2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship.

Qualification system[edit]

The draw was held in Vienna, Austria on 24 March 2015 at 11:30 local time.^[1] Sweden as host nation was directly qualified. 32 teams had registered for participation and compete for 14 places at the final tournament in 2 distinct Qualification Phases. The group winners of phase 1 advanced to phase 2. The 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four teams. The top two teams qualified for the main tournament as well as the best-ranked third placed team, where the results against the last-placed team were revoked.

Qualification Phase 1[edit]

The groups played in a tournament format from 12–14 June 2015. The group winners advanced to the second phase.

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	2	2	0	63	50	+13	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Azerbaijan	2	1	1	57	60	−3	2
3	Faroe Islands	2	0	2	50	60	−10	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

12 June 2015 18:00	Bulgaria	31–22	Faroe Islands	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Dobreva 11	(12–10)	Samuelsen 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

13 June 2015 18:00	Faroe Islands	28–29	Azerbaijan	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 300 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Samuelsen 10	(14–14)	Tankaskaya 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4× 1×

14 June 2015 18:00	Azerbaijan	28–32	Bulgaria	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 850 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Tankaskaya 7	(12–13)	Bogdanova, Omoregie 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	2	2	0	53	42	+11	4	Qualification phase 2
2	Israel	2	1	1	47	47	0	2
3	Kosovo	2	0	2	40	51	−11	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

12 June 2015 19:00	Kosovo	19–27	Finland	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 360 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Beka 7	(6–12)	Roos 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

13 June 2015 16:00	Israel	24–21	Kosovo	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 80 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Vikrat 7	(9–8)	Rama 5
	2× 1× 1×	Report	3× 5×

14 June 2015 12:00	Finland	26–23	Israel	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 320 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Lindholm 9	(18–15)	Turgeman, Vikrat 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

Qualification Phase 2[edit]

The draw was held on 9 April 2015 in Kristianstad, Sweden.^[2]^[3]

Seeding[edit]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Norway Montenegro Denmark Hungary Serbia France Spain	Germany Romania Poland Russia Netherlands Czech Republic Croatia	Slovakia Ukraine Iceland Macedonia Turkey Belarus Austria	Slovenia Portugal Switzerland Italy Lithuania Bulgaria Finland

Group 1[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	6	5	1	178	128	+50	10	Final tournament
2	Romania	6	4	2	150	137	+13	8	Final tournament
3	Belarus	6	3	3	159	168	−9	6	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Lithuania	6	0	6	140	194	−54	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

7 October 2015 19:00	Norway	35–24	Belarus	Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim Attendance: 3,160 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Løke 7	(19–13)	Nestsiaruk 7
	2× 2×	Report	3× 5×

8 October 2015 19:00	Romania	29–20	Lithuania	Traian Sports Hall, Râmnicu Vâlcea Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Neagu 8	(16–10)	Bernatavičiūtė 6
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

11 October 2015 13:00	Lithuania	21–28	Norway	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 850 Referees: Bonifert-Oláh (HUN)
	Bernatavičiūtė 6	(9–13)	Mørk 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 3×

11 October 2015 15:00	Belarus	23–25	Romania	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 3,215 Referees: Schilha, Schilha (GER)
	Artsiukhovich 6	(14–12)	Neagu 11
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

9 March 2016 19:00	Lithuania	21–29	Belarus	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 500 Referees: Dvorský, Karlubík (SVK)
	Šatkauskaitė 9	(10–15)	Yezhykava 6
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

9 March 2016 20:00	Romania	25–20	Norway	Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 7,100 Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
	Neagu 10	(16–9)	Mørk 6
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 6×

13 March 2016 17:00	Belarus	38–35	Lithuania	Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk Attendance: 2,650 Referees: Bounouara, Sami (FRA)
	Yezhykava 8	(18–15)	three players 7
	2× 5×	Report	3× 4×

13 March 2016 18:00	Norway	27–17	Romania	Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
	Løke 7	(12–8)	Vizitiu 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 1×

1 June 2016 19:00	Belarus	22–32	Norway	Sport Palace Uruchje, Minsk Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Yezhykava 7	(9–15)	Sulland 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

1 June 2016 19:00	Lithuania	24–34	Romania	Kaunas Sports Hall, Kaunas Attendance: 500 Referees: Markovska, Vutov (BUL)
	Ivanauskaitė 7	(11–20)	Chintoan 6
	3×	Report	2× 8×

4 June 2016 19:00	Romania	20–23	Belarus	Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamţ Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	Pîrvuț 5	(9–9)	Yezhykava 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4× 1×

