2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

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This article describes the qualification for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship.

Qualification system[]

32 teams registered for participation and compete for 12 places at the final tournament in two distinct qualification phases. The group winners of phase 1 advance to phase 2. The 24 teams are then divided into six groups of four teams.

Qualification Phase 1[]

The draw took place on 17 March 2021.[1][2]

All times are UTC+2.

Seeding[]

The eleven teams were seeded in four pots.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Faroe Islands
 Portugal
 Greece 		 Italy
 Kosovo
 Israel 		 Finland
 
  		 
 

Group 1[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 100 48 +52 6 Qualification Phase 2
2  Kosovo (H) 3 2 0 1 80 78 +2 4
3   3 1 0 2 59 81 −22 2
4   3 0 0 3 60 92 −32 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
3 June 2021
17:00 		Portugal  38–14   Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
, 5 (18–10) 4
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3 June 2021
19:30 		Kosovo  30–21   Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
, 7 (14–9) 11
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4 June 2021
17:00 		  17–32  Portugal Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
5 (8–19) 8
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4 June 2021
19:30 		  27–33  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
7 (9–16) 10
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5 June 2021
17:00 		  19–21   Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
5 (9–9) 7
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5 June 2021
19:30 		Portugal  30–17  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
5 (12–7) 5
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Group 2[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece (H) 3 3 0 0 96 57 +39 6 Qualification Phase 2
2   3 2 0 1 74 70 +4 4
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 54 58 −4 2
4   3 0 0 3 36 75 −39 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
4 June 2021
17:00 		Greece  29–18   , Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Yovchev, Yovchev (BUL)
, 6 (15–10) 5
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5 June 2021
15:00 		  25–22  Italy , Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
, 5 (15–12) 8
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5 June 2021
17:00 		  17–34  Greece , Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Yovchev, Yovchev (BUL)
4 (8–17) Tsàkalou, 5
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6 June 2021
12:00 		  31–19   , Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
6 (16–7) 7
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6 June 2021
14:00 		Greece  33–22  Italy , Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Yovchev, Yovchev (BUL)
6 (15–9) 5
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Italy  10–0[note 2]  

Group 3[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Faroe Islands (H) 2 2 0 0 50 44 +6 4 Qualification Phase 2
2  Finland 2 1 0 1 47 45 +2 2
3  Israel 2 0 0 2 49 57 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Host
4 June 2021
19:30 		Finland  19–21  Faroe Islands , Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
7 (10–9) , 4
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5 June 2021
19:00 		Israel  24–28  Finland , Tórshavn
Attendance: 30
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
9 (10–14) , Hilli 7
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6 June 2021
19:00 		Faroe Islands  29–25  Israel , Tórshavn
Attendance: 70
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
7 (15–11) 11
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Qualification Phase 2[]

The draw took place on 25 March 2021.[1][5]

Seeding[]

The 24 teams are seeded in four pots.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Netherlands
 Russia
 France
 Denmark
 Spain
 Sweden 		 Germany
 Romania
 Serbia
 Hungary
 Croatia
 Poland 		 Czech Republic
 Austria
 Belarus
  Switzerland
 Slovakia
 Iceland 		 Turkey
 Lithuania
 Ukraine
 Portugal
 Greece
 Faroe Islands

Matchdays 1,2,5 and 6 are UTC+2, matchday 3 and 4 are UTC+1.

Group 1[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 2 2 0 0 67 44 +23 4 Final tournament
2  Russia 2 2 0 0 61 43 +18 4
3   Switzerland 2 0 0 2 44 57 −13 0
4  Lithuania 2 0 0 2 43 71 −28 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 October 2021
18:00 		Poland  36–22  Lithuania , Opole
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Matuszczyk, Nocuń 5 (22–12) 7
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6 October 2021
18:30 		Russia  26–22   Switzerland Dynamo Sports Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 750
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Kirdiasheva 6 (13–7) , Kündig 4
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9 October 2021
15:00 		Lithuania  21–35  Russia Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
5 (10–17) Mikhaylichenko 6
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10 October 2021
15:00 		Switzerland   22–31  Poland , Winterthur
Attendance: 820
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
6 (13–15) Kobylińska 6
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3 March 2022 Poland  v  Russia , Koszalin
Report
3 March 2022
18:00 		Lithuania  v   Switzerland Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Report
6 March 2022
13:00 		Russia  v  Poland , Astrakhan
Report
6 March 2022
16:00 		Switzerland   v  Lithuania , Gümligen
Report
20–21 April 2022 Switzerland   v  Russia
Report
20–21 April 2022 Lithuania  v  Poland
Report
23–24 April 2022 Russia  v  Lithuania
Report
23–24 April 2022 Poland  v   Switzerland
Report

