Macedonian Handball Federation
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The Macedonian Handball Federation (Macedonian
: Ракометна федерација на Македонија) commonly known by its acronym, RFM, is the national governing body of handball in Macedonia. Its headquarters are in Skopje
, Macedonia
. Macedonian Handball Federation is responsible for the organization and governance of handball
's major local championships in Macedonia.
It organizes the handball leagues:
In 2008 the Macedonian Handball Federation organised The European Women's Handball Championship
.
The Macedonian Handball Federation was host of:
Macedonian language
Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
: Ракометна федерација на Македонија) commonly known by its acronym, RFM, is the national governing body of handball in Macedonia. Its headquarters are in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Macedonian Handball Federation is responsible for the organization and governance of handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
's major local championships in Macedonia.
It organizes the handball leagues:
- Man's VIP Super leagueMacedonian First League of HandballThe Macedonian First League of Handball , is the top-tier team handball competition in the Republic of Macedonia. It is currently sponsored by VIP...
- Women's Skopsko Super leagueMacedonian women's First League of HandballThe Macedonian women's First League of Handball , is the top-tier team handball competition in the Republic of Macedonia. It is currently sponsored by Skopsko...
- "I league"
- "Mladinska liga"
- "WINNER Kadetska liga"
- "SPARKASSE Pionerska liga"
International events organised by the Macedonian Handball Federation
European Women's Handball Championship
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...
.
The Macedonian Handball Federation was host of:
- Women's Junior Handball World Championship - 2003
- Men's Junior Handball Championship - 2007
- Women's Junior Handball Championship - 2008