2018 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

The qualification for the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship:

Qualification system edit

France as host nation was directly qualified. 32 teams had registered for participation and compete for 15 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. The group winners of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four teams.

Qualification Phase 1 edit

The groups were played in a tournament format from 9 to 11 June 2017. The group winners advanced to the second phase.

The draw was held on 20 March 2017.[1]

All times are local.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 45 41 +4 4 Qualification phase 2
2   Greece (H) 2 1 0 1 53 45 +8 2
3   Finland 2 0 0 2 37 49 −12 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.
(H) Hosts
9 June 2017
19:00
Greece   29–20   Finland O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 700
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Tsakalou 7 (16–11) four players 3
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10 June 2017
19:00
Faroe Islands   25–24   Greece O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 800
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Armgarðardóttir 9 (15–10) Tsakalou 9
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11 June 2017
15:00
Finland   17–20   Faroe Islands O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 300
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Hilli, Näräkkä 4 (5–8) Armgarðardóttir 6
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Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kosovo (H) 2 2 0 0 62 44 +18 4 Qualification phase 2
2   Israel 2 1 0 1 56 59 −3 2
3   Georgia 2 0 0 2 46 61 −15 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.
(H) Hosts
9 June 2017
18:00
Georgia   27–31   Israel Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 150
Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
Kunelashvili 7 (10–14) Ben Itzhak 9
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10 June 2017
18:00
Kosovo   30–19   Georgia Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 650
Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
Demaj 11 (16–7) three players 4
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11 June 2017
18:00
Israel   25–32   Kosovo Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 700
Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
Vakrat 6 (12–12) Demaj 16
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Qualification Phase 2 edit

The groups were played in a home and away round-robin format from September 2017 to June 2018. The top two teams qualified for the main tournament as well as the best-ranked third placed team, where the results against the last-placed team were revoked.

The draw was held on 21 April 2017.[2][3]

Seeding edit

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

All times are local.

