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French Handball Federation French: Fédération Française de Handball FFHB
IOC nation	French Republic (FRA)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach Handball Wheelchair Handball
Official website	ffhandball.fr
HISTORY
Year of formation	1 September 1941; 83 years ago (1941-09-01)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	11 July 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-11)
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Other affiliation(s)	Mediterranean Handball Confederation Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of France
GOVERNING BODY
President	Philippe Bana
HEADQUARTERS
Address	16 Avenue Raspail, Gentilly Cedex
Country	France
Secretary General	Michel Godard
FINANCE
Company status	Active
Sponsors	Adidas Groupe Caisse d'Épargne Française des Jeux Lidl Orangina Schweppes beIN Sports Butagaz Hummel International La Poste Razel-Bec RATP Group Renault Sika AG Molten Corporation Gerflor

The French Handball Federation (French: Fédération Française de Handball) (FFHB) is the national 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 French Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The federation is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF), Mediterranean Handball Confederation and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The current president of FFHB is Philippe Bana since 28 November 2020.

FFHB Presidents

Club handball

The federation organizes the National League for club teams, and the French Cups for men and women (French: Coupe de France masculine and French: Coupe de France Féminine). The winners of these tournaments qualify for European Leagues and Cups — the EHF Men's Champions League and the EHF Women's Champions League, and the Men's EHF Cup Winners' Cup and Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

International handball

France hosted the men's World Championship in 1970, 2001 and 2017, and the women's World Championship in 2007.

The men's team

The men's national team is the current reigning Olympic Champion. It was the first team in the world to win the three titles in a row. It is widely regarded as the best current men's handball team in the world. The team has won the World Championship title six times, in 1995, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017 and the European Championship four times, in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2024. The men's team won gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Head coach for the men's national team is former player Guillaume Gille.

The women's team

The France women's national handball team were the world champions after their victory at the 2017 World Championships and reigning European champions after winning the 2018 European Championships. The team also won gold at the 2003 World Championships in Croatia, and at the 2023 World Championships. The team was placed fifth at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but won gold in 2021.

Head coach for the women's national team is Olivier Krumbholz.

National youth teams

Team	Age group	Head coach	Competitions
Women	U20F : France women's national junior handball team	Éric Baradat	W19 EHF EURO, Junior World Championship
	U18F : France women's national youth handball team	Olivier De Lafuente (2016–)	W17 EHF EURO, Youth World Championship, EYOF
	U16F : France women's national under-16 handball team	non permanent	European Open Handball Championship
Men	U21M : France men's national junior handball team	Yohann Delattre	M20 EHF EURO, Junior World Championship
	U19M : France men's national youth handball team	Franck Prouff (2023–)	M18 EHF EURO, Youth World Championship, EYOF
	U17M : France men's national under-17 handball team	Guillaume Joli (2021–)	European Open Handball Championship

Achievements

References

1. "#Viefédérale - Philippe Bana nouveau président de la FFHandball". www.ffhandball.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
2. ^ "Equipe de France Masculine. Palmarès" (in French). French Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
3. ^ "Equipe de France Féminine. Palmarès" (in French). French Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
4. "Handball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Handball" (in French). Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
5. "Men's national team - Le staff" (in French). French Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
6. "Handball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Handball" (in French). Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
7. "Women's national team - Le staff" (in French). French Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
8. "Entretiendulundi - Olivier De Lafuente" (in French).
9. "Entretiendulundi - Franck Prouff" (in French).
10. "Entretiendulundi - Guillaume Joli" (in French).

External links

• Official website

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Others Sports	Rugby League Sepaktakraw
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v t e National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF)
African Handball Confederation (CAHB)	ALG ANG BEN BOT BUR BDI CMR CAF CHA CGO COD COM CIV CPV DJI EGY ETH GAB GAM GBS GHA GEQ GUI KEN LBA LBR LES MAR MAD MAW MLI MOZ MRI MTN NAM NGR NIG RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM SSD SUD TAN TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZIM
Asian Handball Federation (AHF)	AFG BAN BHU BRN BRU CAM CHN HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JOR JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW LAO LBN MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMN PAK PLE PHI PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM
European Handball Federation (EHF)	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FRO FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SLO SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR
North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC)	Caribbean ANT BAH BAR CAY CUB DMA DOM GLP GRN HAI IVB JAM LCA MTQ PUR SKN TTO Northern America CAN GRL MEX USA
Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)	ASA AUS COK FJI GUM KIR NRU NZL PNG SAM SOL TGA TUV VAN
South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC)	Central America BIZ CRC ESA GUA HON NCA PAN South America ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU GUF GUY PAR PER URU VEN
Associated Members	ENG FSM MHL MNP NCL SCO TAH WLF
ǂ = suspended by the IHF

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