2026 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

2026 EHF Euro Cup
Tournament details
Dates	15 October 2025 – 27 September 2026
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)

2026 EHF European Women's Handball Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates	7 March 2025 –; 12 April 2026
Teams	30
Tournament statistics
Matches played	81

The 2026 European Women's Handball Championship qualification was a handball competition that was played from March 2025 to April 2026 to determine the 16 EHF member women's national teams that would join the automatically qualified teams in the final tournament. Alongside the qualifiers, the EHF Euro Cup also took place.

A total of 30 EHF member associations entered the qualifying process alongside the 8 teams in the EHF Euro Cup. The draw for the qualifying group stage took place in Cluj-Napoca on 20 March 2025.

Qualification system

The qualification consisted of two phases:

Phase 1

Nine bottom-ranked teams were drawn into three groups of three. The groups were played in a single-round-robin system, with the group winners advancing to phase 2 and joining the remaining teams.

Phase 2

Three phase 1 winners and 21 top-ranked teams were drawn into six groups of four. The groups were played in a double-round-robin system. The top two teams from each group and the best four third-placed teams qualified for the final tournament.

Qualification phase 1

The groups were played at a single venue.

Draw

The draw took place on 20 December 2024.^[1]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Luxembourg	Bulgaria Cyprus Great Britain	Belgium Estonia Malta

Groups

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	2	2	0	56	35	+21	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Estonia	2	1	1	55	56	−1	2
3	Great Britain	2	0	2	40	60	−20	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.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 17:00	Estonia	20–31	Bosnia and Herzegovina	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 400 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Gorbatsjova 5	(8–14)	Bošnjak 7
	1× 4×	Report	2×

8 March 2025 17:00	Great Britain	25–35	Estonia	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 100 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Luke 9	(14–19)	Molkova 11
	1× 1×	Report	5×

9 March 2025 17:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–15	Great Britain	KSPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 450 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Topčić 7	(12–9)	Kesselring 4
	3×	Report	1× 4×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	2	2	0	66	31	+35	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Bulgaria (H)	2	1	1	60	41	+19	2
3	Malta	2	0	2	22	76	−54	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.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 17:30	Bulgaria	37–14	Malta	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 750 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Spasova 10	(19–9)	Schiavone 5
	1× 6×	Report	2×

8 March 2025 15:00	Malta	8–39	Lithuania	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 150 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Petrella 3	(3–17)	Andronik 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

9 March 2025 13:00	Lithuania	27–23	Bulgaria	Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Pilikauskaitė 8	(16–11)	Panayotova 6
	4×	Report	1× 4×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	2	2	0	54	41	+13	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Cyprus (H)	2	1	1	44	42	+2	2
3	Luxembourg	2	0	2	44	59	−15	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.
(H) Hosts

7 March 2025 18:00	Cyprus	18–21	Belgium	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 800 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Papa 8	(12–12)	N. Antonissen 6
	1×	Report	1× 3×

8 March 2025 18:00	Belgium	33–23	Luxembourg	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	N. Antonissen 8	(17–10)	Dautaj 6
	2× 3× 1×	Report	5×

9 March 2025 18:00	Luxembourg	21–26	Cyprus	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 550 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR)
	Cilovic 6	(8–17)	Konstantinidou 10
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1× 1×

Qualification phase 2

Each team played three matches at home and three matches away.

Draw

The draw took place on 20 March 2025.^[2]^[3]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 11 March 2025.^[2]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
France Sweden Netherlands Germany Montenegro Spain	Slovenia Croatia Austria Switzerland Serbia Iceland	North Macedonia Ukraine Portugal Italy Greece Kosovo	Faroe Islands Finland Israel Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Belgium

Groups

All times are CET/CEST.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	6	0	222	93	+129	12	Final tournament
2	Croatia	6	4	2	159	134	+25	8	Final tournament
3	Finland	6	2	4	118	176	−58	4
4	Kosovo	6	0	6	112	208	−96	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.

