SWE16 EURO Champ Guide LR

NETHERLANDS
PRELIMINARY ROUND
GROUP B
MEDIA CONTACT
ANNEMIEK SCHOUTEN
+31 6 3059 9092
a.schouten@handball.nl
www.handbal.nl
SOCIAL MEDIA
hetnederlandshandbalteam
@nedteamhandball
dutch_national_handballteam
TEAM PROFILE
Over the past two years the Netherlands have established themselves at the top
of European women’s handball. They were already close to qualifying for the
semi-final at the EHF EURO 2014, but then went (almost) all the way when they
won silver at the Women’s World Championship 2015. They reached the semifinal
again at the 2016 Olympic Games but eventually finished fourth after they
lost the semi-final to France and the bronze medal game to Norway.
Another sign of the rise of Dutch women’s handball is the fact that two of the
team’s key players ply their trade for one of Europe’s best club teams: Nycke Groot
and Yvette Broch both play for Hungarian champions Györi Audi ETO KC.
In qualification for the Women’s EHF EURO 2016, the Netherlands firmly
occupied the top spot in Group 3. After having beaten Spain 31:21 at home, they
could even afford a 32:29 loss away and still finish on top of the group.
A mere two months out of the EHF EURO 2016, the Dutch saw a switch of head
coaches with Helle Thomsen taking over from Henk Groener. Thomsen with her
EHF Champions League experience will look to build on Groener’s success that
has put the Dutch ladies firmly placed on the handball map.
EHF EURO QUALIFICATION
NATION P W D L GOALS DIFF PTS
Netherlands 6 5 0 1 216:140 76 10
Spain 6 5 0 1 192:126 66 10
Austria 6 2 0 4 160:171 -11 4
Bulgaria 6 0 0 6 112:243 -131 0
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