2023 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification

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The European qualification for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, was played over two rounds.

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In the first round of qualification, 18 teams who were not participating at the 2022 European Championship played a knockout round with the winners advancing to the second phase, where the teams were joined by the remaining ten teams from the European Championship and play play-off games to determine the qualified teams.

Qualification phase 1

Seeding

The draw was held on 29 June 2022 in Vienna, Austria. [1] [2] The winner of each tie advanced to the play-off round.

Pot 1Pot 2
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg31–68Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 19–3212–36
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg53–55Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 24–2729–28
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg89–38Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 46–2143–17
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg67–50Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 34–2633–24
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg44–43Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 23–2121–22
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg66–24Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 36–1330–11
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg48–59Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19–2629–33
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg72–50Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 37–2235–28
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg30–83Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 14–3916–44

Matches

3 November 2022
20:30
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg19–32Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Pavilhão Municipal de Paredes, Paredes, Portugal
Attendance: 850
Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
Bayramova 5(5–16) Pereira da Silva, Unjanque 5
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5 November 2022
22:00
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg36–12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Pavilhão Municipal de Paredes, Paredes
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
Pereira da Silva, Unjanque 6(17–5) Hasyanova, Mikhalkovich 3
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Portugal won 68–31 on aggregate


3 November 2022
19:30
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg24–27Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Istog City Sports Hall, Istog, Kosovo
Attendance: 2,150
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Geirsdóttir Eystberg 9(13–14) Demaj 9
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5 November 2022
19:30
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg28–29Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Istog City Sports Hall, Istog
Attendance: 2,250
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Demaj 11(16–16) Geirsdóttir Eystberg, Mittún 6
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Kosovo won 55–53 on aggregate.


2 November 2022
19:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg46–21Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Mestská Sportova hala Sala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,499
Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB)
Lancz 6(23–13) Millere 8
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6 November 2022
14:10
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg17–43Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Valmieris Olympic Centre, Valmiera
Attendance: 100
Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
Millere 5(11–16) Lancz 10
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Slovakia won 89–38 on aggregate.


5 November 2022
16:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg34–26Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 800
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Erlingsdóttir 11(18–15) Shaul 11
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6 November 2022
16:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg24–33Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Attendance: 700
Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR)
Shaul 6(11–14) Jacobsen 7
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Iceland won 67–50 on aggregate.


3 November 2022
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg23–21Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sports Hall Cazin, Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Mania 7(8–9) Kolašinac 7
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5 November 2022
17:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg22–21Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Sports Hall Cazin, Cazin
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
Gudelj 7(14–9) Kerlidi, Zygoura 4
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Greece won 44–43 on aggregate.


1 November 2022
19:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg36–13Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg d'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Attendance: 352
Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
Levchenko 8(18–6) Welter 5
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2 November 2022
19:00
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg11–30Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine d'Coque, Luxembourg City
Attendance: 276
Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
Kozar 3(5–16) Konovalova 6
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Ukraine won 66–24 on aggregate.


2 November 2022
17:00
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg19–26Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Gencheva 6(12–9) Babbo 5
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6 November 2022
18:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg33–29Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
Manojlovic 8(18–13) Tomova 9
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Italy won 59–48 on aggregate.


3 November 2022
20:25
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg37–22Flag of Finland.svg  Finland BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 800
Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI)
Neidhart 9(18–11) Holopainen 7
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6 November 2022
14:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg28–35Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 500
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Hilli 8(13–16) Pandza 6
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Austria won 72–50 on aggregate.


5 November 2022
18:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg14–39Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey THF Spor Complex, Çankaya, Turkey
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROU)
Thornewell 4(7–23) Sarikaya 7
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6 November 2022
18:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg44–16Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain THF Spor Complex, Çankaya
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROU)
Sarikaya 7(21–7) Gowland 5
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Turkey won 83–30 on aggregate.

Qualification phase 2

The draw took place on 19 November 2022. Serbia and Kosovo were not allowed to be drawn against each other. [3] [4] The nine winners of phase 1, the Czech Republic and ten teams from the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship played in this round. The games were played on 7 and 8 April and 11 and 12 April 2023.