15 October 2025 17:00	Croatia	25–17	Finland	Sportska dvorana Zeleni brijeg, Sisak Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Milosavljević 5	(11–8)	Aarnio 9
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

15 October 2025 20:45	France	43–12	Kosovo	Le Parnasse, Nîmes Attendance: 2,210 Referees: Hummelgård, Svensson (SWE)
	Toublanc 8	(20–5)	M. Qorraj 6
	4×	Report	2×

19 October 2025 15:00	Finland	15–32	France	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Dasic, Husomanovic (NOR)
	Aarnio 7	(7–14)	three players 4
	1× 2×	Report	1× 1×

19 October 2025 17:15	Kosovo	22–32	Croatia	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 950 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	M. Qorraj 6	(13–14)	Barišić 12
	1× 4×	Report	1× 6×

5 March 2026 17:00	Croatia	19–30	France	Dvorana europskih prvaka, Bjelovar Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Marton, Dáné (HUN)
	Milosavljević 8	(7–19)	Bouktit 7
	6×	Report	1×

5 March 2026 17:30	Finland	23–21	Kosovo	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,347 Referees: Härgin, Makejev (EST)
	Aarnio 8	(14–10)	M. Qorraj 10
	1× 5×	Report	2× 5×

8 March 2026 16:30	France	34–14	Croatia	Arènes de Metz, Metz Attendance: 4,634 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen (GER)
	Grandveau, Granier 6	(19–9)	four players 2
	2×	Report	1× 2×

8 March 2026 17:15	Kosovo	27–29	Finland	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 250 Referees: Riello, Panetta (ITA)
	Gjikokaj 9	(15–12)	Voutilainen 7
	2×	Report	5×

9 April 2026 17:30	Finland	18–32	Croatia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Duplii, Karpushchenko (UKR)
	Voutilainen 5	(9–16)	Milosavljević 6
	4× 1×	Report	6×

9 April 2026 20:15	Kosovo	17–44	France	Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 790 Referees: Lukoševičius, Virkutis (LTU)
	Kastrati 6	(10–21)	Jacques 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 4×

12 April 2026 18:00	France	39–16	Finland	Futuroscope, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Attendance: 4,078 Referees: Xavier, Bragança (POR)
	three players 6	(20–8)	Voutilainen 5
	3×	Report	2×

12 April 2026 18:00	Croatia	37–13	Kosovo	High School Jelkovec, Zagreb Attendance: 850 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Birtić 6	(18–10)	Kastrati, Matarova 4
	2×	Report	5×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	6	6	0	227	113	+114	12	Final tournament
2	Switzerland	6	4	2	185	140	+45	8	Final tournament
3	Italy	6	1	5	144	200	−56	2^[a]
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	1	5	111	214	−103	2^[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 2 Italy 61–48 Bosnia and Herzegovina

16 October 2025 19:15	Switzerland	35–19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	AXA Arena, Winterthur Attendance: 1,420 Referees: Šniurevičius, Grigalionis (LTU)
	Schmid 8	(19–11)	Demić, Kolašinac 6
	1× 5×	Report	2×

16 October 2025 19:30	Netherlands	42–19	Italy	Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,138 Referees: Pétursson, Þrastarson (ISL)
	Vollebregt 9	(22–9)	Djiogap Tenguim, Fanton 3
	1× 5×	Report	2×

18 October 2025 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19–39	Netherlands	JU Sportski centar Salih Omerčević, Cazin Attendance: 450 Referees: Marton, Dáné (HUN)
	Kolašinac 11	(11–20)	Van der Vliet 6
	5× 2×	Report	6×

19 October 2025 18:00	Italy	25–37	Switzerland	Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Manojlovic 6	(13–18)	Baumann, Schmid 7
	3×	Report	3×

5 March 2026 19:15	Switzerland	21–39	Netherlands	Pilatus Arena, Kriens Attendance: 2,465 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Gautschi 5	(10–18)	three players 5
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

5 March 2026 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28–25	Italy	JU Sportski centar Salih Omerčević, Cazin Attendance: 800 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Lovrić 8	(14–12)	Manojlovic 7
	1× 5×	Report	4×

8 March 2026 15:00	Netherlands	25–22	Switzerland	Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Housheer 7	(13–12)	Buchner, Emmenegger 5
	3×	Report	4×

