The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (9th tournament) was held in Austria from 19 to 31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.The venues in Linz, Graz and Wiener Neustadt were only used during the preliminary round.For the first time, in qualification round all teams are included, except host Austria and defending champion Denmark.The draw for the final tournament took place 19:00 CET on 24 June 2009 at the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna.In the following tables: The teams placed first, second and third (shaded in green) qualified to the main round.