The European qualification for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany was played over two rounds.
The 2017 hosts Germany and the 2015 Champion Norway qualified automatically for the World Championship.
In the first round of qualification, the 15 teams who did not participate in the 2016 European Championship were split into four groups.
The draw was held on 17 December 2016 at Gothenburg.
[3][4] The teams played a home-and away series to determine the final tournament participants.