8 March 2026 18:00	Italy	36–20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Palasport Giovanni Paolo II, Pescara Attendance: 900 Referees: Charalambous, Efstathiou (CYP)
	Manojlovic 11	(15–8)	Dautović, Lovrić 5
	4×	Report	5×

9 April 2026 18:00	Italy	20–35	Netherlands	Palazzetto dello Sport Giuliano, Giugliano in Campania Attendance: 250 Referees: Petrović, Zrnić (SRB)
	Dalla Costa 5	(8–17)	Van der Vliet 8
		Report	4×

9 April 2026 20:00	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13–32	Switzerland	Sportski Centar Salih Omercevic, Cazin Attendance: 800 Referees: Geraets, Geraets (NED)
	Lovrić 5	(7–21)	Buchner 8
	1×	Report	1× 5×

12 April 2026 18:00	Netherlands	47–12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Weber, Weinquin (LUX)
	Dekker 9	(25–7)	Bajrić 6
	1× 2×	Report	3×

12 April 2026 18:00	Switzerland	38–19	Italy	Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
	Emmenegger 7	(14–11)	Dalla Costa, Manojlovic 5
	4×	Report	2×

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	6	6	0	217	132	+85	12	Final tournament
2	Slovenia	6	4	2	161	137	+24	8
3	North Macedonia	6	1	5	141	178	−37	2^[a]
4	Belgium	6	1	5	136	208	−72	2^[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 2 North Macedonia 58–54 Belgium

15 October 2025 18:00	Slovenia	29–22	Belgium	Arena Bonifika, Koper Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mikelić, Parađina (CRO)
	Fegic 7	(17–8)	N. Antonissen 13
	1× 2×	Report

16 October 2025 19:30	Germany	34–18	North Macedonia	Schwalbe Arena, Gummersbach Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	Hauf, Leuchter 5	(14–8)	Rizoska 8
	2× 2×	Report	1× 6×

19 October 2025 13:45	Belgium	21–40	Germany	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,548 Referees: L. Hardegger, S. Hardegger (SUI)
	N. Antonissen 11	(7–19)	Döll 7
	4×	Report	4×

19 October 2025 18:00	North Macedonia	20–28	Slovenia	Boro Čurlevski Sports Hall, Bitola Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Arsenievska 4	(11–12)	Fegic 6
	1× 4×	Report	3×

4 March 2026 18:00	Slovenia	23–30	Germany	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Stanko 7	(15–16)	Döll 7
	3×	Report	1× 6×

4 March 2026 20:10	Belgium	26–25	North Macedonia	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,025 Referees: Hummelgård, Svensson (SWE)
	Smits 11	(14–15)	Kiprijanovska 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

7 March 2026 17:00	North Macedonia	33–28	Belgium	Sports Hall Kumanovo, Kumanovo Attendance: 400 Referees: Petrović, Zrnić (SRB)
	Jankulovska 8	(17–14)	N. Antonissen 13
	1× 6×	Report	2× 2×

8 March 2026 15:30	Germany	33–18	Slovenia	SNP Dome, Heidelberg Attendance: 3,791 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Döll, Engel 5	(18–8)	Bajc 6
	1× 2×	Report	1×

8 April 2026 18:00	North Macedonia	27–35	Germany	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 850 Referees: Stancu (ROU), Pepe ( ITA)
	Kiprijanovska 6	(14–19)	Engel 9
	5×	Report	1× 3×

8 April 2026 20:10	Belgium	14–36	Slovenia	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 850 Referees: Heddid, Picot (FRA)
	N. Antonissen 9	(6–20)	Stanko 10
	1× 5×	Report	1× 1×

12 April 2026 18:00	Germany	45–25	Belgium	Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 2,311 Referees: Martin-Eckersall, Silva (GBR)
	Döll 7	(22–14)	N. Antonissen 6
		Report	1× 2×

12 April 2026 18:00	Slovenia	27–18	North Macedonia	Rdeča Dvorana, Velenje Attendance: 600 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Stanko 5	(15–8)	Jankulovska 4
	2×	Report	1×

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	6	5	1	186	152	+34	10	Final tournament
2	Faroe Islands	6	3	3	159	161	−2	6
3	Iceland	6	2	4	161	169	−8	4^[a]
4	Portugal	6	2	4	144	168	−24	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 2 Iceland 57–50 Portugal

