The Romanian Handball Federation ( ro, Federaţia Română de Handbal) (FRH) is the governing body of

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 g ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is based in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

. FRH is led by 6 departments.

History

* The official rules of the game are written and published by Karl Schelenz in

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(1919). * On 17 June 1921, the first game of handball takes place in

. The game was played at the Central Stadium

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

. It was organized by professor Wilhelm Binder, and the teams were two local high schools: Brukenthal High School and Girls High School. * In 1931,

will organize the first major competition: Transylvania Cup. * In 1933, handball is added to the existing Romanian Volleyball and Basketball Federation becoming Romanian Volleyball, Basketball and Handball Federation (FRVBH). * In 1934, Transylvania Cup becomes Handball National League. The league is formed from three sub-divisions based on their location: North League (

Ardeal Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

), West League (

Banat Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...

) and South League (

and Ploieşti). * In 1936, Romanian Handball Federation is founded as an independent governing body.

Competitions

The Romanian Handball Federation organizes the following handball leagues: * Romanian First League of Men's Handball * Romanian First League of Women's Handball * Division A Men's Handball * Division A Women's Handball * Juniors League I Men's Handball *

Juniors League I Women's Handball Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 ...

* Juniors League II Men's Handball * Juniors League II Women's Handball *

Juniors League III Men's Handball Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 ...

Juniors League III Women's Handball Junior or Juniors may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959 * ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009 * ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010 * ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019 Films * ''Junior'' (1994 ...

It also organizes the

Romania men's national handball team The Romania men's national handball team is governed by the Romanian Handball Federation ( ro, Romanian Federaţia Română de Handbal) and takes part in international handball competitions. Romania was for many decades the mos ...

and the

Romania women's national handball team The Romanian women's national team represents Romania in senior women's international handball and is controlled by the Romanian Handball Federation, the governing body for handball in Romania. It competes in the three major intern ...

and also

Carpathian Trophy The Carpathian Trophy ( ro, 'Trofeul Carpaţi') is an annual men's and women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation The Romanian Handball Federation ( ro, Federaţia Română de Handbal) (FRH) is the governing ...

History

Competitions

Presidents

References

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