2026 European Women's Handball Championship qualification
This article describes the qualification for the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.
Qualification system
Nine teams will play in phase 1 in a single round-robin system, with the group winners advance to phase 2 and joun the remaining teams.
Qualification phase 1
The groups will be played at a single venue.
Draw
The draw took place on 20 December 2024.[1]
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Luxembourg
|
 Bulgaria Cyprus Great Britain
|
 Belgium Estonia Malta
|
Groups
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 2 | Great Britain (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Estonia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 7 March 2025. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 7–9 March 2025 | Estonia
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v | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Report | ||||
| 7–9 March 2025 | Great Britain
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v | Estonia
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| Report | ||||
| 7–9 March 2025 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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v | Great Britain
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| Report | ||||
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Malta
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 7 March 2025. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 7–9 March 2025 | Malta
|
v | Lithuania
|
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| Report | ||||
| 7–9 March 2025 | Bulgaria
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v | Malta
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| Report | ||||
| 7–9 March 2025 | Lithuania
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v | Bulgaria
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| Report | ||||
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification phase 2 |
| 2 | Cyprus (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Belgium
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 7 March 2025. Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 7–9 March 2025 | Belgium
|
v | Luxembourg
|
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| Report | ||||
| 7–9 March 2025 | Cyprus
|
v | Belgium
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| Report | ||||
| 7–9 March 2025 | Luxembourg
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v | Cyprus
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| Report | ||||
Qualification phase 2
The group winners of phase 1 will join the remaining teams.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic |
Co-hosts | 8 March 2024 | 8 (1994, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024) |
 Poland |
9 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) | ||
 Romania |
15 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) | ||
 Slovakia |
3 (1994, 2014, 2024) | ||
 Turkey |
1 (2024) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year.
References
- ^ "Path to Women's EHF EURO 2026 begins with phase 1 Qualifiers". eurohandball.com. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.