This article describes the qualification for the 2020 European Women’s Handball Championship .
The qualification was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualification system
31 teams registered for participation and competed for 14 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qualification Phases. The group winner of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four teams.
Qualification Phase 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Greece (H) 3 3 0 0 86-49 6 Qualification phase 2 2 Israel 3 1 1 1 80-78 3 3 Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 65-84 2 4 Finland 3 0 1 2 64-84 1
31-05-2019 Finland 24-27 Luxembourg 31-05-2019 Israel 21-28 Greece 01-06-2019 Luxembourg 24-33 Israel 01-06-2019 Greece 31-14 Finland 02-06-2019 Israel 26-26 Finland 02-06-2019 Greece 27-14 Luxembourg
Qualification Phase 2
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 75-42 4 2 Spain 2 2 0 0 61-40 4 3 Austria 2 0 0 2 46-60 0 4 Greece 2 0 0 2 36-76 0
26-09-2019 Netherlands 32-24 Austria 26-09-2019 Spain 33-18 Greece 29-09-2019 Greece 18-43 Netherlands 29-09-2019 Austria 22-28 Netherlands Spain Netherlands Greece Austria
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Hungary 2 2 0 0 63-29 4 2 Montonegro 2 2 0 0 73-41 4 3 Lithuania 2 0 0 2 43-65 0 4 İtaly 2 0 0 2 27-41 0
26-09-2019 Montonegro 41-17 İtaly 26-09-2019 Hungary 33-19 Lithuania 29-09-2019 Lithuania 24-32 Montonegro 29-09-2019 İtaly 10-30 Hungary Hungary Montonegro Lithuania İtaly
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Germany 2 2 0 0 74-45 4 2 Slovenia 2 2 0 0 63-52 4 3 Belarus 2 0 0 2 59-71 0 4 Kosovo 2 0 0 2 38-66 0
25-09-2019 Germany 40-30 Belarus 26-09-2019 Slovenia 32-23 Kosovo 29-09-2019 Kosovo 29-31 Germany 29-09-2019 Belarus 15-34 Germany Slovenia Germany Kosovo Belarus
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Russia 2 2 0 0 69-41 4 2 Serbia 2 2 0 0 62-49 4 3 Slovakia 2 0 0 2 41-61 0 4 Switzerland 2 0 0 2 49-70 0
26-09-2019 Serbia 35-23 Switzerland 26-09-2019 Russia 34-15 Slovakia 29-09-2019 Switzerland 26-35 Russia 29-09-2019 Slovakia 26-27 Serbia Serbia Russia Switzerland Slovakia
Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Sweden 2 2 0 0 73-45 4 2 Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 68-49 4 3 North Macedonia 2 0 0 2 55-72 0 4 Portugal 2 0 0 2 39-69 0
26-09-2019 Czech Republic 31-20 Portugal 26-09-2019 Sweden 35-26 North Macedonia 29-09-2019 Portugal 19-38 Sweden 29-09-2019 North Macedonia 29-37 Czech Republic Czech Republic Sweden Portugal North Macedonia
Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Croatia 2 2 0 0 59-29 4 2 France 2 2 0 0 61-34 4 3 Iceland 2 0 0 2 25-52 0 4 Turkey 2 0 0 2 38-68 0
26-09-2019 Croatia 29-8 Iceland 26-09-2019 France 38-17 Turkey 29-09-2019 Iceland 17-23 France 29-09-2019 Turkey 21-30 Croatia Croatia France Iceland Turkey
Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF/GA Pts Qualification 1 Poland 2 2 0 0 55-42 4 2 Romania 2 2 0 0 52-44 4 3 Ukraine 2 0 0 2 50-54 0 4 Faroe Islands 2 0 0 2 36-53 0
25-09-2019 Romania 27-24 Ukraine 25-09-2019 Poland 28-16 Faroe Islands 28-09-2019 Ukraine 26-27 Poland 28-09-2019 Faroe Islands 20-25 Romania Poland Romania Faroe Islands Ukraine
2020 European Women’s Handball Championship / Denmark-Norway
