European Handball Federation, a privately owned entity based in Austria, was founded in 1991. With approximately 270 employees, it reported $35.0M in revenue as of 2024 and operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The organization functions as the governing body for handball in Europe, specializing in spectator sports. Its responsibilities include overseeing competitions such as the EHF Champions League and EHF EURO. The federation promotes the game, manages player transfers, and handles referees and delegates. It also develops and implements education programs, alongside fostering newer versions of the game including beach handball, wheelchair handball, and street handball.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1991

Headcount

263

Headquarters

Austria

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On April 11, 2026, Greece qualified for the Women's EHF EURO 2026, completing the 24-team lineup after the final qualification round across 12 European countries. This edition marks the first time the tournament will be organized in five different nations: Czechia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Türkiye, which, alongside Norway, Denmark, and Hungary (the top three from the previous edition), had already qualified. Previously, on March 27, European handball’s Secretaries General met in Lisbon to discuss the EHF Master Plan, Grassroots Charter, future competition systems for club and national teams, and media operations for the Women’s EHF EURO 2026, set for December 3-20. Earlier, on March 8, five teams, including the second, third, and fourth place finishers from the 2025 IHF Women's World Championship, secured their tickets for the Women’s EHF EURO 2026 after four of the six scheduled qualifying rounds. This follows the countdown announcement on February 26, marking 100 days until the Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026, scheduled for June 6-7 in Budapest, with the TruckScout24 EHF FINAL4 2026 in Cologne following a week later on June 13-14.

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European Handball Federation offers 15 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. European Handball Federation's product portfolio comprises of sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship, media and TV services and ball sports.
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European Handball Federation's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split European Handball Federation's revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is handball. For full access to European Handball Federation's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of European Handball Federation's suppliers include Sportradar, Athletia Sports and HBS.

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European Handball Federation sells broadcasting rights of its 12 handball competitions to 53 companies globally, covering 16 countries. European Handball Federation's rights holders include Disney Sports / ESPN. European Handball Federation currently holds 13 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including handball.

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