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 6 6 0 0 196 125 +71 12 Final tournament
2   Croatia 6 3 0 3 167 160 +7 6
3    Switzerland 6 2 0 4 117 171 −54 4
4   Ukraine 6 1 0 5 130 154 −24 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.
27 September 2017
18:00
Croatia   32–28    Switzerland Športska dvorana Sutinska vrela, Zagreb
Attendance: 250
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Vidak 7 (19–12) Scherer 8
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27 September 2017
18:15
Norway   35–22   Ukraine Stjørdalshallen, Stjørdal
Attendance: 2,878
Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LIT)
Brattset, Røsberg Jacobsen 8 (19–13) Borshchenko 5
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1 October 2017
17:00
Switzerland   12–29   Norway Stadhalle Kleinholz, Olten
Attendance: 1,675
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SER)
five players 2 (5–12) V. Kristiansen 5
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1 October 2017
19:00
Ukraine   26–22   Croatia Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Volovnyk 8 (16–11) Mičijević 7
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21 March 2018
18:00
Croatia   25–32   Norway Dom Sportova, Zagreb
Attendance: 600
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Peraica 8 (10–18) Kristiansen 9
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21 March 2018
20:00
Switzerland   21–15   Ukraine GoEasy Arena, Würenlingen
Attendance: 1,175
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Weigelt 6 (9–7) Snopova 5
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25 March 2018
18:15
Norway   33–27   Croatia Nadderud Arena, Bekkestua
Attendance: 1,921
Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN)
Kurtović 7 (13–12) Posavec 5
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25 March 2018
19:00
Ukraine   21–22    Switzerland Palace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
Borshchenko 10 (9–9) three players 5
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30 May 2018
19:00
Ukraine   21–26   Norway Palace of Sports, Kyiv
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Glibko 7 (8–10) V. Kristiansen, Røsberg Jacobsen 5
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30 May 2018
20:00
Switzerland   16–33   Croatia Sursee Stadthalle, Sursee
Attendance: 1,725
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Weigelt 5 (8–13) Mičijević 7
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2 June 2018
18:00
Croatia   28–25   Ukraine Borovo Sports Hall, Vukovar
Attendance: 900
Referees: Ben-Dan, Faran (ISR)
Peraica 7 (15–12) Glibko 8
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2 June 2018
19:15
Norway   41–18    Switzerland Boligmappa Arena Larvik, Larvik
Attendance: 2,325
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Solberg 9 (16–6) Weigelt 4
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Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro 6 6 0 0 161 128 +33 12 Final tournament
2   Poland 6 4 0 2 171 138 +33 8
3   Slovakia 6 2 0 4 129 143 −14 4
4   Italy 6 0 0 6 113 165 −52 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.
27 September 2017
18:00
Poland   40–13   Italy Hala RCS, Lubin
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Frieser, Kavulič (CZE)
Lisewska 7 (16–8) Rotondo 6
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28 September 2017
17:00
Montenegro   24–23   Slovakia Topolica Sport Hall, Bar
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
Jauković 8 (14–12) Rajnohová 4
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1 October 2017
16:00
Slovakia   20–29   Poland City Sport Hall Nitra, Nitra
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Jakubisová 5 (9–13) Kudłacz-Gloc 7
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1 October 2017
16:30
Italy   16–23   Montenegro Palasport San Filippo, Brescia
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Smailagic, Smailagic (SWE)
Landri 5 (5–12) Ujkić 6
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21 March 2018
17:45
Poland   20–26   Montenegro Gdynia Sports Arena, Gdynia
Attendance: 2,050
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Kudłacz-Gloc, Lisewska 5 (9–14) Raičević 8
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21 March 2018
18:15
Italy   20–21   Slovakia PalaGolfo, Follonica
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Cabrejas, Sánchez (ESP)
Niederwieser 5 (8–6) Holešová, Szarková 6
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24 March 2018
15:00
Slovakia   20–17   Italy Mestská športová hala Šaľa, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Holešová 7 (8–11) four players 3
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24 March 2018
18:00
Montenegro   33–23   Poland ADA Sport Centre, Pljevlja
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Radičević 11 (14–13) Grzyb, Lisewska 6
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31 May 2018
19:00
Slovakia   24–27   Montenegro Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Szarková 6 (10–11) Raičević 8
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31 May 2018
20:30
Italy   25–33   Poland Palazzetto dello Sport Corrado Roma, Pescara
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
Niederwieser 7 (8–16) Kudłacz-Gloc 9
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2 June 2018
18:00
Montenegro   28–22   Italy Verde Complex Sala, Podgorica
Attendance: 1,350
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Ujkić 5 (16–8) Del Balzo, Landri 4
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3 June 2018
18:30
Poland   26–21   Slovakia Hala Widowiskowo Sportowa, Koszalin
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Drabik 6 (12–7) Rajnohová 6
