European table tennis championship 2019 / qualification

In the qualification for the European Table Tennis Championships 2019 , the participants of the final round were played between February 2018 and May 2019.

mode

The mode has been changed compared to the previous team EM and provides three levels. In the first stage, the 18 teams that occupied places 2–19 (or 2–20, as the host is not counted) at the last European championship, are divided into group A, all other teams (apart from the reigning European champions and Host) in group B.

In group A, the teams are again divided into six groups of 3 teams. In each group, everyone plays against everyone else, with a return match. The first and second group qualify directly for the final stage, while the third group play the second stage.

In group B, the teams are divided into groups of 3 or 4 teams, depending on the number of participants, and also play there twice, each against each other. The first and second group qualify for the second level, where they are divided into groups of 3 or 4 with the 6 thirds in group A and 10 additional qualifiers play out for the final level.

In the last stage, 24 teams take part, who play the European champions, whereby the reigning European champion and the host are automatically qualified. You will be divided into 8 groups of 3 teams and play there in the mode everyone against everyone. The group winners advance to the quarter-finals, where the knockout system continues.

All games are played in the best-of-5 mode and thus consist of 3 to 5 individual games, which, again in the best-of-5 mode, consist of 3 to 5 sets.

Men

step 1

Group A

Group A 1

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Portugal	Hungary	3: 1
27 Mar 2018	Austria	Portugal	3-0
28 Aug 2018	Hungary	Austria	3: 2
0Oct 2, 2018	Hungary	Portugal	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Portugal	Austria	1: 3
04th Dec 2018	Austria	Hungary	1: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Austria	4th	9: 7	6th
2	Portugal	4th	7: 7	6th
3	Hungary	4th	7: 9	6th

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 2

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Slovenia	Belgium	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Romania	Slovenia	2: 3
17th May 2018	Belgium	Romania	3-0
0Oct 2, 2018	Belgium	Slovenia	1: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Slovenia	Romania	3-0
Dec 14, 2018	Romania	Belgium	1: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Slovenia	4th	12: 3	8th
2	Belgium	4th	7: 7	6th
3	Romania	4th	3:12	4th

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 3

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Sweden	Denmark	3: 1
27 Mar 2018	Spain	Sweden	3: 2
19th May 2018	Denmark	Spain	2: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Denmark	Sweden	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Sweden	Spain	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Spain	Denmark	2: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Sweden	4th	11: 4	7th
2	Spain	4th	8:10	6th
3	Denmark	4th	6:11	5

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 4

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Croatia	Turkey	2: 3
27 Mar 2018	Poland	Croatia	0: 3
May 22, 2018	Turkey	Poland	0: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Turkey	Croatia	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Croatia	Poland	0: 3
04th Dec 2018	Poland	Turkey	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Poland	4th	9: 3	7th
2	Croatia	4th	8: 6	6th
3	Turkey	4th	3:11	5

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 5

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Ukraine	Belarus	0: 3
27 Mar 2018	Slovakia	Ukraine	3: 1
May 22, 2018	Belarus	Slovakia	3: 2
0Oct 2, 2018	Belarus	Ukraine	3: 1
Nov 20, 2018	Ukraine	Slovakia	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Slovakia	Belarus	3: 1

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Belarus	4th	10: 6	7th
2	Slovakia	4th	8: 8	6th
3	Ukraine	4th	5: 9	5

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 6

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Greece	Luxembourg	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Russia	Greece	3: 2
May 22, 2018	Russia	Luxembourg	3-0
0Oct 2, 2018	Luxembourg	Greece	1: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Greece	Russia	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Luxembourg	Russia	0: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Greece	4th	11: 4	7th
2	Russia	4th	9: 5	7th
3	Luxembourg	4th	1:12	4th

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group B

Group B 1

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Czech Republic	Cyprus	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Bulgaria	Czech Republic	0: 3
May 22, 2018	Cyprus	Bulgaria	2: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Cyprus	Czech Republic	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Czech Republic	Bulgaria	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Bulgaria	Cyprus	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Czech Republic	4th	12: 0	8th
2	Bulgaria	4th	6: 8	6th
3	Cyprus	4th	2:12	4th

