2012 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship.

Qualification system edit

Seeding edit

The draw for the qualification round was held on 31 January 2010 at the EHF headquarters, in Vienna, Austria.^[1] Serbia (host nation), and France (defending champion), were directly qualified. 39 teams (including Serbia) had registered for participation. 37 teams competed for 14 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking list valid for the EHF EURO 2012 Qualification in Serbia.

Seeding for Qualification Phase 1 edit

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Latvia Israel Estonia	Italy 2 teams between: Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus	Finland Turkey 1 team between: Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus	Luxembourg Georgia Great Britain

Seeding for Qualification Phase 2 edit

The seedings were completely known after the playing of the final week-end of the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Croatia Denmark Poland Germany Norway Sweden Hungary	Spain Iceland Czech Republic Slovenia Russia Slovakia Macedonia	Austria Montenegro Belarus Ukraine Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina Netherlands	Portugal Switzerland Greece Lithuania Estonia Latvia Israel

Playing dates edit

Qualification Phase 1:

Two options were available:

Tournaments: 11–13 June 2010
Home and away round robin: 14/15 April 2010, 17/18 April 2010, 9/10 June 2010, 12/13 June 2010, 16/17 June 2010, 19/20 June 2010

Tiebreakers edit

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.
Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
If, after applying criteria 1) to 3) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 3) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5), 6) and 7) will apply.
Superior goal difference from all group matches played.
Higher number of goals scored in all group matches played.
Drawing of lots.

Qualification Phase 1 edit

The participating teams were the 12 lowest ranked according to the EHF National Team Ranking list valid for the EHF EURO 2012 Qualification in Serbia.
They were: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Georgia, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg and Turkey.
The 12 teams divided into 3 groups, with the 3 winners advancing to the Qualification Phase 2.

Draw procedure edit

Step 1: 2 teams from Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus were drawn to pot 2. The remaining team went to pot 3 (the balls were not opened).
Step 2: 3 teams of pot 1 to row 1
Step 3: 3 teams of pot 2 to row 2
Step 4: 3 teams of pot 3 to row 3
Step 5: 3 teams of pot 4 to row 4

Group 1 edit

Venue: Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Estonia	3	3	0	0	100	72	+28	6	Qualification Phase 2
2	Cyprus	3	1	1	1	81	79	+2	3
3	Great Britain (H)	3	1	0	2	75	91	−16	2
4	Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	79	93	−14	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

10 June 2010 14:30 BST (UTC+01)	Estonia	31 – 18	Bulgaria	Attendance: 200 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE)
	Patrail 7	(16 – 9)	Mihailov 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

10 June 2010 18:30 BST (UTC+01)	Cyprus	24 – 16	Great Britain	Attendance: 300 Referees: Leyder, Jung (LUX)
	Papakyprianou 9	(7 – 9)	Hawkins, Larsson 4
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7×

11 June 2010 14:30 BST (UTC+01)	Bulgaria	29 – 29	Cyprus	Attendance: 100 Referees: Leyder, Jung (LUX)
	Borisov, Mihailov 6	(14 – 14)	Demosthenous, Efstathiadis, Papakyprianou 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

11 June 2010 18:30 BST (UTC+01)	Great Britain	26 – 35	Estonia	Attendance: 400 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE)
	Mohr 11	(13 – 18)	Patrail 7
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 2×

12 June 2010 12:00 BST (UTC+01)	Estonia	34 – 28	Cyprus	Attendance: 300 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE)
	Patrail 9	(18 – 13)	Papakyprianou 11
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×

12 June 2010 15:30 BST (UTC+01)	Bulgaria	32 – 33	Great Britain	Attendance: 600 Referees: Leyder, Jung (LUX)
	Petkov 10	(16 – 14)	Larsson 13
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 2× 1×

Group 2 edit

Venue: Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia	3	2	1	82	79	+3	4	Qualification Phase 2
2	Finland	3	2	1	86	80	+6	4
3	Italy	3	2	1	97	95	+2	4
4	Georgia (H)	3	0	3	67	78	−11	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

11 June 2010 15:30 UTC+04	Latvia	24 – 26	Finland	Attendance: 300 Referees: Sivak, Dvorsky (SVK)
	Jurdz 5	(11 – 11)	Rönnberg, Viljanen 6
	4× 7×	Report	2× 6×

