The Szabella-Kupa (English: Szabella Cup) is a friendly
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 ...
event, which takes place at least once every year, in parallel to the
Kulcsár Anita Memorial Tournament. Sponsored by Sándor Szabella, it was created in 2007 and was organized until 2009 in August and in December. Since 2010, the Szabella Cup is held only in August.
Tournament structure
The first edition took place in August 2007, since then ten tournaments were organized. There is no precise format for this friendly tournament, usually four teams (two Hungarians and two other European teams) play the Szabella Cup. In early-August 2011, exceptionally six teams participated. It will also be the case in 2012 : because of the
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
, there will be only one tournament with six teams.
Summary
See also
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Kulcsár Anita-emléktorna
The Kulcsár Anita-emléktorna ( en, Anita Kulcsár Memorial Tournament) is an annual handball tournament, which takes place in Dunaújváros in August or September, and is organized in the honor of former Hungarian international handball player A ...
External links
The tournament organizer, Sándor Szabella's, website
Handball competitions in Europe
Women's handball competitions
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