2022 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2022 EHF European Men's Handball Championship will be the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It will be co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 January 2022.

2022 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Hungary
 Slovakia
Dates13–30 January
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5
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Bid process

Bidding timeline

The bidding timeline is as follows:[1]

  • 1 May 2017: Bidding nations to provide official expression of interest in the hosting of the tournament
  • 1 July 2017: Bidding manuals sent to all bidding federations
  • 1 November 2017: Deadline for completed bidding and application documentation to be provided to the EHF office
  • 15 December 2017: Applications to be approved at the EHF executive committee in Hamburg
  • 20 June 2018: appointment of host(s) of EHF Euro 2022 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress in Glasgow, Scotland

Bids

On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:[2]

  • Belgium, Spain & France
  • Czech Republic, Hungary & Slovakia
  • Denmark, Germany & Switzerland
  • Macedonia
  • Russia & Belarus
  • Lithuania

However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:

  • Belgium, Spain & France
  • Denmark & Switzerland[3]
  • Hungary & Slovakia

Host selection

On 20 June at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress held in Glasgow, Hungary and Slovakia were selected to host the competition.

Voting results[4]
Country
Votes
 Hungary &  Slovakia 32
 Belgium,  Spain &  France 14
 Denmark &   Switzerland –
Total 46

Denmark and Switzerland withdrew their bid shortly before the vote.

Venues

Following is a list of all venues and host cities which will be used.


 Hungary  Slovakia
Budapest Debrecen Szeged Bratislava Košice
New Budapest Arena Főnix Arena Pick Arena Ondrej Nepela Arena Steel Aréna
Capacity: 20,022 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 8,143 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 7,900
Bratislava
Košice
Slovakia (in orange) is
north of Hungary (in green).

Qualification
Main article: 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

The qualification for the final tournament took place between January 2019 and May 2021. The two host teams, Hungary and Slovakia, and the two best placed teams from the previous championship, Spain and Croatia, were automatically qualified, leaving a total of 40 national teams to compete for the remaining 20 places in the final tournament.

The competition consisted of three rounds: two qualification phases and a relegation round. The first qualification phase involved teams that did not participate in the second round of the 2020 qualification tournament. The two best teams advanced to a relegation round, where they were joined by the best European team from the 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship and the three worst ranked fourth-placed teams from the second round of the 2020 qualification. The three winners of the two-legged relegation round matches advanced to the second and last qualifying phase, joining the remaining 21 teams that participated in the 2020 championship and the remaining eight teams that were eliminated in the second round of the 2020 qualification. Those 32 teams were divided into eight groups by four teams, with top two teams and four best ranked third-teams qualifying.

Qualified teams
CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament
 HungaryCo-host20 June 201812 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 SlovakiaCo-host20 June 20183 (2006, 2008, 2012)
 SpainFinalist of 2020 European Championship24 January 202014 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 CroatiaFinalist of 2020 European Championship24 January 202014 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 GermanyGroup 2 winner10 January 202113 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 SerbiaGroup 1 winner8 February 20216 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 SwedenGroup 8 winner28 April 202113 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 RussiaGroup 3 winner28 April 202113 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020)
 North MacedoniaGroup 7 runner-up28 April 20216 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 DenmarkGroup 7 winner28 April 202113 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 FranceGroup 1 runner-up29 April 202114 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 NorwayGroup 6 winner29 April 20219 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 IcelandGroup 4 runner-up29 April 202111 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 PortugalGroup 4 winner29 April 20216 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020)
 BelarusGroup 6 runner-up29 April 20216 (1994, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 SloveniaGroup 5 winner29 April 202112 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 NetherlandsGroup 5 runner-up29 April 20211 (2020)
 AustriaGroup 2 runner-up2 May 20214 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020)
 Czech RepublicGroup 3 runner-up2 May 202110 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020)
 MontenegroGroup 8 runner-up2 May 20215 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRanking of third-placed teams2 May 20211 (2020)
 PolandRanking of third-placed teams2 May 20219 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020)
 UkraineRanking of third-placed teams2 May 20216 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2020)
 LithuaniaRanking of third-placed teams2 May 20211 (1998)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Marketing

The official logo and slogan was unveiled on 25 January 2020 at the EHF Extraordinary Congress In Stockholm. The logo includes the national colours of both host nations – red, green, white and blue, forming the handball and an eye, relates closely to the event's motto "Watch Games, See More", highlighting the many opportunities for fans around the six venues.[5]

Draw

The draw took place in Budapest on 6 May 2021.[6][7]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 3 May 2021.[8] The organizing countries had the right to allocate one team to each of the groups they were hosting due to potential spectators' interest. Hungary (assigned to group B) selected Croatia (assigned to group C) and Slovenia (assigned to group A), while Slovakia (assigned to group F) selected Germany (assigned to group D) and the Czech Republic (assigned to group E).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Referees

The referee pairs were selected on 10 September 2021.[9]

