This article describes the qualification for the
2020 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark.
Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking som ...
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The qualification was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
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Qualification system
31 teams registered for participation and competed for 14 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. The group winner of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four teams.
Qualification Phase 1
The group was played in a tournament format from 31 May to 2 June 2019. The group winner advanced to the second phase.
''All times are local.''
Standings
Results
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Qualification Phase 2
The groups would have been played in a home and away
round-robin format from September 2019 to May 2020. The top two teams would have been qualified for the main tournament.
The draw was held on 4 April 2019.
The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020 that the matches from 25 to 29 March would not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
across Europe.
On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches would be played before June due to the
coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...
. The rounds 3 to 6 would have been played in a single venue in one week. Those rounds were cancelled on 24 April 2020.
Seeding
''All times are local.''
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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Group 7
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References
External links
Eurohandball.com
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Qualification
Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to:
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Europe Women's Championship qualification
European Women's Handball Championship, qualification, 2020
European Women's Handball Championship qualification