The European qualification for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, was played over two rounds.
In the first round of qualification, 18 teams who were not participating at the 2022 European Championship played a knockout round with the winners advancing to the second phase, where the teams were joined by the remaining ten teams from the European Championship and play play-off games to determine the qualified teams.
Qualification phase 1
Seeding
The draw was held on 29 June 2022 in Vienna, Austria. The winner of each tie advanced to the play-off round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
 Austria Slovakia Iceland Turkey Ukraine Faroe Islands Portugal Greece Italy
|
 Kosovo Israel Finland Luxembourg Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Great Britain Latvia
|
Overview
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan
|
31–68 | Portugal
|
19–32 | 12–36 |
| Faroe Islands
|
53–55 | Kosovo
|
24–27 | 29–28 |
| Slovakia
|
89–38 | Latvia
|
46–21 | 43–17 |
| Iceland
|
67–50 | Israel
|
34–26 | 33–24 |
| Greece
|
44–43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
23–21 | 21–22 |
| Ukraine
|
66–24 | Luxembourg
|
36–13 | 30–11 |
| Bulgaria
|
48–59 | Italy
|
19–26 | 29–33 |
| Austria
|
72–50 | Finland
|
37–22 | 35–28 |
| Great Britain
|
30–83 | Turkey
|
14–39 | 16–44 |
Matches
| 3 November 2022 20:30 |
Azerbaijan
|
19–32 | Portugal
|
Pavilhão Municipal de Paredes, Paredes, Portugal Attendance: 850 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
| Bayramova 5 | (5–16) | Pereira da Silva, Unjanque 5 | ||
1× 3×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 5 November 2022 22:00 |
Portugal
|
36–12 | Azerbaijan
|
Pavilhão Municipal de Paredes, Paredes Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Bočáková, Jánošíková (SVK) |
| Pereira da Silva, Unjanque 6 | (17–5) | Hasyanova, Mikhalkovich 3 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 4×
|
Portugal won 68–31 on aggregate
| 3 November 2022 19:30 |
Faroe Islands
|
24–27 | Kosovo
|
Istog City Sports Hall, Istog, Kosovo Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| Geirsdóttir Eystberg 9 | (13–14) | Demaj 9 | ||
| 7×
|
Report | 1× 5× 1×
|
| 5 November 2022 19:30 |
Kosovo
|
28–29 | Faroe Islands
|
Istog City Sports Hall, Istog Attendance: 2,250 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| Demaj 11 | (16–16) | Geirsdóttir Eystberg, Mittún 6 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 1× 3×
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Kosovo won 55–53 on aggregate.
| 2 November 2022 19:00 |
Slovakia
|
46–21 | Latvia
|
Mestská Sportova hala Sala, Šaľa Attendance: 1,499 Referees: Jakovljević, Kovačević (SRB) |
| Lancz 6 | (23–13) | Millere 8 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 6 November 2022 14:10 |
Latvia
|
17–43 | Slovakia
|
Valmieris Olympic Centre, Valmiera Attendance: 100 Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA) |
| Millere 5 | (11–16) | Lancz 10 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Slovakia won 89–38 on aggregate.
| 5 November 2022 16:00 |
Iceland
|
34–26 | Israel
|
Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 800 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR) |
| Erlingsdóttir 11 | (18–15) | Shaul 11 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 6 November 2022 16:00 |
Israel
|
24–33 | Iceland
|
Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland Attendance: 700 Referees: Borge, Nygren (NOR) |
| Shaul 6 | (11–14) | Jacobsen 7 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Iceland won 67–50 on aggregate.
| 3 November 2022 20:00 |
Greece
|
23–21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Sports Hall Cazin, Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| Mania 7 | (8–9) | Kolašinac 7 | ||
| 2× 8×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 5 November 2022 17:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
22–21 | Greece
|
Sports Hall Cazin, Cazin Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Ivanović, Vujisić (MNE) |
| Gudelj 7 | (14–9) | Kerlidi, Zygoura 4 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
Greece won 44–43 on aggregate.
| 1 November 2022 19:00 |
Ukraine
|
36–13 | Luxembourg
|
d'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Attendance: 352 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED) |
| Levchenko 8 | (18–6) | Welter 5 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 2 November 2022 19:00 |
Luxembourg
|
11–30 | Ukraine
|
d'Coque, Luxembourg City Attendance: 276 Referees: Klompers, Stobbe (NED) |
| Kozar 3 | (5–16) | Konovalova 6 | ||
| 2×
|
Report |
Ukraine won 66–24 on aggregate.
