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2022 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process

The 2022 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process entails the bids for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship. The winners were Hungary and Slovakia.

Bidding timeline

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The bidding timeline was as follows:[1]

  • 1 May 2017: Bidding nations to provide official expression of interest in the hosting of the tournament
  • 1 July 2017: Bidding manuals sent to all bidding federations
  • 1 November 2017: Deadline for completed bidding and application documentation to be provided to the EHF office
  • 15 December 2017: Applications to be approved at the EHF executive committee in Hamburg
  • 20 June 2018: appointment of host(s) of EHF Euro 2022 at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress in Glasgow, Scotland

Bids

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On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:[2]

However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:

Belgium, France and Spain

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Belgium arena map
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France arena map
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Spain arena map

On 18 November 2016, news broke out of a possible joint bid between Belgium, France and Spain.[4][5][6] All three parties had a meeting about the bid in Brussels, Belgium.[7] Their bid was one of the three bids hoping to win the 2022 hosting rights.[8] Their slogan is Relay. On 1 November 2017, they officially confirmed their proposed cities and venues.[9][10][11][12]

The preliminary round groups would take place in Antwerp, Montpellier, Nantes, Strasbourg, Madrid (who replaced León as a host city due to them not meeting all the requirements)[13] and Santander. The venue in Antwerp was considered too small but was given an exception due to Belgium being a smaller handball nation.[13] The main round would be in Nantes and Bilbao, with the final weekend in Paris.[14]

Proposed venues
  Paris   Madrid
AccorHotels Arena WiZink Center
Capacity: 15,800 Capacity: 12,500
   
  Nantes   Bilbao
Hall XXL Palacio des Deportes
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 8,500
 
  Montpellier   Strasbourg
Sud de France Arena Rhénus Sport
Capacity: 8,276 Capacity: 8,000
   
  Santander   Antwerp
Palacio de Deportes de Santander Lotto Arena
Capacity: 5,400 Capacity: 5,000
   

Hungary and Slovakia

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Hungary arena map
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Slovakia arena map

Hungary and Slovakia both submitted a joint application for the event.[15][16][17] The slogan is Watch games see more, which is meant to reference the short distances between venues. The bid had government support from both sides.

The main round would be in Bratislava and Budapest, while the final weekend would be held at the new Budapest Arena.[18][19]

Proposed venues
  Budapest   Veszprém   Bratislava
MVM Dome Veszprém Aréna Ondrej Nepela Arena
Capacity: 20,022 Capacity: 8,469 Capacity: 10,000
     
  Szeged   Debrecen   Košice
Pick Aréna Főnix Arena Steel Aréna
Capacity: 8,143 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 7,900
     

Withdrawn bids

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Denmark and Switzerland

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Denmark arena map
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Switzerland arena map

Denmark and Switzerland decided to bid together, under the slogan Perfect Partnership.[20][21] They were originally going to bid alongside Germany for 2022, but the Germans decided to shift away from the project to focus on a solo bid for 2024.[22] Their project was designed to show small nations can host big tournaments sustainably.[23] The bid had full backing from the Danish and Swiss governments.[24] In June 2018, Denmark and Switzerland both played a friendly to further promote their bid.[25] The chairman of the Danish federation, Per Bertelsen, said the bid had a good chance of winning.[26]

The main rounds would be in Zürich and Herning, while the final weekend would be in Herning.[27]

However, shortly before the vote, they withdrew their bid for 2022 for unknown reasons.

Proposed venues
  Herning   Copenhagen
Jyske Bank Boxen Royal Arena
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 13,000
   
  Aarhus   Zürich
Ceres Arena Hallenstadion
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 11,200
   

Belarus and Russia

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In late 2016, Belarus and Russia was reported to have a meeting together talking about a possible bid.[28] Potential hosts cities consisted of Brest, Gomel and Minsk from Belarus, and Moscow and Saint Petersburg from Russia. However, this bid never materialised.

Host selection

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On 20 June at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress held in Glasgow, Hungary and Slovakia were selected to host the competition.

Voting results[29]
Country
Votes
  Hungary &   Slovakia 32
  Belgium,   Spain &   France 14
  Denmark &   Switzerland –
Total 46

References

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  3. ^ "Македонија кандидат да биде домаќин на машко ракометно ЕП во 2022 и 2024 година!". Gol.mk. July 11, 2017.
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  10. ^ "Handball. L'Équipe de France à Nantes pour l'Euro 2022 ?". Ouest-France.fr. November 1, 2017.
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  12. ^ "Santander será sede del Europeo de 2022 si la EHF elige la candidatura conjunta de España, Bélgica y Francia". El Diario Montañés. February 23, 2018.
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  15. ^ "A szlovákokkal pályázunk a kézilabda Eb-rendezésért". www.origo.hu/.
  16. ^ "Magyarország és Szlovákia közösen pályázik a férfi kézilabda Eb rendezésére". www.dehir.hu.
  17. ^ "Exekutíva EHF schválila spoločnú kandidatúru SR a Maďarska na ME 2022 a 2024". Šport.sk. March 20, 2018.
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  22. ^ "Unser Handball". unserhandball.de. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  23. ^ "Denmark and Switzerland: A perfect partnership". www.eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  24. ^ "Bid website". A Perfect Partnership. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Olympiasieger Dänemark als Gradmesser für die Schweiz - Handball Schweiz". www.handball.ch. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  26. ^ "Derfor jagter Danmark EM-værtskabet sammen med Schweiz - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk. November 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  27. ^ https://www.blick.ch/sport/handball/zusammen-mit-daenemark-schweiz-bewirbt-sich-fuer-em-2022-und-2024-id7551622.html
  28. ^ "Russia and Belarus set to lodge joint bid for 2022 European Men's Handball Championship". www.insidethegames.biz. December 4, 2016.
  29. ^ "Minutes to the 14th Ordinary Congress of the European Handball Federation (EHF)in Glasgow / SCO, 19 -20 June 2018" (PDF). EHF. 20 June 2018.
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