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 2

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Italy	Norway	3-0
Feb. 27, 2018	Israel	Kosovo	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Israel	Italy	1: 3
27 Mar 2018	Kosovo	Norway	0: 3
May 22, 2018	Norway	Israel	1: 3
May 22, 2018	Italy	Kosovo	3-0
0Oct 2, 2018	Kosovo	Israel	0: 3
04th Oct 2018	Norway	Italy	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Italy	Israel	3-0
Nov 20, 2018	Norway	Kosovo	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Israel	Norway	3: 2
04th Dec 2018	Kosovo	Italy	0: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Italy	6th	18: 1	12
2	Israel	6th	13: 9	10
3	Norway	6th	9:12	8th
4th	Kosovo	6th	0:18	6th

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 3

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Netherlands	Montenegro	3: 2
27 Mar 2018	Estonia	Netherlands	0: 3
May 22, 2018	Montenegro	Estonia	2: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Montenegro	Netherlands	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Netherlands	Estonia	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Estonia	Montenegro	3: 2

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Netherlands	4th	12: 2	8th
2	Estonia	4th	6:10	6th
3	Montenegro	4th	6:12	4th

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 4

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Lithuania	Azerbaijan	3-0
Feb. 27, 2018	Ireland	San Marino	3-0
20 Mar 2018	Ireland	Lithuania	0: 3
27 Mar 2018	San Marino	Azerbaijan	1: 3
May 22, 2018	Azerbaijan	Ireland	0: 3
May 22, 2018	Lithuania	San Marino	3-0
27 Sep 2018	San Marino	Ireland	0: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Azerbaijan	Lithuania	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Lithuania	Ireland	3: 1
Nov 20, 2018	Azerbaijan	San Marino	0: 3
0Dec 6, 2018	Ireland	Azerbaijan	3: 0 where
04th Dec 2018	San Marino	Lithuania	0: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Lithuania	6th	18: 1	12
2	Ireland	6th	13: 6	10
3	San Marino	6th	4:15	7th
4th	Azerbaijan	6th	3:16	6th

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 5

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	England	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3-0
0May 7, 2018	Serbia	England	3-0
May 22, 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbia	0: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	England	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	England	Serbia	1: 3
04th Dec 2018	Serbia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Serbia	4th	12: 1	8th
2	England	4th	7: 6	6th
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4th	0:12	4th

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 6

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Finland	Scotland	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Switzerland	Finland	3: 1
May 22, 2018	Scotland	Switzerland	1: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Scotland	Finland	1: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Finland	Switzerland	3: 2
04th Dec 2018	Switzerland	Scotland	3: 2

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Switzerland	4th	11: 7	7th
2	Finland	4th	10: 6	7th
3	Scotland	4th	4:12	4th

Qualification for 2nd level

Level 2

Group 1

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Romania	Lithuania	3-0
May 18, 2019	Serbia	Lithuania	3-0
19th May 2019	Romania	Serbia	3: 1

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Romania	2	6: 1	4th
2	Serbia	2	4: 3	3
3	Lithuania	2	0: 6	2

Qualification for the final stage

Group 2

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Denmark	Switzerland	3-0
May 18, 2019	Denmark	Netherlands	3-0
19th May 2019	Netherlands	Switzerland	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Denmark	2	6-0	4th
2	Netherlands	2	3: 3	3
3	Switzerland	2	0: 6	2

Qualification for the final stage

Group 3

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Ukraine	England	2: 3
May 18, 2019	Italy	Estonia	3-0
May 18, 2019	Ukraine	Italy	3-0
May 18, 2019	England	Estonia	3-0
19th May 2019	Italy	England	2: 3
19th May 2019	Ukraine	Estonia	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	England	3	9: 4	6th
2	Ukraine	3	8: 3	5
3	Italy	3	5: 6	4th
4th	Estonia	3	0: 9	3

