2022 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process

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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
France Paris Spain Madrid
AccorHotels Arena WiZink Center
Capacity: 15,800 Capacity: 12,500
File:AccorHotels Arena (Bercy Arena).jpg File:Vista del Palacio de los Deportes.jpg
France Nantes Spain Bilbao
Hall XXL Palacio des Deportes
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 8,500
File:Bilbao Arena Goitik.jpg
France Montpellier France Strasbourg
Sud de France Arena Rhénus Sport
Capacity: 8,276 Capacity: 8,000
File:Arena de Montpellier 2.jpg File:Rhenus Sport 2013.jpg
Spain Santander Belgium Antwerp
Palacio de Deportes de Santander Lotto Arena
Capacity: 5,400 Capacity: 5,000
File:Santander.Palacio.de.Deportes.jpg File:2013 3-cushion World Championship-Outdoor-01.jpg

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
Hungary Budapest Hungary Veszprém Slovakia Bratislava
MVM Dome Veszprém Aréna Ondrej Nepela Arena
Capacity: 20,022 Capacity: 8,469 Capacity: 10,000
File:Budapesti Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok 2021.12.18.jpg File:Veszprem Arena front.jpeg File:Ondrej nepela arena 2019 1.jpg
Hungary Szeged Hungary Debrecen Slovakia Košice
Pick Aréna Főnix Arena Steel Aréna
Capacity: 8,143 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 7,900
File:Pick Aréna 3.JPG File:Főnix Aréna (Debrecen).jpg File:Steel Aréna Košice (SVK) 2.jpg

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
Denmark Herning Denmark Copenhagen
Jyske Bank Boxen Royal Arena
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 13,000
File:Jyske Bank Boxen (cropped).jpg File:Royal Arena Copenhagen.jpg
Denmark Aarhus Switzerland Zürich
Ceres Arena Hallenstadion
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 11,200
File:Atletion.jpg File:Hallenstadion - Wallisellenstrasse 2011-03-15 15-21-06 ShiftN.jpg

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
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary & File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 32
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain & File:Flag of France.svg France 14
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark & File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland –
Total 46

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