2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification
The European qualification for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany was played over two rounds. The 2017 hosts Germany and the 2015 Champion Norway qualified automatically for the World Championship.
In the first round of qualification, the 15 teams who did not participate in the 2016 European Championship were split into four groups. The first and second placed teams from Groups 1–3 and the first placed team from Group 4 joined the eleven teams from the European Championship that did not qualify directly in a playoff to determine the nine teams that qualified for the 2017 World Championship.
Qualification phase 1
Seeding
The draw was held on 24 June 2016.[1][2] The first and second placed teams from Group 1–3 and the group winner of Group 4 advanced to the playoff round.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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All times are local.
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 83 | −20 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 85 | −22 | 0 |
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
25 November 2016 17:45 | Ukraine ![]() | 21–20 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN) |
Snopova 6 | (9–13) | Jakubisová 7 | ||
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25 November 2016 19:45 | Lithuania ![]() | 31–25 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
Šatkauskaitė 9 | (18–13) | Vafeiadou 9 | ||
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26 November 2016 17:45 | Slovakia ![]() | 27–24 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN) |
Rechtorisová 11 | (13–10) | Tsakalou 7 | ||
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26 November 2016 19:45 | Ukraine ![]() | 31–16 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 500 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
Redka 6 | (16–6) | Šatkauskaitė] 8 | ||
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27 November 2016 17:45 | Slovakia ![]() | 27–16 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
Holešová 8 | (13–9) | Šatkauskaitė 6 | ||
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27 November 2016 19:45 | Greece ![]() | 14–27 | ![]() | Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 500 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN) |
Tsaousidou 3 | (7–14) | Borshchenko 11 | ||
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Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 63 | +40 | 6 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 78 | +10 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 85 | +2 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 103 | −52 | 0 |
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
2 December 2016 17:00 | Belarus ![]() | 37–23 | ![]() | Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 1,850 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
Vasileuskaya, Yezhkava 5 | (17–10) | Özel 5 | ||
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2 December 2016 19:00 | Switzerland ![]() | 36–21 | ![]() | Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 318 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
Scherer 8 | (16–10) | Kelmendi 7 | ||
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3 December 2016 13:00 | Turkey ![]() | 36–17 | ![]() | Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 205 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
Akcanca, Özel 5 | (15–10) | Kelmendi, Rama 7 | ||
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3 December 2016 15:00 | Belarus ![]() | 35–27 | ![]() | Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 1,820 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
Nestsiaruk 8 | (17–15) | Scherer 7 | ||
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4 December 2016 12:00 | Turkey ![]() | 29–24 | ![]() | Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 425 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
İskit 11 | (15–13) | Scherer 7 | ||
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4 December 2016 14:00 | Kosovo ![]() | 13–31 | ![]() | Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk Attendance: 1,510 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
Gjikoka 6 | (6–16) | Mazgo 9 | ||
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Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 4[a] | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 4[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 4[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 0 |
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
Notes:
- ^ a b c Austria, 2 Pts, +5 GD; Macedonia, 2 Pts, −2 GD; Iceland, 2 Pts, −3 GD
2 December 2016 18:00 | Austria ![]() | 24–28 | ![]() | Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL) |
Goricanec 8 | (12–12) | Haraldsdóttir, Knútsdóttir 5 | ||
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2 December 2016 20:00 | Macedonia ![]() | 21–19 | ![]() | Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 200 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
Ristovska 6 | (8–8) | Brimnes 6 | ||
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3 December 2016 15:00 | Austria ![]() | 28–19 | ![]() | Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 50 Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL) |
Frey 8 | (14–10) | Ristovska 8 | ||
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3 December 2016 17:00 | Iceland ![]() | 24–16 | ![]() | Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 150 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
Stefánsdóttir 7 | (9–5) | Henneberg 7 | ||
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4 December 2016 16:00 | Iceland ![]() | 20–27 | ![]() | Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 60 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK) |
Knútsdóttir, Stefánsdóttir 5 | (11–15) | Ristovska 10 | ||
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4 December 2016 18:00 | Faroe Islands ![]() | 20–29 | ![]() | Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 180 Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL) |
Henneberg 6 | (10–18) | Goricanec 5 | ||
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Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 3 | Qualification phase 2 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 1 |
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
25 November 2016 18:00 | Israel ![]() | 26–26 | ![]() | Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse Attendance: 500 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Conen 7 | (12–12) | Gheorghe 8 | ||
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26 November 2016 20:00 | Portugal ![]() | 35–18 | ![]() | Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse Attendance: 200 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Soares 5 | (19–10) | Vakrat 7 | ||
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27 November 2016 16:30 | Italy ![]() | 25–20 | ![]() | Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
Niederwieser 10 | (12–12) | Soares 6 | ||
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Qualification phase 2
The draw was held on 17 December 2016 at Gothenburg.[3][4] The teams played a home-and away series to determine the final tournament participants.
