2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship Qualification tournament

2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship Qualification tournament
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–25 November
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Serbia
Runners-up Iceland
Third place Slovenia
Fourth place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored299 (49.83 per match)
Attendance2,400 (400 per match)
Top scorer(s) Dorota Bačenková
(23 goals)

The 2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship Qualification tournament was an event which was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 22 to 25 November 2021 to decide the final qualifier for the 2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship.[1]

Serbia won the qualifier and advanced to the 2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship.[2][3][4] After Russia was disqualified due to its invasion of Ukraine, Iceland, by finishing second, also qualified for the championship.

Format

Four teams play each other in a round robin format where the group winners would qualify for the 2023 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship.

Teams

Team Qualification
 Austria[a] Finished 14th at the 2021 European Championship.
 Slovakia Finished 15th at the 2021 European Championship.
 Slovenia Finished 16th at the 2021 European Championship.
 Serbia Host. Losing finalist in the 2021 EHF Championship.
 Iceland Losing finalist in the 2021 EHF Championship.
  1. ^ Austria withdrew from the tournament due to travel restrictions measures imposed by Austrian authorities due to Covid-19.[5]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia (H) 3 3 0 0 88 62 +26 6 Qualification for the European Championship
2  Iceland[a] 3 2 0 1 73 78 −5 4
3  Slovenia 3 1 0 2 69 74 −5 2
4  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 69 85 −16 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
  1. ^ Replaced Russia after they were disqualified due to the war in Ukraine.
22 November 2021
15:30
Slovenia  21–24  Iceland Sports Centre Voždovac, Belgrade
Attendance: 200
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
Ocepek 5 (9–9) Ágústsdóttir 8
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22 November 2021
18:00
Slovakia  20–30  Serbia Sports Centre Voždovac, Belgrade
Attendance: 600
Referees: Antașev, Musatov (RUS)
Šalatová 6 (10–16) Ćetković, Cvetković 6
 6× Report  5× 1×

23 November 2021
15:30
Iceland  29–26  Slovakia Sports Centre Voždovac, Belgrade
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
Þorkelsdóttir 9 (14–15) Bačenková 11
 3× Report  3×
23 November 2021
18:00
Serbia  27–22  Slovenia Sports Centre Voždovac, Belgrade
Attendance: 600
Referees: Antașev, Musatov (RUS)
Ćetković 7 (13-6) Zulić 9
 2× Report  2×

25 November 2021
15:30
Slovakia  23–26  Slovenia Sports Centre Voždovac, Belgrade
Attendance: 100
Referees: Antașev, Musatov (RUS)
Bačenková 10 (10–12) Kolobarić 8
 3× Report  1×
25 November 2021
18:00
Serbia  31–20  Iceland Sports Centre Voždovac, Belgrade
Attendance: 800
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
Ćetković 7 (15–7) Ágústsdóttir, Jóhannsdóttir 4
 4× Report  1×

See also

References

  1. ^ "Five teams to compete for place at W17/W19 EHF EURO 2023". www.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ "Iceland and Serbia claim early advantage in qualification race". www.eurohandball.com.
  3. ^ "Hosts set for final day qualification showdown". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ "Dominating Serbia grab W17/W19 EHF EURO 2023 ticket". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
  5. ^ "Last berths at W17 and W19 EHF EURO 2023 up for grabs". ehfec.eurohandball.com.