2017 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship

The 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship was the eleventh edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, held in Celje, Slovenia from 27 July to 7 August 2017.[1]

2017 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Dates	27 July – 7 August
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches	56
Goals scored	2804 (50.07 per match)
Attendance	9,376 (167 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sorina Tîrcă (56 goals)
Best player	Kristina Jørgensen
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Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host			1	Slovenia
Women’s 17 EHF EURO 2015	13–23 August 2015	Skopje	2	Denmark  Russia
qualification tournament	17–19 March 2017	Group 1 Skopje	2	Hungary  North Macedonia
		Group 2 Carballo	2	Spain  Romania
		Group 3 Michalovce	2	France  Montenegro
		Group 4 Đurđevac	2	Croatia  Netherlands
		Group 5 Hodonín	2	Sweden  Serbia
		Group 6 Zhlobin	1	Portugal
		Group 7 Myrina	1	Norway
		Group 8 Regensburg	1	Germany

Draw

The draw was held on 20 April 2017 in Paris.[2][3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Denmark  Russia  Hungary  Spain	Slovenia  Croatia  France  Sweden	Germany  Norway  Portugal  Romania	Netherlands  North Macedonia  Montenegro  Serbia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	0	1	83	71	+12	4[lower-alpha 1]	Main round
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	83	81	+2	4[lower-alpha 1]
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	71	80	−9	2[lower-alpha 2]	Intermediate round
4	Sweden	3	1	0	2	70	75	−5	2[lower-alpha 2]

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
Notes:

1. Netherlands 26–34 Hungary
2. Romania 26–23 Sweden

27 July 2017 13:00	Hungary	26–21	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Háfra 8	(14–11)	Tîrcă 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3× 1×

27 July 2017 15:00	Sweden	23–26	Netherlands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 400 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Thorleifsdóttir 5	(8–11)	Housheer 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 2×

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28 July 2017 13:00	Netherlands	26–34	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 77 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Freriks 7	(14–18)	Klujber, Márton 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

28 July 2017 15:00	Romania	26–23	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Tîrcă 8	(11–13)	Lerby, Olsson 4
	4× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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30 July 2017 13:00	Hungary	23–24	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Klujber 5	(14–12)	Olsson 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

30 July 2017 15:00	Romania	24–31	Netherlands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 120 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Tîrcă 7	(14–16)	Housheer 12
	3× 4×	Report	1× 4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	95	50	+45	6	Main round
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	80	63	+17	4
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	75	69	+6	2	Intermediate round
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	49	117	−68	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.

27 July 2017 17:00	Russia	23–15	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Dudina, Skorobogatchenko 5	(11–10)	Reistad 3
	2× 4×	Report	3× 1×

27 July 2017 19:00	Croatia	35–14	North Macedonia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 55 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Japundža 6	(14–3)	Gichevska 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 4×

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28 July 2017 17:00	North Macedonia	15–42	Russia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Gichevska 6	(9–20)	Skorobogatchenko 6
	2× 2×	Report	3× 5×

28 July 2017 19:00	Norway	25–20	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 44 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Reistad 5	(13–12)	Japundža 6
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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30 July 2017 17:00	Russia	30–20	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Skorobogatchenko 7	(13–8)	Kalčić, Mikolić 5
	3× 6×	Report	2× 3×

30 July 2017 19:00	Norway	40–20	North Macedonia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Ellertsen 7	(19–9)	Bozinovska 6
	2× 3×	Report	6×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	0	87	69	+18	6	Main round
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	70	64	+6	4
3	Spain	3	1	0	2	79	76	+3	2	Intermediate round
4	Serbia	3	0	0	3	59	86	−27	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.

27 July 2017 13:00	Spain	20–21	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 106 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Cesáreo 5	(9–11)	three players 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 7×

27 July 2017 15:00	France	26–21	Serbia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Mauny 7	(10–12)	Cvijić 6
	2× 5×	Report	2× 4×

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28 July 2017 13:00	Serbia	18–34	Spain	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 80 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Cvijić 5	(11–15)	González 8
	3× 6×	Report	4× 2×

28 July 2017 15:00	Germany	23–24	France	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Maidhof 4	(10–14)	Blonbou 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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30 July 2017 13:00	Spain	25–37	France	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Vegué 8	(14–16)	Blonbou 10
	4× 1×	Report	4× 4×

30 July 2017 15:00	Germany	26–20	Serbia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Bayerl 6	(10–10)	Cvijić 7
	2× 7× 1×	Report	3× 7× 1×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	84	54	+30	6	Main round
2	Montenegro	3	2	0	1	63	58	+5	4
3	Slovenia (H)	3	1	0	2	65	68	−3	2	Intermediate round
4	Portugal	3	0	0	3	49	81	−32	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
(H) Host.