11 June 2010 18:00 UTC+04	Italy	30 – 25	Georgia	Attendance: 400 Referees: Sitsi, Heinla (EST)
	Radovic 7	(10 – 10)	Rusia 8
	3× 3×	Report	4× 4×

12 June 2010 15:00 UTC+04	Finland	34 – 35	Italy	Attendance: 200 Referees: Sivak, Dvorsky (SVK)
	Tamminen 13	(18 – 19)	Skatar 11
	3× 8× 2×	Report	3× 7× 1×

12 June 2010 17:00 UTC+04	Georgia	21 – 22	Latvia	Attendance: 400 Referees: Sitsi, Heinla (EST)
	Datukashvili 8	(11 – 11)	Versakovs 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 6×

13 June 2010 15:00 UTC+04	Latvia	36 – 32	Italy	Attendance: 100 Referees: Sitsi, Heinla (EST)
	Jurdz 6	(19–16)	Skatar, Tumbarello 7
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 8× 2×

13 June 2010 17:00 UTC+04	Finland	26 – 21	Georgia	Attendance: 400 Referees: Sivak, Dvorsky (SVK)
	Rönnberg 8	(12–19)	Mskhvildze 8
	2× 11× 2×	Report	3× 8× 1×

Group 3 edit

Venue: Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Israel	3	3	0	100	80	+20	6	Qualification Phase 2
2	Turkey	3	2	1	88	86	+2	4
3	Belgium	3	1	2	89	96	−7	2
4	Luxembourg (H)	3	0	3	75	90	−15	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

11 June 2010 12:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Israel	32 – 24	Turkey	Referees: Pavicevic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Pomeranz 10	(14 – 14)	Döne, Özbahar 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5× 1×

11 June 2010 14:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Belgium	29 – 25	Luxembourg	Attendance: 500 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD)
	Verhoeven 9	(15 – 12)	Decker 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

12 June 2010 19:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Luxembourg	24 – 29	Israel	Attendance: 500 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD)
	Sarac 7	(13 – 14)	Pomeranz 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7×

12 June 2010 21:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Turkey	32 – 28	Belgium	Attendance: 100 Referees: Pavicevic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Döne 11	(15–14)	Verhoeven 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 6×

13 June 2010 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)	Turkey	32 – 26	Luxembourg	Attendance: 200 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD)
	Döne 8	(15–10)	Poeckes 8
	3× 9×	Report	3× 1×

13 June 2010 20:00 CEST (UTC+02)	Israel	39 – 32	Belgium	Attendance: 100 Referees: Pavicevic, Vujisic (MNE)
	Halifi 16	(21–16)	Mathijs, Querimi, Van Wesemael 5
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

Qualification Phase 2 edit

There were 28 teams participating at this phase. They were drawn into 7 groups of 4 teams with the first 2 in each group qualifying for the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship. The teams participating at this phase were:

14 teams qualified from 2010 European Men's Handball Championship: Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine.
7 group winners from the Qualification Round from the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship European qualification: Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Slovakia.
4 additional teams according to the EHF National Team Ranking list valid for the EHF EURO 2012 Qualification in Serbia: Macedonia, Montenegro, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3 winners of the Qualification Phase 1: Estonia, Israel, Latvia

Group 1 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	6	6	0	0	171	130	+41	12	Final tournament
2	Macedonia	6	3	1	2	162	155	+7	7	Final tournament
3	Estonia	6	2	0	4	154	176	−22	4
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	0	1	5	134	159	−25	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 October 2010 17:15	Macedonia	30 – 25	Estonia	SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Karlubik, Struhar (SVK)
	K. Lazarov 7	(16–10)	Pinnonen 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

28 October 2010 18:00	Hungary	26 – 17	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Arena Savaria, Szombathely Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE)
	Ilyés, Mocsai 5	(10–9)	Jaškić 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

31 October 2010 17:45	Estonia	19 – 31	Hungary	Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva Attendance: 800 Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
	Järve, Patrail 4	(9–14)	Harsányi 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 7×