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Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 6 5 0 1 197 148 +49 10[a] Final tournament
2   Sweden 6 5 0 1 189 134 +55 10[a]
3   Macedonia 6 2 0 4 153 177 −24 4
4   Faroe Islands 6 0 0 6 104 184 −80 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:
  1. ^ a b Serbia 60–54 Sweden
28 September 2017
18:00
Serbia   36–20   Faroe Islands Sportska hala „Dragutin Tomašević“, Petrovac
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
Krpež Slezak 7 (16–9) Armgarðardóttir 5
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28 September 2017
18:30
Sweden   38–26   Macedonia Sparbanken Skåne Arena, Lund
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LIT)
Hagman 8 (18–13) Gjeorgjievska 9
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1 October 2017
17:00
Faroe Islands   15–33   Sweden Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 411
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Armgarðardóttir 4 (10–19) Gulldén 6
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1 October 2017
19:00
Macedonia   27–33   Serbia SRC Kale, Skopje
Attendance: 700
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
Gakidova, Keramichieva 6 (15–14) Krpež Slezak 9
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21 March 2018
18:00
Serbia   30–23   Sweden Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Krpež Slezak 8 (9–15) Hagman 5
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21 March 2018
19:00
Faroe Islands   15–22   Macedonia Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 415
Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
Samuelsen 5 (7–7) Ristovska 8
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24 March 2018
16:00
Sweden   31–30   Serbia Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 2,310
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Hagman 8 (16–13) Krpež Slezak 11
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25 March 2018
19:00
Macedonia   28–24   Faroe Islands SRC Kale, Skopje
Attendance: 700
Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
Sazdovska 7 (14–8) three players 5
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30 May 2018
19:00
Macedonia   20–32   Sweden SRC Kale, Skopje
Attendance: 600
Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
Janeska, Ristovska 5 (7–16) Roberts 7
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30 May 2018
19:00
Faroe Islands   17–33   Serbia Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 250
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Hansen 4 (11–17) Krpež Slezak, Pop-Lazić 6
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2 June 2018
16:00
Sweden   32–13   Faroe Islands Idrottshuset, Örebro
Attendance: 1,574
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
three players 4 (17–4) Eystberg 6
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3 June 2018
18:00
Serbia   35–30   Macedonia Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
Krpež Slezak, Obradović 6 (16–13) Gjeorgjievska 9
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Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 6 5 0 1 179 149 +30 10 Final tournament
2   Russia 6 4 0 2 168 152 +16 8
3   Austria 6 3 0 3 163 169 −6 6
4   Portugal 6 0 0 6 147 187 −40 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.
27 September 2017
19:00
Romania   36–25   Austria Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (SPA)
four players 5 (18–11) Frey 8
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28 September 2017
19:30
Russia   32–25   Portugal Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Kochetova, Makeyeva 6 (13–14) Correia, Soares 5
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30 September 2017
18:00
Austria   27–25   Russia BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 950
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Frey 7 (13–16) Kochetova 5
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1 October 2017
15:00
Portugal   16–32   Romania Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo Municipal de Luso, Luso
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SER)
Lopes, Soares 4 (5–16) Udriștioiu 7
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21 March 2018
19:30
Russia   30–25   Romania Lada Arena, Tolyatti
Attendance: 5,100
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Dmitrieva 10 (17–15) Neagu 9
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22 March 2018
20:30
Portugal   30–32   Austria Municipal Hall Tondela, Tondela
Attendance: 950
Referees: Mitrović, Vešović (MNE)
Rodrigues 10 (11–17) Scheffknecht 9
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24 March 2018
20:25
Austria   29–24   Portugal Handball-Arena Rieden/Vorkloster, Bregenz
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Scheffknecht 6 (16–11) Soares 7
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25 March 2018
18:30
Romania   26–25   Russia BTarena, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Buceschi 6 (15–12) Kuznetsova, Vedekhina 5
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31 May 2018
17:00
Portugal   24–30   Russia Pavilhão Multiusos de Sines, Sines
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Ferreira, Soares 5 (14–15) Vyakhireva 11
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31 May 2018
20:25
Austria   25–28   Romania Olympiahalle, Innsbruck
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN)
Scheffknecht 9 (11–13) Buceschi 8
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3 June 2018
15:00
Russia   26–25   Austria Sportcomplex "Zvezdniy", Astrakhan
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SER)
Vyakhireva 12 (16–13) Kovács 10
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3 June 2018
