Portuguese Handball Federation

Handball Federation of Portugal
Portuguese: Federação de Andebol de Portugal

FPA
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitewww.fpa.pt
Year of formation1 May 1939; 85 years ago (1939-05-01)
International federationInternational Handball Federation (Full member since 11 July 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-11))
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation (Full member since 17 November 1991; 32 years ago (1991-11-17))
National Olympic CommitteeOlympic Committee of Portugal (POR)
Other affiliation(s)
PresidentLuís Miguel Morgado Laranjeiro Portugal
Address
  • Calçada da Ajuda, 63/69 Apartado 3346, 1301-971, Lisbon

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]

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.

  1. ^ "Federação de Andebol de Portugal". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Federação de Andebol de Portugal". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.