2024 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification process for the EHF EURO 2024 and EHF Euro Cup. In total 32 teams competed for 20 places at the final tournament, while 4 teams contested the EHF Euro Cup.

Logo of the qualifiers

Format

Prior to the qualifiers, four teams were automatically qualified:^[1]

• Germany as a host
• three best placed teams from 2022 European Men's Handball Championship

Originally, the qualification process was about to start with Phase 1 in March 2021.^[2] The two best-placed teams from that phase would qualify for the relegation round along with the winner of the 2021 edition of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship. However, after postponing the Qualification Phase 1 and cancellation of the IHF Emerging Nations Championship, both caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, those two tournaments were merged into 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy. The three best-ranked teams from that tournament qualified for the relegation round.

Relegation Round involved eight teams:

• three entries from the IHF/EHF Trophy,
• Luxembourg as the best ranked team according to EHF ranking which haven't participate in the final phase of the previous qualification
• Four worst-ranked fourth placed teams from the EHF EURO 2022 qualifiers

The four winners advanced to the qualifiers – the latest stage of this qualification campaign.

Qualifiers involved 32 teams:

• four teams advanced from the relegation round
• eight remaining teams from the EHF EURO 2022 qualifiers which failed to qualify for the final tournament
• twenty teams which participated at EHF EURO 2022, but not directly qualified for EHF EURO 2024

Qualification phase 1

Since only four teams would have participated in this round, no draw was needed.^[3] This phase was planned to be played in a tournament format.^[4] On 15 February 2021 the EHF announced that the tournament was postponed to 30 April to 2 May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

On 26 March 2021, the Qualification Phase 1 was cancelled and replaced with the IHF/EHF Trophy.^[6]

IHF/EHF Trophy

Main article: 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy

After the 2021 IHF Emerging Nations Championship was cancelled, the EHF announced in March 2021, that the IHF/EHF Trophy would take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 14 to 19 June 2021.^[6] The three best teams qualified for the relegation round.^[7]

Rank	Team
	Georgia
	Cyprus
	Bulgaria
4	Moldova
5	Andorra  Azerbaijan

Relegation round

The four worst-ranked fourth placed teams from the previous cycle join in this round.^[8] The draw took place on 19 August 2021, when the teams were paired in four two-legged ties.^[9][10]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 18 August 2021.^[11] Teams relegated from the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification were placed into the seeding pot 2.

Pot 1	Pot 2
Luxembourg  Georgia  Cyprus  Bulgaria	Finland  Belgium  Turkey  Latvia

Overview

All matches were played in January 2022.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Turkey	64–54	Cyprus	35–28	29–26
Georgia	45–52	Finland	22–22	23–30
Latvia	72–55	Bulgaria	36–23	36–32
Luxembourg	53–59	Belgium	26–32	27–27

Matches

All times are local.

19 January 2022 18:00	Turkey	35–28	Cyprus	Haldun Alagaş Sports Hall, Istanbul Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Kanberoğlu 8	(17–14)	Argyrou 11
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

22 January 2022 19:00	Cyprus	26–29	Turkey	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 500 Referees: Baďura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
	Argyrou, Demosthenous 7	(11–14)	Biçer 12
	1× 5×	Report	1× 4×

Turkey won 64–54 on aggregate.

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5 January 2022 16:00	Georgia	22–22	Finland	Olympic Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,500 Referees: V. Butskevich, Y. Butskevich (BLR)
	Orjonikidze 7	(8–9)	M. Granlund 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 5× 1×

9 January 2022 15:00	Finland	30–23	Georgia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Syrjälä, Säkkinen 7	(18–12)	Dikhaminjia 5
	5×	Report	1× 4×

Finland won 52–45 on aggregate.

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22 January 2022[note 2] 16:40	Latvia	36–23	Bulgaria	Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele Attendance: 750 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Kreicbergs 11	(18–10)	Dimitrov, Vasilev 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 5×

23 January 2022[note 2] 13:45	Bulgaria	32–36	Latvia	Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele, Latvia Attendance: 260 Referees: Kull, Tint (EST)
	Vasilev 9	(17–19)	Leja 8
	1× 1×	Report	1× 4×

Latvia won 72–55 on aggregate.

