2025 Women's U-19 EHF Championship

2025 Women's U-19 EHF Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Georgia
City	Telavi
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	12–20 July 2025
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ukraine
Runners-up	Slovakia
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	1,692 (56.4 per match)
Attendance	5,873 (196 per match)
Top scorer	Melina Spasova (54 goals)
Awards
Best player	Liubov Rosokha
Official website
	Official website

The 2025 Women's U-19 EHF Championship was held in Telavi, Georgia from 12 to 20 July 2025.^[1]^[2]

Ukraine won the trophy after beating Slovakia.^[3]

Teams

Belgium
Bulgaria
Georgia
Great Britain
Israel
Italy
Kosovo
Luxembourg
Slovakia
Ukraine

Venue

The venue was the Telavi Sports Palace in Telavi.^[4]

Telavi		Telavi
		Telavi Sports Palace
		Capacity: 1,500

Draw

The draw was held on 28 January 2025 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna at 11:00 (CET).^[5]^[6]^[7] The draw was conducted by EHF Secretary General, Martin Hausleitner, and Chief Sports Officer, Markus Glaser. As hosts, Georgia had the right to select their group.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Italy Slovakia	Israel Georgia	Kosovo Luxembourg	Bulgaria Great Britain	Belgium Ukraine

After the draw they would later change the format from two groups of five to a group of ten. Each team would play four against the teams they were drawn against. The following teams played each other:

Group 1	Group 2
Belgium Georgia Israel Kosovo Slovakia	Bulgaria Great Britain Italy Luxembourg Ukraine

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	4	4	0	128	81	+47	8	Semifinals
2	Ukraine	4	4	0	131	91	+40	8
3	Belgium	4	3	1	135	113	+22	6
4	Italy	4	3	1	116	106	+10	6
5	Kosovo	4	2	2	101	93	+8	4	5–8 classification
6	Luxembourg	4	2	2	116	113	+3	4
7	Great Britain	4	1	3	103	132	−29	2
8	Israel	4	1	3	98	134	−36	2
9	Georgia	4	0	4	94	119	−25	0	9–10 classification
10	Bulgaria	4	0	4	109	149	−40	0	9–10 classification

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.

12 July 2025 08:30	Great Britain	28−32	Ukraine	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 102 Referees: Burič, Lovrić (SLO)
	Savidge King 8	(13−16)	Parhomenko 8
	1× 6×	Report	2× 2×

12 July 2025 10:30	Belgium	28−34	Slovakia	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 103 Referees: Martin-Eckersall, Silva (GBR)
	Peeters 8	(14−18)	Letková 9
	3×	Report	1×

12 July 2025 12:30	Israel	21−33	Luxembourg	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 200 Referees: Kyriakou, Grapsas (GRE)
	Rotman 5	(9−17)	Ciufoli 8
	1× 8×	Report	1× 5×

12 July 2025 14:30	Italy	24−22	Georgia	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 567 Referees: Xavier, Bragança (POR)
	Falser 6	(15−12)	Dzamunashvili 8
	2×	Report	1× 5×

12 July 2025 16:30	Kosovo	31−21	Bulgaria	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 150 Referees: Oganezov, Raidmets (EST)
	Bibaj 8	(15−10)	Skacikova, Spasova 7
	1× 4×	Report	5×

13 July 2025 08:30	Great Britain	14−38	Slovakia	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 105 Referees: Kaplinsky, Pinker (ISR)
	Concar 3	(6−16)	Lukačínová 9
	4×	Report	2× 3×

13 July 2025 10:30	Kosovo	18−27	Ukraine	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 88 Referees: Xavier, Bragança (POR)
	Dresh 4	(10−11)	Rosokha 8
	7× 1×	Report	1× 7× 1×

13 July 2025 12:30	Israel	39−32	Bulgaria	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 125 Referees: Martin-Eckersall, Silva (GBR)
	Weber 10	(15−18)	Spasova 10
	3×	Report	4×

13 July 2025 14:30	Belgium	34−25	Georgia	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 250 Referees: Burič, Lovrić (SLO)
	DanielsLenaers 8	(17−16)	Dzamunashvili 7
	4×	Report	2× 1×

13 July 2025 16:30	Italy	28−21	Luxembourg	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 110 Referees: Oganezov, Raidmets (EST)
	Falser 7	(18−12)	Ciufoli 6
	3×	Report	1× 3×