31 October 2010 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28 – 28	Macedonia	Dvorana Mirza Delibašić, Sarajevo Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
	Doborac, Terzic 6	(15–13)	Aluševski 9
	3× 2× 1×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2011 17:15	Macedonia	22 – 29	Hungary	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA)
	F. Lazarov 7	(6–16)	G. Iváncsik, T. Iváncsik 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

9 March 2011 17:45	Estonia	35 – 30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva Attendance: 800 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Patrail 10	(16–13)	Djukić, Harmandić 5
	3× 5×	Report	2× 3× 1×

12 March 2011 17:15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21 – 23	Estonia	Sport Centre Mladost, Visoko Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
	Prce 5	(9–11)	Patrail 7
	2× 5×	Report	3× 4×

13 March 2011 16:45	Hungary	29 – 26	Macedonia	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER)
	Harsányi, Ilyés 6	(16–13)	F. Lazarov 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

8 June 2011 20:00	Estonia	25 – 31	Macedonia	Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva Attendance: 600 Referees: Pedersen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Jaanimaa, Pinnonen 5	(8–14)	K. Lazarov 10
	3× 2× 1×	Report	3× 5×

8 June 2011 20:15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19 – 22	Hungary	Sport Centre Mladost, Visoko Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK)
	Kelečević 6	(9–11)	Császár 10
	3× 4×	Report	2× 4×

12 June 2011 12:15	Hungary	34 – 27	Estonia	Gyöngyösi Sportcsarnok, Gyöngyös Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
	Halász 9	(17–19)	Patrail 9
	2× 5×	Report	3× 4×

12 June 2011 20:15	Macedonia	25 – 19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Bashmak, Frolov (RUS)
	K. Lazarov 6	(12–7)	Stojanovic 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 5×

Group 2 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	6	6	0	168	137	+31	12	Final tournament
2	Spain	6	4	2	174	125	+49	8	Final tournament
3	Lithuania	6	2	4	129	151	−22	4
4	Romania	6	0	6	138	186	−48	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 October 2010 20:30	Spain	33 – 17	Lithuania	Pabellon Lalín Arena, Lalín Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Romero 7	(17–5)	Grosas, Svedas 3
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

28 October 2010 20:00	Croatia	34 – 22	Romania	Skolska Sportska Dvorana, Karlovac Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK)
	Kopljar 7	(16–11)	Ghionea 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

31 October 2010 18:00	Lithuania	19 – 21	Croatia	Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Malasinskas 4	(10–8)	Zrnić 5
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

31 October 2010 18:00	Romania	20 – 35	Spain	Sala Sporturilor Antonio Alexe, Oradea Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Johanssen, Kliko (SWE)
	Stamate 5	(7–18)	Romero 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

10 March 2011 19:00	Lithuania	24 – 23	Romania	Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kavulic, Skruzny (CZE)
	Rackauskas 5	(13–10)	Muresan 6
	3× 6×	Report	2× 4×

10 March 2011 20:30	Spain	24 – 26	Croatia	Quijote Arena, Ciudad Real Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Methe, Methe (GER)
	Garcia Parrondo, Guardiola Villaplana 5	(9–8)	Duvnjak 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

13 March 2011 17:45	Croatia	23 – 21	Spain	Spaladium Arena, Split Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Horacek, Novotny (CZE)
	Vuković 5	(15–12)	Cañellas 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

13 March 2011 18:30	Romania	25 – 27	Lithuania	the Sala Sporturilor, Constanţa Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
	Novanc 6	(11–13)	Cepulis, Strazdas 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

8 June 2011 20:00	Romania	25 – 30	Croatia	Polivalent Hall Drobeta, Drobeta-Turnu Severin Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Florea 11	(14–14)	Čupić 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

9 June 2011 19:00	Lithuania	16 – 25	Spain	Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN)
	Drevinskas 4	(6–11)	Parrondo 5
	3× 7× 1×	Report	2× 3×

12 June 2011 18:00	Croatia	34 – 26	Lithuania	Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Čupić 9	Report	Malašinskas 7
	3× 3×		3×

12 June 2011 18:00	Spain	36 – 23	Romania	Polideportivo Municipal "Aguas Vivas", Guadalajara Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Kohout, Novak (CZE)
	García 6	(18–11)	Stan 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

