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2025 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Montenegro
Dates7–20 July
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2025 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and will be held in Montenegro from 7 to 20 July 2025. This edition will feature 24 teams for the first time.

The defending champions are Hungary.

Host selection

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

Expansion

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After the U-17 Euro was officially expanded to 24 teams,[3] the EHF decided to also expand the U-19 competition to 24 teams also on 23 September 2022.[4]

Format

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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

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To accommodate 24 teams and fill in the eight extra spots, the EHF decided to not relegate anyone in 2023 and promote the second, third and fourth place teams from the Women's 19 EHF Championship.

Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 21 June 2024 Norway Oslo 1  Montenegro
Women's 19 EHF EURO 2023 6–16 July 2023  Romania 15  Hungary
 Denmark
 Romania
 Portugal
 Sweden
 France
  Switzerland
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Germany
 Czech Republic
 Iceland
 Serbia
 North Macedonia
 Croatia
EHF Championships 2023 5–13 August 2023[5] Turkey Ankara 4  Austria
 Turkey
 Finland
 Poland
5–13 August 2023[6] Azerbaijan Baku 4  Spain
 Slovenia
 Lithuania
 Faroe Islands

Draw

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The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in Vienna at 11:00 (CET).[7][8]

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

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Czech Republic 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  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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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 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  Iceland 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 C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Sweden 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  Finland 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Romania 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  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 E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Main round
3  Portugal 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 F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Netherlands 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  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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Ranking of second-placed teams

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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

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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

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Group E1

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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

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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

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Group I1

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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

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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

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

Group M1

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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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

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Third place game

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Final

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Final ranking

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship
Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship as a host nation

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF Executive Committee meets in Oslo". www.eurohandball.com.
  2. ^ Pezo, Belmin (June 22, 2024). "Crna Gora će sljedeće godine biti domaćin dva prvenstva Evrope".
  3. ^ "EHF Executive Committee meets in Cologne". www.eurohandball.com.
  4. ^ "EXEC confirms reform of EHF EL; extends YAC EUROs to 24 teams". www.eurohandball.com.
  5. ^ "Spain win W17 EHF Championship in Azerbaijan". www.eurohandball.com.
  6. ^ "Austria claim gold medal at W17 Championships after defeating Türkiye". www.eurohandball.com.
  7. ^ "Draws for four women's YAC events ahead of action-packed summer". www.eurohandball.com.
  8. ^ "Groups drawn for W19 events in summer 2025". www.eurohandball.com.
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