# 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(s) 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:
* Macedonia
However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:
* Slovenia, Macedonia & Montenegro
On the 20 June 2018, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro won the hosting rights.
Voting Results :
| Bids |
| Bids | Votes |
| Slovenia, Macedonia & Montenegro | 41 |
| Votes against the bid | 1 |
| Total | 42 |

## Venues

The four proposed venues were the venues for the event.
| Slovenia | Slovenia | Montenegro | North Macedonia |
| Ljubljana | Celje | Podgorica | Skopje |
| Arena Stožice | Zlatorog Arena | Morača Sports Center | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center |
| Capacity: 12,480 | Capacity: 5,191 | Capacity: 6,000 (reduced to 4,317) | Capacity: 10,000 |
| LjubljanaCelje | LjubljanaCelje | Podgorica | Skopje |

## Qualification
### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Slovenia | Co-hosts | 20 June 2018 | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| North Macedonia | Co-hosts | 20 June 2018 | 5 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2012) |
| Montenegro | Co-hosts | 20 June 2018 | 6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Norway | 2020 champions | 20 December 2020 | 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Netherlands | Group 3 top two | 4 March 2022 | 8 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Poland | Group 1 top two | 4 March 2022 | 7 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Denmark | Group 2 top two | 5 March 2022 | 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Switzerland | Group 1 top two | 6 March 2022 | 0 (debut) |
| France | Group 4 top two | 6 March 2022 | 11 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Sweden | Group 6 top two | 20 April 2022 | 12 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Germany | Group 3 top two | 21 April 2022 | 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Spain | Group 5 top two | 21 April 2022 | 11 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Hungary | Group 5 top two | 21 April 2022 | 14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Serbia | Group 6 top two | 23 April 2022 | 8 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Romania | Group 2 top two | 24 April 2022 | 13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
| Croatia | Group 4 top two | 24 April 2022 | 11 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## 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 |
| Norway  France  Denmark  Poland | Netherlands  Montenegro  Hungary  Sweden | Slovenia  North Macedonia  Croatia  Germany | Spain  Romania  Serbia  Switzerland |

