France women's national junior handball team

The France women's junior national handball team is the national under-20 handball team of France.^[1]

France
Information
Association	Fédération Française de Handball
Coach	Éric Baradat
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
IHF U-20 World Championship
Appearances	18 (First in 1977)
Best result	Champions (2024)
European Junior Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1996)
Best result	Champions (2017)
Last updated on Unknown.

Controlled by the French Handball Federation, it represents the country in international matches.

It competes in the IHF U20 Handball World Championship (aka the "Women's Junior (U20) World Championship") and the European U-19 Handball Championship (called the W19 EHF EURO), which it has both won once.

The team is referred as the "U20" and "U20F".

Head coach Éric Baradat was previously assistant coach of the french women's senior national team (2002–2013 and for the 2016 Olympics games).^[2]

Achievements

IHF Junior World Championship:

• Winners (1): 2024
• 2nd place (1): 2012

European U-19 Handball Championship:

• Winners (1): 2017
• 3rd place (1): 2021

History

World Championship   Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place IHF Junior World Championship record[3] Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD 1977 Group Stage 13th place 5 1 0 4 43 63 -20 1979 6th place 1981 7th place 1983 8th place 1985 10th place 1987 9th place 1989 Didn't Qualify 1991 12th place 1993 Didn't Qualify 1995 Quarterfinals 5th place 1997 Eightfinals 9th place 1999 Didn't Qualify 2001 2003 2005 First Round 17th place 8 3 0 5 192 186 +6 2008 Quarterfinals 7th place 8 5 1 2 224 217 +7 2010 Eightfinals 13th place 7 4 1 2 209 164 +45 2012 Final 2nd place 9 6 1 2 235 194 +41 2014 Quarterfinals 5th place 9 7 0 2 250 203 +32 2016 Eightfinals 13th place 7 3 1 3 190 181 +9 2018 Quarterfinals 7th place 9 7 0 2 237 203 +34 2022 Eightfinals 13th place 7 4 2 1 210 154 +56 2024 Final Champions 8 8 0 0 254 138 +116 Total 18/21 1 Title

European Championship   Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place European Junior Championship record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD 1996 5th place 1998 8th place 2000 11th place 2002 5th place 2004 10th place 2007 5th place 2009 5th place 2011 10th place 7 3 0 4 184 179 +5 2013 7th place 2015 9th place 2017 Final Champions 7 6 0 1 202 171 +31 2019 8th place 7 3 0 4 186 182 +4 2021 Semi final 3rd place 7 5 0 2 182 160 +22 2023 6th place 7 3 0 4 218 195 +23 Total 14/14 1 Title

Winner rosters

2024 Junior World Handball Championship (U20) roster

Goalkeepers Alix Tignon (Pessac [FR], D2) Romane Le Huault-Parc (Brest Bretagne HB reserve team, N1) Zazie Samzun (OGC Nice) Left Wingers Nina Dury (JDA Dijon, captain) Louane Texier (Mérignac HB, also center back) Séphora Genyah (Stella Saint-Maur HB) Right Wingers Manon Errard (Metz HB reserve team, N1) Emma Tuccella (Metz HB senior+reserve team (N1)) Line players Clémence Nkindanda (Chambray HB reserve team, N1) Lilou Pintat (JDA Dijon)

Left Backs Enola Borg (Pessac [FR], D2)) Assa Sissoko Dabo (Mérignac HB) Centre Backs Nina Perret (JDA Dijon reserve (N1)+senior team, also back player) Right Backs Lina Colinot (Mérignac HB) Alice Monteillet (JDA Dijon reserve team, N1) Eva Mbata (Noisy-le-Grand HB [FR], D2) Back Players Fatou Karamoko (Stella Saint-Maur HB, also Line Player) Lylou Borg (Mérignac HB, also Centre Back)

Éric Baradat as head coach^[4][5][6]

2017 Women’s 19 EHF EURO roster

Goalkeepers Camille Depuiset Roxanne Frank Manuella Dos Reis Ophélie Tonds Left Wingers Constance Mauny Right Wingers Melvine Deba Line players Marie Fall Mabana-Ma Fofana

Left Backs Lisa Bruni Charlotte Kieffer Claire Vautier Déborah Lassource Centre Backs Méline Nocandy Pauline Plotton Soukeïna Sagna Right Backs Jannela Blonbou Karichma Ekoh

Éric Baradat as head coach^[7]

Individual awards

2024 Junior World Handball Championship (U20)

All-Star Team / Awards:^[8]

• Right wing: Manon Errard
• Line player: Lilou Pintat
• MVP: Lylou Borg

2023 Women’s 19 EHF EURO

All-Star Team / Awards:^[9]

• Best defense player: Fatou Karamoko

2017 Women’s 19 EHF EURO

All-Star Team / Awards:

• Right back: Jannela Blonbou
• Best defense player: Charlotte Kieffer