| 2 November 2022 17:00 |
Bulgaria
|
19–26 | Italy
|
Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Gencheva 6 | (12–9) | Babbo 5 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 6 November 2022 18:30 |
Italy
|
33–29 | Bulgaria
|
Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Lidacka, Lesiak (POL) |
| Manojlovic 8 | (18–13) | Tomova 9 | ||
| Report | 5×
|
Italy won 59–48 on aggregate.
| 3 November 2022 20:25 |
Austria
|
37–22 | Finland
|
BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 800 Referees: Capoccia, Jucker (SUI) |
| Neidhart 9 | (18–11) | Holopainen 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 6 November 2022 14:00 |
Finland
|
28–35 | Austria
|
Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 500 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| Hilli 8 | (13–16) | Pandza 6 | ||
| 6×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Austria won 72–50 on aggregate.
| 5 November 2022 18:00 |
Great Britain
|
14–39 | Turkey
|
THF Spor Complex, Çankaya, Turkey Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROU) |
| Thornewell 4 | (7–23) | Sarikaya 7 | ||
| 1× 4×
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Report | 1× 2×
|
| 6 November 2022 18:00 |
Turkey
|
44–16 | Great Britain
|
THF Spor Complex, Çankaya Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Murariu, Paraschiv (ROU) |
| Sarikaya 7 | (21–7) | Gowland 5 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 3×
|
Turkey won 83–30 on aggregate.
Qualification phase 2
The draw took place on 19 November 2022. Serbia and Kosovo were not allowed to be drawn against each other. The nine winners of phase 1, the Czech Republic and ten teams from the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship played in this round. The games were played on 7 and 8 April and 11 and 12 April 2023.
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
 Croatia Spain Germany Hungary North Macedonia Poland Romania Slovenia Serbia Switzerland
|
 Czech Republic Austria Slovakia Iceland Turkey Ukraine Portugal Greece Italy Kosovo
|
Overview
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey
|
49–65 | Serbia
|
24–33 | 25–32 |
| Romania
|
63–44 | Portugal
|
35–20 | 28–24 |
| Iceland
|
49–59 | Hungary
|
21–25 | 28–34 |
| Poland
|
68–42 | Kosovo
|
36–22 | 32–20 |
| Italy
|
46–64 | Slovenia
|
25–31 | 21–33 |
| Germany
|
75–33 | Greece
|
39–13 | 36–20 |
| Switzerland
|
58–68 | Czech Republic
|
31–32 | 27–36 |
| Austria
|
52–54 | Spain
|
28–28 | 24–26 |
| North Macedonia
|
44–55 | Ukraine
|
22–24 | 22–31 |
| Slovakia
|
41–56 | Croatia
|
23–25 | 18–31 |
Matches
| 7 April 2023 16:00 |
Turkey
|
24–33 | Serbia
|
Giresun Batlama, Giresun Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Simone, Monitillo (ITA) |
| Çalışkan 8 | (10–15) | Radosavljević 9 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 12 April 2023 18:00 |
Serbia
|
32–25 | Turkey
|
Sportski centar Voždovac, Belgrade Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Yovchev, Yonchev (BUL) |
| Stoiljković 7 | (16–15) | Karaçam 10 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
Serbia won 65–49 on aggregate.
| 8 April 2023 16:00 |
Romania
|
35–20 | Portugal
|
Pitești Arena, Pitești Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA) |
| Grozav 7 | (19–12) | Andreia Da Silva Lima 5 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 5× 1×
|
| 12 April 2023 21:15 |
Portugal
|
24–28 | Romania
|
Pavilhão Municipal de Paredes, Paredes Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Fahner, Kubis (POL) |
| Marqués Santiago 6 | (8–13) | Ostase 5 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 2×
|
Romania won 63–44 on aggregate.
| 8 April 2023 18:00 |
Iceland
|
21–25 | Hungary
|
Ithrottamidstod Hauka Asvellir, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Manea, Iliescu (ROU) |
| Björnsdóttir 5 | (10–14) | Klujber 6 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 12 April 2023 18:15 |
Hungary
|
34–28 | Iceland
|
Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Vámos 8 | (17–14) | Sturludóttir 8 | ||
| 1× 5× 1×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Hungary won 59–49 on aggregate.
