This article describes the qualification for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship.
Qualification system
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
The groups played in a tournament format from 12–14 June 2015. The group winners advanced to the second phase.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 | 
| 2 |  Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Faroe Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 0 | 
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 4 | Qualification phase 2 | 
| 2 |  Israel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 0 | 
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
The draw was held on 9 April 2015 in Kristianstad, Sweden.[2][3]
Seeding
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 128 | +50 | 10 | Final tournament | 
| 2 |  Romania | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 137 | +13 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Belarus | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 168 | −9 | 6 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament | 
| 4 |  Lithuania | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 194 | −54 | 0 | 
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
| 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 | |
| 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 | 
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 140 | +76 | 10 | Final tournament | 
| 2 |  Spain | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 126 | +66 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Austria | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 171 | −11 | 4 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament | 
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 112 | 243 | −131 | 0 | 
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Montenegro | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 129 | +18 | 10 | Final tournament | 
| 2 |  Croatia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 137 | +36 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Slovenia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 134 | +8 | 6 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament | 
| 4 |  Macedonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 176 | −62 | 0 | 
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 130 | +68 | 10 | Final tournament | 
| 2 |  Poland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 121 | +42 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 138 | +4 | 4 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament | 
| 4 |  Finland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 198 | −114 | 0 | 
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 145 | +55 | 12 | Final tournament | 
| 2 |  Denmark | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 135 | +27 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Turkey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 190 | −33 | 2 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament | 
| 4 |  Portugal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 134 | 183 | −49 | 2 | 
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 113 | +49 | 12 | Final tournament | 
| 2 |  Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 128 | +21 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Iceland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 153 | −41 | 2 | Best third-ranked team qualify for final tournament | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 151 | −29 | 2 | 
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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) | 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 .svg.png.webp) | 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) | 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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
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 | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 96 | −11 | 2 | Final tournament | 
| 2 | 1 |  Belarus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 112 | −20 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 |  Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 120 | −19 | 0 | |
| 4 | 5 |  Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 115 | −27 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 |  Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 124 | −36 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 |  Turkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 135 | −38 | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 |  Iceland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 112 | −41 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
References
- ↑ "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
- Eurohandball.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine