2017 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification

The European qualification for the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship in France is disputed in two rounds among the teams that did not qualify for the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and the 12 worst-ranked teams from the European Championship (excluding France). The qualification matches take place between November 2015 and June 2016.

In the first round of qualification, 22 teams not participating at the European Championship were split into six groups. The group winners advanced to the second round, joining the 12 European Championship finalists. The 18 teams were then paired into two-legged play-off ties to determine the nine remaining World Championship qualifiers from Europe.^[1]

First round

The draw was held on 17 June 2015.^[1]

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	5	1	0	187	152	+35	11	Advanced to playoffs
2	Slovakia	6	3	1	2	162	142	+20	7
3	Lithuania	6	2	2	2	166	156	+10	6
4	Kosovo	6	0	0	6	145	210	−65	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

4 November 2015 19:00	Kosovo	26–30	Lithuania	Shani Nushi Sports Hall, Gjakovë Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Hájek, Macho (CZE)
	Hoxha 6	(8–15)	Drabavičius, Petreikis 6
	3× 3×	Report	6× 2×

4 November 2015 20:15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29–25	Slovakia	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Prce 9	(14–14)	Antl 8
	7× 3× 1×	Report	6× 3×

7 November 2015 18:00	Slovakia	38–20	Kosovo	Športová hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Lillepea, Kull (EST)
	Urban 10	(19–11)	Jupa 6
	6× 3×	Report	5× 3× 1×

8 November 2015 18:00	Lithuania	27–27	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Petreikis 8	(12–14)	Prce 6
	6× 3× 1×	Report	4× 3×

6 January 2016 19:15	Kosovo	29–33	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Shani Nushi Sports Hall, Gjakovë Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Terziqi 9	(13–17)	Prce 9
	2× 3×	Report	2×

7 January 2016 19:00	Lithuania	18–18	Slovakia	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Bernatonis 6	(10–7)	Urban 7
	4× 3×	Report	4× 3×

9 January 2016 18:00	Slovakia	31–27	Lithuania	Športová hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
	Antl 6	(19–10)	Malašinskas 6
	7× 4×	Report	4× 2×

9 January 2016 20:15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	41–25	Kosovo	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Ben-Dan, Faran (ISR)
	Ovčina 9	(18–13)	Jupa 5
	7× 3×	Report	6× 2×

13 January 2016 18:00	Slovakia	24–26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Športová hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec Attendance: 1,888 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Antl 6	(12–13)	Zulfić 6
	3× 3× 1×	Report	6× 3×

13 January 2016 19:00	Lithuania	42–23	Kosovo	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Butskevich, Butskevich (BLR)
	three players 7	(21–11)	Jupa 9
	3× 3×	Report	4× 3×

17 January 2016 17:00	Kosovo	22–26	Slovakia	Shani Nushi Sports Hall, Gjakovë Attendance: 700 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
	Krasniqi, Ramadani 5	(12–15)	Urban 8
	4× 3×	Report	3× 2×

17 January 2016 20:15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	31–22	Lithuania	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Miklós, Hucker (HUN)
	Malinović 6	(15–14)	Petreikis 6
	4× 3×	Report	4× 1× 1×

Group 2

Champion of Group 2: Austria

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	6	5	1	190	151	+39	10^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Advanced to playoffs
2	Romania	6	5	1	191	156	+35	10^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Italy	6	1	5	148	180	−32	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Finland	6	1	5	144	186	−42	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Source: Eurohandball
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.
Notes:

1 2 Austria 56–56 Romania, Austria scored more away goals and advanced
1 2 Italia 52–45 Finland

4 November 2015 19:30	Italy	27–19	Finland	Palavis di Lavis, Lavis Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Cabrejas, Sánchez (ESP)
	Turkovic 7	(12–11)	Tamminen 5
	6× 3×	Report	7× 2× 1×

4 November 2015 20:25	Austria	27–24	Romania	Bundessport- und Freizeitzentrum Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
	three players 6	(13–9)	Ghionea 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

