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, and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
FC Kuban was a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar, which now only plays on a regional level. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, having for won the Russian First Division a year prior. By then, it was one of the oldest professional football clubs in the country, with its foundation being linked to the Soviet NKVD as Dynamo Krasnodar. It changed its name at a time of political change in the USSR.
Chekhovskie Medvedi is a handball club from Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, Russia. They compete in the Russian Handball Super League and in the SEHA League. After the launching of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Handball Federation in February 2022 temporarily suspended the team.
SKIF Krasnodar is a team handball club from Krasnodar, Russia. SKIF Krasnodar competes in the Russian Handball Super League.
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of the Russian Federation. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international handball competitions.
Zlatan "Zlatko" Saračević was a Croatian professional handball player and coach who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
The Handball Federation of Russia commonly known by its acronym, HFR, is the national governing body of handball in Russia. Its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia, and its president is Sergey Shishkarev. HFR is responsible for the organization and governance of handball's major local championships in Russia, most notably the Russian Handball Super League, held since 1992.
Rokometni klub Olimpija, commonly referred to as RK Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a women's handball club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club was established in 1949 as RK Enotnost. As of the 2022–23 season, Olimpija competes in the Slovenian First League.
Dinamo Volgograd is a Russian women's handball club from Volgograd. Founded in 1972 as Burevestnik Volgograd, it represented Rotor Volgograd following the collapse of the Soviet Union and was subsequently named Aqva before taking its current name in 2003.
Victoria Yuryevna Zhilinskayte is a Russian handball player for HC Kuban Krasnodar and the Russian national handball team.
The Soviet Women's Handball Championship was the premier women's handball championship in the Soviet Union. Founded in 1962, it last took place in 1992 following the state's collapse.
Spartak Kyiv is a Ukrainian women's handball club from Kyiv. It used to be a member of the Spartak VSS during the Soviet era.
The Russian Women's Handball Superleague is the premier women's handball competition in Russia. Currently eleven clubs take part in the competition, with the top eight playing the championship play-offs.
KSK Luch Moscow is a Russian women's handball club from Moscow. Founded in 1959 as Trud Moscow, it took its current name in 1966.
Handball Club Lada is a Russian women's handball club from Tolyatti playing in the Russian Super League.
Handball Club Astrakhanochka is a Russian women's handball club from Astrakhan established in 1993. It has played in the Russian Super League since 1999, and in 2004 it made its debut in EHF competitions. It reached the EHF Cup's semifinals in 2014 and the Cup Winners' Cup's quarterfinals in 2007.
The 1999–2000 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-fourth edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from October 1, 1999, to May 28, 2000.
HC Motor Zaporizhzhia was a Ukrainian women's handball team from Zaporizhzhia.
Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan, also known as Dinamo Astrakhan, is a Russian handball team located in Astrakhan. Their home matches are played at the Sports Complex Star. They compete in the Russian Handball Super League.
RK Eurofarm Pelister is a handball club from Bitola, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian Handball Super League and EHF Champions League.
