2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

38 teams had registered for participation. 37 teams competed for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.

Qualification Phase 1

Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on 22 July 2014 in Vienna, Austria. The group winners advanced to the playoffs.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Greece Estonia Romania	Italy Belgium Luxembourg	Cyprus Georgia Kosovo

All times are local.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	4	3	0	1	111	91	+20	6	Playoffs
2	Greece	4	3	0	1	104	97	+7	6
3	Cyprus	4	0	0	4	79	106	−27	0

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.
Notes:

30 October 2014 19:30	Greece	27–25	Cyprus	Dimitris Tofalos Arena, Patras Attendance: 500 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Papadopoulos 10	(16–11)	Argyrou 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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2 November 2014 19:00	Cyprus	17–23	Greece	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Argyrou 7	(9–12)	Papadopoulos 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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29 April 2015 19:30	Cyprus	17–26	Belgium	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Argyrou 10	(8–15)	Valkenborgh 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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2 May 2015 20:00	Belgium	30–20	Cyprus	Hall Omnisports "La Préalle", Herstal Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Wills, Colin (GBR)
	D. Kedziora 7	(12–7)	Nikiforou 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

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10 June 2015 20:00	Belgium	30–25	Greece	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Kedziora, De Beule 6	(16–17)	Papadopoulos 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

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14 June 2015 19:30	Greece	29–25	Belgium	Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Attendance: 700 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
	Tzoufras 8	(15–11)	Kedziora 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Luxembourg	4	2	0	2	100	94	+6	4	Playoffs
2	Estonia	4	2	0	2	112	110	+2	4
3	Georgia	4	2	0	2	92	100	−8	4

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.

29 October 2014 20:00	Estonia	28–26	Georgia	Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn Attendance: 550 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
	Järve, Pinnonen 5	(16–15)	Rusia 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

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2 November 2014 18:00	Georgia	29–27	Estonia	Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Rusia 8	(15–14)	Pinnonen 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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30 April 2015 18:00	Georgia	17–16	Luxembourg	Kutaisi Sport Palace, Kutaisi Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Chanturia 7	(11–7)	Meis 4
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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3 May 2015 18:00	Luxembourg	29–20	Georgia	D'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (KOS)
	Hoffmann 7	(12–11)	Tsitelishvili 8
	3× 7×	Report	3× 2×

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10 June 2015 19:30	Luxembourg	26–31	Estonia	D'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 800 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Bardina 6	(13–14)	three players 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

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13 June 2015 20:00	Estonia	26–29	Luxembourg	Viljandi Sporthall, Viljandi Attendance: 600 Referees: Samuelsen, Guðjónsson (FAR)
	Jaanimaa 8	(17–14)	Bardina 8
	2× 5×	Report	3× 7×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	4	4	0	0	138	87	+51	8	Playoffs
2	Italy	4	2	0	2	111	120	−9	4
3	Kosovo	4	0	0	4	88	130	−42	0

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.

29 October 2014 18:00	Romania	36–24	Kosovo	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
	Stavrositu 6	(17–10)	Hoxha 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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1 November 2014 18:00	Kosovo	16–30	Romania	Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Dvorský, Karlubík (SVK)
	Dedaj 4	(10–15)	Ghionea 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

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29 April 2015 19:30	Kosovo	22–29	Italy	Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
	Kabashi 8	(12–17)	Turkovic 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6× 1×

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3 May 2015 18:00	Italy	35–26	Kosovo	PalaGolfo, Follonica Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
	Turkovic 11	(18–12)	three players 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

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10 June 2015 20:30	Italy	22–28	Romania	Pala San Giacomo, Conversano Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Maione 6	(10–13)	Novanc 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

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14 June 2015 17:00	Romania	44–25	Italy	Sala Polivalenta Resita, Reșița Attendance: 1,512 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Csepreghi 8	(23–13)	Turkovic 4
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

Playoffs

The draw for the playoffs was held on 23 June 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The winners advanced to the second phase.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Luxembourg	52–55	Finland	23–28	29–27
Israel	48–62	Romania	27–30	21–32
Turkey	50–66	Belgium	28–37	22–29

All times are local.