15 October 2025 18:00	Montenegro	29–22	Portugal	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Jauković 8	(17–11)	Figueiredo 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

15 October 2025 21:30	Iceland	22–24	Faroe Islands	Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 950 Referees: Fremstad, Jørstad (NOR)
	three players 4	(11–11)	Mittún 7
	2×	Report	5×

18 October 2025 20:00	Faroe Islands	26–32	Montenegro	Við Tjarnir, Tórshavn Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Janz, Sug (GER)
	Mittún 6	(14–14)	Brnović 9
	1×	Report	3×

19 October 2025 18:00	Portugal	26–25	Iceland	Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora Attendance: 1,147 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Resende 6	(14–13)	Þorkelsdóttir 7
	4× 1×	Report	5×

4 March 2026 19:00	Iceland	28–27	Montenegro	Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 846 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Þorkelsdóttir 12	(13–13)	Jauković 12
	2×	Report	5×

4 March 2026 20:00	Faroe Islands	25–21	Portugal	Við Tjarnir, Tórshavn Attendance: 2,450 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED)
	Poulsen, Weyhe 5	(12–9)	Ramos 5
	2×	Report	2× 6×

8 March 2026 18:00	Montenegro	33–24	Iceland	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Murariu, Chiruță (ROU)
	Jauković 12	(13–13)	Þorkelsdóttir 7
	1×	Report	1× 2×

8 March 2026 18:00	Portugal	25–23	Faroe Islands	Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL)
	Figueiredo 6	(15–8)	Brandenborg, Pálsdóttir 5
	5× 1×	Report	1× 2×

8 April 2026 20:00	Faroe Islands	35–30	Iceland	Við Tjarnir, Tórshavn Attendance: 2,570 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Brandenborg 12	(18–16)	Erlingsdóttir 7
	4×	Report	1× 2×

9 April 2026 20:00	Portugal	26–34	Montenegro	Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Senhora da Hora Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
	Figueiredo 7	(13–17)	Jauković, Pletikosić 7
	2× 5× 1×	Report	1× 3×

12 April 2026 18:00	Montenegro	31–26	Faroe Islands	Bemax Arena, Podgorica Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
	Jauković, Mugoša 6	(22–14)	Poulsen 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

12 April 2026 18:00	Iceland	32–24	Portugal	Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 1,480 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO)
	Þorkelsdóttir 7	(15–12)	Rebelo 7
	1×	Report	4× 1×

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	6	6	0	203	134	+69	12	Final tournament
2	Serbia	6	4	2	190	167	+23	8
3	Ukraine	6	2	4	148	185	−37	4
4	Lithuania	6	0	6	159	214	−55	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.

16 October 2025 18:00	Serbia	42–33	Lithuania	Sportski Centar "Voždovac", Belgrade Attendance: 1,750 Referees: E. Aghakishi, E. Aghakishi (AZE)
	Krpež Šlezak 11	(24–17)	Arciševskaja 9
	1× 6×	Report	1× 3×

16 October 2025 18:10	Sweden	33–25	Ukraine	Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås Attendance: 2,750 Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
	three players 5	(16–11)	Rosokha, Shukal 5
	1× 5×	Report	1× 3×

19 October 2025 15:00	Lithuania	20–41	Sweden	Šiauliai Sporto salė, Šiauliai Attendance: 368 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT)
	Pilikauskaitė 6	(7–21)	Lerby 8
	1× 5×	Report	7×

19 October 2025 18:00	Ukraine	23–34	Serbia	City Sport Hall, Michalovce, Slovakia^{[note 1]} Attendance: 250 Referees: Budzák, Záhradník (SVK)
	Dmytryshyn, Kolodiuk 4	(12–17)	Garović 7
	7×	Report	9×

4 March 2026 18:00	Serbia	26–29	Sweden	Sport Centar Mladost "Jezero", Kragujevac Attendance: 3,150 Referees: Sirbu, Serdiuc (MDA)
	Krpež Šlezak 12	(13–13)	Hagman 7
	3×	Report	6× 1×

