Bidding procedures
Regarding the bids for the organisation of the EHF EUROs 2016 the below mentioned time schedule applies:
As a next step all bidding documents will be analysed and completions, changes or adoptions will be requested. Parallel site visits of all venues which are not known to the EHF from former bids will be scheduled for the period October to December 2011.
Based on the additional input and the outcome of the site visits a final evaluation and completion of the bids will take place by February/March 2012.
In March/April 2012, all bids for the EHF EUROs in 2016 will be checked by the EHF Executive with regard to the EHF Congress presentation.
On 23 June 2012, the events will be awarded at the EHF Congress 2012.
The tournament is planned to be carried out from 17 to 31 January 2016.
The national federation of Croatia has applied to host the event for the second time after the Men’s EHF EURO 2000. They plan to use the following seven venues: Arena Zagreb (Zagreb), Spaladium Arena (Split), City Sports Hall (Varazdin), Centar Zamet (Rijeka), Zatika (Porec), Kresimir Cosic (Zadar) and Gradski Vrt (Osijek). Croatia are also the hosts of the Women's EHF EURO 2014, in a bilateral organisation together with Hungary.
Two times the Norwegian Federation has already hosted European major handball events, the Men's EHF EURO 2008 and the Women’s EHF EURO 2010 together with Denmark. The Scandinavians are looking to play the matches in the following sport halls: Trondheim Arena (Trondheim), Sormarka Arena (Stavanger), Gjovik Fjellhall (Gjovik) and Telenor Arena (Oslo). Optional Hakons Hall (Lillehammer) could be used.
The national federation of Poland have experience in organising Younger Ager Category events, as they already hosted the 1996 Women’s 20 European Championship and the 2002 Men’s 20 European Championship. They also have a bid for the 2014 Men's 18 European Championship. For the Men’s EHF EURO 2016 they are planning to use four venues, Ergo Arena (Gdansk), Spodek (Katowice), Atlas Arena (Lodz) and Czyzyny Hall (Krakow). Optionally the Centennial Hall (Wroclaw) could alse be used as a venue.
After the great Men’s EHF EURO 2002 and the Women’s EHF EURO 2006, the national federation of Sweden is going for the third strike, as they placed bids on both the Men’s and the Women’s EHF EURO 2016. Planned are four venues, the Ericsson Globe Arena (Stockholm), Malmö Arena (Malmö), Scandinavium (Gothenburg) and Kristianstad Arena (Kristianstad) plus the optional use of Helsingborg Arena (Helsingborg).
The tournament is planned to be carried out from 4 to 18 December 2016.
The national federation of Sweden is interested in hosting their third European Championship after the Men’s EHF EURO 2002 and the Women’s EHF EURO 2006, as they have placed bids on both the Women’s and the Men’s EHF EURO 2016. Planned are four venues, Scandinavium (Gothenburg), Hovet (Stockholm), Baltiska Ishallen (Malmö) and Helsingborg Arena (Helsingborg) plus the optional use of Färs & Frosta Sparbank Arena in Lund.
After having hosted two Younger Age Category tournaments, the 2001 Women’s 18 and the 2007 Women’s 19 European Championship, the Turkish federation have placed a bid on hosting their first adult event. Four venues have been proposed, Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu (Istanbul), Ankara Arena (Ankara), Halkapinar Spor Salonu (Izmir) and Kadir Has Spor Salonu (Kayseri), plus optional Abdi Ipekci Spor Salonu in Istanbul. Turkey will also be hosting the 2012 Men’s 20 European Championship.
