The Romanian Handball Federation () (FRH) is the governing body of handball in Romania. It is based in Bucharest. FRH is led by 6 departments.
History The official rules of the game are written and published by Karl Schelenz in Berlin (1919). On 17 June 1921, the first game of handball takes place in Romania. The game was played at the Central Stadium Sibiu. It was organized by professor Wilhelm Binder, and the teams were two local high schools: Brukenthal High School and Girls High School. In 1931, Sibiu will organize the first major competition: Transylvania Cup. In 1933, handball is added to the existing Romanian Volleyball and Basketball Federation becoming Romanian Volleyball, Basketball and Handball Federation (FRVBH). In 1934, Transylvania Cup becomes Handball National League. The league is formed from three sub-divisions based on their location: North League (Ardeal), West League (Banat) and South League (Bucharest and Ploieşti). In 1936, Romanian Handball Federation is founded as an independent governing body.
Competitions The Romanian Handball Federation organizes the following handball leagues:
Romanian First League of Men's Handball Romanian First League of Women's Handball Division A Men's Handball Division A Women's Handball Juniors League I Men's Handball Juniors League I Women's Handball Juniors League II Men's Handball Juniors League II Women's Handball Juniors League III Men's Handball Juniors League III Women's Handball
It also organizes the Romania men's national handball team and the Romania women's national handball team and also Carpathian Trophy.
Presidents NameTenureNicolae Duţescu 1933–1936Ion Drăgan1936–1940Maxim Ganţu1940–1949Adrian Sabatini1950–1952Petre Capră1952–1957Tudor Vasile1957–1968Dumitru Costea1968–1973Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu1973–1986Ani Matei1986–1989Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu1990–1992Adrian Pascal1992–1993Cornel Oțelea1993–1995Valentin Samungi1995–1996Cristian Gațu1996–2014Alexandru Dedu2014–2022Constantin Din2022-
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