The European Women's U-19 European Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Europe. Organized by the European Handball Federation, it takes place every two years. The competition received its current name in 2004, until then it was known as the European Women's Junior Handball Championship.
On 3 April 2018, the Russian team was disqualified and stripped of their silver medals, won at the 2017 edition, due to doping violations committed by three players on the team.[3][4]