2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification explained

This article describes the qualification for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship and inaugural Women's EHF Euro Cup.

Qualification system

32 teams registered for participation and competed for twelve places at the final tournament in two distinct qualification phases. The group winners of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 24 teams were then divided into six groups of four teams with the top two teams of each group qualifying for the final tournament.

Qualification phase 1

The draw took place on 17 March 2021.^{[1] [2]}

All times are UTC+2.

Seeding

The eleven teams were seeded in four pots.^[3]

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Qualification phase 2

The draw took place on 25 March 2021.^[4]

Seeding

The 24 teams were seeded in four pots.^[5]

Matchdays 1,2,5 and 6 are UTC+2, matchdays 3 and 4 are UTC+1.

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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Women's EHF Euro Cup

The Women's EHF Euro Cup was played between the three Co-hosts, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, plus the defending champions, Norway. This is the inaugural Women's edition of the EHF Euro Cup. The winners were Norway, who won the group after 4 matches.^[6]

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External links

• Report of the EHF Euro Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: 36 teams register for Women's EHF EURO 2022 Qualifiers. eurohandball.com. 8 March 2021. 8 March 2021.
2. Web site: First step towards 2022 revealed for 11 nations. eurohandball.com. 17 March 2021. 17 March 2021.
3. Web site: Draw Procedure for the Women's EHF EURO 2022 Qualifiers Phase 1. eurohandball.com. 8 March 2021. 8 March 2021.
4. Web site: Qualifiers draw starts race to EHF EURO 2022. eurohandball.com. 25 March 2021. 25 March 2021.
5. Web site: Procedure for the draw of the qualification groups. eurohandball.com. 8 March 2021. 8 March 2021.
6. Web site: Slovenia cruise to easy away victory .