The 2011 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship. It took place in the Czech Republic, in two host cities, Brno and ZlÃÂn, from June 23 to July 3. Sixteen teams participated on the tournament, including the fifteen qualifying winners and the host nation. Denmark was the defending champion and reached the final this time as well, but fell short against Russia by a single goal.
The tournament also served as the qualification for the forthcoming Youth World Championship. Top seven ranked countries have won the right to represent Europe on the event next year, joined by host nation Montenegro.
Two cities have been selected to host the European championship, Brno and ZlÃÂn.
The draw for the final tournament was held on 8 April 2011 in the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The teams were allocated to four pots of four, with the eight qualifying group winners put in the first two pots, followed by the host country Czech Republic and the second placed teams in the other two pots.
The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of 4. Top two teams from each group advanced to the Main round to compete for the 1âÂÂ8 places, while third and fourth placed teams continued the tournament in the Intermediate round, fighting for the 9âÂÂ16 places.
<small>Teams that are advanced to the 2012 World Women's Youth Handball Championship are highlighted with green.</small>
<small>Source: euro2011.cz</small>