15 July 2025 08:30	Luxembourg	28−34	Belgium	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 72 Referees: Kyriakou, Grapsas (GRE)
	Ciufoli 13	(15−16)	Put 10
	3×	Report	5×

15 July 2025 10:30	Bulgaria	30−40	Italy	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 88 Referees: Burič, Lovrić (SLO)
	Spasova 10	(11−18)	Falser 8
	3×	Report	1×

15 July 2025 12:30	Ukraine	39−21	Israel	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 210 Referees: Martin-Eckersall, Silva (GBR)
	Malovana 9	(18−10)	Dagan, Lulu 4
	3× 2×	Report	9×

15 July 2025 14:30	Georgia	28−31	Great Britain	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 330 Referees: Xavier, Bragança (POR)
	Arabidze 12	(14−19)	Concar 15
	4×	Report	1× 3×

15 July 2025 16:30	Slovakia	26−22	Kosovo	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 150 Referees: Kaplinsky, Pinker (ISR)
	Beke, Letková 7	(14−13)	Gjergjaj 7
	1× 7×	Raeport	1× 4×

16 July 2025 12:30	Luxembourg	34−30	Great Britain	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 85 Referees: Kyriakou, Grapsas (GRE)
	Mbuluku 9	(18−16)	Concar 9
	6×	Report	1× 3×

16 July 2025 14:30	Bulgaria	26−39	Belgium	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 75 Referees: Martin-Eckersall, Silva (GBR)
	Skacikova 6	(11−15)	Collette, Put 8
	5×	Report	4× 1×

16 July 2025 16:30	Ukraine	33−24	Italy	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 165 Referees: Kaplinsky, Pinker (ISR)
	Lakatosh, Rosokha 6	(15−10)	Zizzo 9
	7× 1×	Report	3×

16 July 2025 18:30	Georgia	19−30	Kosovo	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 310 Referees: Oganezov, Raidmets (EST)
	Dzamunashvili 8	(10−17)	Dresh 10
	5×	Report	1× 5×

16 July 2025 20:30	Slovakia	30−17	Israel	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 90 Referees: Burič, Lovrić (SLO)
	Lukačínová 7	(16−5)	Dagam, Elkayam 3
	1× 6×	Report	7× 1×

Knockout stage

9–10 classification

9–10 classification

Georgia	29	32	60

Bulgaria	33	27	59

18 July 2025 08:30	Georgia	29−33	Bulgaria	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 152 Referees: Burič, Lovrić (SLO)
	Odikadze 7	(13−17)	Spasova 11
	1×	Report	1× 4×

20 July 2025 08:30	Bulgaria	27−32	Georgia	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 235 Referees: Martin-Eckersall, Silva (GBR)
	Spasova 11	(16−19)	Odikadze 9
	4×	Report	3×

Georgia won 60– 59on aggregate

5–8 classification bracket

Semifinals		5th place match

18 July 2025

Kosovo	35
		20 July 2025
Israel	26
		Kosovo	25
18 July 2025
		Luxembourg	21
Luxembourg	33

Great Britain	24
		7th place match

		20 July 2025

		Israel	34

		Great Britain	30

18 July 2025 10:45	Kosovo	35−26	Israel	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 120 Referees: Kyriakou, Grapsas (GRE)
	Bibaj 10	(17−10)	Lulu 6
	7×	Report	1× 7×

18 July 2025 13:00	Luxembourg	33−24	Great Britain	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 200 Referees: Kaplinsky, Pinker (ISR)
	Ciufoli 8	(13−12)	Savidge King, Thomann 6
	6×	Report	2×

Seventh place game

20 July 2025 10:45	Israel	34−30	Great Britain	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 156 Referees: Xavier, Bragança (POR)
	Lulu 7	(16−12)	Savidge King, Willis 10
	3×	Report	2×

Fifth place game

20 July 2025 13:00	Kosovo	25−21	Luxembourg	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 150 Referees: Kyriakou, Grapsas (GRE)
	Imeraj 7	(12−10)	Ciufoli 5
	2×	Report	5×

Knockout stage

Semifinals		Final

18 July 2025

Slovakia	23
		20 July 2025
Italy	20
		Slovakia	23
18 July 2025
		Ukraine	28
Ukraine	35

Belgium	25
		Third place

		20 July 2025

		Italy	32

		Belgium	26

Semifinals

18 July 2025 15:15	Slovakia	23−20	Italy	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 256 Referees: Xavier, Bragança (POR)
	Lukačínová, Letková 6	(10−9)	Zizzo 5
	3× 1×	Report	1× 7×