Qualification for the final stage

Group 4

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Hungary	Israel	3-0
May 18, 2019	Czech Republic	Ireland	3-0
May 18, 2019	Hungary	Czech Republic	2: 3
May 18, 2019	Israel	Ireland	3-0
19th May 2019	Hungary	Ireland	3-0
19th May 2019	Czech Republic	Israel	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Czech Republic	3	9: 2	6th
2	Hungary	3	8: 3	5
3	Israel	3	3: 6	4th
4th	Ireland	3	0: 9	3

Qualification for the final stage

Group 5

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Luxembourg	Bulgaria	3: 2
May 18, 2019	Turkey	Finland	3: 2
May 18, 2019	Finland	Bulgaria	3: 1
May 18, 2019	Turkey	Luxembourg	3: 2
19th May 2019	Turkey	Bulgaria	3: 2
19th May 2019	Luxembourg	Finland	3: 2

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Turkey	3	9: 6	6th
2	Luxembourg	3	8: 7	5
3	Finland	3	7: 7	4th
4th	Bulgaria	3	5: 9	3

Qualification for the final stage

Women

step 1

Group A

Group A 1

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Germany	Azerbaijan	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Luxembourg	Germany	1: 3
May 22, 2018	Azerbaijan	Luxembourg	0: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Azerbaijan	Germany	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Germany	Luxembourg	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Luxembourg	Azerbaijan	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Germany	4th	12: 1	8th
2	Luxembourg	4th	7: 6	6th
3	Azerbaijan	4th	0:12	4th

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 2

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Netherlands	Italy	3: 2
27 Mar 2018	Croatia	Netherlands	2: 3
May 22, 2018	Italy	Croatia	2: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Italy	Netherlands	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Netherlands	Croatia	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Croatia	Italy	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Netherlands	4th	12: 4	8th
2	Croatia	4th	8: 8	6th
3	Italy	4th	4:12	4th

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 3

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb 25, 2018	Russia	Belarus	0: 3
27 Mar 2018	Sweden	Russia	3: 1
May 21, 2018	Belarus	Sweden	0: 3
0Oct. 1, 2018	Belarus	Russia	3: 2
Nov 20, 2018	Russia	Sweden	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Sweden	Belarus	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Sweden	4th	9: 4	7th
2	Belarus	4th	6: 8	6th
3	Russia	4th	6: 9	5

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 4

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Hungary	Spain	1: 3
Apr 18, 2018	Czech Republic	Hungary	1: 3
May 22, 2018	Spain	Czech Republic	1: 3
0Oct 3, 2018	Spain	Hungary	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Hungary	Czech Republic	3: 1
04th Dec 2018	Czech Republic	Spain	3: 1

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Hungary	4th	10: 5	7th
2	Czech Republic	4th	8: 8	6th
3	Spain	4th	5:10	5

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 5

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Austria	Switzerland	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Portugal	Austria	2: 3
May 22, 2018	Switzerland	Portugal	1: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Switzerland	Austria	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Austria	Portugal	1: 3
04th Dec 2018	Portugal	Switzerland	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Portugal	4th	11: 5	7th
2	Austria	4th	10: 5	7th
3	Switzerland	4th	1:12	4th

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group A 6

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Poland	Slovenia	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Ukraine	Poland	3-0
May 22, 2018	Slovenia	Ukraine	0: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Slovenia	Poland	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Poland	Ukraine	3: 1
04th Dec 2018	Ukraine	Slovenia	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Ukraine	4th	10: 3	7th
2	Poland	4th	9: 4	7th
3	Slovenia	4th	0:12	4th

	Qualification for the final stage
	Qualification for 2nd level

Group B

Group B 1

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Serbia	Scotland	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Bulgaria	Serbia	1: 3
May 22, 2018	Scotland	Bulgaria	0: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Scotland	Serbia	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Serbia	Bulgaria	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Bulgaria	Scotland	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Serbia	4th	12: 1	8th
2	Bulgaria	4th	7: 6	6th
3	Scotland	4th	0:12	4th

