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Preliminary Round

The preliminary round shall be played in four groups consisting of four teams each, in which all teams compete against each other (round robin system).

The teams ranked 1-3 from each group after the preliminary round qualify for the main round.

The teams ranked 4 from each group depart after the preliminary round.

Matches shall be played in 2 x 30 minutes with a half-time break of 10 minutes. There shall be no extra time. The participating teams are obliged to show up exactly in time at the meeting point for the pre-match procedure and on the playing court after the half time break.


Points are awarded as follows:

win   = 2 points
draw   = 1 point
match lost  = 0 points
Teams are ranked by adding the points gained.

If two or more teams have gained the same number of points from the group matches, the teams will be ranked as follows:

During the group matches:
- Goal difference in all matches;
- Greater number of plus goals in all matches;
- Alphabetical order

After the completion of the group matches:
- Results in points gained in the direct encounter of the teams;
- Goal difference in the direct encounter of the teams;
- Greater number of plus goals in the direct encounter of the teams;
- Goal difference in all matches achieved by subtraction;
- Greater number of plus goals in all matches;

If a ranking is still not possible, a draw decides the ranking. The draw shall be carried out by the EHF, if possible in the presence of the responsible team officials.



Places 13 to 16

The teams ranked last in each group depart after the preliminary round and will be ranked 13 to 16 according to the following system:
- Number of points gained in the preliminary round;
- In the case that the number of points is the same, the goal difference of all matches shall be the deciding factor;
- In the case that the number of points and the goal difference are the same, the ranking shall be based on the greater number of plus goals of all matches;
- In the case that the number of points, the goal difference and the greater number of plus goals are the same, the team which played in the preliminary round against the highest ranked team according to the final ranking will be ranked higher.

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Main Round
After the completion of the preliminary round, the main round will be played in two groups with six teams in each group. The respective preliminary round results from the matches against opponents which also go through to the main round remain valid for the ranking of the main round.

Matches shall be played in 2 x 30 minutes with a half-time break of 10 minutes. There shall be no extra time. The participating teams are obliged to show up exactly in time at the meeting point for the pre-match procedure and on the playing court after the half time break.

Points are awarded as follows:
win   = 2 points
draw   = 1 point
match lost  = 0 points
Teams are ranked by adding the points gained.

If two or more teams have gained the same number of points from the group matches, the teams will be ranked as follows:

During the group matches:
- Goal difference in all matches;
- Greater number of plus goals in all matches;
- Alphabetical order

After the completion of the group matches:
- Results in points gained in the direct encounter of the teams;
- Goal difference in the direct encounter of the teams;
- Greater number of plus goals in the direct encounter of the teams;
- Goal difference in all matches achieved by subtraction;
- Greater number of plus goals in all matches;


If a ranking is still not possible, a draw will decide the ranking. The draw shall be carried out by the EHF, if possible in the presence of the responsible team officials.

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Placement matches (places five and six)

The team ranked third goes on to play a placement match. The third ranked team from the one group will play against the third ranked team from the other group for places five and six.

If a placement match, semi-final or final ends in a draw, there shall be a five minute break followed by an extra time of 2 x 5 minutes with a 1-minute break. There is a changeover during this 1-minute break.


If the match is still undecided after this first period of extra time, there shall be another break of five minutes followed by a second period of extra time of 2 x 5 minutes, with a 1-minute break. There is a changeover during this 1-minute break.


If there is no winner after the second period of extra time, the match will be decided by penalty throws.


Places 7 to 12

The teams ranked fourth (4) to sixth (6) in each group depart after the completion of the main round.  The two teams ranked fourth in the main round will depart, they will be ranked for the places 7 and 8, those ranked fifth for the places 9 and 10, those ranked sixth will be ranked for the places 11 and 12 according to the following system:
- The number of points gained after the end of the main round;
- In the case that the number of points is the same, the goal difference of all matches shall be the deciding factor;
- In the case that the number of points and the goal difference are the same, the ranking shall be based on the greater number of plus goals of all matches;
- In the case that the number of points, the goal difference and the number of plus goals are the same, the team which played in the main round against the highest ranked team according to the final ranking will be ranked higher.


Semi-finals and finals

The first and second ranked teams of the respective group in the main round play semi-finals. The first ranked team from one group plays against the second ranked team from the other group and vice versa.

The losers of the semi-finals play for third and fourth place, the winners for first and second place.

If a placement match, semi-final or final ends in a draw, there shall be a five minutes break followed by an extra time of 2 x 5 minutes, with a 1-minute half-time break. There is a changeover during this 1-minute half-time break.

If the match is still undecided after this first period of extra time, there shall be another break of five minutes followed by a second period of extra time of 2 x 5 minutes, with a 1-minute half-time break. There is a changeover during this 1-minute half-time break.

If there is no winner after the second period of extra time, the match will be decided by penalty throws.