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.[1][2] 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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6 November 2022
14:00
Finland  28–35  Austria Energia Areena, Vantaa
Attendance: 500
Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
Hilli 8 (13–16) Pandza 6
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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
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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
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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.[3][4] 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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11 April 2023
17:00
Ukraine  31–22  North Macedonia Városi Sportcsarnok Kisvárda, Kisvárda, Hungary[note 1]
Attendance: 700
Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
Glibko 7 (14–12) Gichevska 10
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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
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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
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Croatia won 56–41 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team played its home match at neutral venue.

References

  1. "Road to 2023 Women's World Championship begins with qualification draw". eurohandball.com. 26 June 2022.
  2. "Nine pairings set to open qualification route to 2023 worlds". eurohandball.com. 29 June 2022.
  3. "20 teams await play-off draw for 2023 World Championship". eurohandball.com. 17 November 2022.
  4. "Play-off draw sets out road to 2023 World Championship". eurohandball.com. 19 November 2022.
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