2011 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship

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 Zlín, 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.

Venues
Two cities have been selected to host the European championship, Brno and Zlín.

Draw
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.

Preliminary round
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 1–8 places, while third and fourth placed teams continued the tournament in the Intermediate round, fighting for the 9–16 places.

Final ranking
Teams that are advanced to the 2012 World Women's Youth Handball Championship are highlighted with green.

All Star Team

 * Goalkeeper: 🇷🇺 Evelina Anoshkina (RUS)
 * Left Wing: 🇳🇴 Kristin Venn (NOR)
 * Left Back: 🇷🇴 Gabriela Perianu (ROU)
 * Playmaker: Nadia Offendal
 * Pivot: Celine Michielsen
 * Right Back: Nadja Lærke Jensen
 * Right Wing: 🇷🇺 Anna Vyakhireva (RUS)

Other awards

 * Top Scorer: Celine Michielsen
 * Best Defence Player: 🇷🇺 Polina Vedekhina (RUS)
 * Most Valuable Player: Nadia Offendal

Source: euro2011.cz