Group 3 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	6	4	1	1	172	147	+25	9	Final tournament
2	Slovenia	6	4	0	2	194	179	+15	8	Final tournament
3	Portugal	6	2	1	3	164	165	−1	5
4	Ukraine	6	1	0	5	143	182	−39	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 October 2010 20:15	Slovenia	34 – 31	Portugal	Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Gajič, Natek 9	(17–14)	Solha 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

28 October 2010 17:00	Poland	23 – 15	Ukraine	Hala Torwar, Warsaw Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB)
	three players 3	(11–7)	Onufryienko, Ostroushko 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

31 October 2010 17:00	Portugal	27 – 27	Poland	Portimão Arena, Portimão Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nielsen, Lorentzen (DEN)
	Solha 10	(17–12)	Jurecki 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

31 October 2010 17:00	Ukraine	25 – 31	Slovenia	Citysporthall, Zaporizhia Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Shevelev 6	(15–17)	Gajic 11
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

9 March 2011 20:15	Slovenia	30 – 28	Poland	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Gajič 8	(14–14)	Tłuczyński 6
	3× 7×	Report	3× 6×

9 March 2011 20:25	Portugal	28 – 16	Ukraine	Moimenta da Beira, Moimenta da Beira Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Mazeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Pedroso 7	(17–6)	Shevelev 4
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

12 March 2011 14:30	Poland	32 – 27	Slovenia	Centrum Rekreacyjno-Sportowe, Zielona Góra Attendance: 5,100 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	three players 6	(15–14)	Natek 8
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

13 March 2011 17:00	Ukraine	29 – 25	Portugal	Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporozhye Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE)
	Krivchikov, Ostroushko 6	(16–15)	Tavares 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

8 June 2011 18:00	Ukraine	26 – 32	Poland	Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporozhye Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Burka 7	(13–14)	Jurecki 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

8 June 2011 20:25	Portugal	31 – 29	Slovenia	Nave de Espinho, Espinho Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	Carneiro 8	(14–13)	Natek 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

12 June 2011 14:45	Poland	30 – 22	Portugal	Hala Arena, Poznań Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Leifsson, Palsson (ISL)
	Tłuczyński 8	(14–11)	four players 3
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

12 June 2011 16:30	Slovenia	43 – 32	Ukraine	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Stolarovs, Licis (LAT)
	Gajič 9	(22–16)	Mankovsky, Ostroushko 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 7×

Group 4 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	6	5	1	176	144	+32	10	Final tournament
2	Slovakia	6	5	1	184	144	+40	10	Final tournament
3	Montenegro	6	1	5	161	196	−35	2
4	Israel	6	1	5	152	189	−37	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 October 2010 18:00	Slovakia	38 – 24	Israel	MŠK Považská Bystrica, Považská Bystrica Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
	Straňovský 7	(20–14)	Avraham 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

28 October 2010 19:15	Sweden	30 – 27	Montenegro	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Kohout, Novak (CZE)
	Ekberg 8	(15–17)	Mrvaljević 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

31 October 2010 18:00	Montenegro	25 – 35	Slovakia	Bar Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	Rakcevic, Roganovic 5	(13–19)	Straňovský 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

31 October 2010 19:30	Israel	28 – 32	Sweden	Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 700 Referees: Chernega, Liudovyk
	Pomeranz 8	(13–15)	Petersen 8
	3× 4× 1×	Report	2× 10×

9 March 2011 17:30	Slovakia	23 – 21	Sweden	Hant Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Rabek 7	(13–11)	Doder 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2011 19:00	Israel	29 – 24	Montenegro	Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 700 Referees: Pavel, State (ROU)
	Smoler 9	(15–13)	Ševaljević 5
	3× 6×	Report	3× 3×

13 March 2011 18:00	Montenegro	36 – 27	Israel	Sportski Centar Nikšić, Nikšić Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)
	Melić 10	(21–12)	Halifi 7
	2× 6×	Report	3× 5×

13 March 2011 18:10	Sweden	26 – 21	Slovakia	Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 5,800 Referees: San Jose, Murcia (ESP)
	Ekberg 11	(12–9)	Antl 5
	3× 7×	Report	2× 7×

8 June 2011 20:15	Montenegro	28 – 39	Sweden	Sportski Centar Ada, Pljevlja Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Marković 8	(17–19)	Ekberg 11
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