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20 January 2022 19:30	Luxembourg	26–32	Belgium	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 531 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Guden 8	(12–12)	Glorieux 8
	2× 4×	Report	1× 2×

22 January 2022 20:15	Belgium	27–27	Luxembourg	Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 0[note 1] Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Spooren 9	(13–13)	Hoffmann 7
	5×	Report	1× 5×

Belgium won 59–53 on aggregate.

Qualifiers

Qualifiers were played between October 2022 and April 2023. Like in previous cycles, 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, with the winners and runners-up qualifying for the final tournament, together with the four best third-placed teams which were determined taking into account only results against top two teams in each group.^[1][13] The draw took place on 31 March 2022.^[14]

Participating teams

Qualification method	Team(s)
Participated at 2022 European Men's Handball Championship	Austria  Belarus1  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Czech Republic  France  Hungary  Iceland  Lithuania  Montenegro  Netherlands  North Macedonia  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Russia2  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Ukraine
Eliminated from the final phase of 2022 European Men's Handball Championship qualification	Estonia  Faroe Islands  Greece  Israel  Italy  Kosovo  Romania   Switzerland
Relegation round winners	Belgium  Finland  Georgia (replacement)3  Latvia  Luxembourg (replacement)3  Turkey

¹ Belarus was excluded due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[15]
2 Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[15]
3 Georgia and Luxembourg, as two teams with the best records among the relegation round losers, replaced Belarus and Russia.^[15]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 22 March 2022.^[16]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway  France  Croatia  Slovenia  Hungary  Portugal  Iceland  Austria	Czech Republic  Poland  Netherlands  Montenegro  North Macedonia  Serbia   Switzerland  Ukraine	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Lithuania  Latvia  Israel  Slovakia  Turkey  Romania  Greece	Kosovo  Belgium  Estonia  Faroe Islands  Finland  Italy  Georgia  Luxembourg

Groups

Matchdays 1,2,5 and 6 are UTC+2, matchdays 3 and 4 are UTC+1.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	6	6	0	0	210	151	+59	12	Final tournament
2	North Macedonia	6	4	0	2	182	162	+20	8
3	Turkey	6	2	0	4	177	196	−19	4
4	Luxembourg	6	0	0	6	135	195	−60	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 October 2022 19:00	North Macedonia	38–24	Luxembourg	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	three players 5	(18–7)	Werdel 5
	2× 1×	Report	1× 3×

13 October 2022 20:30	Portugal	44–27	Turkey	Centro de Desportos e Congressos, Matosinhos Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
	F. Costa 7	(24–12)	Yağmuroğlu 6
	1× 1×	Report	5×

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16 October 2022 16:00	Luxembourg	21–32	Portugal	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 1,121 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Hoffmann 5	(5–14)	Fernandes, Iturriza 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×

16 October 2022 16:00	Turkey	27–36	North Macedonia	Nur Tatar Spor Salonu, Van Attendance: 3,580 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Karakoç 8	(8–17)	Taleski 7
	1× 4×	Report	6×

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8 March 2023 19:00	Luxembourg	29–30	Turkey	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 524 Referees: Ivanauskas, Jencevicius (LTU)
	Tironzelli 6	(10–14)	Hacıoğlu 6
	1× 4×	Report	2× 5×

9 March 2023 19:00	North Macedonia	23–29	Portugal	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Kuzmanovski, Serafimov 5	(11–14)	Areia 10
	1× 3×	Report	1× 5×

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12 March 2023 15:00	Turkey	31–20	Luxembourg	19 Mayis Spor Salonu, Konya Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Yağmuroğlu 7	(17–8)	Ilic 5
	1× 6×	Report	2×

12 March 2023 18:30	Portugal	32–27	North Macedonia	Centro de Desportos e Congressos, Matosinhos Attendance: 3,525 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	five players 4	(15–11)	Kuzmanovski 10
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

