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

Qualification system

38 teams had registered for participation. 37 teams competed for 15 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. In each phase, the teams were divided into several pots according to their positions in the EHF National Team Ranking.

Qualification Phase 1

Seeding

The draw for the qualification round was held on 22 July 2014 in Vienna, Austria.[1] The group winners advanced to the playoffs.

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

All times are local.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Playoffs

The draw for the playoffs was held on 23 June 2015 in Vienna, Austria.[2] The winners advanced to the second phase.

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All times are local.

Matches

Finland won 55–52 on aggregate.

Romania won 62–48 on aggregate.

Belgium won 66–50 on aggregate.

Qualification Phase 2

The draw was held on 14 April 2016 in Dubrovnik. The teams were split into seven groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams from each group and the best third ranked team qualified for the final tournament.[3][4]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
France
Spain
Denmark
Poland
Germany
Sweden
Iceland		North Macedonia
Russia
Norway
Hungary
Slovenia
Belarus
Austria		Serbia
Czech Republic
Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Netherlands
Portugal
Lithuania		Slovakia
Latvia
Ukraine
Switzerland
Romania
Belgium
Finland

All times are local.

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Ranking of third-placed teams

The highest ranked third-placed team from the groups directly qualifies for the tournament. Matches against the fourth placed teams in each group are discarded.

References

  1. ^ "Greece meet Cyprus, Romania to face Italy and Kosovo". EHF. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Draw for EHF EURO 2018 play-offs takes place on 23 June". EHF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Dubrovnik hosts EHF EURO 2018 Qualification draw on 14 April". EHF. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Champions Germany face Slovenia, Portugal and Switzerland en route to EHF EURO 2018". EHF. Retrieved 14 April 2016.