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Romanian Handball Federation

FieldValue
nameRomanian Handball Federation
formation1936
typeSports federation
headquartersBucharest, Romania
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameConstantin Din
languageRomanian
websitefrh.ro

The Romanian Handball Federation () (FRH) is the governing body of handball in Romania. It is based in Bucharest. FRH is led by 6 departments.

History

  • The official rules of the game are written and published by Karl Schelenz in Berlin (1919).
  • On 17 June 1921, the first game of handball takes place in Romania. The game was played at the Central Stadium Sibiu. It was organized by professor Wilhelm Binder, and the teams were two local high schools: Brukenthal High School and Girls High School.
  • In 1931, Sibiu 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), West League (Banat) and South League (Bucharest 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
  • Juniors League II Men's Handball
  • Juniors League II Women's Handball
  • Juniors League III Men's Handball
  • Juniors League III Women's Handball

It also organizes the Romania men's national handball team and the Romania women's national handball team and also Carpathian Trophy.

Presidents

NameTenure
Nicolae Duţescu1933–1936
Ion Drăgan1936–1940
Maxim Ganţu1940–1949
Adrian Sabatini1950–1952
Petre Capră1952–1957
Tudor Vasile1957–1968
Dumitru Costea1968–1973
Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu1973–1986
Ani Matei1986–1989
Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu1990–1992
Adrian Pascal1992–1993
Cornel Oțelea1993–1995
Valentin Samungi1995–1996
Cristian Gațu1996–2014
Alexandru Dedu2014–2022
Constantin Din2022-

References

References

  1. "Structure details".
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