4 June 2016 19:30	Norway	36–19	Lithuania	Oslo Spektrum, Oslo Attendance: 3,945 Referees: Schols, Zuijlen (NED)
	Kurtović 6	(15–10)	Ivanauskaitė, Šatkauskaitė 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

Group 2[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	6	5	1	0	191	141	+50	11	Final tournament
2	Czech Republic	6	4	1	1	170	142	+28	9	Final tournament
3	Ukraine	6	2	0	4	174	162	+12	4	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Italy	6	0	0	6	113	203	−90	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

7 October 2015 16:05	Czech Republic	33–15	Italy	Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague Attendance: 1,020 Referees: Žalienė, Kijauskaitė (LTU)
	Hrbková, Jeřábková 5	(14–5)	Niederwieser 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 7×

8 October 2015 18:00	Serbia	34–25	Ukraine	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Radosavljević 9	(14–12)	Nikolayenko 9
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

11 October 2015 18:00	Ukraine	20–24	Czech Republic	SK Yunist Uzhhorod, Uzhhorod Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lesiak, Lidacka (POL)
	Borshchenko, Perederiy 5	(12–8)	Kordovská 7
	3× 7×	Report	3× 3×

11 October 2015 19:00	Italy	19–32	Serbia	Palazzetto dello Sport Andria, Andria Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Kiyashko, Kiselev (RUS)
	Niederwieser 8	(10–15)	Živković 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2016 18:00	Czech Republic	25–30	Serbia	Euronics Arena, Zlín Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Hrbková 7	(15–17)	Krpež Slezak 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

10 March 2016 19:00	Italy	19–37	Ukraine	PalaGolfo, Follonica Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Thomassen, Schmack (BEL)
	Niederwieser 10	(10–18)	Borshchenko 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

13 March 2016 15:30	Ukraine	36–23	Italy	SK Yunist Uzhhorod, Uzhhorod Attendance: 800 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Borshchenko 8	(15–6)	Costa, Gheorghe 5
	3× 7×	Report	3× 5×

13 March 2016 18:00	Serbia	28–28	Czech Republic	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Doychinov, Goretsov (BUL)
	Krpež Slezak 9	(15–15)	Hrbková 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

1 June 2016 19:00	Ukraine	26–31	Serbia	Palace of Sports, Kyiv Attendance: 980 Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
	Glibko 9	(12–15)	Krpež Slezak 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 7×

1 June 2016 20:00	Italy	19–29	Czech Republic	Pala di San Giacomo dell'Orio, Bari Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Gheorghe 8	(11–15)	Hrbková, Kordovská 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 1×

4 June 2016 18:00	Serbia	36–18	Italy	Kraljevo Sports Hall, Kraljevo Attendance: 700 Referees: Bonifert, Oláh (HUN)
	Krpež Slezak 7	(21–10)	Gheorghe 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

4 June 2016 18:10	Czech Republic	31–30	Ukraine	Sportovni hala Banik Most, Most Attendance: 925 Referees: Vitaku, Vitaku (KOS)
	Jeřábková 8	(15–12)	Glibko 10
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

Group 3[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	6	5	1	216	140	+76	10	Final tournament
2	Spain	6	5	1	192	126	+66	10	Final tournament
3	Austria	6	2	4	160	171	−11	4	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Bulgaria	6	0	6	112	243	−131	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

7 October 2015 19:30	Netherlands	45–24	Bulgaria	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
	Abbingh 7	(24–16)	Omoregie 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

7 October 2015 20:45	Spain	25–15	Austria	Multiúsos Fontes do Sar, Santiago de Compostela Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Leandersson, Lindroos (FIN)
	López Herrero 5	(13–6)	Engel 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

11 October 2015 17:00	Bulgaria	14–39	Spain	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Kotseva 3	(8–20)	Alberto 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

11 October 2015 18:15	Austria	25–31	Netherlands	Bundessport- und Freizeitzentrum Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf Attendance: 800 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Engel 7	(11–13)	Abbingh 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 5×

9 March 2016 18:00	Bulgaria	20–33	Austria	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 400 Referees: Scevola, Alperan (ITA)
	Agova, Pavlova 5	(10–13)	Scheffknecht 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

9 March 2016 19:00	Netherlands	31–21	Spain	Topsportcentrum, Almere Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Snelder 7	(13–10)	Pena 9
	3× 3×	Report	2× 4×

12 March 2016 13:00	Spain	32–29	Netherlands	Palacio de los Deportes de León, León Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Cabral Barbosa 10	(20–11)	Broch 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 7× 1×