Matches

7 April 2016 19:00	Luxembourg	23–28	Finland	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Guðjónsson (ISL), Samuelsen (FAR)
	three players 4	(14–17)	Tamminen 11
	3× 7×	Report	3× 5× 1×

9 April 2016 16:00	Finland	27–29	Luxembourg	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 650 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
	Tamminen 11	(12–11)	Muller 9
	2× 3×	Report	4× 7×

Finland won 55–52 on aggregate.

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6 April 2016 19:45	Israel	27–30	Romania	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzērve (LAT)
	Tutkenitz 6	(15–13)	Ghionea 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

10 April 2016 18:00	Romania	32–21	Israel	Polyvalent Hall, Călărași Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
	four players 4	(17–10)	Tutkenitz 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

Romania won 62–48 on aggregate.

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6 April 2016 19:00	Turkey	28–37	Belgium	Spor Salonu, Rize Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Brodbeck, Reich (GER)
	Döne 7	(13–16)	D. Kedziora 13
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 7×

9 April 2016 20:00	Belgium	29–22	Turkey	Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
	B. Kedziora, D. Kedziora 5	(15–10)	Özbahar 9
	2× 5×	Report	3× 6×

Belgium won 66–50 on aggregate.

Qualification Phase 2

The draw was held on 14 April 2016 in Dubrovnik. The teams were split into seven groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group and the best third ranked team qualified for the final tournament.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France Spain Denmark Poland Germany Sweden Iceland	Macedonia Russia Norway Hungary Slovenia Belarus Austria	Serbia Czech Republic Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina Netherlands Portugal Lithuania	Slovakia Latvia Ukraine Switzerland Romania Belgium Finland

All times are local.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	6	5	1	0	194	135	+59	11	Final tournament
2	Hungary	6	4	1	1	174	156	+18	9
3	Netherlands	6	2	0	4	155	179	−24	4
4	Latvia	6	0	0	6	129	182	−53	0

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.

2 November 2016 18:00	Hungary	24–16	Latvia	Continental Aréna, Nyíregyháza Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
	Harsányi 8	(11–6)	Lielais, Pavlovičs 4
	2× 3×	Report	3× 6× 1×

3 November 2016 20:30	Denmark	29–20	Netherlands	Trefor Arena, Brøndby Attendance: 5,119 Referees: Kristiansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Hansen 8	(15–12)	Schagen, Steins 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4× 1×

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6 November 2016 15:00	Netherlands	27–28	Hungary	Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Steins 9	(17–13)	T. Iváncsik 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

6 November 2016 17:10	Latvia	23–36	Denmark	Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 1,380 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Pavlovičs 5	(11–18)	Andersson, Svan 7
	3× 4×	Report	2× 4×

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3 May 2017 19:35	Latvia	27–29	Netherlands	Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
	Krištopāns 8	(13–15)	Baart 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

4 May 2017 20:00	Hungary	25–25	Denmark	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	Jamali, Lékai 7	(14–11)	three players 4
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 3×

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7 May 2017 14:00	Netherlands	25–24	Latvia	Sporthal Angelslo, Emmen Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Remer 6	(13–14)	Jurdžs, Krištopāns 6
	3× 2× 1×	Report	1× 6×

7 May 2017 20:30	Denmark	35–27	Hungary	Ceres Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 4,872 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Hansen 8	(18–17)	Bodó, Iváncsik 5
	1× 4×	Report	2× 5×

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14 June 2017 19:30	Netherlands	24–36	Denmark	Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Remer 4	(10–18)	Damgaard, Lindberg 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

