2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

The draw was held in Vienna, Austria on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 local time.^[1] Sweden as host nation was directly qualified. 32 teams had registered for participation and compete for 14 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. The group winners of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four teams. 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.

Qualification Phase 1

The groups played in a tournament format from 12–14 June 2015. The group winners advanced to the second phase.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	2	2	0	63	50	+13	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Azerbaijan	2	1	1	57	60	−3	2
3	Faroe Islands	2	0	2	50	60	−10	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.

12 June 2015 18:00	Bulgaria	31–22	Faroe Islands	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Dobreva 11	(12–10)	Samuelsen 7
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

13 June 2015 18:00	Faroe Islands	28–29	Azerbaijan	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 300 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Samuelsen 10	(14–14)	Tankaskaya 7
	6× 3×	Report	4× 3× 1×

14 June 2015 18:00	Azerbaijan	28–32	Bulgaria	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 850 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Tankaskaya 7	(12–13)	Bogdanova, Omoregie 8
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	2	2	0	53	42	+11	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Israel	2	1	1	47	47	0	2
3	Kosovo^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2	0	2	40	51	−11	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.

12 June 2015 19:00	Kosovo	19–27	Finland	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 360 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Beka 7	(6–12)	Roos 7
	4× 2×	Report	4× 2×

13 June 2015 16:00	Israel	24–21	Kosovo	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 80 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Vikrat 7	(9–8)	Rama 5
	1× 2× 1×	Report	5× 3×

14 June 2015 12:00	Finland	26–23	Israel	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 320 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Lindholm 9	(18–15)	Turgeman, Vikrat 6
	4× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Qualification Phase 2

The draw was held on 9 April 2015 in Kristianstad, Sweden.^[2]^[3]

Seeding

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

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	6	5	1	178	128	+50	10	Final tournament
2	Romania	6	4	2	150	137	+13	8	Final tournament
3	Belarus	6	3	3	159	168	−9	6	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Lithuania	6	0	6	140	194	−54	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.

7 October 2015 19:00	Norway	35–24	Belarus	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,160 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Løke 7	(19–13)	Nestsiaruk 7
	2× 2×	Report	5× 3×

8 October 2015 19:00	Romania	29–20	Lithuania	Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Neagu 8	(16–10)	Bernatavičiūtė 6
	4× 2×	Report	4× 3×

11 October 2015 13:00	Lithuania	21–28	Norway	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 850 Referees: Bonifert-Oláh (HUN)
	Bernatavičiūtė 6	(9–13)	Mørk 5
	4× 2×	Report	3× 2×

11 October 2015 15:00	Belarus	23–25	Romania	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,215 Referees: Schilha, Schilha (GER)
	Artsiukhovich 6	(14–12)	Neagu 11
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

9 March 2016 19:00	Lithuania	21–29	Belarus	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 500 Referees: Dvorský, Karlubík (SVK)
	Šatkauskaitė 9	(10–15)	Yezhykava 6
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3×

9 March 2016 20:00	Romania	25–20	Norway	Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 7,100 Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
	Neagu 10	(16–9)	Mørk 6
	8× 3× 1×	Report	6× 3×

13 March 2016 17:00	Belarus	38–35	Lithuania	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2,650 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Yezhykava 8	(18–15)	three players 7
	5× 2×	Report	4× 3×

13 March 2016 18:00	Norway	27–17	Romania	Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	Løke 7	(12–8)	Vizitiu 6
	3× 2×	Report	1× 2×

1 June 2016 19:00	Belarus	22–32	Norway	Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Yezhykava 7	(9–15)	Sulland 6
	3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

1 June 2016 19:00	Lithuania	24–34	Romania	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 500 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Ivanauskaitė 7	(11–20)	Chintoan 6
	3×	Report	8× 2×

4 June 2016 19:00	Romania	20–23	Belarus	Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamţ Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Pîrvuț 5	(9–9)	Yezhykava 9
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3× 1×

4 June 2016 19:30	Norway	36–19	Lithuania	Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 3,945 Referees: Schols, Zuijlen (NED)
	Kurtović 6	(15–10)	Ivanauskaitė, Šatkauskaitė 5
	4× 3×	Report	5× 3×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	6	5	1	0	191	141	+50	11	Final tournament
2	Czech Republic	6	4	1	1	170	142	+28	9	Final tournament
3	Ukraine	6	2	0	4	174	162	+12	4	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Italy	6	0	0	6	113	203	−90	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.