7 November 2015 17:00	Finland	29–32	Austria	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
	Tamminen 11	(11–13)	Zeiner 7
	5× 3×	Report	5× 3×

8 November 2015 18:00	Romania	35–22	Italy	Sala Polivalentă, Călărași Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Sadoveac 6	(13–12)	Turkovic 9
	8× 3×	Report	5× 2×

6 January 2016 16:00	Finland	21–34	Romania	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 800 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Sundberg 6	(9–20)	Ghionea 7
	2× 3×	Report	6× 2×

6 January 2016 18:00	Italy	27–40	Austria	PalaTrieste, Trieste Attendance: 3,290 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Skatar 7	(12–16)	Bilyk 9
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

9 January 2016 20:25	Austria	30–19	Italy	Bundessport- und Freizeitzentrum Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Santos 8	(15–9)	Turkovic 9
	2× 3×	Report	3× 2×

10 January 2016 20:30	Romania	36–29	Finland	Sala Sporturilor „Lascăr Pană”, Baia Mare Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Ghionea 9	(19–11)	Tamminen 9
	4× 3×	Report	5× 3×

13 January 2016 18:30	Finland	26–25	Italy	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 500 Referees: Brodbeck, Reich (GER)
	Koljonen 6	(12–12)	Skatar 9
	5× 3×	Report	4× 3×

14 January 2016 18:00	Romania	32–29	Austria	Sala Sporturilor „Lascăr Pană”, Baia Mare Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (Kosovo)
	Mocanu, Ramba 7	(15–15)	Bilyk 9
	5× 3× 1×	Report	5× 3×

16 January 2016 18:30	Italy	28–30	Romania	Pala San Giacomo, Conversano Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Maione 6	(16–15)	Ghionea 8
	6× 3×	Report	4× 2×

17 January 2016 16:00	Austria	32–20	Finland	Bundessport- und Freizeitzentrum Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Bilyk 7	(17–12)	three players 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia	6	5	1	0	161	121	+40	11	Advanced to playoffs
2	Ukraine	6	3	0	3	149	125	+24	6
3	Greece	6	2	1	3	148	160	−12	5
4	Cyprus	6	1	0	5	123	175	−52	2

Source: Eurohandball
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.

4 November 2015 19:15	Latvia	31–22	Greece	Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Krištopāns 8	(15–12)	Papadopoulos 8
	3× 1×	Report	4× 3×

4 November 2015 19:30	Cyprus	13–27	Ukraine	University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Attendance: 200 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Argyrou 4	(9–13)	Zhuk 7
	4× 3×	Report	6× 3×

8 November 2015 15:00	Greece	31–27	Cyprus	Sport Hall "Koukouli", Patras Attendance: 300 Referees: Scevola, Alperan (ITA)
	Papadopoulos 8	(9–9)	Nikiforou 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

8 November 2015 17:00	Ukraine	18–23	Latvia	National University of Sport, Kyiv Attendance: 800 Referees: Šniurevičius, Mykolaitis (LTU)
	Tilte 7	(8–6)	Jurdžs 9
	5× 2×	Report	2× 2×

7 January 2016 17:00	Ukraine	25–27	Greece	Palace of Sports, Kiev Attendance: 300 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
	Zhukov 10	(16–13)	three players 5
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

7 January 2016 19:00	Cyprus	20–28	Latvia	University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Attendance: 450 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Argyrou 7	(5–14)	Krištopāns 7
	5× 3× 1×	Report	1× 2×

10 January 2016 15:00	Greece	21–27	Ukraine	Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Attendance: 900 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
	Mallios, Papadopoulos 5	(10–17)	Tilte 8
	2× 2×	Report	2× 3×

10 January 2016 17:05	Latvia	34–17	Cyprus	Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 650 Referees: Jovchev, Jonchev (BUL)
	Pavlovičs 9	(15–10)	Mpotsaris 6
	3× 2×	Report	6× 2×

