The Swiss Handball Association (SHV) (') is the governing body 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 ...

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 ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. Founded in 1974, SHV is affiliated to 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 ...

and

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 ...

. SHV is also affiliated to the

Swiss Olympic Association The Swiss Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee and the umbrella organisation for organised Swiss sport under private law. It has 104 members (81 national sports federations and 23 partner organisations), to which some two millio ...

. It is based in

Olten Olten (; High Alemannic: ''Oute'') is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name. Olten grew into a town during the Middle Ages at the location of a bridge over the Aare. After a period of de ...

SHV Competitions

Swiss Handball League The Swiss Handball League (SHL) is the name of the professional handball league of Switzerland. It is divided into two divisions: * Quickline Handball League * Nationalliga B Current season Teams for season 2024–25 * BSV Bern * GC Amicit ...

Spar Premium League The SPAR Premium League (SPL) is the premier women's handball league in Switzerland, established in 1970. LC Brühl is the championship's most successful club by a large margin with 31 titles including two 11-years winning streaks, followed by AT ...

National teams

* Switzerland men's national handball team * Switzerland men's national junior handball team * Switzerland men's national youth handball team * Switzerland women's national handball team * Switzerland women's national junior handball team * Switzerland women's national youth handball team

Competitions Hosted

International

1986 World Men's Handball Championship The 1986 World Men's Handball Championship was the 11th team handball World Championship. It was held in Switzerland from February 25 to March 8, 1986. Yugoslavia won the championship. The tournament was played in Aarau, Basel, Bern, La Chaux-de-F ...

* 2001 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

Continental

2006 European Men's Handball Championship The 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament and held in Switzerland from 26 January to 5 February 2006, in the cities of Basel, Bern, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, goi ...

Affiliated Clubs

Kadetten Schaffhausen Kadetten Schaffhausen is a Switzerland, Swiss professional handball team located in Schaffhausen. Their home matches are played at the :de:BBC-Arena, BBC Arena which has a capacity of 3,500. They compete in the Swiss First League of Handball and w ...

* LC Brühl Handball * LK Zug * Pfadi Winterthur * RTV 1879 Basel * Spono Eagles * TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen *

Wacker Thun Wacker Thun is a handball club from Thun, Switzerland. Wacker Thun competes in Nationalliga A of the Swiss Handball League. Kits Achievements *1 EHF European Cup The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition or ...

References

External links

Official website

Swiss Handball Association
at IHF site

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1974 establishments in Switzerland

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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