European Handball Championship 2006 / qualification

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This page describes the qualification for the 7th European Handball Championship 2006 men .

31 nations were involved in the qualification, of which 10 teams qualified for the finals in Slovenia . In addition to Switzerland , as the organizer, the five best teams in the 2004 European Championship , ie defending champions Germany , Slovenia , Denmark , Croatia and Russia were directly qualified.

Legend

Column structure
Pl. = Place S = number of games S = number of wins U = number of ties N = number of losses
TV = goal difference TD = goal difference P = number of points

qualification

23 teams took part in the qualification. They had to compete in six groups - five groups of four teams each and one group of three teams. The group winners and runners-up were eligible to start in the play-off round, where a further eight teams set up for the play-off games were added.

Group 1

Pl. team Sp S. U N TV TD P
1. HungaryHungary Hungary 6th 6th 0 0 229: 154 +75 12
2. Belarus 1995Belarus Belarus 6th 3 1 2 190: 163 +27 07th
3. ItalyItaly Italy 6th 2 1 3 162: 180 −18 05
4th Cyprus 1960Cyprus Republic of Cyprus 6th 0 0 6th 135: 219 −84 00
  HungaryHungary Belarus 1995Belarus ItalyItaly Cyprus 1960Cyprus
Hungary   38:31 42:27 34:21
Belarus 27:33   35:24 36:26
Italy 29:36 20:20   33:21
Republic of Cyprus 19:46 22:41 26:29  
Gameday Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result
01/06/2005 Dabas Hungary - Belarus 38:31
01/06/2005 San Vito al Tagliamento Italy - Republic of Cyprus 33:21
01/09/2005 Minsk Belarus - Hungary 27:33
01/09/2005 Limassol Republic of Cyprus - Italy 26:29
01/12/2005 Minsk Belarus - Italy 35:24
01/12/2005 Nicosia Republic of Cyprus - Hungary 19:46
January 15, 2005 Dabas Hungary - Republic of Cyprus 34:21
01/16/2005 San Vito al Tagliamento Italy - Belarus 20:20
01/19/2005 Nicosia Republic of Cyprus - Belarus 22:41
01/20/2005 San Vito al Tagliamento Italy - Hungary 29:36
01/22/2005 Minsk Belarus - Republic of Cyprus 36:26
01/23/2005 Balatonfüred Hungary - Italy 42:27

Group 2

Pl. team Sp S. U N TV TD P
1. North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia Macedonia 6th 4th 1 1 204: 166 +38 9
2. Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia Herzegovina 6th 3 2 1 196: 176 +20 8th
3. TurkeyTurkey Turkey 6th 2 0 4th 188: 198 −10 4th
4th BelgiumBelgium Belgium 6th 1 1 4th 150: 198 −48 3
  North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina TurkeyTurkey BelgiumBelgium
Macedonia   28:28 37:31 44:17
Bosnia Herzegovina 34:30   40:31 38:25
Turkey 33:36 34:28   33:30
Belgium 23:29 28:28 27:26  
Gameday Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result
05/01/2005 Sarajevo Bosnia Herzegovina - Turkey 40:31
01/06/2005 Skopje Macedonia - Belgium 44:17
01/08/2005 Tongeren Belgium - Macedonia 23:29
01/09/2005 Ankara Turkey - Bosnia Herzegovina 34:28
01/12/2005 Ankara Turkey - Macedonia 33:36
01/12/2005 Liege Belgium - Bosnia Herzegovina 28:28
January 15, 2005 Visoko Bosnia Herzegovina - Belgium 38:25
01/16/2005 Skopje Macedonia - Turkey 37:31
01/19/2005 Ankara Turkey - Belgium 33:30
01/19/2005 Goražde Bosnia Herzegovina - Macedonia 34:30
01/23/2005 Liege Belgium - Turkey 27:26
01/23/2005 Bitola Macedonia - Bosnia Herzegovina 28:28

Group 3

Pl. team Sp S. U N TV TD P
1. UkraineUkraine Ukraine 6th 5 1 0 184: 158 +26 11
2. RomaniaRomania Romania 6th 4th 0 2 183: 144 +39 08th
3. EstoniaEstonia Estonia 6th 2 1 3 167: 175 - 08 05
4th LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg 6th 0 0 6th 145: 202 −57 00
  UkraineUkraine RomaniaRomania EstoniaEstonia LuxembourgLuxembourg
Ukraine   27:26 31:29 36:27
Romania 29:31   30:22 36:22
Estonia 27:27 22:31   29:22
Luxembourg 20:32 20:31 34:38  
Gameday Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result
05/01/2005 Zaporizhia Ukraine - Romania 27:26
01/06/2005 Põlva Estonia - Luxembourg 29:22
01/09/2005 Oradea Romania - Ukraine 29:31
01/09/2005 Diekirch Luxembourg - Estonia 34:38
01/12/2005 Oradea Romania - Estonia 30:22
January 15, 2005 Tallinn Estonia - Romania 22:31
January 15, 2005 Schifflange Luxembourg - Ukraine 20:32
01/16/2005 Schifflange Ukraine - Luxembourg 36:27
01/19/2005 Tallinn Estonia - Ukraine 27:27
01/20/2005 Tallinn Ukraine - Estonia 31:29
01/21/2005 Oradea Luxembourg - Romania 20:31
01/22/2005 Oradea Romania - Luxembourg 36:22

Group 4

Pl. team Sp S. U N TV TD P
1. SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 3 3 0 0 93:64 +29 6th
2. PolandPoland Poland 3 2 0 1 103: 70 +33 4th
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3 1 0 2 82:89 - 07th 2
4th AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 3 0 0 3 51: 106 −55 0
  SlovakiaSlovakia PolandPoland NetherlandsNetherlands AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Slovakia   31:28 35:21 27:15
Poland -   32:25 43:14
Netherlands - -   36:22
Azerbaijan - - -  
Gameday Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result
01/14/2005 Radome Slovakia - Azerbaijan 27:15
Poland - Netherlands 32:25
January 15, 2005 Netherlands - Slovakia 21:35
Azerbaijan - Poland 14:43
01/16/2005 Netherlands - Azerbaijan 36:22
Poland - Slovakia 28:31

Group 5

Pl. team Sp S. U N TV TD P
1. AustriaAustria Austria 6th 5 0 1 184: 165 +19 10
2. IsraelIsrael Israel 6th 3 0 3 156: 156 ± 00 06th
3. LatviaLatvia Latvia 6th 2 0 4th 165: 171 - 06 04th
4th FinlandFinland Finland 6th 2 0 4th 152: 165 −13 04th
  AustriaAustria IsraelIsrael LatviaLatvia FinlandFinland
Austria   35:25 29:28 32:26
Israel 30:29   32:22 29:22
Latvia 28:30 27:25   29:23
Finland 28:29 21:15 32:31  
Gameday Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result
05/01/2005 Cesis Latvia - Finland 29:23
01/06/2005 Feldkirchen Austria - Israel 35:25
01/09/2005 Karjaa Finland - Latvia 32:31
01/09/2005 Ra'anana Israel - Austria 30:29
01/12/2005 Ra'anana Israel - Latvia 32:22
01/12/2005 Salo Finland - Austria 28:29
January 15, 2005 Vienna Austria - Finland 32:26
01/16/2005 Ulbroka Latvia - Israel 27:25
01/19/2005 Ra'anana Israel - Finland 29:22
01/21/2005 Traun Austria - Latvia 29:28
01/23/2005 Helsinki Finland - Israel 21:15
01/23/2005 Ulbroka Latvia - Austria 28:30

Group 6

Pl. team Sp S. U N TV TD P
1. LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 4th 3 1 0 118: 84 +34 7th
2. PortugalPortugal Portugal 4th 2 1 1 113: 106 + 07 5
3. BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 4th 0 0 4th 90: 131 −41 0
  LithuaniaLithuania PortugalPortugal BulgariaBulgaria
Lithuania   32:18 33:17
Portugal 25:25   37:25
Bulgaria 24:28 24:33  
Gameday Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result
05/01/2005 Tondela Portugal - Lithuania 25:25
01/09/2005 Kaunas Lithuania - Portugal 32:18
01/12/2005 Alytus Lithuania - Bulgaria 33:17
01/16/2005 Varna Bulgaria - Lithuania 24:28
01/20/2005 Varna Bulgaria - Portugal 24:33
01/23/2005 Vidigueira Portugal - Bulgaria 37:25

Play-off round

In addition to the group winners and runners-up in the qualification, eight teams based on the ranking were added. These were France, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Serbia-Montenegro, Spain and the Czech Republic. These determined the remaining ten participants for the 2006 finals in the knockout system. The draw resulted in the following pairings:

Gameday Venue Team 1 Team 2 Result qualified
06/12/2005 Bucharest Romania - Serbia-Montenegro 26:25 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Serbia-Montenegro
06/18/2005 Lazarevac Serbia-Montenegro - Romania 35:25
06/12/2005 Linkoping Sweden - Poland 33:28 PolandPoland Poland
06/19/2005 Olsztyn Poland - Sweden 32:26
06/12/2005 Reykjavík Iceland - Belarus 33:24 IcelandIceland Iceland
06/18/2005 Minsk Belarus - Iceland 31:34
06/11/2005 Drammen Norway - Bosnia Herzegovina 36:23 NorwayNorway Norway
06/19/2005 Sarajevo Bosnia Herzegovina - Norway 27:27
06/11/2005 Ra'anana Israel - France 18:35 FranceFrance France
06/15/2005 Metz France - Israel 28:19
06/12/2005 Brno Czech Republic - Portugal 28:27 PortugalPortugal Portugal
06/19/2005 Entroncamento Portugal - Czech Republic 32:24
06/11/2005 Athens Greece - Ukraine 26:25 UkraineUkraine Ukraine
06/18/2005 Zaporizhia Ukraine - Greece 22:21
06/12/2005 Vilnius Latvia - Spain 25:25 SpainSpain Spain
06/18/2005 Ciudad Real Spain - Latvia 33:23
06/12/2005 Skopje Macedonia - Hungary 29:32 HungaryHungary Hungary
06/18/2005 Békéscsaba Hungary - Macedonia 36:25
06/11/2005 Hard Austria - Slovakia 25:19 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
06/18/2005 Košice Slovakia - Austria 31:24

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Qualification (accessed on February 2, 2016)
  2. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Results of the qualification (PDF document, 56 kB; accessed on February 2, 2016)
  3. ↑ Wissenswertes.at: Qualification for the European Handball Championship 2006 ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 2, 2016)
  4. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Play-Off (accessed on February 2, 2016)
  5. ↑ European Handball Federation (EHF): Results Play-Off (PDF document, 26 kB; accessed on February 2, 2016)
  6. ↑ Wissenswertes.at: Play-Off for the European Handball Championship 2004 ( Memento from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 2, 2016)