2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.
Qualification system
38 teams have registered for participation. 38 teams competed for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.
Qualification Phase 1
The draw for the qualification round was held on the 23 June 2012 at the EHF Congress, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1][2] The games were played in a home and away series, with every team playing each other twice. The group winners advanced to the second phase.
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
 Greece Estonia Finland
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 Italy Cyprus Belgium
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 Luxembourg Great Britain Ireland
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Group 1
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| 31 October 2012 19:00 |
Finland
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28 – 21 | Luxembourg
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Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 903 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO) |
| Rönnberg 10 | (12–11) | Müller 5 | ||
3× 3×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 4 November 2012 18:00 |
Cyprus
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21 – 26 | Finland
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University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE) |
| Argyrou 7 | (7–13) | Valo 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 3 April 2013 19:30 |
Luxembourg
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16 – 17 | Cyprus
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D'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 500 Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzerve (LAT) |
| Sarac 5 | (7–9) | Argyrou 3 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 2× 3×
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| 6 April 2013 17:00 |
Luxembourg
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24 – 24 | Finland
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D'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| Müller 8 | (9–14) | Tamminen 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 12 June 2013 20:00 |
Cyprus
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22 – 36 | Luxembourg
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University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia Attendance: 500 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA) |
| Argyrou 9 | (15–17) | Poeckes 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 15 June 2013 17:30 |
Finland
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35 – 17 | Cyprus
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Varuboden Areena, Kirkkonummi Attendance: 713 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA) |
| Tamminen 10 | (19–6) | Constantinou, Nikiforou 4 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 6×
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Group 2
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| 31 October 2012 17:30 |
Greece
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43 – 14 | Great Britain
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Stadium Georgios Galanopoulos, Loutraki Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Martens, Verdonck (BEL) |
| Karypidis 7 | (17–8) | Vincent 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 2× 1×
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| 3 November 2012 20:00 |
Italy
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25 – 31 | Greece
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Palalavis, Lavis Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO) |
| Skatar 8 | (17–14) | Sanikis 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 4 April 2013 19:00 |
Great Britain
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23 – 47 | Italy
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Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell Attendance: 450 Referees: Sigurjónsson, Petursson (ISL) |
| Larsson 7 | (13–24) | Skatar 9 | ||
| 2× 2×
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Report | 2× 2×
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| 7 April 2013 15:00 |
Great Britain
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20 – 32 | Greece
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Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London Attendance: 600 Referees: Jaskins, Zabko (LAT) |
| Larsson 10 | (12–16) | Papadopoulos 7 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 2× 6×
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| 12 June 2013 20:00 |
Italy
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37 – 26 | Great Britain
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Palalavis, Lavis Attendance: 600 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (Kosovo) |
| Radovcic 6 | (18–13) | Larsson 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 15 June 2013 19:00 |
Greece
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29 – 27 | Italy
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Neapolis Arena, Larissa Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| Vasilakis 8 | (16–13) | Maione 9 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 4×
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Group 3
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| 31 October 2012 18:30 |
Estonia
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44 – 13 | Ireland
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Kehra Sporthall, Kehra Attendance: 550 Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED) |
| Peedomaa 7 | (20–4) | Meyer 4 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 3 November 2012 20:30 |
Belgium
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24 – 31 | Estonia
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Provinciaal Sportcentrum Dommelhof, Neerpelt Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Martins, Martins (POR) |
