2015 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification

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The European qualification for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark was played over two rounds. The 2015 hosts Denmark were qualified automatically for the World Championship.

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In the first round of qualification, 14 teams who were not participating at the 2014 European Championship were split into four groups. The group winners and the remaining 14 teams from the European Championship played a playoff afterwards to determine the other nine qualifiers. [1]

Qualification phase 1

Seedings

The draw was made on 22 July at 11:00. [1] [2] [3] The group winners advanced to the playoff round.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

Group 1

The mini-tournament was hosted in Switzerland. [4]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 330010177+246 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 32018683+34
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (H)31028073+72
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 300370104340
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
3 December 2014
17:45
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg29–25Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Saalsporthalle, Zürich
Attendance: 250
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Mihdaliova, Yezhykava 5(15–12) Tsakalou 6
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3 December 2014
20:15
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg27–21Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Saalsporthalle, Zürich
Attendance: 650
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Lazović-Varlec 7(16–10) Furrer 4
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4 December 2014
17:45
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg23–39Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Saalsporthalle, Zürich
Attendance: 150
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Logdanidou, Tsakalou 5(9–16) Hrnčič, Irman 7
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4 December 2014
20:15
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg23–24Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Saalsporthalle, Zürich
Attendance: 450
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Scherer 6(14–12) Lobach, Yezhykava 5
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6 December 2014
12:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg35–33Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Saalsporthalle, Zürich
Attendance: 217
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Gros 9(17–18) Mihdaliova 8
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6 December 2014
14:30
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg36–22Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Saalsporthalle, Zürich
Attendance: 380
Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
Scherer 7(16–11) Tsakalou 6
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Group 2

The mini-tournament was hosted in Austria. [4]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (H)330010260+426 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 32019682+144
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31028874+142
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 300355125700
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
4 December 2014
18:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg28–27Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 300
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
İskit 8(14–14) Rodrigues, Soares 6
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4 December 2014
20:15
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg41–15Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 350
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Engel, Grausenburger 6(21–7) Vikrat 5
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5 December 2014
18:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg21–29Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 550
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Rodrigues 6(9–16) Scheffknecht 9
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5 December 2014
20:15
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg23–44Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 250
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Bertaut 8(10–18) Topaloğlu 8
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6 December 2014
14:20
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg40–17Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 100
Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
Rodrigues 13(20–8) Vikrat 5
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6 December 2014
18:25
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg24–32Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
İskenderoğlu 4(11–15) Magelinskas 10
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Group 3

The teams opted to play the group in a home and away series. [4]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 440011483+318 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4202889574
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 400487111240
Source: [ citation needed ]
9 October 2014
17:45
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg20–23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy SRC Kale, Skopje
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Gjeorgjievska 5(14–11) Gheorghe 6
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12 October 2014
18:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg27–22Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Palazzetto dello Sport, Follonica
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Gheorghe 10(11–9) Gjeorgjievska, Mečevska 5
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27 November 2014
17:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg17–26Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti
Attendance: 2, 000
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Fanton 5(8–13) Knútsdóttir 9
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30 November 2014
16:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg27–21Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 750
Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
Knútsdóttir 11(13–7) Gheorghe 8
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3 December 2014
19:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg33–23Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 550
Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN)
Knútsdóttir 14(17–12) Mečevska 6
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6 December 2014
17:45
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg22–28Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland SRC Kale, Skopje
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN)
Despodovska 6(11–12) Pálsdóttir 6
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Group 4

The mini-tournament was hosted in the Czech Republic. [4]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (H)22007153+184 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2101626202
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20025573180
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
28 November 2014
18:00
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg26–38Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic SK UP Olomouc, Olomouc
Attendance: 600
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Tankaskaya 8(16–15) Hrbková 7
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29 November 2014
17:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg35–29Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan SK UP Olomouc, Olomouc
Attendance: 150
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Šatkauskaitė 9(23–15) Peche 9
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30 November 2014
11:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg33–27Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania SK UP Olomouc, Olomouc
Attendance: 700
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Hrbková, Kutlvašrová 6(21–12) Bernatavičiūtė 7
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Qualification phase 2

