EM i håndbold for mænd 2026 (in Danish) EM i håndball for menn 2026 (in Norwegian) EM i handboll för herrar 2026 (in Swedish) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | Denmark Norway Sweden |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | 15 January – 1 February [1] |
Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2026 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF Euro 2026, will be the 17th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF. It will be co-hosted by Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 15 January to 1 February 2026.
On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest: [1]
As only the Scandinavian bid remained it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021. [3] [4]
Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Denmark | Co-host | 20 November 2021 | 15 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
Norway | 11 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 , 2022, 2024) | ||
Sweden | 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 , 2022 , 2024) | ||
France | Winner of 2024 European Championship | 26 January 2024 | 16 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
A first draft of the venues was proposed in August 2023. [5] The tournament will be played across four venues in four cities: one in Denmark (Herning, Groups A and B), one in Norway (Oslo, Groups C and D), and two in Sweden (Malmö and Kristianstad, Groups E and F). [6] The main round will take place in Herning and Malmö, with the former organising the final weekend. [7] In regards to Norway, Oslo was chosen over Trondheim, after negotiations with Trondheim fell through due to financial reasons. [8]
In September 2024, one team per venue was selected. Denmark will play in Herning (Group B), Norway in Oslo (Group C) and Sweden in Malmö (Group E). If they qualify, Germany will play in Herning (Group A), the Faroe Islands in Oslo (Group D) and Iceland in Kristianstad (Group F). [9]
Oslo, Norway | Kristianstad, Sweden | |
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Unity Arena Capacity: 15,000 | Kristianstad Arena Capacity: 4,700 | |
Herning, Denmark | Malmö, Sweden | |
Jyske Bank Boxen Capacity: 12,500 | Malmö Arena Capacity: 13,000 | |
On 2 September 2024, the three co-hosts were allowed to choose a nation to be drawn in their country if they qualified. Denmark chose Germany, Norway picked Faroe Islands while Sweden selected Iceland. [10] [11] [9]
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