2022 European Women's Handball Championship

2022 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Slovenia; North Macedonia; Montenegro
Dates	4–20 November
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
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The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship will be held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022.[1] The tournament has been advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[2]

Venues

Slovenia		Montenegro	North Macedonia
Ljubljana	Celje	Podgorica	Skopje
Arena Stožice	Zlatorog Arena	Morača Sports Center	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center
Capacity: 12,480	Capacity: 5,800	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 10,000

Ljubljana Celje		Podgorica	Skopje

Qualification

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearances in tournament¹
Slovenia	Co-hosts	20 June 2018	7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2020)
North Macedonia	Co-hosts		5 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2012)
Montenegro	Co-hosts		6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Norway	2020 champions	20 December 2020	14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Netherlands	Group 3 top two	4 March 2022	8 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Poland	Group 1 top two	4 March 2022	7 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Denmark	Group 2 top two	5 March 2022	14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Switzerland	Group 1 top two	6 March 2022	0 (debut)
France	Group 4 top two	6 March 2022	11 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Sweden	Group 6 top two	20 April 2022	12 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Germany	Group 3 top two	21 April 2022	14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Spain	Group 5 top two		11 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Hungary	Group 5 top two		14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Serbia	Group 6 top two	23 April 2022	8 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Romania	Group 2 top two	24 April 2022	13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Croatia	Group 4 top two	24 April 2022	11 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

The draw was held on 28 April 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[3]

Seedings

The pots were announced on 25 April 2022.[4]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway France Denmark Poland	Netherlands Montenegro Hungary Sweden	Slovenia North Macedonia Croatia Germany	Spain Romania Serbia Switzerland

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Norway	Main round
2	Hungary
3	Croatia
4	Switzerland

First match(es) will be played on 4 November 2022. 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.

4 November 2022	Norway	v	Croatia	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

4 November 2022	Hungary	v	Switzerland	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

6 November 2022	Switzerland	v	Norway	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

6 November 2022	Croatia	v	Hungary	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

8 November 2022	Croatia	v	Switzerland	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

8 November 2022	Norway	v	Hungary	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Denmark	Main round
2	Sweden
3	Slovenia (H)
4	Serbia

First match(es) will be played on 4 November 2022. 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 November 2022	Denmark	v	Slovenia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje

4 November 2022	Sweden	v	Serbia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje

6 November 2022	Serbia	v	Denmark	Zlatorog Arena, Celje

6 November 2022	Slovenia	v	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje

8 November 2022	Slovenia	v	Serbia	Zlatorog Arena, Celje

8 November 2022	Denmark	v	Sweden	Zlatorog Arena, Celje

Group C

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	France	Main round
2	Netherlands
3	North Macedonia (H)
4	Romania

First match(es) will be played on 5 November 2022. 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

5 November 2022	France	v	North Macedonia	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

5 November 2022	Netherlands	v	Romania	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

7 November 2022	Romania	v	France	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

7 November 2022	North Macedonia	v	Netherlands	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9 November 2022	North Macedonia	v	Romania	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9 November 2022	France	v	Netherlands	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Poland	Main round
2	Montenegro (H)
3	Germany
4	Spain

First match(es) will be played on 5 November 2022. 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

5 November 2022	Poland	v	Germany	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica

5 November 2022	Montenegro	v	Spain	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica

7 November 2022	Spain	v	Poland	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica

7 November 2022	Germany	v	Montenegro	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica

9 November 2022	Germany	v	Spain	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica

9 November 2022	Poland	v	Montenegro	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A1	Semifinals
2	B1	Semifinals
3	A2	Fifth place game
4	B2
5	A3
6	B3

First match(es) will be played on 10 November 2022. 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.

10 November 2022	A3	v	B2	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

10 November 2022	A2	v	B3	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

12 November 2022	A1	v	B1	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

12 November 2022	A2	v	B2	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

12 November 2022	A3	v	B3	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

14 November 2022	A3	v	B1	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

14 November 2022	A1	v	B3	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

16 November 2022	A1	v	B2	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

16 November 2022	A2	v	B1	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

Group II

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C1	Semifinals
2	D1	Semifinals
3	C2	Fifth place game
4	D2
5	C3
6	D3

First match(es) will be played on 11 November 2022. 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.

11 November 2022	C3	v	D2	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

11 November 2022	C2	v	D3	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

13 November 2022	C1	v	D1	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

13 November 2022	C2	v	D2	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

13 November 2022	C3	v	D3	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

15 November 2022	C3	v	D1	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

15 November 2022	C1	v	D3	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

16 November 2022	C1	v	D2	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

16 November 2022	C2	v	D1	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final



	I1
					20 November
	II2



	II1

	I2
					Third place

					20 November

Semifinals

18 November 2022	I1	v	II2	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

18 November 2022	II1	v	I2	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

Fifth place game

18 November 2022	I3	v	II3	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

Third place game

20 November 2022	LSF1	v	LSF2	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

Final

20 November 2022	WSF1	v	WSF2	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2023 World Championship

Rank	Team



4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Marketing

The official logo was unveiled on 25 March 2021 the same day as the qualifiers draw in Vienna, Austria, The colours in the tournament logo and branding take inspiration from various elements connected to host cities in nations, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.[5]

References

European Handball Federation (20 June 2018). "Trio of nations awarded with Women's EHF EURO 2022". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
"The World Cup in football changes the handball calendar in 2022 (Google translation)". Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Ritzau. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
"Norway to start EHF EURO title defence in group with Hungary, Croatia and Switzerland". European Handball Federation. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
"16 teams, four groups: How the Women's EHF EURO 2022 draw works". European Handball Federation. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
"Women's EHF EURO 2022 logo and brand identity unveiled". EHF. 25 March 2021.

External links

EHF Euro 2022 at eurohandball.com

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[1] European Handball Federation (20 June 2018). "Trio of nations awarded with Women's EHF EURO 2022". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[2] "The World Cup in football changes the handball calendar in 2022 (Google translation)". Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Ritzau. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[3] "Norway to start EHF EURO title defence in group with Hungary, Croatia and Switzerland". European Handball Federation. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

[4] "16 teams, four groups: How the Women's EHF EURO 2022 draw works". European Handball Federation. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[5] "Women's EHF EURO 2022 logo and brand identity unveiled". EHF. 25 March 2021.