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26 April 2023 17:00	Turkey	35–37	Portugal	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Döne 6	(14–19)	Martins 8
	1× 6× 1×	Report	2×

26 April 2023 20:15	Luxembourg	23–28	North Macedonia	d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 700 Referees: Em. Aghakishi, Er. Aghakishi (AZE)
	Kaysen 10	(12–14)	Taleski 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

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30 April 2023 18:00	Portugal	36–18	Luxembourg	Pavilhão Multidesportos Dr. Mário Mexia, Coimbra Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI)
	four players 5	(18–8)	Hoffmann, Weyer 5
	1× 3×	Report	3×

30 April 2023 18:00	North Macedonia	30–27	Turkey	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Lindenbaum, Laron (ISR)
	Mitev, Peševski 5	(15–15)	Pehlivan, Tınkır 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 3×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	6	5	0	1	197	144	+53	10[a]	Final tournament
2	Serbia	6	5	0	1	178	159	+19	10[a]
3	Slovakia	6	1	0	5	155	190	−35	2[b]
4	Finland	6	1	0	5	153	190	−37	2[b]

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. Norway 59–50 Serbia
2. Slovakia 59–55 Finland

12 October 2022 18:00	Serbia	34–24	Finland	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Pechmalbec 6	(19–11)	M. Granlund 10
	3×	Report	1× 1×

13 October 2022 18:15	Norway	38–26	Slovakia	Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Barthold 9	(19–11)	three players 4
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

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16 October 2022 15:00	Finland	22–35	Norway	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Canbro, Kliko (SWE)
	Helander, Karlsson 6	(14–19)	Barthold 7
	3×	Report	3×

16 October 2022 18:00	Slovakia	21–27	Serbia	City Hall Prešov, Prešov Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Potisk 6	(12–16)	Kukić, Radivojević 7
	4×	Report	3×

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9 March 2023 18:00	Serbia	25–24	Norway	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 6,700 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Pechmalbec, Radivojević 5	(12–14)	Abelvik Rød 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×

9 March 2023 18:00	Finland	30–27	Slovakia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 750 Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
	M. Granlund 8	(11–13)	Potisk 6
	1× 2×	Report	3×

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12 March 2023 16:00	Slovakia	32–25	Finland	Sportová Hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Hlinka, Péchy 5	(13–14)	M. Granlund 7
	3×	Report	1× 5×

12 March 2023 16:45	Norway	35–25	Serbia	Åsane Arena, Bergen Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
	Sagosen 12	(17–12)	Marsenić 5
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

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26 April 2023 18:00	Slovakia	23–33	Norway	Sportová Hala Na Zábraní, Hlohovec Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Hofer, Schmidhuber (AUT)
	Urban 7	(12–17)	Blonz 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

27 April 2023 18:00	Finland	29–30	Serbia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 600 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
	M. Granlund 9	(17–14)	N. Ilić 8
	6× 1×	Report	1× 1×

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30 April 2023 18:00	Norway	32–23	Finland	Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik Attendance: 4,468 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Abelvik Rød, Lien 5	(15–12)	M. Granlund, Hjálmarsson 6
	2×	Report	1× 3×

30 April 2023 18:00	Serbia	37–26	Slovakia	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
	three players 6	(19–13)	Urban 7
	2×	Report	2×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	6	5	0	1	185	136	+49	10[a]	Final tournament
2	Czech Republic	6	5	0	1	160	141	+19	10[a]
3	Estonia	6	1	0	5	158	187	−29	2[b]
4	Israel	6	1	0	5	147	186	−39	2[b]

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. Iceland 45–41 Czech Republic
2. Estonia 57–57 Israel

12 October 2022 18:10	Czech Republic	31–23	Estonia	RT Torax Arena, Ostrava Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
	Klíma 6	(17–13)	Löpp, Rooba 4
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

12 October 2022 21:45	Iceland	36–21	Israel	Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	K. Kristjánsson 7	(16–10)	Lumbroso 5
	3×	Report	6×

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15 October 2022 18:10	Estonia	25–37	Iceland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 500 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Toom 8	(13–20)	Elísson 12
	5×	Report	2×

