2032 European Men's Handball Championship

The 2032 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2032, will be the 20th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF. The tournament will be held in France and Germany from 15 January to 1 February 2032.^[1]

2032 EHF European Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	France  Germany
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates	15 January–1 February
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
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Bid process

Main article: 2032 European Women's Handball Championship bidding process

Bidding timeline

The bidding timeline was as follows:^[2]

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

•  Austria
•  Croatia
•  Estonia
•  France
•  Germany
•  Slovenia
•  Switzerland
•  Turkey
•  Spain

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

•  Croatia^[5] (withdrew)
•  France/ Germany (formerly with  Switzerland)^[6][7][8]
•  Turkey (rejected)

On 20 September 2024, the Croatian and joint French–German bids were approved, while Turkey's bid failed to meet requirements and was eliminated by the EHF.^[9] However shortly before the host announcement, Croatia withdrew.^[10] France and Germany won unopposed on 14 December.^[1][11][12]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
France	Co-host	14 December 2024	17 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026)
Germany			15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)

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

Venues

Six venues will host the tournament, four in Germany and two in France. Both countries will host a main round group and the final weekend will be in Germany.^[1]

• Paris – Paris La Défense Arena
• Cologne – Lanxess Arena
• Munich – SAP Garden

References

1. "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 Association.
6. "German Handball Association Confirms Interest in Hosting Further Major Handball Tournaments". Handball World. 5 November 2023.
7. Foucher, Clémence (11 June 2024). "La France maintient sa candidature avec l'Allemagne pour l'organisation de l'EHF Euro masculin 2032". FFHandball.
8. "Drei Nationen, eine Leidenschaft". DHB. German Handball Association. 11 June 2024.
9. "EHF EXEC gathers for first meeting in 2024/25 season". EHF. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
10. "EXEC confirms EHF youth club handball competition as of 2025". EHF. 13 December 2024.
11. "Doppel-EM: 2032 wird das Jahr des Handballs". DHB (in German). 14 December 2024.
12. Domas, Kevin (14 December 2024). "L'organisation de l'EHF EURO 2032 masculin confiée à l'Allemagne et à la France". FFHandball.

External links

• Bid website of the European Handball Federation