2015 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification
The European qualification for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark will be played over two rounds. The 2015 hosts Denmark are qualified automatically for the World Championship.
In the first round of qualification, 14 teams who were not participating at the 2014 European Championship were split into four groups. The group winners and the remaining 14 teams from the European Championship will play a playoff afterwards to determine the other nine qualifiers.[1]
Qualification phase 1
Seedings
The draw was made on 22 July at 11:00.[1][2][3] The group winners advanced to the playoff round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
 Austria Belarus Czech Republic Iceland Macedonia Slovenia Turkey |
 Italy Lithuania Portugal Switzerland |
 Azerbaijan Greece Israel |
Group 1
The mini-tournament was hosted in Switzerland.[4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 77 | +24 | 6 |
| Belarus |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 83 | +3 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 73 | +7 | 2 |
| Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 104 | −34 | 0 |
| 3 December 2014 17:45 |
Belarus |
29–25 | Greece |
Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 250 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| Mihdaliova, Yezhykava 5 | (15–12) | Tsakalou 6 | ||
4× 2× |
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 3 December 2014 20:15 |
Slovenia |
27–21 | Switzerland |
Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 650 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Lazović-Varlec 7 | (16–10) | Furrer 4 | ||
| 4× 3× |
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 4 December 2014 17:45 |
Greece |
23–39 | Slovenia |
Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 150 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| Logdanidou, Tsakalou 5 | (9–16) | Hrnčič, Irman 7 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 4 December 2014 20:15 |
Switzerland |
23–24 | Belarus |
Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 450 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Scherer 6 | (14–12) | Lobach, Yezhykava 5 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 6 December 2014 12:00 |
Slovenia |
35–33 | Belarus |
Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 217 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Gros 9 | (17–18) | Mihdaliova 8 | ||
2× 3× 1× |
Report | 5× 3× 1×
|
| 6 December 2014 14:30 |
Switzerland |
36–22 | Greece |
Saalsporthalle, Zürich Attendance: 380 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| Scherer 7 | (16–11) | Tsakalou 6 | ||
| 7× 3× |
Report | 6× 2×
|
Group 2
The mini-tournament was hosted in Austria.[4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 60 | +42 | 6 |
| Turkey |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 82 | +14 | 4 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 74 | +14 | 2 |
| Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 125 | −70 | 0 |
| 4 December 2014 18:00 |
Turkey |
28–27 | Portugal |
Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau Attendance: 300 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| İskit 8 | (14–14) | Rodrigues, Soares 6 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 4× 2× 1×
|
| 4 December 2014 20:15 |
Austria |
41–15 | Israel |
Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau Attendance: 350 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| Engel, Grausenburger 6 | (21–7) | Vikrat 5 | ||
| 6× 3× |
Report | 5× 3×
|
| 5 December 2014 18:00 |
Portugal |
21–29 | Austria |
Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau Attendance: 550 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| Rodrigues 6 | (9–16) | Scheffknecht 9 | ||
| 5× 2× |
Report | 5× 3×
|
| 5 December 2014 20:15 |
Israel |
23–44 | Turkey |
Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau Attendance: 250 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| Bertaut 8 | (10–18) | Topaloğlu 8 | ||
| 7× 3× |
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 6 December 2014 14:20 |
Portugal |
40–17 | Israel |
Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau Attendance: 100 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH) |
| Rodrigues 13 | (20–8) | Vikrat 5 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 1× 2×
|
| 6 December 2014 18:25 |
Turkey |
24–32 | Austria |
Sportzentrum Alte Au, Stockerau Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN) |
| İskenderoğlu 4 | (11–15) | Magelinskas 10 | ||
| 4× 3× |
Report | 5× 3×
|
Group 3
The teams opted to play the group in a home and away series.[4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 83 | +31 | 8 |
| Italy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 95 | −7 | 4 |
| Macedonia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 111 | −24 | 0 |
| 9 October 2014 17:45 |
Macedonia |
20–23 | Italy |
SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA) |
| Gjeorgjievska 5 | (14–11) | Gheorghe 6 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 5× 3×
|
| 12 October 2014 18:30 |
Italy |
27–22 | Macedonia |
Palazzetto dello Sport, Follonica Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
| Gheorghe 10 | (11–9) | Gjeorgjievska, Mečevska 5 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 4× 3×
