2012 in handball

The following are the handball events of the year 2012 throughout the world. Tournaments include international, professional (club), youth and amateur levels.

National Teams

International Tournaments

• 2012 Summer Olympics:
  • Men: France Sweden Croatia
  • Women: Norway Montenegro Spain

Continental Tournaments

• African Championships:
  • Men: Tunisia Algeria Egypt
  • Women: Angola Tunisia DR Congo
• Asian Championships:
  • Men: South Korea Qatar Saudi Arabia
  • Women: South Korea China Japan
• European Championships:
  • Men: Denmark Serbia Croatia
  • Women: Montenegro Norway Hungary
• Oceania Championships:
  • Men: Australia New Zealand
• Pan American Championships:
  • Men: Argentina Brazil Chile

Youth Tournaments

• Women's Youth World Championship: Denmark Russia Norway
• Women's Junior World Championship: Sweden France Hungary
• Americas
  • Pan American Women's Youth Championship: Brazil Uruguay Paraguay
  • Pan American Women's Junior Championship: Brazil Uruguay Argentina
• Asia
  • Asian Men's Junior Championship: Qatar South Korea Kuwait

Club Teams

International Tournaments

• IHF Super Globe: Atlético Madrid THW Kiel Al Sadd

Continental Tournaments

• Africa
  • Men
    • African Handball Cup Winners' Cup: ES Sahel H.C Zamalek SC Club Africain HB
    • African Handball Super Cup: Zamalek S.C FAP Yaoundé
• Europe
  • Men
    • EHF Champions League: THW Kiel Atlético Madrid AG København
    • EHF Cup: Frisch Auf Göppingen Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral Rhein-Neckar Löwen/ SC Magdeburg
    • EHF Challenge Cup: AC Diomidis Argous Wacker Thun Maccabi Tel Aviv/ Sporting CP
  • Women
    • EHF Champions League: Budućnost Podgorica Győri Audi ETO KC CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea/ Larvik HK
    • EHF Cup Winners' Cup: FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Viborg HK HC Dinamo Volgograd/ HC Leipzig
    • EHF Cup: Lada Togliatti Zalău Vejen/ Mar Alicante
    • EHF Challenge Cup: Le Havre Muratpasa Fleury/ Lokomotiva Zagreb

Beach Handball

• Beach Handball World Championships
  • Men: Brazil Ukraine Croatia
  • Women: Brazil Denmark Norway
• Asian Beach Games
  • Men: Qatar Bahrain Pakistan
  • Women: China Chinese Taipei Vietnam