2004 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2004 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Hungary from 9–19 December, it was won by Norway after beating Denmark 27–25 in the final match.

Venues

The 2004 European Championship was held in the following cities:

• Debrecen (Preliminary Group A, Main Group 2)
• Zalaegerszeg (Preliminary Group B)
• Békéscsaba (Preliminary Group C)
• Győr (Preliminary Group D, Main Group 1)
• Budapest (Final Round)

Qualification

Country	Qualified as	Previous appearances in tournament1
Template:Hbw	Host	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	2 (2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Semifinalist of 2002 European Championship	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	2 (2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	(2000, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	1 (2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	2 (1998, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 2002)
Template:Hbw	Playoff winner	5 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

² as FR Yugoslavia

Competition format

• Preliminary Round: 16 teams are divided into four groups. They play each other in a single round robin system, so each team plays three matches. A win is worth two points, while a draw is worth one point. The top three teams from each group advance to the Main Round.
• Main Round: 12 teams are divided in two groups. They play against the teams they didn't play in the Preliminary Round, so each team plays 3 matches. All points from the Preliminary Round, except the points gained against the 4th place team in the preliminary group, are carried forward into the Main Round. Same round robin rules apply as in the Preliminary Round. Top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, while the third placed team from each group advances to the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and the fourth placed team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off.
• Final Round: 8 teams play in the final weekend of the championships. 3rd place teams from the Main Round play in the 5th-6th Place Play-off, and 4th place team to the 7th-8th Place Play-off. Other teams play in the semifinals. Losers of the semifinals advance to the 3rd-4th Place Play-off, and winners advance to the final.

Preliminary round

Group A

9 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	18–19	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
		(12–6)
		[Report Report]

9 December 2004 19:10	Template:Hbw-rt	27–24	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
		(15–12)
		[Report Report]

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11 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	25–20	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
		(13–8)
		[Report Report]

11 December 2004 19:10	Template:Hbw-rt	25–26	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,600 Referees:
		(11–14)
		[Report Report]

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12 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	28–27	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
		(13–16)
		[Report Report]

12 December 2004 19:10	Template:Hbw-rt	30–22	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
		(16–10)
		[Report Report]

Group B

9 December 2004 18:00	Template:Hbw-rt	30–31	Template:Hbw	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,300 Referees:
	Turey 6	(12–17)	Derepasko 9
	2×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×Template:2min

9 December 2004 20:00	Template:Hbw-rt	34–30	Template:Hbw	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,100 Referees:
		(17–16)
		[Report Report]

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11 December 2004 18:00	Template:Hbw-rt	22–26	Template:Hbw	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Horvat 7	(10–15)	Shipilova 5
	4×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 6×Template:2min

11 December 2004 20:00	Template:Hbw-rt	36–26	Template:Hbw	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(17–9)
		[Report Report]

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12 December 2004 18:00	Template:Hbw-rt	39–29	Template:Hbw	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
	Bodniyeva 9	(18–13)	Batinić 7
	3×Template:Yel 6×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 6×Template:2min

12 December 2004 20:00	Template:Hbw-rt	29–30	Template:Hbw	Zalaegerszeg Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
		(16–17)
		[Report Report]

Group C

9 December 2004 18:00	Template:Hbw-rt	32–25	Template:Hbw	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(16–10)
		[Report Report]

9 December 2004 20:15	Template:Hbw-rt	27–24	Template:Hbw	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,100 Referees:
		(12–14)
		[Report Report]

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10 December 2004 18:00	Template:Hbw-rt	26–24	Template:Hbw	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(12–14)
		[Report Report]

10 December 2004 20:15	Template:Hbw-rt	21–24	Template:Hbw	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(9–11)
		[Report Report]

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12 December 2004 18:15	Template:Hbw-rt	24–25	Template:Hbw	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(11–12)
		[Report Report]

12 December 2004 20:15	Template:Hbw-rt	25–22	Template:Hbw	Városi Sportcsarnok, Békéscsaba Attendance: 1,700 Referees:
		(10–11)
		[Report Report]

Group D

9 December 2004 17:45	Template:Hbw-rt	32–22	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(17–7)
		[Report Report]

9 December 2004 20:00	Template:Hbw-rt	29–36	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
		(11–17)
		[Report Report]

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10 December 2004 17:45	Template:Hbw-rt	29–34	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees:
		(15–17)
		[Report Report]

10 December 2004 20:00	Template:Hbw-rt	27–29	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(14–15)
		[Report Report]

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12 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	23–32	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees:
		(12–14)
		[Report Report]

12 December 2004 19:00	Template:Hbw-rt	26–21	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,500 Referees:
		(12–8)
		[Report Report]

Main round

Group I

14 December 2004 15:00	Template:Hbw-rt	32–29	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 500 Referees:
		(13–17)
		[Report Report]

14 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	24–22	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
		(8–11)
		[Report Report]

14 December 2004 19:10	Template:Hbw-rt	25–24	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,300 Referees:
	Riegelhuth 6	(10–9)	Postnova 10
	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

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15 December 2004 15:00	Template:Hbw-rt	24–28	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
	Reznir 16	(9–16)	Muravyova, Postnova 6
	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min 1×Red card	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min

15 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	30–28	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,100 Referees:
		(12–16)
		[Report Report]

