# 2025 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship

The 2025 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship is the 16th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, and will be held in Montenegro from 30 July to 10 August 2025. This edition will feature 24 teams for the first time.
The defending champions are France.

## Host selection

* Montenegro
Montenegro won the hosting rights unopposed at an EHF meeting in Oslo on 21 June 2024.

## Expansion

At a meeting in Ljubljana, the EHF Executive Committee announced that they would analyse a possible expansion to 24 teams. On 17 June 2022, the EHF officially expanded the event to 24 teams.

## Format

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

To accommodate 24 teams and fill in the eight extra spots, the EHF decided to not relegate anyone in 2023. Then, the four highest ranked teams not yet qualified were brought in. The decide the final four spots, the remaining registered teams were separated into two qualification groups where the top two from each qualifier progressed to the final tournament.
| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 21 June 2024 | Oslo | 1 | Montenegro |
| Women's 17 EHF EURO 2023 | 3–13 July 2023 | Montenegro | 15 | France Denmark Germany Croatia Hungary Serbia Netherlands Sweden Norway Romania Czech Republic Switzerland Portugal Iceland North Macedonia |
| Rankings | | | 4 | Austria Faroe Islands Slovenia Spain |
| Qualification | 22–24 November 2024 | Radzymin | 2 | Poland Lithuania |
| Qualification | 22–24 November 2024 | Çankaya | 2 | Slovakia Turkey |

## Venues

The venues are in Podgorica.
Podgorica :
| Bemax Arena Capacity: 2,244 | Morača Sports Center Capacity: 2,100 | Verde Complex Capacity: 6,000 |

## Draw

The draw was held on 28 January 2025 in Vienna at 11:00 (CET). The draw was conducted by EHF Secretary General, Martin Hausleitner, and Chief Sports Officer, Markus Glaser. As hosts, Montenegro had the right to select their group.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Denmark Hungary Germany France Croatia Netherlands | Norway Sweden Montenegro Romania Iceland Portugal | Switzerland North Macedonia Czech Republic Serbia Spain Austria | Slovenia Faroe Islands Slovakia Poland Lithuania Turkey |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | Sweden | 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 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elimination round |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | Portugal | 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 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elimination round |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | Iceland | 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 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elimination round |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Main round |
| 3 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Intermediate round |
| 4 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elimination round |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 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 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Intermediate round |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elimination round |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | Romania | 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 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elimination round |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| 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 | Intermediate round |
| 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 | Intermediate round |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| 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 | Intermediate round |
| 3 | 3 | Third place Group 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Intermediate round |
| 4 | 4 | Third place Group 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Intermediate round |
| 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 | Elimination round |

## Elimination round
### Group E1

| 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 | 17–20th place semifinals |
| 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 | 21–24th place semifinals |

### Group E2

| 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 | 17–20th place semifinals |
| 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 | 21–24th place semifinals |

## Intermediate round
### Group I1

| 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 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 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 | 13–16th place semifinals |

### Group I2

| 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 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 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 | 13–16th place semifinals |

## Main round

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

### Group M1

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | 5–8th place semifinals |

### Group M2

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | 5–8th place semifinals |

## Placement round
### Bracket
#### 21st place bracket

| 21–24th place semifinals | 21–24th place semifinals | 21st place | 21st place |
| | | 23rd place | 23rd place |

### 21st place game
#### 17st place bracket

| 17–20th place semifinals | 17–20th place semifinals | 17th place | 17th place |
| | | 19rd place | 19rd place |

### 17th place game
#### 13th place bracket

| 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | 13th place |
| | | 15th place | 15th place |

### 13th place game
#### 9th place bracket

| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place | 9th place |
| | | 11th place | 11th place |

### 9th place game
#### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| | | 7th place | 7th place |

### 5th place game
## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Third place | Third place |

### Final
## Final ranking

* Rank
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* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 22
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* 24
* Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
* Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship as a host nation