Group 2[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 2 2 0 0 66 41 +25 4 Final tournament
2  Romania 2 1 1 0 59 52 +7 3
3  Austria 2 0 1 1 55 60 −5 1
4  Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 38 65 −27 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 October 2021
17:30 		Romania  26–19  Faroe Islands , Mioveni
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Pintea 9 (15–14) three players 4
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7 October 2021
20:00 		Denmark  27–22  Austria Forum Horsens, Horsens
Attendance: 2,407
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Højlund 5 (12–11) Frey, 4
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10 October 2021
17:15 		Faroe Islands  19–39  Denmark , Tórshavn
Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
4 (5–18) Hansen 6
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10 October 2021
18:10 		Austria  33–33  Romania , Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 800
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Frey 7 (11–16) Bazaliu 11
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2 March 2022
17:05 		Romania  v  Denmark , Mioveni
Report
2 March 2022
20:00 		Faroe Islands  v  Austria , Tórshavn
Report
5 March 2022
16:10 		Denmark  v  Romania Sydbank Arena, Odense
Report
5 March 2022
17:30 		Austria  v  Faroe Islands , Maria Enzersdorf
Report
20–21 April 2022 Austria  v  Denmark
Report
20–21 April 2022 Faroe Islands  v  Romania
Report
23–24 April 2022 Denmark  v  Faroe Islands
Report
23–24 April 2022 Romania  v  Austria
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Group 3[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 73 41 +32 4 Final tournament
2  Germany 2 1 1 0 60 34 +26 3
3  Belarus 2 0 1 1 51 62 −11 1
4  Greece 2 0 0 2 24 71 −47 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 October 2021
18:00 		Netherlands  38–27  Belarus Topsportcentrum, Almere
Attendance: 3,550
Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
Malestein, Snelder 8 (21–16) Ilyina, Vasileuskaya 6
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7 October 2021
20:15 		Germany  36–10  Greece Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 518
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Berger 7 (17–8) 3
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10 October 2021
16:00 		Greece  14–35  Netherlands Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion
Attendance: 110
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
, 3 (6–21) Malestein, Van Wetering 6
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10 October 2021
19:30 		Germany  24–24  Belarus Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 667
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Maidhof 10 (12–13) Vasileuskaya 5
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2 March 2022
17:00 		Greece  v  Belarus Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis
Report
3 March 2022
18:30 		Germany  v  Netherlands , Krefeld
Report
5 March 2022
16:00 		Netherlands  v  Germany Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Report
6 March 2022
15:30 		Belarus  v  Greece , Minsk
Report
20–21 April 2022 Belarus  v  Netherlands
Report
20–21 April 2022 Greece  v  Germany
Report
23–24 April 2022 Netherlands  v  Greece
Report
23–24 April 2022 Belarus  v  Germany
Report

Group 4[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 2 2 0 0 66 47 +19 4 Final tournament
2  Croatia 2 1 0 1 48 47 +1 2
3  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 48 50 −2 2
4  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 46 64 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 October 2021
21:00 		France  38–22  Czech Republic Palais des Sports, Besançon
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
four players 5 (19–12) , Jeřábková 3
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7 October 2021
17:30 		Croatia  22–23  Ukraine Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 852
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Mičijević 8 (15–11) Glibko 6
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10 October 2021
17:00 		Ukraine  25–28  France , Sumy
Attendance: 850
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Glibko 9 (15–16) Nocandy 7
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10 October 2021
17:20 		Czech Republic  24–26  Croatia , Zlín
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Jeřábková 11 (14–14) Blažević, Krsnik 6
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2 March 2022
16:00 		Ukraine  v  Czech Republic Yunist Palace of Sports, Zaporizhzhia
Report
3 March 2022
18:00 		Croatia  v  France , Koprivnica
Report
5 March 2022
19:00 		Czech Republic  v  Ukraine , Olomouc
Report
6 March 2022
17:30 		France  v  Croatia , Toulouse
Report
20–21 April 2022 Czech Republic  v  France
Report
20–21 April 2022 Ukraine  v  Croatia
Report
23–24 April 2022 France  v  Ukraine
Report
23–24 April 2022 Croatia  v  Czech Republic
Report

