The Lithuanian men's and women's handball teams will again play the most important matches in Vilnius. Lithuanian national handball teams return to "Avia Solutions Group" arena and will play all the matches of the World and European Championship qualifying tournaments here.
In recent years, the Lithuanian national teams have played Klaipėda and in Alytus.
"Handball is popular throughout Lithuania and we received a lot of support in all cities. But the prestige of every national team is to play in the capital of the country. Vilnius is the largest city in the country and it is natural that we received the greatest support in the capital. The unofficial handball record is the match against the multiple world champion Spanish national team, when more than 5 thousand spectators supported the Lithuanian handball players in Vilnius. Historical achievements were also achieved in Vilnius, such as the ticket to 2022. The victory over the Olympic vice-champion Icelandic national team that decided the European Championship", said Miglius Astrauskas, Secretary General of the Lithuanian Handball Federation.
Andrius Žiauberis, the manager of the renewed "Avia Solutions Group" arena, claims that the return of the Lithuanian national team to the capital will promote the popularity of handball not only in Vilnius, but also in the entire region and will bring tangible benefits to both the city and its residents.
"We are glad that from now on we will be able to call ourselves a kind of "handbag house". It is good that the federation sees both the city of Vilnius and our arena as strategic points for its future development. I believe that long-term cooperation will ensure an even more stable growth of handball's popularity, because all the most important meetings of the men's and women's national teams will be played in Vilnius", says Avia Solutions Group arena manager A. Žiauberis.
The Lithuanian Handball Federation has organized as many as five European youth and junior championships in our country in the last 7 years. The European championships held in Lithuania received excellent evaluations from the European Handball Federation and laid the groundwork for organizing even bigger international handball tournaments in Lithuania.
"Lithuania together with its neighbors Poland and Belarus were among the contenders to host the 2026 Games. European Men's Handball Championship. However, due to the events in Belarus, we were forced to withdraw our candidacy. But at the same time, the European Handball Federation was informed about the possibilities of Lithuania to organize competitions of this level, we received good evaluations and we hope that the renewed cooperation with the most modern Avia Solutions Group arena in the Baltic countries will help us attract the biggest European handball tournaments to Lithuania", he says. M. Astrauskas.
"During the last year, we renovated the arena and significantly improved aspects relevant to both sports and other types of events, such as acoustics, ergonomics of the building, or lighting. The latter, by the way, not only meets but also exceeds the requirements of any sports federation. I believe that together with the representatives of the handball federation in Vilnius, we will create great events that will inspire the national handball teams of our country", asserts A. Žiauberis.
The next handball match at the Avia Solutions Group Arena will be held on October 15. The fight for a passport to 2024. The Lithuanian women's national team, which will start the European Championship, will host the North Macedonian national team in Vilnius. The outcome of these duels will determine many tickets to the European Championship in divisions.
You can buy tickets for the match between the national teams of Lithuania and North Macedonia at bilietai.lt
The two strongest teams in the group will win direct tickets to the European Championship. In the 5th group of the selection tournament, in addition to the national teams of Lithuania and North Macedonia, the teams of Spain and Azerbaijan will also compete.
The Lithuanian men's handball team is fighting for a ticket to 2025. will start the world championship in March next year.
