2025 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship

2025 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Montenegro
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Dates30 July–10 August
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)

The 2025 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship is the 16th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, and will be held in Montenegro from 30 July to 10 August 2025. This edition will feature 24 teams for the first time.

The defending champions are France.

Host selection

Montenegro won the hosting rights unopposed at an EHF meeting in Oslo on 21 June 2024.[1][2]

Expansion

At a meeting in Ljubljana, the EHF Executive Committee announced that they would analyse a possible expansion to 24 teams.[3] On 17 June 2022, the EHF officially expanded the event to 24 teams.[4]

Format

In the first round, 24 teams are divided into 6 groups of 4:

  • The six group winners plus the two best runner up (one from Groups A, B and C and one from Groups D, E and F) advance to the Main round.
  • The four worst runners up and the four best third place teams (two from Groups A, B and C and two from Groups D, E and F) move on to the Intermediate round.
  • The two worst third place teams (one from Groups A, B and C and one from Groups D, E and F) and all fourth place teams play in the Elimination round.

In the Second round, all teams are again split into 6 groups of 4, but this time, against the teams who advanced to the same round as them. Each separate phase (Main, Intermediate and Elimination) consist of eight teams and are split into 2 group of four.

  • The teams in the Main round fight to win the championship.
  • The teams in the Intermediate round play for rankings 9–16.
  • The teams in the Elimination round play for positions 17–24 and to not get relegated.

Regarding the Main round, The top two from each group progresses to the semifinals, where the winners of the semifinals play for the title, while the two semifinal losers play for bronze.

Qualification

To accommodate 24 teams and fill in the eight extra spots, the EHF decided to not relegate anyone in 2023. Then, the four highest ranked teams not yet qualified were brought in. The decide the final four spots, the remaining registered teams were separated into two qualification groups where the top two from each qualifier progressed to the final tournament.[5]

Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 21 June 2024 Oslo 1  Montenegro
Women's 17 EHF EURO 2023 3–13 July 2023  Montenegro 15  France
 Denmark
 Germany
 Croatia
 Hungary
 Serbia
 Netherlands
 Sweden
 Norway
 Romania
 Czech Republic
  Switzerland
 Portugal
 Iceland
 North Macedonia
Rankings 4  Austria
 Faroe Islands
 Slovenia
 Spain
Qualification 22–24 November 2024 Radzymin 2  Poland
 Lithuania
Çankaya 2  Slovakia
 Turkey

Venues

The venues are in Podgorica.

Bemax Arena
Capacity: 2,244 		Morača Sports Center
Capacity: 2,100 		Verde Complex
Capacity: 6,000

Draw

The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in Vienna at 11:00 (CET).[6][7] The draw was conducted by EHF Secretary General, Martin Hausleitner, and Chief Sports Officer, Markus Glaser. As hosts, Montenegro had the right to select their group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Denmark
 Hungary
 Germany
 France
 Croatia
 Netherlands 		 Norway
 Sweden
 Montenegro
 Romania
 Iceland
 Portugal 		  Switzerland
 North Macedonia
 Czech Republic
 Serbia
 Spain
 Austria 		 Slovenia
 Faroe Islands
 Slovakia
 Poland
 Lithuania
 Turkey

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Main round
3  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Intermediate round
4  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elimination round
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.
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Main round
3  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Intermediate round
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elimination round
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.
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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Main round
3   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Intermediate round
4  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elimination round
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.
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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Main round
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Intermediate round
4  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elimination round
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.
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Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Montenegro (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Main round
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Intermediate round
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elimination round
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.
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Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Main round
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Intermediate round
4  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elimination round
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.
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Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Second place Group 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 B Second place Group 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intermediate round
3 C Second place Group 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
Pos Grp Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D Second place Group 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2 E Second place Group 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intermediate round
3 F Second place Group 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Third place Group 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intermediate round
2 2 Third place Group 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Third place Group 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Third place Group 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Third place Group 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elimination round
6 6 Third place Group 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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.

Elimination round

Group E1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17–20th place semifinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21–24th place semifinals
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
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Group E2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17–20th place semifinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21–24th place semifinals
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
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Intermediate round

Group I1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9–12th place semifinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place semifinals
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
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Group I2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9–12th place semifinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place semifinals
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
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Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced was transferred to the main round.

Group M1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5–8th place semifinals
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
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Group M2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5–8th place semifinals
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.
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Placement round

Bracket

21st place bracket
 
21–24th place semifinals21st place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23rd place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

21–24th place semifinals

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23rd place game

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21st place game

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17st place bracket
 
17–20th place semifinals17th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19rd place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

17–20th place semifinals

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19th place game

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17th place game

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13th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15th place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

13–16th place semifinals

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15th place game

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13th place game

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9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinals9th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11th place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

9–12th place semifinals

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11th place game

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9th place game

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5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7th place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5–8th place semifinals

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7th place game

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5th place game

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Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

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Third place game

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Final

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Final ranking

Rank Team
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Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship as a host nation

See also

References

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  2. ^ Pezo, Belmin (June 22, 2024). "Crna Gora će sljedeće godine biti domaćin dva prvenstva Evrope".
  3. ^ "EXEC awards EHF Beach Handball EURO, cancels 'away-goals' rule". www.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ "EHF Executive Committee meets in Cologne". www.eurohandball.com.
  5. ^ "Groups drawn for W17 EHF EURO 2025 Qualification Tournaments". www.eurohandball.com.
  6. ^ "Draws for four women's YAC events ahead of action-packed summer". www.eurohandball.com.
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