2019 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification

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The European qualification for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship, in Japan, was played over two rounds. [1]

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In the first round of qualification, 16 teams who were not participating at the 2018 European Championship were split into four groups. Each winner from the four groups and the best 2nd-placed team joined the remaining 12 teams from the European Championship and Austria as the second-best third-ranked team from the 2018 European Championship qualification and played play-offs to determine the nine qualifiers.

Qualification phase 1

Seeding

The draw was held on 24 June 2016. [2] The winner from each group and the best second-ranked team advanced to the play-off round. Each group played their matches in a mini-tournament at a pre-selected location. [3]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

All times are local.

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (H)330010067+336 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 320111180+314
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 31027384112
4Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 300359112530
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) Hosts
30 November 2018
15:30
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg25–28Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 150
Referees: Merisi, Rosca (ITA)
Demaj 9(11–16) Vakrat 12
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30 November 2018
18:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg36–32Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Rajnohová 12(17–13) Borshchenko, Glibko 7
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1 December 2018
15:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg44–19Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 150
Referees: Merisi, Rosca (ITA)
Glibko 9(23–7) Merditaj 8
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1 December 2018
18:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg20–24Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Bertaut, Vakrat 5(7–11) Patrnčiaková 6
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2 December 2018
15:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg35–25Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 100
Referees: Merisi, Rosca (ITA)
Glibko 10(23–11) Aminov 8
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2 December 2018
18:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg40–15Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Mestská športová hala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Sá, Sá (POR)
Patrnčiaková 6(18–5) Kameri 7
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Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (H)33006549+166 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 31027571+42 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 3102636632 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 31025774172 [lower-alpha 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Lithuania 2 Pts, +5 GD; Faore Islands 2 Pts, +1 GD; Finland 2 Pts, −6 GD
30 November 2018
16:30
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg19–22Flag of Finland.svg  Finland GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal
Attendance: 180
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Christophersen Jojic 6(12–10) Aarnio 8
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30 November 2018
19:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg21–20Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal
Attendance: 1,050
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Gautschi 5(13–12) Gedroit 6
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1 December 2018
16:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg21–25Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal
Attendance: 250
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Gedroit 5(11–15) Christophersen Jojic 6
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1 December 2018
19:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg10–21Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal
Attendance: 975
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Kulju 4(7–10) Frey 5
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2 December 2018
12:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg34–25Flag of Finland.svg  Finland GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal
Attendance: 105
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Kavaliauskaitė 11(17–9) Hilli, Voutilainen 4
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2 December 2018
15:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg23–19Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands GoEasy Arena, Untersiggenthal
Attendance: 950
Referees: Christidi, Papamattheou (GRE)
Gautschi 7(11–8) Henneberg Joensen 4
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Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 33009467+276 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (H)3201576254
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31027267+52
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30036592270
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) Hosts
23 November 2018
17:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg31–23Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio
Attendance: 300
Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
Kotsina 9(15–14)three players 5
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23 November 2018
19:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg19–23Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio
Attendance: 800
Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN)
Del Balzo, Eder 4(9–12) Tsàkalou 9
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24 November 2018
17:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg18–28Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio
Attendance: 900
Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
Vafeiadou 6(8–14) Shamanouskaya, Vasileuskaya 5
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24 November 2018
19:30
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg34–20Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN)
Vieira 6(19–9) Del Balzo 6
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25 November 2018
17:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg15–16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Merz, Schilha (GER)
Emidio, Vieira 4(4–5) Vafeiadou 8
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25 November 2018
19:30
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg35–26Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DAK Amyntaio, Amyntaio
Attendance: 300
Referees: Pech, Vágvölgyi (HUN)
Yezhykava 7(17–15)Manojlovic 7
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Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia (H)330010066+346 Qualification phase 2
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 320110670+364
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31027892142
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 300366122560
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) Hosts
30 November 2018
18:00
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg41–22Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 600
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Ristovska 11(18–8) Tankaskaya 6
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30 November 2018
20:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg23–36Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 100
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Şahin 5(14–18) Pálsdóttir 8
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1 December 2018
18:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg21–29Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 600
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Pálsdóttir, Stefánsdóttir 5(10–16) Ristovska 9
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1 December 2018
20:00
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg26–32Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 100
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Gasimova, Tankaskaya 6(13–17) Bozdoğan 5
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2 December 2018
18:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg49–18Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 100
Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
Stefánsdóttir 13(28–9)three players 4
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2 December 2018
20:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg23–30Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 700
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Bozdoğan, Türkoğlu 5(10–16) Ristovska 9
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Ranking of second-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 4 Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 320110670+364 Qualification phase 2
2 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 320111180+314
3 3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3201576254
4 2 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 31027571+42
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2018. Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.