| Houbrechts, Kopljar 5 | (12–17) | Johannson 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 2× 1×
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| 4 April 2013 19:00 |
Ireland
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12 – 28 | Belgium
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University College Dublin, Dublin Attendance: 250 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE) |
| Meyer 5 | (8–11) | Cauwenberghs 9 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 6 April 2013 14:00 |
Ireland
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15 – 45 | Estonia
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University College Dublin, Dublin Attendance: 260 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE) |
| Ferguson 4 | (6–21) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 12 June 2013 20:00 |
Belgium
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36 – 12 | Ireland
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Hall de la C.E.T., Tournai Attendance: 200 Referees: Freitas, Carvalho (POR) |
| Mathijs 8 | (18–4) | Meyer 4 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 16 June 2013 18:00 |
Estonia
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32 – 23 | Belgium
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Viljandi Sporthall, Viljandi Attendance: 800 Referees: Novikov, Perepilitsy (UKR) |
| Patrail 8 | (14–11) | Kopljar 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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Play-off
Seeding
The draw for phase 2 was held on the 27 June 2013, in Vienna, Austria. The three lowest ranked teams of the 2014 qualification are seeded in Pot 1 while the three group winners of Phase 1 are seeded in Pot 2.[3][4]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Switzerland
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Estonia Finland Greece
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Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
|
61–62 | Finland
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32–30 | 29–32 |
| Greece
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45–55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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23–28 | 22–27 |
| Estonia
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58–65 | Switzerland
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26–34 | 32–31 |
First leg
| 2 April 2014 19:00 |
Greece
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23 – 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Mikras 3, Thessaloniki Attendance: 600 Referees: Lorente, Serradilla (ESP) |
| Papadopoulos 9 | (10–13) | Prce 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 2× 4×
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| 2 April 2014 19:30 |
Romania
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32 – 30 | Finland
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Concordia Sports Hall, Chiajna Attendance: 850 Referees: Bol, Van Eck (NED) |
| Mihalcea 6 | (16–14) | Rönnberg 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 2 April 2014 20:00 |
Estonia
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26 – 34 | Switzerland
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Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn Attendance: 700 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN) |
| Jaanimaa 6 | (13–18) | three players 7 | ||
| 3× 9× 1×
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Report | 2× 6×
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Second leg
| 4 April 2014 20:00 |
Switzerland
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31 – 32 | Estonia
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Kreuzbleichhalle, St. Gallen Attendance: 2,250 Referees: Sigurjónsson, Pétursson (ISL) |
| Schmid 8 | (16–14) | Patrail 7 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 3×
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Switzerland won 65–58 on aggregate.
| 5 April 2014 16:05 |
Finland
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32 – 29 | Romania
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Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 720 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
| Tamminen 8 | (15–13) | Ramba 9 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 6×
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Finland won 62–61 on aggregate.
| 5 April 2014 20:15 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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27 – 22 | Greece
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JU Sportska dvorana Cazin, Cazin Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| five players 4 | (17–12) | Papadopoulos, Tziras 4 | ||
| 5× 2×
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Report | 3× 3×
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Bosnia and Herzegovina won 55–45 on aggregate.
Qualification Phase 2
The draw was held on 11 April 2014.[5][6] The teams were split into seven groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group and the best third ranked team qualified for the final tournament.
Seeding
Group 1
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| 29 October 2014 19:00 |
Norway 
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36–27 |  Turkey
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Braathallen, Kristiansund Attendance: 2,769 Referees: Bernet, Wick (SUI) |
| Bjørnsen 11 | (18–13) | Döne 13 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 30 October 2014 18:00 |
Croatia 
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35–24 |  Netherlands
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Fran Galović, Koprivnica Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Novikov, Perepilitsy (UKR) |
| Čupić, Slišković 6 | (17–10) | Schagen 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 2 November 2014 14:00 |
Netherlands
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22–30 | Norway
