Portuguese Handball Federation
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The Handball Federation of Portugal (Portuguese: Federação de Andebol de 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).[1][2]
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Handball Federation of Portugal Portuguese: Federação de Andebol de Portugal FPA | |
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Sport | Handball |
Other sports | |
Official website | www |
Year of formation | 1 May 1939; 85 years ago (1939-05-01) |
International federation | International Handball Federation (Full member since 11 July 1946; 77 years ago (1946-07-11)) |
Continental association | European Handball Federation (Full member since 17 November 1991; 32 years ago (1991-11-17)) |
National Olympic Committee | Olympic Committee of Portugal (POR) |
Other affiliation(s) | |
President | Luís Miguel Morgado Laranjeiro |
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The organisation oversees the national teams that represent Portugal in the international handball competitions, as well as all the club competitions within the country.
It also runs the derivate forms of the sport in Portugal, namely beach handball and adapted handball.