The Handball Federation of Portugal (Portuguese: Federação de Andebol de Portugal) (FPA) is the national handball association in Portugal. FPA is a full member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).[1][2]
| Handball Federation of Portugal Portuguese: Federação de Andebol de Portugal FPA | |
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| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| Year of formation | 1 May 1939 |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (Full member since 11 July 1946) |
| Continental association | European Handball Federation (Full member since 17 November 1991) |
| National Olympic Committee | Olympic Committee of Portugal (POR) |
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| President | Luís Miguel Morgado Laranjeiro  |
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The organisation oversees the national teams that represent Portugal in the international handball competitions, as well as all the club competitions within the country.
It also runs the derivate forms of the sport in Portugal, namely beach handball and adapted handball.
History
editThe Handball Federation of Portugal was founded on 1 May 1939 as Federação Portuguesa de Andebol (in English, Portuguese Handball Federation), by means of the handball associations of Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon.
At first, the federation established the nationwide rules of handball in its 11-a-side variant. The 7-a-side handball was introduced in Portugal in 1949.
In 1946, FPA became one of the founding members of the International Handball Federation. Later, in 1991, FPA also became a founding member of the European Handball Federation, which succeeded the IHF.
During the first decade of the 21st century, the Federation held a legal and lobby dispute with the Liga Portuguesa de Clubes de Andebol, a short-lived independent organisation that sought to oversee the professional club handball in Portugal. Since 2008, it again became the sole governing body of handball in Portugal.
Competitions organized
editMen's handball
editLeague competitions
editCup competitions
editWomen's handball
editTeams
editHonours
editMen's
editWorld Men's Handball Championship
- 1997 World Men's Handball Championship:19th
- 2001 World Men's Handball Championship:16th
- 2003 World Men's Handball Championship:12th
- World Junior Championship:
3rd in 1995
European Men's Handball Championship
- 1994 European Men's Handball Championship:12th
- 2000 European Men's Handball Championship:7th
- 2002 European Men's Handball Championship:9th
- 2004 European Men's Handball Championship:14th
- 2006 European Men's Handball Championship:15th
- EHF European Men's U-20:
Runner-up in 2010 - EHF European Men's U-18:
Winner in 1992, Runner-up in 1994
Women's
edit- 2008 European Women's Handball Championship:16th
- EHF European Women's U-19: 4th Place
References
edit- ^ "Federação de Andebol de Portugal". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Federação de Andebol de Portugal". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Competições". Federação de Andebol de Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Selecções". Federação de Andebol de Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Histórico das Selecções". Federação de Andebol de Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
(in Portuguese)
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