France women's national youth handball team

France
Information
AssociationFédération Française de Handball
CoachOlivier De Lafuente
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Youth Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
IHF U-18 World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 2006)
Best result4th Place : 2006, 2008, 2010.
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1992)
Best result 1st (2007, 2023)
Last updated on Unknown.

The France women's youth national handball team is the national under–18 Handball team of the France.[1]

Controlled by the French Handball Federation it represents the country in international matches. It competes in the IHF U18 Handball World Championship (called the Women's Youth (U18) World Championship) and the European U-17 Handball Championship (also called the W17 EHF EURO).

The team has won the W17 EHF EURO twice (in 2007 and 2023) and won gold at the European Youth Olympic Festival twice (in 2019 and 2023).

The current head coach of the team is Olivier De Lafuente.

The team is referred as the "U18" and "U18F".[1]

Achievements

Championships

IHF Youth World Championship:

European U-17 Championship:

  • Winners (2): 2007 and 2023
  • 3rd place (2): 2005 and 2019

Tournaments

European Youth Olympic Festival:

History

Youth Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Youth Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
2010 Didn't Qualify
2014
2018 No Handball Event
2022
Total 0 / 2 0 Titles

IHF World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

IHF Youth World Championship record[2]
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
2006 Semifinals 4th
2008 Semifinals 4th
2010 Semifinals 4th
2012 Quarterfinals 7th
2014 Eightfinals 16th
2016 Quarterfinals 6th
2018 Eightfinals 10th
2020 Cancelled
2022 Quarterfinals 5th
Total 8 / 9 0 Titles

European Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
1992 Didn't Qualify
1994
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005 Semifinals Third
2007 Final Champions
2009 Semifinals 4th
2011 Quarterfinals 5th
2013 First Round 11th
2015 Quarterfinals 7th
2017 Semifinals 4th
2019 Semifinals Third
2021 11th
2023 Final Champions 7 6 0 1 193 149 44
Total 9 / 14 2 Titles

Winning rosters

2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship - Olivier de Lafuente as head coach

Source:[3]

2007 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship - Pierre Mangin as head coach

Source:[4]

Individual awards

2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

All-Star Team:[5]

  • Center Back: Mélissa Chantelly

2007 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

All-Star Team:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Handball Équipe de France Féminine U18 - FFHandball - Profile page of the U18F team".
  2. ^ Women's Youth World Championship Info
  3. ^ "EDFF – U18F – ELLES SONT CHAMPIONNES D'EUROPE".
  4. ^ a b "Un deuxième titre européen pour la France" (in French).
  5. ^ "MEET THE STARS WHO SHINED DURING THE W17 EHF EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS".
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