Squads

Each team consists of up to 35 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match.[10]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[11]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2022. 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.
13 January 2022
18:00		 Slovenia  v  North Macedonia Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Report
13 January 2022
20:30		 Denmark  v  Montenegro Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Report
15 January 2022
18:00		 North Macedonia  v  Montenegro Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Report
15 January 2022
20:30		 Slovenia  v  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Report
17 January 2022
18:00		 Montenegro  v  Slovenia Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Report
17 January 2022
20:30		 North Macedonia  v  Denmark Főnix Hall, Debrecen
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2022. 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
13 January 2022
20:30		 Hungary  v  Netherlands New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
14 January 2022
20:30		 Portugal  v  Iceland New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
16 January 2022
18:00		 Portugal  v  Hungary New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
16 January 2022
20:30		 Iceland  v  Netherlands New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
18 January 2022
18:00		 Iceland  v  Hungary New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
18 January 2022
20:30		 Netherlands  v  Portugal New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2022. 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.
13 January 2022
18:00		 Serbia  v  Ukraine Pick Aréna, Szeged
Report
13 January 2022
20:30		 Croatia  v  France Pick Aréna, Szeged
Report
15 January 2022
18:00		 France  v  Ukraine Pick Aréna, Szeged
Report
15 January 2022
20:30		 Croatia  v  Serbia Pick Aréna, Szeged
Report
17 January 2022
18:00		 Ukraine  v  Croatia Pick Aréna, Szeged
Report
17 January 2022
20:30		 France  v  Serbia Pick Aréna, Szeged
Report

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 14 January 2022. 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.
14 January 2022
18:00		 Germany  v  Belarus Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
14 January 2022
20:30		 Austria  v  Poland Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
16 January 2022
18:00		 Germany  v  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
16 January 2022
20:30		 Belarus  v  Poland Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
18 January 2022
18:00		 Poland  v  Germany Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
18 January 2022
20:30		 Belarus  v  Austria Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2022. 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.
13 January 2022
18:00		 Spain  v  Czech Republic Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
13 January 2022
20:30		 Sweden  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
15 January 2022
18:00		 Czech Republic  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
15 January 2022
20:30		 Spain  v  Sweden Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
17 January 2022
18:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Spain Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
17 January 2022
20:30		 Czech Republic  v  Sweden Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Main round
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovakia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2022. 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
13 January 2022
18:00		 Russia  v  Lithuania Steel Aréna, Košice
Report
13 January 2022
20:30		 Norway  v  Slovakia Steel Aréna, Košice
Report
15 January 2022
18:00		 Slovakia  v  Lithuania Steel Aréna, Košice
Report
15 January 2022
20:30		 Norway  v  Russia Steel Aréna, Košice
Report
17 January 2022
18:00		 Slovakia  v  Russia Steel Aréna, Košice
Report
17 January 2022
20:30		 Lithuania  v  Norway Steel Aréna, Košice
Report

Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advance will be transferred to the main round.

Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 20 January 2022. 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.
20 January 2022 A1 v B1 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
20 January 2022 A2 v C2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
20 January 2022 C1 v B2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
22 January 2022 A2 v B2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
22 January 2022 A1 v C2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
22 January 2022 C1 v B1 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
24 January 2022 B1 v C2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
24 January 2022 A2 v C1 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
24 January 2022 A1 v B2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
26 January 2022 B2 v C2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
26 January 2022 A2 v B1 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
26 January 2022 A1 v C1 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report

Group II
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fifth place game
4 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 20 January 2022. 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.
20 January 2022 D1 v E1 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
20 January 2022 D2 v F2 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
20 January 2022 F1 v E2 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
21 January 2022 D2 v E2 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
21 January 2022 D1 v F2 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
21 January 2022 F1 v E1 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
23 January 2022 E1 v F2 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
23 January 2022 D2 v F1 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
23 January 2022 D1 v E2 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
25 January 2022 E2 v F2 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
25 January 2022 D2 v E1 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report
25 January 2022 D1 v F1 Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 January
 
 
I1
 
30 January
 
II2
 
 
 
28 January
 
 
 
II1
 
 
I2
 
Third place
 
 
30 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals
28 January 2022
18:00		 I1 v II2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report
28 January 2022
20:30		 II1 v I2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report

Fifth place game
28 January 2022
15:30		 I3 v II3 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report

Third place game
30 January 2022
15:30		 LSF1 v LSF2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report

Final
30 January 2022
18:00		 WSF1 v WSF2 New Budapest Arena, Budapest
Report

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

The teams ranked fourth in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 18 to 24, while teams ranked third in each group after the completion of the preliminary round matches will be ranked 13 to 18 according to the number of points won in the preliminary round. Places seven and eight will be attributed to the two teams ranked fourth in the groups, places nine and ten to the two teams ranked fifth in the groups and places eleven and twelve to the two teams ranked sixth in the group according to the number of points won by the respective teams after completion of the main round matches. Places one to six will be decided by play–off or knock–out.

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship

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