05.04.2012, 11:43
EHF Men's 20 European Championship – Qualification Round

29 countries hoping to qualify for Turkey 2012.

EHF Men's 20 European Championship – Qualification Round

Following the qualification draw which took place at the EHF 20th Anniversary event in Vienna, Austria on 18 November 2011, this weekend (Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 April) will see 29 teams compete to qualify for the EHF Men's 20 European Championship Final Tournament taking place in the Ankara Arena, Ankara and the Besyo Hall in Eskisehir, Turkey between 5 and 15 July 2012.

Sixteen teams will battle for the title, with three nations already directly qualified: hosts Turkey, Croatia and Spain – winners and runners-up of the EHF Men's 18 European Championship 2010 respectively.

13 teams will qualify this weekend and alongside Turkey, Croatia and Spain will go into the final tournament draw which will take place at the EHF Headquarters in Vienna, Austria on Friday 13 April.

A total of 32 teams have entered the tournament (including the three directly-qualified teams) and the qualification is divided into five groups of four teams and three groups of three teams.

The 13 teams who qualify will consist of the top two teams from Groups 1-5 and the top team from Groups 6-8.

The qualification matches for the EHF Men's 20 European Championship will be played in the form of tournaments at one venue (Denmark in three venues).

For more information about the matches visit the statistics section HERE.

GROUP 1
Denmark
Russia
Belarus
Belgium

Venues: Kolding, Hedensted, Bramming - Denmark

06.04.2012 17:00  Russia vs. Belgium
06.04.2012 19:00  Denmark vs. Belarus
07.04.2012 14:00  Belarus vs. Russia
07.04.2012 16:00  Belgium vs. Denmark
08.04.2012 11:00  Belarus vs. Belgium
08.04.2012 13:00  Denmark vs. Russia

GROUP 2 
Germany
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Ukraine

Venue: Krefeld – Germany

07.04.2012 16:00  Czech Republic vs. Ukraine
07.04.2012 18:30  Germany vs. Netherlands
08.04.2012 16:00  Netherlands vs. Czech Republic
08.04.2012 18:30  Ukraine vs. Germany
09.04.2012 11:00  Netherlands vs. Ukraine
09.04.2012 13:30  Germany vs. Czech Republic

GROUP 3
France
Slovenia
Romania
Hungary

Venue: Dreux – France

06.04.2012 18:30  Slovenia vs. Hungary
06.04.2012 20:30  France vs. Romania
07.04.2012 18:00  Hungary vs. France
07.04.2012 20:00  Romania vs. Slovenia
08.04.2012 14:30  Romania vs. Hungary
08.04.2012 16:30  France vs. Slovenia

GROUP 4  
Serbia
Norway
Israel
Austria

Venue: Bergen-Fillingsdalen – Norway

06.04.2012 18:00  Serbia vs. Israel
06.04.2012 20:00  Norway vs. Austria
07.04.2012 14:00  Austria vs. Serbia
07.04.2012 16:00  Israel vs. Norway
08.04.2012 12:00  Israel vs. Austria
08.04.2012 14:00  Serbia vs. Norway

GROUP 5
Switzerland
Sweden
Latvia
Montenegro

Venue: Birsfelden – Switzerland

06.04.2012 15:30  Switzerland vs. Latvia
06.04.2012 18:00  Sweden vs. Montenegro
07.04.2012 16:00  Latvia vs. Sweden
07.04.2012 18:30  Montenegro vs. Switzerland
08.04.2012 11:00  Latvia vs. Montenegro
08.04.2012 13:30  Switzerland vs. Sweden

GROUP 6  
Portugal
Slovakia
Bulgaria

Venue: Nove Zamky – Slovakia

06.04.2012 19:00  Portugal vs. Slovakia
07.04.2012 18:00  Bulgaria vs. Portugal
08.04.2012 17:00  Slovakia vs. Bulgaria

GROUP 7
Iceland
Estonia
Bosnia Herzegovina

Venue: Reykjavik – Iceland

06.04.2012 15:00  Bosnia Herzegovina vs. Iceland
07.04.2012 14:00  Estonia vs. Bosnia Herzegovina
08.04.2012 14:00  Iceland vs. Estonia

GROUP 8  
Poland
Finland
FYR Macedonia

Venue: Legionowo – Poland
All games will be streamed live and free of charge on http://imprezylive.pl/online_legionowo.php

05.04.2012 18:00  FYR Macedonia vs. Poland
06.04.2012 18:00  Finland vs. FYR Macedonia
07.04.2012 12:00  Poland vs. Finland

The Final Tournament Draw of the EHF Men's 20 European Championship 2012 will take place in Vienna, Austria on Friday 13 April at 11:30 hrs (local time).

TEXT: EHF/AMc