Oceania Continent Handball Federation

Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)

founding	April 21, 2011
IHF membership	April 21, 2011
President	Guam Ricardo Blas senior
Secretary General	Cook Islands Makiroa Mitchell-John
Members (approx.)	17 full members 2 associated members 1 regional member
Seat	Guam Guam
Website	no

The Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF for short; German “Oceanic Continental Handball Federation” ) is the umbrella organization for handball in Oceania and one of five continental associations of the International Handball Federation (IHF). In 2011, OCHF was accepted into the International Handball Federation instead of its predecessor OHF. Oceania provided a participant in the World Championships from 1999 to 2013 with the exception of the 2001 World Cup; so far this has always been Australia. In addition to its continental championship, the Oceanic Association temporarily held a separate World Cup qualification. This was necessary because the two associate members Tahiti and New Caledonia are not members of the IHF and therefore cannot qualify for the World Cup. However, both tournaments were usually played in direct succession at the same location. The OHF was the only continental federation whose continental champions did not qualify directly for the world championship. Since the OCHF took over the organization, the continental championship is again identical to the World Cup qualification. However, only two teams took part in the 2012 championship, Australia and New Zealand.

Member associations

Abbr.	country	Member association
ASA	Samoa American American Samoa	American Samoa Handball Association
OUT	Australia Australia	Australian Handball Federation
COK	Cook Islands Cook Islands	Cook Islands Handball Association
FJI	Fiji Fiji	Fiji Islands Handball Federation
GUM	Guam Guam	Guam Handball Association
KIR	Kiribati Kiribati	Kiribati Handball Association
MHL	Marshall Islands Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands Handball Federation
FSM	Micronesia, Federated States Micronesia	Federated States of Micronesia Handball Federation
NRU	Nauru Nauru	Nauru Handball Association
NZL	New Zealand New Zealand	New Zealand Handball Federation
PLW	Palau Palau	Palau Handball Federation
PNG	Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Handball Federation
SOL	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Handball Association
SAM	Samoa Samoa	Samoa Handball Federation
TGA	Tonga Tonga	Tonga Handball Association
TUV	Tuvalu Tuvalu	Tuvalu Handball Association
VAN	Vanuatu Vanuatu	Vanuatu Handball Association
Associate members:
MNP	Mariana Islands Northern Northern Mariana Islands	The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Handball Federation
TAH	Tahiti Tahiti	Tahitian Handball Federation
Regional (associated) member:
NCL	New Caledonia New Caledonia	FFHB Ligue De Handball Nouvelle Caledonie