| French Handball Federation French:Fédération Française de Handball FFHB | |
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| IOC nation | French Republic (FRA) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | ffhandball |
| 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 |
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| GOVERNING BODY | |
| President | Philippe Bana |
| HEADQUARTERS | |
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| 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 |
TheFrench Handball Federation (French:Fédération Française de Handball) (FFHB) is the nationalhandball association in France. Founded on 1 September 1941, FFHB organizeshandball andbeach handball withinFrance and represents France internationally. It sorts under theFrench Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The federation is a member of theEuropean Handball Federation (EHF),Mediterranean Handball Confederation and theInternational Handball Federation (IHF). The current president of FFHB is Philippe Bana since 28 November 2020.[1]
| No. | Name | Tenure |
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| 1. | René Bouet | 1941 – 1946 |
| 2. | Charles Petit-Montgobert | 1946 – 1964 |
| 3. | Nelson Paillou | 1964 – 1982 |
| 4. | Jean-Pierre Lacoux | 1982 – 1996 |
| 5. | André Amiel | 1996 – 2008 |
| 6. | Joël Delplanque | 2008 – 2020 |
| 7. | Philippe Bana | 2020 –present |
The federation organizes the National League for club teams, and the French Cups for men and women (French:Coupe de France masculine andFrench:Coupe de France Féminine). The winners of these tournaments qualify for European Leagues and Cups — theEHF Men's Champions League and theEHF Women's Champions League, and the Men'sEHF Cup Winners' Cup andWomen's EHF Cup Winners' Cup.
France hosted the men's World Championship in1970,2001 and 2017,[2] and the women's World Championship in2007.[3]
Themen'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 theWorld Championship title six times, in1995,2001,2009,2011, 2015 and 2017 and theEuropean Championship four times, in2006,2010,2014 and 2024.[2] The men's team won gold medals at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing and 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[4] Head coach for the men's national team is former playerGuillaume Gille.[5]
TheFrance women's national handball team were the world champions after their victory at the2017 World Championships and reigning European champions after winning the2018 European Championships. The team also won gold at the2003 World Championships in Croatia, and at the2023 World Championships.[3] The team was placed fifth at the2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but won gold in 2021.[6]
Head coach for the women's national team isOlivier Krumbholz.[7]
| Team | Age group | Head coach | Competitions |
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| 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–)[8] | 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–)[9] | M18 EHF EURO,Youth World Championship,EYOF | |
| U17M : France men's national under-17 handball team | Guillaume Joli(2021–)[10] | European Open Handball Championship |
Youth team: Men[edit]
| Youth team: Women[edit] |
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