12 March 2016 20:25	Austria	39–27	Bulgaria	Handball-Arena Rieden Vorkloster, Bregenz Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Katsikis, Michailidis (GRE)
	Scheffknecht 8	(19–12)	Sarandeva 9
	3× 4×	Report	1× 5×

1 June 2016 18:00	Bulgaria	16–45	Netherlands	Orlovetz Hall, Gabrovo Attendance: 250 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE)
	Bogdanova 6	(8–19)	Luciano 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

1 June 2016 20:25	Austria	26–33	Spain	OlympiaWorld Innsbruck, Innsbruck Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
	Engel 9	(12–16)	Aguilar 8
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 5×

4 June 2016 16:00	Netherlands	35–22	Austria	Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Abbingh 9	(18–11)	Frey, Engel 6
	3× 1×	Report	3× 5×

4 June 2016 18:00	Spain	42–11	Bulgaria	Polideportivo Ciudad Jardin, Málaga Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sa, Sa (POR)
	Mangué, Martínez 6	(22–7)	Sarandeva 3
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

Group 4[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	6	5	1	147	129	+18	10	Final tournament
2	Croatia	6	4	2	173	137	+36	8	Final tournament
3	Slovenia	6	3	3	142	134	+8	6	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Macedonia	6	0	6	114	176	−62	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

7 October 2015 19:00	Croatia	27–19	Slovenia	Školska sportska dvorana Umag, Umag Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Penezić 10	(14–11)	Mavsar 7
	3× 1×	Report	1× 4× 1×

7 October 2015 19:30	Montenegro	21–14	Macedonia	SC Topolica, Bar Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR)
	Bulatović 6	(12–8)	Gjeorgjievska 4
	1× 2×	Report	2× 2×

10 October 2015 20:15	Macedonia	22–36	Croatia	SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 800 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT)
	Ristovska 8	(11–15)	Penezić 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4×

11 October 2015 16:00	Slovenia	20–22	Montenegro	Športna dvorana Kodeljevo, Lubljana Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Mavsar, Lazović 6	(11–11)	Bulatović 9
	2× 6×	Report	2× 5×

10 March 2016 17:30	Slovenia	35–17	Macedonia	Športna dvorana Ljudski Vrt, Maribor Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Zendali, Riello (ITA)
	Lazović 6	(18–8)	Keramichieva 5
	3×	Report	2× 2×

10 March 2016 20:00	Croatia	23–22	Montenegro	Spaladium Arena, Split Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Zotin, Volodkov (RUS)
	Penezić 11	(13–13)	Raičević 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

12 March 2016 20:00	Macedonia	21–22	Slovenia	SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 800 Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
	Stojanovska 5	(10–11)	Mavsar 7
	2× 2× 1×	Report	2× 4×

12 March 2016 20:30	Montenegro	31–29	Croatia	SC Topolica, Bar Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Jović, Arnautović (BIH)
	Bulatović 8	(19–15)	Penezić 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

1 June 2016 18:00	Slovenia	24–23	Croatia	Golovec Hall, Celje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
	Gros, Irman 8	(9–11)	Bašić 8
	3× 6×	Report	3× 3×

2 June 2016 18:00	Macedonia	21–27	Montenegro	SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 550 Referees: Sirbu, Suponicov (MDA)
	Ristovska 6	(12–13)	Jauković 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

5 June 2016 18:00	Croatia	35–19	Macedonia	Centar Zamet, Rijeka Attendance: 900 Referees: Blanck, Isen (SWE)
	Penezić 7	(17–7)	four players 3
	3× 3×	Report	3× 1×

5 June 2016 20:00	Montenegro	24–22	Slovenia	Sporthall "Nikoljac", Bijelo Polje Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
	Raičević 11	(13–11)	Lazović 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

Group 5[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	6	5	1	198	130	+68	10	Final tournament
2	Poland	6	5	1	163	121	+42	10	Final tournament
3	Slovakia	6	2	4	142	138	+4	4	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Finland	6	0	6	84	198	−114	0

Source: Eurohandball
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.