9 June 2011 19:00	Israel	27 – 31	Slovakia	Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 800 Referees: Nikolovski, Kolevski (MKD)
	Pomeranz 8	(12–16)	Straňovský 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

12 June 2011 16:00	Slovakia	36 – 21	Montenegro	Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 8,100 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
	Antl 6	(18–10)	Marković 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 1×

12 June 2011 18:15	Sweden	28 – 17	Israel	Telenor Arena Karlskrona Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Ekdahl Du Rietz 9	(14–11)	Pomeranz, Smoler 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 7×

Group 5 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	6	4	1	1	192	150	+42	9	Final tournament
2	Iceland	6	4	0	2	188	178	+10	8	Final tournament
3	Austria	6	3	1	2	165	170	−5	7
4	Latvia	6	0	0	6	140	187	−47	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 October 2010 18:15	Germany	26 – 26	Austria	EWS Arena, Göppingen Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Andersen, Sodal (NOR)
	Pfahl 7	(6–14)	Szilágyi 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 7× 1×

27 October 2010 19:40	Iceland	28 – 26	Latvia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
	Stefánsson 6	(14–13)	Vadzītis, Jurdžs 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 7× 1×

30 October 2010 20:20	Austria	28 – 23	Iceland	Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Muro San Jose, Rodriguez Murcia (ESP)
	Szilagyi 7	(12–11)	Stefánsson 11
	3× 8×	Report	3× 6×

31 October 2010 14:05	Latvia	18 – 36	Germany	Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Samuelsen, Hansen (FRO)
	Lilienfelds, Straume 5	(8–17)	four players 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2011 19:35	Latvia	25 – 28	Austria	Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Veršakovs 6	(13–14)	Wilczynski 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2011 19:45	Iceland	36 – 31	Germany	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Lopez, Ramirez (ESP)
	Sigurðsson 12	(21–14)	Kraus 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 6×

12 March 2011 20:25	Austria	34 – 24	Latvia	Schwechat Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Vodopivec, Krasna (SLO)
	Weber, Wilczynski 6	(18–10)	Tuminskis 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

13 March 2011 17:45	Germany	39 – 28	Iceland	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Hens 7	(20–13)	three players 4
	3× 6×	Report	3× 7×

8 June 2011 19:35	Latvia	25 – 29	Iceland	Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 900 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	Uščins 6	(11–17)	Sigurðsson 8
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

8 June 2011 20:30	Austria	20 – 28	Germany	OlympiaWorld Innsbruck, Innsbruck Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Horaček, Novotny (CZE)
	Wilczynski 6	(8–15)	Hens 6
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

12 June 2011 15:00	Germany	32 – 22	Latvia	Trier Arena, Trier Attendance: 4,550 Referees: Pavicevic, Raznatovic (MNE)
	Klein, Sprenger 5	(17–11)	three players 4
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

12 June 2011 16:30	Iceland	44 – 29	Austria	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Pálmarsson, Sigurðsson 8	(17–10)	Schlinger 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

Group 6 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	6	5	0	1	184	152	+32	10	Final tournament
2	Czech Republic	6	4	0	2	178	147	+31	8	Final tournament
3	Greece	6	2	1	3	156	172	−16	5
4	Netherlands	6	0	1	5	155	202	−47	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 October 2010 19:15	Norway	35 – 30	Netherlands	Haukelandshallen, Bergen Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzerve (LAT)
	Strand 9	(17–15)	four players 5
	2× 1×	Report	2× 4×

27 October 2010 20:10	Czech Republic	32 – 20	Greece	Sportovní hala Novesta, Zlín Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
	Jícha 8	(14–8)	Chalkidis, Vaslikais 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

30 October 2010 19:00	Netherlands	25 – 33	Czech Republic	Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Schaller, Wutzler (GER)
	Konitz, Sluijters 7	(14–18)	Jícha 9
	3× 7×	Report	2× 4×

31 October 2010 15:00	Greece	25 – 32	Norway	Xanthi Arena, Xanthi Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Jurinovic, Mrvica (CRO)
	Riganas 5	(10–17)	Tvedten 11
	2× 1×	Report	3× 2×

