2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship and inaugural Women's EHF Euro Cup.

Qualification system edit

32 teams registered for participation and competed for twelve places at the final tournament in two distinct qualification phases. The group winners of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 24 teams were then divided into six groups of four teams with the top two teams of each group qualifying for the final tournament.

Qualification phase 1 edit

The draw took place on 17 March 2021.[1][2]

All times are UTC+2.

Seeding edit

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 edit

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) Hosts
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Group 2 edit

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) Hosts
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Italy   10–0[note 2]   Latvia

Group 3 edit

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) Hosts
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
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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
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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
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Qualification phase 2 edit

The draw took place on 25 March 2021.[1][5]

Seeding edit

The 24 teams were 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, matchdays 3 and 4 are UTC+1.

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland 6 6 0 0 158 97 +61 12 Final tournament
2    Switzerland 6 3 0 3 150 136 +14 6
3   Russia[a] 6 2 0 4 61 83 −22 4 Disqualified
4   Lithuania 6 1 0 5 128 181 −53 2
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. ^ Russia was disqualified.[note 3]
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
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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
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9 October 2021
15:00
Lithuania   21–35   Russia Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
Strope 5 (10–17) Mikhaylichenko 6
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10 October 2021
15:00
Switzerland   22–31   Poland Axa-Arena, Winterthur
Attendance: 820
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Hodel 6 (13–15) Kobylińska 6
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3 March 2022
18:00
Lithuania   30–36    Switzerland Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda
Attendance: 150
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Repeckaite 8 (19–18) Hodel 12
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6 March 2022
16:00
Switzerland   34–18   Lithuania Mobiliar Arena, Gümligen
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
Kündig 12 (12–10) Kolosovė 9
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20 April 2022
18:00
Lithuania   27–40   Poland Alytus Arena, Alytus
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Strope 10 (15–19) Łabuda 9
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24 April 2022
16:15
Poland   31–26    Switzerland Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Lubin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Zawistowska 9 (19–11) Kähr, Schmid 5
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Cancelled[note 4][note 3] Poland   10–0   Russia
Cancelled[note 4][note 3] Russia   0–10   Poland
Cancelled[note 3] Switzerland   10–0   Russia
Cancelled[note 3] Russia   0–10   Lithuania

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 6 6 0 0 197 133 +64 12 Final tournament
2   Romania 6 3 1 2 183 169 +14 7
3   Austria 6 2 1 3 161 182 −21 5
4   Faroe Islands 6 0 0 6 120 177 −57 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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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2 March 2022
17:05
Romania   28–35   Denmark Sala sporturilor Mioveni, Mioveni
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Pintea, Tiron 6 (13–19) Friis 10
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2 March 2022
20:00
Faroe Islands   24–29   Austria Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 453
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Mittún 6 (12–15) Kovács 8
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5 March 2022
16:10
Denmark   32–27   Romania Jyske Bank Arena, Odense
Attendance: 3,684
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Jørgensen 7 (13–10) Pintea, Tîrcă 7
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5 March 2022
17:30
Austria   26–22   Faroe Islands BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 800
Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
Tomasini 5 (14–10) Geirsdóttir 12
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20 April 2022
20:00
Faroe Islands   21–31   Romania Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 753
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Geirsdóttir 5 (11–13) Pintea 8
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20 April 2022
20:25
Austria   22–38   Denmark Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Frey 5 (11–21) Jørgensen, Tranborg 6
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23 April 2022
16:10
Denmark   26–15   Faroe Islands Næstved Arena, Næstved
Attendance: 2,524
Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
Hansen, Jørgensen 5 (12–9) Halsdóttir Weyhe 6
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24 April 2022
17:00
Romania   38–29   Austria Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Neagu 12 (19–13) Frey, Neidhart 6
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Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 6 6 0 0 184 106 +78 12 Final tournament
2   Germany 6 3 1 2 164 106 +58 7
3   Greece 6 2 0 4 66 151 −85 4
4   Belarus[a] 6 0 1 5 51 102 −51 1 Disqualified
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. ^ Belarus was disqualified.[note 5]
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
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7 October 2021
20:15
Germany   36–10   Greece Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 518
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
Berger 7 (17–8) Chatziparasidou 3
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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
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10 October 2021
19:30
Germany   24–24   Belarus Trier Arena, Trier
Attendance: 667
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Maidhof 10 (12–13) Vasileuskaya 5
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3 March 2022
18:30
Germany   25–31   Netherlands König Palast, Krefeld
Attendance: 1,780
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Bölk, Grijseels 6 (12–10) Van Wetering 6
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5 March 2022
16:00
Netherlands   30–29   Germany Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Malestein 6 (15–17) Grijseels 7
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21 April 2022
19:30
Greece   11–40   Germany Topsportcentrum, Almere, Netherlands
Attendance: 100
Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
Chatziparasidou, Kepesidou 3 (5–19) Stockschläder 6
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24 April 2022
16:00
Netherlands   40–11   Greece Topsportcentrum, Almere
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
Nüsser, Van Wetering 6 (19–8) Argyropoulou 3
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Cancelled[note 6][note 5] Greece   10–0   Belarus
Cancelled[note 6][note 5] Belarus   0–10   Greece
Cancelled[note 5] Belarus   0–10   Netherlands
Cancelled[note 5] Belarus   0–10   Germany