|
| 27 November 2014 17:30 |
Italy |
17–26 | Iceland |
Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 2, 000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Fanton 5 | (8–13) | Knútsdóttir 9 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 30 November 2014 16:00 |
Iceland |
27–21 | Italy |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 750 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| Knútsdóttir 11 | (13–7) | Gheorghe 8 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 4× 2×
|
| 3 December 2014 19:30 |
Iceland |
33–23 | Macedonia |
Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 550 Referees: Hermann, Madsen (DEN) |
| Knútsdóttir 14 | (17–12) | Mečevska 6 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 6 December 2014 17:45 |
Macedonia |
22–28 | Iceland |
SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 300 Referees: Pech, Vagvölgyi (HUN) |
| Despodovska 6 | (11–12) | Pálsdóttir 6 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 2× 3×
|
Group 4
The mini-tournament was hosted in the Czech Republic.[4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 4 |
| Lithuania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 0 |
| 28 November 2014 18:00 |
Azerbaijan |
26–38 | Czech Republic |
SK UP Olomouc, Olomouc Attendance: 600 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| Tankaskaya 8 | (16–15) | Hrbková 7 | ||
| 6× 2× 1× |
Report | 4× 3×
|
| 29 November 2014 17:00 |
Lithuania |
35–29 | Azerbaijan |
SK UP Olomouc, Olomouc Attendance: 150 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| Šatkauskaitė 9 | (23–15) | Peche 9 | ||
| 5× 2× 1× |
Report | 5× 2×
|
| 30 November 2014 11:00 |
Czech Republic |
33–27 | Lithuania |
SK UP Olomouc, Olomouc Attendance: 700 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU) |
| Hrbková, Kutlvašrová 6 | (21–12) | Bernatavičiūtė 7 | ||
| 6× 2× |
Report | 3× 2×
|
Qualification phase 2
The teams will play a home-and away series to determine the final tournament participants. The draw was made on 21 December 2014.[5][6]
Seedings
| Pot 1 (9 best ranked teams from the 2014 European Championship) |
Pot 2 (5 lowest ranked teams from the 2014 European Championship + teams from the qualification round) |
|---|---|
 France Germany Hungary Montenegro Netherlands Poland Romania Spain Sweden |
Austria Croatia Czech Republic Iceland Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine |
Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
1 | Slovenia |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Germany |
2 | Russia |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Serbia |
3 | Romania |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Netherlands |
4 | Czech Republic |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Ukraine |
5 | Poland |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Montenegro |
6 | Iceland |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Austria |
7 | Hungary |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Spain |
8 | Slovakia |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
| Croatia |
9 | Sweden |
6–7 Jun | 13–14 Jun |
First leg
| 6–7 June 2015 | France |
v | Slovenia |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Germany |
v | Russia |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Serbia |
v | Romania |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Netherlands |
v | Czech Republic |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Ukraine |
v | Poland |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Montenegro |
v | Iceland |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Austria |
v | Hungary |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Spain |
v | Slovakia |
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| 6–7 June 2015 | Croatia |
v | Sweden |
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Second leg
| 13–14 June 2015 | Slovenia |
v | France |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Russia |
v | Germany |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Romania |
v | Serbia |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Czech Republic |
v | Netherlands |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Poland |
v | Ukraine |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Iceland |
v | Montenegro |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Hungary |
v | Austria |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Slovakia |
v | Spain |
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| 13–14 June 2015 | Sweden |
v | Croatia |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Championship draw procedure released". eurohandball.com. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ↑ Draw procedure
- ↑ "European road to Women's World Championship 2015 has begun". eurohandball.com. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Hosts confirmed for Women's World Championship 2015 qualification tournaments". eurohandball.com. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ↑ "World Championship 2015 Play-offs drawn on 21 December". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Tough games ahead for Germany, Slovakia and Serbia". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 21 December 2014.
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