The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This tournament was the last to feature 16 teams that had been the case since 2002.
The top three team qualified for the 2023 World Championship and the winner will also qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Norway won their ninth title after defeating Denmark in the final. Bronze went to Montenegro, who defeated France at the extra time.
The bidding timeline was as follows:
On 4 May 2017 it was announced that the following nations had sent in an official expression of interest:
However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids was over, the following applications had been received:
On the 20 June 2018, Slovenia, Macedonia and Montenegro won the hosting rights.
The four proposed venues were the venues for the event.
The draw was held on 28 April 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The pots were announced on 25 April 2022.
Twelve referee pairs were selected on 13 June 2022. Two pairs were replaced in October 2022.
Each squad consisted of 20 players, and 16 players were selected on the day of each match. There was a maximum of six players who can be replaced during the tournament. However, in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential risk of several players from the same team testing positive, there was no limit to the number of replacements for players testing positive.
All times are UTC+1.
The All Star Team and awards were announced on 20 November 2022.
The official logo was unveiled on 25 March 2021 the same day as the qualifiers draw in Vienna, Austria, The colours in the tournament logo and branding take inspiration from various elements connected to host cities in nations, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro.