The Macedonian Handball Federation (

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: Ракометна федерација на Македонија;) commonly known by its acronym, RFM, is the national governing body of handball in

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. Its headquarters are in

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and it reestablish its membership as a single Republic of the EHF and IHF in 1993. Macedonian Handball Federation is responsible for the organization and governance of

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 ...

's major local championships in the country and also runs the Macedonian Men's and

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national teams. It organizes the following leagues: * Men's VIP Super league * Women's Skopsko Super league * "I league" * Mladinska liga * WINNER Kadetska liga * SPARKASSE Pionerska liga

International events organised by the Macedonian Handball Federation

In 2008 the Macedonian Handball Federation organised the

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 qualifyin ...

. 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 *

2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match. Venues Two Macedonian cities have been selected as hosts for t ...

* Women's Youth World Handball Championship - 2014 * European Women's U-17 Handball Championship - 2015 *

2022 European Women's Handball Championship The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. The tournament was advanced a month in order not to coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This tournament w ...

External links

Macedonian Handball FederationEuropean Handball Federation8th Women's Handball European Championship 2008 in the Republic of Macedonia

References

Handball in North Macedonia

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Sports organizations established in 1949

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 ...

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