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Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| Van Olphen 5 | (9–13) | Jøndal, Bjørnsen 6 | ||
| 3× 5× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 2 November 2014 16:00 |
Turkey
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22–32 | Croatia
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THF Sport Hall, Çankaya Attendance: 800 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Döne 8 | (9–16) | Kopljar, Čupić 6 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 29 April 2015 19:00 |
Turkey
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23–30 | Netherlands
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THF Sport Hall, Çankaya Attendance: 500 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Döne 11 | (11–14) | Schagen 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 29 April 2015 19:10 |
Norway
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27–26 | Croatia
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DNB Arena, Stavanger Attendance: 4,750 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Hansen, Sagosen 5 | (17–13) | Čupić 5 | ||
| 3× 4× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 3 May 2015 14:00 |
Netherlands
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31–21 | Turkey
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Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) |
| Boomhouwer, Haenen 6 | (13–9) | Döne 5 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 3 May 2015 17:15 |
Croatia
|
31–25 | Norway
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Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| Duvnjak, Horvat 7 | (16–17) | three players 4 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 7× 1×
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| 10 June 2015 19:00 |
Turkey
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22–26 | Norway
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THF Sport Hall, Çankaya Attendance: 500 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Çalışkan 8 | (10–12) | Kristensen 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 2× 3×
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| 10 June 2015 20:00 |
Netherlands
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24–27 | Croatia
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Fitland XL, Sittard Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Dobrovits, Tájok (HUN) |
| Verjans 6 | (12–14) | Horvat 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 1× 1×
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| 14 June 2015 17:17 |
Croatia
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40–26 | Turkey
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Školska sportska dvorana Umag, Umag Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP) |
| Mihić, Stepančić 6 | (21–13) | Çalışkan, Döne 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 14 June 2015 18:15 |
Norway
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38–24 | Netherlands
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Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,151 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL) |
| Tønnesen 11 | (19–11) | Haenen 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
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Group 2
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| 29 October 2014 16:30 |
Belarus 
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25–25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Pukhouski 6 | (12–13) | Vražalić 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 6×
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| 30 October 2014 20:15 |
Denmark 
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31–21 |  Lithuania
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Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 4,016 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Hansen 7 | (16–8) | Drabavičius 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 2× 2×
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| 2 November 2014 16:00 |
Lithuania
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28–30 | Belarus
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Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai Attendance: 500 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| Malasinskas 9 | (13–13) | Pukhouski 8 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 3× 1×
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| 2 November 2014 20:15 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
23–25 | Denmark
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KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| Toromanović 6 | (11–12) | Møllgaard, Hansen 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 1×
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| 30 April 2015 19:00 |
Belarus
|
27–36 | Denmark
|
Chizhovka-Arena, Minsk Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| S. Rutenka 10 | (12–17) | Mortensen 9 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 30 April 2015 20:15 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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26–23 | Lithuania
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Sports Hall Cazin, Cazin Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Harabagiu, Stănescu (ROU) |
| Prce 9 | (13–10) | Petreikis 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 1× 6×
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| 2 May 2015 20:15 |
Denmark
|
32–23 | Belarus
|
NRGi Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 4,959 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Hansen, Mortensen 7 | (18–11) | D. Rutenka, S. Rutenka 5 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 3 May 2015 17:00 |
Lithuania
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19–15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| Strazdas, Plėta 4 | (10–7) | Prce 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 10 June 2015 19:00 |
