2004 European Women's Handball Championship

2004 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	9–19 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (2nd title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	2,596 (54.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bojana Radulović (HUN) (72 goals)
Best player	Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
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The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.

Venues

The 2004 European Championship was held in the following cities:

Debrecen (Preliminary Group A, Main Group 2)
Zalaegerszeg (Preliminary Group B)
Békéscsaba (Preliminary Group C)
Győr (Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1)
Budapest (Final Round)

Qualification

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament¹
Hungary	Host	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Denmark	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Norway	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
France	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	2 (2000, 2002)
Russia	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Austria	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Belarus	Playoff winner	2 (2000, 2002)
Croatia	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Czech Republic	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 2002)
Germany	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Romania	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002)
Serbia and Montenegro	Playoff winner	2² (2000, 2002)
Slovenia	Playoff winner	1 (2002)
Spain	Playoff winner	2 (1998, 2002)
Sweden	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 2002)
Ukraine	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

² as FR Yugoslavia

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, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off.
Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th 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	Norway	3	3	0	83	71	+12	6	Main round
2	Ukraine	3	2	1	77	74	+3	4
3	Spain	3	1	2	71	72	−1	2
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	60	74	−14	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.

9 December 2004 17:00	Czech Republic	18–19	Spain	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
		(12–6)
		Report

9 December 2004 19:10	Norway	27–24	Ukraine	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
		(15–12)
		Report

11 December 2004 17:00	Ukraine	25–20	Czech Republic	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Küçükyılmaz, Altan (TUR)
		(13–8)
		Report

11 December 2004 19:10	Spain	25–26	Norway	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
		(11–14)
		Report

12 December 2004 17:00	Ukraine	28–27	Spain	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
		(13–16)
		Report

12 December 2004 19:10	Norway	30–22	Czech Republic	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Van der Helm, Wiebrands (NED)
		(16–10)
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	2	1	96	86	+10	4^[a]	Main round
2	Russia	3	2	1	95	82	+13	4^[a]
3	Serbia and Montenegro	3	1	2	89	105	−16	2^[b]
4	Croatia	3	1	2	82	89	−7	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 Russia 30–31 Slovenia
^ ^a ^b Serbia and Montenegro 34–30 Croatia

9 December 2004 18:00	Russia	30–31	Slovenia	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
	Turey 6	(12–17)	Derepasko 9
	2× 5×	Report	3× 4×

9 December 2004 20:00	Serbia and Montenegro	34–30	Croatia	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
		(17–16)
		Report

11 December 2004 18:00	Croatia	22–26	Russia	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
	Horvat 7	(10–15)	Shipilova 5
	4× 5×	Report	3× 6×

11 December 2004 20:00	Slovenia	36–26	Serbia and Montenegro	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
		(17–9)
		Report

12 December 2004 18:00	Russia	39–29	Serbia and Montenegro	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL)
	Bodniyeva 9	(18–13)	Batinić 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 6×

12 December 2004 20:00	Slovenia	29–30	Croatia	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
		(16–17)
		Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	2	1	75	70	+5	4^[a]	Main round
2	Germany	3	2	1	75	73	+2	4^[a]
3	Romania	3	2	1	81	75	+6	4^[a]
4	Sweden	3	0	3	68	81	−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.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –1 GD, 50 GS; Romania 2 Pts, –1 GD, 49 GS

9 December 2004 18:00	Romania	32–25	Sweden	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Küçükyılmaz, Altan (TUR)
		(16–10)
		Report

9 December 2004 20:15	Denmark	27–24	Germany	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
		(12–14)
		Report

10 December 2004 18:00	Germany	26–24	Romania	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL)
		(12–14)
		Report

10 December 2004 20:15	Sweden	21–24	Denmark	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
		(9–11)
		Report

12 December 2004 18:15	Denmark	24–25	Romania	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
		(11–12)
		Report

12 December 2004 20:15	Germany	25–22	Sweden	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
		(10–11)
		Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	3	3	0	98	74	+24	6	Main round
2	Austria	3	2	1	91	84	+7	4
3	France	3	1	2	81	95	−14	2
4	Belarus	3	0	3	70	87	−17	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

9 December 2004 17:45	Hungary	32–22	Belarus	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Van der Helm, Wiebrands (NED)
		(17–7)
		Report

9 December 2004 20:00	France	29–36	Austria	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
		(11–17)
		Report

10 December 2004 17:45	Austria	29–34	Hungary	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
		(15–17)
		Report

10 December 2004 20:00	Belarus	27–29	France	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
		(14–15)
		Report

12 December 2004 17:00	France	23–32	Hungary	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
		(12–14)
		Report

12 December 2004 19:00	Austria	26–21	Belarus	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
		(12–8)
		Report

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	5	5	0	158	115	+43	10	Semifinals
2	Russia	5	3	2	148	133	+15	6^[a]	Semifinals
3	Ukraine	5	3	2	124	127	−3	6^[a]	Fifth place game
4	Spain	5	2	3	138	138	0	4^[b]	Seventh place game
5	Slovenia	5	2	3	135	151	−16	4^[b]
6	Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	5	131	170	−39	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 Ukraine 24–28 Russia
^ ^a ^b Spain 30–28 Slovenia

14 December 2004 15:00	Spain	32–29	Serbia and Montenegro	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 500 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
		(13–17)
		Report

14 December 2004 17:00	Ukraine	24–22	Slovenia	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
		(8–11)
		Report

14 December 2004 19:10	Norway	25–24	Russia	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Riegelhuth 6	(10–9)	Postnova 10
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

15 December 2004 15:00	Ukraine	24–28	Russia	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL)
	Reznir 16	(9–16)	Muravyova, Postnova 6
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 7×