5 March 2026 15:00	Ukraine	30–29	Lithuania	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce, Slovakia^{[note 1]} Attendance: 152 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH)
	Orzhakhovska 6	(15–16)	Andronik, Pilikauskaitė 6
	9×	Report	1× 6×

7 March 2026 18:10	Sweden	27–22	Serbia	Sparbanken Skåne Arena, Lund Attendance: 2,696 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Lerby 7	(19–11)	Skrobić, Stamenić 5
	5×	Report	1× 3×

8 March 2026 14:10	Lithuania	25–26	Ukraine	Prienai Arena, Prienai Attendance: 450 Referees: Fukala, Mohyla (CZE)
	Pilikauskaitė 7	(10–16)	Kolodiuk, Smbatian 5
	2× 4×	Report	1× 7×

8 April 2026 14:00	Ukraine	23–34	Sweden	Mestská športová hala, Šaľa, Slovakia^{[note 1]} Attendance: 56 Referees: Murariu, Chiruță (ROU)
	Rosokha 6	(9–16)	Axnér 8
	1× 6×	Report	3×

9 April 2026 18:40	Lithuania	34–36	Serbia	Švyturys Arena, Klaipėda Attendance: 400 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU)
	Pilikauskaitė 11	(18–20)	Janjušević 10
	1× 4×	Report	1× 7×

12 April 2026 18:00	Sweden	39–18	Lithuania	Craft Arena, Kosta Attendance: 1,836 Referees: Oganezov, Raidmets (EST)
	Hagman, Lerby 6	(20–9)	Arciševskaja 5
	2×	Report	3×

12 April 2026 18:00	Serbia	30–21	Ukraine	Sportksa hala Slana Bara, Novi Sad Attendance: 746 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN)
	Janjušević, Krpež Šlezak 6	(14–8)	Smbatian 5
	1×	Report	2× 4×

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	6	6	0	191	120	+71	12	Final tournament
2	Austria	6	4	2	192	154	+38	8
3	Greece	6	2	4	142	178	−36	4
4	Israel	6	0	6	140	213	−73	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.

15 October 2025 18:00	Austria	39–30	Israel	BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 526 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Egger 7	(18–12)	Shaul 7
	4×	Report

16 October 2025 20:30	Spain	35–15	Greece	Port de Sagunt, Valencia, Puerto de Sagunto Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Arroyo 5	(15–6)	Giannopoulou 4
	1×	Report	1× 3×

19 October 2025 17:00	Israel	22–38	Spain	Gopass Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia^{[note 2]} Attendance: 35 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO)
	Vakrat 7	(7–18)	Vegué 7
	1×	Report	1× 1×

19 October 2025 17:00	Greece	22–29	Austria	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani Attendance: 800 Referees: Manea, Illescu (ROU)
	Andritsou 9	(9–15)	K. Pandza 7
	1× 3×	Report	1× 7×

4 March 2026 18:00	Austria	24–29	Spain	Sport Arena Wien, Vienna Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Metalari, Nikolovski (MKD)
	Ivančok-Šoltić 7	(12–10)	So Delgado 7
	1× 3× 1×	Report	1× 6× 1×

7 March 2026 19:30	Spain	34–24	Austria	Pabellón Ciudad de Algeciras, Algeciras Attendance: 2,580 Referees: Nygaard, Primdahl (DEN)
	So Delgado 7	(15–12)	Ivančok-Šoltić 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

3 April 2026^{[note 3]} 16:00	Israel	24–32	Greece	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani, Greece Attendance: 50 Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB)
	Vakrat 9	(12–14)	Andrtisou 13
	6×	Report	2×

5 April 2026^{[note 4]} 16:00	Greece	35–28	Israel	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani Attendance: 170 Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB)
	Gkatziou 11	(16–12)	Izak 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 2×

8 April 2026 14:45	Greece	22–24	Spain	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani Attendance: 270 Referees: Carrino, Pellegrino (ITA)
	Samolada 10	(12–12)	So Delgado 9
	1× 4×	Report	7×

8 April 2026 18:00	Israel	23–38	Austria	Municipal Sports Center Lefkovrisi, Kozani, Greece^{[note 2]} Attendance: 22 Referees: Pukšič, Satler (SLO)
	Vakrat 9	(9–17)	Stankovic 5
	4×	Report	2×