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 6 5 0 1 171 134 +37 10 Final tournament
2   Croatia 6 3 0 3 145 144 +1 6
3   Ukraine 6 1 2 3 95 113 −18 4
4   Czech Republic 6 1 2 3 117 137 −20 4
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
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
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7 October 2021
17:30
Croatia   22–23   Ukraine Centar Zamet, Rijeka
Attendance: 852
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Mičijević 8 (15–11) Glibko 6
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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
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10 October 2021
17:20
Czech Republic   24–26   Croatia Datart Hala, Zlín
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Jeřábková 11 (14–14) Blažević, Krsnik 6
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3 March 2022
18:00
Croatia   19–21   France ŠSD "Josip Samaržija-Bepo", Koprivnica
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Mamić 5 (8–12) Lassource 4
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6 March 2022
17:30
France   27–19   Croatia Palais des sports André-Brouat, Toulouse
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
four players 4 (13–9) Milosavljević 4
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20 April 2022
18:00
Ukraine   19–26   Croatia Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz, Austria
Attendance: 450
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Glibko 5 (11–12) Turk 7
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20 April 2022
20:00
Czech Republic   31–30   France Městská sportovní hala TJ Lokomotiva, Plzeň
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
Jeřábková, Korešová 8 (16–13) Foppa, Toublanc 4
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23 April 2022
19:30
France   27–18   Ukraine Dock Océane, Le Havre
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
Horacek 5 (9–6) Glibko 5
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24 April 2022
18:00
Croatia   33–30   Czech Republic Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
Blažević 11 (13–14) Korešová 9
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Cancelled[note 4] Ukraine   5–5[note 7]   Czech Republic
Cancelled[note 4] Czech Republic   5–5[note 7]   Ukraine

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 6 5 0 1 177 146 +31 10[a] Final tournament
2   Spain 6 5 0 1 173 149 +24 10[a]
3   Portugal 6 2 0 4 132 160 −28 4
4   Slovakia 6 0 0 6 137 164 −27 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Hungary 58–57 Spain
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
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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
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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
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10 October 2021
18:15
Slovakia   28–30   Hungary Sporthalle Topoľčany, Topoľčany
Attendance: 650
Referees: Novikov, Rozhkov (UKR)
Szarková 10 (14–13) Lukács 6
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2 March 2022
18:00
Hungary   28–30   Spain Tatabányai Multifunkciós Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Klujber, Szöllősi-Zácsik 7 (16–13) Gutiérrez Bermejo 9
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3 March 2022
20:00
Portugal   24–21   Slovakia Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes, Paredes
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
Lima 5 (13–10) Holejová 5
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5 March 2022
20:00
Spain   27–30   Hungary Palacio Deportes, Santander
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Gutiérrez Bermejo 5 (15–15) Klujber, Szöllősi-Zácsik 6
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6 March 2022
15:00
Slovakia   21–23   Portugal Sporthalle Topoľčany, Topoľčany
Attendance: 650
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
Trúnková 6 (14–12) Da Silva 4
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20 April 2022
20:00
Slovakia   20–29   Spain Chemkostav Arena, Michalovce
Attendance: 700
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Trúnková 6 (8–13) three players 5
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21 April 2022
20:00
Portugal   18–30   Hungary Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal de Loulé, Loulé
Attendance: 800
Referees: Ciulei, Stanescu (ROU)
three players 3 (9–14) Kuczora 7
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24 April 2022
14:45
Hungary   25–19   Slovakia Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Kuczora 5 (16–9) three players 4
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24 April 2022
19:00
Spain   31–21   Portugal Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
Vegué Pena 7 (14–11) Rodrigues Sabino 6
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Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 6 5 0 1 177 133 +44 10 Final tournament
2   Serbia 6 4 0 2 170 156 +14 8
3   Iceland 6 2 0 4 143 160 −17 4
4   Turkey 6 1 0 5 153 194 −41 2
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
Serbia   36–27   Turkey Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Stoiljković 6 (21–13) Türkoglu 5
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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
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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
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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
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2 March 2022
17:00
Turkey   30–29   Iceland Merkez Spor Salonu, Kastamonu
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
İskit 8 (15–16) Thompson 7
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3 March 2022
18:00
Serbia   24–21   Sweden Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Lavko 6 (10–9) Hagman 10
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5 March 2022
17:00
Sweden   33–25   Serbia Ystad Arena, Ystad
Attendance: 2,353
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Roberts 8 (17–14) Agbaba 4
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6 March 2022
17:00
Iceland   29–22   Turkey Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 1,107
Referees: Hannes, Hannes (GER)
Ómarsdóttir 7 (15–9) Şahin 8
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20 April 2022
16:30
Turkey   30–36   Serbia Merkez Spor Salonu, Kastamonu
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
İskit 6 (16–17) Radosavljević 10
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20 April 2022
21:45
Iceland   23–29   Sweden Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 1,203
Referees: Braseth, Sundet (NOR)
R. Jónsdóttir 6 (12–17) three players 5
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23 April 2022
18:00
Serbia   28–22   Iceland Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
Stoiljković 7 (19–15) three players 4
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23 April 2022
18:10
Sweden   33–21   Turkey Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,307
Referees: Ilievski, Ilievski (MKD)
Hagman, Petrén 5 (13–9) Şahin 6
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Women's EHF Euro Cup edit

