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S.L. Benfica (handball)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the top tier domestic league, Andebol 1, and hold home matches at the Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2. Since its inception in 1932, Benfica have won 7 Portuguese League titles, 6 Portuguese Cups, 2 Portuguese League Cups, and 7 Portuguese Super Cups. Internationally, Benfica won the EHF European League in 2021–22, becoming the first Portuguese club to win the competition. In addition to the club's men's reserve team, Benfica B, playing in the second division, Benfica also has a women's team, who are the current Portuguese champions, having won 8 League titles, 7 Cups, and 2 Super Cups. History Beginning Founded on 8 May 1932, Benfica's handball section endured a troubled start shortly after being founded. It was inactive from 1939 to 1942–43 because of a conflict between Benfica and the Portuguese Handball Federation. Until the 1960s, handball was pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EHF European League
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previously called the EHF Cup, the competition will be known as the EHF European League from the season 2020–21. Portuguese side Benfica are the current holders. History It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. The EHF coefficient rank decides, which teams have access and in which stage they enter. Winners IHF Cup EHF Cup EHF European League Statistics Winning clubs Titles by country Notes *Results until the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. One club from present day Ukraine won the title once and was runner-up another time, one club from present day Lithuania also won the title once and was runner-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavilhão Da Luz Nº 2
The Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2 is the second indoor arena, arena (or pavilion) of Portuguese multi-sport club S.L. Benfica. About It has a full capacity of 1,800 seats and is mainly used by the S.L. Benfica (handball), handball and S.L. Benfica (volleyball), volleyball departments of the club. Its construction ran at the same time as the adjacent arena, Pavilhão Fidelidade, but it was finished just a couple weeks later. Because the old Pavilhão da Luz was at full capacity with five sports, Benfica planned the new Estádio da Luz with two indoor arenas; the smaller one only hosting two departments. Its differences from the main arena are its roof and its two side stands, who sit fewer people. References External links * S.L. Benfica Indoor arenas in Portugal Sports venues in Lisbon Sports venues completed in 2004 Handball venues in Portugal Volleyball venues in Portugal {{portugal-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team 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] |
RK Cimos Koper
Rokometni klub Koper ( en, Koper Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Koper or simply Koper, was a handball club from Koper, Slovenia. Koper played their home matches at Bonifika Hall. The team was dissolved in 2013 due to high financial debt. The team was also known as Cimos Koper due to sponsorship reasons. In 2013, a new club, named RD Koper 2013, was established. History Handball was played in Koper since the 1950s. Initially under TVD Partizan and later as RK Koper, for a while there were even two handball clubs in the town. Over the years, the club ceased operations many times and was brought back to life again. In the 1994–95 season, the club organised its structure of sections and in the 1999–2000 season, the club qualified for the Slovenian second division. As a consequence, the club received a support from the local company Cimos. In the 2001–02 season, RK Cimos Koper qualified to the Slovenian First League of Handball. In the 2004–05 season, Koper qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EHF Challenge Cup
The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Founded in 1993 as the EHF City Cup, it was renamed EHF Challenge Cup in 2000, and EHF European Cup from the 2020–21 season. History Before 2000, it was called EHF City Cup. Currently, the EHF coefficient rank decides which teams have access and in which stage they enter. Winners EHF City Cup EHF Challenge Cup EHF European Cup * The first leg was canceled due to the flooding in Serbia, and the final was disputed in only one game. * Both finals were held in Chalkida, Greece, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. Performances By teams By countries See also * EHF Champions League * EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisão De Elite
In 2002, due to disputes with the Portuguese League Association, the Federation refused to consider the League Champion as National Champion. So, the Portuguese Handball Federation reformulated the competitions, creating Divisão de Elite and considering is champion, National Champion, although being the second handball league in Portugal. The worsts are relegated to Portuguese Handball Second Division (renamed First Division during that period). Teams could only get to Liga Portuguesa de Andebol by candidature, because LPA was a closed league. The best and most important Portuguese handball teams compete in Portuguese League with exception of Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ... which compete in Divisão de Elite In the end of season 2005-2006, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Donner