18 July 2025 17:30	Ukraine	35−25	Belgium	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 103 Referees: Oganezov, Raidmets (EST)
	Lakatosh 11	(21−12)	Huygen, Peeters, Put 4
	2×	Report	6×

Third place game

20 July 2025 15:15	Italy	32−26	Belgium	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 326 Referees: Oganezov, Raidmets (EST)
	Falser 7	(11−14)	van Trier 5
		Raport	2×

Final

20 July 2025 17:30	Slovakia	23−28	Ukraine	Telavi Sports Palace, Telavi Attendance: 800 Referees: Kaplinsky, Pinker (ISR)
	Lukačínová 8	(9−14)	Parhomenko 7
	2× 6×	Report	6× 1×

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Ukraine
	Slovakia
	Italy
4	Belgium
5	Kosovo
6	Luxembourg
7	Israel
8	Great Britain
9	Georgia
10	Bulgaria

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Tean	Goals
1	Melina Spasova	Bulgaria	54
2	Laura Ciufoli	Luxembourg	47
3	Vanessa Lakatosh	Ukraine	39
3	Michaela Lukačínová	Slovakia	39
5	Natalie Falser	Italy	38
5	Stela Skacikova	Bulgaria	38
7	Grace Concar	Great Britain	37
7	Yade Put	Belgium	37
9	Nina Letková	Slovakia	36
9	Daniella Savidge King	Great Britain	36

Prizes

The team of the tournament was announced on 20 July 2025^[8]

Player of the Tournament (MVP)

Liubov Rosoha (UKR)

Top goalscorer

Melina Spasova (BUL) (54 goals)

Best Defender

Anastasia Parhomenko (UKR)

The team of the European Championship

Goalkeeper: Margherita Danti (ITA)
Left wing: Nina Letková (SVK)
Left back: Vanessa Lakatosh (UKR)
Centre back: Liubov Rosokha (UKR)
Line player: Yade Put (BEL)
Right back: Anne Mopibo Mbuluku (LUX)
Right wing: Chiara Priolo (ITA)

External links

Official website

References

^ "Hunt for W19 EHF Championship 2025 trophy begins in Georgia". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "თელავში პირველად ტარდება ევროპის 19-წლამდე გოგონათა ჩემპიონატი ხელბურთში". July 10, 2025.
^ "Undefeated Ukraine celebrate W19 EHF Championship title in Georgia". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Georgia - W19 EHF Championship 2025". yac.eurohandball.com.
^ "Draws for four women's YAC events ahead of action-packed summer". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "Groups drawn for W19 events in summer 2025". www.eurohandball.com.
^ "19-წლამდე გოგონათა ნაკრები | ევროპის ჩემპიონატზე მეტოქეები და თამაშების განრიგი ცნობილია". January 29, 2025.
^ "Introducing the W19 EHF Championship 2025 All-star Team". www.eurohandball.com.

[1] "Hunt for W19 EHF Championship 2025 trophy begins in Georgia". www.eurohandball.com.

[2] "თელავში პირველად ტარდება ევროპის 19-წლამდე გოგონათა ჩემპიონატი ხელბურთში". July 10, 2025.

[3] "Undefeated Ukraine celebrate W19 EHF Championship title in Georgia". www.eurohandball.com.

[4] "Georgia - W19 EHF Championship 2025". yac.eurohandball.com.

[5] "Draws for four women's YAC events ahead of action-packed summer". www.eurohandball.com.

[6] "Groups drawn for W19 events in summer 2025". www.eurohandball.com.

[7] "19-წლამდე გოგონათა ნაკრები | ევროპის ჩემპიონატზე მეტოქეები და თამაშების განრიგი ცნობილია". January 29, 2025.

[8] "Introducing the W19 EHF Championship 2025 All-star Team". www.eurohandball.com.

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European Women's U-19 Handball Championship
Tournaments	Poland 1996 Slovakia 1998 France 2000 Finland 2002 Czech Republic 2004 Turkey 2007 Hungary 2009 Netherlands 2011 Denmark 2013 Spain 2015 Slovenia 2017 Hungary 2019 Slovenia 2021 Romania 2023 Montenegro 2025
Lower level	Bulgaria/Lithuania 2019 Italy/North Macedonia 2021 Kosovo/Lithuania 2023 Georgia 2025

Teams

Venue

Draw

Preliminary round

Knockout stage

9–10 classification

5–8 classification bracket

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Top goalscorers

Prizes

See also

External links

References