2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

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
 Luxembourg
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Cyprus
 Latvia

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  Cyprus 3 1 0 2 59 81 22 2
4  Luxembourg 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  Luxembourg Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Da Silva, Monteiro 5 (18–10) Welter 4
  Report  
3 June 2021
19:30
Kosovo  30–21  Cyprus Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
Hajdari, Zogaj 7 (14–9) Papa 11
  Report  

4 June 2021
17:00
Cyprus  17–32  Portugal Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
Papa 5 (8–19) Monteiro 8
   Report  
4 June 2021
19:30
Luxembourg  27–33  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Welter 7 (9–16) Marku 10
  Report  

5 June 2021
17:00
Luxembourg  19–21  Cyprus Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
Dautaj 5 (9–9) Papa 7
  Report  
5 June 2021
19:30
Portugal  30–17  Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Sousa 5 (12–7) Gjikokaj 5
  Report  

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  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 74 70 +4 4
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 54 58 4 2
4  Latvia 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  Bosnia and Herzegovina Filippio Sports Hall, Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Yovchev, Yovchev (BUL)
Chatziparasidou, Gkatziou 6 (15–10) Isić 5
  Report  

5 June 2021
15:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  25–22  Italy Filippio Sports Hall, Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
Gudelj, Kolašinac 5 (15–12) Manojlovic 8
  Report  
5 June 2021
17:00
Latvia  17–34  Greece Filippio Sports Hall, Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Yovchev, Yovchev (BUL)
Cibuļska 4 (8–17) Tsàkalou, Zeneli 5
  Report  

6 June 2021
12:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  31–19  Latvia Filippio Sports Hall, Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
Čutura 6 (16–7) Cibuļska 7
  Report  
6 June 2021
14:00
Greece  33–22  Italy Filippio Sports Hall, Veria
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Yovchev, Yovchev (BUL)
Gkatziou 6 (15–9) Rortondo 5
  Report  

Italy  10–0[note 2]  Latvia

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 Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Aarnio 7 (10–9) Geirsdóttir, Mortensen 4
  Report  

5 June 2021
19:00
Israel  24–28  Finland Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 30
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Vakrat 9 (10–14) Fredriksson, Hilli 7
  Report  

6 June 2021
19:00
Faroe Islands  29–25  Israel Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 70
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Krossteig 7 (15–11) Vakrat 11
  Report  

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 Stegu Arena, Opole
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Matuszczyk, Nocuń 5 (22–12) Strope 7
  Report   
6 October 2021
18:30
Russia  26–22   Switzerland Dynamo Sports Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 750
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Kirdiasheva 6 (13–7) Hodel, Kündig 4
  Report  

9 October 2021
15:00
Lithuania  21–35  Russia Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Strope 5 (10–17) Mikhaylichenko 6
  Report  
10 October 2021
15:00
Switzerland   22–31  Poland Axa-Arena, Winterthur
Attendance: 820
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Hodel 6 (13–15) Kobylińska 6
  Report  

2–3 March 2022 Poland  v  Russia
Report
2–3 March 2022 Lithuania  v   Switzerland
Report

5–6 March 2022 Russia  v  Poland
Report
5–6 March 2022 Switzerland   v  Lithuania
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 Sala sporturilor Mioveni, Mioveni
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jakovljević, Sando (SRB)
Pintea 9 (15–14) three players 4
  Report  
7 October 2021
20:00
Denmark  27–22  Austria Forum Horsens, Horsens
Attendance: 2,407
Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
Højlund 5 (12–11) Frey, Huber 4
Report  

10 October 2021
17:15
Faroe Islands  19–39  Denmark Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
Hansen 4 (5–18) Hansen 6
  Report  
10 October 2021
18:10
Austria  33–33  Romania BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 800
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Frey 7 (11–16) Bazaliu 11
  Report   

2–3 March 2022 Romania  v  Denmark
Report
2–3 March 2022 Faroe Islands  v  Austria
Report

5–6 March 2022 Denmark  v  Romania
Report
5–6 March 2022 Austria  v  Faroe Islands
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
Report

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
  Report   
7 October 2021
20:15
Germany  36–10  Greece Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 518
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Berger 7 (17–8) Chatziparasidou 3
  Report  

10 October 2021
16:00
Greece  14–35  Netherlands Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion
Attendance: 110
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Chatziparasidou, Gkatziou 3 (6–21) Malestein, Van Wetering 6
  Report  
10 October 2021
19:30
Germany  24–24  Belarus Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 667
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Maidhof 10 (12–13) Vasileuskaya 5
  Report  

2–3 March 2022 Germany  v  Netherlands
Report
2–3 March 2022 Greece  v  Belarus
Report

5–6 March 2022 Netherlands  v  Germany
Report
5–6 March 2022 Belarus  v  Greece
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  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 48 50 2 2[lower-alpha 1]
3  Croatia 2 1 0 1 48 47 +1 2[lower-alpha 1]
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.
Notes:
  1. Croatia 22–23 Ukraine
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) Holaňová, Jeřábková 3
  Report  
7 October 2021
17:30
Croatia  22–23  Ukraine Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 852
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Mičijević 8 (15–11) Glibko 6
Report  

10 October 2021
17:00
Ukraine  25–28  France Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy
Attendance: 850
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Glibko 9 (15–16) Nocandy 7
  Report  
10 October 2021
17:20
Czech Republic  24–26  Croatia Datart Hala, Zlín
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Jeřábková 11 (14–14) Blažević, Krsnik 6
  Report  

2–3 March 2022 Croatia  v  France
Report
2–3 March 2022 Ukraine  v  Czech Republic
Report

5–6 March 2022 France  v  Croatia
Report
5–6 March 2022 Czech Republic  v  Ukraine
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 Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Kulović, Škaljić (BIH)
Klujber 9 (17–15) Resende 5
  Report  
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
  Report  

10 October 2021
18:00
Portugal  22–23  Spain Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes, Paredes
Attendance: 1,305
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Unjanque 6 (11–14) Cabral 6
  Report  
10 October 2021
18:15
Slovakia  28–30  Hungary Sporthalle Topoľčany, Topoľčany
Attendance: 650
Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR)
Szarková 10 (14–13) Lukács 6
  Report  

2–3 March 2022 Hungary  v  Spain
Report
2–3 March 2022 Portugal  v  Slovakia
Report

5–6 March 2022 Spain  v  Hungary
Report
5–6 March 2022 Slovakia  v  Portugal
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
Report

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  Iceland 2 1 0 1 40 51 11 2[lower-alpha 1]
3  Serbia 2 1 0 1 57 50 +7 2[lower-alpha 1]
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.
Notes:
  1. Iceland 23–21 Serbia
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
  Report  
7 October 2021
19:00
Sweden  30–17  Iceland Stiga Sports Arena, Eskilstuna
Attendance: 2,184
Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
Roberts 6 (14–5) Sturludóttir 4
  Report  

10 October 2021
17:00
Turkey  23–31  Sweden Porsuk Spor Salonu, Eskişehir
Attendance: 500
Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
Şahin 7 (12–15) Strömberg 6
  Report  
10 October 2021
18:00
Iceland  23–21  Serbia Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 957
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Júlíusdóttir 7 (10–8) Liščević, Stoiljković 4
  Report  

2–3 March 2022 Serbia  v  Sweden
Report
2–3 March 2022 Turkey  v  Iceland
Report

5–6 March 2022 Sweden  v  Serbia
Report
5–6 March 2022 Iceland  v  Turkey
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. 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. "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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