16 October 2022 14:00	Israel	19–29	Czech Republic	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,095 Referees: I. Covalciuc, A. Covalciuc (MDA)
	Lumbroso 6	(10–16)	Hrstka, Klíma 6
	4×	Report	4×

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8 March 2023 20:15	Czech Republic	22–17	Iceland	Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
	three players 4	(12–10)	V. Kristjánsson 7
	2× 5× 1×	Report	3×

9 March 2023 18:00	Estonia	30–28	Israel	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 900 Referees: Mikelič, Paradina (CRO)
	Toom 11	(16–12)	Dayan 9
	2× 4×	Report	1×

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12 March 2023 17:00	Iceland	28–19	Czech Republic	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	G. Kristjánsson, V. Kristjánsson 6	(15–12)	Klíma 6
	2×	Report	4×

12 March 2023 17:00	Israel	29–27	Estonia	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 600 Referees: Bozhinovski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Cohen, Mosindi 6	(15–13)	Patrail 6
	6×	Report	5×

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27 April 2023 17:00	Estonia	30–32	Czech Republic	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn Attendance: 400 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	Lees, Löpp 5	(14–18)	Hrstka 8
	1× 6×	Report	2× 6×

27 April 2023 18:00	Israel	26–37	Iceland	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Natsia 7	(11–19)	K. Kristjánsson 8
	1× 4×	Report	2×

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30 April 2023 18:00	Czech Republic	27–24	Israel	Hala Polárka, Frýdek-Místek Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Klíma 7	(15–13)	Turkenitz 6
	6×	Report	4×

30 April 2023 18:00	Iceland	30–23	Estonia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Elísson 8	(17–10)	Mamporia 5
	1× 1×	Report	1× 1×

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	6	6	0	0	208	182	+26	12	Final tournament
2	Romania	6	2	0	4	173	173	0	4[a]
3	Faroe Islands	6	2	0	4	164	174	−10	4[a]
4	Ukraine	6	2	0	4	171	187	−16	4[a]

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. HTH: Romania 4 Pts, +9 GD; Faroe Islands 4 Pts, −3 GD; Ukraine 4 Pts, −6 GD

12 October 2022 20:00	Ukraine	29–25	Faroe Islands	F.a.n. Frankenstolz Arena, Aschaffenburg, Germany[note 3] Attendance: 1,756 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	Turchenko 9	(18–14)	Mikkelsen 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

13 October 2022 18:00	Austria	36–32	Romania	Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 2,200 Referees: D. Martins, R. Martins (POR)
	Weber 12	(18–11)	Negru 11
	2×	Report	3×

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16 October 2022 16:30	Romania	34–26	Ukraine	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 2,200 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Grigoraș 9	(18–14)	Turchenko 7
	3×	Report	3×

16 October 2022 19:00	Faroe Islands	28–30	Austria	Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	Ó. Mittún 7	(14–14)	Hutecek 8
	2×	Report	7× 1×

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8 March 2023 20:00	Faroe Islands	28–26	Romania	Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	West Av Teigum 11	(15–9)	Tarita 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 5×

9 March 2023 19:00	Ukraine	31–38	Austria	HUK-Coburg Arena, Coburg, Germany[note 3] Attendance: 2,272 Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
	Akimenko 10	(13–18)	Wagner 8
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

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11 March 2023 16:00	Romania	25–17	Faroe Islands	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,935 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	three players 4	(14–10)	West Av Teigum 4
	5×	Report	1× 3×

11 March 2023 20:25	Austria	31–28	Ukraine	SMS Kleinmünchen, Linz Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Jurinović, Mrvica (CRO)
	Bilyk 6	(11–14)	Turchenko 8
	2×	Report	4× 1×

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26 April 2023 16:30	Romania	30–35	Austria	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
	Nistor 7	(17–19)	Bilyk 7
	1× 2×	Report	2×

26 April 2023 20:00	Faroe Islands	33–26	Ukraine	Høllin á Hálsi, Tórshavn Attendance: 1,700 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA)
	Ellefsen á Skipagøtu 13	(17–12)	Horiha 10
	2×	Report	1× 5×