18:30
Romania   32–28   Portugal Sala Sporturilor Romeo Iamandi, Buzău
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Duplii, Kaverina (UKR)
Buceschi 10 (19–13) Soares 6
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Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 6 6 0 0 153 117 +36 12 Final tournament
2   Czech Republic 6 2 2 2 155 152 +3 6
3   Slovenia 6 1 3 2 161 159 +2 5
4   Iceland 6 0 1 5 126 167 −41 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.
27 September 2017
20:10
Czech Republic   30–23   Iceland Sportovní hala Euronics Zlín, Zlín
Attendance: 900
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Hrbková 10 (15–11) Haraldsdóttir 6
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27 September 2017
21:00
Denmark   28–22   Slovenia Farum Arena, Farum
Attendance: 2,225
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Heindahl 8 (12–11) Stanko 6
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1 October 2017
15:00
Iceland   14–29   Denmark Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 653
Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
Pálsdóttir, Thompson 3 (4–13) Tranborg 8
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1 October 2017
18:00
Slovenia   28–28   Czech Republic Zlatorog Arena, Celje
Attendance: 500
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Stanko 11 (15–14) Luzumová 7
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21 March 2018
17:00
Czech Republic   21–26   Denmark Sportovní hala města Plzně, Plzeň
Attendance: 850
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
three players 5 (14–15) S. Jørgensen 6
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21 March 2018
19:30
Iceland   30–30   Slovenia Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 750
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Örvarsdottir 10 (16–17) Gros 7
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24 March 2018
16:10
Denmark   21–20   Czech Republic Ceres Arena, Aarhus
Attendance: 3,872
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SER)
S. Jørgensen 4 (13–9) Luzumová 6
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25 March 2018
17:00
Slovenia   28–18   Iceland Golovec Hall, Celje
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Scevola, Alperan (ITA)
Gros 7 (15–10) Haraldsdóttir 4
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30 May 2018
18:00
Slovenia   23–29   Denmark Golovec Hall, Celje
Attendance: 1,550
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Gros 12 (12–14) Hansen, Woller 5
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30 May 2018
19:30
Iceland   24–26   Czech Republic Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 550
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Knútsdóttir 7 (9–14) Luzumová 8
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2 June 2018
16:10
Denmark   24–17   Iceland Forum Horsens Arena, Horsens
Attendance: 2,089
Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
three players 4 (12–6) Pálsdóttir 4
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3 June 2018
19:00
Czech Republic   30–30   Slovenia Sportovni hala Banik Most, Most
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Luzumová 9 (17–12) three players 6
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Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 6 5 0 1 161 123 +38 10 Final tournament
2   Germany 6 4 1 1 177 121 +56 9
3   Turkey 6 1 1 4 118 173 −55 3
4   Lithuania 6 0 2 4 117 156 −39 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.
27 September 2017
20:00
Spain   35–16   Turkey Pabellón Polideportivo Javier Imbroda Ortiz, Melilla
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Martín 12 (18–7) Adıyaman 5
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27 September 2017
20:00
Germany   26–26   Lithuania Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg
Attendance: 2,154
Referees: Sigurjónsson, Pétursson (ISL)
Bölk 6 (11–14) Gedroit 9
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1 October 2017
17:00
Turkey   16–30   Germany Amasya Spor Salonu, Amasya
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
İskit 6 (11–14) Huber 6
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1 October 2017
19:00
Lithuania   17–24   Spain Alytus Arena, Alytus
Attendance: 650
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Ivanauskaitė 9 (9–9) Cabral 8
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21 March 2018
19:00
Germany   33–24   Spain Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,735
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Smits 5 (16–13) Cabral 6
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22 March 2018
19:00
Lithuania   22–22   Turkey Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas
Attendance: 1,450
Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
Ivanauskaitė 6 (9–12) Özel 7
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24 March 2018
20:00
Spain   27–23   Germany Polideportivo Municipal José Antonio Gasca, San Sebastián
Attendance: 2,448
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Cabral 7 (12–9) Schulze 5
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25 March 2018
17:30
Turkey   30–24   Lithuania Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
İskit 9 (15–10) Gedroit, Ivanauskaitė 8
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30 May 2018
17:00
Turkey   17–22   Spain Amasya Spor Salonu, Amasya
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
İskit 8 (9–9) González 7
  2×  Report   2× 
31 May 2018
19:00
Lithuania   11–25   Germany Alytus Arena, Alytus
Attendance: 350
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Šidlauskytė 3 (6–10) Loerper 5
  3×  Report   6× 

