2024 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification process for the EHF EURO 2024. In total 36 teams will compete for 20 remaining places at the final tournament.

Logo of the qualifiers

Format

Prior to the qualifiers, four teams will be automatically qualified:[1]

Originally, the qualification process was about to start with Phase 1 in March 2021.[2] The two best-placed teams from this would qualify for the relegation round along with the winner of the 2021 edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship. However, after postponing of the Qualification Phase 1 and cancellation of IHF Emerging Nations Championship, both caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, those two tournaments were merged into 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy. The three best-ranked teams from that tournament qualified to the relegation round.

Relegation Round involves eight teams:

The four winners advance to the qualifiers – the latest stage of this qualification campaign.

Qualifiers will involve 32 teams:

  • four teams advanced from the relegation round
  • eight remaining teams from the EHF EURO 2022 qualifiers which failed to qualify for the final tournament
  • twenty teams which participated at EHF EURO 2022, but not directly qualified for EHF EURO 2024

Teams will compete for 20 places at EHF EURO 2024.

Qualification Phase 1

Since only four teams would have participated in this round, no draw was needed.[3] This phase was planned to be played in a tournament format.[4] On 15 February 2021 the EHF announced that the tournament was postponed to 30 April to 2 May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

On 26 March 2021, the Qualification Phase 1 was cancelled and replaced with the IHF/EHF Trophy.[6]

IHF/EHF Trophy

After the 2021 IHF Emerging Nations Championship was cancelled, the EHF announced in March 2021, that the IHF/EHF Trophy would take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 14 to 19 June 2021.[6] The three best teams qualified for the relegation round.[7]

RankTeam
 Georgia
 Cyprus
 Bulgaria
4 Moldova
5 Andorra
 Azerbaijan

Relegation round

The four worst-ranked fourth placed teams from the previous cycle join in this round.[8] The draw took place on 19 August 2021, when the teams will be paired in four two-legged ties.[9][10]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 18 August 2021.[11] Teams relegated from the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification were placed into the seeding pot 2.

Pot 1 Pot 2
 Luxembourg
 Georgia
 Cyprus
 Bulgaria
 Finland
 Belgium
 Turkey
 Latvia

Overview

All matches were played in January 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Turkey  64–54  Cyprus 35–28 29–26
Georgia  45–52  Finland 22–22 23–30
Latvia  72–55  Bulgaria 36–23 36–32
Luxembourg  53–59  Belgium 26–32 27–27

Matches

19 January 2022
18:00
Turkey  35–28  Cyprus Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,230
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Kanberoğlu 8 (17–14) Argyrou 11
  Report  
22 January 2022
19:00
Cyprus  26–29  Turkey Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia
Attendance: 500
Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Argyrou, Demosthenous 7 (11–14) Biçer 12
  Report  

Turkey won 64–54 on aggregate.


5 January 2022
16:00
Georgia  22–22  Finland Olympic Palace, Tbilisi
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR)
Orjonikidze 7 (8–9) M. Granlund 6
  Report   
9 January 2022
15:00
Finland  30–23  Georgia Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
Syrjälä 7 (18–12) Dikhaminjia 5
  Report  

Finland won 52–45 on aggregate.


22 January 2022[note 2]
16:40
Latvia  36–23  Bulgaria Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Attendance: 750
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Kreicbergs 11 (18–10) Dimitrov, Vasilev 5
  Report  
23 January 2022[note 2]
13:45
Bulgaria  32–36  Latvia Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele, Latvia
Attendance: 260
Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
Vasilev 9 (17–19) Leja 8
  Report  

Latvia won 72–55 on aggregate.


20 January 2022
19:30
Luxembourg  26–32  Belgium d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 531
Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
Guden 8 (12–12) Glorieux 8
  Report  
22 January 2022
20:15
Belgium  27–27  Luxembourg Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Spooren 9 (13–13) Hoffmann 7
  Report  

Belgium won 59–53 on aggregate.

Qualifiers

Qualifiers will be played between October 2022 and April 2023. Like in previous cycles, 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four, with the winners and runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with the four best third-placed teams which will be determined taking into account only results against top two teams in each group.[1][13] The draw took place on 31 March 2022.[14]

Participating teams

Qualification method Team(s)
Participated at 2022 European Men's Handball Championship

 Austria
 Belarus1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 France
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Lithuania
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 North Macedonia
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 Russia2
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Ukraine

Eliminated from the final phase of 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

 Estonia
 Faroe Islands
 Greece
 Israel
 Italy
 Kosovo
 Romania
  Switzerland

Relegation round winners

 Belgium
 Finland
 Georgia (replacement)3
 Latvia
 Luxembourg (replacement)3
 Turkey

1 Belarus was excluded due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
2 Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]
3 Georgia and Luxembourg, as two teams with the best records among the relegation round losers, replaced Belarus and Russia.[15]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 22 March 2022.[16]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Norway
 France
 Croatia
 Slovenia
 Hungary
 Portugal
 Iceland
 Austria
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Netherlands
 Montenegro
 North Macedonia
 Serbia
  Switzerland
 Ukraine
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Lithuania
 Latvia
 Israel
 Slovakia
 Turkey
 Romania
 Greece
 Kosovo
 Belgium
 Estonia
 Faroe Islands
 Finland
 Italy
 Georgia
 Luxembourg

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 Portugal  v  Turkey
Report
12–13 October 2022 North Macedonia  v  Luxembourg
Report

15–16 October 2022 Turkey  v  North Macedonia
Report
15–16 October 2022 Luxembourg  v  Portugal
Report

8–9 March 2023 Luxembourg  v  Turkey
Report
8–9 March 2023 North Macedonia  v  Portugal
Report

11–12 March 2023 Turkey  v  Luxembourg
Report
11–12 March 2023 Portugal  v  North Macedonia
Report

26–27 April 2023 Turkey  v  Portugal
Report
26–27 April 2023 Luxembourg  v  North Macedonia
Report

30 April 2023 Portugal  v  Luxembourg
Report
30 April 2023 North Macedonia  v  Turkey
Report

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 Serbia  v  Finland
Report
12–13 October 2022 Norway  v  Slovakia
Report

15–16 October 2022 Slovakia  v  Serbia
Report
15–16 October 2022 Finland  v  Norway
Report

8–9 March 2023 Serbia  v  Norway
Report
8–9 March 2023 Finland  v  Slovakia
Report

11–12 March 2023 Slovakia  v  Finland
Report
11–12 March 2023 Norway  v  Serbia
Report

26–27 April 2023 Finland  v  Serbia
Report
26–27 April 2023 Slovakia  v  Norway
Report

30 April 2023 Norway  v  Finland
Report
30 April 2023 Serbia  v  Slovakia
Report

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 Iceland  v  Israel
Report
12–13 October 2022 Czech Republic  v  Estonia
Report

15–16 October 2022 Estonia  v  Iceland
Report
15–16 October 2022 Israel  v  Czech Republic
Report

8–9 March 2023 Czech Republic  v  Iceland
Report
8–9 March 2023 Estonia  v  Israel
Report

11–12 March 2023 Israel  v  Estonia
Report
11–12 March 2023 Iceland  v  Czech Republic
Report

26–27 April 2023 Estonia  v  Czech Republic
Report
26–27 April 2023 Israel  v  Iceland
Report

30 April 2023 Czech Republic  v  Israel
Report
30 April 2023 Israel  v  Estonia
Report

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 Austria  v  Romania
Report
12–13 October 2022 Ukraine  v  Faroe Islands
Report

15–16 October 2022 Faroe Islands  v  Austria
Report
15–16 October 2022 Romania  v  Ukraine
Report

8–9 March 2023 Faroe Islands  v  Romania
Report
8–9 March 2023 Ukraine  v  Austria
Report

11–12 March 2023 Romania  v  Faroe Islands
Report
11–12 March 2023 Austria  v  Ukraine
Report

26–27 April 2023 Faroe Islands  v  Ukraine
Report
26–27 April 2023 Romania  v  Austria
Report

30 April 2023 Austria  v  Faroe Islands
Report
30 April 2023 Ukraine  v  Romania
Report

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 Croatia  v  Greece
Report
12–13 October 2022 Netherlands  v  Belgium
Report

15–16 October 2022 Greece  v  Netherlands
Report
15–16 October 2022 Belgium  v  Croatia
Report

8–9 March 2023 Belgium  v  Greece
Report
8–9 March 2023 Netherlands  v  Croatia
Report

11–12 March 2023 Greece  v  Belgium
Report
11–12 March 2023 Croatia  v  Netherlands
Report

26–27 April 2023 Greece  v  Croatia
Report
26–27 April 2023 Belgium  v  Netherlands
Report

30 April 2023 Netherlands  v  Greece
Report
30 April 2023 Croatia  v  Belgium
Report

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 Hungary  v  Lithuania
Report
12–13 October 2022 Switzerland   v  Georgia
Report

15–16 October 2022 Georgia  v  Hungary
Report
15–16 October 2022 Lithuania  v   Switzerland
Report

8–9 March 2023 Switzerland   v  Hungary
Report
8–9 March 2023 Georgia  v  Lithuania
Report

11–12 March 2023 Hungary  v   Switzerland
Report
11–12 March 2023 Lithuania  v  Georgia
Report

26–27 April 2023 Georgia  v   Switzerland
Report
26–27 April 2023 Lithuania  v  Hungary
Report

30 April 2023 Switzerland   v  Lithuania
Report
30 April 2023 Hungary  v  Georgia
Report

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 Slovenia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
12–13 October 2022 Montenegro  v  Kosovo
Report

15–16 October 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Montenegro
Report
15–16 October 2022 Kosovo  v  Slovenia
Report

8–9 March 2023 Kosovo  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
8–9 March 2023 Montenegro  v  Slovenia
Report

11–12 March 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Kosovo
Report
11–12 March 2023 Slovenia  v  Montenegro
Report

26–27 April 2023 Kosovo  v  Montenegro
Report
26–27 April 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Slovenia
Report

30 April 2023 Montenegro  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
30 April 2023 Slovenia  v  Kosovo
Report

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament if one of four-best third-placed teams
4  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.
12–13 October 2022 France  v  Latvia
Report
12–13 October 2022 Poland  v  Italy
Report

15–16 October 2022 Italy  v  France
Report
15–16 October 2022 Latvia  v  Poland
Report

8–9 March 2023 Italy  v  Latvia
Report
8–9 March 2023 Poland  v  France
Report

11–12 March 2023 France  v  Poland
Report
11–12 March 2023 Latvia  v  Italy
Report

26–27 April 2023 Italy  v  Poland
Report
26–27 April 2023 Latvia  v  France
Report

30 April 2023 France  v  Italy
Report
30 April 2023 Poland  v  Latvia
Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 1 Third place Group 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 2 Third place Group 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 Third place Group 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 Third place Group 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 Third place Group 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6 Third place Group 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 Third place Group 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 8 Third place Group 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 October 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.

Notes

  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. The matches, originally scheduled for 6 and 9 January 2022, were postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by the Bulgarian team.[12]

References

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  13. "Bid brochure EHF EURO 2026 & 2028". eurohandball.com. 2020.
  14. "Qualifiers draw sets the path for the EHF EURO 2024". eurohandball.com. 31 March 2022.
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