European Handball Championship 2020 / qualification
This page describes the qualification for the Men's Handball European Championship 2020 , which will take place in Norway , Austria and Sweden .
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For the first time, 24 national teams will take part in the 2020 European Championship. Of the 48 teams registered, the hosts Norway , Austria and Sweden and, for the first time, the reigning European champions Spain have qualified directly. The other 44 nations have to qualify for the tournament.
According to the 2016 EHF ranking list of the men's national teams, the penultimate nine teams first had to compete in three groups of three in the first phase of qualification. The group winners of the first round qualified for the second qualifying round.
The second and third placed in the first qualifying round and the last nine teams in the EHF rankings played in the 2017 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship in Bulgaria . The top three in this competition also qualified for the second qualifying round.
The participants of the qualification for the handball European championship 2018 as well as Israel are immediately placed for the second qualifying round. Due to an executive decision, Israel will take part directly in the second qualifying round as the best-placed team in the EHF ranking. This results in eight groups of four teams each, which compete against each other in the championship system with a return leg. The respective group winners and runners-up as well as the four best group thirds are qualified for the final round of the European Championship 2020.
1st qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round took place on June 24, 2016 in Vienna .
Group A
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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01/13/2017 | Republic of Cyprus | - | Faroe Islands | 20:19 | Match report |
01/14/2017 | Greece | - | Republic of Cyprus | 24:17 | Match report |
January 15, 2017 | Faroe Islands | - | Greece | 24:26 | Match report |
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50:41 | +9 | 4-0 |
2. | Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37:43 | −6 | 2: 2 |
3. | Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43:46 | −3 | 0: 4 |
Group B
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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11/02/2016 | Turkey | - | Kosovo | 26:22 | Match report |
11/06/2016 | Kosovo | - | Turkey | 24:24 | Match report |
04/01/2017 | Kosovo | - | Estonia | 17:31 | Match report |
01/08/2017 | Estonia | - | Kosovo | 27:23 | Match report |
11/01/2017 | Estonia | - | Turkey | 18:28 | Match report |
January 15, 2017 | Turkey | - | Estonia | 18:20 | Match report |
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Estonia | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 96:86 | +10 | 6: 2 |
2. | Turkey | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 96:84 | +12 | 5: 3 |
3. | Kosovo | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 86: 108 | −22 | 1: 7 |
Group C
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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11/02/2016 | Italy | - | Georgia | 26:19 | Match report |
11/06/2016 | Georgia | - | Italy | 25:28 | Match report |
04/01/2017 | Georgia | - | Luxembourg | 24:31 | Match report |
07/01/2017 | Luxembourg | - | Georgia | 35:29 | Match report |
11/01/2017 | Luxembourg | - | Italy | 24:23 | Match report |
January 15, 2017 | Italy | - | Luxembourg | 26:24 | Match report |
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Italy | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103: 92 | +11 | 6: 2 |
2. | Luxembourg | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 114: 102 | +12 | 6: 2 |
3. | Georgia | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 97: 120 | −23 | 0: 8 |
IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship
The top three teams qualify for the 2nd qualifying round
Rank | team |
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Faroe Islands | |
Turkey | |
Kosovo | |
4th | Cyprus |
5 | Bulgaria |
6th | Luxembourg |
7th | Georgia |
8th | Moldova |
9 | Azerbaijan |
10 | United Kingdom |
11 | Ireland |
12 | Malta |
13 | Andorra |
14th | Albania |
15th | Armenia |
2nd qualifying round
The draw for the 2nd qualifying round took place on April 12, 2018 in Trondheim , Norway .