15 June 2017 19:35	Latvia	23–35	Hungary	Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 900 Referees: Kristiansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Jurdžs 5	(9–15)	Juhász, Vilovski 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 6×

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18 June 2017 19:15	Hungary	35–30	Netherlands	Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 5,019 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Győri 10	(16–13)	Haenen, Schagen 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

18 June 2017 20:15	Denmark	33–16	Latvia	Sydbank Arena, Kolding Attendance: 3,395 Referees: Sigurjónsson, Pétursson (ISL)
	Larsen 6	(14–5)	Lielais 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 7×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belarus	6	3	2	1	177	152	+25	8	Final tournament
2	Serbia	6	3	2	1	175	173	+2	8
3	Romania	6	2	0	4	151	160	−9	4
4	Poland	6	1	2	3	171	189	−18	4

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.
Notes:

2 November 2016 19:00	Belarus	23–26	Romania	Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Rutenka 5	(10–13)	Ghionea 6
	3× 5× 1×	Report	1× 5×

3 November 2016 20:00	Poland	32–37	Serbia	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Bielecki 6	(14–20)	Nenadić 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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6 November 2016 17:00	Serbia	27–36	Belarus	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	Ðukić 8	(13–20)	Pukhouski 8
	3× 5×	Report	2× 6×

6 November 2016 20:00	Romania	28–23	Poland	Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 5,115 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Mocanu, Ramba 5	(11–9)	Bielecki 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

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4 May 2017 18:00	Belarus	32–23	Poland	Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Karalek 7	(15–10)	Krajewski 5
	3× 4×	Report	2× 3×

4 May 2017 20:00	Romania	22–23	Serbia	Lascăr Pană Sports Hall, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Ghionea 8	(9–13)	Nenadić 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5× 1×

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7 May 2017 19:00	Poland	27–27	Belarus	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	three players 5	(13–15)	Pukhouski 9
	3× 1× 1×	Report	3×

7 May 2017 20:00	Serbia	27–22	Romania	Jezero Hall, Kragujevac Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Ðukić 5	(16–13)	Onyejekwe 4
	1× 6×	Report	3× 2×

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14 June 2017 20:45	Serbia	34–34	Poland	Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
	P. Nenadić 9	(19–19)	Przybylski 8
	3× 2×	Report	2× 6×

15 June 2017 19:00	Romania	22–32	Belarus	Polyvalent Hall, Craiova Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	Grigoraș, Mocanu 5	(11–19)	Pukhouski 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 5×

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18 June 2017 14:30	Poland	32–31	Romania	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)
	Moryto 10	(19–13)	Racoțea 5
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

18 June 2017 16:00	Belarus	27–27	Serbia	Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Yurynok 7	(13–10)	Đorđić 9
	1× 2×	Report	3× 3×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	6	6	0	0	202	130	+72	12	Final tournament
2	Austria	6	3	0	3	176	186	−10	6
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	2	0	4	160	162	−2	4
4	Finland	6	1	0	5	154	214	−60	2

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.

2 November 2016 20:25	Austria	27–31	Finland	Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Weber 5	(16–14)	Tamminen 7
	3× 3×	Report	4× 3×

2 November 2016 20:30	Spain	30–21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Polideportivo Huerta del Rey, Valladolid Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Rivera 7	(12–6)	Panić 6
	2× 3×	Report	4× 6×

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5 November 2016 14:30	Finland	21–36	Spain	Folksam Arena, Siuntio Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Rönnberg 5	(12–17)	Dujshebaev 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 5×

6 November 2016 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	22–23	Austria	Dvorana Mirza Delibašić, Sarajevo Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Tarabochia 6	(11–9)	Weber 6
	2× 5× 1×	Report	2× 5×

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3 May 2017 20:25	Austria	29–30	Spain	OlympiaWorld Innsbruck, Innsbruck Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
	Božović 6	(13–14)	Solé Sala 5
	3× 5×	Report	2× 1×