7 October 2015 16:05	Czech Republic	33–15	Italy	Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague Attendance: 1,020 Referees: Žalienė, Kijauskaitė (LTU)
	Hrbková, Jeřábková 5	(14–5)	Niederwieser 8
	3× 2×	Report	7× 3×

8 October 2015 18:00	Serbia	34–25	Ukraine	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Radosavljević 9	(14–12)	Nikolayenko 9
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

11 October 2015 18:00	Ukraine	20–24	Czech Republic	SK Yunist Uzhgorod, Uzhhorod Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lesiak, Lidacka (POL)
	Borshchenko, Perederiy 5	(12–8)	Kordovská 7
	7× 3×	Report	3× 3×

11 October 2015 19:00	Italy	19–32	Serbia	Palazzetto dello Sport Andria, Andria Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Niederwieser 8	(10–15)	Živković 8
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2016 18:00	Czech Republic	25–30	Serbia	Euronics Arena, Zlín Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Hrbková 7	(15–17)	Krpež Slezak 7
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3×

10 March 2016 19:00	Italy	19–37	Ukraine	PalaGolfo, Follonica Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Thomassen, Schmack (BEL)
	Niederwieser 10	(10–18)	Borshchenko 10
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

13 March 2016 15:30	Ukraine	36–23	Italy	SK Yunist Uzhgorod, Uzhhorod Attendance: 800 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Borshchenko 8	(15–6)	Costa, Gheorghe 5
	7× 3×	Report	5× 3×

13 March 2016 18:00	Serbia	28–28	Czech Republic	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Krpež Slezak 9	(15–15)	Hrbková 5
	5× 3×	Report	2× 3×

1 June 2016 19:00	Ukraine	26–31	Serbia	Palace of Sports, Kiev Attendance: 980 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Glibko 9	(12–15)	Krpež Slezak 7
	4× 2×	Report	7× 3×

1 June 2016 20:00	Italy	19–29	Czech Republic	Pala di San Giacomo dell'Orio, Bari Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Gheorghe 8	(11–15)	Hrbková, Kordovská 5
	5× 3×	Report	1× 3×

4 June 2016 18:00	Serbia	36–18	Italy	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 700 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
	Krpež Slezak 7	(21–10)	Gheorghe 6
	4× 3×	Report	4× 3×

4 June 2016 18:10	Czech Republic	31–30	Ukraine	Sportovni hala Banik Most, Most Attendance: 925 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Jeřábková 8	(15–12)	Glibko 10
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	6	5	1	216	140	+76	10	Final tournament
2	Spain	6	5	1	192	126	+66	10	Final tournament
3	Austria	6	2	4	160	171	−11	4	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Bulgaria	6	0	6	112	243	−131	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.

7 October 2015 19:30	Netherlands	45–24	Bulgaria	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
	Abbingh 7	(24–16)	Omoregie 8
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3×

7 October 2015 20:45	Spain	25–15	Austria	Multiúsos Fontes do Sar, Santiago de Compostela Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	López Herrero 5	(13–6)	Engel 5
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

11 October 2015 17:00	Bulgaria	14–39	Spain	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Kotseva 3	(8–20)	Alberto 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

11 October 2015 18:15	Austria	25–31	Netherlands	Bundessport- und Freizeitzentrum Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 800 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Engel 7	(11–13)	Abbingh 6
	3× 2×	Report	5× 2×

9 March 2016 18:00	Bulgaria	20–33	Austria	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 400 Referees: Scevola, Alperan (ITA)
	Agova, Pavlova 5	(10–13)	Scheffknecht 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2016 19:00	Netherlands	31–21	Spain	Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Snelder 7	(13–10)	Pena 9
	3× 3×	Report	4× 2×

12 March 2016 13:00	Spain	32–29	Netherlands	Palacio de los Deportes de León, León Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Cabral Barbosa 10	(20–11)	Broch 7
	4× 3×	Report	7× 3× 1×

