EHF EURO 2012 Qualification Draw
On 12 April the draw event for the 2010 Men's EHF European Handball Championship took place in Belgrade.
In the capital’s city hall the coach of Serbia’s national team, Veselin Vuković, together with one of his players, Momir Ilić, assisted the EHF Competition Commission’s Leopold Kalin to put together seven qualification groups with four teams each.
The draw results:
GROUP 1
Hungary
FYR Macedonia
Bosnia/Herz.
Winner Q1 A
GROUP 2
Croatia
Spain
Romania
Lithuania
GROUP 3
Poland
Slovenia
Ukraine
Portugal
GROUP 4
Sweden
Slovakia
Montenegro
Winner Q1 C
GROUP 5
Germany
Iceland
Austria
Winner Q1 B
GROUP 6
Norway
Czech Rep.
Netherlands
Greece
GROUP 7
Denmark
Russia
Belarus
Switzerland
The format of the qualification is explained in full detail HERE. The qualification will be carried out between October 2010 and June 2011. The draw results give us the following match schedule:
Round 1, 27./28. October 2010
GROUP 1           
Hungary    VS.    Bosnia/Herz.   
FYR Macedonia    VS.    Winner Q1 A   
GROUP 2           
Croatia    VS.    Romania   
Spain    VS.    Lithuania   
GROUP 3           
Poland    VS.    Ukraine   
Slovenia    VS.    Portugal   
GROUP 4           
Sweden    VS.    Montenegro   
Slovakia    VS.    Winner Q1 C
   
GROUP 5           
Germany    VS.    Austria   
Iceland    VS.    Winner Q1 B
  
GROUP 6           
Norway    VS.    Netherlands   
Czech Rep.    VS.    Greece
  
GROUP 7           
Denmark    VS.    Belarus   
Russia    VS.    Switzerland   
Round 2, 30./31. October 2010
GROUP 1           
Winner Q1 A    VS.    Hungary   
Bosnia/Herz.    VS.    FYR Macedonia
  
GROUP 2           
Lithuania    VS.    Croatia   
Romania    VS.    Spain   
GROUP 3           
Portugal    VS.    Poland   
Ukraine    VS.    Slovenia   
GROUP 4           
Winner Q1 C    VS.    Sweden   
Montenegro    VS.    Slovakia
  
GROUP 5           
Winner Q1 B    VS.    Germany   
Austria    VS.    Iceland   
GROUP 6           
Greece    VS.    Norway   
Netherlands    VS.    Czech Rep.
  
GROUP 7           
Switzerland    VS.    Denmark   
Belarus    VS.    Russia   
Round 3, 9./10. March 2011
GROUP 1           
FYR Macedonia     VS.     Hungary
Winner Q1 A     VS.     Bosnia/Herz.
GROUP 2       
Spain     VS.     Croatia
Lithuania     VS.     Romania
GROUP 3       
Slovenia     VS.     Poland
Portugal     VS.     Ukraine
GROUP 4       
Slovakia     VS.     Sweden
Winner Q1 C     VS.     Montenegro
GROUP 5       
Iceland     VS.     Germany
Winner Q1 B     VS.     Austria
GROUP 6       
Czech Rep.     VS.     Norway
Greece     VS.     Netherlands 
GROUP 7           
Russia     VS.     Denmark
Switzerland     VS.     Belarus
Round 4. 12./13. March 2011
GROUP 1           
Hungary     VS.     FYR Macedonia
Bosnia/Herz.     VS.     Winner Q1 A
GROUP 2           
Croatia     VS.     Spain
Romania     VS.     Lithuania
GROUP 3           
Poland    VS.    Slovenia   
Ukraine    VS.    Portugal 
 
GROUP 4           
Sweden    VS.    Slovakia   
Montenegro    VS.    Winner Q1 C  
GROUP 5           
Germany    VS.    Iceland   
Austria    VS.    Winner Q1 B   
GROUP 6           
Norway    VS.    Czech Rep.   
Netherlands    VS.    Greece   
GROUP 7           
Denmark    VS.    Russia   
Belarus    VS.    Switzerland   
Round 5, 8./9. June 2011
GROUP 1           
Bosnia/Herz.    VS.    Hungary   
Winner Q1 A    VS.    FYR Macedonia 
 
GROUP 2       
Romania    VS.    Croatia
Lithuania    VS.    Spain
GROUP 3       
Ukraine    VS.    Poland
Portugal    VS.    Slovenia
GROUP 4       
Montenegro    VS.    Sweden
Winner Q1 C    VS.    Slovakia
GROUP 5       
Austria    VS.    Germany
Winner Q1 B    VS.    Iceland
GROUP 6       
Netherlands    VS.    Norway
Greece    VS.    Czech Rep.
GROUP 7       
Belarus    VS.    Denmark   
Switzerland    VS.    Russia   
Round 6, 11./12. June 2011
GROUP 1           
Hungary    VS.    Winner Q1 A   
FYR Macedonia    VS.    Bosnia/Herz. 
 
GROUP 2           
Croatia    VS.    Lithuania   
Spain    VS.    Romania 
 
GROUP 3           
Poland    VS.    Portugal   
Slovenia    VS.    Ukraine   
GROUP 4           
Sweden    VS.    Winner Q1 C   
Slovakia    VS.    Montenegro   
GROUP 5       
Germany    VS.    Winner Q1 B
Iceland    VS.    Austria
GROUP 6       
Norway    VS.    Greece
Czech Rep.    VS.    Netherlands
GROUP 7       
Denmark    VS.    Switzerland
Russia    VS.    Belarus
The Men’s EHF EURO Event is to be played on 17-29 January 2012. The four hosting cities of the championship will be Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad and Vrsac.
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