FCH announced the call for nomination today. The period for nomination of FCH Board members closes on 18th May 2025. For details go to WOMEN FORUM CLUB HANDBALL and then WOMEN Next General Assembly.
World Basketball Association FIBA starts to enforce the compliance with the new ‘FIBA Players’ Agent’ regulations as of 1st Feburary, 2025.
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FIBA rule update: Players must pay agents directly
According to a new FIBA rule, effective from December 5, 2024, clubs are now exempt from paying agent fee.
FIBA has sent a letter to licensed agents to inform them of an important regulatory change affecting them.
As of December 5, 2024, the possibility for clubs to pay players’ agents directly or indirectly is removed, including through agreements allowing third parties to make payments on behalf of clients.
Following a ‘grace period’, from February 1, 2025, players must now handle agent payments directly through contracts, ensuring no clauses allow clubs to pay agents on their behalf.
This new rule ensures transparency and strengthens the player-agent relationship by eliminating potential conflicts of interest. (FIBA Information)
During the 31st FCH General Assembly, celebrated in Oslo on the fringes of the IHF World Championship, the clubs dealt with the IHF Regulations for Transfers between Federations, Article 9, § 2: … A player may only conclude a contract with another club if the player’s contract with his/her existing club has twelve months or less remaining. …
The Clubs discussed the regulation and regard it to be neither legal, nor realistic. Accordingly FCH will approach EHF/IHF to delete this regulation.
Former Champions League winner Vipers Kristiansand anounced bankruptcy. The club will no longer participate in EHF Chamions League. EHF will deal with the matter and inform on further procedure. FCH received direct information from the EHF Leadership.
During the last ordinary FCH Board meeting, taking place in Spain 7th/8th October 2024, the FCH Boards (men and women) decided to put the support for US Team Handball on hold.
FCH does not agree to the circumstances, surrounding the resignation of the USTH Managing Director Martin Branick and the decision to appoint Michael King as his successor.
FCH informed the International Handball Federation accordingly.
On 7./8th October the boards of Men’s Forum and Women’s Forum met fot the annual Board meeting in Spain. The cooperation with agency partner INFRONT was discussed.
The club representatives decided to prepare properly for the upcoming EHF Competition Conferences in spring 2025.
On the fringes of the meeting Gregor Planteu was selected as successor of FCH Managing Director Gerd Butzeck. Planteu is scheduled to start working in July 2025.
The European Handball Agents Association (EHAA) and FCH signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the beginning of the 30th General Assembly of FCH, celebrated in Cologne on the fringes of the EHF TRUCKSCOUT24 Champions League F4 on 9th June 2024.
The MoU underlines that the IHF Regulations on transfers have to be applied. In particular FCH member clubs shall operate with licensed agents only. The agents agreed to charge their clients which are usually the players (but may also be the clubs).
On the picture from left to the right: Women FCH President Zolt Ákos Jeney, Men FCH President Xavier O’Callaghan, EHAA President Marko Boskovic, EHAA Chairman of the Board Andrej Golic, FCH Managing Director Gerd Butzeck.
For the first time ever Forum Club Handball will celebrate a General Assembly with participants from 5 continents. The fist non-European club to enter FCH was ‘The worlds Handball club New York City’ (America), followed by Detroit, Zeekstar Tokyo (Asia), CalHeats San Francisco, University Sydney (Australia). For the first time ever an African Club will join the meeting: Famous SC Zamalek from Egypt will be confirmed as new member during the meeting on 9th June in Cologne.
The first ever Australian team becomes member of Forum Club Handball. The multiple participant of the IHF Super Globe SYDNEY UNI HANDBALL signed the membership documents and was accepted by the FCH Board.
Accordingly at the moment FCH has members from America, Asia, Australia and Europe. Further expansion to Africa is to be expected.
Radmila Petrovic is no longer President of Buducnost. Accordingly she was withdrawn as member of the EHF Women Handball Board. FCH thanks Radmila for her contribution to European Club Handball. A replacement for Radmila Petrovic will be elected during the next 20th General Assembly of Forum Club Handball in Budapest on 2nd June 2024.