2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
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The 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification was a handball competition organized by the European Handball Federation (EHF) to determine 20 of the 24 men's national teams competing in the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship final tournament. They joined the other four teams already qualified: Hungary and Slovakia, as final tournament co-hosts, and Spain and Croatia, who finished in the top two positions in the previous championship. Those four played in the EHF Euro Cup.
This qualification competition was being disputed by a total of 40 national teams in three phases between January 2019 and May 2021.
The campaign was split into two distinct qualification phases and a relegation round.
Qualification phase 1 comprises teams which didn't participate at the 2020 EHF Euro qualification Phase 2. The two best teams advanced to the relegation round.
In the relegation round, the two teams that advanced from phase 1 were joined by the highest ranked European team at the 2019 IHF Emerging Nations Championship and they faced the three lowest ranked fourth-placed teams from the 2020 EHF Euro qualification. Three winners of those elimination matches advanced to the qualification phase 2.
Qualification phase 2 comprised three winners from the relegation round along with 29 teams which participated at either the 2020 EHF Euro or the qualification phase 2.
Qualification Phase 1
Seeding
The draw for the qualification round 1 was held on 28 September 2018 in Vienna, Austria.[1] This qualification was played in a tournament format, with the teams able to choose whether they wanted to play on 4 to 6 January or 11 to 13 January 2019.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 54 | +46 | 6 | Relegation round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 79 | −8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 102 | −30 | 0 |
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
| 11 January 2019 17:00 |
Great Britain |
20–24 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 250 Referees: Fremstad, Pedersen (NOR) | |
| Da Silva, Negrete 6 | (7–10) | Balchev 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3× |
| 11 January 2019 20:00 |
Luxembourg |
35–18 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 550 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) | |
| four players 4 | (14–7) | J. Grace 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
| 12 January 2019 15:00 |
Ireland |
26–32 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 200 Referees: Fremstad, Pedersen (NOR) | |
| Meyer 9 | (14–17) | Da Silva, Negrete 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 12 January 2019 18:00 |
Bulgaria |
17–36 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) | |
| Balchev 6 | (8–15) | Wirtz 11 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 13 January 2019 14:00 |
Ireland |
28–35 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 200 Referees: Fremstad, Pedersen (NOR) | |
| J. Grace 10 | (13–17) | Dzhempereiev 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 6× |
| 13 January 2019 17:00 |
Luxembourg |
29–19 | Centre National Sportif d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) | |
| three players 5 | (15–6) | Edgar 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 61 | +27 | 6 | Relegation round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 71 | +31 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 79 | −10 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 113 | −48 | 0 |
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
| 11 January 2019 17:00 |
Cyprus |
25–17 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua Attendance: 80 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Argyrou 7 | (13–10) | Askerov, Nazaraliyev 3 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
| 11 January 2019 19:30 |
Georgia |
48–21 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua Attendance: 350 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) | |
| Tskhovrebadze 11 | (29–9) | Di Pilato 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
| 12 January 2019 16:00 |
Azerbaijan |
25–30 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua Attendance: 100 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Aydamirov 9 | (15–16) | Chanturia, Tskhovrebadze 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
| 12 January 2019 18:30 |
Malta |
20–38 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua Attendance: 400 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) | |
| Mifsud 7 | (7–17) | Ioannou 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
| 13 January 2019 15:00 |
Cyprus |
25–24 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua Attendance: 150 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA) | |
| Argyrou 9 | (14–12) | Tskhovrebadze 11 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3× |
| 13 January 2019 17:30 |
Azerbaijan |
27–24 | Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua Attendance: 450 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Aydamirov 9 | (16–11) | Di Pilato 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Unlike previous editions, single participation at this tournament was not possible. Only teams participating at the qualification phase 1 and failing to advance, earned a right to play. The best ranked European team qualified for the relegation round.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |
- Note: Ranking of exclusively European teams is displayed.