Lithuania
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26–31 | Denmark
|
Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Truchanovičius 6 | (13–18) | Nøddesbo 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 11 June 2015 20:15 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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22–22 | Belarus
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Arena Zenica, Zenica Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| Dejan Malinović 6 | (14–12) | Pukhouski 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 14 June 2015 16:00 |
Belarus
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31–24 | Lithuania
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Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,310 Referees: Pandzić, Mosorinski (SRB) |
| Pukhouski 8 | (15–10) | Petreikis, Truchanovičius 6 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 14 June 2015 20:15 |
Denmark
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26–25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Brøndby Hall, Brøndby Attendance: 4,467 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
| Schmidt 6 | (13–14) | Prce 9 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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Group 3
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| 29 October 2014 20:30 |
Slovenia 
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31–25 |  Slovakia
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Arena Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Gajić 9 | (15–12) | Rábek 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 30 October 2014 17:15 |
Sweden 
|
33–23 |  Latvia
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Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter, Nyköping Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pandzić, Satordzija (BIH) |
| Ekberg, Petersen 6 | (18–8) | Krištopāns 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 4× 1×
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| 1 November 2014 17:05 |
Latvia
|
28–39 | Slovenia
|
Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN) |
| Jurdžs 7 | (13–21) | Gajić 10 | ||
| 3× 5× 1×
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Report | 3× 2× 1×
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| 1 November 2014 18:00 |
Slovakia
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23–33 | Sweden
|
Hant Aréna, Bratislava Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| Urban 7 | (15–16) | Nilsson 9 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 29 April 2015 19:15 |
Sweden
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28–24 | Slovenia
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Vida Arena, Växjö Attendance: 4,512 Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU) |
| Gottfridsson 10 | (18–10) | Gajič 10 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 29 April 2015 19:35 |
Latvia
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25–18 | Slovakia
|
Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 900 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR) |
| Krištopāns 8 | (11–7) | Rábek 8 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 2 May 2015 18:00 |
Slovakia
|
22–23 | Latvia
|
Sportova hala Na Zabrani, Hlohovec Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN) |
| Hruščák 9 | (16–10) | Pavlovičs 9 | ||
| 3× 7×
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Report | 2× 6×
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| 3 May 2015 17:30 |
Slovenia
|
28–28 | Sweden
|
Zlatorog Arena, Celje Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| Gajič 13 | (13–16) | Olsson 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3×
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| 10 June 2015 17:00 |
Slovakia
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20–26 | Slovenia
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Tatran Handball Arena, Prešov Attendance: 1,450 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| Rábek 7 | (10–13) | Natek, Šoštarič 4 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 10 June 2015 19:35 |
Latvia
|
14–33 | Sweden
|
Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 600 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE) |
| Pavlovičs 3 | (8–16) | Zachrisson 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 1× 2×
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| 13 June 2015 18:30 |
Slovenia
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37–20 | Latvia
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Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
| Marguč, Šoštarič 5 | (18–11) | Jurdžs 10 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 2× 3×
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| 14 June 2015 16:15 |
Sweden
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27–22 | Slovakia
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Hovet, Stockholm Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI) |
| Ekberg 10 | (16–10) | Stranovský 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 2× 5×
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Group 4
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| 29 October 2014 19:30 |
Iceland 
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36–19 |  Israel
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Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI) |
| Sigurðsson 9 | (14–9) | Pomeranz 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 1× 5× 1×
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| 29 October 2014 20:00 |
Serbia 
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25–21 |  Montenegro
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Pionir Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| Djukić, Vujin 7 | (10–9) | Melić 6 | ||
| 3× 7×
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Report | 2× 5×
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| 2 November 2014 18:00 |
Montenegro
