# Netherlands Handball Association

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Sports governing body in the Netherlands

Netherlands Handball Association Dutch: Nederlands Handbal Verbond NHV IOC nation Netherlands (NED) National flag Sport Handball Other sports Beach Handball Wheelchair Handball Official website www.handbal.nl HISTORY Year of formation 1935; 91 years ago (1935) DEMOGRAPHICS Membership size 49,379 (as of 2015) AFFILIATIONS International federation International Handball Federation (IHF) IHF member since 1946; 80 years ago (1946) Continental association European Handball Federation National Olympic Committee Dutch Olympic Committee and Sports Federation GOVERNING BODY President Mr. Tjark de Lange HEADQUARTERS Address Pastoor Bruggemanlaan 33, Oosterbeek, Renkum, Gelderland Country Netherlands Secretary General Mr. Bernard Bullens FINANCE Sponsors Staatsloterij [nl] TeamNL Stanno Odido DHL NH Hotel Group Mizuno

The **Netherlands Handball Association** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Nederlands Handbal Verbond*) (**NHV**) is the national [Handball](/source/Handball) association in [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). NHV organizes team [handball](/source/Handball) within Dutch and represents the Dutch handball internationally. The Association is a member of the [International Handball Federation](/source/International_Handball_Federation) (IHF) and [European Handball Federation](/source/European_Handball_Federation) (EHF).

## Leagues

### Men

- [BENE-League Handball](/source/BENE-League_Handball) (along with [Belgium](/source/Belgium))

- [NHV Eredivisie](/source/NHV_Eredivisie)

- [Eerste Divisie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eerste_Divisie_(handball)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Tweede Divisie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tweede_Divisie_(handball)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Hoofdklasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoofdkasse_(handball)&action=edit&redlink=1)

### Women

- [NHV Eredivisie](/source/Eredivisie_(women's_handball))

- [Eerste Divisie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eerste_Divisie_(handball)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Tweede Divisie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tweede_Divisie_(handball)&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Hoofdklasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoofdkasse_(handball)&action=edit&redlink=1)

### national cups

- [NHV Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHV_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHV_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1)

## International

- [Golden League](/source/Golden_League_(handball))

## References

## External links

v t e Sports governing bodies in the Netherlands (NED) Summer Olympic Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling Winter Olympic Sports Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Ice hockey Luge Skating [nl] Figure Speed Short Track Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding Other IOC Recognised Sports Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiards Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu Paralympic Sports Others Sports American Football Lacrosse Quidditch Rugby League Rugby Union Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation

v t e Handball in the Netherlands Nederlands Handbal Verbond League competitions men: BENE-League Handball Dutch Handball League women: Dutch Women's Handball League Cup competitions men: Dutch Handball Cup Super Cup women: Dutch Handball Cup Super Cup National teams men: Senior Under–18 Under–20 Beach team Wheelchair women: Senior Under–17 Under–19 Beach team Categories Others Dutch Coaches Dutch Clubs Main Arenas Players Dutch Men's Players Dutch Women's Players

v t e National members of the European Handball Federation Eastern Europe Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Georgia Hungary Kosovo Latvia Lithuania N Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Poland Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Ukraine Western Europe Andorra Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark England Faroe Islands Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey England and Scotland are associated members of EHF

v t e National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF) African Handball Confederation (CAHB) ALG ANG BEN BOT BUR BDI CMR CAF CHA CGO COD COM CIV CPV DJI EGY ETH GAB GAM GBS GHA GEQ GUI KEN LBA LBR LES MAR MAD MAW MLI MOZ MRI MTN NAM NGR NIG RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM SSD SUD TAN TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZIM Asian Handball Federation (AHF) AFG BAN BHU BRN BRU CAM CHN HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JOR JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW LAO LBN MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMN PAK PLE PHI PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM European Handball Federation (EHF) ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FRO FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SLO SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Caribbean ANT BAH BAR CAY CUB DMA DOM GLP GRN HAI IVB JAM LCA MTQ PUR SKN TTO Northern America CAN GRL MEX USA Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) ASA AUS COK FJI GUM KIR NRU NZL PNG SAM SOL TGA TUV VAN South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) Central America BIZ CRC ESA GUA HON NCA PAN South America ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU GUF GUY PAR PER URU VEN Associated Members ENG FSM MHL MNP NCL SCO TAH WLF ǂ = suspended by the IHF

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