1998 European Women's Handball Championship

1998 EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Niederlande
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	11–20 December
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Norwegen (1st title)
Runner-up	Dänemark
Third place	Ungarn
Fourth place	Österreich
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	1,858 (48.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ausra Fridrikas (68 goals)
Best player	Trine Haltvik
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The 1998 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Netherlands from 11 to 20 December. It was won by Norway after beating Denmark 24–16 in the final match.

Venues

The tournament was held in the following cities:

Qualification

Land	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament
Niederlande	Host	0 (Debut)
Dänemark	Defending champion	2 (1994, 1996)
Österreich	Winner of group 1	2 (1994, 1996)
Russland	Runner-up of group 1	2 (1994, 1996)
Ungarn	Winner of group 2	2 (1994, 1996)
Deutschland	Runner-up of group 2	2 (1994, 1996)
Norwegen	Winner of group 3	2 (1994, 1996)
Spanien	Runner-up of group 3	0 (Debut)
Polen	Winner of group 4	1 (1996)
Rumänien	Runner-up of group 4	2 (1994, 1996)
Ukraine	Winner of group 5	2 (1994, 1996)
Mazedonien	Runner-up of group 5	0 (Debut)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Österreich	5	4	1	134	118	+16	8^[a]	Semifinals
2	Ungarn	5	4	1	131	109	+22	8^[a]	Semifinals
3	Deutschland	5	4	1	117	119	−2	8^[a]	Fifth place game
4	Ukraine	5	2	3	128	127	+1	4	Seventh place game
5	Niederlande (H)	5	1	4	107	121	−14	2	Ninth place game
6	Rumänien	5	0	5	120	143	−23	0	Eleventh place game

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Austria 2 Pts, +4 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, +2 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –6 GD

11 December 1998 16:00	Ungarn	28–24	Rumänien	Amsterdam Referees: Baum, Szczepański (POL)
		(14–11)
		Bericht

11 December 1998 18:00	Österreich	24–25	Deutschland	Amsterdam Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
		(15–13)
		Bericht

11 December 1998 20:15	Ukraine	23–16	Niederlande	Amsterdam Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
		(11–9)
		Bericht

13 December 1998 15:00	Niederlande	19–28	Ungarn	Amsterdam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Pendić, Majstorović (FRY)
		(5–12)
		Bericht

13 December 1998 17:00	Rumänien	24–26	Österreich	Amsterdam Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Ivanchev, Georgiev (BUL)
		(13–13)
		Bericht

13 December 1998 19:00	Deutschland	28–27	Ukraine	Amsterdam Attendance: 800 Referees: Baum, Szczepański (POL)
		(18–14)
		Bericht

14 December 1998 15:30	Ungarn	21–26	Österreich	Amsterdam Attendance: 750 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
		(10–11)
		Bericht

14 December 1998 17:30	Niederlande	18–19	Deutschland	Amsterdam Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE)
		(8–11)
		Bericht

14 December 1998 19:30	Ukraine	32–24	Rumänien	Amsterdam Attendance: 900 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
		(16–12)
		Bericht

16 December 1998 16:00	Österreich	30–24	Ukraine	Amsterdam Attendance: 450 Referees: Pendić, Majstorović (FRY)
		(17–14)
		Bericht

16 December 1998 18:00	Rumänien	23–30	Niederlande	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Baum, Szczepański (POL)
		(9–12)
		Bericht

16 December 1998 20:00	Ungarn	25–18	Deutschland	Amsterdam Attendance: 600 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
		(13–10)
		Bericht

17 December 1998 16:00	Ukraine	22–29	Ungarn	Amsterdam Attendance: 400 Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE)
		(11–17)
		Bericht

17 December 1998 18:00	Deutschland	27–25	Rumänien	Amsterdam Attendance: 600 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
		(16–12)
		Bericht

17 December 1998 20:00	Österreich	28–24	Niederlande	Amsterdam Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
		(13–9)
		Bericht

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norwegen	5	5	0	0	137	102	+35	10	Semifinals
2	Dänemark	5	4	0	1	138	115	+23	8	Semifinals
3	Polen	5	3	0	2	112	110	+2	6	Fifth place game
4	Mazedonien	5	2	0	3	111	136	−25	4	Seventh place game
5	Russland	5	0	1	4	112	128	−16	1^[a]	Ninth place game
6	Spanien	5	0	1	4	107	126	−19	1^[a]	Eleventh place game

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Spain 26–26 Russia

11 December 1998 16:00	Polen	20–15	Spanien	's-Hertogenbosch Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
		(9–8)
		Bericht

11 December 1998 18:00	Dänemark	37–21	Mazedonien	's-Hertogenbosch Referees: Scholtens, Stolk (NED)
		(19–10)
		Bericht

11 December 1998 20:00	Norwegen	25–20	Russland	's-Hertogenbosch Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
	Grini 7	(9–10)	Mozgovaia 4
	3× 3×	Bericht	2× 2×

12 December 1998 16:00	Russland	21–25	Polen	's-Hertogenbosch Referees: Pendić, Majstorović (FRY)
	Mozgovaia 7	(9–14)	Matuszewska 7
	3× 5× 1×	Bericht	3× 3×

12 December 1998 18:00	Spanien	23–26	Dänemark	's-Hertogenbosch Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
		(10–13)
		Bericht