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg49–65Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 24–3325–32
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg63–44Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 35–2028–24
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg49–59Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21–2528–34
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg68–42Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 36–2232–20
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg46–64Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 25–3121–33
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg75–33Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 39–1336–20
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg58–68Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 31–3227–36
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg52–54Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 28–2824–26
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg44–55Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 22–2422–31
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg41–56Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 23–2518–31

Matches

7 April 2023
16:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg24–33Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Giresun Batlama, Giresun
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
Çalışkan 8(10–15) Radosavljević 9
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12 April 2023
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg32–25Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Sportski centar Voždovac, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
Stoiljković 7(16–15) Karaçam 10
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Serbia won 65–49 on aggregate.


8 April 2023
16:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg35–20Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Pitești Arena, Pitești
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA)
Grozav 7(19–12) Andreia Da Silva Lima 5
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12 April 2023
21:15
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg24–28Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pavilhão Municipal de Paredes, Paredes
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL)
Marqués Santiago 6(8–13) Ostase 5
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Romania won 63–44 on aggregate.


8 April 2023
18:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg21–25Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
Björnsdóttir 5(10–14) Klujber 6
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12 April 2023
18:15
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg34–28Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Érd Aréna, Érd
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
Vámos 8(17–14) Sturludóttir 8
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Hungary won 59–49 on aggregate.


6 April 2023
17:45
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg36–22Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Dębowiec Sports Arena, Bielsko-Biała
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
Kobylińska, Rosiak 6(17–6) Demaj, Hajdari 5
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12 April 2023
20:15
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg20–32Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
Demaj 7(12–17) Kobylińska, Nocuń 7
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Poland won 68–42 on aggregate.


8 April 2023
18:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg25–31Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Dalla Costa, Ghilardi 6(11–17) Stanko 7
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12 April 2023
17:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg33–21Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Športna dvorana Kodeljevo, Ljubljana
Attendance: 800
Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
Varagić 8(18–13) Eghianruwa 8
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Slovenia won 64–46 on aggregate.


9 April 2023
17:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg39–13Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Westpress Arena, Hamm
Attendance: 2,110
Referees: Pagh, Thygesen (DEN)
Maidhof 7(22–6) Chatziparasidou 3
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12 April 2023
17:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg20–36Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
Chatziparasidou 6(11–20) Smits 6
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Germany won 75–33 on aggregate.


8 April 2023
15:00
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg31–32Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic St. Jakobshalle, Basel
Attendance: 3,129
Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
Bucher 8(12–14) Jeřábková, Malá 9
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11 April 2023
19:30
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg36–27Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Městská hala Vodova, Brno
Attendance: 1,515
Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
Jeřábková 9(17–10) Kündig 7
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Czech Republic won 68–58 on aggregate.


8 April 2023
18:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg28–28Flag of Spain.svg  Spain BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Attendance: 900
Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
Kovács 7(14–18) Cabral, Gassama 5
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12 April 2023
20:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg26–24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Polideportivo Fernando Argüelles, Antequera
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO)
Gutiérrez Bermejo 6(11–12) Pandza 5
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Spain won 54–52 on aggregate.


8 April 2023
19:00
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg22–24Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK)
Ristovska 8(8–14)three players 5
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11 April 2023
17:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg31–22Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Városi Sportcsarnok Kisvárda, Kisvárda, Hungary [note 1]
Attendance: 700
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Glibko 7(14–12) Gichevska 10
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Ukraine won 55–44 on aggregate.


7 April 2023
19:00
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg23–25Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Mestská Sportova hala Sala, Šaľa
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR)
Lancz 7(8–11) Birtić, Burić 5
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12 April 2023
18:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg31–18Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Sporthall Vijuš, Slavonski Brod
Attendance: 2,250
Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU)
Milosavljević 8(17–10) Lancz 6
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Croatia won 56–41 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team played its home match at neutral venue.

References

  1. "Road to 2023 Women's World Championship begins with qualification draw". eurohandball.com. 26 June 2022.
  2. "Nine pairings set to open qualification route to 2023 worlds". eurohandball.com. 29 June 2022.
  3. "20 teams await play-off draw for 2023 World Championship". eurohandball.com. 17 November 2022.
  4. "Play-off draw sets out road to 2023 World Championship". eurohandball.com. 19 November 2022.