Relegation from the previous qualification cycle
The three lowest ranked among fourth-placed teams in the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship qualification, apart from Slovakia as co-host nation, played in the relegation round. The other four teams entered qualification phase 2.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 145 | 168 | −23 | 3 | Qualification Phase 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 118 | 172 | −54 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 157 | −28 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 131 | 171 | −40 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 144 | 186 | −42 | 1 | Relegation Round | |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 155 | −26 | 0 | Final tournament (co-host) | |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 142 | 185 | −43 | 0 | Relegation Round | |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 185 | −54 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Relegation round
Seeding
The draw for EHF EURO 2022 Relegation Round took place at the EHF Office on 23 July 2019.[2] Three lowest ranked sides from EHF EURO 2020 Qualification Phase 2 were seeded teams while qualification phase 1 participants were unseeded teams.[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
Overview
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 January and the second legs on 19 January 2020.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia |
45–61 | 24–24 | 21–37 | |
| Luxembourg |
53–69 | 33–38 | 20–31 | |
| Belgium |
55–23 | 24–7 | 31–16 |
Matches
| 16 January 2020 18:00 |
Georgia |
24–24 | Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 850 Referees: Ben-Dan, Faran (ISR) | |
| Tskhovrebadze 8 | (11–10) | Tamminen 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3× |
| 19 January 2020 16:00 |
Finland |
37–21 | Cocks Areena, Riihimäki Attendance: 800 Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT) | |
| Rönnberg 8 | (14–12) | Orjonikidze, Tskhovrebadze 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
Finland won 61–45 on aggregate.
| 16 January 2020 19:30 |
Luxembourg |
33–38 | d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 500 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) | |
| Wirtz 11 | (17–18) | Toom 10 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 19 January 2020 13:45 |
Estonia |
31–20 | Mesikäpa Hall, Pölva Attendance: 600 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) | |
| four players 5 | (14–13) | Wirtz 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
Estonia won 69–53 on aggregate.
| 15 January 2020 20:10 |
Belgium |
24–7 | Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,450 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT) | |
| D'Hanis 6 | (13–3) | And. Ioannou 3 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 19 January 2020 19:00 |
Cyprus |
16–31 | Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) | |
| Paraskeva 8 | (8–11) | Denert 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× |
Belgium won 55–23 on aggregate.
Qualification Phase 2
EHF Euro Cup
The EHF Euro Cup was played between the 2022 co-hosts, Hungary and Slovakia plus the top 2 from the 2020 Handball Euro, champions, Spain and second place, Croatia. The winner was Hungary.[14]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 151 | +30 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 162 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 154 | +22 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 127 | 181 | −54 | 0 |
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.
(C) Champions
| 4 November 2020 18:15 |
Hungary |
32–29 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO) | |
| Rosta 7 | (17–13) | Marchán 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 7 November 2020 18:00 |
Croatia |
31–27 | Gradski Arena, Osijek Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB) | |
| Martinović, Štrlek 6 | (17–13) | Bodó 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
| 5 January 2021 17:15 |
Croatia |
31–28 | Žatika Sport Centre, Poreč Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) | |
| Cindrić, Mandić 5 | (17–14) | A. Dujshebaev 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 10 March 2021 18:00 |
Slovakia |
18–30 | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO) | |
| Recicar 4 | (8–16) | Solé 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 12 March 2021 19:00 |
Slovakia |
15–30 | Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT) | |
| Hruščák 5 | (8–17) | Máthé 10 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 14 March 2021 15:00 |
Hungary |
36–26 | Audi Aréna, Győr Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO) | |
| Máthé 7 | (19–15) | Hruščák 9 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 28 April 2021 19:00 |
Slovakia |
24–32 | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Urban 6 | (10–16) | Mihić, Mandić 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |
| 28 April 2021 20:30 |
Spain |
28–30 | Pabellón Polideportivo Municipal Fernando Argüelles, Málaga Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) | |
| Figueras 8 | (15–14) | Bánhidi 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× |
| 29 April 2021 18:00 |
Croatia |
26–23 | Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Lučin, Pavlovic 5 | (12–13) | Hruščák 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× |
| 1 May 2021 14:10 |
Hungary |
26–22 | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER) | |
| Máthé 6 | (9–10) | Čupić 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× |
| 1 May 2021 21:00 |
Spain |
27–21 | Poliesportiu Pla de L'Arc, Llíria Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) | |
| Rivera Folch, Guardiola 5 | (13–10) | Kalafut 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× |
| 27 June 2021 20:00 |
Spain |
34–22 | Pavillón Municipal dos Deportes de Pontevedra, Pontevedra Attendance: 500 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) | |
| three players 6 | (15–13) | Severec 4 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× |