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25–24 | Iceland
|
Sportska Dvorana Topolica, Bar Attendance: 2,234 Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
| Borozan 10 | (14–12) | Petersson 7 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 2× 3×
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| 2 November 2014 19:45 |
Israel
|
22–26 | Serbia
|
Maccabi Sport Centre, Rishon LeZion Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| Pomeranz 9 | (10–13) | Stojković 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 29 April 2015 19:30 |
Iceland
|
38–22 | Serbia
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Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| Sigurðsson 12 | (16–10) | Marsenić 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 30 April 2015 19:45 |
Israel
|
19–22 | Montenegro
|
Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Levy 6 | (9–9) | Lipovina 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 3 May 2015 19:00 |
Serbia
|
25–25 | Iceland
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Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 5,600 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| Ilić 6 | (13–11) | Svavarsson 5 | ||
| 2× 2×
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Report | 2× 4× 1×
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| 3 May 2015 20:00 |
Montenegro
|
33–27 | Israel
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Sportska Dvorana Topolica, Bar Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT) |
| Melić, Ševaljević 6 | (16–13) | Appo 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 1×
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| 10 June 2015 19:45 |
Israel
|
24–34 | Iceland
|
Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Levy, Gal 5 | (12–17) | Sigurmannsson 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 7×
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| 10 June 2015 20:00 |
Montenegro
|
23–23 | Serbia
|
Sportska Dvorana Topolica, Bar Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| four players 4 | (11–14) | Ilić 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 14 June 2015 17:00 |
Iceland
|
34–22 | Montenegro
|
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Sigurðsson 10 | (19–11) | Ševaljević, Borozan 6 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 2× 6×
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| 14 June 2015 18:30 |
Serbia
|
32–23 | Israel
|
Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO) |
| Zelenović 6 | (19–12) | Davda, Friedmann 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 1×
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Group 5
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| 29 October 2014 20:30 |
Hungary 
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31–30 |  Portugal
|
Generali aréna, Miskolc Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| three players 5 | (19–15) | Rocha 9 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 2 November 2014 16:00 |
Portugal
|
29–34 |  Russia
|
Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Portela 7 | (12–18) | Igropulo 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 2 November 2014 18:00 |
Ukraine 
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20–33 | Hungary
|
Palace of Sports, Kiev Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Onufryienko 5 | (9–15) | Iváncsik 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 4× 3×
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| 30 April 2015 18:00 |
Ukraine
|
26–32 | Portugal
|
TRC-Terminal Brovary, Brovary Attendance: 1,120 Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL) |
| Tiutiunnik 7 | (12–17) | Portela 10 | ||
| 3× 6×
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Report | 3× 6×
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| 30 April 2015 19:00 |
Russia
|
23–27 | Hungary
|
Olimpiysky Sport Palace, Chekhov Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO) |
| Shishkarev 6 | (8–15) | Császár 5 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report | 2× 3×
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| 2 May 2015 16:10 |
Hungary
|
29–25 | Russia
|
Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém Attendance: 3,215 Referees: Fleisch, Rieber (GER) |
| Bodó, Császár 6 | (15–11) | Shishkarev, Zhitnikov 4 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2× 5× 1×
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| 3 May 2015 16:05 |
Portugal
|
34–24 | Ukraine
|
Pavilhao Desportivo Municipal, Vila Nova de Gaia Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE) |
| Antunes 10 | (19–12) | Chychykalo 8 | ||
| 3× 6× 1×
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Report | 2× 4×
|
| 10 June 2015 18:00 |
Russia
|
27–22 | Ukraine
|
Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,300 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Dibirov 6 | (15–10) | Karamyshev 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 10 June 2015 20:15 |
Portugal
|
25–26 | Hungary
|
Pavilhão Municipal, Santo Tirso Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| Duarte 10 | (15–12) | Bodó 5 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 11 June 2015 19:00 |
Ukraine
|
28–30 | Russia
|
Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Chychykalo 7 | (14–16) | Dereven, Dibirov 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 13 June 2015 16:00 |
Hungary
|
32–28 | Ukraine
|
Audi Arena, Győr Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Skruzny, Kavulic (CZE) |
| Bodó 9 | (15–14) | Chychykalo 8 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 14 June 2015 16:00 |
Russia
|
35–33 | Portugal
|
CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Dibirov 11 | (15–16) | Portela 8 | ||
| 3× 8×
|
Report | 3× 7× 1×
|
Group 6
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| 29 October 2014 17:45 |
North Macedonia 
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27–20 | Switzerland
|
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU) |