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30 April 2023 18:00	Austria	38–33	Faroe Islands	Sporthalle Rieden-Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE)
	Weber 7	(24–16)	West Av Teigum 10
	4×	Report	3×

30 April 2023 18:00	Ukraine	31–26	Romania	Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach, Germany[note 3] Attendance: 1,872 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Akimenko, Denysov 6	(12–13)	Negru, Stanciuc 6
	1× 7×	Report	1× 6× 2×

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	6	4	1	1	170	157	+13	9[a]	Final tournament
2	Croatia	6	4	1	1	180	164	+16	9[a]
3	Greece	6	3	0	3	161	172	−11	6
4	Belgium	6	0	0	6	151	169	−18	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. HTH: Netherlands 3 pts; Croatia 1 pt

12 October 2022 18:00	Croatia	33–25	Greece	Varaždin Arena, Varaždin Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Glavaš 6	(18–13)	Tziras 5
	2× 5×	Report	3×

13 October 2022 20:00	Netherlands	25–24	Belgium	Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,500 Referees: E. Vitaku, A. Vitaku (KOS)
	K. Smits 12	(12–9)	Qerimi, Spooren 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

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16 October 2022 13:45	Belgium	27–30	Croatia	Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,970 Referees: R. Thiyagarajah, S. Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Gillé, Vancosen 6	(13–15)	three players 6
	2×	Report	2×

16 October 2022 17:00	Greece	32–28	Netherlands	Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	four players 5	(15–12)	K. Smits 7
	1× 5×	Report	2× 6×

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8 March 2023 19:30	Netherlands	32–27	Croatia	Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Mažeika, Gatelis (LTU)
	K. Smits 8	(15–13)	three players 4
	1× 4×	Report	2× 3×

8 March 2023 20:10	Belgium	24–26	Greece	Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,868 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
	De Beule 7	(10–13)	three players 4
	6× 1×	Report	1× 6×

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12 March 2023 17:00	Greece	26–24	Belgium	Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Mallios, Toskas 6	(13–12)	Colman 6
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×

12 March 2023 20:15	Croatia	25–25	Netherlands	Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Maraš 5	(14–15)	Baijens 6
	5×	Report	1× 4×

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26 April 2023 17:00	Greece	26–31	Croatia	Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 1,204 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Savvas 6	(10–10)	Cindrić 10
	2× 5×	Report	1× 4×

26 April 2023 20:10	Belgium	23–28	Netherlands	Stedelijke sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Robyns 6	(10–17)	Ten Velde 10
	3×	Report	3×

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30 April 2023 18:00	Croatia	34–29	Belgium	Centar Zamet, Rijeka Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Pirvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	Cindrić 9	(16–16)	five players 5
	2× 4×	Report	1× 4×

30 April 2023 18:00	Netherlands	32–26	Greece	Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
	K. Smits 9	(17–11)	Savvas 7
	1× 6× 1×	Report	2× 4×

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	6	5	0	1	226	168	+58	10	Final tournament
2	Switzerland	6	4	0	2	163	161	+2	8
3	Georgia	6	2	0	4	156	174	−18	4
4	Lithuania	6	1	0	5	153	195	−42	2

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 October 2022 18:00	Switzerland	24–23	Georgia	Mobiliar Arena, Gümligen Attendance: 1,380 Referees: Kaluđerović, Vujačić (MNE)
	Schmid 8	(15–12)	Tskhovrebadze 7
	2× 4×	Report	2×

12 October 2022 18:30	Hungary	36–23	Lithuania	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Pandžić, Mošorinski (SRB)
	Lékai 5	(20–13)	Malašinskas, Rasakevičius 5
	1× 5×	Report	2× 6× 1×

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16 October 2022 13:45	Lithuania	26–27	Switzerland	Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 890 Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
	G. Babarskas 6	(11–17)	Rubin 10
	1× 8×	Report	1× 4× 1×

16 October 2022 16:00	Georgia	24–41	Hungary	Olympic Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Tskhovrebadze 6	(11–18)	Bóka 8
	1× 3×	Report	3× 1×