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 2

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Turkey	Estonia	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Denmark	Turkey	0: 3
May 22, 2018	Estonia	Denmark	3-0
0Oct 2, 2018	Estonia	Turkey	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Turkey	Denmark	3: 2
04th Dec 2018	Denmark	Estonia	3: 2

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Turkey	4th	12: 2	8th
2	Estonia	4th	5: 9	5
3	Denmark	4th	5:11	5

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 3

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	England	Norway	3: 1
Apr. 24, 2018	Greece	England	1: 3
May 22, 2018	Norway	Greece	1: 3
04th Oct 2018	Norway	England	1: 3
Nov 20, 2018	England	Greece	3-0
04th Dec 2018	Greece	Norway	3: 1

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	England	4th	12: 3	8th
2	Greece	4th	7: 8	6th
3	Norway	4th	4:12	4th

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 4

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Lithuania	Finland	3: 1
27 Mar 2018	Israel	Lithuania	1: 3
May 22, 2018	Finland	Israel	1: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Finland	Lithuania	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Lithuania	Israel	3: 2
04th Dec 2018	Israel	Finland	2: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Lithuania	4th	12: 4	8th
2	Israel	4th	8:10	5
3	Finland	4th	5:11	5

Qualification for 2nd level

Group B 5

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
Feb. 27, 2018	Belgium	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3-0
27 Mar 2018	Slovakia	Belgium	3: 1
May 22, 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Slovakia	0: 3
0Oct 2, 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Belgium	0: 3
Nov 20, 2018	Belgium	Slovakia	1: 3
04th Dec 2018	Slovakia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3: 1

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Slovakia	4th	12: 3	8th
2	Belgium	4th	8: 6	6th
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4th	1:12	4th

Qualification for 2nd level

Level 2

Group 1

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Russia	Lithuania	3-0
May 18, 2019	Russia	Turkey	3-0
19th May 2019	Turkey	Lithuania	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Russia	2	6-0	4th
2	Turkey	2	3: 3	3
3	Lithuania	2	0: 6	2

Qualification for the final stage

Group 2

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Spain	Belgium	3-0
May 18, 2019	Spain	England	3-0
19th May 2019	England	Belgium	1: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Spain	2	6-0	4th
2	Belgium	2	3: 4	3
3	England	2	1: 6	2

Qualification for the final stage

Group 3

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Italy	Estonia	3-0
May 18, 2019	Italy	Serbia	0: 3
19th May 2019	Serbia	Estonia	3-0

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Serbia	2	6-0	4th
2	Italy	2	3: 3	3
3	Estonia	2	0: 6	2

Qualification for the final stage

Group 4

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Switzerland	Greece	2: 3
May 18, 2019	Switzerland	Slovakia	1: 3
19th May 2019	Slovakia	Greece	0: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Greece	2	6: 2	4th
2	Slovakia	2	3: 4	3
3	Switzerland	2	3: 6	2

Qualification for the final stage

Group 5

date	Home team	Visiting team	Result
May 18, 2019	Israel	Azerbaijan	2: 3
May 18, 2019	Slovenia	Bulgaria	1: 3
May 18, 2019	Slovenia	Azerbaijan	3-0
May 18, 2019	Bulgaria	Israel	3-0
19th May 2019	Slovenia	Israel	3: 1
19th May 2019	Azerbaijan	Bulgaria	0: 3

space	team	Bgn.	Games	Points
1	Bulgaria	3	9: 1	6th
2	Slovenia	3	7: 4	5
3	Azerbaijan	3	3: 8	4th
4th	Israel	3	3: 9	3

Qualification for the final stage

Web links

• The EM on the ETTU website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ REGULATIONS CT_team events. ettu.org, September 14, 2017, accessed July 26, 2019 . 
2. ↑ DIRECTIVES 2018-2019 Stage 1.ettu.org, January 10, 2018, accessed on July 26, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Table tennis clash off after Azerbaijan team is refused visas . In: BelfastTelegraph.co.uk . ISSN  0307-1235 ( belfasttelegraph.co.uk [accessed December 20, 2018]).