2020 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.

The qualification was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualification system

31 teams registered for participation and competed for 14 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. The group winner of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four teams.

Qualification Phase 1

The group was played in a tournament format from 31 May to 2 June 2019. The group winner advanced to the second phase.^[1]

All times are local.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece (H)	3	3	0	0	86	49	+37	6	Qualification phase 2
2	Israel	3	1	1	1	80	78	+2	3
3	Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	65	84	−19	2
4	Finland	3	0	1	2	64	84	−20	1

Source: Eurohandball
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.
(H) Hosts

Results

31 May 2019 16:00	Finland	24–27	Luxembourg	Filippio Sports Hall, Veria Attendance: 200 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Hilli 7	(13–18)	Welter 8
	2× 4×	Report	1× 2×

31 May 2019 18:30	Israel	21–28	Greece	Filippio Sports Hall, Veria Attendance: 500 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Vakrat 6	(12–11)	Tsàkalou 8
	1× 6×	Report	2× 2×

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1 June 2019 16:00	Luxembourg	24–33	Israel	Filippio Sports Hall, Veria Attendance: 200 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Wirtz 10	(9–17)	Vakrat 10
	2× 3×	Report	3× 2×

1 June 2019 18:00	Greece	31–14	Finland	Filippio Sports Hall, Veria Attendance: 750 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Tsàkalou 6	(17–6)	Kulju 3
	5×	Report	1× 3×

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2 June 2019 15:00	Israel	26–26	Finland	Filippio Sports Hall, Veria Attendance: 150 Referees: Mitrović, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Vakrat 12	(17–10)	Lindholm 7
	1× 4×	Report	2× 3×

2 June 2019 17:30	Greece	27–14	Luxembourg	Filippio Sports Hall, Veria Attendance: 600 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Mournou, Tsàkalou 5	(14–5)	Wirtz 5
	5× 1×	Report	2× 5×

Qualification Phase 2

The groups would have been played in a home and away round-robin format from September 2019 to May 2020. The top two teams would have been qualified for the main tournament.

The draw was held on 4 April 2019.^[2][3]

The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020 that the matches from 25 to 29 March would not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe.^[4]

On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches would be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic. The rounds 3 to 6 would have been played in a single venue in one week.^[5] Those rounds were cancelled on 24 April 2020.^[6]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France  Netherlands  Russia  Sweden  Romania  Montenegro  Germany	Serbia  Czech Republic  Hungary  Spain  Slovenia  Poland  Croatia	Austria  Belarus  Slovakia  Turkey  North Macedonia  Ukraine  Italy	Switzerland  Iceland  Portugal  Lithuania  Faroe Islands  Kosovo  Greece

All times are local.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	2	2	0	0	75	42	+33	4
2	Spain	2	2	0	0	61	40	+21	4
3	Austria	2	0	0	2	46	60	−14	0
4	Greece	2	0	0	2	36	76	−40	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2019. Source: Eurohandball
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.

26 September 2019 19:30	Netherlands	32–24	Austria	Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (GBR)
	Dulfer, van Wetering 6	(13–13)	Frey 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 5×

26 September 2019 20:30	Spain	33–18	Greece	Palacio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo, Almería Attendance: 3,310 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Cabral 6	(15–9)	Mastaka 5
	2× 3×	Report	2×

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29 September 2019 17:00	Greece	18–43	Netherlands	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani Attendance: 700 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Tsàkalou 9	(13–21)	three players 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 2×

29 September 2019 20:25	Austria	22–28	Spain	BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 800 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Frey, Kovacs 7	(8–14)	Rodríguez 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

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	Spain	Cancelled	Netherlands

	Greece	Cancelled	Austria

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	Austria	Cancelled	Greece

	Netherlands	Cancelled	Spain

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	Greece	Cancelled	Spain

	Austria	Cancelled	Netherlands

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	Spain	Cancelled	Austria

	Netherlands	Cancelled	Greece

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hungary	2	2	0	0	63	29	+34	4
2	Montenegro	2	2	0	0	73	41	+32	4
3	Lithuania	2	0	0	2	43	65	−22	0
4	Italy	2	0	0	2	27	71	−44	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2019. Source: Eurohandball
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.

