| Handball Federation of Portugal Portuguese:Federação de Andebol de Portugal FPA | |
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| Sport | Handball |
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| Official website | www |
| Year of formation | 1 May 1939; 86 years ago (1939-05-01) |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (Full member since 11 July 1946; 79 years ago (1946-07-11)) |
| Continental association | European Handball Federation (Full member since 17 November 1991; 34 years ago (1991-11-17)) |
| National Olympic Committee | Olympic Committee of Portugal (POR) |
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| President | Luís Miguel Morgado Laranjeiro |
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TheHandball Federation of Portugal (Portuguese:Federação de Andebol de Portugal) (FPA) is the nationalhandball association inPortugal. FPA is a full member of theEuropean Handball Federation (EHF) and theInternational Handball Federation (IHF).[1][2]
The organisation oversees the national teams that representPortugal in the internationalhandball competitions, as well as all the club competitions within the country.
It also runs the derivate forms of the sport in Portugal, namelybeach handball and adaptedhandball.
The Handball Federation of Portugal was founded on 1 May 1939 as Federação Portuguesa de Andebol (in English, Portuguese Handball Federation), by means of the handball associations ofPorto,Coimbra andLisbon.
At first, the federation established the nationwide rules ofhandball in its 11-a-side variant. The 7-a-sidehandball was introduced in Portugal in 1949.
In 1946, FPA became one of the founding members of theInternational Handball Federation. Later, in 1991, FPA also became a founding member of theEuropean Handball Federation, which succeeded the IHF.
During the first decade of the 21st century, the Federation held a legal and lobby dispute with the Liga Portuguesa de Clubes de Andebol, a short-lived independent organisation that sought to oversee the professional clubhandball in Portugal. Since 2008, it again became the sole governing body ofhandball in Portugal.
World Men's Handball Championship
2nd in 2025,
3rd in 1995European Men's Handball Championship
Runner-up in 2010, 2022, 2024
Winner in 1992, Runner-up in 1994
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