Qualification phase 2

The draw was held on 15 December 2018 at Paris. [4] [5] The teams played a home-and away series to determine the participants for the final tournament.

Seedings

Pot 1
(9 best ranked teams from the 2018 European Championship not already qualified for World Championship)
Pot 2
(3 lowest ranked teams from the 2018 European Championship + Austria + teams from the qualification round)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg45–49Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 24–2421–25
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg61–36Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 35–2226–14
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg78–42Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 33–1845–24
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg49–65Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 21–3428–31
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg60–49Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 33–1927–30
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg49–49 (a)Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 26–2423–25
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg57–71Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 30–3327–38
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg42–69Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 23–4119–28
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg66–58Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 35–2631–32

All times are local.

Matches

2 June 2019
16:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg24–24Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sports Hall Fran Galović, Koprivnica
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
Blažević, Turk 5(11–10) Naidzinavicius 6
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5 June 2019
18:45
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg25–21Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Westpress Arena, Hamm
Attendance: 2,167
Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
Stolle 6(14–9) Blažević 7
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Germany won 49–45 on aggregate.


1 June 2019
16:10
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg35–22Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Roskilde Hallen, Roskilde
Attendance: 2,088
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Hansen 8(18–10) Gautschi 7
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5 June 2019
18:15
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg14–26Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Axa-Arena, Winterthur
Attendance: 1,165
Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
Kündig 5(5–12) K. Jørgensen 6
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Denmark won 61–36 on aggregate.


1 June 2019
17:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg33–18Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Brinova Arena Karlskrona, Karlskrona
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB)
Hagman 7(18–10) Bíziková 7
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6 June 2019
18:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg24–45Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Mestská športová hala Šaľa, Šaľa
Attendance: 800
Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
Bíziková 9(10–25) Mässing 9
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Sweden won 78–42 on aggregate.


31 May 2019
19:15
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg21–34Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Universal Sports Complex Victoria, Brest
Attendance: 1,560
Referees: Prastalo, Balvan (BIH)
Shamanouskaya 6(10–17) Løke 6
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5 June 2019
19:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg31–28Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Sotra Arena, Bergen
Attendance: 3,809
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Brattset 7(21–11) Ilyina, Shamanouskaya 6
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Norway won 65–49 on aggregate.


31 May 2019
20:15
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg33–19Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Alpaizde, Berezkina (RUS)
three players 6(17–11) Achruk 8
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6 June 2019
18:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg30–27Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Hala RCS, Lubin
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Kijauskaite, Zaliene (LTU)
Achruk 7(12–14) Krpež Slezak 8
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Serbia won 60–49 on aggregate.


31 May 2019
20:10
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg26–24Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Sportovní hala Banik Most, Most
Attendance: 860
Referees: Mandak, Rudinsky (SVK)
Hrbková 7(15–13) Radičević 6
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5 June 2019
20:15
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg25–23Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Sportski Centar Nikšić, Nikšić
Attendance: 4,078
Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Jauković 9(12–11) Jeřábková 5
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49–49 on aggregate. Montenegro won by away goals.


2 June 2019
20:30
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg30–33Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Frieser, Kavulic (CZE)
Gjeorgjievska 9(14–15) Gros, Stanko 6
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6 June 2019
20:15
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg38–27Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Golovec Hall, Celje
Attendance: 1,706
Referees: Brunovsky, Canda (SVK)
Mavsar 8(20–14) Livrinikj 6
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Slovenia won 71–57 on aggregate.


2 June 2019
18:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg23–41Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz, Graz
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
Frey 9(9–20) Tóth 9
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5 June 2019
18:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg28–19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Zalaegerszeg
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Klujber 6(16–10) Frey, Kovács 5
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Hungary won 69–42 on aggregate.


31 May 2019
21:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg35–26Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Polideportivo Fernando Arguelles, Antequera
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Antic, Jakovljevic (SRB)
Pena 12(21–7) Stefánsdóttir 6
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6 June 2019
19:45
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg32–31Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík
Attendance: 831
Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
Pálsdóttir 8(13–15) Etxeberria 8
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Spain won 66–58 on aggregate.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship</span> International handball competition

The 2023 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, and was held in Piteşti and Mioveni, Romania from 6 to 16 July 2023.

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