12 April 2026 18:00	Spain	31–13	Israel	Pabellón Macarena Aguilar, Bolaños de Calatrava Attendance: 25 Referees: Loshak, Shnyt (UKR)
	So Delgado 8	(14–8)	Shaul 3
	1× 7×	Report	7×

12 April 2026 18:00	Austria	38–16	Greece	SMS Kleinmünchen, Linz Attendance: 800 Referees: Rauchs, Linster (LUX)
	Egger 8	(22–6)	three players 3
	4×	Report	1× 2×

Ranking of third-placed teams

The results against the fourth-placed teams are omitted.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Iceland	4	1	3	104	119	−15	2	Final tournament
2	5	Ukraine	4	0	4	92	131	−39	0
3	3	North Macedonia	4	0	4	83	124	−41	0
4	6	Greece	4	0	4	75	126	−51	0
5	1	Finland	4	0	4	66	128	−62	0
6	2	Italy	4	0	4	83	152	−69	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 took place for the third time and was played by the 2026 co-hosts and the three best-placed teams of the 2024 European Championship.^[2] This was the first time the eight teams participated in the tournament, up from four from the previous two editions.

Composition of teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance
Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Total	First	Last	Streak	Previous best performance
Czech Republic	Co-hosts	8 March 2024	1st	Debut
Poland			1st	Debut
Romania			1st	Debut
Slovakia			1st	Debut
Turkey			1st	Debut
Denmark	Top three at 2024 edition	13 December 2024	1st	Debut
Norway		13 December 2024	3rd	2022	2024	3	Champions (2022, 2024)
Hungary		15 December 2024	2nd	2024		2	Runners-up (2024)

Preliminary round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	6	6	0	206	130	+76	12	Semifinals
2	Romania	6	4	2	188	182	+6	8	Semifinals
3	Poland	6	2	4	165	176	−11	4
4	Slovakia	6	0	6	124	195	−71	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.

15 October 2025 18:15	Norway	29–27	Romania	Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 3,184 Referees: Weijmans, Wolbertus (NED)
	Reistad 10	(16–11)	Grozav 7
	1× 2×	Report	1×

16 October 2025 18:00	Poland	28–20	Slovakia	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa MOSiR w Mielcu, Mielec Attendance: 1,534 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR)
	Balsam 10	(15–8)	Lancz 5
	5×	Report	4×

19 October 2025 14:00	Slovakia	19–31	Norway	Gopass Arena, Bratislava Attendance: 3,202 Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB)
	Lancz 8	(9–18)	Henriksen, Hovden 6
	4×	Report	3×

19 October 2025 18:00	Romania	34–29	Poland	Polyvalent Hall, Craiova Attendance: 3,230 Referees: Fotakidis, Kinatzidis (GRE)
	Grozav 8	(15–15)	Cygan 7
	3×	Report	4×

5 March 2026 18:00	Poland	24–31	Norway	Hala widowiskowo-sportowa RCS w Lubinie, Lubin Attendance: 3,249 Referees: Maia, Nunes (POR)
	Kobylińska, Rosiak 4	(11–18)	Reistad 9
	5×	Report	1× 1×

5 March 2026 18:00	Slovakia	26–32	Romania	Chemkostav Aréna, Michalovce Attendance: 902 Referees: Cournil, Lamour (FRA)
	Lancz 5	(9–18)	Grozav 10
	1× 3×	Report	3×

7 March 2026 18:15	Norway	32–16	Poland	Steinkjerhallen, Steinkjer Attendance: 3,207 Referees: Fält, Holm (SWE)
	Reistad 6	(17–8)	Uścinowicz 4
	2×	Report	3×

8 March 2026 18:00	Romania	32–19	Slovakia	TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Pavićević, Martinović (MNE)
	Grozav 7	(16–8)	three players 3
	1× 2×	Report	1×

8 April 2026 18:00	Romania	25–45	Norway	Polyvalent Hall - Ioan Kunst Ghermanescu, Bucharest Attendance: 4,300 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA)
	Seraficeanu 5	(9–24)	Henriksen 6
		Report	1× 3×