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8 March 2023 15:00	Georgia	32–18	Lithuania	Olympic Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,850 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Tskhovrebadze 10	(16–7)	Jovaiša 4
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

9 March 2023 19:00	Switzerland	32–37	Hungary	BBC Arena, Schaffhausen Attendance: 2,073 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
	Rubin 8	(19–21)	Lékai 14
	1× 2×	Report	3×

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12 March 2023 15:00	Lithuania	35–27	Georgia	Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	G. Babarskas 11	(13–9)	Dikhaminjia, Kalandadze 7
	7× 1×	Report	2× 2× 1×

12 March 2023 16:00	Hungary	36–27	Switzerland	Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Leszczyński, Piechota (POL)
	Rosta 10	(16–10)	Aellen, Meister 5
	4×	Report	3×

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26 April 2023 16:00	Georgia	19–26	Switzerland	Olympic Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Kalandadze 6	(10–14)	Rubin 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7×

27 April 2023 18:00	Lithuania	31–46	Hungary	Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 1,100 Referees: M. Sá, V. Sá (POR)
	Malašinskas 7	(14–22)	Imre, Rosta 9
	6× 1×	Report	1× 4×

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30 April 2023 18:00	Hungary	30–31	Georgia	Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Hanusz 7	(14–17)	Tskhovrebadze 8
	1× 1×	Report	1× 5× 1×

30 April 2023 18:00	Switzerland	27–20	Lithuania	Winterthur Central Sports Hall, Winterthur Attendance: 1,920 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Laube 5	(16–6)	Malašinskas 5
	1× 1×	Report	1× 6×

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	6	5	0	1	185	158	+27	10	Final tournament
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	4	0	2	147	153	−6	8
3	Montenegro	6	3	0	3	173	163	+10	6
4	Kosovo	6	0	0	6	136	167	−31	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 October 2022 18:00	Montenegro	29–20	Kosovo	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	M. Vujović 8	(15–9)	Dri. Tahirukaj 5
	1× 3×	Report	2× 2×

13 October 2022 20:00	Slovenia	28–20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tabor Hall, Maribor Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
	Vlah 7	(13–10)	Građan 5
	2×	Report	1× 3×

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16 October 2022 19:30	Kosovo	24–29	Slovenia	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Gjuka 7	(12–14)	Janc 6
	1× 9× 1×	Report	6×

16 October 2022 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–36	Montenegro	Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Davidović 10	(11–21)	M. Vujović 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

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8 March 2023 20:15	Kosovo	22–25	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 2,010 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	Tahirukaj 5	(10–14)	Bošković, S. Burić 5
	2×	Report	1× 4×

9 March 2023 18:00	Montenegro	29–32	Slovenia	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 5,900 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Kaluđerović, B. Vujović 5	(14–14)	Vlah 8
	2× 1×	Report	1× 4× 2×

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12 March 2023 17:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–18	Kosovo	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pirvu, Potîrniche (ROU)
	S. Burić 7	(10–7)	Dedaj 5
	7×	Report	1× 6×

12 March 2023 18:30	Slovenia	37–30	Montenegro	Arena Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Marín, Garcia (ESP)
	Janc 10	(18–16)	B. Vujović 8
	7×	Report	2× 2×

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27 April 2023 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	27–26	Slovenia	JU Sportski centar Salih Omerčević, Cazin Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
	S. Burić 7	(15–15)	Novak 6
	3×	Report	3×

27 April 2023 20:15	Kosovo	24–26	Montenegro	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 1,260 Referees: C. Hannes, D. Hannes (GER)
	Tahirukaj 6	(6–11)	B. Vujović 7
	1× 2×	Report	2× 4×

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30 April 2023 18:00	Slovenia	33–28	Kosovo	Red Hall, Velenje Attendance: 1,558 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Jovičić, Strmljan 6	(19–12)	Dedaj 8
	1× 4×	Report	2×

30 April 2023 18:00	Montenegro	23–25	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Morača Sports Center, Podgorica Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Radović, M. Vujović 6	(13–14)	Herceg 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 4×