The Women's EHF Euro Cup was played between the three Co-hosts, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, plus the defending champions, Norway. This is the inaugural Women's edition of the EHF Euro Cup. The winners were Norway, who won the group after 4 matches.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Norway (C) 6 6 0 0 183 133 +50 12
2   Montenegro 6 4 0 2 177 181 −4 8
3   Slovenia 6 2 0 4 152 170 −18 4
4   North Macedonia 6 0 0 6 144 172 −28 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.
(C) Champions
7 October 2021
18:55
Norway   29–17   Slovenia Nadderud Arena, Bekkestua
Attendance: 1,526
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
three players 4 (14–9) Stanko 6
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7 October 2021
20:15
North Macedonia   21–29   Montenegro Boris Trajkovski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 500
Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
Ristovska 6 (9–13) Grbić 10
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10 October 2021
17:30
Slovenia   21–26   Norway Arena Stozice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 835
Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
Varagić 5 (11–12) Herrem 11
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10 October 2021
20:00
Montenegro   31–30   North Macedonia Sportski Centar, Niksic
Attendance: 100
Referees: Yovchev, Yovchev (BUL)
Radičević 9 (16–16) Jankulovska 8
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2 March 2022
18:00
Montenegro   27–32   Norway Bemax Arena, Podgorica
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Radičević 9 (15–16) Brattset Dale 8
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3 March 2022
18:00
Slovenia   29–28   North Macedonia Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Gros 10 (15–14) Stojkovska 8
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5 March 2022
16:45
Norway   40–23   Montenegro Boligmappa Arena, Larvik
Attendance: 2,570
Referees: Nygaard, Pedersen (DEN)
Reistad 7 (17–11) Brnović 8
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6 March 2022
18:30
North Macedonia   20–27   Slovenia Boris Trajkovski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 800
Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB)
Ristovska 7 (11–13) Gros 7
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21 April 2022
17:30
Slovenia   28–33   Montenegro Arena Stozice, Ljubljana
Attendance: 400
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Gros 10 (12–11) Radičević 9
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21 April 2022
19:30
North Macedonia   18–24   Norway Boris Trajkovski Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Sazdovska 6 (12–14) Fauske 6
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24 April 2022
16:00
Norway   32–27   North Macedonia Nadderud Arena, Bekkestua
Attendance: 1,460
Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
Novak 9 (14–14) Dabevska 5
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24 April 2022
18:00
Montenegro   34–30   Slovenia Bemax Arena, Podgorica
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
Radičević 11 (15–18) Varagić 9
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Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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]
  3. ^ a b c d e Russia was excluded after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
  4. ^ a b c d The matches, originally scheduled for March 2022, were postponed due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
  5. ^ a b c d e Belarus was excluded after their involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
  6. ^ a b The matches, originally scheduled for March 2022, were cancelled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
  7. ^ a b The matches, originally scheduled for March 2022, were cancelled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The games were counted as a 5–5 draw.

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "Decision of the EHF Executive Committee". eurohandball.com. EHF. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b "EHF decision on current competition structures". eurohandball.com. EHF. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Decision on upcoming matches in the EHF CL and 2022 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. EHF. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Slovenia cruise to easy away victory".