4 May 2017 18:30	Finland	27–32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Rönnberg 7	(10–15)	Panić 10
	3× 4×	Report	2× 8× 1×

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6 May 2017 20:00	Spain	35–24	Austria	Palacio de los Deportes de León, León Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Aguinagalde, Rivera Folch 6	(15–11)	Hermann 7
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

7 May 2017 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	34–23	Finland	Sportska Dv."Mirsad Hurić", Goražde Attendance: 1,560 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Burić, Panić 7	(19–12)	Rönnberg 7
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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14 June 2017 18:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19–25	Spain	Dvorana Mirza Delibašić, Sarajevo Attendance: 3,652 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Terzić 5	(11–14)	Fernández Pérez 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

14 June 2017 18:30	Finland	36–39	Austria	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Sundberg 10	(15–21)	Božović, Frimmel 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

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17 June 2017 18:00	Spain	46–16	Finland	Pabellón Pitiu Rochel, Alicante Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Figueras 7	(27–9)	B. Broman, Helander 3
	3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

17 June 2017 20:25	Austria	34–32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
	Bilyk 8	(17–17)	Panić 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 8× 1×

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Macedonia	6	3	1	2	174	158	+16	7	Final tournament
2	Czech Republic	6	3	0	3	161	161	0	6
3	Iceland	6	3	0	3	163	163	0	6
4	Ukraine	6	2	1	3	152	168	−16	5

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.
Notes:

2 November 2016 18:30	Macedonia	27–21	Ukraine	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	K. Lazarov 12	(13–10)	Kozakevych, Zhukov 4
	2× 5×	Report	3× 6×

2 November 2016 19:30	Iceland	25–24	Czech Republic	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,450 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	Sigurðsson 6	(12–10)	Hrstka 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

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5 November 2016 14:25	Czech Republic	35–28	Macedonia	Městská sportovní hala, Plzeň Attendance: 1,400 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
	Hrstka 10	(18–12)	K. Lazarov 9
	3× 4×	Report	2× 4×

5 November 2016 18:00	Ukraine	27–25	Iceland	Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
	Sadovyi 5	(13–13)	Pálmarsson 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

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3 May 2017 19:00	Ukraine	26–23	Czech Republic	Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SRB)
	Kozakevych 7	(14–12)	Hrstka 9
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 8× 1×

4 May 2017 20:00	Macedonia	30–25	Iceland	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
	K. Lazarov 11	(15–13)	Sigurðsson 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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6 May 2017 14:00	Czech Republic	32–25	Ukraine	Sportovní hala Euronics, Zlín Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
	Hrstka 7	(14–13)	Sadovyi 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7× 1×

7 May 2017 19:45	Iceland	30–29	Macedonia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,750 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
	Guðmundsson 7	(16–16)	K. Lazarov 8
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

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14 June 2017 18:10	Czech Republic	27–24	Iceland	Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	Babák 8	(14–9)	Sigurðsson 9
	2× 4×	Report	3× 1×

15 June 2017 19:00	Ukraine	27–27	Macedonia	Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK)
	Sadovyi 7	(14–18)	K. Lazarov 8
	2× 4×	Report	3× 1×

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18 June 2017 18:45	Iceland	34–26	Ukraine	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
	Sigurðsson 8	(18–13)	Zhukov 7
	3× 5×	Report	2× 5×

18 June 2017 20:45	Macedonia	33–20	Czech Republic	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	K. Lazarov 11	(16–10)	four players 3
	3× 2×	Report	3× 6×

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	6	6	0	0	173	137	+36	12	Final tournament
2	Slovenia	6	3	1	2	162	148	+14	7
3	Portugal	6	2	1	3	148	165	−17	5
4	Switzerland	6	0	0	6	138	171	−33	0

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.