| 6 April 2023 17:45 |
Poland
|
36–22 | Kosovo
|
Dębowiec Sports Arena, Bielsko-Biała Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Radčenko, Pērsis (LAT) |
| Kobylińska, Rosiak 6 | (17–6) | Demaj, Hajdari 5 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 6×
|
| 12 April 2023 20:15 |
Kosovo
|
20–32 | Poland
|
Palace of Youth and Sports, Pristina Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Peretz, Schwartz (ISR) |
| Demaj 7 | (12–17) | Kobylińska, Nocuń 7 | ||
| 1× 6×
|
Report | 1× 6×
|
Poland won 68–42 on aggregate.
| 8 April 2023 18:30 |
Italy
|
25–31 | Slovenia
|
Pala Santa Filomena, Chieti Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU) |
| Dalla Costa, Ghilardi 6 | (11–17) | Stanko 7 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 12 April 2023 17:30 |
Slovenia
|
33–21 | Italy
|
Športna dvorana Kodeljevo, Ljubljana Attendance: 800 Referees: Altmár, Horváth (HUN) |
| Varagić 8 | (18–13) | Eghianruwa 8 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
Slovenia won 64–46 on aggregate.
| 9 April 2023 17:15 |
Germany
|
39–13 | Greece
|
Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 2,110 Referees: Pagh, Thygesen (DEN) |
| Maidhof 7 | (22–6) | Chatziparasidou 3 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 12 April 2023 17:00 |
Greece
|
20–36 | Germany
|
Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, Chalcis Attendance: 50 Referees: Bošnjak, Marić (BIH) |
| Chatziparasidou 6 | (11–20) | Smits 6 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 1× 7×
|
Germany won 75–33 on aggregate.
| 8 April 2023 15:00 |
Switzerland
|
31–32 | Czech Republic
|
St. Jakobshalle, Basel Attendance: 3,129 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE) |
| Bucher 8 | (12–14) | Jeřábková, Malá 9 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 11 April 2023 19:30 |
Czech Republic
|
36–27 | Switzerland
|
Městská hala Vodova, Brno Attendance: 1,515 Referees: Praštalo, Balvan (BIH) |
| Jeřábková 9 | (17–10) | Kündig 7 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
Czech Republic won 68–58 on aggregate.
| 8 April 2023 18:00 |
Austria
|
28–28 | Spain
|
BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 900 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB) |
| Kovács 7 | (14–18) | Cabral, Gassama 5 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 1× 4× 1×
|
| 12 April 2023 20:30 |
Spain
|
26–24 | Austria
|
Polideportivo Fernando Argüelles, Antequera Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Mikelić, Paradina (CRO) |
| Gutiérrez Bermejo 6 | (11–12) | Pandza 5 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
Spain won 54–52 on aggregate.
| 8 April 2023 19:00 |
North Macedonia
|
22–24 | Ukraine
|
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Cipov, Klus (SVK) |
| Ristovska 8 | (8–14) | three players 5 | ||
| 1× 6× 1×
|
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 11 April 2023 17:00 |
Ukraine
|
31–22 | North Macedonia
|
Városi Sportcsarnok Kisvárda, Kisvárda, Hungary Attendance: 700 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Glibko 7 | (14–12) | Gichevska 10 | ||
| 1× 5× 1×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
Ukraine won 55–44 on aggregate.
| 7 April 2023 19:00 |
Slovakia
|
23–25 | Croatia
|
Mestská Sportova hala Sala, Šaľa Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Hatipoğlu, Şimşek (TUR) |
| Lancz 7 | (8–11) | Birtić, Burić 5 | ||
| 8× 1×
|
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 12 April 2023 18:00 |
Croatia
|
31–18 | Slovakia
|
Sporthall Vijuš, Slavonski Brod Attendance: 2,250 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| Milosavljević 8 | (17–10) | Lancz 6 | ||
| 3× 7× 1×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
Croatia won 56–41 on aggregate.
Notes
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team played its home match at neutral venue.
References
- "Road to 2023 Women's World Championship begins with qualification draw". eurohandball.com. 26 June 2022.
- "Nine pairings set to open qualification route to 2023 worlds". eurohandball.com. 29 June 2022.
- "20 teams await play-off draw for 2023 World Championship". eurohandball.com. 17 November 2022.
- "Play-off draw sets out road to 2023 World Championship". eurohandball.com. 19 November 2022.
External links
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