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.
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previously called the EHF Cup, the competition will be known as the EHF European League from the season 2020–21. Füchse Berlin are the current holders.
The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League.
The Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year from 1976 to 2016. From the 2016–17 season, the competition will be merged with the EHF Cup.
Chekhovskie Medvedi is a professional 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.
CSM Corona Brașov, formerly known as Rulmentul Brașov, is a professional women's handball club in Brașov, Romania, that plays in the Liga Florilor.
The Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball is the top women's team handball league in Montenegro. It is organised by the Handball Federation of Montenegro.
Andrea Kobetić is a retired Croatian handball player who was last played for Siófok KC and the Croatia women's national handball team.
Bojana Popović née Petrović, is a handball coach and a retired Montenegrin handballer. She is considered by many to be the best female handball player of the past decade, despite not being given any official recognition. After winning the Women's EHF Champions League with Budućnost and a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games with the Montenegro national team, Bojana Popović decided to retire from handball. However, in June 2016 Popović announced she would come out of retirement and make herself available for selection by the Montenegro national handball team to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Nathalie Mari Hagman is a Swedish handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Swedish national handball team.
Munteanu is a Romanian language surname. When transliterated from Russian, in may be spelled as Muntyanu. It is commonly found in Romania and Moldova and literally translates as "highlander". Notable people with this surname include:
The 2011–12 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup is the 36th edition of the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, the continental event for domestic cup winners in Europe. FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria entered the competition as title holders, following triumphed over CB Mar Alicante with an aggregate score of 57–52 in the previous year's finals. The Hungarian team went to the final in this season as well, where they successfully defended their title against Viborg HK with a 31–30 win both on the home and away leg, producing a 62–60 aggregate score.
LFH Division 1 Féminine, known for sponsorship reasons as Ligue Butagaz Énergie, is the premier women's handball league in France. It is overseen by the Ligue Féminine de Handball (LFH), the governing body of French women's professional handball, under delegation from the French Handball Federation (FFHB). Founded in 1952, it is currently contested by twelve teams.
HC Leipzig is a women's handball club based in Leipzig, Germany. They play in Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and are often competing in the EHF Women's Champions League, the now defunct EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, which merged with the Women's EHF Cup and are internationally regarded as one of the best German women's handball clubs.
Sport Club Municipal Craiova, commonly referred to as simply SCM Craiova, is a professional women's handball club in Craiova, Oltenia, Romania, that competes in the Liga Naţională.
CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca is a Romanian women's handball club from Cluj-Napoca, that plays in the Liga Națională.
CS Minaur Baia Mare is a women's handball team based in Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania, that competes in the Liga Națională and the European League.
Montenegrin women's handball clubs are participating in the EHF competitions since the season 1984/85.
At the earlier times, Montenegrin teams represented SFR Yugoslavia or FR Yugoslavia in European competitions, and from 2006 and Montenegrin independence, they qualify through Montenegrin First League of Women's Handball and Montenegrin Women's Handball Cup.
The 2016–17 EHF Cup is the 36th edition of the EHF Cup, the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), and the fifth edition since the merger with the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.