7 October 2015 20:00	Poland	29–12	Finland	Hala RCS, Lubin Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Stenrand, Birch (DEN)
	Kulwińska 6	(13–8)	Cainberg 5
	3× 1×	Report	3× 2×

8 October 2015 18:00	Hungary	32–19	Slovakia	OBO Aréna Dabas, Dabas Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB)
	Mayer 5	(15–8)	Szarková 5
	3×	Report	2× 3×

10 October 2015 18:00	Slovakia	21–23	Poland	Mestská športová hala, Šaľa Attendance: 2,127 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	Školková 9	(11–14)	Niedźwiedź 5
	3× 1×	Report	3× 3×

11 October 2015 14:00	Finland	25–38	Hungary	Sisu Arena, Karis Attendance: 500 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Degerman 7	(13–16)	Szucsánszki 9
	3× 1×	Report	3× 4×

9 March 2016 18:30	Finland	15–29	Slovakia	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 700 Referees: Bennani, Bennani (SWE)
	three players 3	(8–15)	Trehubová 6
	2× 4×	Report	3× 6×

9 March 2016 20:30	Poland	24–27	Hungary	Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Koszalin Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vujačić, Kažanegra (MNE)
	Siódmiak 5	(13–13)	Szöllősi-Zácsik 6
	3× 2×	Report	2× 3×

12 March 2016 16:00	Slovakia	25–8	Finland	City Sport Hall, Partizánske Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD)
	Školková 7	(11–3)	Hilli, Näräkkä 2
	3× 4×	Report	3× 1×

13 March 2016 18:30	Hungary	25–26	Poland	Érd Aréna, Érd Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Kijauskaitė, Žalienė (LTU)
	Triscsuk 7	(16–17)	Kobylińska 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

1 June 2016 18:00	Slovakia	23–32	Hungary	Chemkostav Arena, Michalovce Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Školková 6	(12–15)	Triscsuk 6
	3× 2×	Report	2× 4×

1 June 2016 18:30	Finland	11–33	Poland	Energia Areena, Vantaa Attendance: 400 Referees: Guðjónsson, Samuelsen
	four players 2	(3–17)	Kudłacz-Gloc 9
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

4 June 2016 20:00	Poland	28–25	Slovakia	Orlen Arena, Płock Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Sager, Styger (SUI)
	Kudłacz-Gloc 8	(15–13)	Kučerová 5
	2×	Report	3× 2×

5 June 2016 18:00	Hungary	44–13	Finland	Városi Sportcsarnok, Érd Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Aliyev, Aghakishiyev (AZE)
	Lukács 6	(21–5)	Cainberg 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

Group 6[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	6	6	0	200	145	+55	12	Final tournament
2	Denmark	6	4	2	162	135	+27	8	Final tournament
3	Turkey	6	1	5	157	190	−33	2	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Portugal	6	1	5	134	183	−49	2

Source: Eurohandball
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.

8 October 2015 19:00	Russia	39–19	Portugal	Palace of Sport "Rostov Don", Rostov-on-Don Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
	Davydenko 7	(20–10)	Tavares 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

8 October 2015 20:15	Denmark	28–19	Turkey	Ceres Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 4,086 Referees: Nabokau, Kulik (BLR)
	Jørgensen, Nørgaard 6	(16–10)	Şahin 9
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

11 October 2015 16:10	Portugal	21–26	Denmark	Multiusos de Pinhel, Pinhel Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
	Emidio Rodrigues 5	(10–14)	Fisker, Kristiansen 4
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

11 October 2015 17:00	Turkey	30–44	Russia	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 800 Referees: Pandžić, Šatordžija (BIH)
	Şahin 8	(14–25)	Ilina 9
	3× 9× 1×	Report	3× 6× 1×

9 March 2016 19:00	Russia	31–27	Denmark	Sportcomplex "Zvezdniy", Astrakhan Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE)
	Vyakhireva 9	(16–12)	Jørgensen 6
	3× 4× 1×	Report	3× 1×

10 March 2016 20:00	Portugal	24–23	Turkey	Pavilhão Municipal de São Pedro do Sul, São Pedro do Sul Attendance: 1,025 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
	Rodrigues, Correia 4	(11–11)	Demirçelen 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 1×

12 March 2016 17:10	Denmark	22–24	Russia	Næstved Arena, Næstved Attendance: 3,011 Referees: Kékes, Kékes (HUN)
	Hansen 6	(8–14)	Dmitrieva, Vyakhireva 4
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

13 March 2016 16:00	Turkey	37–31	Portugal	THF Sport Hall, Ankara Attendance: 550 Referees: Năstase, Stancu (ROU)
	Yılmaz 11	(17–18)	Oliveira 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

1 June 2016 20:00	Turkey	23–26	Denmark	Rize Sports Hall, Rize Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Scevola, Alperan (ITA)
	İskenderoğlu 8	(11–12)	Jørgensen 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

2 June 2016 19:45	Portugal	22–25	Russia	PavilhaoMunicipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
	Oliveira 5	(6–13)	Skorobogatchenko 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