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	6	0	0	222	148	+74	12	Final tournament
2	Poland	6	4	0	2	184	153	+31	8
3	Italy	6	2	0	4	173	188	−15	4
4	Latvia	6	0	0	6	116	206	−90	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

13 October 2022 18:30	Poland	30–23	Italy	Spodek, Katowice Attendance: 6,994 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Moryto 9	(10–9)	Parisini 8
	1× 1×	Report	3×

13 October 2022 21:10	France	35–18	Latvia	Arena Futuroscope, Poitiers Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Kinnari, Skogberg (FIN)
	Fabregas, Nahi 5	(16–7)	Kurzemnieks 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 3×

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16 October 2022 14:10	Latvia	19–37	Poland	Valmiera Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 395 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Pančenko 5	(9–13)	Moryto 10
	2× 4×	Report	1× 4×

16 October 2022 18:00	Italy	29–40	France	Palasport Giovanni Paolo II, Pescara Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
	Parisini 7	(13–19)	Tournat 7
	1×	Report	1× 2×

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8 March 2023 18:00	Poland	28–38	France	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Widomski 5	(11–22)	Nahi 10
	4×	Report	2×

9 March 2023 16:00	Italy	36–23	Latvia	Palasport Giovanni Paolo II, Pescara Attendance: 1,000 Referees: R. Geraets, P. Geraets (NED)
	Marrochi 6	(15–10)	Geislers 6
		Report	1× 1×

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11 March 2023 21:10	France	30–27	Poland	Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence Attendance: 6,079 Referees: Merz, Kuttler (GER)
	Mem, Nahi 5	(16–14)	Czuwara 5
	1×	Report	1× 2×

12 March 2023 14:10	Latvia	23–29	Italy	Valmiera Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 680 Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
	Veršakovs 8	(12–14)	Dapiran, Prantner 5
	2× 5×	Report	3×

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26 April 2023 18:40	Latvia	19–38	France	Valmiera Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 650 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Piļpuks 4	(9–20)	four players 5
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2×

27 April 2023 18:00	Italy	29–31	Poland	Palazzetto Polifunzionale, Vigevano Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Marrochi 11	(15–13)	Syprzak 7
	5×	Report	8×

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30 April 2023 18:00	France	41–27	Italy	Le Kindarena, Rouen Attendance: 5,404 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	three players 6	(24–11)	Dapiran 6
	1×	Report	2×

30 April 2023 18:00	Poland	31–14	Latvia	Arena Ostrów, Ostrów Wielkopolski Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Me. Ilievski, Mi. Ilievski (MKD)
	Moryto 6	(16–9)	Juzups 3
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5×

Ranking of third-placed teams

The results against the fourth-placed team are omitted.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	7	Montenegro	4	1	0	3	118	119	−1	2	Final tournament
2	4	Faroe Islands	4	1	0	3	106	119	−13	2
3	5	Greece	4	1	0	3	109	124	−15	2
4	6	Georgia	4	1	0	3	97	121	−24	2
5	3	Estonia	4	0	0	4	101	130	−29	0	2026 Euro Qualifiers Phase 2
6	1	Turkey	4	0	0	4	116	147	−31	0
7	8	Italy	4	0	0	4	108	142	−34	0
8	2	Slovakia	4	0	0	4	96	135	−39	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) draw.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Ukraine	6	2	0	4	171	187	−16	4	2026 Euro Qualifiers Phase 2
2	2	Finland	6	1	0	5	153	190	−37	2
3	3	Israel	6	1	0	5	147	186	−39	2
4	6	Lithuania	6	1	0	5	153	195	−42	2
5	5	Belgium	6	0	0	6	151	169	−18	0	2026 Euro Qualifiers Relegation round
6	7	Kosovo	6	0	0	6	136	167	−31	0
7	1	Luxembourg	6	0	0	6	135	195	−60	0
8	8	Latvia	6	0	0	6	116	206	−90	0

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) draw.

