The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 4 to 18 December 2016. It was the second time that Sweden hosts the tournament, after it also hosted the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship.
Sweden was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012.
Norway won their seventh title after a 30âÂÂ29 victory over the Netherlands. France captured the bronze medal, after a 25âÂÂ22 victory over Denmark.
There were two bids:
Turkey withdrew their bid, leaving Sweden as the sole bid. they were given the hosting rights on the 23 June 2012.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
The draw was held on 10 June 2016 at 13:00 local time at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.
14 referee pairs were selected on 17 June 2016, of which 12 will be refereeing the tournament. Of these, 7 pairs are women and 5 are men.
The schedule was announced on 16 June 2016.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group were carried over.
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 18 December 2016.