Current season, competition or edition: 2015-16 Maha Handball Super League | |
Sport | Handball |
---|---|
Founded | 2016 |
Founder | Mr. Ravi Giakwad |
Inaugural season | 2016 |
Owner(s) | Handball Association of Maharashtra |
Motto | Ab India Karega Haath Se Goal |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | India |
Venue(s) | Sholapur, Maharashtra |
Confederation | Handball Association of Maharashtra |
TV partner(s) | DD Sports |
Official website |
The Maha Handball Super League is the Premier Men's professional Handball League in Maharashtra, administered by the Handball Association of Maharashtra under aegis of Handball Federation of India. It was founded in February 2016.
The Maha Super League will have in all 6 teams. The Maha Super League will be played on the Round Robin basis wherein each team will play 5 matches each. The game duration will be 40 minutes played in 4 quarters.
The Maha Super League will be played as per the rules and regulations of International Handball Federation and as adapted by HFI.
Teams for Season 2015-16
Home Town | Franchise |
---|---|
Mumbai | Mumbai Falcons |
Solapur | Smart Solapur Lions |
Amravati | Amravati Armours |
Nagpur | Nagpur Vidarbha Tigers |
Aurangabad | Aurangabad Astras |
Nashik | Nashik Lancer |
Season | Champion | Runner Up | Bronze Medallist |
---|---|---|---|
2015-16 | Smart Sholapur Lions (Host) | Mumbai Falcons | Nashik Lancers |
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
The Spanish handball league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the Liga ASOBAL. In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.
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.
Lidija Horvat is a Croatian handball player, who currently plays for the Romanian club Rapid Bucuresti and for the Croatia women's national handball team.
The England Handball Association is the governing body for non-International Handball Federation related matters of team handball in England while the British Handball Association has governance over matters relating to the International Handball Federation. It is an Associate member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).
The Macedonian Handball Federation commonly known by its acronym, RFM, is the national governing body of handball in North Macedonia. Its headquarters are in Skopje and it reestablish its membership as a single Republic of the EHF and IHF in 1993. Macedonian Handball Federation is responsible for the organization and governance of handball's major local championships in the country and also runs the Macedonian Men's and Women's national teams.
The Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League is the top men's league of Ukrainian handball. It was founded in 1992. It is run by the Handball Federation of Ukraine (FHU).
The Ukrainian Women's Handball Super League is the top women's league of Ukrainian handball.
Timur Magomedovich Dibirov is a Russian handball player who plays for RK Zagreb and the Russian national team.
The Turkish Women's Handball Super League is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978–79 season as the Turkish Women's First League, it was renamed later to Super League. The current title holder is Muratpaşa Bld. SK (2011–12).
Handball Federation of India (HFI) is the governing body for handball in India. HFI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Rohtak. HFI is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974. It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation. HFI was founded by Jagat Singh Lohan, a Jat from Rohtak (Haryana) who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras. He was also the first secretary general of HFI.
Yehia El-Deraa is an Egyptian handball player who plays for Telekom Veszprém and the Egyptian national team.
Mohamed Ibrahim Ramadan is an Egyptian handball player, playing for Al Ahly and the Egyptian national team.
The Handball Association of Maharashtra (HAM) is the administrative and controlling body for team handball in Maharashtra. The organisation is an affiliated member of the Handball Federation of IndiaRavi Gaikwad is the President of Handball Association of Maharashtra. (HFI). HAM started the first ever Handball league in India known as Maha Handball Super League.
The Handball Federation of Ukraine (HFU) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in Ukraine. Founded in 1992, HFU is a member of European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The Premier Handball League is the highest level of men's club handball in England. It is organised by the England Handball Association.
Joanna Wołoszyk is a Polish handball player for Saint-Amand Handball and the Polish national team.
The Qatar Handball Association (QHA) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Qatar. QHA is affiliated to the Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Qatar Olympic Committee and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1978.
The Handball League Australia (HLA) is an Australian-based championship for handball run by Australian Handball Federation. The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states.
The Saudi Arabian Handball Federation (SAHF) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1975, SAHF is affiliated to the International Handball Federation and Asian Handball Federation. SAHF is also affiliated to the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, West Asian Handball Federation and the Arab Handball Federation. It is based in Riyadh.