On 27 April 2011 the draw for the Women´s EHF EURO 2012 Qualification Phase 2 took place in Castle Nienoord in Leek, Netherlands.

The draw was carried out by Jan Tuik, Chairman of the EHF Competitions Commission and Michael Wiederer, EHF Secretary General. The two were assisted by Angela Malestein and Larissa Van Dorst, members of the Dutch W19 national team.

Qualification Groups

GROUP 1

Germany
Hungary
Belarus
Azerbaijan

GROUP 2
Romania
Serbia
Portugal
Winner Greece vs. Israel*

GROUP 3
Russia
Montenegro
Poland
Winner Great Britain vs. Finland*

GROUP 4
France
FYR Macedonia
Turkey
Lithuania

GROUP 5
Sweden
Austria
Slovenia
Czech Republic

GROUP 6
Denmark
Croatia
Slovakia
Italy

GROUP 7
Spain
Ukraine
Iceland
Switzerland

*The two last nations will be known after the Qualification Phase 1, where four teams - Greece, Great Britain, Finland and Israel - play for the two last places in the EHF EURO 2012 Qualification on 04/05 June 2011. Find out about the modus here.

Qualification Modus

The EHF EURO 2012 Qualification is played in six qualification rounds. All teams meet every group opponent twice, in one home and one away match. The rounds are planned to take place in three pairs.

Round 1: 19-20 October 2011
Round 2: 22-23 October 2011
Round 3: 21-22 March 2012
Round 4: 24-25 March 2012
Round 5: 30-31 May 2012
Round 6: 02-03 June 2012

The teams finishing on first and second place will qualify to the final tournament, which will take place between 02 and 16 December 2012 in the Netherlands.