2024 European Women's Handball Championship qualification
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Spain - Azerbaijan match.
This article describes the qualification for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship .
Qualification system
31 teams registered for participation and competed for 20 places at the final tournament. Great Britain withdraw late which would have been the 32nd team. The teams were drawn into seven groups of four and one group with three teams. It was later confirmed that Great Britain withdrew because no round 1 was played as planned. Thus, Great Britain, couldn't afford to participate in the home and away round 2.[ 1] The top-two placed teams in each group qualified for the final tournament, alongside the four best-ranked third-placed teams, not counting the matches against fourth-placed teams.
Draw
The draw took place on 20 April 2023.[ 2] [ 3]
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 14 April 2023.[ 2]
Groups
All times are UTC+2 (except for February and March, those are UTC+1 ).
Group 1
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
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Group 2
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
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Group 3
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
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Group 4
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
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Group 5
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
[ 5] Notes:
^ a b Lithuania 74–61 Azerbaijan
Group 6
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
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Group 7
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
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Group 8
Source:
EHF [ 4] 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.
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Ranking of third-placed teams
The results against the fourth-placed team are omitted. As there are only three teams in group 8, all results are counted.
Source:
EHF [ 4] Rules for classification: 1) points against #1 and #2 in group; 2) goal difference against #1 and #2 in group; 3) goals scored against #1 and #2 in group; 4) draw.
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EHF Euro Cup
The Women's EHF Euro Cup was played between the hosts Austria , Hungary and Switzerland , plus the champions of the 2022 tournament , Norway .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Norway
6
6
0
0
239
144
+95
12
2
Hungary
6
4
0
2
192
186
+6
8
3
Switzerland
6
2
0
4
166
212
−46
4
4
Austria
6
0
0
6
159
214
−55
0
Source:
EHF [ 9] 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.
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Notes
^ a b c Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine , the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.[ 6]
^ a b Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war , the matches of Israel were postponed.[ 7]
^ a b c Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, the Israeli team plays their home matches at neutral venues.
References
European Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Squads Bids
Women's
Tournaments Qualification Squads Bids