# 1973 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1973 World Women's Handball Championship was the 5th edition of the tournament. It took place in Yugoslavia between 7–15 December 1973.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 2 |
| West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 0 |
| 8 December 1973 | Hungary | 12–7 | Czechoslovakia | Sarajevo |
| 9 December 1973 | Czechoslovakia | 16–9 | West Germany | Sarajevo |
| 10 December 1973 | Hungary | 17–7 | West Germany | Sarajevo |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 4 |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 0 |
| 8 December 1973 | Romania | 24–12 | Japan | Zavidovici |
| 9 December 1973 | Norway | 16–9 | Japan | Zavidovici |
| 10 December 1973 | Romania | 10–5 | Norway | Zavidovici |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 4 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 1 |
| East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 1 |
| 8 December 1973 | Soviet Union | 7–4 | East Germany | Šibenik |
| 9 December 1973 | Poland | 11–11 | East Germany | Šibenik |
| 10 December 1973 | Soviet Union | 8–6 | Poland | Šibenik |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 4 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 0 |
| 8 December 1973 | Yugoslavia | 20–4 | Netherlands | Varaždin |
| 9 December 1973 | Denmark | 13–4 | Netherlands | Varaždin |
| 10 December 1973 | Yugoslavia | 11–10 | Denmark | Varaždin |

## Main round

* Team will compete for Places 1-2
* Team will compete for Places 3-4

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 2 |
| Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 0 |
| 1973 | Romania | 10–8 | Czechoslovakia | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Hungary | 14–3 | Norway | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Romania | 12–11 | Hungary | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Czechoslovakia | 12–8 | Norway | Yugoslavia |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 4 |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 2 |
| 1973 | Yugoslavia | 8–9 | Poland | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Soviet Union | 10–10 | Denmark | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Yugoslavia | 7–5 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Denmark | 12–12 | Poland | Yugoslavia |

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 4 |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 0 |
| 1973 | East Germany | 14–5 | West Germany | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | Japan | 15–11 | Netherlands | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | East Germany | 17–12 | Japan | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | West Germany | 18–5 | Netherlands | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | East Germany | 15–9 | Netherlands | Yugoslavia |
| 1973 | West Germany | 10–13 | Japan | Yugoslavia |

## Placement round
### Seventh Place playoff

| 1973 | Denmark | 12–10 | Norway | Yugoslavia |

### Fifth Place Playoff

| 1973 | Poland | 15–13 | Czechoslovakia | Yugoslavia |

### Third Place playoff

| 1973 | Soviet Union | 20–12 | Hungary | Yugoslavia |

### Final

| 1973 | Yugoslavia | 16–11 | Romania | Yugoslavia |

## Final standings

| # | Team |
| | Yugoslavia |
| | Romania |
| | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |
| 7 | Denmark |
| 8 | Norway |
| 9 | East Germany |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | West Germany |
| 12 | Netherlands |