# 2010 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7 to 19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist Sweden in the final. Romania claimed the bronze medal.

## Venues

Three Danish and two Norwegian cities have been selected to host the 2010 Championship. The venues in Aalborg, Aarhus and Larvik were only used during the preliminary round. The fourth venue to be used in this round is located in Lillehammer, and was also one of the two venues in the main round. The other being MCH Indoor Arena in Herning, which was the only venue to be used in the final round.
Lillehammer :
| Håkons Hall Capacity: 11,500 |||
| Larvik | Map | Aalborg |
| Arena Larvik Capacity: 4,000 | LillehammerLarvikAalborgAarhusHerning | Gigantium Capacity: 7,600 |
| Herning | LillehammerLarvikAalborgAarhusHerning | Aarhus |
| Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 12,000 | LillehammerLarvikAalborgAarhusHerning | NRGi Arena Capacity: 4,740 |

## Competition format

* Preliminary round: 16 teams were divided into four groups. They played each other in a single round robin system, so each team played three matches. A win was worth two points, while a draw was worth one point. The top three teams from each group advanced to the main round.
* Main round: 12 teams were divided in two groups. They played against the teams they didn't play in the preliminary round, so each team played 3 matches. All points from the preliminary round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, were carried forward into the main round. Same round robin rules applied as in the preliminary round. Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advanced to the 5th–6th Place Play-off.
* Final round: 6 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the main round played in the 5th–6th Place Play-off. Other teams played in the Semi-finals. Losers of the Semi-finals advanced to the 3rd–4th Place Play-off, and winners advanced to the Final.

### Ranking in preliminary and main round

If two or more teams were equal on points in the preliminary or main round, their ranking was determined as follows:
During the preliminary or main round matches:
* higher goal difference in all matches
* greater number of plus goals in all matches
* alphabetic order
After the completion of the preliminary and main round matches:
* better results in points gained in the direct encounter of the teams
* higher goal difference in the direct encounter of the teams
* greater number of plus goals in the direct encounter of the teams
* goal difference in all matches (achieved by subtraction)
* greater number of plus goals in all matches

## Qualification

Qualification matches were played from September 2009 to May 2010. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams were included in the qualification round, except host Denmark and defending champion and host Norway. Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Denmark | 00Co-hosts | 005 May 2006 | 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Norway | 01Co-hosts | 005 May 2006 | 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Hungary | 02Group 2 winner | 014 April 2010 | 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| France | 03Group 3 winner | 014 April 2010 | 50 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Germany | 04Group 4 winner | 014 April 2010 | 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Spain | 05Group 5 winner | 014 April 2010 | 50 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Montenegro | 06Group 6 winner | 014 April 2010 | 00 (debut) |
| Russia | 072nd place in Group 6 | 014 April 2010 | 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Croatia | 08Group 7 winner | 014 April 2010 | 50 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Romania | 082nd place in Group 1 | 0226 May 2010 | 70 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008) |
| Ukraine | 08Group 1 winner | 0226 May 2010 | 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Iceland | 082nd place in Group 3 | 0229 May 2010 | 00 (debut) |
| Slovenia | 082nd place in Group 4 | 0230 May 2010 | 30 (2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Netherlands | 2nd place in Group 7 | 30 May 2010 | 30 (1998, 2002, 2006) |
| Sweden | 2nd place in Group 2 | 30 May 2010 | 60 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
| Serbia | 2nd place in Group 5 | 30 May 2010 | 20 (2006, 2008) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year

## Squads

Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players by 3 November 2010, but 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced the day before the tournament starts.

