EHF Men's 18 European Championship Qualification starts
The event for players born in 1994 or later, will take place in Austria between 12 and 22 July 2012 at the Arena Rieden Vorkloster in Bregenz and Sporthalle am See in Hard.
Visit the official EHF Men’s 18 European Championship 2012 website HERE.
Sixteen teams will battle for the title, and only one – hosting nation Austria – have already qualified. Fifteen teams will qualify for the final tournament through qualification that will be carried out between 30 March and 1 April 2012.
The qualification draw took place on 18 November 2011 in the Eventpyramide Vösendorf, south of Vienna (AUT) on the occasion of the Conference for Secretaries General, at the 20th Anniversary of the European Handball Federation.
The draw consists of 10 groups – eight groups of four teams and two groups of three teams.
From Groups 1 to 5 the top two teams will qualify, whilst in groups 6 to 10 only the group winner will qualify.
To look back at previous EHF Men's 18 European Championships click HERE.
Group 1: Croatia, Poland, Georgia, Romania
Hosted at Dugo Selo (CRO)
Group 2: Spain, Norway, Israel, Montenegro
Hosted at Langus (NOR)
Group 3: Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Greece
Hosted at Nove Veseli (CZE)
Group 4: Germany, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Latvia
Hosted at Bascharage (LUX)
Watch all the games live from Luxembourg at the official website of the Luxembourg Handball Federation: http://www.flh.lu/.
Group 5: France, Russia, Belarus, FYR Macedonia
Hosted at Krasnodar (RUS)
Group 6: Sweden, Ukraine, Hungary, Bulgaria
Hosted at Gabrovo (BUL)
Group 7: Iceland, Turkey, England, Moldova
Hosted at Antalya (TUR)
Group 8: Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands, Estonia
Hosted at Polva (EST)
Group 9: Portugal, Finland, Lithuania
Hosted at Helsinki (FIN)
Group 10: Serbia, Armenia, Belgium
Hosted at Pozega (SRB)
For more information on the EHF Men's 18 European Championship Qualification period click HERE.
Visit the official EHF Men’s 18 European Championship 2012 website HERE.
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