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.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Dates | 9–19 December |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 2,596 (54.08 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player | ![]() |
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The 2004 European Championship was held in the following cities:
Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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Hungary | Host | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
Denmark | Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
Norway | Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
France | Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 2 (2000, 2002) |
Russia | Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
Austria | Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
Belarus | Playoff winner | 2 (2000, 2002) |
Croatia | Playoff winner | 2 (1994, 1996) |
Czech Republic | Playoff winner | 2 (1994, 2002) |
Germany | Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
Romania | Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002) |
Serbia and Montenegro | Playoff winner | 22 (2000, 2002) |
Slovenia | Playoff winner | 1 (2002) |
Spain | Playoff winner | 2 (1998, 2002) |
Sweden | Playoff winner | 3 (1994, 1996, 2002) |
Ukraine | Playoff winner | 5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 71 | +12 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 74 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 72 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 0 |
9 December 2004 17:00 |
Czech Republic | 18–19 | Spain | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER) |
(12–6) | ||||
Report |
9 December 2004 19:10 |
Norway | 27–24 | Ukraine | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
(15–12) | ||||
Report |
11 December 2004 17:00 |
Ukraine | 25–20 | Czech Republic | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Küçükyılmaz, Altan (TUR) |
(13–8) | ||||
Report |
11 December 2004 19:10 |
Spain | 25–26 | Norway | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
(11–14) | ||||
Report |
12 December 2004 17:00 |
Ukraine | 28–27 | Spain | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
(13–16) | ||||
Report |
12 December 2004 19:10 |
Norway | 30–22 | Czech Republic | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Van der Helm, Wiebrands (NED) |
(16–10) | ||||
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 86 | +10 | 4[a] | Main round |
2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 82 | +13 | 4[a] | |
3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 105 | −16 | 2[b] | |
4 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 89 | −7 | 2[b] |
9 December 2004 18:00 |
Russia | 30–31 | Slovenia | Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) |
Turey6 | (12–17) | Derepasko9 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
9 December 2004 20:00 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 34–30 | Croatia | Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
(17–16) | ||||
Report |
11 December 2004 18:00 |
Croatia | 22–26 | Russia | Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER) |
Horvat7 | (10–15) | Shipilova5 | ||
4× 5× | Report | 3× 6× |
11 December 2004 20:00 |
Slovenia | 36–26 | Serbia and Montenegro | Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
(17–9) | ||||
Report |
12 December 2004 18:00 |
Russia | 39–29 | Serbia and Montenegro | Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL) |
Bodniyeva9 | (18–13) | Batinić7 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× |
12 December 2004 20:00 |
Slovenia | 29–30 | Croatia | Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU) |
(16–17) | ||||
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 4[a] | Main round |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 4[a] | |
3 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 75 | +6 | 4[a] | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 81 | −13 | 0 |
9 December 2004 18:00 |
Romania | 32–25 | Sweden | Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Küçükyılmaz, Altan (TUR) |
(16–10) | ||||
Report |
9 December 2004 20:15 |
Denmark | 27–24 | Germany | Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO) |
(12–14) | ||||
Report |
10 December 2004 18:00 |
Germany | 26–24 | Romania | Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL) |
(12–14) | ||||
Report |
10 December 2004 20:15 |
Sweden | 21–24 | Denmark | Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
(9–11) | ||||
Report |
12 December 2004 18:15 |
Denmark | 24–25 | Romania | Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
(11–12) | ||||
Report |
12 December 2004 20:15 |
Germany | 25–22 | Sweden | Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) |
(10–11) | ||||
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 74 | +24 | 6 | Main round |
2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 84 | +7 | 4 | |
3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 95 | −14 | 2 | |
4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 87 | −17 | 0 |
9 December 2004 17:45 |
Hungary | 32–22 | Belarus | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Van der Helm, Wiebrands (NED) |
(17–7) | ||||
Report |
9 December 2004 20:00 |
France | 29–36 | Austria | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
(11–17) | ||||
Report |
10 December 2004 17:45 |
Austria | 29–34 | Hungary | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
(15–17) | ||||
Report |
10 December 2004 20:00 |
Belarus | 27–29 | France | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU) |
(14–15) | ||||
Report |
12 December 2004 17:00 |
France | 23–32 | Hungary | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
