2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

Teams will compete for 20 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.

Qualification Phase 1

Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on 24 June 2016 in Vienna, Austria.[1][2][3] The group winners advance to the Phase 2.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 Turkey
 Greece
 Italy		  Estonia
 Luxembourg
 Cyprus		  Georgia
 Faroe Islands
 Kosovo

Groups

Group 1

The tournament was played in a tournament format.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 50 41 +9 4 Qualification Phase 2
2  Cyprus 2 1 0 1 37 43 −6 2
3  Faroe Islands (H) 2 0 0 2 43 46 −3 0
Source: Eurohandball
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 2017
20:00		 Cyprus  20–19  Faroe Islands Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 450
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
J. Argyrou 8 (8–9) Nielsen, Sigurbjørnsson 5
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14 January 2017
18:00		 Greece  24–17  Cyprus Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 100
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
Papadopoulos 6 (13–6) J. Argyrou 4
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15 January 2017
16:00		 Faroe Islands  24–26  Greece Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 400
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
Olsen 5 (11–13) Papadopoulos 6
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Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia 4 3 0 1 96 86 +10 6 Qualification Phase 2
2  Turkey 4 2 1 1 96 84 +12 5
3  Kosovo 4 0 1 3 86 108 −22 1
Source: Eurohandball
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.
2 November 2016
19:00		 Turkey  26–22  Kosovo THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 750
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Çelik 6 (13–8) Dedaj 5
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6 November 2016
19:30		 Kosovo  24–24  Turkey Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Frieser, Kavulič (CZE)
Quni 6 (11–12) Çelik, Ersin 7
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4 January 2017
19:30		 Kosovo  17–31  Estonia Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Dedaj 5 (7–13) Rooba 8
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8 January 2017
19:30		 Estonia  27–23  Kosovo Põlva Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 784
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Rooba 7 (14–10) Terziqi 6
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11 January 2017
19:30		 Estonia  18–28  Turkey Põlva Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Attendance: 801
Referees: Thomassen, Schmack (BEL)
Lees 4 (9–11) Örnek 6
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15 January 2017
16:00		 Turkey  18–20  Estonia THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Pektaş 5 (10–8) Voika 5
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Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 4 3 0 1 103 92 +11 6[lower-alpha 1] Qualification Phase 2
2  Luxembourg 4 3 0 1 114 102 +12 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Georgia 4 0 0 4 97 120 −23 0
Source: Eurohandball
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. 1 2 Italy 49–48 Luxembourg
2 November 2016
17:30		 Italy  26–19  Georgia Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Siracusa
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Turkovic 10 (11–10) Chanturia 6
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6 November 2016
18:00		 Georgia  25–28  Italy Olympic Handball Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
Chikovani 11 (13–13) Turkovic 7
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4 January 2017
18:00		 Georgia  24–31  Luxembourg Olympic Handball Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 300
Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
Chikovani 8 (12—11) Müller 7
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7 January 2017
18:00		 Luxembourg  35–29  Georgia d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 800
Referees: Lillepea, Kull (EST)
Kohl, Schröder 7 (18–13) Chanturia 7
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11 January 2017
19:30		 Luxembourg  24–23  Italy d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
Müller 6 (13–10) Turkovic 7
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15 January 2017
16:30		 Italy  26–24  Luxembourg Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Siracusa
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
Turkovic 10 (12–9) Y. Hoffmann 9
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IHF Emerging Nations Championship

The three best placed teams of this tournament qualified to Phase 2.

RankTeam
 Faroe Islands
 Turkey
 Kosovo
4 Cyprus
5 Bulgaria
6 China
7 Luxembourg
8 Georgia
9 Moldova
10 Azerbaijan
11 Great Britain
12 Ireland
13 Malta
14 Andorra
15 Albania
16 Armenia

Qualification Phase 2

26 pre-qualified teams joined the qualified teams from previous rounds. Those 32 teams will be split into eight groups, with the winners and runner-ups qualify for the final tournament, as well as the four-best third placed teams.

