This article describes the qualification for the
2014 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2014 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament and held in Denmark from 12–26 January.
Denmark was automatically qualified as hosting nation, and as defending champions as well. After the final, at to ...
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Qualification system
Seeding
The draw for the qualification round was held on the 27 March 2012 at the EHF headquarters, in
Vienna
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,
Austria
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Denmark
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as host nation and (
defending champion), was directly qualified.
39 teams had registered for participation. 38 teams compete for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.
Seeding for Qualification Phase 1
Qualification Phase 1
The games were played in a mini-tournament, hosted by one country. The group winners and the two best second-ranked teams advanced to the second phase.
Group 1
Venue:
University of Cyprus Athletic Center,
Nicosia
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Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capi ...
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Group 2
Venue:
Palaflorio,
Bari
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Group 3
Venue:
Maccabi House Arena,
Rishon LeZion
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Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were ...
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Group 4
Venue:
Edip Buran Sport Hall,
Mersin
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Qualification Phase 2
It was played in seven groups with four teams each, starting in October, 2012. The top two teams of each group and the best third-ranked team (when considering the matches against the first and second team) qualified.
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 Site
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