This page describes the qualifying procedure for the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship.
The draw for the qualification round was held on 27 April 2011 at the EHF headquarters, in Vienna.
The four lowest ranked teams, participated in a pre-qualification tournament to decide the last two spots.
[1] The draw for the qualification round defined the groups shown below.
A provisional match schedule was elaborated and distributed to all national federations taking part in this round.