The 2030 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2030, will be the 19th edition of the EHF

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, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by the EHF. The tournament will be held in

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and

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from 10 to 27 January 2030.

Bid process

Bidding timeline

The bidding timeline was as follows:

Bids

On 3 November 2023, it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest: * * * * * * * * On 11 June 2024, the official bids were announced. * (withdrew) * // * / (formerly with ) (withdrew) On 20 September 2024, both bids were approved by the EHF. However shortly before the host announcement, Croatia withdrew. Czech Republic, Denmark and Poland won unopposed on 14 December.

Qualified teams

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

Venues

The venues from the bid are as follows: *

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

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O2 Arena O2 Arena may refer to: *The O2 Arena, London * O2 Arena, Prague *The 3Arena, Dublin, formerly known as The O2 *The Uber Arena, Berlin, formerly known as O2 World *The Barclays Arena Barclays Arena (originally known as the Color Line Arena an ...

, capacity 17,500 *

Katowice Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...

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Spodek Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened on 9 May 1971. Aside from the main dome, the complex includes a gym, an ice rink, a hotel and three large car parks. It was the largest indoor venue of its kind in Poland until ...

, capacity 11,016 *

Herning Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025)

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Jyske Bank Boxen Jyske Bank Boxen is an indoor arena, located in Herning, Denmark, that is part of the Messecenter Herning. Opened in October 2010, it has a maximum capacity of 15,000. It hosts concerts, ice hockey, basketball, volleyball, team handball and gymnas ...

, capacity 16,000

References

External links

Bid website
of the

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