Azerbaijan Handball Federation


The Azerbaijan Handball Federation is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Founded in 1992, AHF is a member of European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation.

Prehistory

In October 1958, Baku hosted the first international handball match between the national team of the capital and the team of Tbilisi, in which the team from Baku won. From 1956 to 1961, a number of handball matches were held in the Soviet Union, in which Baku teams took part. The Spartak women's team placed 5 times 1970-1974. Since 1991, the handball teams "Aipara", "Baku", "Haiita", "Abu" began to represent Azerbaijan at the international level.

National teams

Competitions