## Referees

13 Referee pairs were selected:
* Matija Gubica and Boris Milošević
* Jiří Opava and Pavel Válek
* Martin Gjeding and Mads Hansen
* Marlene Kroløkke Lythje and Karina Christiansen
* Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura
* Csaba Kékes and Pál Kékes
* Slomo Cohen and Yoram Peretz
* Zigmārs Stoļarovs and Renārs Līcis
* Ivan Pavićević and Miloš Ražnatović
* Kjersti Arntsen and Ida Cecilie Gullaksen
* Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duţă
* Valerija Guseva and Stella Vartanyan
* Peter Brunovský and Vladimír Čanda

## Seeding

The draw for the final tournament took place 17:00 CET on 5 June 2010 in Odense.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Norway (assigned to D1)  Spain  Montenegro  Germany (assigned to C1) | Hungary  Croatia  Denmark (assigned to A2)  Ukraine | France  Russia (assigned to B3)  Romania  Sweden | Serbia  Slovenia  Netherlands  Iceland |

## Preliminary round
### Group A (Aalborg)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 79 | +13 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 91 | −20 | 0 | |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 7 December 18:15 | Spain | 26 – 30 | Romania | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 4,231 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 7 December 18:15 | Pena 6 | (10–15) | Vărzaru 9 | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 4,231 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 7 December 18:15 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 4,231 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 7 December 20:45 | Denmark | 25 – 20 | Serbia | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 7 December 20:45 | Kviesgaard 4 | (14–6) | Lekić 7 | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 7 December 20:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 9 December 18:45 | Serbia | 23 – 26 | Spain | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 4,625 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 9 December 18:45 | Lekić, Damnjanović 6 | (9–14) | Alberto 5 | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 4,625 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 9 December 18:45 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 4,625 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 9 December 20:45 | Romania | 22 – 25 | Denmark | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,476 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 9 December 20:45 | Neagu 8 | (15–14) | Norgaard 7 | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,476 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 9 December 20:45 | 4× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,476 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 December 18:45 | Romania | 40 – 28 | Serbia | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 11 December 18:45 | Neagu 7 | (20–14) | Krpež 6 | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 11 December 18:45 | 1× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 5,800 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 11 December 20:45 | Spain | 19 – 22 | Denmark | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,607 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 11 December 20:45 | Mangue 4 | (9–12) | Troelsen 6 | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,607 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 11 December 20:45 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 1× | Gigantium Arena, Aalborg Attendance: 6,607 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |

### Group B (Aarhus)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 69 | +13 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 74 | +4 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 83 | +5 | 4 | Main round |
| 4 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 91 | −22 | 0 | |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 7 December 18:15 | Montenegro | 24 – 22 | Russia | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 600 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 7 December 18:15 | Popović 9 | (10–15) | Kuznetsova, Turey 4 | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 600 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 7 December 18:15 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 600 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 7 December 20:15 | Croatia | 35 – 25 | Iceland | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 300 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 7 December 20:15 | Franić 9 | (19–12) | Stefánsdóttir 6 | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 300 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 7 December 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 300 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| 9 December 18:15 | Iceland | 23 – 26 | Montenegro | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 9 December 18:15 | Skúladóttir 8 | (10–14) | Radičević, Savić 6 | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 9 December 18:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 9 December 20:15 | Russia | 30 – 24 | Croatia | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 900 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 9 December 20:15 | Kochetova 6 | (16–11) | Pušić, Franić 7 | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 900 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 9 December 20:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 4× | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 900 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 11 December 18:15 | Russia | 30 – 21 | Iceland | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 December 18:15 | Kochetova 6 | (16–9) | Bragadóttir 5 | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 December 18:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 6× | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 December 20:15 | Montenegro | 28 – 29 | Croatia | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 900 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 11 December 20:15 | Popović 11 | (12–13) | Penezić 10 | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 900 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 11 December 20:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 4× | NRGi Atletion Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 900 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |

### Group C (Larvik)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 68 | +17 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 2 | Main round |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 81 | −10 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 87 | −9 | 2 | |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 7 December 17:45 | Germany | 25 – 27 | Sweden | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 7 December 17:45 | Mietzner 6 | (14–12) | Gulldén 7 | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 7 December 17:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,956 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 7 December 19:45 | Ukraine | 13 – 25 | Netherlands | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 607 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 7 December 19:45 | Shymkute 5 | (8–13) | Visser 10 | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 607 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 7 December 19:45 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 607 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 8 December 17:45 | Sweden | 33 – 25 | Ukraine | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,034 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 8 December 17:45 | Torstensson 7 | (18–15) | Vashchuk 6 | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,034 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 8 December 17:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,034 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 8 December 19:45 | Netherlands | 27 – 30 | Germany | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,058 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 8 December 19:45 | van der Heijden 7 | (18–17) | Lörper 7 | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,058 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 8 December 19:45 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,058 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 10 December 17:45 | Sweden | 25 – 18 | Netherlands | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 10 December 17:45 | Gulldén 6 | (14–6) | van der Wissel 6 | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 10 December 17:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 1,205 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 10 December 19:45 | Germany | 23 – 33 | Ukraine | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 894 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 10 December 19:45 | Jurack 6 | (10–15) | Manaharova 8 | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 894 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 10 December 19:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 894 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |

### Group D (Lillehammer)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 51 | +48 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 0 | |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 7 December 18:15 | Hungary | 28 – 19 | Slovenia | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 7 December 18:15 | Bulath 6 | (16–10) | Zrnec 5 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 7 December 18:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 2× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 7 December 20:15 | Norway | 33 – 22 | France | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,145 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 7 December 20:15 | Riegelhuth 7 | (19–10) | Deroin 4 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,145 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 7 December 20:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,145 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 8 December 18:15 | France | 18 – 21 | Hungary | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 2,178 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 8 December 18:15 | Lacrabère 6 | (7–12) | Bulath 5 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 2,178 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 8 December 18:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 2,178 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 8 December 20:15 | Slovenia | 16 – 32 | Norway | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 2,674 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 8 December 20:15 | Gros 4 | (6–19) | Løke 7 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 2,674 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 8 December 20:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 2,674 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 10 December 18:15 | France | 29 – 19 | Slovenia | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,050 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 10 December 18:15 | Signaté 7 | (15–9) | Jeriček 8 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,050 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 10 December 18:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 5,050 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 10 December 20:15 | Norway | 34 – 13 | Hungary | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 10,185 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 10 December 20:15 | Løke 7 | (19–7) | Szucsánszki 6 | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 10,185 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 10 December 20:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 6× | Håkons Hall, Lillehammer Attendance: 10,185 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

## Main round

Top 2 teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals, while the third placed team from each group competed in a 5th/6th place play-off.

### Group I (Herning)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 110 | +23 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 129 | −3 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 123 | +2 | 6 | Fifth-place game |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 124 | +5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 142 | −25 | 4 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 119 | −2 | 2 | |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 13 December 16:45 | Spain | 20 – 22 | Montenegro | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 13 December 16:45 | Alberto 6 | (12–12) | Popović 6 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 13 December 16:45 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 13 December 18:45 | Romania | 31 – 22 | Croatia | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 13 December 18:45 | Neagu, Manea 7 | (14–12) | Penezić 6 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 13 December 18:45 | 1× | Report | 3× 4× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 13 December 20:45 | Denmark | 26 – 20 | Russia | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,454 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 13 December 20:45 | Augustesen 7 | (11–10) | Kuznetcova 4 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,454 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 13 December 20:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× 1× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,454 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 14 December 16:45 | Romania | 23 – 21 | Montenegro | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,420 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 14 December 16:45 | Neagu 11 | (13–12) | Popović 7 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,420 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 14 December 16:45 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,420 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 14 December 18:45 | Spain | 30 – 22 | Russia | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 9,430 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 14 December 18:45 | Pena 8 | (16–12) | Davydenko, Vetkova 5 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 9,430 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 14 December 18:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 9,430 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 14 December 20:45 | Denmark | 31 – 19 | Croatia | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,304 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 14 December 20:45 | Kviesgaard 7 | (16–10) | Horvat 4 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,304 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 14 December 20:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,304 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| 16 December 16:45 | Romania | 20 – 35 | Russia | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,980 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 16 December 16:45 | Geiger 6 | (10–19) | Sen 6 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,980 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 16 December 16:45 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,980 Referees: Arntsen, Gullaksen (NOR) |
| 16 December 18:45 | Spain | 22 – 23 | Croatia | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 7,630 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 16 December 18:45 | three players 5 | (10–11) | Penezić 8 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 7,630 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 16 December 18:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 7,630 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 16 December 20:45 | Denmark | 29 – 30 | Montenegro | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,461 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 16 December 20:45 | Dalby 8 | (18–14) | Popović 8 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,461 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 16 December 20:45 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,461 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |

### Group II (Lillehammer)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 103 | +24 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Norway (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 91 | +62 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 115 | +1 | 6 | Fifth-place game |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 115 | −11 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 128 | −30 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 147 | −46 | 0 | |
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| 12 December 16:15 | Netherlands | 21 – 23 | France | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,133 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 12 December 16:15 | Visser 9 | (10–13) | Dembélé, Deroin, Lacrabère, Signaté, Spincer 3 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,133 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 12 December 16:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,133 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 12 December 18:15 | Ukraine | 25 – 26 | Hungary | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 12 December 18:15 | Pidpalova 9 | (12–14) | Szucsánszki 6 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 12 December 18:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 5× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,471 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 12 December 20:15 | Sweden | 24 – 19 | Norway | Håkons Hall Attendance: 6,535 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 12 December 20:15 | Torstensson 7 | (13–6) | Alstad 5 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 6,535 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 12 December 20:15 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 6,535 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 14 December 16:15 | Netherlands | 27 – 19 | Hungary | Håkons Hall Attendance: 346 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 14 December 16:15 | Van der Heijden, Visser 6 | (15–10) | Szucsánszki 6 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 346 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 14 December 16:15 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 346 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 14 December 18:15 | Sweden | 21 – 22 | France | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 14 December 18:15 | Torstensson 8 | (9–11) | Pineau, Signaté 4 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 14 December 18:15 | 1× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 14 December 20:15 | Ukraine | 19 – 32 | Norway | Håkons Hall Attendance: 3,527 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 14 December 20:15 | Laiuk, Zoria 3 | (6–13) | Løke 6 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 3,527 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 14 December 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 3,527 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 15 December 16:15 | Ukraine | 19 – 31 | France | Håkons Hall Attendance: 711 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 15 December 16:15 | Borshchenko 7 | (13–16) | Pineau 6 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 711 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 15 December 16:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 711 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 15 December 18:15 | Sweden | 24 – 19 | Hungary | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 15 December 18:15 | Torstensson 8 | (10–12) | Szucsánszki 8 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 15 December 18:15 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 2,340 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 15 December 20:15 | Netherlands | 13 – 35 | Norway | Håkons Hall Attendance: 5,123 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 15 December 20:15 | Abbingh 4 | (9–18) | Løke 7 | Håkons Hall Attendance: 5,123 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |
| 15 December 20:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Håkons Hall Attendance: 5,123 Referees: Guseva, Vartanyan (RUS) |

## Final round
### Knockout map

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| 18 December (Herning) | 18 December (Herning) |
| Denmark | 19 |
| Denmark | 19 | 19 December (Herning) | 19 December (Herning) |
| Norway | 29 | 19 December (Herning) | 19 December (Herning) |
| Norway | 29 | Norway | 25 |
| 18 December (Herning) | 18 December (Herning) | | Norway | 25 |
| 18 December (Herning) | 18 December (Herning) | Sweden | 20 |
| Romania | 23 | Sweden | 20 |
| Sweden | 25 | | |
| Sweden | 25 | Bronze Match | Bronze Match |
| | | 19 December (Herning) | 19 December (Herning) |
| | | Denmark | 15 |
| | | Romania | 16 |

### 5th-place match

| 18 December 11:30 | Montenegro | 19 – 23 | France | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,320 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| 18 December 11:30 | Popović 5 | (5–12) | Signaté 7 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,320 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |
| 18 December 11:30 | 3× | Report | 2× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 3,320 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN) |

### Semifinals

| 18 December 14:30 | Romania | 23 – 25 | Sweden | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 9,600 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 18 December 14:30 | Neagu 7 | (13–14) | Torstensson 9 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 9,600 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 18 December 14:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 9,600 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 18 December 17:00 | Denmark | 19 – 29 | Norway | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,411 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 18 December 17:00 | Skov 5 | (10–14) | Sulland 7 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,411 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 18 December 17:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,411 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

### Bronze-medal match

| 19 December 14:30 | Denmark | 15 – 16 | Romania | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,004 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 19 December 14:30 | Nørgaard, Skov 4 | (7–9) | Neagu 6 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,004 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 19 December 14:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,004 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |

### Final

| 19 December 17:00 | Norway | 25 – 20 | Sweden | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,004 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 19 December 17:00 | Løke, Hammerseng 5 | (10–11) | Gulldén 7 | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,004 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 19 December 17:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | MCH Indoor Arena, Herning Attendance: 11,004 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |

## Final ranking and statistics

* Qualified for the 2011 World Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Norway |
| | Sweden |
| | Romania |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Montenegro |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | Netherlands |
| 9 | Croatia |
| 10 | Hungary |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | Ukraine |
| 13 | Germany |
| 14 | Serbia |
| 15 | Iceland |
| 16 | Slovenia |
Source: EuroHandball.com
* 2010 Women's European Champions
* Norway 5th title

### All-Star Team

* Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen (NOR)
* Left wing: Mie Augustesen (DEN)
* Left back: Cristina Neagu (ROU)
* Playmaker: Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
* Pivot: Heidi Løke (NOR)
* Right back: Nerea Pena (ESP)
* Right wing: Maibritt Kviesgaard (DEN)
Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

### Other awards

* Most Valuable Player: Linnea Torstensson (SWE)
* Best Defence Player: Johanna Wiberg (SWE)
Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

### Top goalkeepers

| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
| 1 | Katrine Lunde Haraldsen | Norway | 47% | 96 | 205 |
| 2 | Amandine Leynaud | France | 44% | 88 | 198 |
| 3 | Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | Norway | 42% | 27 | 64 |
| 3 | Cecilia Grubbström | Sweden | 42% | 57 | 137 |
| 3 | Mariya Sidorova | Russia | 42% | 71 | 168 |
| 3 | Talida Tolnai | Romania | 42% | 95 | 227 |
| 7 | Karin Mortensen | Denmark | 41% | 99 | 241 |
| 7 | Clara Woltering | Germany | 41% | 18 | 44 |
| 9 | Silvia Navarro | Spain | 39% | 59 | 151 |
| 9 | Katalin Pálinger | Hungary | 39% | 70 | 178 |
Source: SportResult.com Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Cristina Neagu | Romania | 53 | 105 | 50% |
| 2 | Linnea Torstensson | Sweden | 48 | 90 | 53% |
| 3 | Bojana Popović | Montenegro | 46 | 85 | 54% |
| 4 | Heidi Løke | Norway | 40 | 47 | 85% |
| 5 | Isabelle Gulldén | Sweden | 36 | 65 | 55% |
| 5 | Maura Visser | Netherlands | 36 | 65 | 55% |
| 7 | Zita Szucsánszki | Hungary | 34 | 63 | 54% |
| 8 | Marija Jovanović | Montenegro | 31 | 76 | 41% |
| 8 | Andrea Penezić | Croatia | 31 | 62 | 50% |
| 10 | Ionela Stanca | Romania | 28 | 34 | 82% |
Source: SportResult.com Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

### Best defender

| Rank | Name | Team | Block | Steals | Total |
| 1 | Tonje Larsen | Norway | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Linnea Torstensson | Sweden | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Isabelle Gulldén | Sweden | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Gro Hammerseng | Norway | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Marit Malm Frafjord | Norway | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Aurelia Brădeanu | Romania | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Andrea Penezić | Croatia | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Maria Tivadar | Romania | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | Milena Knežević | Montenegro | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | Mette Melgaard | Denmark | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | Allison Pineau | France | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | Maura Visser | Netherlands | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Source: SportResult.com Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

### Most assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Assists |
| 1 | Cristina Neagu | Romania | 36 |
| 2 | Isabelle Gulldén | Sweden | 30 |
| 3 | Linnea Torstensson | Sweden | 26 |
| 4 | Bojana Popović | Montenegro | 24 |
| 5 | Gro Hammerseng | Norway | 21 |
| 6 | Maura Visser | Netherlands | 20 |
| 7 | Tonje Larsen | Norway | 19 |
| 8 | Trine Troelsen | Denmark | 18 |
| 9 | Pearl van der Wissel | Netherlands | 17 |
| 10 | Tonje Nøstvold | Norway | 16 |
Source: SportResult.com Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine