2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification explained

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

Qualification system

38 teams have registered for participation. 38 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

The draw for the qualification round was held on the 23 June 2012 at the EHF Congress, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.^{[1] [2]} The games were played in a home and away series, with every team playing each other twice. The group winners advanced to the second phase.

Seeding

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Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Play-off

Seeding

The draw for phase 2 was held on the 27 June 2013, in Vienna, Austria. The three lowest ranked teams of the 2014 qualification are seeded in Pot 1 while the three group winners of Phase 1 are seeded in Pot 2.^{[3] [4]}

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Matches

First leg

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Second leg

Switzerland won 65–58 on aggregate.----Finland won 62–61 on aggregate.----Bosnia and Herzegovina won 55–45 on aggregate.

Qualification Phase 2

The draw was held on 11 April 2014.^{[5] [6]} 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.

Seeding

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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

• Eurohandball Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: EHF EURO 2016 qualification draw. EHF. 15 June 2012.
2. Web site: Nine nations draw for EHF EURO 2016. 2012-06-23. eurohandball.com.
3. Web site: Draw procedure for EHF EURO 2016 play-off qualification matches released. EHF. 24 June 2013.
4. Web site: EHF EURO 2016 qualification play-offs drawn in Vienna. EHF. 27 June 2013. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042835/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/17330. dead.
5. Web site: Draw procedures for EHF EURO events in Poland released. 2014-04-07. eurohandball.com.
6. Web site: EHF EURO 2016 qualification groups drawn in Warsaw. 2014-04-11. eurohandball.com. 2014-04-11. 2015-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319201225/http://www.eurohandball.com/article/018997/EHF+EURO+2016+qualification+groups+drawn+in+Warsaw. dead.