EHF Euro Cup

The EHF Euro Cup was played between the 2024 hosts, Germany, plus the top 3 from 2022 Handball Euro, champions Sweden, second place, Spain and third place, Denmark. The champions were Denmark.^[17]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Denmark (C)	6	5	0	1	197	169	+28	10[a]
2	Sweden	6	5	0	1	198	185	+13	10[a]
3	Spain	6	1	0	5	183	197	−14	2[b]
4	Germany	6	1	0	5	163	190	−27	2[b]

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Denmark 69–65 Sweden
2. Spain 63–63 Germany, decided on goal difference

12 October 2022 21:00	Denmark	39–31	Spain	Royal Arena, Copenhagen Attendance: 11,375 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Gidsel 9	(19–16)	D. Dujshebaev, Odriozola 5
	3× 2×	Report	1× 2×

13 October 2022 19:00	Germany	33–37	Sweden	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 9,221 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Golla 12	(16–19)	three players 5
	2×	Report	2×

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15 October 2022 20:15	Spain	32–31	Germany	Palacio de Deportes Olivo Arena, Jaen Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Figueras 8	(13–13)	Häfner 9
	1× 2×	Report	1× 5×

16 October 2022 16:00	Sweden	34–32	Denmark	Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 10,068 Referees: Biró, Kiss (HUN)
	Gottfridsson 5	(17–17)	M. Hansen, Pytlick 6
	2×	Report	1× 1×

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8 March 2023 19:10	Sweden	33–30	Spain	Saab Arena, Linköping Attendance: 6,554 Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
	Claar 8	(13–12)	three players 5
	1× 6×	Report	6× 1×

9 March 2023 20:45	Denmark	30–23	Germany	Gigantium, Aalborg Attendance: 4,820 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Arnoldsen 7	(16–11)	Knorr 5
	3×	Report	2×

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12 March 2023 14:15	Germany	21–28	Denmark	Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 12,123 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
	Knorr 9	(10–14)	Jakobsen 6
	3×	Report	1×

12 March 2023 18:00	Spain	30–31	Sweden	Palacio de Deportes Olivo Arena, Jaen Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Garciandia 8	(14–18)	Claar, Mellegård 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

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27 April 2023 18:35	Sweden	32–23	Germany	Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Attendance: 4,716 Referees: Petursson, Thrastarson (ISL)
	Wanne 6	(16–8)	Golla, Uščins 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

27 April 2023 21:00	Spain	29–31	Denmark	Mediterranean Sports Palace, Almería Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
	Solé 6	(14–15)	Lauge, Jakobsen 7
	2×	Report	2×

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29 April 2023 16:00	Denmark	37–31	Sweden	Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 10,230 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah (GER)
	Gidsel 8	(23–17)	Carlsbogård 7
	1× 3×	Report	5×

30 April 2023 15:35	Germany	32–31	Spain	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 8,204 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	Knorr 13	(20–11)	four players 5
	8× 1×	Report	1× 5×

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
Germany	Host	20 June 2018	14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Spain	Top three at 2022 European Championship	28 January 2022	15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Sweden			14 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Denmark		30 January 2022	14 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Austria	Group 4 top-two	11 March 2023	5 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
France	Group 8 top-two		15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Hungary	Group 6 top-two	12 March 2023	13 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Portugal	Group 1 top-two		7 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022)
Slovenia	Group 7 top-two		13 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Croatia	Group 5 top-two	26 April 2023	15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Norway	Group 2 top-two		10 (2000, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Serbia			7 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Iceland	Group 3 top-two	27 April 2023	12 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Czech Republic			11 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Switzerland	Group 6 top-two		4 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2020)
Poland	Group 8 top-two		10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
North Macedonia	Group 1 top-two	30 April 2023	7 (1998, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Romania	Group 4 top-two		2 (1994, 1996)
Netherlands	Group 5 top-two		2 (2020, 2022)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Group 7 top-two		2 (2020, 2022)
Montenegro	One of four-best third-ranked teams		6 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Faroe Islands			0 (debut)
Greece			0 (debut)
Georgia			0 (debut)

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

Notes

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. The matches, originally scheduled for 6 and 9 January 2022, were postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by the Bulgarian team.^[12]
3. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

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