(12–14) | ||||
Report |
12 December 2004 19:00 |
Austria | 26–21 | Belarus | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO) |
(12–8) | ||||
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 115 | +43 | 10 | Semifinals |
2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 133 | +15 | 6[a] | |
3 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 127 | −3 | 6[a] | Fifth place game |
4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 4[b] | Seventh place game |
5 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 151 | −16 | 4[b] | |
6 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 170 | −39 | 0 |
14 December 2004 15:00 |
Spain | 32–29 | Serbia and Montenegro | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 500 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER) |
(13–17) | ||||
Report |
14 December 2004 17:00 |
Ukraine | 24–22 | Slovenia | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
(8–11) | ||||
Report |
14 December 2004 19:10 |
Norway | 25–24 | Russia | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
Riegelhuth6 | (10–9) | Postnova10 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
15 December 2004 15:00 |
Ukraine | 24–28 | Russia | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL) |
Reznir16 | (9–16) | Muravyova, Postnova6 | ||
3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 7× |
15 December 2004 17:00 |
Spain | 30–28 | Slovenia | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
(12–16) | ||||
Report |
15 December 2004 19:10 |
Norway | 39–24 | Serbia and Montenegro | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Küçükyılmaz, Altan (TUR) |
(20–15) | ||||
Report |
16 December 2004 15:00 |
Spain | 24–27 | Russia | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
Oncina5 | (12–17) | Bodniyeva9 | ||
4× 5× | Report | 2× 8× 1× |
16 December 2004 17:00 |
Ukraine | 24–23 | Serbia and Montenegro | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN) |
(15–9) | ||||
Report |
16 December 2004 19:10 |
Norway | 41–18 | Slovenia | University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Sołodko, Sołodko (POL) |
(16–8) | ||||
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 114 | +8 | 8[a] | Semifinals |
2 | Hungary (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 126 | +20 | 8[a] | |
3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 127 | +6 | 6[b] | Fifth place game |
4 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 134 | +3 | 6[b] | Seventh place game |
5 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 149 | −11 | 2 | |
6 | France | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 150 | −26 | 0 |
14 December 2004 15:45 |
Romania | 31–25 | France | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO) |
(15–13) | ||||
Report |
14 December 2004 17:45 |
Germany | 25–26 | Hungary | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU) |
(13–10) | ||||
Report |
14 December 2004 19:45 |
Denmark | 25–22 | Austria | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) |
(16–14) | ||||
Report |
15 December 2004 15:45 |
Germany | 29–23 | Austria | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
(13–13) | ||||
Report |
15 December 2004 17:45 |
Romania | 25–31 | Hungary | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) |
(13–17) | ||||
Report |
15 December 2004 19:45 |
Denmark | 22–20 | France | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Van der Helm, Wiebrands (NED) |
(10–12) | ||||
Report |
16 December 2004 15:45 |
Germany | 29–27 | France | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
(13–16) | ||||
Report |
16 December 2004 17:45 |
Denmark | 24–23 | Hungary | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO) |
(8–14) | ||||
Report |
16 December 2004 19:45 |
Romania | 32–28 | Austria | Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS) |
(14–15) | ||||
Report |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Norway | 44 | ||||
| 19 December | |||||
| Hungary | 29 | ||||
| Norway | 27 | ||||
| 18 December | |||||
| Denmark | 25 | ||||
| Russia | 27 | ||||
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| Denmark | 31 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| 19 December | |||||
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| Hungary | 29 | ||||
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| Russia | 25 |
18 December 2004 17:00 |
Norway | 44–29 | Hungary | Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Rančík, Beňo (SVK) |
Hårsaker9 | (21–16) | Radulovics10 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 3× 8× |
18 December 2004 19:30 |
Russia | 27–31 | Denmark | Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO) |
Postnova7 | (11–11) | Touray7 | ||
4× 5× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
18 December 2004 14:30 |
Spain | 28–37 | Romania | Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER) |
Ortuño7 | (17–16) | Avadanii11 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× |
19 December 2004 12:30 |
Ukraine | 24–25 (ET) | Germany | Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
Lyapina7 | (8–8) | Jurack9 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | ||
FT: 22–22 ET: 2–3 |
19 December 2004 15:00 |
Hungary | 29–25 | Russia | Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
Radulovics12 | (14–13) | Turey7 | ||
4× 7× | Report | 3× 6× 1× |
19 December 2004 17:30 |
Norway | 27–25 | Denmark | Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
Lunde6 | (11–11) | Hørlykke, Thomsen4 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× |
Final ranking
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All-Star Team
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Top goalscorers
Source: EHF |
Top goalkeepers
Source: EHF |