8 April 2026 18:00	Slovakia	21–34	Poland	Mestská Sportova hala Sala, Šaľa Attendance: 1,169 Referees: Dašić, Husomanović (NOR)
	Pócsíková 4	(10–13)	Balsam 11
	1× 6×	Report	2× 3×

12 April 2026 18:00	Poland	34–38	Romania	Radomskie Centrum Sportu, Radom Attendance: 2,946 Referees: Oyarzun, Zaragüeta (ESP)
	Rosiak 8	(15–21)	Roșu 7
	1×	Report	7×

12 April 2026 18:00	Norway	38–19	Slovakia	Aquarama, Kristiansand Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Harðarson, Magnússon (ISL)
	Wollik 10	(20–5)	Šcípová 4
	1× 3×	Report	2×

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	6	6	0	203	132	+71	12	Semifinals
2	Hungary	6	4	2	187	147	+40	8	Semifinals
3	Czech Republic	6	2	4	157	182	−25	4
4	Turkey	6	0	6	149	235	−86	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.

15 October 2025 20:00	Denmark	41–25	Czech Republic	Spar Nord BOXEN, Nykøbing Falster Attendance: 2,631 Referees: Fabryczny, Rawicki (POL)
	Tranborg 7	(21–12)	Cholevová 8
	3×	Report	2×

16 October 2025 19:00	Hungary	43–30	Turkey	Kanizsa Aréna, Nagykanizsa Attendance: 2,977 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
	Simon 6	(19–15)	Akgün 6
	1× 1×	Report	1×

19 October 2025 17:00	Turkey	24–41	Denmark	THF Sports Hall, Ankara Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Pirvu, Potirniche (ROU)
	Tügel 5	(9–20)	Østergaard 7
	3×	Report	1× 3×

19 October 2025 19:00	Czech Republic	20–31	Hungary	UNYP Arena, Prague Attendance: 1,895 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH)
	Malá 5	(9–15)	Klujber 6
	4×	Report	1×

4 March 2026 17:00	Turkey	26–34	Czech Republic	Kastamonu Merkez Spor Salonu, Kastamonu Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brodić, Hodžić (CRO)
	Akgün 6	(11–18)	Desortová 8
	4×	Report	1× 3×

5 March 2026 18:00	Hungary	19–21	Denmark	Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 5,138 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK)
	Simon 5	(9–9)	Højlund 6
	1× 1×	Report	4×

7 March 2026 17:30	Czech Republic	36–24	Turkey	Datart Hala, Zlín Attendance: 1,980 Referees: Stancu (ROU), Pepe ( ITA)
	Desortová 8	(17–12)	Gökdemir, Tügel 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 4×

8 March 2026 16:00	Denmark	31–22	Hungary	Arena Svendborg, Svendborg Attendance: 3,203 Referees: Picard, Vauchez (FRA)
	Jørgensen 8	(14–7)	Vámos 5
	1× 3×	Report	3×

8 April 2026 18:00	Turkey	23–42	Hungary	Hasan Dağı Spor Salonu, Aksaray Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Bujupi, Bujupi (KOS)
	Öztürk 8	(14–22)	Klujber, Márton 7
	3×	Report	1×

9 April 2026 17:30	Czech Republic	20–30	Denmark	UNYP Arena, Prague Attendance: 1,503 Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
	Desortová 10	(7–17)	Jørgensen, Scaglione 6
	1×	Report	1×

11 April 2026 18:00	Hungary	30–22	Czech Republic	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 1,848 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL)
	Klujber 8	(16–13)	Desortová 7
	1× 6×	Report	1× 4×

12 April 2026 16:00	Denmark	39–22	Turkey	Sydbank Arena, Kolding Attendance: 2,057 Referees: Watson, Welin (SWE)
	Halilcevic 8	(22–14)	Bozdoğan 5
		Report	3×

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final

	26 September

	Norway
					27 September
	Hungary

	26 September

	Denmark

	Romania
					Third place

					27 September

Semifinals

26 September 2026 13:15	Norway	v	Hungary

26 September 2026	Denmark	v	Romania

Third place game

27 September 2026	LSF1	v	LSF2

Final

27 September 2026	WSF1	v	WSF2

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance^[A]	Rank^[6]
Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Total	First	Last	Streak	Previous best performance^[A]	Rank^[6]
Czech Republic	Co-hosts	8 March 2024	9th	1994	2024	2	Eighth place (1994, 2002)	TBD
Poland			10th	1996		7	Fifth place (1998)	TBD
Romania			16th	1994		10	Third place (2010)	TBD
Slovakia			4th	1994		2	Twelfth place (1994, 2014)	TBD
Turkey			2nd	2024		2	Twentieth place (2024)	TBD
Denmark	Top three at 2024 edition	13 December 2024	17th	1994		17	Champions (1994, 1996, 2002)	TBD
Norway		13 December 2024	17th				Champions (Ten times)^[B]	TBD
Hungary		15 December 2024	17th				Champions (2000)	TBD
Sweden	Group 5 top two	7 March 2026	15th	1994		13	Runners-up (2010)	TBD
Spain	Group 6 top two	7 March 2026	15th	1998		13	Runners-up (2008, 2014)	TBD
Netherlands	Group 2 top two	8 March 2026	11th	1994		7	Runners-up (2016)	TBD
Germany	Group 3 top two		17th	1994		17	Runners-up (1994)	TBD
France	Group 1 top two		14th	2000		14	Champions (2018)	TBD
Slovenia	Group 3 top two	8 April 2026	10th	2002		6	Eighth place (2022)	TBD
Croatia	Group 1 top two	9 April 2026	14th	1994		12	Third place (2020)	TBD
Switzerland	Group 2 top two		3rd	2022		3	Twelfth place (2024)	TBD
Montenegro	Group 4 top two		9th	2010		9	Champions (2012)	TBD
Faroe Islands	Group 4 top two		2nd	2024		2	Seventeenth place (2024)	TBD
Austria	Group 6 top two	12 April 2026	10th	1994		2	Third place (1996)	TBD
Serbia	Group 5 top two		11th	2006		11	Fourth place (2012)	TBD
Greece	Four best third place teams		1st	Debut				TBD
Iceland			4th	2010	2024	2	Fiftheenth place (2010, 2012)	TBD
North Macedonia			8th	1998		3	Seventh place (2008)	TBD
Ukraine			12th	1994		2	Runners-up (2000)	TBD

Notes

↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
↑ Norway have won in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

1 2 3 Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.
1 2 Due to the Gaza war, the Israeli team plays their home matches at neutral venues.
↑ The game, originally scheduled for 4 March 2026, was postponed due to the 2026 Iran war.^[4]
↑ The game, originally scheduled for 8 March 2026, was postponed due to the 2026 Iran war.^[5]

References

↑ "Path to Women's EHF EURO 2026 begins with phase 1 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
1 2 3 "Draw procedure for 2026 Qualifiers released; new final tournament for EHF EURO Cup". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
↑ "Groups determined for Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
↑ "EHF EURO Qualifier Israel vs Greece postponed". eurohandball.com. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
↑ "Greece vs Israel qualifiers called off". eurohandball.com. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
↑ "EHF women's four-year national team ranking" (PDF).

[table_hth_ITA0.28910685809753-4] 1 2 Italy 61–48 Bosnia and Herzegovina

[table_hth_MKD0.22202022570279-5] 1 2 North Macedonia 58–54 Belgium

[table_hth_ISL0.76214463951166-6] 1 2 Iceland 57–50 Portugal

[13] Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.

[15] Norway have won in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

[Ukraine-7] 1 2 3 Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

[Israel-8] 1 2 Due to the Gaza war, the Israeli team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

[10] The game, originally scheduled for 4 March 2026, was postponed due to the 2026 Iran war.^[4]

[12] The game, originally scheduled for 8 March 2026, was postponed due to the 2026 Iran war.^[5]

[1] "Path to Women's EHF EURO 2026 begins with phase 1 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[Q2-2] 1 2 3 "Draw procedure for 2026 Qualifiers released; new final tournament for EHF EURO Cup". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[3] "Groups determined for Women's EHF EURO 2026 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[9] "EHF EURO Qualifier Israel vs Greece postponed". eurohandball.com. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[11] "Greece vs Israel qualifiers called off". eurohandball.com. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

[14] "EHF women's four-year national team ranking" (PDF).

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