The 15th ordinary General Assembly of GCH will take place in Cap Rocat, Mallorca, Spain on 4.10.2010. The leading clubs of Europe will discuss the results of the first GCH meeting with IHF on 17.9.2010 in Basle and the outcome of the EHF Congress, held last weekend in Basle.

The major topic of the meeting will be the restructuring of the various European Cups in order to adopt the system to the needs of the clubs. The next FCH meeting, taking place in January in Sweden on the fringes of the IHF World Championship, will discuss the ideas of GCH in order to prepare proposals for the new Professional Handball Board (PHB). GB

On 24th September 2010 the 10th ordinary Congress of the European Handball Federation (EHF) approved the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU), signed by EHF President Tor Lian and FCH President Tomaz Jersic on 29.5.2010 in Cologne. The according motion reached a 85% majority. 

The MoU serves as basis for the further cooperation of clubs and federations in professional European handball.

At the same time the Congress implemented the ‘Professional Handball Board’ (PHB) into the statutes of EHF. In the future the PHB shall represent interests of clubs, leagues, players and federations and advise the EHF Executive Committee in all questions regarding professionell handball. GB

Historical moment for GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG – CIRCLE OF THE BEST and FORUM CLUB HANDBALL – HEART OF THE GAME: For the first time during his presidency the President of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Dr. Hassan Moustafa officially invited the presidents of both club organisations Joan Marin (BM Ciudad Real) and Tomaz Jersic (Celje Pivovarna Lasko) to a meeting with the presidents of Europes leading handball nations. The meeting will take place on 17th September 2010 in Basle/Switzerland. On the agenda: ‘Exchange of opinions’, ie ‘Competitions Calendar’ and ‘Appearance Fee’.  GB

On 29.5.2010 the 3rd General Assembly of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL – THE HEART OF THE GAME elected the following persons into office:

FCH Board (Club body)

Board member Nation ranked No 1: Dierk Schmaeschke/Hamburg (Deputy: Volker Zerbe/Lemgo)

Board member Nation ranked No 2: Joan Marin/Ciudad Real (Deputy: Xavier O’Callaghan/Barcelona)

Board member Nation ranked No 3-6: Jens Boesen/Kolding (Deputy: Robert Molines/Montpellier)

Board member Nation ranked No 7-12: Tomaz Jersic/Celje (Deputy: Ante Ancic/Zagreb)

Board member Nation ranked No 13-49: Board member: Radek Wasiak/Kielce (Deputy: Knut Waage/Fyllingen)

President: Tomaz Jersic/Celje

Vice-President: Joan Marin/Ciudad Real

Vice-President: Dierk Schmaeschke/Hamburg

Board member: Jens Boesen/Kolding

Board member: Radek Wasiak/Kielce

Managing Director: Dr. Gerd Butzeck

Men’s Club Marketing Board (EHFM body)

Holger Kaiser/Flensburg (new, replacing Volker Zerbe/Lemgo)

Xavier O’Callaghan/Barcelona

Ante Ancic/Zagreb

Tomaz Jersic/Celje

Jens Boesen/Kolding

Men’s Club Committee (EHF body)

Joan Marin/Ciudad Real

Uli Derad/Kiel (new, replacing M. Werner/German League)

Radek Wasiak/Kielce (new, replacing Vasile Stinga)

Robert Molines/Montpellier

Peter Leutwyler/Kadetten

Professional Handball Board (new body)

Joan Marin/Ciudad Real

Dr. Gerd Butzeck/Managing Director FCH

On 30.5.2010 at 14:22 hours Tor Lian, President of European Handball Federation (EHF), M. Wiederer, General Secretary of EHF, Tomaz Jersic, President of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) and Joan Marin President of GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG (GCH) signed the ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’ which in the future will serve as basis for cooperation between Top European Professional Handball Clubs and EHF.

‘This is a milestone in the relation between clubs and EHF’ said the FCH President, not denying the hard work which had to be done through the last years. ‘All European Top Clubs will benefit from the agreement in terms of compensation for release of players, insurance, representation and calendar questions’.

For more details about the MoU please click our page: ‘Forum Club Handball’.

FCH is now recognized by EHF and therefore are an integral part of the Handball family.

As a consequence the GCH complaint lodged with the European Commission was withdrawn today.   

In a first FCH action President Jersic offered support to International Handball Federation (IHF) in all questions regarding professional handball. GB

On invitation of GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG (GCH) President Joan Marin and FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) President Tomaz Jersic the President of the European Handball Federation (EHF) Tor Lian and EHF Secretary General Michael Wiederer will attend the meeting.

Tor Lian will welcome the club representatives from all over Europe and give a short information about the future cooperation between European Top Clubs and EHF. GB

For detailed information please visit our page: ‘Forum Club Handball’ GB

According to the call for nomination, FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) member clubs nominated 11 candidates for the FCH board. The elections will take place during the FCH meeting on 29.5.2010 in Cologne. If you are interested to see the list in detail, please click our page: ‘Forum Club Handball’. GB

Today GROUP CLUB HANDBALL (GCH) informed European Top Clubs about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will be discussed and voted upon during the upcoming FORUM CLUB HANDBALL meeting, taking place in Cologne on 29.5.2010.
Clubs may still register for the meeting by mail office@forumclubhandball.com

For detailed information please click our page: ‘Forum Club Handball’ GB

European Top Clubs may register for FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH), taking place on occasion of the EHF Championsleague Final Four in Cologne on 29.5.2010, until 28.5.2010 latest.

The deadline for proposing candidates to the board of FCH finishes two weeks earlier on 15^th May. The list of candidates will be published on this website.  

Please send your registration/proposal to office@forumclubhandball.com.

For more details please click our page: Forum Club Handball. GB

European Handball Federation (EHF) today invited its member federations to an EHF Presidents meeting on occasion of the EHF Championsleague Final Four, taking place in Cologne on 29.5.2010.

The meeting will be held parallel to FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH), a meeting of all national champions and the best teams, competing in the various European Cups.

EHF and FCH will discuss a draft for a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ which shall organise the co-operation between clubs and EHF (and other stakeholders) in the future. GB

For detailed information regarding FCH please click our page: Forum Club Handball