| Lazarov 13 | (12–8) | Schmid 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 30 October 2014 19:30 |
France 
|
41–25 |  Czech Republic
|
Le Phare, Chambéry Attendance: 4,400 Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU) |
| Joli 7 | (20–12) | Linhart 8 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 2 November 2014 13:30 |
Czech Republic
|
27–27 | North Macedonia
|
Sportovní hala Euronics, Zlín Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR) |
| Linhart, Zdráhala 7 | (18–11) | Lazarov 10 | ||
| 2× 3× 1×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 2 November 2014 14:30 |
Switzerland
|
24–33 | France
|
St. Jakobshalle, Basel Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Sidorowiz 9 | (11–15) | Guigou 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
| 29 April 2015 20:00 |
Switzerland
|
26–30 | Czech Republic
|
BBC Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| Schmid 7 | (12–14) | Petrovský 6 | ||
| 3× 4× 1×
|
Report | 3× 3× 1×
|
| 29 April 2015 20:15 |
North Macedonia
|
25–27 | France
|
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Horváth, Márton (HUN) |
| Lazarov 8 | (13–15) | Guigou 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 2 May 2015 17:00 |
Czech Republic
|
29–25 | Switzerland
|
Sportovní hala TJ Lokomotiva, Plzeň Attendance: 795 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR) |
| Zdráhala 9 | (15–13) | Raemy 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 3 May 2015 17:05 |
France
|
35–24 | North Macedonia
|
Palais des sports André-Brouat, Toulouse Attendance: 4,226 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR) |
| Karabatić 6 | (17–10) | Lazarov 9 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 10 June 2015 18:10 |
Czech Republic
|
24–34 | France
|
Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Zdráhala 9 | (10–16) | Mahé 7 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 10 June 2015 20:00 |
Switzerland
|
17–26 | North Macedonia
|
Kreuzbleichhalle, St. Gallen Attendance: 2,337 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS) |
| Schmid, Küttel 4 | (8–15) | Lazarov 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 13 June 2015 15:15 |
France
|
31–23 | Switzerland
|
Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand Attendance: 4,700 Referees: Cohen, Peretz (ISR) |
| Guigou, N'Guessan 6 | (19–9) | Graubner 8 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 14 June 2015 17:45 |
North Macedonia
|
32–28 | Czech Republic
|
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 6,963 Referees: Dinu, Din (ROU) |
| Lazarov 11 | (15–12) | Zdráhala 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
Group 7
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| 29 October 2014 20:15 |
Germany 
|
30–18 | Finland
|
Schwalbe Arena, Gummersbach Attendance: 4,141 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE) |
| Gensheimer, Weinhold 4 | (19–8) | A. Rönnberg 6 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 29 October 2014 20:30 |
Spain 
|
27–16 |  Austria
|
Pavillón Municipal dos Deportes de Pontevedra, Pontevedra Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA) |
| Tomás 6 | (12–8) | Weber 3 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| 1 November 2014 17:05 |
Finland
|
27–34 | Spain
|
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN) |
| Tamminen 11 | (15–17) | Maqueda, Tomás 7 | ||
| 3× 4× 1×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 2 November 2014 18:00 |
Austria
|
24–28 | Germany
|
Albert Schultz Eishalle, Vienna Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB) |
| Weber 6 | (11–12) | Gensheimer 10 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 29 April 2015 18:10 |
Germany
|
29–28 | Spain
|
SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 11,895 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Gensheimer 9 | (17–15) | Rivera Folch 10 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 29 April 2015 18:30 |
Finland
|
23–26 | Austria
|
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL) |
| Broman 7 | (12–11) | Božović 6 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 2 May 2015 20:25 |
Austria
|
29–22 | Finland
|
Handballarena Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Weber 6 | (14–14) | Sundberg 6 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 3 May 2015 17:00 |
Spain
|
26–20 | Germany
|
Palacio de los Deportes de León, León Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Rivera Folch 6 | (11–8) | Gensheimer 5 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 10 June 2015 19:00 |
Finland
|
20–34 | Germany
|
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK) |
| Rönnberg 7 | (8–16) | Gensheimer 6 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 10 June 2015 20:25 |
Austria
|
24–30 | Spain
|
Olympiahalle, Innsbruck Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Gatelis, Mažeika (LTU) |
| Santos 6 | (12–16) | Rivera Folch 5 | ||
| 3× 3×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
| 13 June 2015 18:30 |
Spain
|
39–16 | Finland
|
Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja, Logroño Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP) |
| four players 4 | (21–9) | Broman, Sundberg 3 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 14 June 2015 15:15 |
Germany
|
31–29 | Austria
|
Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 8,074 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Wiede 8 | (14–13) | Santos 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
References
- ^ "EHF EURO 2016 qualification draw". EHF. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Nine nations draw for EHF EURO 2016". eurohandball.com. 2012-06-23.
- ^ "Draw procedure for EHF EURO 2016 play-off qualification matches released". EHF. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "EHF EURO 2016 qualification play-offs drawn in Vienna". EHF. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Draw procedures for EHF EURO events in Poland released". eurohandball.com. 2014-04-07.
- ^ "EHF EURO 2016 qualification groups drawn in Warsaw". eurohandball.com. 2014-04-11.