The teams played a home-and away series to determine the final tournament participants. The draw was made on 21 December 2014. [5] [6]

Seedings

Pot 1
(9 best ranked teams from the 2014 European Championship)
Pot 2
(5 lowest ranked teams from the 2014 European Championship + teams from the qualification round)
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Matches

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
France  Flag of France.svg54–41Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 27–2027–21
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg46–49Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20–2226–27
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg54–56Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 26–3228–24
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg56–48Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 33–2323–25
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg40–54Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 18–2422–30
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg47–38Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 28–1919–19
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg44–74Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20–3324–41
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg45–39Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 25–1920–20
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg44–51Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 23–2421–27

First leg

5 June 2015
20:25
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg20–33Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
Logvin, Magelinskas 5(11–19) Erdősi, Szucsánszki 7
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6 June 2015
16:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg33–23Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Sporthal Valkenhuizen, Arnhem
Attendance: 2,876
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Abbingh, Groot 7(15–16) Luzumová 8
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6 June 2015
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg26–32Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
Radojević, Živković 5(13–17) Neagu 11
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6 June 2015
19:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg18–24Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Karpaty Arena Uzhhorod, Uzhhorod
Attendance: 800
Referees: Vujačić, Kazanegra (MNE)
Gorilskaya 6(8–14) Pielesz 8
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7 June 2015
14:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg25–19Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Centro Insular de Deportes, Las Palmas
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
three players 6(13–11) Jakubisová 5
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7 June 2015
15:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg20–22Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Anhalt-Arena, Dessau
Attendance: 3,007
Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
Wohlbold 5(8–10) Kochetova 11
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7 June 2015
17:00
France  Flag of France.svg27–20Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Brest Arena, Brest
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
Lacrabère 6(15–11) Mavsar 5
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7 June 2015
17:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg23–24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sport Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
Penezić, Sokač 6(11–8) Alm 7
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7 June 2015
20:30
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg28–19Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Bulatović, Knežević 9(12–12) Pekarskyte 5
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Second leg

13 June 2015
13:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg41–24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Audi Aréna, Győr
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
three players 5(17–10) Engel 8
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Hungary won 74–44 on aggregate.


13 June 2015
16:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg21–27Flag of France.svg  France Rdeča dvorana, Velenje
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Gros 7(10–14) Lacrabère 7
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France won 54–41 on aggregate.


13 June 2015
17:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg27–26Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sportcomplex Zvezdniy, Astrakhan
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Marić, Marić (SRB)
Kochetova 7(13–10) Hubinger 5
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Russia won 49–46 on aggregate.


13 June 2015
17:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg24–28Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca
Attendance: 7,300
Referees: Poulsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Neagu 7(12–11)three players 6
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Romania won 56–54 on aggregate.


13 June 2015
19:10
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg25–23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Sportovní hala Baník Most, Most
Attendance: 800
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Luzumová 5(11–10) Abbingh 6
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Netherlands won 56–48 on aggregate.


14 June 2015
14:15
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg20–20Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
three players 4(9–12) Pena 4
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Spain won 45–39 on aggregate.


14 June 2015
14:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg19–19Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 600
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
Thrastardottir 5(10–11) K. Bulatović 6
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Montenegro won 47–38 on aggregate.


14 June 2015
15:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg30–22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Azoty Arena, Szczecin
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Stasiak 5(17–9) Nikolayenko 7
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Poland won 54–40 on aggregate.


14 June 2015
18:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg27–21Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Hovet, Stockholm
Attendance: 6,380
Referees: Kijauskaite, Zaliene (LTU)
Ahlm 7(14–9) Penezić 7
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Sweden won 51–44 on aggregate.

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  2. Draw procedure
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