2016 European Women's Handball Championship
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| Host country |
 Sweden |
| Dates | 4–18 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
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The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship will be held in Sweden from 4–18 December 2016. It will be the second time Sweden hosts the tournament. The final will be played in Scandinavium in Gothenburg.
Sweden was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012.[1]
Venues
Sweden will play their preliminary matches in Stockholm. If Norway qualifies the team will play in Helsingborg, while Denmark will play in Malmö if the team qualifies.
| Stockholm | Gothenburg | Malmö | Kristianstad | Helsingborg |
| Hovet Capacity: 8,094 |
Scandinavium Capacity: 12,044 |
Malmö Isstadion Capacity: 5,339 |
Kristianstad Arena Capacity: 4,700 |
Helsingborg Arena Capacity: 4,700 |
| Preliminary round group A | Main round group 1 Knockout stage |
Preliminary round group C | Preliminary round group B | Preliminary round froup D Main round group 2 |
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Qualification
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
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| Sweden | Host | 23 June 2012 | 9 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
 Russia | Group 6 winner | 12 March 2016 | 11 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
 France | Group 7 winner | 12 March 2016 | 8 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Draw
The draw will be held on 10 June 2016 at 13:00 local time at the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.[2]
References
- ↑ "EHF EURO 2016 awarded to Poland and Sweden". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-23.
- ↑ "EHF EURO 2016: Final tournament draw procedure released". eurohandball.com. 19 February 2016.
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