The draw for the qualification round was held on 12 April 2018 in Trondheim, Norway.[5][6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 2 or 3 Pot 3 Pot 4
 France
 Croatia
 Germany
 Denmark
 Slovenia
 Belarus
 Hungary
 Macedonia		  Russia
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Iceland
 Serbia
 Montenegro		  Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Netherlands
 Portugal		  Latvia
 Lithuania
  Switzerland
 Slovakia
 Ukraine
 Israel
 Turkey		  Finland
 Belgium
 Estonia
 Greece
 Romania
 Italy
 Kosovo
 Faroe Islands

As Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands and Portugal had the exact same points in the national team ranking, an extra draw was held just prior to the actual draw in which the two teams drawn were placed in pot 2, while the third went into pot 3. Netherlands and Portugal were drawn to be in pot 2. Furthermore, for political reasons, Serbia and Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group.[5]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
24 October 2018
19:00		 Germany  v  Israel Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Report
24 October 2018
18:00		 Poland  v  Kosovo Hala KSZO, Ostrowiec
Report
28 October 2018
19:30		 Kosovo  v  Germany Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina
Report
28 October 2018
19:30		 Israel  v  Poland Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv
Report
10–14 April 2019 Poland  v  Germany
Report
10–14 April 2019 Kosovo  v  Israel
Report
10–14 April 2019 Germany  v  Poland
Report
10–14 April 2019 Israel  v  Kosovo
Report
12–16 June 2019 Israel  v  Germany
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12–16 June 2019 Kosovo  v  Poland
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12–16 June 2019 Germany  v  Kosovo
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12–16 June 2019 Poland  v  Israel
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Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
25 October 2018
20:15		 Croatia  v   Switzerland Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek
Report
24 October 2018
18:00		 Serbia  v  Belgium Kristalna Dvorana, Zrenjanin
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28 October 2018
15:45		 Belgium  v  Croatia Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven
Report
28 October 2018
13:15		 Switzerland   v  Serbia Bossard Arena, Zug
Report
10–14 April 2019 Serbia  v  Croatia
Report
10 April 2019
20:00		 Belgium  v   Switzerland Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven
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10–14 April 2019 Croatia  v  Serbia
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13 April 2019 Switzerland   v  Belgium
Report
12–16 June 2019 Switzerland   v  Croatia
Report
12 June 2019
20:00		 Belgium  v  Serbia Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven
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12–16 June 2019 Croatia  v  Belgium
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12–16 June 2019 Serbia  v   Switzerland
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Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
25 October 2018
20:15		 Macedonia  v  Turkey Sports Hall Mladost, Bitola
Report
24 October 2018
19:45		 Iceland  v  Greece Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Report
28 October 2018
18:30		 Greece  v  Macedonia Kozani Indoor Sporthall, Kozani
Report
28 October 2018
16:00		 Turkey  v  Iceland THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Report
10 April 2019
19:45		 Iceland  v  Macedonia Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Report
10–14 April 2019 Greece  v  Turkey
Report
10–14 April 2019 Macedonia  v  Iceland
Report
10–14 April 2019 Turkey  v  Greece
Report
12–16 June 2019 Turkey  v  Macedonia
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12–16 June 2019 Greece  v  Iceland
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12–16 June 2019 Macedonia  v  Greece
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16 June 2019
20:00		 Iceland  v  Turkey Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
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Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
24 October 2018
20:15		 Slovenia  v  Latvia Ljudski vrt Sports Hall, Maribor
Report
25 October 2018
19:30		 Netherlands  v  Estonia Fitland XL, Sittard
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28 October 2018
19:30		 Estonia  v  Slovenia Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn
Report
28 October 2018
15:05		 Latvia  v  Netherlands Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Report
11 April 2019
19:30		 Netherlands  v  Slovenia Topsportcentrum, Almere
Report
10–14 April 2019 Estonia  v  Latvia
Report
10–14 April 2019 Slovenia  v  Netherlands
Report
10–14 April 2019 Latvia  v  Estonia
Report
12–16 June 2019 Latvia  v  Slovenia
Report
12–16 June 2019 Estonia  v  Netherlands
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12–16 June 2019 Slovenia  v  Estonia
Report
16 June 2019
16:00		 Netherlands  v  Latvia Topsportcentrum, Almere
Report