25 September 2019 18:00	Montenegro	41–17	Italy	Sportski Centar Ada, Pljevlja Attendance: 2,360 Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
	Radičević 9	(20–9)	Manojlovic 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 3×

25 September 2019 19:00	Hungary	33–19	Lithuania	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
	Klujber 9	(16–12)	Kavaliauskaitė 9
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

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29 September 2019 16:00	Lithuania	24–32	Montenegro	Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 500 Referees: Pétursson, Prastarson (ISL)
	Kavaliauskaitė 11	(14–20)	Jauković 9
	2× 4×	Report	3× 6× 1×

29 September 2019 17:00	Italy	10–30	Hungary	Palagetur, Lignano Sabbiadoro Attendance: 800 Referees: Beulakker, Gilis (BEL)
	Bassanese 3	(4–16)	Klujber 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 1×

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	Hungary	Cancelled	Montenegro

	Lithuania	Cancelled	Italy

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	Montenegro	Cancelled	Hungary

	Italy	Cancelled	Lithuania

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	Lithuania	Cancelled	Hungary

	Italy	Cancelled	Montenegro

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	Montenegro	Cancelled	Lithuania

	Hungary	Cancelled	Italy

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Germany	2	2	0	0	74	45	+29	4
2	Slovenia	2	2	0	0	63	52	+11	4
3	Belarus	2	0	0	2	59	71	−12	0
4	Kosovo	2	0	0	2	38	66	−28	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2019. Source: Eurohandball
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.

25 September 2019 18:45	Germany	40–30	Belarus	HUK-Coburg arena, Coburg Attendance: 1,837 Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
	Bölk, Naidzinavicius 6	(20–14)	Kotsina 7
	2× 5×	Report	2× 3×

26 September 2019 18:00	Slovenia	32–23	Kosovo	Sportna Dvorana Ljudski Vrt Lukna, Maribor Attendance: 600 Referees: Duplii, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Pišek, Vučko 6	(16–10)	Arifi 8
	2× 3×	Report	1× 4×

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29 September 2019 15:30	Belarus	29–31	Slovenia	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Yezhykava 7	(13–18)	Gros 11
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

29 September 2019 20:00	Kosovo	15–34	Germany	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 755 Referees: Jovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Demaj 10	(8–14)	Minevskaja 7
	1× 5×	Report	3× 3×

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	Slovenia	Cancelled	Germany

	Kosovo	Cancelled	Belarus

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	Belarus	Cancelled	Kosovo

	Germany	Cancelled	Slovenia

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	Belarus	Cancelled	Germany

	Kosovo	Cancelled	Slovenia

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	Germany	Cancelled	Kosovo

	Slovenia	Cancelled	Belarus

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russia	2	2	0	0	69	41	+28	4
2	Serbia	2	2	0	0	62	49	+13	4
3	Slovakia	2	0	0	2	41	61	−20	0
4	Switzerland	2	0	0	2	49	70	−21	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2019. Source: Eurohandball
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.

25 September 2019 18:00	Serbia	35–23	Switzerland	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
	Pop-Lazić 7	(17–11)	Frey, Hodel 5
	1× 3×	Report	3× 4×

25 September 2019 19:30	Russia	34–15	Slovakia	Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports, Rostov-Don Attendance: 2,956 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Vyakhireva 8	(17–10)	M. Rajnohová 5
	2× 1×	Report	2× 1×

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29 September 2019 17:00	Switzerland	26–35	Russia	Mobiliar Arena, Muri bei Bern Attendance: 934 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Kündig 7	(13–15)	Vyakhireva 7
	1× 8× 1×	Report	2× 6×

29 September 2019 17:00	Slovakia	26–27	Serbia	Športová hala na Zábraní, Hlohovec Attendance: 1,184 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Bíziková 11	(11–10)	Pop-Lazić, Stoiljković 7
	2× 5×	Report	2× 2×

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	Serbia	Cancelled	Russia

	Switzerland	Cancelled	Slovakia

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	Russia	Cancelled	Serbia

	Slovakia	Cancelled	Switzerland

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	Slovakia	Cancelled	Russia

	Switzerland	Cancelled	Serbia

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	Serbia	Cancelled	Slovakia

	Russia	Cancelled	Switzerland

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	2	2	0	0	73	45	+28	4
2	Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	68	49	+19	4
3	North Macedonia	2	0	0	2	55	72	−17	0
4	Portugal	2	0	0	2	39	69	−30	0

Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2019. Source: Eurohandball
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.

25 September 2019 20:15	Czech Republic	31–20	Portugal	Sportovní hala UP, Olomouc Attendance: 700 Referees: Loshak, Shajbakov (UKR)
	three players 5	(13–11)	Ferreira, Resende 4
	2× 3×	Report	2× 5×

26 September 2019 19:00	Sweden	35–26	North Macedonia	Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter, Nyköping Attendance: 1,815 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Petrén 7	(20–13)	Ristovska 5
	2× 2×	Report	1× 2×

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28 September 2019 16:30	Portugal	19–38	Sweden	Câmara Municipal de Tondela, Tondela Attendance: 900 Referees: Fremstad, Pedersen (NOR)
	Ferreira, Resende 4	(7–15)	Hagman, Lundström 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 6×

28 September 2019 18:00	North Macedonia	29–37	Czech Republic	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 500 Referees: Bytyqi, Kasapi (KOS)
	Livrinikj 12	(14–14)	Korešová 11
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

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	Czech Republic	Cancelled	Sweden

	Portugal	Cancelled	North Macedonia

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	Sweden	Cancelled	Czech Republic

	North Macedonia	Cancelled	Portugal

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	North Macedonia	Cancelled	Sweden

	Portugal	Cancelled	Czech Republic

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	Sweden	Cancelled	Portugal

	Czech Republic	Cancelled	North Macedonia

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Croatia	2	2	0	0	59	29	+30	4
2	France	2	2	0	0	61	34	+27	4
3	Iceland	2	0	0	2	25	52	−27	0
4	Turkey	2	0	0	2	38	68	−30	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2019. Source: Eurohandball
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.

25 September 2019 18:00	Croatia	29–8	Iceland	Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
	Ježić, Zadravec 6	(14–3)	Knútsdóttir 5
	2×	Report	4×

25 September 2019 20:00	France	38–17	Turkey	Coliséum, Amiens Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Bouquet 6	(15–9)	Karaçam, Yılmaz 3
	2× 2×	Report	1× 4×

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29 September 2019 16:00	Iceland	17–23	France	Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 901 Referees: Nygaard, Pedersen (DEN)
	Knútsdóttir 6	(10–13)	Niombla 5
	1×	Report	2×

29 September 2019 18:00	Turkey	21–30	Croatia	Porsuk Spor Salonu, Odunpazarı Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Xhema, Jahja (KOS)
	Toprak 4	(8–16)	Blažević 8
	2× 7×	Report	1× 5×

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	Croatia	Cancelled	France

	Iceland	Cancelled	Turkey

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	France	Cancelled	Croatia

	Turkey	Cancelled	Iceland

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	Turkey	Cancelled	France

	Iceland	Cancelled	Croatia

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	France	Cancelled	Iceland

	Croatia	Cancelled	Turkey

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Poland	2	2	0	0	55	42	+13	4
2	Romania	2	2	0	0	52	44	+8	4
3	Ukraine	2	0	0	2	50	54	−4	0
4	Faroe Islands	2	0	0	2	36	53	−17	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2019. Source: Eurohandball
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.

25 September 2019 18:30	Romania	27–24	Ukraine	Sala Sporturilor „Dumitru Popescu Colibași”, Brașov Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Laslo 8	(15–12)	Perederiy 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

25 September 2019 20:30	Poland	28–16	Faroe Islands	Kompleks Widowisko-Sportowy KCSiR, Kwidzyn Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR)
	Kobylińska 7	(12–8)	Weyhe 4
	3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

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28 September 2019 19:00	Ukraine	26–27	Poland	Palace of Sports, Kyiv Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SER)
	Savchyn 9	(14–14)	Kudłacz-Gloc 7
	2× 3×	Report	3× 1×

29 September 2019 17:00	Faroe Islands	20–25	Romania	Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 635 Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE)
	Hansen, Weyhe 5	(12–11)	Buceschi 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

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	Poland	Cancelled	Romania

	Faroe Islands	Cancelled	Ukraine

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	Ukraine	Cancelled	Faroe Islands

	Romania	Cancelled	Poland

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	Faroe Islands	Cancelled	Poland

	Ukraine	Cancelled	Romania

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	Poland	Cancelled	Ukraine

	Romania	Cancelled	Faroe Islands

References

1. "Long road to Women's EHF EURO 2020 starts in Greece". eurohandball.com. 30 May 2019.
2. "Four players assist in Women's EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers draw". eurohandball.com. 2 April 2019.
3. "Women's EHF EURO 2020 Qualifiers drawn in Copenhagen". eurohandball.com. 4 April 2019.
4. "Information on EHF competition matches in March and April". eurohandball.com. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
5. "EHF presents feasibility study for potential re-start of European handball". eurohandball.com. 25 March 2020.
6. "Information on the future of the European handball season 2019/20". eurohandball.com. 24 April 2020.

External links

• Eurohandball.com^{[permanent dead link‍]}