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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.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica play in the top tier domestic league, the Andebol 1, and hold home matches at the Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2.
Madeira Andebol S.A.D., known until 1998 as Academico Funchal, is a Portuguese handball club from Funchal. Its women's team has won the national championship a record 15 times since 1994, and it is a regular in the EHF Cup and Cup Winners' Cup's early stages. The male team has won the national league and national cup once, and it has also made several appearances in EHF competitions.
Sporting Clube da Horta is a professional handball team based in Horta, Azores, Portugal. It plays in the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol.
Ginásio Clube do Sul is a handball team based in Almada, Portugal, that plays in Liga Portuguesa de Andebol.
Campeonato Nacional de Seniores Masculinos - Segunda Divisão, or just Segunda Divisão is the second-tier handball league in Portugal. The best teams get promoted to Andebol 1 and the worst relegated to Portuguese Handball Third Division.
The Campeonato Nacional de Andebol Masculino – Andebol 1, briefly known as Andebol 1, is the premier handball league in Portugal. It is contested by 14 teams, running from September to June. The competition is overseen by the Portuguese Handball Federation, and its winner is crowned "Portuguese Champion". The winners may bear the national shield on the front of their shirts the following season.
In 2002, due to disputes with the Portuguese League Association, the Federation refused to consider the League Champion as National Champion. So, the Portuguese Handball Federation reformulated the competitions, creating Divisão de Elite and considering is champion, National Champion, although being the second handball league in Portugal. The worsts are relegated to Portuguese Handball Second Division. Teams could only get to Liga Portuguesa de Andebol by candidature, because LPA was a closed league.
The Taça da Liga, known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tiers of Portuguese football. Unlike the French and English league cups, the winners do not qualify for European competitions.
Club Sport Marítimo is a handball team based in Funchal, Portugal, and is part of the C.S. Marítimo sports club. They currently compete in the top-tier Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, after stepping up from the Divisão de Elite in 2009. Before being accepted into the premier division, Marítimo was a dominant force in the Divisão de Elite, having been crowned Champions for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 season's.
The Handball League Cup or Taça da Liga de Andebol was a handball competition disputed by the top clubs of the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol. Founded in 2003 by the Liga Portuguesa de Andebol (LPA), it ran for six years. The first two editions were won by FC Porto, followed by Belenenses and SL Benfica in 2006 and 2007. The final two editions were won by Porto and Benfica. Sporting has the most finals lost with three. In 2009, the LPA ended and the League Cup was replaced by Portuguese Handball Super Cup.
Carlos Hugo Freitas Carneiro is a Portuguese handballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.
The Handball Federation of Portugal (FPA) is the national handball association in Portugal. FPA is a full member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
Tiago Monteiro Pereira is a Portuguese handballer who plays for Sélestat Alsace and the Portugal national team.
2012–13 Liga Portuguesa de Andebol was the 11th season of the premier Portuguese handball league, the Portuguese Handball First Division. FC Porto were the champions for the year.
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club is attached to the Angolan Armed Forces which is its main sponsor. The club's men's and women's handball teams compete at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angolan Men's and Women's leagues as well as at continental level, at the annual African Handball Champions League competitions.
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club's handball teams compete at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Men's and Women's leagues as well as at continental level, at the annual Champions League, Cup Winner's Cup and Super Cup competitions. Undoubtedly, the women's handball team of Petro Atlético has been the most successful team in Africa for many years.
The Portuguese Women's Handball Super Cup is a Portuguese professional women's handball competition, played between the winners of the 1ª Divisão de Andebol Feminino and the winners of the Portuguese Cup.
The Angolan Handball Cup is an annual, nationwide handball competition contested by all eligible handball clubs in the country. The cup, organized by the Angolan Handball Federation is the second most important official handball competition in Angola, following the national league.
Daymaro Salina is a Portuguese handballer who plays for FC Porto and the Portugal national team.
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