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This article lists the performances of each of the 26 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the European Women's Handball Championship finals.
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This article lists the performances of each of the 26 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the European Women's Handball Championship finals.
Each successive European Women's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.
| Year | Debutants in qualification | Number of debutants | Debutants in championship | Number of debutants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Qual. |  Austria  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Bulgaria  Croatia  Czech Republic  Denmark  France  Georgia  Hungary  Iceland  Italy  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Moldova  Netherlands  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Russia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Switzerland  Sweden  Turkey  Ukraine | 29 | Austria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark  Germany Hungary Norway Romania  Russia Slovakia Sweden Ukraine | 12 |
| 1996 Qual. | Germany  FR Yugoslavia | 2 | Lithuania Poland | 2 |
| 1998 Qual. |  North Macedonia | 1 | North Macedonia Netherlands Spain | 3 |
| 2000 Qual. |  Greece | 1 |  Belarus France FR Yugoslavia | 3 |
| 2002 Qual. |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Slovenia | 1 |
| 2004 Qual. | 0 | |||
| 2006 Qual. |  Finland (  Serbia) | 1 (+1) | ( Serbia) | (+1) |
| 2008 Qual. |  Israel  Montenegro | 2 | Portugal | 1 |
| 2010 Qual. |  Great Britain | 1 | Iceland Montenegro | 2 |
| 2012 Qual. | 0 | |||
| 2014 Qual. | 0 | |||
| 2016 Qual. |  Faroe Islands  Kosovo | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 Qual. | 0 | |||
| 2020 Qual. | 0 | |||
| 2022 Qual. |  Cyprus | 1 | Switzerland | 1 |
| 2024 Qual. | Faroe Islands Turkey | 2 | ||
| 2026 Qual. | 0 |
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Nation | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 |  2030 | 2032 | Participations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 12th | 9th | 10th | 10th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 9 | ||||
 Belarus | • | • | • | 11th | 16th | 16th | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | 4 | ||||
| Croatia | 5th | 6th | • | • | • | 13th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 16th | 16th | 3rd | 10th | 19th | 13 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 8th | • | • | • | 8th | 15th | • | • | • | 12th | • | 10th | 15th | 15th | • | 15th | Q | 9 | |||
| Denmark | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 10th | 1st | 2nd | 11th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | Q | Q | 17 | ||
| Faroe Islands | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | 17th | 1 | ||||
| France | • | • | • | 5th | 3rd | 11th | 3rd | 14th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 13 | ||||
| Germany | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 9th | 11th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 13th | 7th | 10th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 7th | Q | 16 | |||
| Hungary | 4th | 10th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 10th | 3rd | 6th | 12th | 7th | 10th | 11th | 3rd | 16 | ||||
| Iceland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 3 | ||||
 Lithuania | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||
| Montenegro 1 | • | • | 6th | 1st | 4th | 13th | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 8th | 8 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | • | • | 10th | • | 14th | • | 15th | • | 8th | • | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 10 | ||||
| North Macedonia | × | × | 8th | 8th | • | • | 12th | 7th | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | 16th | 18th | 7 | ||||
| Norway | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 17 | |||
| Poland | • | 11th | 5th | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | 11th | 15th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 9th | Q | Q | 10 | ||
| Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 2 | ||||
| Romania | 10th | 5th | 11th | 4th | 7th | 7th | • | 5th | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 12th | 12th | 11th | Q | 16 | |||
| Russia | 6th | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 14th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | × | × | 14 | ||||
| Serbia 1 | 14th | 13th | 14th | 4th | 15th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 15th | 21st | 10 | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | 24th | Q | 4 | |||
| Slovenia | • | • | • | • | 10th | 9th | 16th | • | 16th | • | • | 14th | 13th | 16th | 8th | 10th | 9 | ||||
| Spain | • | • | 12th | • | 13th | 8th | 9th | 2nd | 11th | 11th | 2nd | 11th | 12th | 9th | 9th | 13th | 13 | ||||
| Sweden | 7th | 8th | • | • | 15th | 14th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 8th | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 11th | 5th | 5th | Q | 15 | |||
| Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 12th | 2 | ||||
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | Q | 2 | |||
| Ukraine | 11th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 12th | 6th | 13th | 10th | 12th | 14th | 16th | • | • | • | • | 23rd | 12 | ||||
| Historical national teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro 1 | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FR Yugoslavia 1 | × | • | • | 7th | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| Year | Host nation | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Germany | Runners-up |
| 1996 | Denmark | Champions |
| 1998 | Netherlands | Tenth place |
| 2000 | Romania | Fourth place |
| 2002 | Denmark | Champions |
| 2004 | Hungary | Third place |
| 2006 | Sweden | Sixth place |
| 2008 | North Macedonia | Seventh place |
| 2010 | Denmark | Fourth place |
| Norway | Champions | |
| 2012 | Serbia | Fourth place |
| 2014 | Croatia | Thirteenth place |
| Hungary | Sixth place | |
| 2016 | Sweden | Eighth place |
| 2018 | France | Champions |
| 2020 | Denmark | Fourth place |
| 2022 | Montenegro | Third place |
| North Macedonia | Sixteenth place | |
| Slovenia | Eighth place | |
| 2024 | Austria | Fourteenth place |
| Hungary | Third place | |
| Switzerland | Twelfth place | |
| 2026 | Czech Republic | |
| Poland | ||
| Romania | ||
| Slovakia | ||
| Turkey | ||
| 2028 | Denmark | |
| Norway | ||
| Sweden | ||
| 2030 | TBD | |
| 2032 | Denmark | |
| Germany | ||
| Poland |
| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Denmark | Champions |
| 1998 | Runners-up | |
| 2000 | Norway | Sixth place |
| 2002 | Hungary | Fifth place |
| 2004 | Denmark | Runners-up |
| 2006 | Norway | Champions |
| 2008 | ||
| 2010 | ||
| 2012 | Runners-up | |
| 2014 | Montenegro | Fourth place |
| 2016 | Norway | Champions |
| 2018 | Fifth place | |
| 2020 | France | Runners-up |
| 2022 | Norway | Champions |
| 2024 | Champions | |
| 2026 |
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