On 27 April 2011 the draw for the Women’s EHF EURO 2012 Qualification took place in Castle Nienoord in Leek, Netherlands.
The draw was carried out by Jan Tuik, Chairman of the EHF Competitions Commission and Michael Wiederer, EHF Secretary General. The two were assisted by Angela Malestein and Larissa Van Dorst, members of the Dutch W19 national team.
Qualification Groups
GROUP 1
Germany
Hungary
Belarus
Azerbaijan
GROUP 2
Romania
Serbia
Portugal
Winner Qualification Phase 1*
GROUP 3
Russia
Montenegro
Poland
Second Qualification Phase 1*
GROUP 4
France
FYR Macedonia
Turkey
Lithuania
GROUP 5
Sweden
Austria
Slovenia
Czech Republic
GROUP 6
Denmark
Croatia
Slovakia
Italy
GROUP 7
Spain
Ukraine
Iceland
Switzerland
*The two last nations will be known after the Qualification Phase 1, where four teams – Greece, Great Britain, Finland and Israel – play for the two last places in the EHF EURO 2012 Qualification on 03-05 June 2011.
Qualification Modus
The EHF EURO 2012 Qualification is played in six qualification rounds. All teams meet every group opponent twice, in one home and one away match. The rounds are planned to take place in three pairs.
Round 1: 19-20 October 2011
Round 2: 22-23 October 2011
Round 3: 21-22 March 2012
Round 4: 24-25 March 2012
Round 5: 30-31 May 2012
Round 6: 02-03 June 2012
The teams finishing on first and second place will qualify to the final tournament, which will take place between 02 and 16 December 2012 in the Netherlands.
text: eurohandball.com