5 June 2016 16:00	Russia	37–25	Turkey	Palace of Sports "Olimp" Krasnodar, Krasnodar Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Argyridis, Mouttas (CYP)
	Bobrovnikova, Ilina 6	(21–14)	Yılmaz 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

5 June 2016 17:10	Denmark	33–17	Portugal	Ceres Arena, Aarhus Attendance: 2,834 Referees: Praštalo, Todorović (BIH)
	Okkels 7	(11–7)	Correia 4
	1× 2×	Report	3× 4×

Group 7[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	6	0	162	113	+49	12	Final tournament
2	Germany	6	4	2	149	128	+21	8	Final tournament
3	Iceland	6	1	5	112	153	−41	2	Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament
4	Switzerland	6	1	5	122	151	−29	2

Source: Eurohandball
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.

7 October 2015 19:30	Germany	29–18	Switzerland	HUK-Coburg arena, Coburg Attendance: 2,024 Referees: Panayides, Andreou (CYP)
	Naidzinavicius 6	(13–10)	Scherer 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

8 October 2015 19:00	France	27–17	Iceland	Azur Arena, Antibes Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamente (ESP)
	three players 4	(11–8)	four players 3
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

11 October 2015 15:00	Switzerland	19–28	France	Sporthalle Birsfelden, Birsfelden Attendance: 950 Referees: Cindrić, Gonzurek (CRO)
	Scherer 7	(10–15)	Houette 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

11 October 2015 16:00	Iceland	17–22	Germany	Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík Attendance: 960 Referees: Christiansen, Hansen (DEN)
	Knútsdóttir 4	(11–12)	S. Müller 7
	2× 4×	Report	2× 1×

9 March 2016 19:30	Germany	21–24	France	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Attendance: 3,375 Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
	S. Müller 7	(10–9)	Pineau 9
	3× 4×	Report	2× 1×

10 March 2016 20:00	Switzerland	22–21	Iceland	GoEasy Arena, Siggenthal Attendance: 1,420 Referees: Antić, Jakovljević (SRB)
	Scherer 5	(9–10)	Knútsdóttir 6
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

12 March 2016 20:00	France	25–19	Germany	Le Parnasse, Nîmes Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL)
	Pineau 8	(13–9)	three players 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

13 March 2016 16:30	Iceland	20–19	Switzerland	Íþróttamiðstöð Hauka, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 485 Referees: Florescu, Stoia (ROU)
	Pekarskyte, Sturludóttir 3	(10–9)	Frey 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

1 June 2016 19:00	Switzerland	23–25	Germany	Sporthalle Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen Attendance: 1,479 Referees: Rakytina, Tkachuk (UKR)
	Hodel 7	(14–14)	Huber 8
	3× 6×	Report	3× 1×

1 June 2016 20:00	Iceland	16–30	France	Valshöllin, Reykjavík Attendance: 450 Referees: Jaškins, Žabko (LAT)
	Knútsdóttir 7	(7–15)	Dembélé 6
	2× 2×	Report	2×

4 June 2016 20:00	France	28–21	Switzerland	Beauvais Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Di Domenico, Fornasier (ITA)
	Lacrabère 6	(15–8)	Scherer 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

5 June 2016 17:00	Germany	33–21	Iceland	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 2,308 Referees: Thomassen, Schmack (BEL)
	Lang 7	(15–9)	Kjærnested, Knútsdóttir 4
	2× 1×	Report	1×

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

To determine the best third-placed teams from the qualifying group stage which qualified directly for the final tournament, only the results against the first, and second-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fourth-placed team were not included. As a result, four matches played by each third-placed team counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	4	Slovenia	4	1	3	85	96	−11	2	Final tournament
2	1	Belarus	4	1	3	92	112	−20	2
3	2	Ukraine	4	0	4	101	120	−19	0
4	5	Slovakia	4	0	4	88	115	−27	0
5	3	Austria	4	0	4	88	124	−36	0
6	6	Turkey	4	0	4	97	135	−38	0
7	7	Iceland	4	0	4	71	112	−41	0

Source: Eurohandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.

References[edit]

^ "The road to Sweden 2016 starts in June". EHF. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
^ "Kristianstad hosts Women's EHF EURO 2016 Qualification draw on 9 April". EHF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "The road to the Women's EHF EURO 2016 has begun". EHF. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

External links[edit]

Eurohandball.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "The road to Sweden 2016 starts in June". EHF. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

[2] "Kristianstad hosts Women's EHF EURO 2016 Qualification draw on 9 April". EHF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[3] "The road to the Women's EHF EURO 2016 has begun". EHF. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

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