2017 World Women's Handball Championship
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| Host country |  Germany |
| Dates | December 2017 |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
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The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will be held in Germany in December 2017.[1] Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997.
Venues
The tournament is scheduled to be played in the following venues: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Leipzig, Trier and Hamburg as the final four venue.[2]
| Bietigheim-Bissingen | Hamburg | Magdeburg |
|---|---|---|
| EgeTrans Arena Capacity: 4,500 |
Barclaycard Arena Capacity: 12,500 |
GETEC Arena Capacity: 6,200 |
| Oldenburg | Leipzig | Trier |
| EWE Arena Capacity: 5,250 |
Arena Leipzig Capacity: 6,250 |
Arena Trier Capacity: 4,100 |
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 15 December 2011 | 1 | Germany |
| 2015 World Championship | 5–20 December 2015 | 1 |  Norway |
| 2016 African Women's Handball Championship | 2–11 December 2016 | 3 | |
| 2016 European Women's Handball Championship | 4–18 December 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship | 3 | ||
| 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship | 3 | ||
| European qualification | 9 |
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
Host | 15 December 2011 | 11 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Norway |
2015 World Champion | 20 December 2015 | 18 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.
References
- ↑ IHF Council awards World Championships 2017 to Germany and France, by International Handball Federation, 15 December 2011
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