Seedings
Pot 1 (9 best ranked teams from the 2016 European Championship) | Pot 2 (2 lowest ranked teams from the 2016 European Championship + teams from the qualification round) |
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Overview
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Montenegro ![]() | 56–51 | ![]() | 33–26 | 23–25 |
Italy ![]() | 39–67 | ![]() | 23–33 | 16–34 |
Russia ![]() | 63–48 | ![]() | 31–20 | 32–28 |
Hungary ![]() | 52–43 | ![]() | 28–19 | 24–24 |
Romania ![]() | 67–53 | ![]() | 34–29 | 33–24 |
Ukraine ![]() | 44–46 | ![]() | 24–24 | 20–22 |
Croatia ![]() | 51–55 | ![]() | 23–28 | 28–27 |
Czech Republic ![]() | 60–48 | ![]() | 29–25 | 31–23 |
Macedonia ![]() | 47–77 | ![]() | 20–31 | 27–46 |
All times are local.
Matches
9 June 2017 19:00 | Montenegro ![]() | 33–26 | ![]() | Topolica Sport Hall, Bar Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU) |
Jauković, Ujkić 9 | (12–15) | Mazgo 5 | ||
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15 June 2017 18:00 | Belarus ![]() | 25–23 | ![]() | Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO) |
Vasileuskaya, Yezhykava 4 | (11–10) | three players 5 | ||
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Montenegro won 56–51 on aggregate.
10 June 2017 16:30 | Italy ![]() | 23–33 | ![]() | Kioene Arena, Padua Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE) |
Del Balzo, Rotondo 7 | (11–16) | Nikolić, Pop-Lazić 5 | ||
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14 June 2017 18:00 | Serbia ![]() | 34–16 | ![]() | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
Stoiljković 5 | (14–4) | Rotondo 6 | ||
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Serbia won 67–39 on aggregate.
9 June 2017 19:00 | Russia ![]() | 31–20 | ![]() | Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN) |
Samokhina 9 | (15–14) | Achruk 5 | ||
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15 June 2017 18:30 | Poland ![]() | 28–32 | ![]() | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Koszalinie, Koszalin Attendance: 2,900 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
Achruk 7 | (14–15) | Samokhina, Sen 5 | ||
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Russia won 63–48 on aggregate.
10 June 2017 17:00 | Hungary ![]() | 28–19 | ![]() | Debreceni Főnix Csarnok, Debrecen Attendance: 3,822 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
Görbicz 9 | (14–8) | Školková 6 | ||
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14 June 2017 18:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 24–24 | ![]() | Bratislava Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Pandžić, Satordzija (BIH) |
Školková 6 | (10–11) | Görbicz 8 | ||
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Hungary won 52–43 on aggregate.
9 June 2017 20:00 | Romania ![]() | 34–29 | ![]() | Arena Antonio Alexe, Oradea Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI) |
Ardean-Elisei, Neagu 7 | (17–16) | Kovacs 10 | ||
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13 June 2017 19:35 | Austria ![]() | 24–33 | ![]() | Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR) |
Kovacs 6 | (13–11) | Neagu 6 | ||
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Romania won 67–53 on aggregate.
9 June 2017 19:00 | Ukraine ![]() | 24–24 | ![]() | Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE) |
Borshchenko 9 | (10–16) | Cabral, Martín 5 | ||
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14 June 2017 21:00 | Spain ![]() | 22–20 | ![]() | Pabellón Polideportivo Municipal Fernando Argüelles, Antequera Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU) |
Cabral 7 | (14–5) | Borshchenko 6 | ||
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Spain won 46–44 on aggregate.
10 June 2017 18:00 | Croatia ![]() | 23–28 | ![]() | Gradski Vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Plahinek 5 | (10–15) | Irman, Mavsar 6 | ||
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15 June 2017 18:00 | Slovenia ![]() | 27–28 | ![]() | Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN) |
Mavsar, Stanko 7 | (12–16) | Kožnjak, Marić 6 | ||
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Slovenia won 55–51 on aggregate.
10 June 2017 18:30 | Czech Republic ![]() | 29–25 | ![]() | Sportovní hala Most, Most Attendance: 600 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
Hrbková 11 | (15–15) | İskit, Özel 6 | ||
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15 June 2017 19:00 | Turkey ![]() | 23–31 | ![]() | THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 800 Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU) |
Yılmaz 6 | (15–14) | Hrbková, Malá 8 | ||
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Czech Republic won 60–48 on aggregate.
10 June 2017 20:30 | Macedonia ![]() | 20–31 | ![]() | SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
Gjorgjievska 7 | (9–12) | four players 4 | ||
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13 June 2017 19:15 | Sweden ![]() | 46–27 | ![]() | Ystad Arena, Ystad Attendance: 2,164 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) |
Sand 9 | (26–11) | Bajramoska, Ristovska 6 | ||
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Sweden won 77–47 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "24 teams, two draws, one day". eurohandball.com. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Qualification groups for Women's World Championship 2017 drawn". eurohandball.com. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Pots for World Championship 2017 Play-off draw confirmed". eurohandball.com. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Olympic winners to face Poland in World Championship 2017 qualification play-off". eurohandball.com. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
External links
- Official website Archived 2019-09-15 at the Wayback Machine