2030 European Women's Handball Championship

2030 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Belgium
 France
Dates28 November –15 December
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)

The 2030 EHF European Women's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2030, will be the 19th edition of the EHF European Women's Handball Championship, the biennial international women's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF. The tournament will be held in Belgium and France from 28 November to 15 December 2030.

Bids

First bidding process

On 3 November 2023, it was originally announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[1]

However on 16: December 2024, the bid process reopened after Turkey failed to meet the requirements[2]

Second bidding process

The second bid process reopened in 2025, leaving one joint bid who submitted its candidature.

On 15 June 2026 during the EHF Executive Committee in Cologne, Belgium and France were awarded as co-hosts. This marks the second time France will host the tournament after the 2018 edition. This also marks the first time Belgium will host an EHF EURO in any gender.[3]

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
 BelgiumCo-host13 June 20260 (debut)
 France14 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026)

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

Venues

Dunkirk, Nantes and Paris will serve as the French venues, Antwerp will be the Belgian part of the tournament. Switzerland is possible to be the third host country with Zug as its host city.

References

  1. ↑ "High interest for hosting EHF EUROs in 2030 and 2032". EHF. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Five nations to host EHF EURO events in 2030 and 2032". EHF. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "EXEC confirms new system for EHFCL Women, awards EHF EURO 2030". EHF. 13 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.