The draw for the qualification stage of the 2026 European Men's and Women's Team Championships has now taken place. We now know the groups for the countries that will compete for a place at next year’s main event, scheduled for 11 to 15 February 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

In the men’s competition, Türkiye qualifies automatically as host nation, with Denmark and France also securing direct entry to the final stage. Denmark by being the title holders and France as being the number one seed in the qualifiers. In the women’s event, Türkiye and Denmark are guaranteed places in the final tournament. This means that five additional nations will qualify on the men’s side and six on the women’s side through the qualification events.

The qualification groups for the European Men’s Team Championships are as follows;

European Men's Team Championships qualification

Group 1
England
Israel
Luxembourg
Estonia

Group 2
Germany
Belgium
Norway
Poland

Group 3
Subgroup 1 
Finland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Subgroup 2
Czechia
Iceland
Austria

Group 4
Subgroup 1
Ireland
Netherlands
Switzerland
Subgroup 2
Spain
Slovakia
Italy

Group 5
Subgroup 1
Azerbaijan
Croatia
Ukraine
Subgroup 2
Sweden
Slovenia
Portugal

European Women's Team Championships qualification

Group 1
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Portugal
Ireland

Group 2
Ukraine
Azerbaijan
Hungary
Belgium

Group 3
France
Poland
Lithuania
Israel

Group 4
Germany
Sweden
Iceland
Finland

Group 5
Spain
Netherlands
Estonia
Italy

The qualification events are scheduled to take place from 3 to 7 December 2025, unless alternative arrangements are made.

We look forward to following the qualification stage and seeing which teams will secure their place at the final event in Istanbul in 2026