Mediterranean Handball Confederation
Arabic: اتحاد كرة اليد البحر الأبيض المتوسط
French: Confédération Méditerranéenne du Handball
AbbreviationMHC
Founded atCairo (Egypt)
TypeSports Federation
Region
Africa, Asia, Europe
Membership
Official language
English
President
Mr. Francesco Purromuto Italy
1st Vice-President
General Charalambos Lottas Cyprus
Vice Presidents
Mr. Zoran Radojičić Montenegro
Mr. Günal Ensari Turkey
Mr. Alain Koubi France
Main organ
MHC Congress
Parent organization
International Handball Federation, International Committee of Mediterranean Games
AffiliationsAfrican Handball Confederation, Asian Handball Federation, European Handball Federation
WebsiteOfficial Website
Formerly called
Mediterranean Handball Association

The Mediterranean Handball Confederation (Arabic: اتحاد كرة اليد البحر الأبيض المتوسط; French: Confédération Méditerranéenne du Handball), officially abbreviated as MHC, is the governing body of handball in the Mediterranean region.

History

On 12 June 1999 in Cairo (Egypt), the Mediterranean Handball Association (MHA) has been established among the following countries: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia. The first president of MHA was Dr. Hassan Moustafa (Egypt).[1]

On 22 February 2003, in Rome (Italy), the Mediterranean Handball Association decided to change the original name into Mediterranean Handball Confederation and an Executive Committee was elected Francesco Purromuto (Italy) (President), Rui Coelho (Portugal), Jaume Conejero (Spain), Jean Férignac (France), Taoufik Khouaja (Tunisia) and General Charalambos Lottas (Cyprus), having the task to perform all the necessary acts to summon the MHC Congress for the approval of the MHC Rules of procedure, for the election of the Statutory bodies.

The 1st Congress was held on 28 and 29 February 2004, in Castelo Branco (Portugal), and the following countries participate as foundation members: Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Libya, Malta, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey. Each year, the Mediterranean Handball Confederation organises the Mediterranean Men's Handball Championship and Mediterranean Women's Handball Championship on different dates. These competitions are preferably reserved to young athletes.[2]

From 24 to 29 February 2004, the first Mediterranean Men's Handball Championship, was conducted under the aegis of the MHC, in Castelo Branco (Portugal). From 21 to 28 June 2004, the first Mediterranean Women's Handball Championship was held in Misano Adriatico (Italy). The Mediterranean Games with handball as an event were organized for the first time in Tunis 1967 (men's tournament) and Split 1979 (women's tournament).

MHC Presidents

S. No.NameCountryTerm
1.Dr. Hassan Moustafa Egypt12 June 1999 – 22 February 2003
2.Mr. Francesco Purromuto Italy22 February 2003 – Till date

MHC Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the Mediterranean Handball Confederation managing Body. It consists of the MHC President and the members elected by the MHC Ordinary Congress for a four-years mandate. The following Executive Committee has been elected, for the term of the office 2015 – 2019, during the 3rd Ordinary Congress in Rome (Italy) in September 2015.

DesignationNameCountry
PresidentFrancesco Purromuto Italy
1st Vice-PresidentCharalambos Lottas Cyprus
Vice-PresidentZoran Radojičić Montenegro
Günal Ensari Turkey
Alain Koubi France
TreasurerMehdi Khouaja Tunisia
MemberFrancisco Vidal Blázquez García Spain
Leon Kalin Slovenia
Hesham Nasr Soliman Ahmed Egypt
Siniša Ostoić Croatia
Konstantinos Violitzis Greece

MHC Tournaments

  • Mediterranean Men's Handball Championship from 2004.
  • Mediterranean Women's Handball Championship from 2004.
  • Handball at the Mediterranean Games from 1967 (Men's) and 1979 (Women's).
  • Beach Handball at the Mediterranean Beach Games from 2015.

Women's Mediterranean Handball Championships

From 2004 (2005 and 2014 was not held):[3]

Number Year Host City Host Country Teams
12004Misano Adriatico Italy
22006Tivat / Budva Montenegro
32007Paris France
42008Mersin Turkey
52009Lignano Sabbiadoro Italy
62010Ploče Croatia
72011Mestrino Italy
82012Eilat Israel
92013Budva Montenegro
102015Nabeul / Hammamet Tunisia
112016Žabljak Montenegro
122017Nabeul Tunisia
132018
142019
152020

Men's Mediterranean Handball Championships

From 2004:[4]

Number Year Host City Host Country Teams
12004Castelo Branco Portugal
22005Katerini Greece
32006Loutraki Greece
42007Larnaca Cyprus
52008Port Said Egypt
62009Mahdia Tunisia
72010Bar Montenegro
82011Trabzon Turkey
92012Lagoa Portugal
102013Nabeul / Hammamet Tunisia
112014Chieti Italy
122015Pescara Italy
132016Alexandria Egypt
142017Paris France
152018Marrakesh Morocco
162019Port Said Egypt
172020Athens Greece

Current title holders

Handball

TournamentMenWomen
Mediterranean Handball Championship Spain (2019) (1) Romania (2017) (1)
Mediterranean Games Croatia (2018) (4) Spain (2018) (2)

• (Titles) (*) Record

Beach Handball

TournamentMenWomen
Mediterranean Beach Games Greece (2019) (1*) Greece (2019) (1*)

• (Titles) (*) Record

MHC Members

Full Members
Associated Members
  • Andorra Andorra
  • Monaco Monaco

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain competed in 2020 Men's Mediterranean Handball Championships.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Short History". Mediterranean Handball Confederation. 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "History at MHC website". mediterraneanhandballconfederation.org. 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Women's Championships : Mediterranean Handball Confederation". www.mediterraneanhandballconfederation.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's Championships : Mediterranean Handball Confederation". www.mediterraneanhandballconfederation.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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