MyWiki:WikiProject Handball/League assessment
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This page is part of the WikiProject on Handball and provides a list of known fully professional leagues, and also those that are known to not be fully professional. As such this article can be used as an aid in considering the WP:HB guideline, under its criteria as noted below. Leagues in italics are defunct.
International leagues
[edit source]The following current and historical leagues are considered "international leagues" or the "highest level of competition extant" for the purpose of satisfying Criteria #1:
- File:Terrestrial globe.svg World – IHF Super Globe
- File:Asia (orthographic projection).svg Asia – Asian Club League Handball Championship / Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship
- File:Africa (orthographic projection).svg Africa– African Handball Champions League / African Women's Handball Champions League
- File:Africa (orthographic projection).svg Africa – African Handball Cup Winners' Cup / African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
- File:Africa (orthographic projection).svg Africa – African Handball Super Cup / African Women's Handball Super Cup
- File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe – EHF Champions League / Women's EHF Champions League
- File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe – EHF Cup Winner's Cup / Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe – EHF Cup / Women's EHF Cup
- File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe – EHF Challenge Cup / Women's EHF Challenge Cup
- File:Flag of Europe.svg Europe – EHF Men's Champions Trophy / EHF Women's Champions Trophy
- File:Americas (orthographic projection).svg Pan-American – Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship / Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship
- File:Oceania (orthographic projection).svg Oceania – Oceania Handball Champions Cup / Oceania Women's Handball Champions Cup
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Top level leagues
[edit source]The following current and historical leagues are considered "top professional leagues" or the "highest level of competition extant" for the purpose of satisfying Criteria #1 or #2:
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany – Handball-Bundesliga / Handball-Bundesliga (women)
- File:Flag of France.svg France – LNH Division 1 / French Women's Handball Championship
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain – Liga ASOBAL / División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano
Fully professional minor leagues
[edit source]The following current and historical leagues are considered "fully professional minor leagues" – or at the caliber of the same – for the purpose of satisfying Criterion #3:
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia – Croatian Premier Handball League / Croatian Premier League (women's handball)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark – Danish Handball League / Danish Women's Handball League
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany – 2. Handball-Bundesliga
- File:Flag of France.svg France – LNH Division 2 / French Second Division (women's handball)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary – Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball) / Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain – División de Plata de Balonmano / División de Plata de Balonmano (women)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – Nationalliga A / Spar Premium League 1
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Lower-level leagues
[edit source]The following current and historical leagues are considered to be either a "lower minor league," a "major junior league" or a "major collegiate league" – or at the skill level of the same – for the purpose of satisfying Criterion #4.
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark – Danish 1st Division (Handball) (men and women)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland – Nationalliga B / Spar Premium League 2
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States – Team Handball League (men and women)
Those leagues not otherwise listed are considered to confer no presumptive notability to players, coaches, officials or executives, and articles about the same must explicitly demonstrate notability under the provisions of WP:GNG, WP:BIO or other valid notability criteria.