12 March 2016 20:25	Austria	39–27	Bulgaria	Handball-Arena Rieden Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
	Scheffknecht 8	(19–12)	Sarandeva 9
	4× 3×	Report	5× 1×

1 June 2016 18:00	Bulgaria	16–45	Netherlands	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 250 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
	Bogdanova 6	(8–19)	Luciano 8
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×

1 June 2016 20:25	Austria	26–33	Spain	OlympiaWorld Innsbruck, Innsbruck Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Engel 9	(12–16)	Aguilar 8
	5× 3× 1×	Report	5× 3×

4 June 2016 16:00	Netherlands	35–22	Austria	Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Abbingh 9	(18–11)	Frey, Engel 6
	1× 3×	Report	5× 3×

4 June 2016 18:00	Spain	42–11	Bulgaria	Polideportivo Ciudad Jardin, Málaga Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
	Mangué, Martínez 6	(22–7)	Sarandeva 3
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	6	5	1	147	129	+18	10	Final tournament
2	Croatia	6	4	2	173	137	+36	8	Final tournament
3	Slovenia	6	3	3	142	134	+8	6	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Macedonia	6	0	6	114	176	−62	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.

7 October 2015 19:00	Croatia	27–19	Slovenia	Školska sportska dvorana Umag, Umag Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Penezić 10	(14–11)	Mavsar 7
	1× 3×	Report	4× 1× 1×

7 October 2015 19:30	Montenegro	21–14	Macedonia	SC Topolica, Bar Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Bulatović 6	(12–8)	Gjeorgjievska 4
	2× 1×	Report	2× 2×

10 October 2015 20:15	Macedonia	22–36	Croatia	SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 800 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Ristovska 8	(11–15)	Penezić 9
	5× 3×	Report	4× 3×

11 October 2015 16:00	Slovenia	20–22	Montenegro	Športna dvorana Kodeljevo, Lubljana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Mavsar, Lazović 6	(11–11)	Bulatović 9
	6× 2×	Report	5× 2×

10 March 2016 17:30	Slovenia	35–17	Macedonia	Športna dvorana Ljudski Vrt, Maribor Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA)
	Lazović 6	(18–8)	Keramichieva 5
	3×	Report	2× 2×

10 March 2016 20:00	Croatia	23–22	Montenegro	Spaladium Arena, Split Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Penezić 11	(13–13)	Raičević 10
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

12 March 2016 20:00	Macedonia	21–22	Slovenia	SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 800 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Stojanovska 5	(10–11)	Mavsar 7
	2× 2× 1×	Report	4× 2×

12 March 2016 20:30	Montenegro	31–29	Croatia	SC Topolica, Bar Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Bulatović 8	(19–15)	Penezić 8
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×

1 June 2016 18:00	Slovenia	24–23	Croatia	Sportna Dvorana Golovec, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Gros, Irman 8	(9–11)	Bašić 8
	6× 3×	Report	3× 3×

2 June 2016 18:00	Macedonia	21–27	Montenegro	SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 550 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
	Ristovska 6	(12–13)	Jauković 7
	3× 3×	Report	4× 3×

5 June 2016 18:00	Croatia	35–19	Macedonia	Centar Zamet, Rijeka Attendance: 900 Referees: Blanck, Isen (SWE)
	Penezić 7	(17–7)	four players 3
	3× 3×	Report	1× 3×

5 June 2016 20:00	Montenegro	24–22	Slovenia	Sporthall "Nikoljac", Bijelo Polje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Raičević 11	(13–11)	Lazović 8
	4× 3×	Report	5× 3×

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	6	5	1	198	130	+68	10	Final tournament
2	Poland	6	5	1	163	121	+42	10	Final tournament
3	Slovakia	6	2	4	142	138	+4	4	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Finland	6	0	6	84	198	−114	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.

