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2006 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	7–17 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (3rd title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	France
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches	47
Goals scored	2510 (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 7–17 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)

Draw

The following nations were qualified:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Hungary Austria Serbia Macedonia	Norway Germany Slovenia Poland	Russia Ukraine Croatia Sweden	Denmark Spain France Netherlands

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 Semi finals. Losers of the Semi finals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Preliminary round

Group A (Skövde)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Hungary	3	3	0	0	107	72	+35	6
Austria	3	2	0	1	83	94	-11	4
Macedonia	3	1	0	2	72	81	-9	2
Serbia	3	0	0	3	77	92	-15	0

December 7, 2006
Serbia	23 – 25	Macedonia
Hungary	42 – 23	Austria
December 8, 2006
Austria	32 – 27	Serbia
Macedonia	22 – 30	Hungary
December 10, 2006
Austria	28 – 25	Macedonia
Hungary	35 – 27	Serbia

Group B (Gothenburg)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Norway	3	3	0	0	102	63	+39	6
Germany	3	2	0	1	83	77	+6	4
Poland	3	1	0	2	75	92	-17	2
Slovenia	3	0	0	3	80	108	-28	0

December 7, 2006
Germany	30 – 20	Poland
Norway	43 – 20	Slovenia
December 8, 2006
Slovenia	30 – 31	Germany
Poland	21 – 32	Norway
December 10, 2006
Slovenia	30 – 34	Poland
Norway	27 – 22	Germany

Group C (Stockholm)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Russia	3	3	0	0	97	69	+28	6
Croatia	3	2	0	1	67	70	-3	4
Sweden	3	1	0	2	57	69	-12	2
Ukraine	3	0	0	3	73	86	-13	0

December 7, 2006
Russia	27 – 22	Croatia
Ukraine	18 – 22	Sweden
December 9, 2006
Croatia	24 – 23	Ukraine
Sweden	15 – 30	Russia
December 10, 2006
Russia	40 – 32	Ukraine
Croatia	21 – 20	Sweden

Group D (Malmö)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points	Tiebreaker*
Spain	3	2	0	1	78	67	+11	4	+1
France	3	2	0	1	76	74	+2	4	0
Denmark	3	2	0	1	77	71	+6	4	-1
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	65	84	-19	0

December 7, 2006
Spain	26 – 16	Netherlands
Denmark	20 – 24	France
December 9, 2006
France	24 – 28	Spain
Netherlands	23 – 30	Denmark
December 10, 2006
Denmark	27 – 24	Spain
France	28 – 26	Netherlands

* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Spain, France and Denmark

Main Round

Group I (Gothenburg)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Norway	5	5	0	0	160	111	+50	10
Germany	5	4	0	1	143	116	+27	8
Hungary	5	3	0	2	166	134	+32	6
Poland	5	2	0	3	130	156	-26	4
Austria	5	1	0	4	121	173	-52	2
Macedonia	5	0	0	5	113	144	-31	0

December 12, 2006
Macedonia	33 – 35	Poland
Hungary	27 – 34	Germany
Austria	24 – 39	Norway
December 13, 2006
Hungary	37 – 21	Poland
Austria	22 – 34	Germany
Macedonia	13 – 28	Norway
December 14, 2006
Austria	24 – 33	Poland
Macedonia	20 – 23	Germany
Hungary	31 – 34	Norway

Group II (Stockholm)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points	Tiebreaker*
Russia	5	5	0	0	145	112	+33	10
France	5	3	0	2	122	117	+5	6
Sweden	5	2	0	3	109	120	-11	4	+4
Croatia	5	2	0	3	117	120	-3	4	-1
Spain	5	2	0	3	124	133	-9	4	-3
Denmark	5	1	0	4	118	133	-15	2

December 12, 2006
Croatia	27 – 29	Spain
Russia	25 – 24	France
Sweden	27 – 22	Denmark
December 13, 2006
Croatia	21 – 22	France
Sweden	24 – 19	Spain
Russia	32 – 27	Denmark
December 14, 2006
Sweden	23 – 28	France
Croatia	26 – 22	Denmark
Russia	31 – 24	Spain

* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Sweden, Croatia and Spain

Final Round (Stockholm)

1st-4th Place

	Semi Final				Final
	December 16, 2006
	Norway	28
					December 17, 2006
	France	24
					Norway	27
	December 16, 2006
					Russia	24
	Germany	29
	Russia	33
					3rd/4th Place
					December 17, 2006
					France	29
					Germany	25

5th/6th Place

December 16, 2006

Hungary	32 – 25	Sweden

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

All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper: Inna Suslina (RUS)
• Left wing: Kari Mette Johansen (NOR)
• Left back: Nadine Krause (GER)
• Pivot: Liudmila Bodnieva (RUS)
• Centre back: Gro Hammerseng (NOR) (MVP)
• Right back: Ibolya Mehlmann (HUN)
• Right wing: Annika Wiel Freden (SWE)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Nadine Krause	Germany	58
2	Karolina Kudłacz	Poland	48
3	Tanja Logvin	Austria	45
4	Kari Mette Johansen	Norway	41
	Gro Hammerseng	Norway
	Grit Jurack	Germany
7	Marina Naukovic	Macedonia	40
8	Ibolya Mehlmann	Hungary	37
9	Angélique Spincer	France	35
10	Yelena Polenova	Russia	34
	Susana Fraile Celaya	Spain

References

• European Handball Federation

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