2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.

Qualification system

Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on 22 July 2014 in Vienna, Austria. The group winners advance to the second phase.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Greece Estonia Romania	Italy Belgium Luxembourg	Cyprus Georgia Kosovo

Qualification Phase 1

Group 1

30 October 2014 19:30	Greece	27–25	Cyprus	Dimitris Tofalos Arena, Proastio Attendance: 500 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Papadopoulos 10	(16–11)	Argyrou 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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2 November 2014 19:00	Cyprus	17–23	Greece	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Argyrou 7	(9–12)	Papadopoulos 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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29 April 2015 19:30	Cyprus	17–26	Belgium	Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Argyrou 10	(8–15)	Valkenborgh 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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2 May 2015 20:00	Belgium	30–20	Cyprus	Hall Omnisports "La Préalle", Herstal Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Wills, Colin (GBR)
	D. Kedziora 7	(12–7)	Nikiforou 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

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10 June 2015 20:00	Belgium	30–25	Greece	Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
	Kedziora, De Beule 6	(16–17)	Papadopoulos 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

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14 June 2015 19:30	Greece	v	Belgium	Mikra 3, Thessaloniki Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
		Report

Group 2

29 October 2014 20:00	Estonia	28–26	Georgia	Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn Attendance: 550 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
	Järve, Pinnonen 5	(16–15)	Rusia 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

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2 November 2014 18:00	Georgia	29–27	Estonia	Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Rusia 8	(15–14)	Pinnonen 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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30 April 2015 18:00	Georgia	17–16	Luxembourg	Kutaisi Sport Palace, Kutaisi Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Chanturia 7	(11–7)	Meis 4
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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3 May 2015 18:00	Luxembourg	29–20	Georgia	D'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Azemi, Beqiri (Kosovo)
	Hoffmann 7	(12–11)	Tsitelishvili 8
	3× 7×	Report	3× 2×

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10 June 2015 19:30	Luxembourg	26–31	Estonia	D'Coque, Luxembourg Attendance: 800 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Bardina 6	(13–14)	three players 5
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

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13 June 2015 20:00	Estonia	26–29	Luxembourg	Viljandi Sporthall, Viljandi Attendance: 600 Referees: Samuelsen, Guðjónsson (FAR)
	Jaanimaa 8	(17–14)	Bardina 8
	2× 5×	Report	3× 7×

Group 3

29 October 2014 18:00	Romania	36–24	Kosovo	Dinamo Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mertinian, Syrepisios (GRE)
	Stavrositu 6	(17–10)	Hoxha 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

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1 November 2014 18:00	Kosovo	16–30	Romania	Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Dvorský, Karlubík (SVK)
	Dedaj 4	(10–15)	Ghionea 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

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29 April 2015 19:30	Kosovo	22–29	Italy	Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, Pristina Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
	Kabashi 8	(12–17)	Turkovic 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6× 1×

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3 May 2015 18:00	Italy	35–26	Kosovo	PalaGolfo, Follonica Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jerlecki, Labun (POL)
	Turkovic 11	(18–12)	three players 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

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10 June 2015 20:30	Italy	22–28	Romania	Pala San Giacomo, Conversano Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
	Maione 6	(10–13)	Novanc 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

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14 June 2015 17:00	Romania	v	Italy	Sala Polivalenta Resita, Reșița Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
		Report

External links

• Eurohandball Site