Danish Handball Association () is the national

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handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

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. It is based in Brøndby.

History

Danish Handball Association was founded on 2 June 1935. It is a member of the

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Au ...

and the

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

. Danish Handball Association is the third largest in the world, only surpassed by

German Handball Association The German Handball Association (German language, German: ''Deutscher Handballbund'') (DHB) is the national handball association of Germany. DHB organizes team handball within Germany and represents German handball internationally. It was founded ...

and

French Handball Federation The French Handball Federation () (FFHB) is the national team handball, handball association in France. Founded on 1 September 1941, FFHB organizes handball and beach handball within France and represents France internationally. It sorts under the ...

Achievements

is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of more than 100 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World. Total Host : 25 Count : : 43 : : 32 : : 32 Total : 104 Men's Olympic Championship : : 2016, 2024 : : 2021

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: : 2019, 2021, 2023 : : 1967, 2011, 2013 : : 2007 World Outdoor Championship : : 1948 Junior World Championship : : 1997, 1999, 2005 : : 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 : : 1983, 2007 Youth World Championship : : 2007, 2011, 2013 : : 2017, 2019

European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

: : 2008, 2012 : : 2014 : : 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022 Junior European Championship : : 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010 : : 2004 : : 2006 Youth European Championship : : 2001, 2006, 2008 : : 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2018 Men's European Open Championship : : 2013 Men's EYOF Championship : : 1997, 2011 : : 2009 European Men's Beach Handball Championship : : 2019 : : 2013 Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup : : 2012, 2014 Men's friendly Golden League : : 2013 Women's Olympic Championship : : 1996, 2000, 2004 Women's Youth Olympic Championship : : 2010 World Women's Street Handball Championship : : 1962 World Women's Championship : : 1997 : : 1962, 1993 : : 1995, 2013, 2021 World Women's Junior Championship : : 1997, 2016 : : 1987, 1995, 2008 : : 1991, 1999, 2014 World Women's Youth Championship : : 2006, 2012 : : 2016 : : 2008, 2014 Women's World Beach Championship : : 2010, 2012 Women's European Championship : : 1994, 1996, 2002 : : 1998, 2004, 2022 Women's Junior European Championship : : 1996, 2007, 2011, 2015 : : 2017 : : 2013 Women's Youth European Championship : : 2005, 2009, 2015 : : 1992, 2011 : : 1994, 2013 Women's European Open Championship : : 2006, 2010 : : 2014 Women's EYOF Championship : : 1997, 1999, 2013 : : 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 Women's Beach European Championship : : 2019 : : 2011, 2013 Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup : : 2005 : : 2010, 2012, 2016, 2024 : : 2007, 2008, 2018, 2022 Women's friendly GF World Cup : : 2008 : : 2006, 2013

Competitions

The Danish Handball Federation organises the national club leagues and the national teams (both senior and junior). In addition, the DHF organises international tournaments.

National

Danish Handball League The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

Danish Women's Handball League The Kvindeligaen () is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league was previously called Bambusa Kvindeligaen ...

Danish Handball Cup The Danish Men's Handball cup () is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Denmark. It’s also known as Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons. The competition has been played annually since 1964. Tournament structure The i ...

* National handball team (

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)

International

GF World Cup The GF World Cup was an annual women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Danish Handball Federation and sponsored by insurance company GF Forsikring. Eight invited teams competed at the event, including permanent representatives Swede ...

, an annual invitational tournament usually played in October

Competitions hosted

International

1978 World Men's Handball Championship The 1978 World Men's Handball Championship was the ninth team handball World Championship. It was held in Denmark between 26 January-5 February 1978. Germany men's national handball team, West Germany won the championship. Teams Preliminary ...

* 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship * 1987 Women's Junior World Handball Championship *

1999 World Women's Handball Championship The 1999 World Women's Handball Championship, the 14th of its kind, was held between November 29 and December 12, 1999, and was jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway, with the finals being played in Lillehammer, Norway. Group stage Group A ...

2015 World Women's Handball Championship The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011. In the final Norway won 31–23 ag ...

2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019. It was the first IHF World Men's Handball Championship to include more t ...

2023 World Women's Handball Championship The 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF) from 29 November to 17 December 2023 and jointly hosted by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It was the ...

Continental

1996 European Women's Handball Championship The 1996 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the European Championship. It was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. Denmark won their second title in a row after beating Norway 25–23 in the final. Venues The E ...

2002 European Women's Handball Championship The 2002 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark from 6–15 December. It was won by Denmark women's national handball team, Denmark after beating Norway women's national handball team, Norway 25–22 in the final match. Th ...

2010 European Women's Handball Championship The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7 to 19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist ...

* 2013 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship *

2014 European Men's Handball Championship The 2014 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament and held in Denmark from 12–26 January. Denmark was automatically qualified as hosting nation, and as defending champions as well. After the final, at to ...

* 2016 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship *

2020 European Women's Handball Championship The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark. Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking som ...

Coaching

Danish International Handball Coaches

* Men's National Handball Team

Nikolaj Jacobsen Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen (born 22 November 1971) is a Danish professional handball coach and former handball wing player and currently the coach of the Denmark men's national handball team, Danish national team. He was named World Coach of the Y ...

* Women's National Handball Team Jesper Jensen * Men's National Handball Team Ingi Olsen * Women's National Handball Team Johannes Groth * Men's National Handball Team Sonni Larsen * Women's National Handball Team Morten Soubak * Women's National Handball Team Ulrik Kirkely * Women's National Handball Team Martin Albertsen * Women's National Handball Team Heine Jensen * Women's National Handball Team Bo Milton Andersen * Men's National Handball Team Jesper Houmark

External links

Official Site
{{Authority control Handball in Denmark

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

Sports organizations established in 1935 1935 establishments in Denmark