# 2025 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship

The 2025 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and will be held in Montenegro from 7 to 20 July 2025. This edition will feature 24 teams for the first time.
The defending champions are Hungary.

## Host selection

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

## Expansion

After the U-17 Euro was officially expanded to 24 teams, the EHF decided to also expand the U-19 competition to 24 teams also on 23 September 2022.

## 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 and promote the second, third and fourth place teams from the Women's 19 EHF Championship.
| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 21 June 2024 | Oslo | 1 | Montenegro |
| Women's 19 EHF EURO 2023 | 6–16 July 2023 | Romania | 15 | Hungary Denmark Romania Portugal Sweden France Switzerland Netherlands Norway Germany Czech Republic Iceland Serbia North Macedonia Croatia |
| EHF Championships 2023 | 5–13 August 2023 | Ankara | 4 | Austria Turkey Finland Poland |
| EHF Championships 2023 | 5–13 August 2023 | Baku | 4 | Spain Slovenia Lithuania Faroe Islands |

## 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 |
| France Denmark Germany Croatia Hungary Serbia | Montenegro Netherlands Sweden Norway Romania Czech Republic | Switzerland Portugal Iceland North Macedonia Spain Austria | Slovenia Turkey Lithuania Finland Poland Faroe Islands |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 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 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elimination round |

### Group B

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

### Group C

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

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Main round |
| 2 | Romania | 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 | Faroe Islands | 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 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Main round |
| 3 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Intermediate round |
| 4 | Slovenia | 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 | Netherlands | 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 | Turkey | 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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* 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 U20 Handball World Championship
* Team qualified for the 2026 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship as a host nation