During the last weekend the newly elected leadership of EHF and FCH met in Achenkirch/Austria to speak about the future of European Handball. The content of the meeting will be reported to the next FCH General Assembly, taking place in Barcelona on 25th/26th January 2013. GB
The 8th General Assembly took place in Cologne/Germany on the fringes of the VELUX EHF Championsleague Final4.
In the first part FCH Board members reported to 40 member clubs about the activities in the various EHF/M bodies.
Volker Zerbe summarized the financial situation.
The board and the General Manager were granted discharge.
In the second part the elections took part.
The following persons were elected as
– Board Members:
Nation 1 (GER): Dierk Schmaeschke, Flensburg
Nation 2 (ESP): Joan Marin, Madrid
Nations 3-6 (FRA, RUS, HUN, SLO): Tomaz Jersic, Celje
Nations 7-12 (DEN, SUI, ROU, CRO, POR, MAK): Soren Colding, Copenhagen/DEN
Nations 13-49 (SWE, BIH, SRB, POL, NOR, AUT …): Bertus Servaas, Kielce/POL
– President
Tomaz Jersic, Celje, SLO
– Vice-President
Joan Marin, Madrid, ESP
Dierk Schmäschke, Flensburg, GER
– Vice-President Finances
Dierk Schmäschke, Flensburg, GER
– Deputy Board Member
Nation 1 (GER): Sabine Holdorf-Schust, Kiel
Nation 2 (ESP): Xavi O’Callaghan, Barcelona
Nations 3-6 (FRA, RUS, HUN, SLO): Robert Molines, Montpellier
Nations 7-12 (DEN, SUI, ROU, CRO, POR, MAK): Peter Leutwyler, Kadetten/SUI
Nations 13-49 (SWE, BIH, SRB, POL, NOR, AUT …): Karl Löfmark, Lund/SWE
– FCH representative ‘Professional Handball Board’ (PHB)
Joan Marin, Madrid, ESP
Gerd Butzeck, FCH General Manager
– FCH representative ‘Men’s Club Marketing Board’ (MCMB)
Nation 1 (GER): Christoph Wendt, Hamburg
Nation 2 (ESP): Xavi O’Callaghan, Barcelona
Nations 3-6 (FRA, RUS, HUN, SLO): Tomaz Jersic, Celje, SLO
Nations 7-12 (DEN, SUI, ROU, CRO, POR, MAK): Jens Boesen, Kolding, DEN
Nations 13-49 (SWE, BIH, SRB, POL, NOR, AUT …): Radek Wasiak, Kielce, POL
– Comptroller
Gerd Hofele, Göppingen, GER
In the third part the 8th General Assembly after discussion unanimously advised the FCH Board to take all necessary measures to resolve existing issues with IHF.
The 9th General Assembly of FCH will take place on occasion of the Semifinals of the next World Championship in Barcelona/Spain on 26th/27th January 2013. GB
39 Clubs from 19 countries registered for the 8th General Assembly of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL, taking place in Cologne on 27th May 2012 on occasion of the EHF VELUX CHAMPIONSLEAGUE FINAL4 event. In the first part of the meeting the club representatives will listen to the reports. In the second part the assembly will elect a new board and representatives for the various bodies in EHF and EHFM. After a break the assembly will discuss the relation between clubs, EHF and IHF. The relation between clubs and EHF is based on a Memorandum of Understanding, an according agreement with IHF is missing. In March 2012 IHF refused one more time to base the relation on a contractual basis. GB
Information of the FCH Election Supervisor: According to the statutes every club may nominate a FCH board member. The candidate board member had to be nominated until 13.5.2012.
According to the EHF European Cup Club Ranking 12/13 the nation, ranked first, the nation ranked second, the nations ranked 3-6, the nations ranked 7-12 and the nations ranked 13-49 will receive one seat in the board each (plus deputy).
In due time FCH Member Clubs nominated the following candidates as FCH Board Members:
Nation 1 (GER): Dierk Schmaeschke, Flensburg (member) + Sabine Holdorf-Schust, Kiel (deputy)
Nation 2 (ESP): Joan Marin, Madrid (member) + Xavi O’Callaghan, Barcelona (deputy)
Nations 3-6 (FRA, RUS, HUN, SLO): Tomaz Jersic, Celje (member) + Robert Molines, Montpellier (deputy)
Nations 7-12 (DEN, SUI, ROU, CRO, POR, MAK): Soren Colding, Copenhagen/DEN (member), Peter Leutwyler, Kadetten/SUI (deputy)
Nations 13-49 (SWE, BIH, SRB, POL, NOR, AUT …): Karl Löfmark, Lund/SWE + Bertus Servas, Kielce/POL + Magnus Clarke, Dublin/IRL
The FCH General Assembly will elect the board members. The election will take place on 27th May 2012 during the 8th ordinary FCH General Assembly.
Gerd Butzeck/Election Supervisor
Surprisingly IHF declared to be unable to discuss a ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’ with the clubs. The MoU was supposed to base the relation between Clubs and IHF on a solid basis. Only 4 months ago IHF stated the President welcomes the proposal of a MoU and envisaged according negotiations.
According agreements – regulating compensation, insurance and calendar issues – do exist between UEFA and European Club Association (ECA) and between European Handball Federation (EHF) and FCH. The FCH General Assembly will deal with the issue on 27th May 2012 in Cologne. GB
On request of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) the President of International Handball Federation (IHF) Dr. Hassan Moustafa and his 1st Vice-President Miguel Roca met the leadership of FCH in Basle on 7th February 2012. FCH President Tomaz Jersic/SLO and his Vice-Presidents Joan Marin/ESP and Dierk Schmäschke/GER expressed the wish of the clubs to establish the cooperation of IHF and FCH on a contractual basis. It was agreed to start work on an according draft including calendar, insurance, compensation and governance issues.
President Moustafa ensured his guests that clubs are always welcome to forward their request to the IHF office. In the future clubs will be informed by IHF about new developments directly. GB
The 7th ordinary General Assembly of FCH took place in Belgrade on 28th January. Prior to the meeting the participants watched the Semi-Finals of the EHF Euro 2012. In the first part of the meeting the participants were informed about the activities of the FCH board members. Various motions, proposed by the board, were adopted. In the second part the assembly welcomed EHF Vice-President J. Brihault, EHF Gen Secretary M. Wiederer, EPHLA President Reiner Witte and others. The future of European Club Handball was discussed. For the moment beside the merger of EHF Cup and Cup Winners Cup no major changes are to be expected.
Finally the clubs asked EHF to organize the 1. Final Tournament of the new EHF Cup in Vienna in order to simplify the playing system.
For more detailed information please click ‘Forum Club Handball’ on this page. GB
Famous RK Zagreb from Croatia registered as club No. 40 for participation in the 7th ordinary assembly of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH), taking place on 28.1.2012 in Belgrade/Serbia.
Barcelona, Madrid, Kiel, Hamburg, Arendal/NOR, Belgrad/SRB, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg/DEN, Bozen/ITA, Celje/SLO, Chambery/FRA, Copenhagen/DEN, Doukas/GRE, Dublin/IRE, FyllingenBergen/NOR, Flensburg/GER, Kadetten/SUI, Kielce/POL, KriensLuzern/SUI, Kolding/DEN, Koper/SLO, Lemgo/GER, Sporting/POR, Montpellier/FRA, Nexe/CRO, Novi Sad/SRB, Olimpius/MLD, Presov/SVK, Rhein-Neckar-Löwen/GER, Sarajevo/BIH, Savehof/SWE, Skopje/MKD, Thun/SUI, Volendam/NED, West/FIN, Zaporozhe/UKR
The registration deadline was 23.12.2011. If your club wants to join the meeting, please contact the FCH office for a special arrangement.
European Handball Federation (EHF) and European Handball Federation Marketing GmbH confirmed their participation in the 7th ordinary assembly of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL eV. Beside EHF and EHFM the European Professional Handball Leagues Association (EPHLA) and the TOYOTA Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) will be present as guests.
The second part of the FCH meeting will deal with the structure of the various European Cups in the future. HBL insists that European Cup matches shall be played on weekdays. This position is supported be EPHLA. The assembly will discuss the merger of EHF Cup and Cup Winners Cup and the future of Regional leagues. GB
All European Top Clubs are here with invited to the 7th ordinary General Assembly of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH), taking place on the final weekend of the EHF Euro 2012 in Belgrade/SRB.
This invitation is directed to the
and all National champions of season 2010/11.
Date:
The General Assembly will take place on Saturday, 28.1.2012, 10 – 14:30 hours.
Venue:
Hyatt Regency Belgrad, PO Box 067, Milentija Popovica 5, Belgrad, Serbien 11070, Tel.: +381 11 301 1234 Fax: +381 11 311 2234
The program will be as follows:
27.1.2011: Arrival and check-in at the hotel during the day
Visit of the Semi-Final matches (17:45h and 20:15h) of the EHF Euro 2012
Dinner of the FCH representatives
28.1.2011: 10 – 11:30h Part I, 7th General Assembly
11:30 – 12 hours break
12 – 14:30 hours Part II, 7th General Assembly
14:30 hours Departure
Agenda of the 7th General Assembly:
Part I
Part II
All participants are kindly requested to make proposals for the agenda.
Costs: FCH will cover the costs for one representative per club for hotel (one night, Fr/Sa), one ticket for the Semifinals on Friday
and for the meeting on Saturday.
The participants have to cover their own travel costs.
Deadline for registration:
All clubs are kindly requested to register by e-mail to office@forumclubhandball.com until 23rd December 2011.
Further information will be provided during the next days. Please do not hesitate to contact the FCH office for any question. GB