Group 5[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 2 2 0 0 64 52 +12 4 Final tournament
2  Spain 2 2 0 0 56 50 +6 4
3  Slovakia 2 0 0 2 56 63 −7 0
4  Portugal 2 0 0 2 46 57 −11 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 October 2021
18:00 		Hungary  34–24  Portugal , Érd
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Kulović, Škaljić (BIH)
Klujber 9 (17–15) Resende 5
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6 October 2021
20:45 		Spain  33–28  Slovakia Pabellón Polideportivo Municipal Fernando Argüelles, Antequera
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
Fernández, González 6 (17–11) Bíziková 9
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10 October 2021
18:00 		Portugal  22–23  Spain , Paredes
Attendance: 1,305
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
6 (11–14) Cabral 6
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10 October 2021
18:15 		Slovakia  28–30  Hungary , Topoľčany
Attendance: 650
Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR)
Szarková 10 (14–13) Lukács 6
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2 March 2022
18:00 		Hungary  v  Spain Imre Földi Sports Hall, Tatabanya
Report
3 March 2022
20:00 		Portugal  v  Slovakia , Paredes
Report
5 March 2022
20:00 		Spain  v  Hungary , Santander
Report
6 March 2022
15:00 		Slovakia  v  Portugal , Topoľčany
Report
20–21 April 2022 Slovakia  v  Spain
Report
20–21 April 2022 Portugal  v  Hungary
Report
23–24 April 2022 Spain  v  Portugal
Report
23–24 April 2022 Hungary  v  Slovakia
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Group 6[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 61 40 +21 4 Final tournament
2  Serbia 2 1 0 1 57 50 +7 2
3  Iceland 2 1 0 1 40 51 −11 2
4  Turkey 2 0 0 2 50 67 −17 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2021. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
6 October 2021
18:00 		Serbia  36–27  Turkey Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Stoiljković 6 (21–13) Türkoglu 5
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7 October 2021
19:00 		Sweden  30–17  Iceland , Eskilstuna
Attendance: 2,184
Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
Roberts 6 (14–5) 4
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10 October 2021
17:00 		Turkey  23–31  Sweden , Eskişehir
Attendance: 500
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Şahin 7 (12–15) Strömberg 6
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10 October 2021
18:00 		Iceland  23–21  Serbia , Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 957
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
7 (10–8) Liščević, Stoiljković 4
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2 March 2022 Turkey  v  Iceland , Kastamonu
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3 March 2022
18:00 		Serbia  v  Sweden Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin
Report
5 March 2022
17:00 		Sweden  v  Serbia , Ystad
Report
6 March 2022
17:00 		Iceland  v  Turkey , Hafnarfjörður
Report
20–21 April 2022 Iceland  v  Sweden
Report
20–21 April 2022 Turkey  v  Serbia
Report
23–24 April 2022 Sweden  v  Turkey
Report
23–24 April 2022 Serbia  v  Iceland
Report

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ The match could not be played after Latvia missed their flight after travel issues. The game was assessed by the EHF.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "36 teams register for Women's EHF EURO 2022 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. ^ "First step towards 2022 revealed for 11 nations". eurohandball.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Draw Procedure for the Women's EHF EURO 2022 Qualifiers Phase 1" (PDF). eurohandball.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's EHF EURO 2022 qualifiers match update". eurohandball.com. EHF. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Qualifiers draw starts race to EHF EURO 2022". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Procedure for the draw of the qualification groups" (PDF). eurohandball.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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