## Referees

Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022. Two pairs were replaced in October 2022.
Referees :
| Austria | Ana Vranes Marlis Wenninger |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tatjana Praštalo Vesna Balvan |
| Germany | Maike Merz Tanja Kuttler |
| Moldova | Igor Covalciuc Line Alexei Covalciuc |
| Montenegro | Jelena Vujačić Anđelina Kažanegra |
| North Macedonia | Ismailj Metalari Nenad Nikolovski |
Referees :
| Norway | Eskil Braseth Leif Sundet |
| Portugal | Vânia Sá Marta Sá |
| Serbia | Vanja Antić Jelena Jakovljević |
| Slovenia | Ozren Backović Mirko Palačković |
| Spain | Javier Álvarez Ion Bustamante |
| Ukraine | Marina Duplii Olena Pobedrina |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 66 | +36 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 97 | −22 | 1 | |
| 4 November 2022 18:00 | Hungary | 33–28 | Switzerland | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,168 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 4 November 2022 18:00 | Klujber 9 | (12–14) | Schmid 6 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,168 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 4 November 2022 18:00 | 3× | Report | 3× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,168 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 | Norway | 32–23 | Croatia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,179 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 | Mørk 8 | (16–14) | S. Posavec 4 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,179 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 | 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,179 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 21–18 | Hungary | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,424 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 | Blažević 9 | (10–7) | Győri-Lukács 4 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,424 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 1× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,424 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 | Switzerland | 21–38 | Norway | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,123 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 | Emmenegger 5 | (9–19) | Oftedal 6 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,123 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 | 1× | Report | 2× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,123 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 26–26 | Switzerland | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 | Japundža 6 | (14–12) | Emmenegger 7 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 | 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 | Norway | 32–22 | Hungary | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 | Ingstad 8 | (14–12) | Klujber 6 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 | 4× | Report | 4× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,088 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 68 | +15 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Slovenia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 4 | Main round |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 88 | −22 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Sweden 2 Pts, +9 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, 0 GD, Slovenia 2 Pts, −9 GD
| 4 November 2022 18:00 | Denmark | 26–28 | Slovenia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 4 November 2022 18:00 | Østergaard 7 | (15–14) | Gros 8 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 4 November 2022 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 4× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 | Sweden | 27–21 | Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 | Hagman 9 | (14–9) | Stamenić 6 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 4 November 2022 20:30 | 5× | Report | 1× 1× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 2,878 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 | Slovenia | 22–33 | Sweden | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 | Gros 5 | (13–14) | Hagman 9 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 6 November 2022 18:00 | 2× | Report | 2× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 | Serbia | 21–34 | Denmark | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 | Stoiljković 6 | (11–18) | three players 4 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 6 November 2022 20:30 | 3× | Report | 1× 6× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 | Slovenia | 27–24 | Serbia | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 | Omoregie 6 | (13–15) | Radosavljević 6 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 8 November 2022 18:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 | Denmark | 25–23 | Sweden | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 | Friis 9 | (13–5) | Axnér 9 | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 8 November 2022 20:30 | 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,027 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 69 | +14 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 87 | −7 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | North Macedonia (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 85 | −33 | 0 | |
| 5 November 2022 18:00 | France | 24–14 | North Macedonia | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 5 November 2022 18:00 | Lassource 4 | (12–5) | Janeska 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 5 November 2022 18:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 4× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 | Netherlands | 29–28 | Romania | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 | Van der Heijden 7 | (14–12) | three players 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 2× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,809 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 | North Macedonia | 15–30 | Netherlands | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 | Ristovska 4 | (9–17) | Smits 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 5× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 | Romania | 21–35 | France | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 | Grozav, Neagu 5 | (11–17) | Nze Minko 6 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 | North Macedonia | 23–31 | Romania | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 | Dabevska 7 | (12–13) | Neagu 10 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 6× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 | France | 26–24 | Netherlands | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 | Foppa, Nze Minko 4 | (14–12) | Malestein 9 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 2× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,389 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Montenegro (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 2 | Main round |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 2 | |
* 1 2 3 Spain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Germany 2 Pts, 0 GD, Poland 2 Pts, −1 GD
| 5 November 2022 18:00 | Montenegro | 30–23 | Spain | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 5 November 2022 18:00 | Jauković, Radičević 5 | (12–9) | Cabral 5 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 5 November 2022 18:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 3× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 | Poland | 23–25 | Germany | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 | Balsam 5 | (12–11) | Grijseels 8 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 5 November 2022 20:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,019 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 | Germany | 25–29 | Montenegro | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 | Bölk, Grijseels 7 | (12–15) | Jauković 9 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 7 November 2022 18:00 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 2× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 | Spain | 21–22 | Poland | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 | Cabral 7 | (12–12) | Kobylińska 5 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 7 November 2022 20:30 | 4× | Report | 1× 4× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 3,406 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 | Poland | 23–26 | Montenegro | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 | Kobylińska 6 | (12–12) | Radičević 12 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 9 November 2022 18:00 | 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 | Germany | 21–23 | Spain | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 | Grijseels 6 | (10–11) | Campos 6 | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 9 November 2022 20:30 | 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,317 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |

## Main round
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 124 | +13 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 124 | +22 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 126 | +16 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Slovenia (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 132 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 133 | −27 | 2 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 137 | −16 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Norway 29–31 Denmark
* 1 2 Croatia 21–18 Hungary
| 10 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 18–26 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 10 November 2022 18:00 | Blažević 5 | (12–13) | Gros 7 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 10 November 2022 18:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 2× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 10 November 2022 20:30 | Hungary | 27–29 | Denmark | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 10 November 2022 20:30 | Klujber 8 | (12–14) | Friis 7 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 10 November 2022 20:30 | 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,126 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 12 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 17–26 | Denmark | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 12 November 2022 18:00 | Pavlović 6 | (8–14) | Jørgensen 5 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 12 November 2022 18:00 | 2× | Report | 4× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 12 November 2022 20:30 | Norway | 27–25 | Sweden | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 12 November 2022 20:30 | Reistad 7 | (13–13) | Carlson 9 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 12 November 2022 20:30 | 3× | Report | 1× 4× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 1,323 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 14 November 2022 18:00 | Norway | 26–23 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 14 November 2022 18:00 | Reistad 10 | (16–15) | Gros 5 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 14 November 2022 18:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 14 November 2022 20:30 | Hungary | 25–30 | Sweden | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 November 2022 20:30 | Klujber 6 | (15–18) | Roberts 9 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 14 November 2022 20:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 | Hungary | 29–25 | Slovenia | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 | Klujber 9 | (14–14) | Gros 6 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 | 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 | Croatia | 27–31 | Sweden | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 | Petika 6 | (11–17) | Hagman 8 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 | Norway | 29–31 | Denmark | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 | Mørk 8 | (13–12) | A. M. Hansen 7 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 4,263 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD) |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 108 | +45 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 151 | −13 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 144 | +8 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 137 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 144 | −19 | 3 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 158 | −19 | 2 | |
| 11 November 2022 18:00 | Netherlands | 28–36 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 11 November 2022 18:00 | Malestein 8 | (13–17) | Grijseels 8 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 11 November 2022 18:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 7× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 11 November 2022 20:30 | Romania | 28–27 | Spain | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 11 November 2022 20:30 | Pintea 7 | (12–11) | González Ortega, Gutiérrez Bermejo 4 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 11 November 2022 20:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 389 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 13 November 2022 18:00 | Netherlands | 29–29 | Spain | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 13 November 2022 18:00 | Freriks, Smits 6 | (15–17) | Cabral, Valdivia 4 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 13 November 2022 18:00 | 3× | Report | 3× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 13 November 2022 20:30 | France | 27–19 | Montenegro | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 13 November 2022 20:30 | Foppa 6 | (12–9) | Radičević 6 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 13 November 2022 20:30 | 3× | Report | 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 973 Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR) |
| 15 November 2022 18:00 | Romania | 34–35 | Montenegro | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 15 November 2022 18:00 | Neagu 9 | (18–18) | Grbić, Radičević 8 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 15 November 2022 18:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 15 November 2022 20:30 | France | 29–21 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 15 November 2022 20:30 | Kanor 5 | (13–9) | Grijseels 7 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 15 November 2022 20:30 | 4× | Report | 1× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 924 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 | Romania | 28–32 | Germany | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 770 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 | Neagu 7 | (14–16) | Stockschläder 10 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 770 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 16 November 2022 15:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 770 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 | Netherlands | 42–25 | Montenegro | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 | Smits 7 | (21–15) | Jauković 11 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 16 November 2022 18:00 | 4× | Report | 4× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 | France | 36–23 | Spain | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 | Valentini 6 | (17–9) | Campos 5 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 16 November 2022 20:30 | 1× | Report | 2× | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 842 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 November | 18 November |
| Denmark | 27 |
| Denmark | 27 | 20 November | 20 November |
| Montenegro | 23 | 20 November | 20 November |
| Montenegro | 23 | Denmark | 25 |
| 18 November | 18 November | | Denmark | 25 |
| 18 November | 18 November | Norway | 27 |
| Norway | 28 | Norway | 27 |
| France | 20 | | |
| France | 20 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 20 November | 20 November |
| | | Montenegro (ET) | 27 |
| | | France | 25 |

### Fifth place game

| 18 November 2022 15:00 | Sweden | 37–32 | Netherlands | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 18 November 2022 15:00 | Hagman 9 | (21–16) | three players 5 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |
| 18 November 2022 15:00 | 4× | Report | 1× 3× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR) |

### Semifinals

| 18 November 2022 17:45 | Denmark | 27–23 | Montenegro | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 18 November 2022 17:45 | Friis 7 | (14–10) | Grbić, Jauković 7 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 18 November 2022 17:45 | 5× | Report | 4× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: A. Covalciuc, I. Covalciuc (MDA) |
| 18 November 2022 20:30 | Norway | 28–20 | France | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 18 November 2022 20:30 | Mørk 8 | (12–11) | Zaadi 5 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |
| 18 November 2022 20:30 | 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER) |

### Third place game

| 20 November 2022 17:45 | Montenegro | 27–25 (ET) | France | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 20 November 2022 17:45 | Jauković, Radičević 6 | (13–12) | Granier, Nze Minko 4 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| 20 November 2022 17:45 | 5× 1× | Report | 1× 6× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |||

### Final

| 20 November 2022 20:30 | Denmark | 25–27 | Norway | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 20 November 2022 20:30 | Burgaard 6 | (15–12) | Mørk 8 | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| 20 November 2022 20:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× | Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,380 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |

## Final ranking and awards
### Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 European Women's Handball Championship
* Qualified for the 2023 World Championship and 2024 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the 2023 World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Norway |
| | Denmark |
| | Montenegro |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Slovenia |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Croatia |
| 11 | Hungary |
| 12 | Romania |
| 13 | Poland |
| 14 | Switzerland |
| 15 | Serbia |
| 16 | North Macedonia |
* 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 |

## Marketing

The official logo was unveiled on 25 March 2021 the same day as the qualifiers draw in Vienna, Austria, The colours in the tournament logo and branding take inspiration from various elements connected to host cities in nations, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.