15 December 2004 19:10	Template:Hbw-rt	39–24	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
		(20–15)
		[Report Report]

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16 December 2004 15:00	Template:Hbw-rt	24–27	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,500 Referees:
	Oncina 5	(12–17)	Bodniyeva 9
	4×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 8×Template:2min 1×Red card

16 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	24–23	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 1,400 Referees:
		(15–9)
		[Report Report]

16 December 2004 19:10	Template:Hbw-rt	41–18	Template:Hbw	University Hall, Győr Attendance: 3,500 Referees:
		(16–8)
		[Report Report]

Group II

14 December 2004 15:45	Template:Hbw-rt	31–25	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 4,000 Referees:
		(15–13)
		[Report Report]

14 December 2004 17:45	Template:Hbw-rt	25–26	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
		(13–10)
		[Report Report]

14 December 2004 19:45	Template:Hbw-rt	25–22	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
		(16–14)
		[Report Report]

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15 December 2004 15:45	Template:Hbw-rt	29–23	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
		(13–13)
		[Report Report]

15 December 2004 17:45	Template:Hbw-rt	25–31	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 5,000 Referees:
		(13–17)
		[Report Report]

15 December 2004 19:45	Template:Hbw-rt	22–20	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,500 Referees:
		(10–12)
		[Report Report]

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16 December 2004 15:45	Template:Hbw-rt	29–27	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
		(13–16)
		[Report Report]

16 December 2004 17:45	Template:Hbw-rt	24–23	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 7,000 Referees:
		(8–14)
		[Report Report]

16 December 2004 19:45	Template:Hbw-rt	32–28	Template:Hbw	Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
		(14–15)
		[Report Report]

Final round

Semifinals

18 December 2004 17:00	Template:Hbw-rt	44–29	Template:Hbw	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 8,000 Referees:
	Hårsaker 9	(21–16)	Radulovics 10
	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 8×Template:2min

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18 December 2004 19:30	Template:Hbw-rt	27–31	Template:Hbw	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
	Postnova 7	(11–11)	Touray 7
	4×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min 1×Red card

Seventh place game

18 December 2004 14:30	Template:Hbw-rt	28–37	Template:Hbw	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
	Ortuño 7	(17–16)	Avadanii 11
	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min

Fifth place game

19 December 2004 12:30	Template:Hbw-rt	24–25 (ET)	Template:Hbw	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
	Lyapina 7	(8–8)	Jurack 9
	3×Template:Yel 6×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×Template:2min
	FT: 22–22 ET: 2–3

Third place game

19 December 2004 15:00	Template:Hbw-rt	29–25	Template:Hbw	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees:
	Radulovics 12	(14–13)	Turey 7
	4×Template:Yel 7×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 6×Template:2min 1×Red card

Final

19 December 2004 17:30	Template:Hbw-rt	27–25	Template:Hbw	Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 10,000 Referees:
	Lunde 6	(11–11)	Hørlykke, Thomsen 4
	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 5×Template:2min

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

File:Gold medal icon.svg	Template:Hbw
File:Silver medal icon.svg	Template:Hbw
File:Bronze medal icon.svg	Template:Hbw
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2004 Women's European Champions Norway Norway 2nd title Team roster Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk, Kristine Lunde, Kari Mette Johansen, Isabel Blanco, Vigdis Hårsaker, Randi Gustad, Elisabeth Hilmo, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Gro Hammerseng, Katja Nyberg, Ragnhild Aamodt, Camilla Thorsen, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth, Gøril Snorroeggen, Kjersti Beck, Terese Pedersen and Katrine Lunde. Head coach: Marit Breivik.

All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper: Template:Flagathlete
• Left wing: Template:Flagathlete
• Left back: Template:Flagathlete
• Pivot: Template:Flagathlete
• Centre back: Template:Flagathlete
• Right back: Template:Flagathlete
• Right wing: Template:Flagathlete
• Most valuable player: Template:Flagathlete

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Bojana Radulovics	Template:Hbw	72	123	59
2	Tatjana Logvin	Template:Hbw	63	111	57
3	Elena Avadanii	Template:Hbw	46	62	74
4	Grit Jurack	Template:Hbw	43	86	50
5	Lyudmila Bodniyeva	Template:Hbw	42	49	86
	Olena Reznir	Template:Hbw		84	50
7	Liudmila Postnova	Template:Hbw	41	84	49
8	Gro Hammerseng	Template:Hbw	38	55	69
9	Mette Sjøberg	Template:Hbw	37	72	51
10	Leila Lejeune	Template:Hbw	35	61	57
	Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth	Template:Hbw		60	58

Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Nataliya Borysenko	Template:Hbw	41	48	117
	Karin Mortensen	Template:Hb		87	210
3	Madeleine Grundström	Template:Hb	39	51	132
	Katrine Lunde	Template:Hb		54	138
5	Kjersti Beck	Template:Hb	38	58	152
	Irina Sirina	Template:Hbw		37	97
7	Alexandra Gräfer	Template:Hbw	36	52	143
8	Luminița Dinu	Template:Hbw	35	59	168
	Natalia Petrakova	Template:Hbw		33	93
	Paula Rădulescu	Template:Hbw		41	117
	Sergeja Stefanišin	Template:Hbw		64	181
	Larysa Zaspa	Template:Hbw		56	159

Source: EHF