2013 World Men's Handball Championship qualification playoffs

The european qualification for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship, at Spain will be played over two rounds. In the first round, 21 teams who are not participating at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, will be split into seven groups. The group winners and the teams 4–15 from the European championship will play a playoff afterwards to determine the other nine qualifiers.[1]

Contents

Group stage

The draw was held on July 3, 2011 at 12:00 at Brno, Czech Republic.[2]

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 2 2 0 0 58 46 +12 4
 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Great Britain 2 0 0 2 46 58 −12 0
2 November 2011
19:00		 Great Britain  26 – 29  Israel Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 400
Referees: Mata, Lopez (ESP)
Larsson 9 (14–16) Pomeranz 7
5× 2× Report 6× 3×
6 November 2011
19:00		 Israel  29 – 20  Great Britain Maccabi handball House, Maccabi
Attendance: 750
Referees: Chaskis, Tsakonas (GRE)
Tal 6 (13–13) Garnham 5
3× 3× Report 5× 3×
5 January 2012
20:20		 Austria  v  Great Britain Sporthalle Tulln, Tulln
Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
8 Janaury 2012
14:00		 Great Britain  v  Austria Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Referees: Kouz, Zhoba (UKR)
11 Janaury 2012
19:15		 Israel  v  Austria Maccabi handball House, Maccabi
Referees: Malasinskas, Grigalionis (LTU)
14 Janaury 2012
20:20		 Austria  v  Israel BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 2 2 0 0 58 44 +14 4
 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 44 58 −14 0
2 November 2011
19:00		 Turkey  24 – 26  Ukraine Mersin
Attendance: 700
Referees: Buache, Meyer (SUI)
Döne 12 (11–13) Burka 7
3× 3× Report 5× 2×
6 November 2011
17:00		 Ukraine  32 – 20  Turkey Palace of Sports Yunost, Zaporozhye
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Sivak, Dvorsky (SVK)
Onufryienko 6 (16–7) Döne 6
9× 3× Report 9× 3× 1×
4 Janaury 2012
20:15		 Portugal  v  Turkey Lamego
Referees: Pandzic, Mosorinski (SRB)
8 Janaury 2012
19:00		 Turkey  v  Portugal Edip Burhan Sport Hall, Mersin
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
12 Janaury 2012
18:00		 Ukraine  v  Portugal Citysporthall, Zaporozhye
Referees: Cvetko, Kavalar (SLO)
15 Janaury 2012
15:00		 Portugal  v  Ukraine Nave Polivalenta de Espinho, Espinho
Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Latvia 2 2 0 0 68 57 +11 4
 Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 57 68 −11 0
2 November 2011
20:15		 Belgium  29 – 36  Latvia Lange Munte, Kortrijk
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Cauwenberghs 6 (12–21) Jurdzs, Lilienfelds 7
2× 2× Report 3× 2×
5 November 2011
15:05		 Latvia  32 – 28  Belgium Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mäkinen, Jonsson (SWE)
Kristopans, Pavlovics 7 (18–13) Cauwenberghs 6
9× 3× Report 4× 3×
4 Janaury 2012
18:00		 Montenegro  v  Belgium Sala RK Lovćen, Cetinje
Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
7 Janaury 2012
20:00		 Belgium  v  Montenegro Hall de la C.E.T., Tournai
Referees: Baranowski, Lemanowicz (POL)
11 Janaury 2012
19:05		 Latvia  v  Montenegro Sports Centre Dobele, Dobele
Referees: Togstad, Kristiansen (NOR)
14 Janaury 2012
18:00		 Montenegro  v  Latvia Sala RK Lovćen, Cetinje
Referees: Erdogan, Özdeniz (TUR)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 55 49 +6 4
 Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Finland 2 0 0 2 49 55 −6 0
2 November 2011
19:00		 Finland  23 – 26  Netherlands Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Rutkovskis, Dzerve (LAT)
Karlsson 5 (9–16) Miedema 7
 2× Report 2× 2×
5 November 2011
19:30		 Netherlands  29 – 26  Finland Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mykolaitis, Sniurevicius (LTU)
Konitz, Schagen 6 (11–14) Karlsson, Rönnberg 7
3× 3× Report 1× 3×
5 Janaury 2012
20:00		 Estonia  v  Finland Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Referees: Schaller, Wutzler (GER)
7 Janaury 2012
13:30		 Finland  v  Estonia Sisu Arena, Karis
Referees: Leszczynski, Piechota (POL)
11 Janaury 2012
19:30		 Netherlands  v  Estonia Sportcentrum Glanerbrook, Geleen
Referees: Bernet, Wick (SUI)
14 Janaury 2012
16:00		 Estonia  v  Netherlands Mesikäpa Hall, Põlva
Referees: Kekes, Kekes (HUN)

