2022 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This tournament was the last to feature 16 teams that had been the case since 2002.
The top three team qualified for the 2023 World Championship and the winner will also qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Norway won their ninth title after defeating Denmark in the final. Bronze went to Montenegro, who defeated France at the extra time.
Bidding process
Bidding timeline
The bidding timeline was as follows:- 1 May 2017: Bidding nations to provide official expression of interest in the hosting of the tournament
- 1 July 2017: Bidding manuals sent to all bidding federations
- 1 November 2017: Deadline for completed bidding and application documentation to be provided to the EHF office
- 15 December 2017: Applications to be approved at the EHF executive committee in Hamburg
- 20 June 2018: appointment of host of EHF Euro 2022 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress in Glasgow, Scotland
Bids
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:
On the 20 June 2018, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro won the hosting rights.
Venues
The four proposed venues were the venues for the event.Draw
The draw was held on 28 April 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.Seedings
The pots were announced on 25 April 2022.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Referees
Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022. Two pairs were replaced in October 2022.Squads
Each squad consisted of 20 players, and 16 players were selected on the day of each match. There was a maximum of six players who can be replaced during the tournament. However, in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential risk of several players from the same team testing positive, there was no limit to the number of replacements for players testing positive.Preliminary round
''All times are UTC+1.''Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Group I
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Group II
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Final ranking
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| 2022 Women's European Champions Norway Ninth title Team roster: Marie Davidsen, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Ragnhild Valle Dahl, Maren Nyland Aardahl, Stine Skogrand, Nora Mørk, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Malin Aune, Silje Solberg-Østhassel, Kristine Breistøl, Vilde Ingstad, Katrine Lunde, Kristina Novak, Henny Reistad, Emilie Hovden, Sunniva Næs Andersen, Anniken Wollik, Thale Rushfeldt Deila, Ane Høgseth. Head coach: Þórir Hergeirsson. |
All Star Team
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 November 2022.| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Cléopatre Darleux |
| Left wing | Emma Friis |
| Left back | Cristina Neagu |
| Centre back | Stine Bredal Oftedal |
| Right back | Katrin Klujber |
| Right wing | Jovanka Radičević |
| Pivot | Pauletta Foppa |
| Best defense player | Kathrine Heindahl |
| Most valuable player | Henny Reistad |