EHF EURO 2012 Qualification Draw

On 12 April the draw event for the 2010 Men's EHF European Handball Championship took place in Belgrade.

In the capital’s city hall the coach of Serbia’s national team, Veselin Vuković, together with one of his players, Momir Ilić, assisted the EHF Competition Commission’s Leopold Kalin to put together seven qualification groups with four teams each.

The draw results:

GROUP 1
Hungary
FYR Macedonia
Bosnia/Herz.
Winner Q1 A

GROUP 2
Croatia
Spain
Romania
Lithuania

GROUP 3
Poland
Slovenia
Ukraine
Portugal

GROUP 4
Sweden
Slovakia
Montenegro
Winner Q1 C

GROUP 5
Germany
Iceland
Austria
Winner Q1 B

GROUP 6
Norway
Czech Rep.
Netherlands
Greece

GROUP 7
Denmark
Russia
Belarus
Switzerland

The format of the qualification is explained in full detail HERE. The qualification will be carried out between October 2010 and June 2011. The draw results give us the following match schedule:

Round 1, 27./28. October 2010

GROUP 1          
Hungary    VS.    Bosnia/Herz.  
FYR Macedonia    VS.    Winner Q1 A  

GROUP 2          
Croatia    VS.    Romania  
Spain    VS.    Lithuania  

GROUP 3          
Poland    VS.    Ukraine  
Slovenia    VS.    Portugal  

GROUP 4          
Sweden    VS.    Montenegro  
Slovakia    VS.    Winner Q1 C
  
GROUP 5          
Germany    VS.    Austria  
Iceland    VS.    Winner Q1 B
 
GROUP 6          
Norway    VS.    Netherlands  
Czech Rep.    VS.    Greece
 
GROUP 7          
Denmark    VS.    Belarus  
Russia    VS.    Switzerland  

Round 2, 30./31. October 2010

GROUP 1          
Winner Q1 A    VS.    Hungary  
Bosnia/Herz.    VS.    FYR Macedonia
 
GROUP 2          
Lithuania    VS.    Croatia  
Romania    VS.    Spain  

GROUP 3          
Portugal    VS.    Poland  
Ukraine    VS.    Slovenia  

GROUP 4          
Winner Q1 C    VS.    Sweden  
Montenegro    VS.    Slovakia
 
GROUP 5          
Winner Q1 B    VS.    Germany  
Austria    VS.    Iceland  

GROUP 6          
Greece    VS.    Norway  
Netherlands    VS.    Czech Rep.
 
GROUP 7          
Switzerland    VS.    Denmark  
Belarus    VS.    Russia  

Round 3, 9./10. March 2011

GROUP 1          
FYR Macedonia     VS.     Hungary
Winner Q1 A     VS.     Bosnia/Herz.

GROUP 2      
Spain     VS.     Croatia
Lithuania     VS.     Romania

GROUP 3      
Slovenia     VS.     Poland
Portugal     VS.     Ukraine

GROUP 4      
Slovakia     VS.     Sweden
Winner Q1 C     VS.     Montenegro

GROUP 5      
Iceland     VS.     Germany
Winner Q1 B     VS.     Austria

GROUP 6      
Czech Rep.     VS.     Norway
Greece     VS.     Netherlands

GROUP 7          
Russia     VS.     Denmark
Switzerland     VS.     Belarus

Round 4. 12./13. March 2011

GROUP 1          
Hungary     VS.     FYR Macedonia
Bosnia/Herz.     VS.     Winner Q1 A

GROUP 2          
Croatia     VS.     Spain
Romania     VS.     Lithuania

GROUP 3          
Poland    VS.    Slovenia  
Ukraine    VS.    Portugal
 
GROUP 4          
Sweden    VS.    Slovakia  
Montenegro    VS.    Winner Q1 C 

GROUP 5          
Germany    VS.    Iceland  
Austria    VS.    Winner Q1 B  

GROUP 6          
Norway    VS.    Czech Rep.  
Netherlands    VS.    Greece  

GROUP 7          
Denmark    VS.    Russia  
Belarus    VS.    Switzerland  

Round 5, 8./9. June 2011

GROUP 1          
Bosnia/Herz.    VS.    Hungary  
Winner Q1 A    VS.    FYR Macedonia
 
GROUP 2      
Romania    VS.    Croatia
Lithuania    VS.    Spain

GROUP 3      
Ukraine    VS.    Poland
Portugal    VS.    Slovenia

GROUP 4      
Montenegro    VS.    Sweden
Winner Q1 C    VS.    Slovakia

GROUP 5      
Austria    VS.    Germany
Winner Q1 B    VS.    Iceland

GROUP 6      
Netherlands    VS.    Norway
Greece    VS.    Czech Rep.

GROUP 7      
Belarus    VS.    Denmark  
Switzerland    VS.    Russia  

Round 6, 11./12. June 2011

GROUP 1          
Hungary    VS.    Winner Q1 A  
FYR Macedonia    VS.    Bosnia/Herz.
 
GROUP 2          
Croatia    VS.    Lithuania  
Spain    VS.    Romania
 
GROUP 3          
Poland    VS.    Portugal  
Slovenia    VS.    Ukraine  

GROUP 4          
Sweden    VS.    Winner Q1 C  
Slovakia    VS.    Montenegro  

GROUP 5      
Germany    VS.    Winner Q1 B
Iceland    VS.    Austria

GROUP 6      
Norway    VS.    Greece
Czech Rep.    VS.    Netherlands

GROUP 7      
Denmark    VS.    Switzerland
Russia    VS.    Belarus

The Men’s EHF EURO Event is to be played on 17-29 January 2012. The four hosting cities of the championship will be Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad and Vrsac.

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