2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification

The European qualification for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany was played over two rounds. The 2017 hosts Germany and the 2015 Champion Norway qualified automatically for the World Championship.

In the first round of qualification, the 15 teams who did not participate in the 2016 European Championship were split into four groups. The first and second placed teams from Groups 1–3 and the first placed team from Group 4 joined the eleven teams from the European Championship that did not qualify directly in a playoff to determine the nine teams that qualified for the 2017 World Championship.

Qualification phase 1

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Seeding

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The draw was held on 24 June 2016.[1][2] The first and second placed teams from Group 1–3 and the group winner of Group 4 advanced to the playoff round.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  Austria
  Belarus
  Iceland
  Slovakia
  Turkey
  Ukraine
  Italy
  Lithuania
  Macedonia
  Portugal
   Switzerland
  Faroe Islands
  Greece
  Israel
  Kosovo

All times are local.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine 3 3 0 0 79 50 +29 6 Qualification phase 2
2   Slovakia (H) 3 2 0 1 74 61 +13 4
3   Lithuania 3 1 0 2 63 83 −20 2
4   Greece 3 0 0 3 63 85 −22 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) Hosts
25 November 2016
17:45
Ukraine   21–20   Slovakia Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Snopova 6 (9–13) Jakubisová 7
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25 November 2016
19:45
Lithuania   31–25   Greece Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Šatkauskaitė 9 (18–13) Vafeiadou 9
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26 November 2016
17:45
Slovakia   27–24   Greece Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Rechtorisová 11 (13–10) Tsakalou 7
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26 November 2016
19:45
Ukraine   31–16   Lithuania Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 500
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Redka 6 (16–6) Šatkauskaitė] 8
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27 November 2016
17:45
Slovakia   27–16   Lithuania Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Holešová 8 (13–9) Šatkauskaitė 6
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27 November 2016
19:45
Greece   14–27   Ukraine Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 500
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Tsaousidou 3 (7–14) Borshchenko 11
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Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belarus (H) 3 3 0 0 103 63 +40 6 Qualification phase 2
2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 88 78 +10 4
3    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 87 85 +2 2
4   Kosovo 3 0 0 3 51 103 −52 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) Hosts
2 December 2016
17:00
Belarus   37–23   Turkey Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 1,850
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Vasileuskaya, Yezhkava 5 (17–10) Özel 5
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2 December 2016
19:00
Switzerland   36–21   Kosovo Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 318
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Scherer 8 (16–10) Kelmendi 7
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3 December 2016
13:00
Turkey   36–17   Kosovo Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 205
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Akcanca, Özel 5 (15–10) Kelmendi, Rama 7
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3 December 2016
15:00
Belarus   35–27    Switzerland Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 1,820
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Nestsiaruk 8 (17–15) Scherer 7
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4 December 2016
12:00
Turkey   29–24    Switzerland Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 425
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
İskit 11 (15–13) Scherer 7
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4 December 2016
14:00
Kosovo   13–31   Belarus Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 1,510
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Gjikoka 6 (6–16) Mazgo 9
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Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Austria 3 2 0 1 81 67 +14 4[a] Qualification phase 2
2   Macedonia 3 2 0 1 67 67 0 4[a]
3   Iceland 3 2 0 1 72 67 +5 4[a]
4   Faroe Islands (H) 3 0 0 3 55 74 −19 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Austria, 2 Pts, +5 GD; Macedonia, 2 Pts, −2 GD; Iceland, 2 Pts, −3 GD
2 December 2016
18:00
Austria   24–28   Iceland Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Goricanec 8 (12–12) Haraldsdóttir, Knútsdóttir 5
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2 December 2016
20:00
Macedonia   21–19   Faroe Islands Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 200
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Ristovska 6 (8–8) Brimnes 6
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3 December 2016
15:00
Austria   28–19   Macedonia Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Frey 8 (14–10) Ristovska 8
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3 December 2016
17:00
Iceland   24–16   Faroe Islands Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 150
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Stefánsdóttir 7 (9–5) Henneberg 7
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4 December 2016
16:00
Iceland   20–27   Macedonia Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 60
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Knútsdóttir, Stefánsdóttir 5 (11–15) Ristovska 10
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4 December 2016
18:00
Faroe Islands   20–29   Austria Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 180
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Henneberg 6 (10–18) Goricanec 5
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Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy (H) 2 1 1 0 51 46 +5 3 Qualification phase 2
2   Portugal 2 1 0 1 55 43 +12 2
3   Israel 2 0 1 1 44 61 −17 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.
(H) Hosts
25 November 2016
18:00
Israel   26–26   Italy Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse
Attendance: 500
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Conen 7 (12–12) Gheorghe 8
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26 November 2016
20:00
Portugal   35–18   Israel Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse
Attendance: 200
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Soares 5 (19–10) Vakrat 7
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27 November 2016
16:30
Italy   25–20   Portugal Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Niederwieser 10 (12–12) Soares 6
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Qualification phase 2

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The draw was held on 17 December 2016 at Gothenburg.[3][4] The teams played a home-and away series to determine the final tournament participants.

