2018 European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | France |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Dates | 29 November–16 December |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | France (1st title) |
Runner-up | Russia |
Third place | Netherlands |
Fourth place | Romania |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 2,504 (53.28 per match) |
Attendance | 237,980 (5,063 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Katarina Krpež Slezak (50 goals) |
Best player | Anna Vyakhireva |
The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in France in from 29 November to 16 December 2018. It was the first time France hosts the women's tournament. The matches were played in Brest, Montbéliard, Nancy, Nantes and Paris.[1]
France defeated Russia in the final to claim their first title.[2]
Bidding process
[edit]The interested nations were as follows:[3]
In December 2013, these were announced as the bids:[4]
France was recommended as the preferred bid.[5] On 20 September 2014, in Dublin, Ireland, France was announced as the host.[6] This is the first time France is hosting the Women's EHF Euro.
Venues
[edit]Paris | Nantes | Montbéliard | |||||
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AccorHotels Arena Capacity: 15,603 |
Hall XXL Capacity: 12,000 |
Axone Capacity: 6,400 | |||||
Nancy | Brest | ||||||
Palais des Sports Jean Weille Capacity: 6,000 |
Brest Arena Capacity: 4,500 | ||||||
Qualification
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]All 16 qualified teams took part in the previous 2016 championship.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
[edit]The draw was held on 12 June 2018 at 12:00 at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, France.[7][8]
Seedings
[edit]The pots were announced on 4 June 2018.[7]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
[edit]Referees
[edit]12 referee pairs were selected on 4 October 2018.[9]
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Preliminary round
[edit]All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 73 | +11 | 4[a] | Main round |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 4[a] | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 80 | +3 | 4[a] | |
4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 84 | −15 | 0 |
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:
30 November 2018 18:00 |
Serbia | 33–26 | Poland | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,230 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
Krpež Šlezak 11 | (13–14) | Kudłacz-Gloc 6 | ||
1× 3× | Report[dead link] | 1× 4× |
30 November 2018 21:00 |
Denmark | 30–29 | Sweden | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,847 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Tranborg 7 | (15–16) | Hagman 7 | ||
2× 6× 1× | Report[dead link] | 3× 3× |
2 December 2018 15:00 |
Poland | 21–28 | Denmark | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,683 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Kobylińska 7 | (9–11) | K. Jørgensen, Østergaard 5 | ||
2× 1× 1× | Report[dead link] | 2× 6× |
2 December 2018 18:00 |
Sweden | 22–21 | Serbia | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,810 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
Alm 5 | (11–13) | Krpež Slezak 7 | ||
1× 4× | Report[dead link] | 3× 5× |
4 December 2018 18:00 |
Sweden | 23–22 | Poland | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,014 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
Blomstrand, Hagman 4 | (10–5) | Grzyb 9 | ||
3× 2× | Report[dead link] | 1× 5× |
4 December 2018 21:00 |
Denmark | 25–30 | Serbia | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,026 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
Østergaard 6 | (13–17) | Krpež Šlezak, Lekić 8 | ||
3× 4× | Report[dead link] | 2× 2× |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 75 | +2 | 4[a] | Main round |
2 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 4[a] | |
3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 81 | −2 | 2[b] | |
4 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 93 | −11 | 2[b] |
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:
29 November 2018 21:00 |
France | 23–26 | Russia | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
Kanor 6 | (11–11) | Dmitrieva 8 | ||
4× 5× | Report[dead link] | 2× 4× |
30 November 2018 21:00 |
Montenegro | 36–32 | Slovenia | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
Radičević 7 | (18–12) | Gros 8 | ||
2× 6× | Report[dead link] | 3× 2× |
2 December 2018 15:00 |
Slovenia | 21–30 | France | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
Gros 5 | (8–17) | Zaadi 6 | ||
2× 2× | Report[dead link] | 4× 2× |
2 December 2018 18:00 |
Russia | 24–23 | Montenegro | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,229 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Samokhina 7 | (13–15) | Jauković 12 | ||
3× 5× | Report[dead link] | 4× 1× |
4 December 2018 18:00 |
Russia | 27–29 | Slovenia | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
Kochetova 6 | (13–13) | Gros 12 | ||
3× 3× 1× | Report[dead link] | 3× 6× |
4 December 2018 21:00 |
France | 25–20 | Montenegro | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 5,220 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Nze Minko 7 | (16–8) | Radičević 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report[dead link] | 3× 4× |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 75 | +15 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 72 | +9 | 4 | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 83 | −24 | 0 |
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.