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Switzerland 2 2 0 0 74 54 +20 4
 Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Italy 2 0 0 2 54 74 −20 0
2 November 2011
18:00		 Italy  25 – 37  Switzerland Sporthalle Sportzone Süd, Brixen
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Carrara 6 (17–14) Liniger 9
4× 3× Report 4× 3×
6 November 2011
15:30		 Switzerland  37 – 29  Italy BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Schmid 9 (19–14) Maione 11
4× 2× Report 4× 3×
5 Janaury 2012
19:00		 Lithuania  v  Italy Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
7 Janaury 2012
21:00		 Italy  v  Lithuania Cologne
Referees: Cacador, Nicolau (POR)
12 Janaury 2012
20:00		 Switzerland  v  Lithuania BBC Arena, Schaffhausen
Referees: San Jose, Murcia (ESP)
15 Janaury 2012
19:00		 Lithuania  v  Switzerland Siemens Arena, Vilnius
Referees: Opava, Valek (CZE)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 70 46 +24 4
 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Cyprus 2 0 0 2 46 70 −24 0
2 November 2011
19:00		 Cyprus  20 – 38  Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus College Atheltic Centre, Nicosia
Attendance: 400
Referees: Andorka, Andorka (HUN)
Efstathiadis 5 (8–18) Stojanovic, Vrazalic 6
4× 2× Report 4× 3×
5 November 2011
20:15		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  32 – 26  Cyprus Gradska dvorana, Goražde
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kavulic, Skruzny (CZE)
Stojanovic 7 (13–9) Papakyprianou 8
3× 3× Report 8× 3×
4 Janaury 2012
19:00		 Greece  v  Cyprus Mikras 3, Thessaloniki
Referees: Cirligeanu, Florescu (ROU)
8 Janaury 2012
17:00		 Cyprus  v  Greece University of Cyprus Athletic Center, Nicosia
Referees: Maric, Masic (SRB)
11 Janaury 2012
18:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Greece Gradska dvorana, Goražde
Referees: Pedersen, Mortensen (DEN)
15 Janaury 2012
18:00		 Greece  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mikras 3, Thessaloniki
Referees: Dobrovits, Tajok (HUN)

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 2 2 0 0 61 42 +19 4
 Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 42 61 −19 0
2 November 2011
19:30		 Luxembourg  20 – 35  Romania Centre Sportif Schifflange, Schifflange
Attendance: 600
Referees: Stokes, Bartlett (SCO)
Decker 5 (8–17) Csepreghi, Sabou 6
4× 3× Report 3× 3×
5 November 2011
15:30		 Romania  26 – 22  Luxembourg Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
Florea 9 (14–8) Scholten 7
3× 3× Report 4× 3×
4 Janaury 2012
19:00		 Belarus  v  Luxembourg Sport Complex Olympiets, Mogilev
Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
7 Janaury 2012
19:00		 Luxembourg  v  Belarus Hall Omnisport Crauthem, Crauthem
Referees: Bol, van Eck (NED)
11 Janaury 2012
19:00		 Romania  v  Belarus Sala Polivalentă, Piatra Neamț
Referees: Buy, Pichon (FRA)
15 Janaury 2012
14:30		 Belarus  v  Romania Palace of Sport, Minsk
Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)

Playoff round

The draw will be held on 29 January 2012 at Belgrade, Serbia.

References

  1. ^ "2013 Men's World Championship in Spain – Qualification Europe Draw". eurohandball.com. 2011-06-30. http://www.eurohandball.com/article/014040/2013+Men%5C%27s+World+Championship+%E2%80%93+Qualification+Europe+Draw. Retrieved 2011-06-30. 
  2. ^ "2013 Men's World Championship in Spain – Qualification Europe Draw Results". eurohandball.com. 2011-07-03. http://www.eurohandball.com/article/014050/2013+Men%5C%27s+World+Championship+in+Spain+%E2%80%93+Qualification+Europe+Draw+Results. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 

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