2017 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification

The European qualification for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany was played over two rounds. The 2017 hosts Germany and the 2015 Champion Norway qualified automatically for the World Championship.

In the first round of qualification, the 15 teams who did not participate in the 2016 European Championship were split into four groups. The first and second placed teams from Groups 1–3 and the first placed team from Group 4 joined the eleven teams from the European Championship that did not qualify directly in a playoff to determine the nine teams that qualified for the 2017 World Championship.

Qualification phase 1

Seeding

The draw was held on 24 June 2016.[1][2] The first and second placed teams from Group 1–3 and the group winner of Group 4 advanced to the playoff round.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 Austria
 Belarus
 Iceland
 Slovakia
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 Italy
 Lithuania
 North Macedonia
 Portugal
  Switzerland
 Faroe Islands
 Greece
 Israel
 Kosovo

All times are local.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 79 50 +29 6 Playoffs
2  Slovakia (H) 3 2 0 1 74 61 +13 4
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 63 83 20 2
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 63 85 22 0
Source: Eurohandball
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.
(H) Host.
25 November 2016
17:45
Ukraine  21–20  Slovakia Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Snopova 6 (9–13) Jakubisová 7
  Report  
25 November 2016
19:45
Lithuania  31–25  Greece Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Šatkauskaitė 9 (18–13) Vafeiadou 9
  Report  

26 November 2016
17:45
Slovakia  27–24  Greece Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Rechtorisová 11 (13–10) Tsakalou 7
  Report   
26 November 2016
19:45
Ukraine  31–16  Lithuania Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 500
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Redka 6 (16–6) Šatkauskaitė] 8
  Report  

27 November 2016
17:45
Slovakia  27–16  Lithuania Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Holešová 8 (13–9) Šatkauskaitė 6
   Report  
27 November 2016
19:45
Greece  14–27  Ukraine Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 500
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Tsaousidou 3 (7–14) Borshchenko 11
  Report  

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus (H) 3 3 0 0 103 63 +40 6 Playoffs
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 88 78 +10 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 87 85 +2 2
4  Kosovo 3 0 0 3 51 103 52 0
Source: Eurohandball
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.
(H) Host.
2 December 2016
17:00
Belarus  37–23  Turkey Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 1,850
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Vasileuskaya, Yezhkava 5 (17–10) Özel 5
  Report  
2 December 2016
19:00
Switzerland   36–21  Kosovo Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 318
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Scherer 8 (16–10) Kelmendi 7
   Report   

3 December 2016
13:00
Turkey  36–17  Kosovo Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 205
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Akcanca, Özel 5 (15–10) Kelmendi, Rama 7
  Report  
3 December 2016
15:00
Belarus  35–27   Switzerland Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 1,820
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Nestsiaruk 8 (17–15) Scherer 7
  Report  

4 December 2016
12:00
Turkey  29–24   Switzerland Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 425
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
İskit 11 (15–13) Scherer 7
  Report  
4 December 2016
14:00
Kosovo  13–31  Belarus Sport Palace Uruchye, Minsk
Attendance: 1,510
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Gjikoka 6 (6–16) Mazgo 9
   Report  

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 3 2 0 1 81 67 +14 4[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs
2  North Macedonia 3 2 0 1 67 67 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Iceland 3 2 0 1 72 67 +5 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Faroe Islands (H) 3 0 0 3 55 74 19 0
Source: Eurohandball
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.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Austria, 2 Pts, +5 GD; Macedonia, 2 Pts, −2 GD; Iceland, 2 Pts, −3 GD
2 December 2016
18:00
Austria  24–28  Iceland Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Goricanec 8 (12–12) Haraldsdóttir, Knútsdóttir 5
  Report  
2 December 2016
20:00
North Macedonia  21–19  Faroe Islands Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 200
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Ristovska 6 (8–8) Brimnes 6
  Report  

3 December 2016
15:00
Austria  28–19  North Macedonia Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Frey 8 (14–10) Ristovska 8
  Report  
3 December 2016
17:00
Iceland  24–16  Faroe Islands Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 150
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Stefánsdóttir 7 (9–5) Henneberg 7
  Report  

4 December 2016
16:00
Iceland  20–27  North Macedonia Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 60
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
Knútsdóttir, Stefánsdóttir 5 (11–15) Ristovska 10
  Report  
4 December 2016
18:00
Faroe Islands  20–29  Austria Hollin a Halsi, Tórshavn
Attendance: 180
Referees: Chrzan, Janas (POL)
Henneberg 6 (10–18) Goricanec 5
  Report  

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 2 1 1 0 51 46 +5 3 Playoffs
2  Portugal 2 1 0 1 55 43 +12 2
3  Israel 2 0 1 1 44 61 17 1
Source: Eurohandball
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.
(H) Host.
25 November 2016
18:00
Israel  26–26  Italy Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse
Attendance: 500
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Conen 7 (12–12) Gheorghe 8
  Report  

26 November 2016
20:00
Portugal  35–18  Israel Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse
Attendance: 200
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Soares 5 (19–10) Vakrat 7
  Report  

27 November 2016
16:30
Italy  25–20  Portugal Palasport Concetto Lo Bello, Syracuse
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Niederwieser 10 (12–12) Soares 6
  Report  

Qualification phase 2

The draw was held on 17 December 2016 at Gothenburg.[3][4] The teams played a home-and away series to determine the final tournament participants.

