The Handball Federation of Portugal () (FPA) is the national handball association in Portugal. FPA is a full member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The organisation oversees the national teams that represent Portugal in the international handball competitions, as well as all the club competitions within the country.
It also runs the derivate forms of the sport in Portugal, namely beach handball and adapted handball.
History The Handball Federation of Portugal was founded on 1 May 1939 as Federação Portuguesa de Andebol (in English, Portuguese Handball Federation), by means of the handball associations of Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon.
At first, the federation established the nationwide rules of handball in its 11-a-side variant. The 7-a-side handball was introduced in Portugal in 1949.
In 1946, FPA became one of the founding members of the International Handball Federation. Later, in 1991, FPA also became a founding member of the European Handball Federation, which succeeded the IHF.
During the first decade of the 21st century, the Federation held a legal and lobby dispute with the Liga Portuguesa de Clubes de Andebol, a short-lived independent organisation that sought to oversee the professional club handball in Portugal. Since 2008, it again became the sole governing body of handball in Portugal.
Competitions organized
Men's handball
League competitions Andebol 1 Segunda Divisão Terceira Divisão
Cup competitions Taça de Portugal Super Taça
Women's handball Campeonato Nacional da 1ª Divisão - Feminino Taça de Portugal Taça FAP Super Taça
Teams Portugal men's national handball team Portugal women's national handball team
Honours
Men's
World Men's Handball Championship: 4th in 2025 IHF World Junior Championship: 2nd in 2025
3rd in 1995
European Men's Handball Championship: 5th in 2026 EHF European Men's U-20: 2nd in 2010, 2022, 2024 EHF European Men's U-18: Winners in 1992
2nd in 1994
Women's European Women's Handball Championship: 16th in 2008 EHF European Women's U-19: 4th in 2023
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