2004 European Women's Handball Championship

2004 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
Dates	9–19 December
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (2nd title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches	48
Goals scored	2596 (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 European Championships will be 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)

Draw

The following nations were qualified:

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 Semi finals. Losers of the Semi finals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the Final.

Preliminary round

Group A (Debrecen)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Norway	3	3	0	0	83	71	+12	6
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	77	74	+3	4
Spain	3	1	0	2	71	72	-1	2
Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	60	74	-14	0

Group B (Zalaegerszeg)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Slovenia	3	2	0	1	96	86	+10	4
Russia	3	2	0	1	95	82	+13	4
Serbia and Montenegro	3	1	0	2	89	105	-16	2
Croatia	3	1	0	2	82	89	-7	2

Group C (Békéscsaba)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points	Tiebreaker*
Denmark	3	2	0	1	75	70	+5	4	+2
Germany	3	2	0	1	75	73	+2	4	-1
Romania	3	2	0	1	81	75	+6	4	-1
Sweden	3	0	0	3	68	81	-13	0

* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Denmark, Germany and Romania

Group D (Győr)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Hungary	3	3	0	0	98	74	+24	6
Austria	3	2	0	1	91	84	+7	4
France	3	1	0	2	81	95	-14	2
Belarus	3	0	0	3	70	87	-17	0

Main Round

Group I (Győr)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Norway	5	5	0	0	158	115	+43	10
Russia	5	3	0	2	148	133	+15	6
Ukraine	5	3	0	2	124	127	-3	6
Spain	5	2	0	3	138	138	0	4
Slovenia	5	2	0	3	135	151	-16	4
Serbia and Montenegro	5	0	0	5	131	170	-39	0

Group II (Debrecen)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Denmark	5	4	0	1	122	114	+8	8
Hungary	5	4	0	1	146	126	+20	8
Germany	5	3	0	2	133	127	+6	6
Romania	5	3	0	2	137	134	+3	6
Austria	5	1	0	4	138	149	-11	2
France	5	0	0	5	124	150	-26	0

Final round

	Semi Final				Final
	18 December 2004 (Budapest)
	Norway	44
	Hungary	29
					19 December 2004 (Budapest)
					Norway	27
					Denmark	25
					3rd/4th Place
	18 December 2004 (Budapest)			19 December 2004 (Budapest)
	Russia	27		Hungary	29
	Denmark	31			Russia	25

5th/6th Placement Match

19 December 2004

Germany	25 – 24 (ET)	Ukraine

7th/8th Placement Match

18 December 2004

Romania	37 – 28	Spain

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. All-Star Team Goalkeeper:  Karin Mortensen (DEN) Left wing:  Olena Radchenko (UKR) Left back:  Tanja Logvin (AUT) Pivot:  Liudmila Bodnieva (RUS) Centre back:  Gro Hammerseng (NOR) Right back:  Grit Jurack (GER) Right wing:  Josephine Touray (DEN)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Bojana Radulović	Hungary	72	-	-
2	Tatjana Logvin	Austria	63	-	-
3	Elena Berehoiu	Romania	46	-	-
4	Liudmila Bodnieva	Russia	43	-	-
5	Grit Jurack	Germany	43	-	-
6	Olena Reznir	Ukraine	42	-	-
7	Liudmila Postnova	Russia	41	-	-
8	Gro Hammerseng	Norway	38	-	-
9	Mette Sjøberg	Denmark	37	-	-
10	Leila Lejeune	France	35	-	-

Other awards

• Most Valuable Player:  Gro Hammerseng (NOR)

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Europe	European Championship Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championship Nations Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup
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