The Israel Handball Association () (IHA) is the administrative and controlling body for

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

and

beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. Founded in 1955, IHA is a member of

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Au ...

(EHF) and the

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

(IHF).

National teams

* Israel men's national handball team * Israel men's national junior handball team * Israel women's national handball team

Competitions

* Ligat Ha'Al * Liga Leumit * Liga Artzit

Affiliated clubs

Following is the list of clubs affiliated with Israel Handball Association (as of July 2020): * HC Nes Ziona * Hapoel Ramat Gan * Ramat Hasharon HC * ASA Tel Aviv *

Bnei Herzliya Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club w ...

Handball Club Holon Handball Club Holon (), is a professional team handball, handball club from the city of Holon, Israel. They compete in the Israeli Handball League, within the Israeli first division. History Handball Club Holon was founded in 1972. The club's ...

* Hapoel Rishon LeZion * Maccabi Rishon LeZion * Hapoel Ashdod * Maccabi Avishai Motzkin * Maccabi Rehovot *

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

References

External links

Official website

Israel
at the IHF website.
Israel
at the EHF website. Handball in Israel

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

Sports organizations established in 1955 1955 establishments in Israel Handball governing bodies European Handball Federation National members of the International Handball Federation Organizations based in Tel Aviv {{Handball-org-stub