7 October 2015 20:00	Poland	29–12	Finland	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Lubin Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
	Kulwińska 6	(13–8)	Cainberg 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

8 October 2015 18:00	Hungary	32–19	Slovakia	OBO Aréna Dabas, Dabas Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Mayer 5	(15–8)	Szarková 5
	3×	Report	3× 2×

10 October 2015 18:00	Slovakia	21–23	Poland	Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 2,127 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Školková 9	(11–14)	Niedźwiedź 5
	1× 3×	Report	3× 3×

11 October 2015 14:00	Finland	25–38	Hungary	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 500 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Degerman 7	(13–16)	Szucsánszki 9
	1× 3×	Report	4× 3×

9 March 2016 18:30	Finland	15–29	Slovakia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	three players 3	(8–15)	Trehubová 6
	4× 2×	Report	6× 3×

9 March 2016 20:30	Poland	24–27	Hungary	Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Koszalinie, Koszalin Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Siódmiak 5	(13–13)	Zácsik 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 2×

12 March 2016 16:00	Slovakia	25–8	Finland	City Sport Hall, Partizánske Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Školková 7	(11–3)	Hilli, Näräkkä 2
	4× 3×	Report	1× 3×

13 March 2016 18:30	Hungary	25–26	Poland	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Triscsuk 7	(16–17)	Kobylińska 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

1 June 2016 18:00	Slovakia	23–32	Hungary	Chemkostav Arena, Michalovce Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Školková 6	(12–15)	Triscsuk 6
	2× 3×	Report	4× 2×

1 June 2016 18:30	Finland	11–33	Poland	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 400 Referees: Guðjónsson, Samuelsen
	four players 2	(3–17)	Kudłacz-Gloc 9
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

4 June 2016 20:00	Poland	28–25	Slovakia	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 8	(15–13)	Kučerová 5
	2×	Report	2× 3×

5 June 2016 18:00	Hungary	44–13	Finland	Városi Sportcsarnok, Érd Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
	Lukács 6	(21–5)	Cainberg 5
	4× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	6	6	0	200	145	+55	12	Final tournament
2	Denmark	6	4	2	162	135	+27	8	Final tournament
3	Turkey	6	1	5	157	190	−33	2	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Portugal	6	1	5	134	183	−49	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.

8 October 2015 19:00	Russia	39–19	Portugal	Palace of Sport "Rostov Don", Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Davydenko 7	(20–10)	Tavares 5
	4× 3×	Report	4× 3×

8 October 2015 20:15	Denmark	28–19	Turkey	Ceres Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 4,086 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Jørgensen, Nørgaard 6	(16–10)	Şahin 9
	6× 3×	Report	5× 3×

11 October 2015 16:10	Portugal	21–26	Denmark	Multiusos de Pinhel, Pinhel Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Emidio Rodrigues 5	(10–14)	Fisker, Kristiansen 4
	6× 3×	Report	4× 3×

11 October 2015 17:00	Turkey	30–44	Russia	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 800 Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
	Şahin 8	(14–25)	Ilina 9
	9× 3× 1×	Report	6× 3× 1×

9 March 2016 19:00	Russia	31–27	Denmark	Sportcomplex "Zvezdniy", Astrakhan Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Vyakhireva 9	(16–12)	Jørgensen 6
	4× 3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

10 March 2016 20:00	Portugal	24–23	Turkey	Pavilhão Municipal de São Pedro do Sul, São Pedro do Sul Attendance: 1,025 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
	Rodrigues, Correia 4	(11–11)	Demirçelen 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

12 March 2016 17:10	Denmark	22–24	Russia	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,011 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	Hansen 6	(8–14)	Dmitrieva, Vyakhireva 4
	4× 3×	Report	5× 2×

13 March 2016 16:00	Turkey	37–31	Portugal	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 550 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Yılmaz 11	(17–18)	Oliveira 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

1 June 2016 20:00	Turkey	23–26	Denmark	Rize Sports Hall, Rize Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Scevola, Alperan (ITA)
	İskenderoğlu 8	(11–12)	Jørgensen 6
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×

2 June 2016 19:45	Portugal	22–25	Russia	PavilhaoMunicipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Oliveira 5	(6–13)	Skorobogatchenko 6
	4× 3×	Report	4× 3×

5 June 2016 16:00	Russia	37–25	Turkey	Palace of Sports "Olimp" Krasnodar, Krasnodar Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Bobrovnikova, Ilina 6	(21–14)	Yılmaz 7
	3× 3×	Report	4× 3×

5 June 2016 17:10	Denmark	33–17	Portugal	Ceres Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 2,834 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Okkels 7	(11–7)	Correia 4
	2× 1×	Report	4× 3×

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	6	0	162	113	+49	12	Final tournament
2	Germany	6	4	2	149	128	+21	8	Final tournament
3	Iceland	6	1	5	112	153	−41	2	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Switzerland	6	1	5	122	151	−29	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.