1 December 2018 15:00 |
Hungary | 25–28 | Netherlands | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Háfra, Kovács 5 | (11–11) | Abbingh, Dulfer 5 | ||
4× 5× | Report[dead link] | 1× 5× |
1 December 2018 18:00 |
Spain | 25–18 | Croatia | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
Pena 7 | (15–5) | Dežić 4 | ||
3× 3× | Report[dead link] | 2× 3× |
3 December 2018 18:00 |
Croatia | 18–24 | Hungary | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,731 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Krsnik 8 | (9–13) | Háfra, Kovács, Schatzl 5 | ||
1× 7× | Report[dead link] | 2× 4× |
3 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands | 28–27 | Spain | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 3,862 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Groot 9 | (14–11) | Martín 6 | ||
2× 3× | Report[dead link] | 1× 6× |
5 December 2018 18:00 |
Netherlands | 34–23 | Croatia | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 4,470 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
Amega 8 | (17–10) | Kalaus, Turk 6 | ||
2× 2× | Report[dead link] | 2× 2× |
5 December 2018 21:00 |
Hungary | 32–26 | Spain | Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 2,768 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) |
Planéta 8 | (19–14) | Martín 6 | ||
3× 4× | Report[dead link] | 2× 2× |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 75 | +16 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 89 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 81 | +5 | 2 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 92 | −19 | 0 |
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.
1 December 2018 15:00 |
Norway | 32–33 | Germany | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Oftedal 7 | (16–15) | Bölk, Großmann 5 | ||
2× 5× | Report[dead link] | 2× 5× |
1 December 2018 18:00 |
Romania | 31–28 | Czech Republic | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 3,098 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
Buceschi 9 | (17–11) | Luzumová, Malá 5 | ||
1× 4× | Report[dead link] | 2× 7× 1× |
3 December 2018 18:00 |
Germany | 24–29 | Romania | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,106 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) |
Behnke 8 | (11–14) | Buceschi 11 | ||
1× 4× | Report[dead link] | 2× 4× |
3 December 2018 21:00 |
Czech Republic | 17–31 | Norway | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 1,734 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
Marčíková 4 | (10–20) | Aune, Løke 6 | ||
3× 1× | Report[dead link] | 2× 1× |
5 December 2018 18:00 |
Germany | 30–28 | Czech Republic | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,930 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Schmelzer 7 | (16–16) | Luzumová 10 | ||
2× 5× | Report[dead link] | 2× 4× |
5 December 2018 21:00 |
Norway | 23–31 | Romania | Brest Arena, Brest Attendance: 2,782 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Aune, Kristiansen 5 | (12–18) | Neagu 11 | ||
3× 1× | Report[dead link] | 2× 1× |
Main round
[edit]Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group will be taken over.
Group I
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 131 | +10 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | France (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 118 | +18 | 7 | |
3 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 132 | +7 | 5 | Fifth place game |
4 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 4[a] | |
5 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 128 | −4 | 4[a] | |
6 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 142 | −11 | 2 |
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:
6 December 2018 18:00 |
Denmark | 23–29 | France | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 5,296 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Woller 5 | (11–17) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
3× 7× 1× | Report[dead link] | 3× 3× |
6 December 2018 21:00 |
Sweden | 28–30 | Montenegro | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,614 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
Gulldén 6 | (14–18) | Radičević 9 | ||
2× 4× 1× | Report[dead link] | 3× 6× |
Both matches were scheduled for 8 December, but moved back due to the Yellow vests movement.[10]
9 December 2018 15:00 |
Sweden | 21–21 | France | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 7,241 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Gulldén 6 | (14–11) | Lacrabère 5 | ||
2× 1× | Report[dead link] | 3× 3× |
9 December 2018 18:00 |
Serbia | 25–29 | Russia | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 6,420 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
Krpež Šlezak 7 | (13–16) | Dmitrieva 7 | ||
2× 2× | Report[dead link] | 2× 5× |
10 December 2018 18:00 |
Denmark | 21–32 | Russia | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,812 Referees: Bethmann, Tzaferopoulos (GRE) |
Heindahl 5 | (9–14) | Vyakhireva 9 | ||
3× 6× | Report[dead link] | 3× 7× 1× |
10 December 2018 21:00 |
Serbia | 27–28 | Montenegro | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 2,307 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
Krpež Šlezak 12 | (15–12) | Jauković, Mehmedović, Raičević 6 | ||
2× 2× | Report[dead link] | 3× 3× |
12 December 2018 15:45 |
Denmark | 24–23 | Montenegro | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,811 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
Hansen 6 | (15–11) | Radičević 7 | ||
3× 5× | Report[dead link] | 3× 3× |
12 December 2018 18:00 |
Sweden | 39–30 | Russia | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 3,848 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Hagman 17 | (18–17) | Samokhina 6 | ||
1× 2× | Report[dead link] | 3× 3× |
12 December 2018 21:00 |
Serbia | 28–38 | France | Hall XXL, Nantes Attendance: 7,046 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
Kovačević, Krpež Šlezak, Pop-Lazić 5 | (14–18) | Nze Minko 9 | ||
1× 2× | Report[dead link] | 1× 2× |
Group II
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 126 | +2 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 132 | +8 | 6[a] | |
3 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 131 | +24 | 6[a] | Fifth place game |
4 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 146 | −7 | 6[a] | |
