# Handball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games – Women's tournament

The women's handball tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held from 25 June to 1 July in Vícar.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 78 | +14 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 89 | +8 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 99 | −8 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 100 | −14 | 0 | Seventh place game |
| 25 June 2005 12:15 | Slovenia | 31–39 | Italy | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Tsakonas, Chaskis (GRE) |
| 25 June 2005 12:15 | Hrnjič 8 | (18–22) | Di Fazzio 10 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Tsakonas, Chaskis (GRE) |
| 25 June 2005 12:15 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Tsakonas, Chaskis (GRE) |
| 25 June 2005 20:15 | France | 29–31 | Croatia | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP) |
| 25 June 2005 20:15 | Spincer 8 | (15–17) | Arslanagić 9 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP) |
| 25 June 2005 20:15 | 2× 6× | Report | 4× 4× 1× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP) |
| 26 June 2005 13:30 | Slovenia | 26–27 | Croatia | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SCG) |
| 26 June 2005 13:30 | Hrnjič 7 | (12–17) | Zebić 9 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SCG) |
| 26 June 2005 13:30 | 4× 8× | Report | 3× 4× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Stanojević, Višekruna (SCG) |
| 26 June 2005 20:15 | France | 34–29 | Italy | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar |
| 26 June 2005 20:15 | Kamto Njitam, Spincer 7 | (12–12) | Pistelli 10 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar |
| 26 June 2005 20:15 | 2× 7× | Report | 2× 4× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar |
| 28 June 2005 12:15 | Croatia | 34–23 | Italy | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Zidan, Ahmed (EGY) |
| 28 June 2005 12:15 | Pasičnik 7 | (15–8) | Anisenkova 7 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Zidan, Ahmed (EGY) |
| 28 June 2005 12:15 | 3× 8× | Report | 3× 3× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Zidan, Ahmed (EGY) |
| 28 June 2005 20:15 | France | 34–29 | Slovenia | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Al-Arayedh, Al-Askafi (BHR) |
| 28 June 2005 20:15 | Legenty, Spincer 6 | (15–16) | Potočnik 10 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Al-Arayedh, Al-Askafi (BHR) |
| 28 June 2005 20:15 | 3× 11× 1× | Report | 4× 9× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Al-Arayedh, Al-Askafi (BHR) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 81 | +17 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 96 | +5 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 104 | −22 | 0 | Seventh place game |
| 25 June 2005 10:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37–30 | Greece | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA) |
| 25 June 2005 10:00 | Erić 9 | (15–18) | Gioupi 10 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA) |
| 25 June 2005 10:00 | 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA) |
| 25 June 2005 18:00 | Spain | 40–38 | Turkey | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Zuhif, Al-Haj (SYR) |
| 25 June 2005 18:00 | Guerola 12 | (21–18) | İskenderoğlu 12 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Zuhif, Al-Haj (SYR) |
| 25 June 2005 18:00 | 1× 11× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Zuhif, Al-Haj (SYR) |
| 26 June 2005 15:45 | Serbia and Montenegro | 43–40 | Turkey | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO) |
| 26 June 2005 15:45 | Medved 13 | (24–19) | Özel 12 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO) |
| 26 June 2005 15:45 | 4× 8× | Report | 4× 5× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO) |
| 26 June 2005 18:00 | Spain | 32–22 | Greece | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Jomhouri, Ben Fraj (TUN) |
| 26 June 2005 18:00 | Alonso, Guerola 5 | (15–10) | Gkolia, Gioupi 5 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Jomhouri, Ben Fraj (TUN) |
| 26 June 2005 18:00 | 3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Jomhouri, Ben Fraj (TUN) |
| 28 June 2005 10:00 | Turkey | 35–30 | Greece | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Al-Haj, Zuhif (SYR) |
| 28 June 2005 10:00 | Özel 10 | (19–15) | Poimenidou 9 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Al-Haj, Zuhif (SYR) |
| 28 June 2005 10:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Al-Haj, Zuhif (SYR) |
| 28 June 2005 18:00 | Spain | 26–21 | Serbia and Montenegro | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Ben Fraj, Jomhouri (TUN) |
| 28 June 2005 18:00 | Mangué 5 | (13–8) | Medved 7 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Ben Fraj, Jomhouri (TUN) |
| 28 June 2005 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 9× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Ben Fraj, Jomhouri (TUN) |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 29 June | 29 June |
| Spain | 31 |
| Spain | 31 | 1 July | 1 July |
| France | 24 | 1 July | 1 July |
| France | 24 | Spain | 30 |
| 29 June | 29 June | | Spain | 30 |
| 29 June | 29 June | Serbia and Montenegro | 29 |
| Croatia | 33 | Serbia and Montenegro | 29 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 40 | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 40 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | 1 July | 1 July |
| | | France | 22 |
| | | Croatia | 26 |

### Semifinals

| 29 June 2005 10:30 | Spain | 31–24 | France | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Beňo, Rančík (SVK) |
| 29 June 2005 10:30 | Aguilar 7 | (16–9) | Kamto Njitam 9 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Beňo, Rančík (SVK) |
| 29 June 2005 10:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Beňo, Rančík (SVK) |
| 29 June 2005 13:00 | Croatia | 33–40 | Serbia and Montenegro | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 29 June 2005 13:00 | Pasičnik 9 | (19–20) | Erić 9 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 29 June 2005 13:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 6× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP) |

### Seventh place game

| 30 June 2005 10:30 | Slovenia | 41–32 | Greece | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar |
| 30 June 2005 10:30 | Potočnik 16 | (20–11) | Skoutela 9 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar |
| 30 June 2005 10:30 | 4× 7× | Report | 3× 1× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar |

### Fifth place game

| 30 June 2005 13:00 | Italy | 33–39 | Turkey | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Marcet, Reveret (FRA) |
| 30 June 2005 13:00 | Di Fazzio, Pistelli 9 | (14–21) | Özel 13 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Marcet, Reveret (FRA) |
| 30 June 2005 13:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Marcet, Reveret (FRA) |

### Bronze medal game

| 1 July 2005 10:30 | France | 22–26 | Croatia | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP) |
| 1 July 2005 10:30 | Spincer 8 | (10–15) | Pasičnik 9 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP) |
| 1 July 2005 10:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 7× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP) |

### Gold medal game

| 1 July 2005 13:00 | Spain | 30–29 | Serbia and Montenegro | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Vukušić, Sarajlić (CRO) |
| 1 July 2005 13:00 | Ortuño 8 | (15–17) | Medved 7 | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Vukušić, Sarajlić (CRO) |
| 1 July 2005 13:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Vícar Sports Hall, Vícar Referees: Vukušić, Sarajlić (CRO) |

## Ranking and statistics
### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Spain |
| | Serbia and Montenegro |
| | Croatia |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Slovenia |
| 8 | Greece |