Seedings

Pot 1
(9 best ranked teams from the 2016 European Championship)
Pot 2
(2 lowest ranked teams from the 2016 European Championship + teams from the qualification round)
 Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Montenegro
 Romania
 Russia
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden
 Austria
 Belarus
 Croatia
 Italy
 North Macedonia
 Poland
 Slovakia
 Turkey
 Ukraine

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montenegro  56–51  Belarus 33–26 23–25
Italy  39–67  Serbia 23–33 16–34
Russia  63–48  Poland 31–20 32–28
Hungary  52–43  Slovakia 28–19 24–24
Romania  67–53  Austria 34–29 33–24
Ukraine  44–46  Spain 24–24 20–22
Croatia  51–55  Slovenia 23–28 28–27
Czech Republic  60–48  Turkey 29–25 31–23
North Macedonia  47–77  Sweden 20–31 27–46

All times are local.

Matches

9 June 2017
19:00
Montenegro  33–26  Belarus Topolica Sport Hall, Bar
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Jauković, Ujkić 9 (12–15) Mazgo 5
  Report  
15 June 2017
18:00
Belarus  25–23  Montenegro Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
Vasileuskaya, Yezhykava 4 (11–10) three players 5
  Report  

Montenegro won 56–51 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
16:30
Italy  23–33  Serbia Kioene Arena, Padua
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
Del Balzo, Rotondo 7 (11–16) Nikolić, Pop-Lazić 5
  Report  
14 June 2017
18:00
Serbia  34–16  Italy Čair Sports Center, Niš
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Stoiljković 5 (14–4) Rotondo 6
  Report  

Serbia won 67–39 on aggregate.


9 June 2017
19:00
Russia  31–20  Poland Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Samokhina 9 (15–14) Achruk 5
  Report  
15 June 2017
18:30
Poland  28–32  Russia Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Koszalinie, Koszalin
Attendance: 2,900
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Achruk 7 (14–15) Samokhina, Sen 5
  Report  

Russia won 63–48 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
17:00
Hungary  28–19  Slovakia Debreceni Főnix Csarnok, Debrecen
Attendance: 3,822
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Görbicz 9 (14–8) Školková 6
  Report  
14 June 2017
18:00
Slovakia  24–24  Hungary Bratislava
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Pandžić, Satordzija (BIH)
Školková 6 (10–11) Görbicz 8
   Report  

Hungary won 52–43 on aggregate.


9 June 2017
20:00
Romania  34–29  Austria Arena Antonio Alexe, Oradea
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
Ardean-Elisei, Neagu 7 (17–16) Kovacs 10
  Report  
13 June 2017
19:35
Austria  24–33  Romania Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
Kovacs 6 (13–11) Neagu 6
  Report  

Romania won 67–53 on aggregate.


9 June 2017
19:00
Ukraine  24–24  Spain Sport Manezh of Sumy State University, Sumy
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
Borshchenko 9 (10–16) Cabral, Martín 5
  Report  
14 June 2017
21:00
Spain  22–20  Ukraine Pabellón Polideportivo Municipal Fernando Argüelles, Antequera
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU)
Cabral 7 (14–5) Borshchenko 6
  Report  

Spain won 46–44 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
18:00
Croatia  23–28  Slovenia Gradski Vrt Hall, Osijek
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Plahinek 5 (10–15) Irman, Mavsar 6
  Report  
15 June 2017
18:00
Slovenia  27–28  Croatia Golovec Hall, Celje
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Mavsar, Stanko 7 (12–16) Kožnjak, Marić 6
   Report  

Slovenia won 55–51 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
18:30
Czech Republic  29–25  Turkey Sportovní hala Most, Most
Attendance: 600
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Hrbková 11 (15–15) İskit, Özel 6
  Report  
15 June 2017
19:00
Turkey  23–31  Czech Republic THF Sport Hall, Ankara
Attendance: 800
Referees: Barysas, Petrušis (LTU)
Yılmaz 6 (15–14) Hrbková, Malá 8
  Report  

Czech Republic won 60–48 on aggregate.


10 June 2017
20:30
North Macedonia  20–31  Sweden SRC Kale, Skopje
Attendance: 1,700
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Gjorgjievska 7 (9–12) four players 4
  Report  
13 June 2017
19:15
Sweden  46–27  North Macedonia Ystad Arena, Ystad
Attendance: 2,164
Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
Sand 9 (26–11) Bajramoska, Ristovska 6
  Report  

Sweden won 77–47 on aggregate.

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