12 December 1998 20:00	Mazedonien	23–27	Norwegen	's-Hertogenbosch Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE)
		(12–13)
		Bericht

14 December 1998 16:00	Mazedonien	27–22	Spanien	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 600 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
		(13–10)
		Bericht

14 December 1998 18:00	Norwegen	30–19	Polen	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pendić, Majstorović (FRY)
		(14–8)
		Bericht

14 December 1998 20:00	Dänemark	27–22	Russland	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Scholtens, Stolk (NED)
	Fruelund, Kjærgaard 5	(14–10)	Shevchenko 6
	2× 2×	Bericht	2× 5×

16 December 1998 16:00	Russland	23–25	Mazedonien	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 310 Referees: Ivanchev, Georgiev (BUL)
	Mozgovaia 12	(14–11)	Radulović 9
	2× 4×	Bericht	3× 2×

16 December 1998 18:00	Norwegen	27–21	Spanien	Amsterdam Attendance: 300 Referees: Scholtens, Stolk (NED)
		(13–14)
		Bericht

16 December 1998 20:00	Polen	21–29	Dänemark	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE)
		(9–15)
		Bericht

17 December 1998 16:00	Spanien	26–26	Russland	's-Hertogenbosch Referees: Baum, Szczepański (POL)
	Puche 8	(12–12)	Chechkova, Verakso 5
	4× 3×	Bericht	3× 5× 1×

17 December 1998 18:00	Polen	27–15	Mazedonien	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
		(13–8)
		Bericht

17 December 1998 20:00	Dänemark	19–28	Norwegen	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
		(8–12)
		Bericht

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

19 December

Norwegen	28
		20 December
Ungarn	14
		Norwegen	24
19 December
		Dänemark	16
Österreich	24

Dänemark	35
		Third place

		20 December

		Ungarn	30

		Österreich	24

Eleventh place game

19 December 1998 13:00	Rumänien	28–25	Spanien	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 200 Referees: Scholtens, Stolk (NED)
	Amariei 13	(15–16)	Pareja 6
	3× 3×	Bericht	3× 5×

Ninth place game

19 December 1998 15:30	Niederlande	19–32	Russland	Amsterdam Attendance: 2,250 Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
	Van Linder 6	(8–14)	Chechkova, Mozgovaia 7
	3× 5×	Bericht	2× 10× 2×

Seventh place game

19 December 1998 17:30	Ukraine	35–21	Mazedonien	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 400 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Derepasko 9	(21–14)	Abramova 5
	2× 2×	Bericht	2× 6×

Fifth place game

19 December 1998 13:00	Deutschland	23–26	Polen	Amsterdam Attendance: 900 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
	three players 5	(12–12)	Soja 10
	3× 2×	Bericht	3× 7× 1×

Semifinals

19 December 1998 18:00	Norwegen	28–14	Ungarn	's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baum, Szczepański (POL)
	Grini 9	(13–8)	three players 3
	3× 3×	Bericht	2× 5×

19 December 1998 18:00	Österreich	24–35	Dänemark	Amsterdam Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE)
	Fridrikas 9	(9–22)	C. Andersen 11
	2× 2×	Bericht	2× 4× 1×

Third place game

20 December 1998 16:30	Ungarn	30–24	Österreich	Amsterdam Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
	Farkas 10	(18–11)	Fridrikas 11
	3× 2×	Bericht	3× 3×

Final

20 December 1998 19:00	Norwegen	24–16	Dänemark	Amsterdam Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Pendić, Majstorović (FRY)
	Sørlie 7	(13–7)	three players 3
	3× 2×	Bericht	2× 1×

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking

	Norwegen
	Dänemark
	Ungarn
4	Österreich
5	Polen
6	Deutschland
7	Ukraine
8	Mazedonien
9	Russland
10	Niederlande
11	Rumänien
12	Spanien

Source: EuroHandball.com.^[1]

1998 Women's European champions
Norwegen 1st title

Ann Cathrin Eriksen, Camilla Carstens, Cecilie Leganger,
Elisabeth Hilmo, Elise Alsand, Else-Marthe Sørlie,
Heidi Tjugum, Janne Tuven, Jeanette Nilsen,
Kjersti Grini (captain), Mette Davidsen, Mia Hundvin,
Sahra Hausmann, Siv Heim Sæbøe, Tonje Larsen,
and Trine Haltvik, Head coach: Marit Breivik.

Source: Dagbladet.^[2]

All Star Team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Cecilie Leganger (NOR)
Right wing	Janne Kolling (DEN)
Right back	Kjersti Grini (NOR)
Centre back	Camilla Andersen (DEN)
Left back	Ausra Fridrikas (AUT)
Left wing	Sabina Soja (POL)
Pivot	Tonje Kjærgaard (DEN)

Source: EHF

References

^ "1998 Women's European Championship – Finals". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "Norges lag". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

[table_hth_AUT0.81845406713824-1] Austria 2 Pts, +4 GD; Hungary 2 Pts, +2 GD; Germany 2 Pts, –6 GD

[table_hth_ESP0.13078917569052-2] Spain 26–26 Russia

[3] "1998 Women's European Championship – Finals". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[dagbladet-ec98-4] "Norges lag". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

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