2030 European Men's Handball Championship

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2030 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates10–27 January
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2030 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2030, will be the 19th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by the EHF. The tournament will be held in Czech Republic, Poland and Denmark from 10 to 27 January 2030. [1]

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Bid process

Bidding timeline

The bidding timeline was as follows: [2]

2 August 2023Invitation to National Federations to provide a letter of intent to the EHF for hosting the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
1 November 2023Deadline for submitting the letter of intent and request for the bidding documents by the interested federations
November 2023Dispatch of the manual for staging the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032 together with the relevant specifications and forms by the EHF
1 June 2024Applications available at the EHF Office and deadline to submit a formal bid
21 June 2024Approval of applications by EHF EXEC
July and September 2024Site inspections
End of SeptemberConfirmation of bids for the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
December 2024Allocation at the EO EHF Congress 2024

Bids

On 3 November 2023, it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest: [3]

On 11 June 2024, the official bids were announced. [4]

On 20 September 2024, both bids were approved by the EHF. [12] However shortly before the host announcement, Croatia withdrew. [13] Czech Republic, Denmark and Poland won unopposed on 14 December. [1] [14] [15] [16]

Voting results

Country
Votes [17]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic & Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark & Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 42
Against the bid0
Total42

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Co-host14 December 202411 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 16 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues

The venues from the bid are as follows:

References

  1. 1 2 "Five nations to host EHF EURO events in 2030 and 2032". EHF. 14 December 2024.
  2. "Bidding process open for EHF EUROs 2030 and 2032". EHF. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. "High interest for hosting EHF EUROs in 2030 and 2032". EHF. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. "EHF receives bids for EURO events in 2030 and 2032". EHF. 11 June 2024.
  5. Cabraja, Jozo (18 May 2024). "Novosti iz Saveza: Novi mandat glavnom tajniku Damiru Poljaku". Croatian Handball Federation.
  6. "Polska chce zorganizować trzy wielkie turnieje! Niedługo ważne spotkania". Fakt. 6 February 2024.
  7. Betlej, Ewa (6 February 2024). "Polska składa aplikację dotyczącą organizacji turniejów mistrzowskich w piłce ręcznej!". PolskiSport.
  8. "Polska walczy o trzy wielkie turnieje w piłce ręcznej. W tym mistrzostwa świata". Polski Sport. 6 February 2024.
  9. Pechman, Damian (6 February 2024). "Polska chce zorganizować mistrzostwa świata!". TVP Sport. Telewizja Polska S.A.
  10. "Český svaz házené bude usilovat o mužské EURO 2030. Hlavní město Praha záměr podpoří". Czech Handball. 30 May 2024.
  11. "German Handball Association Confirms Interest in Hosting Further Major Handball Tournaments". Handball World. 5 November 2023.
  12. "EHF EXEC gathers for first meeting in 2024/25 season". EHF. 20 September 2024.
  13. "EXEC confirms EHF youth club handball competition as of 2025". EHF. 13 December 2024.
  14. "Danmark bliver værter for EM i både 2030 og 2032". Håndbold.dk. DanskHåndbold.
  15. "EURO 2030 v Praze. Šampionát posune českou házenou na další level". Český svaz házené.
  16. Szarek, Maciej (14 December 2024). "Mistrzostwa Europy w 2030 i 2032 roku odbędą się w Polsce!". Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce.
  17. EHF Meeting December 2025