This article describes the qualification for the
2016 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process.
Poland was awarded the champions ...
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Qualification system
38 teams have registered for participation. 38 teams competed 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.
Qualification Phase 1
The draw for the qualification round was held on the 23 June 2012 at the EHF Congress, in
Monte Carlo
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Monaco
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The games were played in a home and away series, with every team playing each other twice. The group winners advanced to the second phase.
Seeding
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Play-off
Seeding
The draw for phase 2 was held on the 27 June 2013, in
Vienna
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Austria
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Matches
First leg
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Second leg
''Switzerland won 65–58 on aggregate.''
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''Finland won 62–61 on aggregate.''
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''Bosnia and Herzegovina won 55–45 on aggregate.''
Qualification Phase 2
The draw was held on 11 April 2014.
The teams were split into seven groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group and the best third ranked team qualified for the final tournament.
Seeding
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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Qualification
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