27 July 2017 17:00	Denmark	32–16	Portugal	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	three players 5	(16–8)	Moreno 6
	3× 1×	Report	4× 2× 1×

27 July 2017 19:00	Slovenia	17–24	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 500 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Baruca 4	(8–9)	Brnović 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

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28 July 2017 17:00	Montenegro	18–26	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Jovićević 6	(10–14)	Jørgensen 7
	3× 1×	Report	2× 5×

28 July 2017 19:00	Portugal	18–28	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 500 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Minciună 7	(10–15)	Akalović, Strnad 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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30 July 2017 17:00	Portugal	15–21	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 110 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Oliveira 7	(6–8)	Brnović 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

30 July 2017 19:00	Denmark	26–20	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 732 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Ellebæk, Hougaard 4	(16–11)	Vučko 8
	3× 5×	Report	2× 2×

Intermediate round

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	3	0	0	84	67	+17	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	86	63	+23	4
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	80	66	+14	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	North Macedonia	3	0	0	3	50	104	−54	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.

1 August 2017 13:00	Sweden	40–15	North Macedonia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 80 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Matthijs-Holmberg 7	(16–5)	Gichevska 8
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

1 August 2017 15:00	Romania	29–23	Croatia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Tecar 7	(13–13)	Lukić 7
	2× 4×	Report	1× 6×

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2 August 2017 13:00	North Macedonia	21–29	Romania	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Gichevska 6	(10–17)	Tîrcă 9
	2× 5×	Report	1× 3×

2 August 2017 15:00	Croatia	22–23	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 166 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Japundža 5	(14–10)	Scheuer Larsson 9
	2× 2×	Report	2× 4×

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	88	63	+25	6	9–12th place semifinals
2	Slovenia (H)	3	2	0	1	80	65	+15	4
3	Portugal	3	1	0	2	65	79	−14	2	13–16th place semifinals
4	Serbia	3	0	0	3	62	88	−26	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
(H) Host.

1 August 2017 13:00	Serbia	22–25	Portugal	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Cvijić 8	(11–10)	Oliveira 8
	4× 6×	Report	3× 4×

1 August 2017 15:00	Spain	25–23	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 166 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Mbengue 5	(15–12)	Strnad 7
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3× 1×

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2 August 2017 13:00	Portugal	22–29	Spain	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Monteiro, Oliveira 8	(13–15)	Vegué 6
	1× 5×	Report	2× 1× 1×

2 August 2017 15:00	Slovenia	29–22	Serbia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Akalović 5	(16–8)	Cvijić 11
	1× 3×	Report	3× 1×

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	87	68	+19	6	Semifinals
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	72	62	+10	4
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	65	78	−13	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Netherlands	3	0	0	3	75	91	−16	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.

1 August 2017 17:00	Netherlands	29–32	Norway	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Freriks 10	(16–18)	Reistad 11
	3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

1 August 2017 19:00	Hungary	27–24	Russia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Klujber 10	(15–14)	Skorobogatchenko 8
	1× 5×	Report	2× 6×

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2 August 2017 17:00	Norway	18–26	Hungary	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Reistad 5	(8–15)	Hornyák 6
	2× 2×	Report	2× 1×

2 August 2017 19:00	Russia	25–20	Netherlands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Skorobogatchenko 6	(14–11)	Drent 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 6×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	75	64	+11	6	Semifinals
2	France	3	2	0	1	77	68	+9	4
3	Montenegro	3	1	0	2	63	77	−14	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Germany	3	0	0	3	67	73	−6	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.

1 August 2017 17:00	Germany	23–27	Montenegro	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 70 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Stuttfeld, Zschocke 5	(12–12)	Konatar 8
	3× 4×	Report	7× 1×

1 August 2017 19:00	France	25–27	Denmark	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 160 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Blonbou 6	(14–15)	Friis 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 4×

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2 August 2017 17:00	Montenegro	18–28	France	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Čarapić, Jovićević 5	(11–21)	Blonbou, Ekoh 6
	3× 2×	Report	2×

2 August 2017 19:00	Denmark	22–21	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 500 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Stougaard 8	(14–6)	Peter 5
	2× 4×	Report	4×

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	4 August
	Hungary	26
					6 August
	France	31
					France	31
	4 August
					Russia	26
	Denmark	27
	Russia	28
					Third place
					6 August
					Hungary	26
					Denmark	28

9th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				9th place
	4 August
	Romania	26
					5 August
	Slovenia	17
					Romania	32
	4 August
					Sweden	30
	Spain	21
	Sweden	27
					11th place
					5 August
					Slovenia	28
					Spain	29

5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				5th place
	4 August
	Norway	28
					6 August
	Germany (ET)	31
					Germany	27
	4 August
					Netherlands	26
	Montenegro	25
	Netherlands	29
					7th place
					6 August
					Norway	28
					Montenegro	23