Group 1
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Germany | 6th | 6th | 0 | 0 | 190: 119 | +71 | 12: 0 |
2. | Poland | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152: 139 | +13 | 5: 7 |
3. | Israel | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 148: 178 | −30 | 4: 8 |
4th | Kosovo | 6th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 118: 172 | −54 | 3: 9 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Poland | - | Kosovo | 37:13 | Match report |
October 24, 2018 | Germany | - | Israel | 37:21 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Kosovo | - | Germany | 14:30 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Israel | - | Poland | 25:24 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Poland | - | Germany | 18:26 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Kosovo | - | Israel | 27:24 | Match report |
04/13/2019 | Germany | - | Poland | 29:24 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Israel | - | Kosovo | 30:24 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Israel | - | Germany | 25:40 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Kosovo | - | Poland | 23:23 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Poland | - | Israel | 26:23 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Germany | - | Kosovo | 28:17 | Match report |
Group 2
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Croatia | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 174: 148 | +26 | 11: 1 |
2. | Switzerland | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180: 167 | +13 | 6: 6 |
3. | Serbia | 6th | 2 | 2 | 2 | 168: 165 | +3 | 6: 6 |
4th | Belgium | 6th | 0 | 1 | 5 | 144: 186 | −42 | 1:11 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Serbia | - | Belgium | 27:27 | Match report |
10/25/2018 | Croatia | - | Switzerland | 31:28 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Switzerland | - | Serbia | 29:24 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Belgium | - | Croatia | 25:30 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Belgium | - | Switzerland | 25:28 | Match report |
04/11/2019 | Serbia | - | Croatia | 25:25 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Switzerland | - | Belgium | 36:22 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Croatia | - | Serbia | 27:23 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Switzerland | - | Croatia | 28:33 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Belgium | - | Serbia | 26:37 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Serbia | - | Switzerland | 32:31 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Croatia | - | Belgium | 28:19 | Match report |
Group 3
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | North Macedonia | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 168: 160 | +8 | 9: 3 |
2. | Iceland | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 185: 151 | +34 | 8: 4 |
3. | Turkey | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 148: 177 | −29 | 4: 8 |
4th | Greece | 6th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 145: 168 | −23 | 3: 9 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Iceland | - | Greece | 35:21 | Match report |
10/25/2018 | North Macedonia | - | Turkey | 31:27 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Turkey | - | Iceland | 22:33 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Greece | - | North Macedonia | 28:26 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Greece | - | Turkey | 22:26 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Iceland | - | North Macedonia | 33:34 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Turkey | - | Greece | 26:23 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | North Macedonia | - | Iceland | 24:24 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Turkey | - | North Macedonia | 25:26 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Greece | - | Iceland | 28:28 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Iceland | - | Turkey | 32:22 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | North Macedonia | - | Greece | 27:23 | Match report |
Group 4
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Slovenia | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171: 143 | +28 | 10: 2 |
2. | Latvia | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 150: 142 | +8 | 8: 4 |
3. | Netherlands | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166: 159 | +7 | 6: 6 |
4th | Estonia | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 142: 185 | −43 | 0:12 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Slovenia | - | Latvia | 27:21 | Match report |
10/25/2018 | Netherlands | - | Estonia | 35:25 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Latvia | - | Netherlands | 29:25 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Estonia | - | Slovenia | 20:31 | Match report |
04/11/2019 | Estonia | - | Latvia | 18:24 | Match report |
04/11/2019 | Netherlands | - | Slovenia | 26:27 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Latvia | - | Estonia | 30:24 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Slovenia | - | Netherlands | 30:23 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Latvia | - | Slovenia | 25:24 | Match report |
06/13/2019 | Estonia | - | Netherlands | 27:33 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Netherlands | - | Latvia | 25:21 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Slovenia | - | Estonia | 32:28 | Match report |
Group 5
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Belarus | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 182: 146 | +36 | 8: 4 |
2. | Czech Republic | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 161: 150 | +11 | 8: 4 |
3. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 160: 153 | +7 | 8: 4 |
4th | Finland | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 131: 185 | −54 | 0:12 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Czech Republic | - | Finland | 31:27 | Match report |
10/25/2018 | Belarus | - | Bosnia | 29:30 | Match report |
October 27, 2018 | Finland | - | Belarus | 20:27 | Match report |
October 27, 2018 | Bosnia | - | Czech Republic | 20:25 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Czech Republic | - | Belarus | 30:31 | Match report |
04/11/2019 | Finland | - | Bosnia | 26:30 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Bosnia | - | Finland | 31:19 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Belarus | - | Czech Republic | 24:26 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Finland | - | Czech Republic | 24:26 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Bosnia | - | Belarus | 25:31 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Czech Republic | - | Bosnia | 23:24 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Belarus | - | Finland | 40:15 | Match report |
Group 6
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | France | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 204: 147 | +57 | 10: 2 |
2. | Portugal | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 154: 143 | +11 | 9: 3 |
3. | Lithuania | 6th | 1 | 1 | 4th | 142: 182 | −40 | 3: 9 |
4th | Romania | 6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 129: 157 | −28 | 2:10 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Portugal | - | Romania | 21:13 | Match report |
10/25/2018 | France | - | Lithuania | 42:27 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Lithuania | - | Portugal | 23:24 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Romania | - | France | 21:31 | Match report |
04/11/2019 | Romania | - | Lithuania | 28:23 | Match report |
04/11/2019 | Portugal | - | France | 33:27 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Lithuania | - | Romania | 24:23 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | France | - | Portugal | 33:24 | Match report |
06/13/2019 | Romania | - | Portugal | 19:24 | Match report |
06/13/2019 | Lithuania | - | France | 17:37 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Portugal | - | Lithuania | 28:28 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | France | - | Romania | 34:25 | Match report |
Group 7
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Hungary | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 161: 135 | +26 | 11: 1 |
2. | Russia | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 158: 132 | +26 | 9: 3 |
3. | Italy | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 146: 172 | −26 | 4: 8 |
4th | Slovakia | 6th | 0 | 0 | 6th | 129: 155 | −26 | 0:12 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Hungary | - | Slovakia | 30:22 | Match report |
October 24, 2018 | Russia | - | Italy | 34:20 | Match report |
October 27, 2018 | Slovakia | - | Russia | 21:22 | Match report |
October 27, 2018 | Italy | - | Hungary | 22:30 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Italy | - | Slovakia | 26:23 | Match report |
04/11/2019 | Russia | - | Hungary | 19:25 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Hungary | - | Russia | 23:23 | Match report |
April 14, 2019 | Slovakia | - | Italy | 23:26 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Slovakia | - | Hungary | 20:21 | Match report |
06/13/2019 | Italy | - | Russia | 23:30 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Hungary | - | Italy | 32:29 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Russia | - | Slovakia | 30:20 | Match report |
Group 8
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Denmark | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 197: 153 | +44 | 10: 2 |
2. | Montenegro | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 157: 163 | −6 | 7: 5 |
3. | Ukraine | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 161: 159 | +2 | 6: 6 |
4th | Faroe Islands | 6th | 0 | 1 | 5 | 131: 171 | −40 | 1:11 |
Play date | Home team | Away team | Result | Match report | |
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October 24, 2018 | Montenegro | - | Faroe Islands | 24:24 | Match report |
October 24, 2018 | Denmark | - | Ukraine | 30:24 | Match report |
October 27, 2018 | Faroe Islands | - | Denmark | 17:35 | Match report |
28.10.2018 | Ukraine | - | Montenegro | 29:24 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Ukraine | - | Faroe Islands | 30:19 | Match report |
04/10/2019 | Montenegro | - | Denmark | 32:31 | Match report |
04/13/2019 | Faroe Islands | - | Ukraine | 26:27 | Match report |
04/13/2019 | Denmark | - | Montenegro | 37:26 | Match report |
06/12/2019 | Ukraine | - | Denmark | 30:33 | Match report |
06/13/2019 | Faroe Islands | - | Montenegro | 21:24 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Montenegro | - | Ukraine | 27:21 | Match report |
June 16, 2019 | Denmark | - | Faroe Islands | 31:24 | Match report |
Web links
- European Handball Federation (EHF): Information on the European Handball Championship 2020 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ EHF National Team Ranking 2016. EHF, accessed on January 15, 2019 .
- ↑ 2nd IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship. IHF, March 31, 2017, accessed January 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Procedure for the draw of the Qualification Phase 1. EHF, accessed on January 15, 2019 .