Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Restelo in the Belém parish of Lisbon, hence the club name, which translates as "The ones from Belém". Among its fanbase, the club is commonly nicknamed O Belém, in reference to the neighborhood; Os Pastéis, in reference to a traditional Portuguese pastry originated in the parish; Azuis (Blues) or Azuis do Restelo, in reference to the club's color and its home ground; and A Cruz de Cristo, for its emblem, or also "Os Rapazes da Praia", a reference to the zone of Belém in the earlier 20 Century.
The FC Porto handball team is the senior representative of the handball section of FC Porto, a Portuguese sports club based in Porto. The team competes in the Andebol 1, the top-tier domestic league, and plays its home matches at the Dragão Caixa arena.
Mirza Džomba is a retired Croatian handball player, World champion and Olympic champion.
Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, team handball, football and cross country skiing.
The Danish Handball League, officially known as 888ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Handball League are recognised as the Danish handball champions. The current champions are Skjern Håndbold, who gained their second title in June 2018.
The Greek Handball Championship is the most important competition of Greek handball. The competition which is organised by Hellenic Handball Federation started in 1979-80 season. The most successful team is Ionikos Nea Philadelphia who has won ten titles. The last title was won by Olympiacos (1st).
Patrik Ćavar is a retired Croatian handball player. The legendary left wing played in Croatia for Mehanika Metković, Badel 1862 Zagreb and Agram Medveščak, in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Borac Banja Luka, in Spain for FC Barcelona, BM Granollers, and in France for Saint-Marcel Vernon.
AG København was a Danish handball club from Glostrup and Albertslund, two suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. In the season 2010/2011 it plays in the Danish Handball League. Their head coach was former Danish national team player Klavs Bruun Jørgensen in the 2010/11 season. Head coach is former Swedish national team player Magnus Andersson. On 28 April 2012, they qualified for the Final4-event in Cologne in EHF Champions League after beating FC Barcelona. The club filed for bankruptcy on July 31, 2012, after Jesper Nielsen pulled out of the club
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Kristianstad, or IFK Kristianstad, is a Swedish handball club based in Kristianstad. They play in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball, of which they are the current champions. The club was founded in 1899 as a multi-sport club. The handball team made its debut in 1925 and has been the only section of the club since 2000. The club plays its home matches at Kristianstad Arena.
The 2014–15 VELUX EHF Champions League was the 55th edition of Europe's premier club handball competition and the 22nd edition under the current EHF Champions League format. SG Flensburg-Handewitt were the defending champions.
The 2015–16 EHF Champions League was the 56th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 23rd edition under the current EHF Champions League format. FC Barcelona was the defending champion.
The Luxembourgian Sales Lentz League is the name of the professional handball league of Luxembourg.
The Kosovar Superliga is the name of the handball league of Kosovo.
The Estonian Meistriliiga is the name of the professional handball league of Estonia.
The 2016–17 Greek Handball Premier was the 38th season of the Greek Handball Premier, Greece's premier handball league. It ran from 24 September 2016 to 27 May 2017.
The 2017–18 EHF Challenge Cup was the 21st edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for men's handball clubs, running from 7 October 2017 to 20 May 2018.
The 2001–02 Elitserien was the 68th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league, whereas the four lowest placed teams qualified for Allsvenskan along with the highest placed teams from the autumn season of Division I. The six highest placed teams in the spring season of Elitserien qualified for the quarterfinals, whereas the two lowest placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the playoffs, along with the two highest placed teams of Allsvenskan. Redbergslids IK won the regular season, but HK Drott won the playoffs and claimed their 10th Swedish title.