7 October 2015 19:30	Germany	29–18	Switzerland	HUK-Coburg arena, Coburg Attendance: 2,024 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Naidzinavicius 6	(13–10)	Scherer 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

8 October 2015 19:00	France	27–17	Iceland	Azur Arena, Antibes Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamente (ESP)
	three players 4	(11–8)	four players 3
	3× 2×	Report	4× 3×

11 October 2015 15:00	Switzerland	19–28	France	Sporthalle Birsfelden, Birsfelden Attendance: 950 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Scherer 7	(10–15)	Houette 7
	3× 3×	Report	6× 3×

11 October 2015 16:00	Iceland	17–22	Germany	Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík Attendance: 960 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Knútsdóttir 4	(11–12)	S. Müller 7
	4× 2×	Report	1× 2×

9 March 2016 19:30	Germany	21–24	France	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,375 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	S. Müller 7	(10–9)	Pineau 9
	4× 3×	Report	1× 2×

10 March 2016 20:00	Switzerland	22–21	Iceland	GoEasy Arena, Siggenthal Attendance: 1,420 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Scherer 5	(9–10)	Knútsdóttir 6
	4× 2×	Report	4× 3×

12 March 2016 20:00	France	25–19	Germany	Le Parnasse, Nîmes Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Pineau 8	(13–9)	three players 4
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×

13 March 2016 16:30	Iceland	20–19	Switzerland	Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 485 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Pekarskyte, Sturludóttir 3	(10–9)	Frey 5
	2× 3×	Report	4× 3×

1 June 2016 19:00	Switzerland	23–25	Germany	Sporthalle Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen Attendance: 1,479 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Hodel 7	(14–14)	Huber 8
	6× 3×	Report	1× 3×

1 June 2016 20:00	Iceland	16–30	France	Valshöllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 450 Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
	Knútsdóttir 7	(7–15)	Dembélé 6
	2× 2×	Report	2×

4 June 2016 20:00	France	28–21	Switzerland	Beauvais Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
	Lacrabère 6	(15–8)	Scherer 6
	3× 2×	Report	4× 3×

5 June 2016 17:00	Germany	33–21	Iceland	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 2,308 Referees: Thomassen, Schmack (BEL)
	Lang 7	(15–9)	Kjærnested, Knútsdóttir 4
	1× 2×	Report	1×

Ranking of third-placed teams

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Slovenia	4	1	3	85	96	−11	2	Final tournament
2	1	Belarus	4	1	3	92	112	−20	2
3	2	Ukraine	4	0	4	101	120	−19	0
4	5	Slovakia	4	0	4	88	115	−27	0
5	3	Austria	4	0	4	88	124	−36	0
6	6	Turkey	4	0	4	97	135	−38	0
7	7	Iceland	4	0	4	71	112	−41	0

Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.

References

↑ "The road to Sweden 2016 starts in June". EHF. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
↑ "Kristianstad hosts Women's EHF EURO 2016 Qualification draw on 9 April". EHF. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ "The road to the Women's EHF EURO 2016 has begun". EHF. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Notes

↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

External links

Eurohandball.com

European Handball Championships

Men's

Tournaments	Portugal 1994 Spain 1996 Italy 1998 Croatia 2000 Sweden 2002 Slovenia 2004 Switzerland 2006 Norway 2008 Austria 2010 Serbia 2012 Denmark 2014 Poland 2016 Croatia 2018 Austria/Norway/Sweden 2020

Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Squads	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Women's

Tournaments	Germany 1994 Denmark 1996 Netherlands 1998 Romania 2000 Denmark 2002 Hungary 2004 Sweden 2006 Macedonia 2008 Denmark/Norway 2010 Serbia 2012 Hungary/Croatia 2014 Sweden 2016 France 2018 Denmark/Norway 2020

Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Squads	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Team appearances (men's)
Team appearances (women's)

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