The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.

Venues

Two Macedonian cities have been selected as hosts for the 2008 Championship:

Qualification

In total, 16 national teams qualified for the final tournament:

Squads

Each nation had to submit an initial squad of 28 players, 12 of them became reserves when the final squad of 16 players was announced on 1 December 2008.

Seeding

The draw for the preliminary round groups took place on 20 July 2008, in Ohrid.

Format

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Group I

Group II

Final round

Bracket

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Source: EuroHandball.com

All-Star Team

Chosen by team officials and EHF experts: EHF-Euro.com

Top goalscorers

Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers

(minimum 20% of total shots received by team) Source: EHF-Euro.com