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
25 October 2018
18:00		 Belarus  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk
Report
24 October 2018
18:00		 Czech Republic  v  Finland Městská sportovní hala, Plzeň
Report
27 October 2018
16:00		 Finland  v  Belarus Energia Areena, Vantaa
Report
27 October 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Czech Republic KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Report
10–14 April 2019 Czech Republic  v  Belarus
Report
10–14 April 2019 Finland  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
10–14 April 2019 Belarus  v  Czech Republic
Report
13 April 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Finland KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Report
12 June 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Belarus KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla
Report
12–16 June 2019 Finland  v  Czech Republic
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12–16 June 2019 Belarus  v  Finland
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12–16 June 2019 Czech Republic  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
25 October 2018
20:30		 France  v  Lithuania Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence
Report
24 October 2018
20:00		 Portugal  v  Romania Pavilhão Municipal, Santo Tirso
Report
28 October 2018
18:00		 Romania  v  France BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca
Report
28 October 2018
17:00		 Lithuania  v  Portugal Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Report
10–14 April 2019 Portugal  v  France
Report
10–14 April 2019 Romania  v  Lithuania
Report
10–14 April 2019 France  v  Portugal
Report
10–14 April 2019 Lithuania  v  Romania
Report
12–16 June 2019 Lithuania  v  France
Report
12–16 June 2019 Romania  v  Portugal
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12–16 June 2019 France  v  Romania
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12–16 June 2019 Portugal  v  Lithuania
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Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
24 October 2018
18:30		 Hungary  v  Slovakia Érd Aréna, Érd
Report
24 October 2018
19:30		 Russia  v  Italy Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, Moscow
Report
27 October 2018
19:00		 Italy  v  Hungary Kioene Arena, Padua
Report
27 October 2018
18:00		 Slovakia  v  Russia Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov
Report
10–14 April 2019 Russia  v  Hungary
Report
10–14 April 2019 Italy  v  Slovakia
Report
10–14 April 2019 Hungary  v  Russia
Report
10–14 April 2019 Slovakia  v  Italy
Report
12–16 June 2019 Slovakia  v  Hungary
Report
12–16 June 2019 Italy  v  Russia
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12–16 June 2019 Hungary  v  Italy
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12–16 June 2019 Slovakia  v  Russia
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Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ranking of third-placed teams
4  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball
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.
24 October 2018
21:00		 Denmark  v  Ukraine Ceres Park & Arena, Aarhus
Report
24 October 2018
17:30		 Montenegro  v  Faroe Islands
Report
27 October 2018
16:10		 Faroe Islands  v  Denmark Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Report
28 October 2018
18:30		 Ukraine  v  Montenegro Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy
Report
10–14 April 2019 Montenegro  v  Denmark
Report
10–14 April 2019 Faroe Islands  v  Ukraine
Report
10–14 April 2019 Denmark  v  Montenegro
Report
10–14 April 2019 Ukraine  v  Faroe Islands
Report
12–16 June 2019 Ukraine  v  Denmark
Report
12–16 June 2019 Faroe Islands  v  Montenegro
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12–16 June 2019 Denmark  v  Faroe Islands
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12–16 June 2019 Montenegro  v  Ukraine
Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four highest ranked third-placed teams from the groups directly qualify for the tournament. Matches against the fourth placed teams in each group are discarded.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 October 2018. Source: Eurohandball

References

  1. ↑ "24 teams, two draws, one day". eurohandball.com. 24 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Draw procedure
  3. ↑ "The road to the Men's EHF EURO 2020 has begun". eurohandball.com. 24 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Faroe Islands receive first right to organise qualification tournament en route to Men's EHF EURO 2020". eurohandball.com. 19 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "What you need to know about the Men's EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers Draw". eurohandball.com. 12 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Qualifiers drawn in Trondheim for Men's EHF EURO 2020". eurohandball.com. 12 April 2018.
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