15 December 2004 17:00	Spain	30–28	Slovenia	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
		(12–16)
		Report

15 December 2004 19:10	Norway	39–24	Serbia and Montenegro	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Küçükyılmaz, Altan (TUR)
		(20–15)
		Report

16 December 2004 15:00	Spain	24–27	Russia	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	Oncina 5	(12–17)	Bodniyeva 9
	4× 5×	Report	2× 8× 1×

16 December 2004 17:00	Ukraine	24–23	Serbia and Montenegro	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
		(15–9)
		Report

16 December 2004 19:10	Norway	41–18	Slovenia	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL)
		(16–8)
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	4	1	122	114	+8	8^[a]	Semifinals
2	Hungary (H)	5	4	1	146	126	+20	8^[a]	Semifinals
3	Germany	5	3	2	133	127	+6	6^[b]	Fifth place game
4	Romania	5	3	2	137	134	+3	6^[b]	Seventh place game
5	Austria	5	1	4	138	149	−11	2
6	France	5	0	5	124	150	−26	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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Denmark 24–23 Hungary
^ ^a ^b Germany 26–24 Romania

14 December 2004 15:45	Romania	31–25	France	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
		(15–13)
		Report

14 December 2004 17:45	Germany	25–26	Hungary	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
		(13–10)
		Report

14 December 2004 19:45	Denmark	25–22	Austria	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
		(16–14)
		Report

15 December 2004 15:45	Germany	29–23	Austria	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
		(13–13)
		Report

15 December 2004 17:45	Romania	25–31	Hungary	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
		(13–17)
		Report

15 December 2004 19:45	Denmark	22–20	France	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Van der Helm, Wiebrands (NED)
		(10–12)
		Report

16 December 2004 15:45	Germany	29–27	France	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
		(13–16)
		Report

16 December 2004 17:45	Denmark	24–23	Hungary	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
		(8–14)
		Report

16 December 2004 19:45	Romania	32–28	Austria	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
		(14–15)
		Report

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

18 December

Norway	44
		19 December
Hungary	29
		Norway	27
18 December
		Denmark	25
Russia	27

Denmark	31
		Third place

		19 December

		Hungary	29

		Russia	25

Semifinals

18 December 2004 17:00	Norway	44–29	Hungary	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK)
	Hårsaker 9	(21–16)	Radulovics 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 8×

18 December 2004 19:30	Russia	27–31	Denmark	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
	Postnova 7	(11–11)	Touray 7
	4× 5×	Report	3× 7× 1×

Seventh place game

18 December 2004 14:30	Spain	28–37	Romania	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
	Ortuño 7	(17–16)	Avadanii 11
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Fifth place game

19 December 2004 12:30	Ukraine	24–25 (ET)	Germany	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	Lyapina 7	(8–8)	Jurack 9
	3× 6×	Report	3× 3×
	FT: 22–22 ET: 2–3

Third place game

19 December 2004 15:00	Hungary	29–25	Russia	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Radulovics 12	(14–13)	Turey 7
	4× 7×	Report	3× 6× 1×

Final

19 December 2004 17:30	Norway	27–25	Denmark	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Lunde 6	(11–11)	Hørlykke, Thomsen 4
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

	Norway
	Denmark
	Hungary
4	Russia
5	Germany
6	Ukraine
7	Romania
8	Spain
9	Slovenia
10	Austria
11	France
12	Serbia and Montenegro
13	Croatia
14	Sweden
15	Czech Republic
16	Belarus

2004 Women's European Champions

Norway
2nd title

Team roster

Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Kristine Lunde, Kari Mette Johansen, Isabel Blanco, Vigdis Hårsaker, Randi Gustad, Elisabeth Hilmo, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Ragnhild Aamodt, Camilla Thorsen, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Kjersti Beck, Terese Pedersen and Katrine Lunde.
Head coach: Marit Breivik.

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Bojana Radulovics	Hungary	72	123	59
2	Tatjana Logvin	Austria	63	111	57
3	Elena Avadanii	Romania	46	62	74
4	Grit Jurack	Germany	43	86	50
5	Lyudmila Bodniyeva	Russia	42	49	86
5	Olena Reznir	Ukraine	42	84	50
7	Liudmila Postnova	Russia	41	84	49
8	Gro Hammerseng	Norway	38	55	69
9	Mette Sjøberg	Denmark	37	72	51
10	Leila Lejeune	France	35	61	57
10	Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth	Norway	35	60	58

Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Nataliya Borysenko	Ukraine	41	48	117
1	Karin Mortensen	Denmark	41	87	210
3	Madeleine Grundström	Sweden	39	51	132
3	Katrine Lunde	Norway	39	54	138
5	Kjersti Beck	Norway	38	58	152
5	Irina Sirina	Hungary	38	37	97
7	Alexandra Gräfer	Germany	36	52	143
8	Luminița Dinu	Romania	35	59	168
	Natalia Petrakova	Belarus		33	93
	Paula Rădulescu	Romania		41	117
	Sergeja Stefanišin	Slovenia		64	181
	Larysa Zaspa	Ukraine		56	159

Source: EHF

[table_hth_SLO0.45940592021654-1] Russia 30–31 Slovenia

[table_hth_SCG0.45940592021654-2] Serbia and Montenegro 34–30 Croatia

[table_hth_DEN0.5440714073107-3] Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –1 GD, 50 GS; Romania 2 Pts, –1 GD, 49 GS

[table_hth_RUS0.82170245043081-4] Ukraine 24–28 Russia

[table_hth_ESP0.82170245043081-5] Spain 30–28 Slovenia

[table_hth_DEN0.41493006582136-6] Denmark 24–23 Hungary

[table_hth_GER0.41493006582136-7] Germany 26–24 Romania

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Venues

Qualification

Competition format

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Group I

Group II

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

All-Star Team

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers