European women's handball championship 2024
| 16th European Women's Handball Championship 2024 | |
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| 2024 Women's EHF European Handball Championship | |
| Number of nations | 24 |
| venue |
 Austria Switzerland Hungary 
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| Opening game | November 28, 2024 |
| Endgame | December 15, 2024 |
| ← EM 2022
EM 2026 →
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The 16th European women's handball championship is scheduled to take place from November 28 to December 15, 2024 in Austria , Switzerland and Hungary . For the first time, a women's European championship will be held with 24 teams. The organizer is the European Handball Federation (EHF).
Host
At an extraordinary congress on January 25, 2020, the EHF awarded the event on the sidelines of the final weekend of the men's European handball championship in the Swedish capital Stockholm . The joint application from Austria ( Austrian Handball Federation ), Switzerland ( Swiss Handball Association ) and Hungary ( Hungarian Handball Association ) prevailed in the second ballot against the joint application from Poland , Slovakia and the Czech Republic . Russia's application was eliminated in the first ballot.
Venues
Four halls in the three countries are planned as venues for the tournament. The preliminary round groups are played in Basel, Innsbruck and Debrecen. The main round will be played in Debrecen and Budapest. The finals will then be played in Budapest. The new hall in Budapest has been under construction since September 2019 and is due to be completed in November 2021.
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Basel |
innsbruck |
Debrecen |
Budapest |
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St. Jakobshalle 12,400 seats |
Olympic Hall Innsbruck 8,000 seats |
Főnix Hall 6,500 seats |
New hall construction 20,022 seats |
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Attendees
The number of participants was increased from 16 to 24 national teams for EM 2024.
| country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Number of participants | Previous participations ( bold = European champion in the respective year ) |
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Austria
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host | January 25, 2020 | 8th | 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 |
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Switzerland
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host | January 25, 2020 | 0 | - |
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Hungary
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host | January 25, 2020 | 13 | 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 , 2018 |
Web links
- stronger-together.eu: Official website (English)
- ataglance.ehfoffice.at: Application website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Hungary, Switzerland and Austria awarded Women's EHF EURO 2024 at Extraordinary Congress. In: eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation , January 25, 2020, accessed on January 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Venues of the European Handball Championship announced. In: stadionwelt.de. January 28, 2020, accessed January 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Stronger together. In: stronger-together.eu. Retrieved January 28, 2020 (English).