France women's national junior handball team

France
France
Information
Association	Fédération Française de Handball
Coach	Éric Baradat
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
IHF U-20 World Championship
Appearances	18 (First in 1977)
Best result	Champions (2024)
European Junior Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1996)
Best result	Champions (2017)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The France women's junior national handball team is the national under-20 handball team of France.^[1]

Controlled by the French Handball Federation, it represents the country in international matches. It competes in the IHF U20 Handball World Championship and the European U-19 Handball Championship (called the W19 EHF EURO), which it has both won once.

The team is referred as the "U20" and "U20F".

Head coach Éric Baradat was previously assistant coach of the women's senior national team (2002–2013 and for the 2016 Olympics games).^[2]

History

World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

IHF Junior World Championship record^[3]
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1977	Group Stage	13th place	5	1	0	4	43	63	-20
1979		6th place
1981		7th place
1983		8th place
1985		10th place
1987		9th place
1989	Didn't Qualify
1991		12th place
1993	Didn't Qualify
1995	Quarterfinals	5th place
1997	Eightfinals	9th place
1999	Didn't Qualify
2001
2003
2005	First Round	17th place	8	3	0	5	192	186	+6
2008	Quarterfinals	7th place	8	5	1	2	224	217	+7
2010	Eightfinals	13th place	7	4	1	2	209	164	+45
2012	Final	2nd place	9	6	1	2	235	194	+41
2014	Quarterfinals	5th place	9	7	0	2	250	203	+32
2016	Eightfinals	13th place	7	3	1	3	190	181	+9
2018	Quarterfinals	7th place	9	7	0	2	237	203	+34
2022	Eightfinals	13th place	7	4	2	1	210	154	+56
2024	Final	Champions	8	8	0	0	254	138	+116
Total	18/21	1 Title

European Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

European Junior Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1996		5th place
1998		8th place
2000		11th place
2002		5th place
2004		10th place
2007		5th place
2009		5th place
2011		10th place	7	3	0	4	184	179	+5
2013		7th place
2015		9th place
2017	Final	Champions	7	6	0	1	202	171	+31
2019		8th place	7	3	0	4	186	182	+4
2021	Semi final	3rd place	7	5	0	2	182	160	+22
2023		6th place	7	3	0	4	218	195	+23
Total	14/14	1 Title

Winner roasters

2024 Junior World Handball Championship (U20) roaster^[4]^[5]^[6] - Éric Baradat as head coach

Goalkeepers

Alix Tignon (Pessac [FR], D2)
Romane Le Huault-Parc (Brest Bretagne HB reserve team, N1)
Zazie Samzun (OGC Nice)

Left Wingers

Nina Dury (JDA Dijon, captain)
Louane Texier (Mérignac HB, also center back)
Séphora Genyah (Stella Saint-Maur HB [FR])

Right Wingers

Manon Errard (Metz HB reserve team, N1)
Emma Tuccella (Metz HB senior+reserve team (N1))

Line players

Clémence Nkindanda (Chambray HB reserve team, N1)
Lilou Pintat (JDA Dijon)

Left Backs

Enola Borg (Pessac [FR], D2))
Assa Sissoko Dabo (Mérignac HB)

Centre Backs

Nina Perret (JDA Dijon reserve (N1)+senior team, also back player)

Right Backs

Lina Colinot (Mérignac HB)
Alice Monteillet (JDA Dijon reserve team, N1)
Eva Mbata (Noisy-le-Grand HB [FR], D2)

Back Players

Fatou Karamoko (Stella Saint-Maur HB [FR], also Line Player)
Lylou Borg (Mérignac HB, also Centre Back)

2017 Women’s 19 EHF EURO roaster^[7] - Éric Baradat as head coach

Goalkeepers

Left Wingers

Constance Mauny

Right Wingers

Melvine Deba

Line players

Left Backs

Centre Backs

Right Backs

Individual awards

2024 Junior World Handball Championship (U20)

All-Star Team:^[8]

Right wing: Manon Errard
Line player: Lilou Pintat

Awards:

MVP: Lylou Borg

2017 Women’s 19 EHF EURO

All-Star Team:

Right back: Jannela Blonbou