2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship

The 2023 Women's U-17 European Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, which was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 3 to 13 August 2023.

Host selection


Montenegro won the hosting rights for the second successive time at an EHF meeting in Luxembourg on 23 September 2022.

Qualification
After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the Russians were disqualified and Iceland, who placed second in the qualification tournament, took their place.

Venues
Both venues were in the capital, Podgorica.

Draw
The draw was held on 28 February 2023 in Vienna.

Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).

Intermediate round
The intermediate groups were numbered III and IV. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference obtained in games played against the teams from the same preliminary group.

Main round
The main groups were numbered I and II. The teams that qualified for this phase retained their points and goal difference in the games played against teams from the same preliminary group.

Bracket

 * Championship bracket


 * Ninth place bracket


 * Fifth place bracket


 * 13th place bracket

Final ranking
There was no relegation as the event will be expanded from 2025 onwards to 24 teams.

Tournament awards
The all-star team and awards were announced on 14 August 2023.