The Kosovo Handball Federation is the governing body of team handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 in Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

, based in Pristina

Pristina

Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....

. It is a member of the European Handball Federation

European Handball Federation

The European Handball Federation is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded in November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and one associated member , and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria...

 and International Handball Federation

International Handball Federation

The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...

. However, the Federation's club competitions are only recognized, but not a national team. The current national team thus far only plays exhibitions http://www.nato.int/kfor/chronicle/2005/chronicle_03/15.htm.

It organizes the Superliga Meshkujt. In the 2006/2007 club competition season in Europe, Kosovo had five clubs participate: KH Besa Famiglia Pejä, KH Kastrioti Ferizaj, KH Kosovo Vushtrri, KH Vellaznimi Gjakove, and KH Vicianet Vushtrri.

External links

• Kosova Handball Federation