Referee Candidates’ Course at W17 EURO

The 10th Women’s 17 European Championship will be played between 23 June and 03 July 2011 in the Czech Republic. Playing venues will be Brno with the sport hall Nová Hala Vodova and Zlín with Sportovní Hala Euronics.

Ten referee couples are nominated for the Younger Age Category (YAC) event. Seven of these couples are EHF Referee Candidates, who do not have full EHF status yet.

In conjunction with the tournament, an EHF Referee Candidates’ Course will be held. If the seven couples successfully complete the course, they will gain the EHF badge that entitles them to officiate EHF events from 2011/12 season on.

2011 Women’s 17 European Championship Referees

Tatjana Prastalo / Vesna Todorovic (BIH)*
Rositza Dimkova / Yordanka Lyubenova (BUL)
Helena Crnojevic / Emina Kostecki-Radic (CRO)
Bedrich Frieser / Lukas Frieser (CZE)*
Viktorija Kijauskaite / Ausra Zaliene (LTU)*
Jelena Vujacic / Andjelina Kazanegra (MNE)*
Malgorzata Gutowska / Urszula Gutowska (POL)*
Ana Silva / Ana Afonso (POR)*
Cristina Nastase / Simona Raluca Stanca (ROU)*
Boris Mandak / Mario Rudinsky (SVK)

*EHF Referee Candidates

In line with the EHF Women’s Handball Development Programme, eight of the ten nominated couples for this competition are female.

Final Tournament Groups

Group A
(to be played in Sportovní Hala Euronics, Zlín)

• Russia
• Sweden
• Germany
• Austria

Group B
(to be played in Sportovní Hala Euronics, Zlín)

• Denmark
• Romania
• Czech Republic
• Portugal

Group C
(to be played in Nová Hala Vodova, Brno)

• Norway
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Poland

Group D
(to be played in Nová Hala Vodova, Brno)

• France
• Hungary
• Croatia
• Slovakia

Free Live Streaming

The Women’s 17 European Championship 2011 will provide handball fans with free live streaming of the whole tournament. The matches can be viewed on the official website.

Further Information

For all information on the event please visit the official event website.
http://www.euro2011.cz/en/index.aspx