# 2015 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship

The 2015 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, held in Valencia, Spain from 23 July to 2 August 2015. Sixteen teams participated on the tournament, including the fifteen qualifying winners and the host nation. Sweden was the defending champions, but didn't reached the final, after getting defeated by Denmark in the semifinals. Denmark won the tournament, with a 29-26 win against Russia.

## Qualification

| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | | | 1 | Spain |
| Women's 17 EHF EURO 2013 | 15–25 August 2013 | Gdynia | 2 | Sweden Russia |
| Qualification tournament | 17-19 April 2015 | Various | 13 | Denmark Germany France Croatia Lithuania North Macedonia Montenegro Norway Portugal Romania Serbia Hungary Belarus |

## Draw

The draw was held on 5 May 2015 in Valencia.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Sweden Russia Denmark Portugal | North Macedonia Romania Norway Croatia | Hungary Germany Spain Montenegro | France Belarus Serbia Lithuania |

## Referees

Referees :
| Denmark | Karina Christiansen Line Hesseldal Hansen |
| Spain | Carlos Luque Ignacio Pascual |
| Lithuania | Viktorija Kijauskaitė Aušra Žalienė |
| Montenegro | Anđelina Kažanegra Jelena Vujačić |
| Russia | Viktoria Alpaidze Tatiana Berezkina |
Referees :
| Serbia | Vanja Antić Jelena Jakovljević |
| Austria | Ana Vranes Marlis Wenninger |
| Moldova | Dorian Sîrbu Valentin Suponicov |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vesna Todorović Tatjana Praštalo |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 2 | Intermediate round |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 81 | −23 | 0 | Intermediate round |
| 23 July 2015 16:00 | Denmark | 21 - 20 | Montenegro | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 200 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 23 July 2015 16:00 | Nielsen 5 | (12-8) | Jauković, Ramusović 4 | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 200 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 23 July 2015 16:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 200 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 23 July 2015 18:00 | Croatia | 20 - 24 | Serbia | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 70 Referees: Sîrbu, Suponicov (MLD) |
| 23 July 2015 18:00 | Mamić 9 | (8-13) | Kovačević 7 | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 70 Referees: Sîrbu, Suponicov (MLD) |
| 23 July 2015 18:00 | 2× 8× 1× | Report | 3× 9× | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 70 Referees: Sîrbu, Suponicov (MLD) |
| 24 July 2015 16:00 | Serbia | 18 - 32 | Denmark | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 150 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 24 July 2015 16:00 | Kovačević 5 | (9-16) | Nolsøe 7 | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 150 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 24 July 2015 16:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× 7× | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 150 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 24 July 2015 18:00 | Montenegro | 25 - 17 | Croatia | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 50 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 24 July 2015 18:00 | Jauković 7 | (15-8) | Kalaus 5 | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 50 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 24 July 2015 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 7× | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 50 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 26 July 2015 16:00 | Montenegro | 21 - 16 | Serbia | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 100 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| 26 July 2015 16:00 | Jauković 7 | (10-9) | Kovačević 5 | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 100 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| 26 July 2015 16:00 | 3× 8× | Report | 2× 2× | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 100 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| 26 July 2015 18:00 | Denmark | 32 - 21 | Croatia | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 120 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 26 July 2015 18:00 | Nielsen, Petersen 5 | (16-11) | Mamić 7 | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 120 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 26 July 2015 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Polideportivo El Cabañal, Valencia Attendance: 120 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |

## Final round
### Bracket
#### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 31 July – 19:30 | 31 July – 19:30 |
| Russia | 28 |
| Russia | 28 | 2 August – 13:30 | 2 August – 13:30 |
| Hungary | 17 | 2 August – 13:30 | 2 August – 13:30 |
| Hungary | 17 | Russia | 26 |
| 31 July – 22:00 | 31 July – 22:00 | | Russia | 26 |
| 31 July – 22:00 | 31 July – 22:00 | Denmark | 29 |
| Sweden | 20 | Denmark | 29 |
| Denmark | 28 | | |
| Denmark | 28 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 August – 11:00 | 2 August – 11:00 |
| | | Hungary | 24 |
| | | Sweden | 25 |

#### 9th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 31 July – 14:30 | 31 July – 14:30 |
| Germany | 26 |
| Germany | 26 | 1 August – 17:00 | 1 August – 17:00 |
| Spain | 24 | 1 August – 17:00 | 1 August – 17:00 |
| Spain | 24 | Germany | 29 |
| 31 July – 17:00 | 31 July – 17:00 | | Germany | 29 |
| 31 July – 17:00 | 31 July – 17:00 | Norway | 27 |
| Norway | 29 | Norway | 27 |
| Montenegro | 27 | | |
| Montenegro | 27 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 1 August – 14:30 | 1 August – 14:30 |
| | | Spain | 33 |
| | | Montenegro | 37 |
| 31 July 2015 14:30 | Germany | 26–24 | Spain | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 120 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 31 July 2015 14:30 | Bölk 7 | (14-9) | Etxeberria 7 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 120 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 31 July 2015 14:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 120 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| 31 July 2015 17:00 | Norway | 29–27 | Montenegro | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 100 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 31 July 2015 17:00 | Kallestad 6 | (16-13) | Jauković 15 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 100 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| 31 July 2015 17:00 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 100 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |

### Seventh place game

| 1 August 2015 19:30 | Spain | 33–27 | Montenegro | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 350 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 1 August 2015 19:30 | Espiñeira 12 | (11-14) | Jauković 15 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 350 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 1 August 2015 19:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 9× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 350 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |

### Semifinals

| 31 July 2015 19:30 | Russia | 28–17 | Hungary | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 250 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 31 July 2015 19:30 | Egorova 7 | (13-9) | Ferenczy 4 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 250 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 31 July 2015 19:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 250 Referees: Luque, Pascual (ESP) |
| 31 July 2015 22:00 | Sweden | 20–28 | Denmark | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 290 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 31 July 2015 22:00 | Hvenfelt 5 | (9-16) | Højlund 7 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 290 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| 31 July 2015 22:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 290 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |

### Fifth place game

| 1 August 2015 22:00 | Germany | 29–27 | Norway | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 200 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 1 August 2015 22:00 | Six players 4 | (14-12) | Hernes 7 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 200 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| 1 August 2015 22:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 200 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |

### Third place match

| 2 August 2015 11:00 | Hungary | 24–25 | Sweden | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 450 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 2 August 2015 11:00 | Horváth 6 | (11-11) | Olofsson 8 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 450 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 2 August 2015 11:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 450 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |

### Final

| 2 August 2015 13:30 | Russia | 26–29 | Denmark | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 2 August 2015 13:30 | Frolova 8 | (10-13) | Højlund, Nolsøe 8 | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| 2 August 2015 13:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Pabellón Universitario, Valencia Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Đurđina Jauković | Montenegro | 71 |
| 2 | Bianca Bazaliu | Romania | 64 |
| 3 | Brigita Ivanauskaitė | Lithuania | 58 |
| 4 | Sara Ristovska | North Macedonia | 50 |
| 5 | Emily Bölk | Germany | 47 |
| 6 | Josipa Mamić | Croatia | 45 |
| 7 | Sandra Santiago | Portugal | 42 |
| 7 | Érika Tavares | Portugal | 42 |
| 9 | Dziyana Ilyina | Belarus | 39 |
| 9 | Marie-Hélène Sajka | France | 39 |
| 9 | Inesa Verbovik | Lithuania | 39 |