2 November 2016 18:00	Slovenia	32–27	Switzerland	Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
	Janc 5	(12–15)	Liniger 6
	2× 7× 1×	Report	2× 7×

2 November 2016 18:30	Germany	35–24	Portugal	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 4,421 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LIT)
	Musche 6	(16–10)	Amador 5
	2× 6×	Report	3× 4×

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5 November 2016 17:45	Switzerland	22–23	Germany	Hallenstadion, Zürich Attendance: 10,040 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
	Schmid 5	(11–12)	Weinhold 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

6 November 2016 15:00	Portugal	26–26	Slovenia	Pavilhão EDP, Lisbon Attendance: 1,582 Referees: Sondors, Līcis (LAT)
	Duarte 5	(9–12)	Blagotinšek 6
	3× 3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

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3 May 2017 20:00	Slovenia	23–32	Germany	Arena Stožice, Ljubljana Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
	Dolenec 5	(12–19)	Gensheimer 11
	3× 3×	Report	2× 5×

4 May 2017 19:00	Switzerland	25–27	Portugal	Tissot Arena, Biel Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Rubin 7	(11–13)	Duarte 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5× 1×

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6 May 2017 16:10	Germany	25–20	Slovenia	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 9,300 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN)
	three players 4	(14–10)	Henigman 5
	1× 5×	Report	3× 5×

7 May 2017 15:00	Portugal	27–22	Switzerland	Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal de Loulé, Loulé Attendance: 1,732 Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)
	Magalhães 5	(17–10)	Schmid 5
	3× 1×	Report	2× 2×

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14 June 2017 19:30	Portugal	26–29	Germany	Multiusos Gondomar, Gondomar Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	four players 4	(16–15)	Gensheimer, Kühn 6
	3× 1× 1×	Report	3× 3×

14 June 2017 20:15	Switzerland	20–33	Slovenia	BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 1,245 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (SPA)
	Maros 6	(9–18)	Blagotinšek, Dolenec 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 2×

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17 June 2017 20:00	Slovenia	28–18	Portugal	Arena Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
	three players 4	(12–9)	Magalhaes 4
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

18 June 2017 15:00	Germany	29–22	Switzerland	ÖVB Arena, Bremen Attendance: 8,900 Referees: Pandžić, Mosorinski (SER)
	Schiller 7	(12–13)	Schmid 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	6	5	0	1	166	125	+41	10	Final tournament
2	Montenegro	6	2	3	1	158	168	−10	7
3	Russia	6	1	3	2	149	160	−11	5
4	Slovakia	6	0	2	4	146	166	−20	2

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.

2 November 2016 19:30	Russia	31–31	Slovakia	Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow Attendance: 1,665 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Shelmenko 6	(13–13)	Antl 10
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 5×

3 November 2016 19:15	Sweden	36–21	Montenegro	FFS Arena, Lund Attendance: 3,016 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Gottfridsson 6	(14–9)	Borozan, Čavor 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

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5 November 2016 18:00	Slovakia	17–21	Sweden	Steel Aréna, Košice Attendance: 7,143 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Antl 6	(8–15)	Ekberg, Gottfridsson 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 6×

6 November 2016 18:00	Montenegro	24–24	Russia	SC Topolica, Bar Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Borozan 10	(12–11)	Atman 8
	3× 3×	Report	5× 2×

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3 May 2017 18:30	Slovakia	27–27	Montenegro	Športová hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Elíasson, Pálsson (ISL)
	Urban 9	(15–11)	Borozan 11
	3× 7×	Report	3× 9× 2×

3 May 2017 19:15	Russia	21–29	Sweden	Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg Attendance: 0 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
	Dereven 5	(10–17)	Ekberg 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

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6 May 2017 17:15	Sweden	25–21	Russia	Saab Arena, Linköping Attendance: 5,511 Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
	Zachrisson 7	(10–11)	Soroka 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 1×

6 May 2017 20:00	Montenegro	31–30	Slovakia	Sporthall "Nikoljac", Bijelo Polje Attendance: 2,260 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
	Grbović 8	(16–14)	four players 4
	3× 7×	Report	3× 4×