2 June 2018
16:00
Germany   40–17   Turkey Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach
Attendance: 1,424
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Stolle 6 (20–10) İskit 4
  2×  Report   4× 
2 June 2018
18:00
Spain   29–17   Lithuania Quijote Arena, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Etxeberria 5 (15–7) Kniubaitė 6
  3×  Report   3× 

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 6 5 0 1 170 108 +62 10[a] Final tournament
2   Netherlands 6 5 0 1 185 118 +67 10[a]
3   Belarus 6 2 0 4 161 157 +4 4
4   Kosovo 6 0 0 6 95 228 −133 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:
  1. ^ a b Hungary 41–41 Netherlands. Hungary scored more away goals.
27 September 2017
18:00
Hungary   37–12   Kosovo Elek Gyula Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Backović, Palačković (SLO)
Bódi, Görbicz 6 (18–5) Aliu, Rexhepi 4
  1×  Report   2× 
27 September 2017
19:30
Netherlands   33–21   Belarus Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Abbingh 6 (16–10) Nestsiaruk, Shamanouskaya 5
  2×  Report   3× 

1 October 2017
14:30
Belarus   18–25   Hungary Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Vasileuskaya 10 (8–12) Görbicz 6
  1×  Report   3× 
1 October 2017
20:00
Kosovo   12–40   Netherlands Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 400
Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
Demaj 5 (4–19) Abbingh 8
  4×  Report  

21 March 2018
18:00
Kosovo   22–31   Belarus Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Demaj 9 (8–16) three players 5
  3×  Report   3× 
22 March 2018
18:00
Hungary   18–19   Netherlands Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Hornyák 4 (11–10) Bont, Broch 6
  2×  Report   3× 

25 March 2018
15:00
Belarus   41–18   Kosovo Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,550
Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
Kotsina 10 (21–9) Demaj 7
  Report   3× 
25 March 2018
16:00
Netherlands   22–23   Hungary Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Abbingh 8 (12–12) Kovacsics 6
  4×  Report   5× 

30 May 2018
18:00
Kosovo   15–37   Hungary Bill Clinton Arena, Ferizaj
Attendance: 500
Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
Gjikokaj 5 (3–16) Hornyák, Schatzl 7
  2×  Report   1× 
31 May 2018
19:00
Belarus   28–29   Netherlands Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Mazgo 9 (13–16) Groot 10
  Report   1× 

2 June 2018
15:00
Netherlands   42–16   Kosovo Topsportcentrum, Almere
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Nieuwenweg 8 (21–10) Merditaj 6
  5×  Report   2× 
2 June 2018
16:30
Hungary   30–22   Belarus Messzi István Sportcsarnok, Kecskemét
Attendance: 1,866
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
Hornyák 7 (12–13) Vasileuskaya 5
  2×  Report   2× 

Ranking of third-placed teams edit

To determine the best third-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which qualified directly for the final tournament, only the results against the first, and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fourth-placed team were not included. As a result, four matches played by each third-placed team counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 5   Slovenia 4 0 2 2 103 115 −12 2 Final tournament
2 4   Austria 4 1 0 3 102 115 −13 2
3 2   Slovakia 4 0 0 4 88 106 −18 0
4 7   Belarus 4 0 0 4 89 108 −19 0
5 3   Macedonia 4 0 0 4 103 138 −35 0
6 1    Switzerland 4 0 0 4 74 135 −61 0
7 6   Turkey 4 0 0 4 66 127 −61 0
Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.

References edit

  1. ^ "Faroe Islands, Kosovo receive first right to host EHF EURO Qualification tournaments". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Pots confirmed for Women's EHF EURO 2018 Qualification Draw". eurohandball.com. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Champions Norway face Croatia, Ukraine, Switzerland en route to EHF EURO 2018". eurohandball.com. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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