The EHF Excellence Awards is an annual handball awards ceremony held by the European Handball Federation.[1] It was first held in 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The best players of the season on each position both on the men's and women's side are awarded, as well as Rookie of the season, Defender of the season, and MVP of the season. The ceremony also includes Beach Handball MVP's.[2]
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Competition | European Handball |
| Awarded for | Best Performances of the season |
| History | |
| First award | 2023 |
Players can be shortlisted by their performance in the EHF Champions League, EHF European League, EHF Euro, and the IHF World Championship.[3] The winners are decided by voting from players, coaches, media representatives and fans, each group representing 25% of the votes.[4][5]
Men's Handball
edit| Position | Season 2022/23[6] | Season 2023/24[7] |
|---|---|---|
| Left wing |  Timur Dibirov |
 Emil Jakobsen
|
| Left back | Simon Pytlick |
 Elohim Prandi
|
| Centre back |  Luc Steins |
 Felix Claar
|
| Right back | Mathias Gidsel |
Dika Mem
|
| Right wing | Hans Lindberg |
Hans Lindberg (2)
|
| Line player | Ludovic Fabregas |
Ludovic Fabregas (2)
|
| Goalkeeper | Niklas Landin |
Emil Nielsen
|
| Defender |  Thiagus Petrus |
Magnus Saugstrup
|
| Rookie |  Domen Makuc |
none |
| MVP | Simon Pytlick |
 to be announced
|
Women's Handball
edit| Position | Season 2022/23[8] | Season 2023/24[9] |
|---|---|---|
| Left wing | Emma Friis |
Chloé Valentini
|
| Left back |  Cristina Neagu |
 Henny Reistad (2)
|
| Centre back | Henny Reistad |
Stine Bredal Oftedal
|
| Right back[a] | Nora Mørk Ana Gros |
Anna Vyakhireva
|
| Right wing | Angela Malestein |
 Viktória Győri-Lukács
|
| Line player | Vilde Ingstad |
Sarah Bouktit
|
| Goalkeeper | Katrine Lunde |
Sandra Toft
|
| Defender | Kathrine Heindahl |
Line Haugsted
|
| Rookie | Pauletta Foppa |
none |
| MVP | Katrine Lunde |
to be announced
|
a There was a complete tie in the voting results between the two players, and they both received the award.
Beach Handball
edit| Season | Men's MVP | Women's MVP |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 |  Gabriel Conceição |
 Asun Batista
|
References
edit- ^ "Glitzy EHF Excellence Awards premiere on 26 June". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards to honour the season's best handball players". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Who Will Become the Player of the Year? List of Nominated Players for the EHF Excellence Awards 2023 Released". handball-world. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Handball EHF Excellence Awards: Lunde und Pytlick MVP". sport4final.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Danish players snap up big awards". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". EHF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Golden players make the team of the season". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". EHF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.