13 January 2016 18:10	Greece	23–23	Latvia	Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Attendance: 600 Referees: Jorum, Kleven (NOR)
	Papadopoulos 8	(10–12)	Jurdžs 7
	5× 2×	Report	5× 3× 1×

14 January 2016 17:00	Ukraine	31–19	Cyprus	Palace of Sports, Kiev Attendance: 550 Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
	Akimenko, Tilte 7	(11–8)	J. Argyrou 5
	2× 2×	Report	1× 3×

17 January 2016 15:05	Latvia	22–21	Ukraine	Vidzemes Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 11,507 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
	Krištopāns 7	(13–10)	Akimenko 9
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

17 January 2016 17:00	Cyprus	27–24	Greece	University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Attendance: 400 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
	Argyrou 6	(14–12)	Papadopoulos 8
	6× 3×	Report	7× 3× 1×

Group 4

The teams agreed to play this group in a mini-tournament format at one venue. The draw decided that Israel earned the right to host that tournament.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	101	71	+30	5	Advanced to playoffs
2	Israel (H)	3	2	0	1	76	80	−4	4
3	Estonia	3	0	2	1	78	81	−3	2
4	Georgia	3	0	1	2	66	89	−23	1

Source: Eurohandball
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) Host.

5 November 2015 17:15	Portugal	28–28	Estonia	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 100 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Rocha 6	(14–14)	Patrail 11
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

5 November 2015 19:40	Israel	27–19	Georgia	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Dzērve, Rutkovskis (LAT)
	Levy 5	(13–8)	Chikovani 7
	4× 3×	Report	6× 3× 1×

6 November 2015 16:00	Estonia	25–28	Israel	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Rooba 8	(13–14)	Kofman, Pomeranz 8
	3× 3×	Report	4× 3×

6 November 2015 18:15	Georgia	22–37	Portugal	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 200 Referees: Dzērve, Rutkovskis (LAT)
	Datukashvili 6	(10–17)	Areia 9
	6× 3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

7 November 2015 17:00	Estonia	25–25	Georgia	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 100 Referees: Dzērve, Rutkovskis (LAT)
	Rooba 9	(14–13)	Chikovani 8
	5× 3×	Report	5× 3×

7 November 2015 19:15	Portugal	36–21	Israel	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Rocha 9	(20–11)	Levy 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	4	3	1	128	119	+9	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Advanced to playoffs
2	Turkey	4	3	1	117	110	+7	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Belgium	4	0	4	116	132	−16	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.
Notes:

1 2 Czech Republic 58–55 Turkey

4 November 2015 17:10	Czech Republic	34–32	Belgium	Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
	Jícha 9	(22–18)	Cauwenberghs 8
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

7 November 2015 20:00	Belgium	32–36	Czech Republic	Lange Munte, Kortrijk Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
	T. Bolaers 7	(15–16)	Jícha 10
	4× 3×	Report	6× 3×

6 January 2016 20:00	Belgium	24–31	Turkey	Lange Munte, Kortrijk Attendance: 1,137 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	Kedziora 8	(10–14)	Döne 10
	3× 3×	Report	5× 3× 1×

10 January 2016 16:00	Turkey	31–28	Belgium	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 650 Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
	Döne 8	(16–12)	Kedziora 6
	7× 3× 1×	Report	5× 2×

13 January 2016 19:00	Turkey	27–24	Czech Republic	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 650 Referees: Konjicanin, Konjicanin (BIH)
	Ersin, Özbahar 6	(15–13)	Hrstka 7
	3× 3×	Report	2× 3×

16 January 2016 18:30	Czech Republic	34–28	Turkey	Euronicshala Zlín, Zlín Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
	Hrstka 8	(17–16)	Döne 11
	5× 3× 1×	Report	9× 3× 2×

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	4	0	118	92	+26	8	Advanced to playoffs
2	Switzerland	4	2	2	108	99	+9	4
3	Luxembourg	4	0	4	91	126	−35	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