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14 June 2017 20:00	Montenegro	28–24	Sweden	Sportski Centar Nikšić, Nikšić Attendance: 3,600 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Borozan 10	(16–7)	Lagergren 5
	2× 4×	Report	2×

14 June 2017 20:00	Slovakia	24–25	Russia	Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 6,965 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU)
	T. Urban 9	(12–12)	Shishkaryov 6
	2× 6×	Report	3× 4×

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17 June 2017 15:00	Russia	27–27	Montenegro	Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, Moscow Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Kiselev, Kovalyov 6	(16–11)	Borozan 7
	2× 3×	Report	2× 6×

17 June 2017 17:15	Sweden	31–17	Slovakia	Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping Attendance: 2,039 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Ekberg, Tollbring 5	(14–7)	Hruščák 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 1×

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	5	0	1	191	169	+22	10	Final tournament
2	Norway	6	4	0	2	196	163	+33	8
3	Lithuania	6	3	0	3	163	179	−16	6
4	Belgium	6	0	0	6	175	214	−39	0

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.

2 November 2016 19:00	Norway	35–26	Belgium	Bodø Spektrum, Bodø Attendance: 2,252 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Lie Hansen 7	(20–14)	D. Kedziora 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

3 November 2016 19:00	France	37–20	Lithuania	Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Mahé 7	(21–7)	Plėta 4
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

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6 November 2016 15:30	Belgium	37–38	France	Country Hall Liège, Liège Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Sigurjónsson, Pétursson (ISL)
	D. Kedziora 8	(19–16)	Mahé 11
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 3×

6 November 2016 18:00	Lithuania	32–29	Norway	Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SER)
	Bernatonis 8	(15–16)	Bjørnsen 9
	2× 4×	Report	3× 2×

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3 May 2017 18:30	Norway	35–30	France	Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 6,900 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Sagosen 13	(12–11)	Remili 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

3 May 2017 20:30	Belgium	29–33	Lithuania	Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	D. Kedziora 11	(18–15)	Malašinskas 13
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

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6 May 2017 18:00	France	28–24	Norway	Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (SPA)
	Narcisse 8	(13–10)	Jøndal, Sagosen 5
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

7 May 2017 18:00	Lithuania	33–28	Belgium	Siemens Arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Truchanovicius 6	(18–11)	D. Kedziora 5
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

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14 June 2017 19:00	Lithuania	25–26	France	Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 2,546 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	Truchanovicius 6	(12–12)	Mahé 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

14 June 2017 20:30	Belgium	27–43	Norway	Sportoase Philipssite, Leuven Attendance: 1,170 Referees: Krstič, Ljubič (SLO)
	Robyns 6	(15–20)	Myrhol 7
	2× 4×	Report	1× 3×

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17 June 2017 19:30	Norway	30–20	Lithuania	Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 6,507 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	Myrhol, Sagosen 5	(15–10)	Malašinskas, Truchanovicius 5
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

17 June 2017 19:45	France	32–28	Belgium	Axone, Montbéliard Attendance: 4,800 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Accambray 8	(18–14)	three players 6
	3× 1×	Report	2× 2×

Ranking of third-placed teams

The highest ranked third-placed team from the groups directly qualifies for the tournament. Matches against the fourth placed teams in each group are discarded.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Iceland	4	2	0	2	104	110	−6	4	Final tournament
2	6	Russia	4	0	2	2	93	105	−12	2
3	2	Romania	4	1	0	3	92	105	−13	2
4	7	Lithuania	4	1	0	3	97	127	−30	2
5	5	Portugal	4	0	1	3	94	118	−24	1
6	3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0	0	4	94	112	−18	0
7	1	Netherlands	4	0	0	4	101	128	−27	0

Source: Eurohandball

External links

• Eurohandball Site