2026 European Women's Handball Championship

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2026 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates3–20 December
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 EHF European Women's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2026, will be the 17th edition of the EHF European Women's Handball Championship. It will be held from 3 to 20 December 2026.

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The championship was originally scheduled to be held in Russia, but due to the invasion of Ukraine, they were stripped of the hosting rights. [1] On 8 March 2024, the EHF announced Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey as co-hosts. [2]

Bid process

First bidding process

Bids

On 11 May 2021 it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest: [3]

On 20 October the final bids were presented. The Scandinavian bid was withdrawn, leaving Russia unopposed. [4] [5]

Host selection

As only the Russian bid remained it was unanimously selected at the 14th EHF Extraordinary Congress on 20 November 2021. [6] [7]

Second bidding process

On 4 July 2023, the EHF confirmed that Russia would not host the event due to the war in Ukraine, [8] and thus reopened the bidding process. On 25 October, the EHF announced the official bids.

The hosts were originally going to be announced on 28 January 2024 in Cologne, but the EHF decided to delay the announcement to April while also inviting every bidding nation to a meeting in mid-February. [9]

During the meeting in mid-February, Romanian media reported that a possible five-country co-hosting plan was being negotiated by all five bidding countries and the EHF after it was reported that none of the three bids fulfilled all the requirements. [10]

On 8 March 2024, the EHF announced all five countries, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey, as co-hosts. [2] This marks the second time a sports tournament has been held in more than four countries, after UEFA Euro 2020.

Venues

Flag of Poland.svg Katowice Flag of Romania.svg Oradea
Spodek
Capacity: 11,036		 Oradea Arena
Capacity: 5,500
Katowice-Spodek (8).jpg Sala Polivalenta (Oradea).jpg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno Flag of Romania.svg Cluj-Napoca
Arena Brno
Capacity: 12,000		 BTarena
Capacity: 10,000
Rondo hall.jpg Cluj Polyvalent Hall 2.jpg
Flag of Slovakia.svg Bratislava Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya
Ondrej Nepela Arena
Capacity: 10,000		 Antalya Arena
Capacity: 10,000
Ondrej nepela arena 2019 2.jpg Yellow pog.svg Katowice will host preliminary round, main round and knockout stage.
Blue pog.svg Cluj-Napoca will host preliminary round and main round.
Red pog.svg Brno, Bratislava, Oradea and Antalya will host preliminary round only.		 Antalya spor arena.webp

Qualification

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 00Co-hosts8 March 20248 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3 (1994, 2014, 2024)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1 (2024)
1Bold indicates champion for that year.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Organisers for Women's EHF EURO 2026 confirmed". EHF. European Handball Federation. 8 March 2024.
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  4. ↑ "Россия – единственный кандидат на проведение женского Евро-2026". Handball Federation of Russia. 20 October 2021.
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