4 November 2015 19:30	Netherlands	26–20	Luxembourg	Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
	Schagen 5	(15–9)	Bock 7
	5× 3×	Report	3× 3×

7 November 2015 19:00	Luxembourg	30–34	Netherlands	Centre Sportif de Differdange, Differdange Attendance: 720 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Müller 10	(13–19)	Boomhouwer, Van Olphen 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 2×

6 January 2016 19:30	Luxembourg	24–31	Switzerland	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 650 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Müller 6	(8–17)	Liniger 5
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

9 January 2016 19:00	Switzerland	30–18	Luxembourg	Schachenhalle, Aarau Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Mykolaitis, Šniurevičius (LTU)
	Schmid 7	(14–9)	Müller, Wirtz 4
	5× 3×	Report	3× 2×

13 January 2016 20:00	Switzerland	21–24	Netherlands	Schachenhalle, Aarau Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
	Schmid 7	(14–13)	Baart 5
	2× 3×	Report	5× 3×

17 January 2016 14:00	Netherlands	34–21	Switzerland	Fitland XL, Sittard Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Kaveshnikov, Plotnikov (RUS)
	Baart 6	(18–9)	Raemy 4
	2× 3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

Play-off round

The six teams advancing from the first round and the twelve teams ranked outside the top three at the 2016 European Championship (not including France) will compete in the play-off round. The eighteen teams were paired in a total of nine two-legged ties, with the winners qualifying for the World Championship final tournament.

Draw

The play-off round draw was held on 31 January 2016 at 13:30, in Kraków, Poland.^[3] The teams were seeded into two pots, with teams from Pot 1 (seeded) being drawn against teams from Pot 2 (unseeded).^[4]

Pot 1 (seeded)	Pot 2 (unseeded)
Belarus Denmark Hungary Iceland Macedonia Norway^[†] Poland Russia Sweden	Austria^[‡] Bosnia and Herzegovina^[‡] Czech Republic^[‡] Latvia^[‡] Montenegro Netherlands^[‡] Portugal^[‡] Serbia Slovenia

Notes

^† Fourth-placed team from 2016 European Championship, not known at the time of the draw
^‡ Winners of the qualification first round

Matches

The first leg will be played on 7–9 June 2016, and the second leg will be played a week later, on 14–16 June 2016.^[5]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sweden	–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	–
Czech Republic	–	Macedonia	–	–
Poland	–	Netherlands	–	–
Russia	–	Montenegro	–	–
Serbia	–	Hungary	–	–
Iceland	–	Portugal	–	–
Slovenia	–	Norway	–	–
Belarus	–	Latvia	–	–
Denmark	–	Austria	–	–

First leg

7–9 June 2016	Sweden	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Czech Republic	v	Macedonia
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Poland	v	Netherlands
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Russia	v	Montenegro
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Serbia	v	Hungary
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Iceland	v	Portugal
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Slovenia	v	Norway
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Belarus	v	Latvia
		Report

7–9 June 2016	Denmark	v	Austria
		Report

Second leg

14–16 June 2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina	v	Sweden
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Macedonia	v	Czech Republic
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Netherlands	v	Poland
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Montenegro	v	Russia
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Hungary	v	Serbia
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Portugal	v	Iceland
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Norway	v	Slovenia
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Latvia	v	Belarus
		Report

14–16 June 2016	Austria	v	Denmark
		Report

References

1 2 "Groups for World Championship Qualification decided in Vienna". eurohandball.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
↑ "Israel gains first right to host qualification tournament". eurohandball.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
↑ "EHF EURO 2016 All-Stars named". pol2016.ehf-euro.com. 31 January 2016.
↑ "World Championships Play-off draw takes place in Krakow". Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ Pazen, Bjorn (31 January 2016). "Europe's road to France 2017". pol2016.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

External links

Eurohandball.com

2017 World Men's Handball Championship qualification

Africa	2016 African Men's Handball Championship

Asia	2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship

America	2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

Europe	2016 European Men's Handball Championship European qualification

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