5 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 137 | −5 | 4 | |
6 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 149 | −22 | 0 |
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:
7 December 2018 18:00 |
Spain | 23–29 | Germany | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,217 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Martín 7 | (9–17) | Bölk, Geschke, Schmelzer 4 | ||
1× 4× 1× | Report[dead link] | 2× 3× |
7 December 2018 21:00 |
Hungary | 25–38 | Norway | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,180 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
Tóth 6 | (12–19) | Løke 7 | ||
1× 4× | Report[dead link] | 1× 5× |
9 December 2018 15:00 |
Hungary | 26–25 | Germany | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,926 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) |
Lukács 7 | (12–10) | Stolle 9 | ||
2× 2× | Report[dead link] | 2× 1× |
9 December 2018 18:00 |
Netherlands | 29–24 | Romania | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 3,016 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Abbingh, Bont 6 | (11–10) | Buceschi 8 | ||
1× 2× | Report[dead link] | 3× 2× |
11 December 2018 18:00 |
Spain | 25–27 | Romania | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,359 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
González 6 | (12–10) | Neagu 7 | ||
1× 3× | Report[dead link] | 1× 3× |
11 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands | 16–29 | Norway | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,803 Referees: Mošorinski, Pandžić (SRB) |
Polman 4 | (7–15) | Jacobsen 5 | ||
1× | Report[dead link] | 1× 3× |
12 December 2018 15:45 |
Spain | 26–33 | Norway | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,791 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
López 5 | (17–18) | Oftedal 8 | ||
1× 5× 1× | Report[dead link] | 1× 1× |
12 December 2018 18:00 |
Hungary | 31–29 | Romania | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 1,844 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE) |
Háfra, Schatzl 6 | (17–17) | Neagu 9 | ||
2× 4× | Report[dead link] | 1× 2× |
12 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands | 27–21 | Germany | Palais des Sports Jean Weille, Nancy Attendance: 2,104 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Dulfer, Polman 6 | (13–11) | Geschke 5 | ||
1× 1× | Report[dead link] | 1× |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||
14 December | ||||||
Russia | 28 | |||||
16 December | ||||||
Romania | 22 | |||||
Russia | 21 | |||||
14 December | ||||||
France | 24 | |||||
Netherlands | 21 | |||||
France | 27 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
16 December | ||||||
Romania | 20 | |||||
Netherlands | 24 |
Fifth place game
[edit]14 December 2018 14:00 |
Sweden | 29–38 | Norway | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 8,639 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
Lagerquist 7 | (14–22) | Kristiansen 6 | ||
2× | Report[dead link] | 2× 1× |
Semifinals
[edit]14 December 2018 17:30 |
Russia | 28–22 | Romania | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 8,122 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
Vyakhireva 13 | (16–15) | Dragut, Pintea 4 | ||
2× 2× | Report[dead link] | 2× 7× |
14 December 2018 21:00 |
Netherlands | 21–27 | France | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,463 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
Abbingh 7 | (11–12) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
2× 2× | Report[dead link] | 2× 3× |
Third place game
[edit]16 December 2018 14:00 |
Romania | 20–24 | Netherlands | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 13,145 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Ardean-Elisei 6 | (8–15) | Polman 7 | ||
1× 2× | Report[dead link] | 1× 1× |
Final
[edit]16 December 2018 17:30 |
Russia | 21–24 | France | AccorHotels Arena, Paris Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
Vyakhireva 7 | (12–13) | Lacrabère 6 | ||
1× 3× | Report[dead link] | 2× 2× 1× |
Final ranking and statistics
[edit]Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified for the 2019 World Championship |
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All Star Team[edit]The All Star Team and awards were announced on 16 December 2018.[11]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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Top goalkeepers[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ European Handball Federation (20 September 2014). "France to host women's EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "France claim title in front of record EHF EURO crowd". eurohandball.com. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Seven nations bid to host EHF EURO events in 2018 and 2020". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ "European Handball Federation - EHF EURO bidding nations confirmed / Article". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.
- ^ "European Handball Federation - Croatia hosts meeting of EHF Executive Committee / Article". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
- ^ "First-timer France bids for Women's EHF EURO 2018". www.eurohandball.com.
- ^ a b "Pots set for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw on 12 June". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ ""Handballissime" moments at Women's EHF EURO 2018 Final Tournament Draw". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "EHF nominates referees for Women's EHF EURO 2018". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "EHF EURO matches rescheduled". eurohandball.com. 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF EURO 2018 All-star team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Top goalscorers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ "Top goalkeepers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 2018-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
- 2018 European Women's Handball Championship
- European Women's Handball Championship
- 2018 in women's handball
- International handball competitions hosted by France
- 2018 in French women's sport
- Women's handball in France
- International sports competitions in Paris
- 2018 in Paris
- Sport in Metz
- Sport in Nancy, France
- Sport in Brest, France
- Sport in Nantes
- November 2018 sports events in Europe
- December 2018 sports events in Europe