Aleksander Donner ( uk, Олександр Доннер, first name also transliterated as Oleksandar, Oleksander or Oleksandr); 1948 – 24 August 2013) was a Ukrainian handball coach, best known for his spell at Portuguese team ABC Braga (1991–2004). Donner is considered the most accomplished coach in Portuguese handball and is credited with the success of growing the nation's handball in the 1990s. Career Donner's career started in the 1980s when, as a player in Lviv's "CKA" and Astrakhan's "Zari," he helped Vladimir Gladchencko build famed Astrakhan's "Dinamo".Umer Aleksander Donner . Handball Federation of Russia (in Russian). 25 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Before signing for ABC Braga in Portugal, Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Braga
ABC Braga is a professional Handball team based in Braga, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of .... It plays in LPA. It was founded on December 29, 1933. Despite the practice of handball as a primary sport, the club plays on other sports such as roller hockey, basketball, athletics, volleyball, chess, skating, and Taekwondo. It is the third most club with trophies in Andebol 1 behind Porto e Sporting. It is the sole Portuguese club to have played in an EHF Champions League final, which happened in the season 1993-1994. Furthermore, it is considered the best Portuguese team and one of the best at the European level. Honours Man's Women's List of ABC Braga seasons Man's Source: PC: Taça de Portugal (Portuguese's Domestic Cup) ST: Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Vale E Azevedo
João António de Araújo Vale e Azevedo (born 17 May 1957) is a Portuguese former lawyer who was the 31st president of sports club S.L. Benfica. In relation to his three-year club presidency, he was convicted of embezzlement, document forgery, breach of trust, and money laundering. Presidency of Benfica On 31 October 1997, Vale e Azevedo was elected the 31st president of Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica, succeeding Manuel Damásio. Vale e Azevedo won the club elections with 51.5% of 19,824 votes, defeating Luís Tadeu and Abílio Rodrigues. Soon after, he signed Graeme Souness as coach of the football team. A year and a half later, Souness left the club and stated: "Vale e Azevedo lies when he looks in the eyes. Be careful, this man is dangerous". On 6 November, Vale e Azevedo declared three contracts between Benfica and Olivedesportos (Controlinveste) void and announced that he would take the case to court. The contracts, which were related to static advertising and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Portuguesa De Andebol
The Campeonato Nacional de Andebol Masculino (English: Men's Handball National Championship), also known simply as Andebol 1 (or Campeonato Placard Andebol 1 for sponsorship reasons), is the premier handball league in Portugal and is overseen by the Portuguese Handball Federation. The competition was created in 1951 and was formerly named ''Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão'' (1951–1982 and 1985–2001), ''Divisão de Elite'' (2002–2006), and ''Liga Portuguesa de Andebol'' (2001–2009). Seven teams have won the league title since its inception. FC Porto are the current champions, becoming the most successful team in the competition with 23 titles, after winning the 2020-2021 season, followed by Sporting CP with 21 and ABC with 13. History Creation of the league Handball was first introduced in Portugal in 1929 and in 1939 the Portuguese Handball Federation is established. During the first half of the 20th century, the sport became increasingly trendy, becomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cezar Drăgăniță
Cezar Drăgăniță (born 13 February 1954) is a retired Romanian handball player. He won the world title in 1974 and two Olympic medals in 1976 and 1980. At the club level he spent most of his career with Steaua Bucharest, winning with them 15 national titles; he also participated in seven tournaments of the EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ..., winning one in 1977. Near the end of his career he played and coached in Belgium and Portugal. References External links * * * 1954 births Living people Romanian male handball players CSA Steaua București (handball) players Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Covaciu
Gheorghe Covaciu (born 8 July 1957) is a Romanian former handball player who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the club level he played for Dinamo Bucharest, HC Minaur Baia Mare, Benfica and Sporting CP as well as BM Ciudad Real Balonmano Ciudad Real was a Spanish handball team based in Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha. BM Ciudad Real plays in Liga ASOBAL. History In July 1983 is founded in the city of Ciudad Real a handball club named Asociación Deportiva Cultural Case ... in Spain, before finishing his career in Germany and becoming a coach. References 1957 births Living people Romanian male handball players People from Buzău S.L. Benfica handball players Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
