Qualification Groups

GROUP 1: Germany, Hungary, Belarus, Azerbaijan
GROUP 2: Romania, Serbia, Portugal, Greece
GROUP 3: Russia, Montenegro, Poland, Great Britain
GROUP 4: France, FYR Macedonia, Turkey, Lithuania
GROUP 5: Sweden, Austria, Slovenia, Czech Republic
GROUP 6: Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia, Italy
GROUP 7: Spain, Ukraine, Iceland, Switzerland

Qualification Modus

The EHF EURO 2012 Qualification is played in six qualification rounds. All teams meet every group opponent twice, in one home and one away match. The rounds are planned to take place in three pairs.

Round 1: 19-20 October 2011
Round 2: 22-23 October 2011

Round 3: 21-22 March 2012
Round 4: 24-25 March 2012

Round 5: 30-31 May 2012
Round 6: 02-03 June 2012

The teams finishing on first and second place will qualify to the final tournament.

Match Schedule

The match schedule for the first two rounds of the qualification for the event in the Netherlands has been confirmed.

Round 1, Day 1: 19 October 2011

Group 1

Hungary vs. Azerbaijan
Szombathely, 18:00 hrs (local time)

Germany vs. Belarus
Frankfurt/Oder, 19:30 hrs (local time)

Group 2

Serbia vs. Greece
Nis, 18:00 hrs (local time)

Romania vs. Portugal
Râmnicu Vâlcea, 19:00 hrs (local time)

Group 3

Montenegro vs. Great Britain
Herceg Novi, playing time yet to be confirmed

Russia vs. Poland
Togliatti, 17:00 hrs (local time)

Group 4

France vs. Turkey
Metz, 20:00 hrs (local time)

FYR Macedonia vs. Lithuania
Skopje, 20:00 hrs (local time)

Group 5

Austria vs. Czech Republic
Maria Enzersdorf, 20:20 hrs (local time)

Group 6

Croatia vs. Italy
Novigrad, 18:00 hrs (local time)

Denmark vs. Slovakia
Holstebro, 21:30 hrs (local time)

Group 7

Ukraine vs. Switzerland
Zaporozhye, 18:00 hrs (local time)

Round 1, Day 2: 20 October 2011

Group 5

Sweden vs. Slovenia
Skövde, playing time yet to be confirmed

Group 7

Spain vs. Iceland
Madrid, playing time yet to be confirmed

Round 2, Day 1: 22 October 2011

Group 3

Poland vs. Montenegro
Chorzow, 14:45 hrs (local time)

Great Britain vs. Russia
London, 15:00 hrs (local time)

Group 5

Slovenia vs. Austria
Ljubljana, playing date and time yet to be confirmed

Czech Republic vs. Sweden
Most, 16:00 hrs (local time)

Group 6

Italy vs. Denmark
playing venue, date and time yet to be confirmed

Slovakia vs. Croatia
Michalovce, 18:00 hrs (local time)

Round 2, Day 2: 23 October 2011

Group 1

Belarus vs. Hungary
Mogilev, 16:00 hrs (local time)

Azerbaijan vs. Germany
Baku, 17:00 hrs (local time)

Group 2

Greece vs. Romania
Thessaloniki, playing time yet to be confirmed

Portugal vs. Serbia
Moimenta da Beira, 17:00 hrs (local time)

Group 4

Turkey vs. FYR Macedonia
Antalya, 17:00 hrs (local time)

Lithuania vs. France
Alytus, 19:00 hrs (local time)

Group 7

Iceland vs. Ukraine
Hlioarendi, 16:00 hrs (local time)

Switzerland vs. Spain
Geneva, 17:00 hrs (local time)