Handball - competitions

Handball - competitions

Handball is an Olympic sport played during the Summer Olympics. It is also played during the Pan American Games, All-Africa Games, and Asian Games. It is also played on Mediterranean games.

National competitions

-  Bosnia and Herzegovina: Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
-  Croatia: Croatian First League of Handball
-  Czech: Zubr extraliga
-  Denmark: GuldBageren Ligaen, Jack & Jones Ligaen
-  England: England Handball Association
-  France: Ligue Nationale de Handball
-  Germany: Handball-Bundesliga
-  Greece: Greek Men's handball championship
-  Hungary: Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men), Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women)
-  Iceland: N1 deildin
-  Montenegro: First League (men), First League (women), Second League (women)
-  Norway: Postenligaen
-  Poland: Polish Ekstraklasa Men's Handball League, Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League
-  Portugal: Liga Portuguesa de Andebol, Divisão de EliteRomania: Liga Naţională (men), Liga Naţională (women)
-  Scotland: Scottish Handball League
-  Serbia: Serbian First League of Handball
-  Slovakia: Slovenská hadzanárska extraliga
-  Slovenia: Slovenian First League of Handball, Handball Cup of Slovenia
-  Spain: Liga ASOBAL, División de Plata de Balonmano
-  Sweden: Elitserien
-  Turkey: Turkish Handball Super League
-  United States: U.S. intercollegiate handball championships
-  India: Indian Handball super league Team Noida college of physical Education.

Attendance records

The current worldwide attendance record for seven-a-side handball was set on May 21, 2011, during the Danish Cup final between AG København (Copenhagen) and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Elitehåndbold. The game drew 36,651 spectators to Parken Stadium.
On April 20, 2012, the EHF Champions League attendance record was also set at Parken, albeit in a different seating configuration. 21,293 spectators saw AG København host defending champions FC Barcelona Handbol in a quarterfinal game.

Source: www.en.wikipedia.org