Netherlands Handball Association

{{Short description|Sports governing body in the Netherlands}} {{Infobox national sports federations |assocname= Netherlands Handball Association ''{{langx|nl|Nederlands Handbal Verbond}}'' |abbrev= NHV |logo= |logosize= 250px |countryflag= Netherlands |iocnation= [[Netherlands]] (NED) |url= http://www.handbal.nl/ |sport= [[Handball]] |othersport1= [[Beach Handball]] |othersport2= [[Wheelchair Handball]] |historytitle=HISTORY |precedingorganisationsname= |yearfounded= {{Start date and age|1935| | |df=y}} |formernames= |demographicstitle=DEMOGRAPHICS |noofclubs= |noofaffclubs= |membershipsize= 49,379 (as of 2015) |participationlevels= |affiliationstitle=AFFILIATIONS |IF = [[International Handball Federation]] | IF_abbr = IHF | IF_joined = {{Start date and age|1946| | |df=y}} |nationalolympiccom= [[NOC*NSF|Dutch Olympic Committee and Sports Federation]] |continentalassoc= [[European Handball Federation]] |nocyearjoined= |otheraff2= |otheraff3= |otheraff4= |otheraff5= |electedtitle= GOVERNING BODY |patron= |president= Mr. [[Tjark de Lange]] {{flagicon|NED}} |sectitle= HEADQUARTERS |address1= Pastoor Bruggemanlaan 33, [[Oosterbeek]], [[Renkum]], [[Gelderland]] |country= [[Netherlands]] |chiefexec= |secretarygeneral= Mr. [[Bernard Bullens]] {{flagicon|NED}} |financetitle=FINANCE |companystatus= |operatingincome= |sponsors= {{ill|Staatsloterij B.V.|lt=Staatsloterij|nl|Staatsloterij B.V.}} [[TeamNL]] [[Stanno]] [[Odido]] [[DHL]] [[NH Hotel Group]] [[Mizuno]] }}

The '''Netherlands Handball Association''' ({{langx|nl|Nederlands Handbal Verbond}}) ('''NHV''') is the national [[Handball]] association in [[Netherlands]]. NHV organizes team [[handball]] within Dutch and represents the Dutch handball internationally. The Association is a member of the [[International Handball Federation]] (IHF) and [[European Handball Federation]] (EHF).

==Leagues==

===Men=== * [[BENE-League Handball]] (along with [[Belgium]]) * [[NHV Eredivisie]] * [[Eerste Divisie (handball)|Eerste Divisie]] * [[Tweede Divisie (handball)|Tweede Divisie]] * [[Hoofdkasse (handball)|Hoofdklasse]]

===Women=== * [[Eredivisie (women's handball)|NHV Eredivisie]] * [[Eerste Divisie (handball)|Eerste Divisie]] * [[Tweede Divisie (handball)|Tweede Divisie]] * [[Hoofdkasse (handball)|Hoofdklasse]]

===national cups=== * [[NHV Cup]] * [[NHV Super Cup|Super Cup]]

==International== * [[Golden League (handball)|Golden League]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Sports governing bodies in the Netherlands}} {{Handball in the Netherlands}} {{National members of the European Handball Federation}} {{National Members of the International Handball Federation}}

[[Category:European Handball Federation]] [[Category:Sports governing bodies in the Netherlands|Handball]] [[Category:Sports organizations established in 1935]] [[Category:1935 establishments in the Netherlands]]