Seedings

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Pot 1
(9 best ranked teams from the 2016 European Championship)
Pot 2
(2 lowest ranked teams from the 2016 European Championship + teams from the qualification round)
  Czech Republic
  Hungary
  Montenegro
  Romania
  Russia
  Serbia
  Slovenia
  Spain
  Sweden
  Austria
  Belarus
  Croatia
  Italy
  Macedonia
  Poland
  Slovakia
  Turkey
  Ukraine

Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montenegro   56–51   Belarus 33–26 23–25
Italy   39–67   Serbia 23–33 16–34
Russia   63–48   Poland 31–20 32–28
Hungary   52–43   Slovakia 28–19 24–24
Romania   67–53   Austria 34–29 33–24
Ukraine   44–46   Spain 24–24 20–22
Croatia   51–55   Slovenia 23–28 28–27
Czech Republic   60–48   Turkey 29–25 31–23
Macedonia   47–77   Sweden 20–31 27–46

All times are local.

Matches

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9 June 2017
19:00
Montenegro   33–26   Belarus Topolica Sport Hall, Bar
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Jauković, Ujkić 9 (12–15) Mazgo 5
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15 June 2017
18:00
Belarus   25–23   Montenegro Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Vasileuskaya, Yezhykava 4 (11–10) three players 5
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Montenegro won 56–51 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
16:30
Italy   23–33   Serbia Kioene Arena, Padua
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
Del Balzo, Rotondo 7 (11–16) Nikolić, Pop-Lazić 5
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14 June 2017
18:00
Serbia   34–16   Italy Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Stoiljković 5 (14–4) Rotondo 6
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Serbia won 67–39 on aggregate.


9 June 2017
19:00
Russia   31–20   Poland Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Samokhina 9 (15–14) Achruk 5
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15 June 2017
18:30
Poland   28–32   Russia Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Koszalinie, Koszalin
Attendance: 2,900
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Achruk 7 (14–15) Samokhina, Sen 5
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Russia won 63–48 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
17:00
Hungary   28–19   Slovakia Debreceni Főnix Csarnok, Debrecen
Attendance: 3,822
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Görbicz 9 (14–8) Školková 6
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14 June 2017
18:00
Slovakia   24–24   Hungary Bratislava
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Pandžić, Satordzija (BIH)
Školková 6 (10–11) Görbicz 8
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Hungary won 52–43 on aggregate.


9 June 2017
20:00
Romania   34–29   Austria Arena Antonio Alexe, Oradea
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
Ardean-Elisei, Neagu 7 (17–16) Kovacs 10
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13 June 2017
19:35
Austria   24–33   Romania Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Kovacs 6 (13–11) Neagu 6
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Romania won 67–53 on aggregate.


9 June 2017
19:00
Ukraine   24–24   Spain Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Borshchenko 9 (10–16) Cabral, Martín 5
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14 June 2017
21:00
Spain   22–20   Ukraine Pabellón Polideportivo Municipal Fernando Argüelles, Antequera
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Cabral 7 (14–5) Borshchenko 6
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Spain won 46–44 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
18:00
Croatia   23–28   Slovenia Gradski Vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Plahinek 5 (10–15) Irman, Mavsar 6
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15 June 2017
18:00
Slovenia   27–28   Croatia Golovec Hall, Celje
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Mavsar, Stanko 7 (12–16) Kožnjak, Marić 6
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Slovenia won 55–51 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
18:30
Czech Republic   29–25   Turkey Sportovní hala Most, Most
Attendance: 600
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Hrbková 11 (15–15) İskit, Özel 6
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15 June 2017
19:00
Turkey   23–31   Czech Republic THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 800
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Yılmaz 6 (15–14) Hrbková, Malá 8
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Czech Republic won 60–48 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
20:30
Macedonia   20–31   Sweden SRC Kale, Skopje
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Gjorgjievska 7 (9–12) four players 4
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13 June 2017
19:15
Sweden   46–27   Macedonia Ystad Arena, Ystad
Attendance: 2,164
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Sand 9 (26–11) Bajramoska, Ristovska 6
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Sweden won 77–47 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "24 teams, two draws, one day". eurohandball.com. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Qualification groups for Women's World Championship 2017 drawn". eurohandball.com. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Pots for World Championship 2017 Play-off draw confirmed". eurohandball.com. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Olympic winners to face Poland in World Championship 2017 qualification play-off". eurohandball.com. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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