–33 ET: 8–5

Final

16 December 2012 17:00	Norway	31–34 (ET)	Montenegro	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Alstad 11	(11–12)	Knežević 10
	3× 2×	Report^{[dead link‍]}	4× 7×
	FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 3–6

Final ranking and statistics

	Qualified for the 2013 World Championship

Rank	Team
	Montenegro
	Norway
	Hungary
4	Serbia
5	Denmark
6	Russia
7	Germany
8	Sweden
9	France
10	Romania
11	Spain
12	Czech Republic
13	Croatia
14	Ukraine
15	Iceland
16	Macedonia

All-Star Team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Katrine Lunde (NOR)
Right wing	Jovanka Radičević (MNE)
Right back	Katarina Bulatović (MNE)
Centre back	Andrea Lekić (SRB)
Left back	Sanja Damnjanović (SRB)
Left wing	Polina Kuznetsova (RUS)
Pivot	Heidi Løke (NOR)
Best defense player	Anja Althaus (GER)
Most valuable player	Anja Edin (NOR)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Katarina Bulatović	Montenegro	56	119	47%
2	Anita Görbicz	Hungary	41	70	59%
2	Milena Knežević	Montenegro	41	87	47%
4	Jovanka Radičević	Montenegro	40	61	66%
5	Linn Jørum Sulland	Norway	39	76	51%
6	Ann Grete Nørgaard	Denmark	37	51	73%
6	Zsuzsanna Tomori	Hungary	37	66	56%
8	Anja Edin	Norway	34	61	56%
9	Isabelle Gulldén	Sweden	33	56	59%
	Andrea Lekić	Serbia		57	58%
	Laura Steinbach	Germany		56	59%

Source: SportResult.com Archived 2020-08-18 at the Wayback Machine

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Katja Schülke	Germany	41%	45	111
2	Katrine Lunde Haraldsen	Norway	40%	99	247
3	Talida Tolnai	Romania	38%	41	108
4	Linda Pradel	France	37%	22	59
5	Katarina Tomašević	Serbia	36%	98	275
6	Cecilia Grubbström	Sweden	35%	61	174
	Éva Kiss	Hungary		34	97
	Barbora Raníková	Czech Republic		77	221
	Paula Ungureanu	Romania		38	109
	Marina Vukčević	Montenegro		34	97
	Clara Woltering	Germany		36	102

Source: SportResult.com Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

References

^ "Montenegro take EHF EURO 2012 crown". eurohandball.com. 2012-12-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
^ "EK handbal 2012 naar Nederland" (in Dutch). NU. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "Europees kampioenschap handbal voor vrouwen 2012 in Nederland" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c "EHF EURO 2012 official statement". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Serbia to host Women's EHF EURO 2012". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "Ten nations show interest in hosting EHF EURO 2012". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "Eleventh nation registers interest". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ Spain and Serbia to stage 2013 World Championships, by International Handball Federation, 2 October 2010
^ "Playing venues". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
^ "EHF EURO 2012 referees". ehf-euro.com. 2012-11-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "EHF EURO 2012 draw date confirmed". eurohandball.com. 2012-05-11.
^ "EHF EURO 2012 draw procedure released". eurohandball.com. 2012-05-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
^ Draw Procedure
^ "EHF EURO 2012 draw on 22 June". eurohandball.com. 2012-05-19.
^ "Draw for Women's 2012 EURO conducted". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
^ "EHF EURO 2012 playing schedule announced". eurohandball.com. 2012-07-13.
^ Match schedule

External links

Official website
EHF Website Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

[table_hth_FRA0.7703398991238-18] France 2 Pts, +6 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –6 GD

[table_hth_HUN0.23073214349837-19] Hungary 32–31 Spain

[table_hth_GER0.23073214349837-20] Croatia 16–17 Germany

[table_hth_RUS0.32091735784007-21] Romania 21–21 Russia

[table_hth_RUS0.78823093641001-22] Germany 26–26 Russia

[table_hth_ROU0.78823093641001-23] Spain 26–31 Romania

[1] "Montenegro take EHF EURO 2012 crown". eurohandball.com. 2012-12-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-17.

[2] "EK handbal 2012 naar Nederland" (in Dutch). NU. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[3] "Europees kampioenschap handbal voor vrouwen 2012 in Nederland" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2009-09-29.

[Netherlands_out-4] "EHF EURO 2012 official statement". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[Serbia_to_host-5] "Serbia to host Women's EHF EURO 2012". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[6] "Ten nations show interest in hosting EHF EURO 2012". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[7] "Eleventh nation registers interest". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[announcement-8] Spain and Serbia to stage 2013 World Championships, by International Handball Federation, 2 October 2010

[9] "Playing venues". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

[10] "EHF EURO 2012 referees". ehf-euro.com. 2012-11-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-11-17.

[11] "EHF EURO 2012 draw date confirmed". eurohandball.com. 2012-05-11.

[12] "EHF EURO 2012 draw procedure released". eurohandball.com. 2012-05-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

[13] Draw Procedure

[14] "EHF EURO 2012 draw on 22 June". eurohandball.com. 2012-05-19.

[15] "Draw for Women's 2012 EURO conducted". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-22. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

[16] "EHF EURO 2012 playing schedule announced". eurohandball.com. 2012-07-13.

[17] Match schedule

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