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place
	4 August
	Croatia	27
					5 August
	Serbia	18
					Croatia	32
	4 August
					Portugal	22
	Portugal	35
	North Macedonia	22
					15th place
					5 August
					Serbia	24
					North Macedonia	21

13–16th place semifinals

4 August 2017 12:00	Croatia	27–18	Serbia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Mrazović 8	(13–8)	Cvijić 4
	1× 3×	Report	3× 5×

4 August 2017 14:30	Portugal	35–22	North Macedonia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 56 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Minciună 11	(17–12)	Bozinovska 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

9–12th place semifinals

4 August 2017 17:00	Romania	26–17	Slovenia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Tîrcă 8	(13–12)	Helbel 5
	4× 3×	Report	2× 2×

4 August 2017 19:30	Spain	21–27	Sweden	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 88 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Zarco 9	(11–12)	Lerby 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 1×

5–8th place semifinals

4 August 2017 12:00	Norway	28–31 (ET)	Germany	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Lund 9	(13–10)	Maidhof 12
	2× 3×	Report	1× 2×
	FT: 23–23 ET: 5–8

4 August 2017 14:30	Montenegro	25–29	Netherlands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Jovićević 7	(11–14)	Housheer 9
	2× 4×	Report	1× 3×

Semifinals

4 August 2017 19:30	Denmark	27–28	Russia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 500 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Jørgensen 9	(15–13)	Shaposhnikova, Skorobogatchenko 5
	3× 3×	Report	2×

4 August 2017 17:00	Hungary	26–31	France	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 300 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Háfra 7	(13–15)	Blonbou 9
	2×	Report	4× 2×

15th place game

5 August 2017 12:00	Serbia	24–21	North Macedonia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR)
	Radović 5	(12–10)	Bozinovska 7
	1× 4×	Report	3× 5× 1×

13th place game

5 August 2017 14:30	Croatia	32–22	Portugal	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Mrazović 9	(17–9)	Moreno 6
	1× 3×	Report	3× 4×

Eleventh place game

5 August 2017 17:00	Slovenia	28–29	Spain	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 200 Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
	Vučko 7	(15–18)	Mbengue 5
	1× 2×	Report	3× 2×

Ninth place game

5 August 2017 19:30	Romania	32–30	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 100 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Tîrcă 12	(19–12)	Lerby 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 4×

Seventh place game

6 August 2017 10:00	Norway	28–23	Montenegro	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 50 Referees: Kjær, Pedersen (DEN)
	Lund 6	(14–13)	Brnović, Konatar 5
		Report	1× 2×

Fifth place game

6 August 2017 12:30	Germany	27–26	Netherlands	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 150 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Degenhardt, Maidhof 6	(11–16)	van Wetering 7
	2× 7× 1×	Report	2× 4×

Third place game

6 August 2017 15:00	Hungary	26–28	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 266 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Háfra 9	(13–14)	Ellebæk, Jørgensen 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 1×

Final

6 August 2017 17:30	France	31–26	Russia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 500 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Ekoh 7	(18–15)	Skorobogatchenko 8
	3× 3×	Report	2× 1×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	France
	Denmark
	Hungary
4	Germany
5	Netherlands
6	Norway
7	Montenegro
8	Romania
9	Sweden
10	Spain
11	Slovenia
12	Croatia
13	Portugal
14	Serbia
15	North Macedonia
16	Russia[4]

Tournament awards

The all-star team and awards were announced on 6 August 2017.[5]

All-star team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Amalie Milling
Right wing	Katrin Klujber
Right back	Jannela Blonbou
Centre back	Milana Tazhenova
Left back	Henny Reistad
Left wing	Bo van Wetering
Pivot	Tatjana Brnović

Awards

Best defense player	Charlotte Kieffer
Most valuable player	Kristina Jørgensen
Top scorer	Sorina Tîrcă

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Sorina Tîrcă	Romania	56
2	Jannela Blonbou	France	47
3	Lidija Cvijić	Serbia	45
	Antonina Skorobogatchenko	Russia
5	Dione Housheer	Netherlands	43
6	Katrin Klujber	Hungary	38
7	Merel Freriks	Netherlands	37
	Noémi Háfra	Hungary
9	Karichma Ekoh	France	35
	Diana Oliveira	Portugal

References

1. "Making their mark in Slovenia". EHF. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
2. "Women's 19 EHF EURO 2017 Draw takes place on 20 April". EHF. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
3. "Preliminary round groups drawn for Women's 19 EHF EURO 2017". EHF. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. "Russia lose women's 19 EHF EURO 2017 silver medal following players' doping violations". EHF. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. "Women's 19 EHF EURO All-Star Team announced". EHF. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

External links

• Official website