2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification explained

This article describes the qualification for the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on the 27 March 2012 at the EHF headquarters, in Vienna, Austria.[1] Denmark as host nation and (defending champion), was directly qualified.39 teams had registered for participation. 38 teams compete 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.[2]

Seeding for Qualification Phase 1

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Qualification Phase 1

The games were played in a mini-tournament, hosted by one country. The group winners and the two best second-ranked teams advanced to the second phase.

Group 1

Venue: University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia

All times are local (UTC+2).

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Group 2

Venue: Palaflorio, Bari

All times are local (UTC+2).

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Group 3

Venue: Maccabi House Arena, Rishon LeZion

All times are local (UTC+3).

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Group 4

Venue: Edip Buran Sport Hall, Mersin

All times are local (UTC+3).

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Qualification Phase 2

It was played in seven groups with four teams each, starting in October, 2012. The top two teams of each group and the best third-ranked team (when considering the matches against the first and second team) qualified.[3]

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Record number of nations register for EHF EURO 2014. EHF. 27 March 2012.
  2. Web site: Qualification for EHF EURO 2014 begins. EHF. 6 June 2012.
  3. Web site: Qualification Groups for the Men's EHF EURO 2014 drawn in Copenhagen. 2012-04-20. eurohandball.com.