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Italian Handball Federation
The Italian Handball Federation (FIGH) (''Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball'') is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Italy. FIGH is affiliated to the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), European Handball Federation (EHF) and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1968. Presidents Secretary Generals Tournaments * Serie A (men's handball), Serie A1 (Men's) * Serie A1 (women's handball), Serie A1 (Women's) * Serie A2 (men's handball), Serie A2 (Men's) * Serie A2 (women's handball), Serie A2 (Women's) National teams Handball * Italy men's national handball team * Italy men's national junior handball team * Italy men's national youth handball team * Italy women's national handball team * Italy women's national junior handball team * Italy women's national youth handball team Beach Handball * Italy national beach handball team * Italy women's national beach handball team References External links * European Handball Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact is permitted for the def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie A (men's Handball)
The Italian Serie A, officially named Serie A Gold, is the highest level men's handball league of Italy. Competition format The league has 14 teams playing against each other in a round-robin tournament. The champion is determined by playoffs between the top four teams at the end of the regular season. The team ranked last at the end of the regular season, as well as the losing team of the playouts, are relegated to Serie A2. 2022/23 Season participants The following 14 clubs compete in the Serie A during the 2022-23 season. Serie A past champions * 1970 : Buscaglione Roma * 1971 : HC Flaminio Genovesi Roma * 1972 : CUS Verona * 1973 : C.S. Esercito Roma * 1974 : HC Rovereto * 1975 : HC Rovereto (2) * 1976 : Pallamano Trieste * 1977 : Pallamano Trieste (2) * 1978 : HC Rovereto (3) * 1979 : Pallamano Trieste (3) * 1980 : HC Rovereto (4) * 1981 : Pallamano Trieste (4) * 1982 : Pallamano Trieste (5) * 1983 : Pallamano Trieste (6) * 1984 : HC Scafati * 1985 : Pallama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball In Italy
Sport in Italy has a long tradition. In several sports, both individual and team, Italy has good representation and many successes. The most popular sport in Italy is football. Italy's national football team is one of the world's most successful teams with four FIFA World Cup victories (1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006). Italian clubs have won 48 major European trophies, making Italy the second most successful country in European football. Italy's top-flight club football league is named Serie A and is followed by millions of fans around the world. Other popular team sports in Italy include basketball, volleyball and rugby. Italy's male and female national volleyball teams are often featured among the world's best. The Italian national basketball team's best results were gold at Eurobasket 1983 and EuroBasket 1999, as well as silver at the Olympics in 2004. Lega Basket Serie A is widely considered one of the most competitive in Europe. Italy's rugby national team competes in the Six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
