The2022 European Men's Handball Championship bidding process entails the bids for the2022 European Men's Handball Championship. The winners wereHungary andSlovakia.
The bidding timeline was as follows:[1]
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:[2]
Belgium,
Spain &
France
Czech Republic,
Hungary &
Slovakia
Denmark,
Germany &
Switzerland
Macedonia (potentially with
Slovenia)[3]
Russia &
Belarus
LithuaniaHowever, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:
On 18 November 2016, news broke out of a possible joint bid betweenBelgium,France andSpain.[4][5][6] All three parties had a meeting about the bid inBrussels,Belgium.[7] Their bid was one of the three bids hoping to win the2022 hosting rights.[8] Their slogan isRelay. On 1 November 2017, they officially confirmed their proposed cities and venues.[9][10][11][12]
The preliminary round groups would take place inAntwerp,Montpellier,Nantes,Strasbourg,Madrid (who replacedLeón as a host city due to them not meeting all the requirements)[13] andSantander. The venue inAntwerp was considered too small but was given an exception due toBelgium being a smaller handball nation.[13] The main round would be inNantes andBilbao, with the final weekend inParis.[14]
| Proposed venues | |
|---|---|
| Paris | Madrid |
| AccorHotels Arena | WiZink Center |
| Capacity:15,800 | Capacity:12,500 |
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| Nantes | Bilbao |
| Hall XXL | Palacio des Deportes |
| Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:8,500 |
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| Montpellier | Strasbourg |
| Sud de France Arena | Rhénus Sport |
| Capacity:8,276 | Capacity:8,000 |
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| Santander | Antwerp |
| Palacio de Deportes de Santander | Lotto Arena |
| Capacity:5,400 | Capacity:5,000 |
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Hungary andSlovakia both submitted a joint application for the event.[15][16][17] The slogan isWatch 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 inBratislava andBudapest, while the final weekend would be held at the newBudapest Arena.[18][19]
| Proposed venues | ||
|---|---|---|
| Budapest | Veszprém | Bratislava |
| MVM Dome | Veszprém Aréna | Ondrej Nepela Arena |
| Capacity:20,022 | Capacity:8,469 | Capacity:10,000 |
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| Szeged | Debrecen | Košice |
| Pick Aréna | Főnix Arena | Steel Aréna |
| Capacity:8,143 | Capacity:6,500 | Capacity:7,900 |
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Denmark andSwitzerland decided to bid together, under the sloganPerfect Partnership.[20][21] They were originally going to bid alongsideGermany for2022, but the Germans decided to shift away from the project to focus on a solo bid for2024.[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 inZürich andHerning, while the final weekend would be inHerning.[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 |
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| Aarhus | Zürich |
| Ceres Arena | Hallenstadion |
| Capacity:5,000 | Capacity:11,200 |
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In late 2016,Belarus andRussia was reported to have a meeting together talking about a possible bid.[28] Potential hosts cities consisted ofBrest,Gomel andMinsk fromBelarus, andMoscow andSaint Petersburg fromRussia. However, this bid never materialised.
On 20 June at the 14th ordinary EHF Congress held in Glasgow, Hungary and Slovakia were selected to host the competition.
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Votes | |
| Hungary & Slovakia | 32 |
| Belgium, Spain & France | 14 |
| Denmark & Switzerland | – |
| Total | 46 |
Antwerpen does not fulfill the requirements concerning the minimum capacity of spectators (8.000) for a host venue for an EHF EURO Preliminary Round venue – exception to be granted due to the special situation in Belgium.
