Group Club Handball

On 24.8.2010 on occasion of the Toyota-HBL Supercup the foundation of a German Handball Players Union will be announced during a press conference prior to the match between THW Kiel and HSV Hamburg in Munich. Further details to follow. GB

Historical moment for GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG – CIRCLE OF THE BEST and FORUM CLUB HANDBALL – HEART OF THE GAME: For the first time during his presidency the President of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Dr. Hassan Moustafa officially invited the presidents of both club organisations Joan Marin (BM Ciudad Real) and Tomaz Jersic (Celje Pivovarna Lasko) to a meeting with the presidents of Europes leading handball nations. The meeting will take place on 17th September 2010 in Basle/Switzerland. On the agenda: ‘Exchange of opinions’, ie ‘Competitions Calendar’ and ‘Appearance Fee’.  GB

On 26.7.2010 a GCH World Selection played against Rhein-Neckar-Lions at SAP-Arena in Mannheim/Germany. The revenues of this match were donated to the family of Oleg Veliky. The former Ukrainian and German international passed away earlier this year.

During their last ordinary General Assembly the GCH member clubs agreed to send one player each to the match without any compensation. In front of 8.500 spectators the GCH World Selection, led by coach Juri Chevstov, won by 34-31.

The GCH  team list: Landin, Alilović – Seib (2), Iváncsik (3), Harbok (1), Schwarzer (5), Shelmenko, Filip (6/3), Jurasik (3/1), Stephan, Klimovets (3), Spellerberg, Zeitz, Karabatić (3), Hens, Nikolić (2), Balić (4), Kretzschmar (1/1), Richardson. GB

On the edges of the EHF Chamionsleague Final4 Domingo Diaz de Mera, President and main Sponsor of the 3 times Championsleague winner BM Ciudad Real, gave an interview to Deutsche Handballwoche (No 27, published on 6.7.2010).

In the interview de Mera expressed the wish that the new Professional Handball Board (PHB) will organize a European League, according to the example of the American Basketball League NBA.

De Mera already presented this idea to GROUP CLUB HANDBALL EEIG (GCH) member clubs in 2008.

In the same interview the Spanish entrepreneur acknowledges the results of the work of GCH which are fixed in the ‘Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)’, signed by EHF and FORUM CLUB HANDBALL (FCH) on 30.5.2010: ‘Clubs will better represented inside EHF in the future, they will have influence on the calendar and receive their share of the financial success of the federations’. GB

ASOBAL announced the withdrawl of the complaint, lodged with the European Commission in March 2009. The basis for the withdrawl of the complaint is the agreement, achieved between Clubs and European Federation, regarding the compensation for release of players to the National Team. GB

Detailed infomation:

http://www.asobal.es/not/005.php?id=2981

On the fringes of the EHF Championsleague Final 4 weekend (29/30.5) the board of GCH prolongued the contract of Managing Director Dr. Gerd Butzeck. The new contract is valid for four years until 30.6.2014. GB

After the FIFA World Cup, currently played in South Africa, the International Football Federation FIFA will pay a compensation of 40 Mio USD to the clubs for release of players to the National Teams.

This amounts to about 1.600 USD ‘per player per day’. The calculation starts two weeks prior to the opening match of the championship.

(see FIFA Circular No 1186 and 1191) GB

Accidents in sports are unavoidable and unpredictable, the financial consequences for the injured player and the concerned club are the result of the existing insurance coverage.

From the very beginning it is one of the major topics of GCH to unify the conditions for release of players to the national team – and to unify the according insurance system.  

Point 5.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding, signed by Clubs/FCH and EHF states:

‘FCH and EHF agree on the principle that each day a player spends with the national team/selection his salary should be insured by the National Federation, EHF or IHF in case of injury in favour of the clubs.’

On occasion of the Bielecki-injury FCH/GCH would like to remind that it is the firm intention of the clubs to establish an insurance system, integrating all concerned parties (such as Clubs, National federations, EHF and IHF) in order to safeguard the interests of players and clubs.

For the moment such a global insurance system is not existing. GB

Rhein-Neckar-Lions super star Karol Bielecki, one of the best players in the world, was seriously injured on his eye during a friendly match Poland vs Croatia last week.

The left back signed a new 5-years-contract with his club two weeks ago.

GCH asked RNL Manager Thorsten Storm to submit best wishes for a speedy recovery to Bielecki. All GCH clubs would be happy to see the Vice-Worldchampion 2007 back on the pitch as soon as possible.  GB

On 29.5.2010 the 3rd General Assembly of FORUM CLUB HANDBALL – THE HEART OF THE GAME elected the following persons into office:

FCH Board (Club body)

Board member Nation ranked No 1: Dierk Schmaeschke/Hamburg (Deputy: Volker Zerbe/Lemgo)

Board member Nation ranked No 2: Joan Marin/Ciudad Real (Deputy: Xavier O’Callaghan/Barcelona)

Board member Nation ranked No 3-6: Jens Boesen/Kolding (Deputy: Robert Molines/Montpellier)

Board member Nation ranked No 7-12: Tomaz Jersic/Celje (Deputy: Ante Ancic/Zagreb)

Board member Nation ranked No 13-49: Board member: Radek Wasiak/Kielce (Deputy: Knut Waage/Fyllingen)

President: Tomaz Jersic/Celje

Vice-President: Joan Marin/Ciudad Real

Vice-President: Dierk Schmaeschke/Hamburg

Board member: Jens Boesen/Kolding

Board member: Radek Wasiak/Kielce

Managing Director: Dr. Gerd Butzeck

Men’s Club Marketing Board (EHFM body)

Holger Kaiser/Flensburg (new, replacing Volker Zerbe/Lemgo)

Xavier O’Callaghan/Barcelona

Ante Ancic/Zagreb

Tomaz Jersic/Celje

Jens Boesen/Kolding

Men’s Club Committee (EHF body)

Joan Marin/Ciudad Real

Uli Derad/Kiel (new, replacing M. Werner/German League)

Radek Wasiak/Kielce (new, replacing Vasile Stinga)

Robert Molines/Montpellier

Peter Leutwyler/Kadetten

Professional Handball Board (new body)

Joan Marin/Ciudad Real

Dr. Gerd Butzeck/Managing Director FCH