9 March 2011 17:00	Czech Republic	29 – 26	Norway	Sportovní hala Novesta, Zlín Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Jícha 12	(11–13)	Rambo, Tvedten 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

9 March 2011 19:00	Greece	30 – 23	Netherlands	DAK Kladisou Chanion, Chania Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Chalkidis 7	(14–12)	Lochtenbergh 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

12 March 2011 19:00	Netherlands	30 – 30	Greece	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Cirligeanu, Bejinariu (ROU)
	Leenders 7	(15–15)	Chalkidis 10
	3× 2×	Report	2× 5×

13 March 2011 19:10	Norway	24 – 22	Czech Republic	Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
	Hansen 8	(15–13)	Mráz, Sklenák 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

8 June 2011 18:30	Greece	26 – 24	Czech Republic	Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki Attendance: 700 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB)
	Papadopoulos 6	(11–10)	Jícha 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

8 June 2011 19:30	Netherlands	21 – 36	Norway	Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Samuelsen, Hansen (FRO)
	Leenders, Schmetz 4	(10–19)	Rambo 9
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

11 June 2011 15:00	Czech Republic	38 – 26	Netherlands	Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Yudchyts, Kot (BLR)
	Horák 6	(22–13)	Bult 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

11 June 2011 16:15	Norway	31 – 25	Greece	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Eliasson, Gudjonsson (ISL)
	Lindboe 9	(17–12)	Bakaoukas 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

Group 7 edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	6	5	1	207	176	+31	10	Final tournament
2	Russia	6	5	1	202	185	+17	10	Final tournament
3	Belarus	6	2	4	181	205	−24	4
4	Switzerland	6	0	6	172	198	−26	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 October 2010 19:00	Russia	36 – 34	Switzerland	Sport Hall "Olimpiyskiy" Chekhov, Chekhov Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Igropulo 10	(15–14)	Liniger 12
	3× 3×	Report	3× 7×

27 October 2010 20:15	Denmark	41 – 33	Belarus	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,100 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
	Hansen 10	(20–13)	Pukhouski 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

31 October 2010 14:00	Switzerland	25 – 36	Denmark	Eulachhalle, Winterthur Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Raluy Lopez, Sabroso Ramirez (ESP)
	Schmid 6	(14–19)	four players 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

31 October 2010 15:00	Belarus	32 – 39	Russia	Sportshall Victoria, Brest Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN)
	Baranau, Rutenka 7	(18–9)	Igropulo, Ivanov 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 7×

9 March 2011 19:00	Russia	31 – 27	Denmark	Sport Hall "Olimpiyskiy", Chekhov Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nikolic, Stojkovic (SRB)
	Igropulo 11	(16–13)	Hansen 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

9 March 2011 20:00	Switzerland	31 – 34	Belarus	Stäfa Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Eliasson, Gudjonsson (ISL)
	Liniger 8	(16–16)	Pukhouski 8
	3× 6×	Report	3× 7×

12 March 2011 20:15	Denmark	36 – 29	Russia	Forum, Horsens Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Kohout, Novak (CZE)
	Hansen 14	(18–14)	Starykh 5
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

13 March 2011 15:00	Belarus	26 – 24	Switzerland	Palace of Sport, Minsk Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Rutenka 9	(12–14)	Goepfert, Kurth 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 6×

8 June 2011 20:00	Switzerland	29 – 32	Russia	Schachenhalle, Aarau Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Jurinovic, Mrvica (CRO)
	Graubner 10	(16–16)	Igropulo 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

8 June 2011 21:15	Belarus	29 – 33	Denmark	Palace of Sport, Minsk Attendance: 9,300 Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Brouka, Rutenka 6	(14–13)	Nøddesbo 7
	2× 2×	Report	3× 3×

12 June 2011 16:50	Denmark	34 – 29	Switzerland	Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
	Nøddesbo 7	(20–12)	Goepfert, Schmid 6
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

12 June 2011 17:00	Russia	35 – 27	Belarus	Sport Hall "Olimpiyskiy" Chekhov, Chekhov Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
	Igropulo 9	(20–14)	Rutenka 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

References edit

^ "EHF Euro 2012 Qualification Draw". EHF. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

External links edit

Eurohandball Site

[ehf-draw-1] "EHF Euro 2012 Qualification Draw". EHF. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

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