# Tunisian Handball Federation

The Tunisian Handball Federation (French: Fédération tunisienne de handball) (FTHB) (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية لكرة اليد), is the national handball association in Tunisia. FTHB organizes team handball within Tunisia and represents Tunisian handball internationally. The federation is a member of the Arab Handball Federation, Mediterranean Handball Confederation, African Handball Confederation (CAHB) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The president of FTHB is Karim Helali.

## Presidents

| Period | Head President |
| 1956–1963 | Jalel Agha |
| 1963–1965 | Noureddine Kedidi |
| 1965–1966 | Abdelhamid Bellamine |
| 1966–1974 | Slim Ben Ghachem |
| 1974–1980 | Abdelhamid Mlayeh |
| 1980–1982 | Ali Toumi |
| 1982–1986 | Abderrazak Naccache |
| 1986–1988 | Bechir Ben Aissa |
| 1988–1992 | Mouldi Ayari |
| 1992–1994 | Afif Kilani |
| Period | Head President |
| 1994–1998 | Rafik Khouaja |
| 1998–2002 | Youssef Kortobi |
| 2002–2004 | Rafik Khouaja |
| 2004–2006 | Youssef Kortobi |
| 2006–2008 | Yassine Boudhina |
| 2008–2012 | Mehdi Khouaja |
| 2012–2014 | Karim Hleli |
| 2014–2021 | Mourad Mestiri |
| 2022–2022 | Youssef Kortobi (interim) |
| 2022– | Karim Helali |

## Honours
### National Team (Men)

* Summer Olympics
       Eight (1) : 2012
* World Championship
       Fourth (1) : 2005
* World Cup
       Runner-up (1) : 2006
* African Championship (Record)
       Champions (10) : 1974, 1976, 1979, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018
       Runner-up (8) : 1985, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2020
       Third Place (6) : 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2000
* African Games
       Runner-up (1) : 1978
       Third Place (2) : 1965, 2007
* Mediterranean Games
       Runner-up (2) : 2001, 2018
       Third Place (4) : 1967, 1979, 2005, 2009
* Pan Arab Games
       Champions (1) : 1985
       Third Place (2) : 1992, 2011

### National Team (Women)

* Summer Olympics
       did not qualify
* World Championship
       Twelfth (1) : 1975
* African Championship
       Champions (3) : 1974, 1976, 2014
       Runner-up (5) : 1981, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016
       Third Place (3) : 2000, 2002, 2021
* African Games
       Third Place (1) : 1978
* Pan Arab Games
       Champions (1) : 1985
       Runner-up (3) : 1992, 1999, 2011

### National Junior team (Boys)

* Junior World Championship
       Third Place (1): 2011
* African Junior Championship
       Champions (4) : 2002, 2008, 2012, 2016
       Runner-up (8): 1980, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
       Third Place (5): 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996
* Arab junior Championship
       Champions (3): 1989, 2001, 2023

### National Youth team (Boys)

* Youth World Championship
       Fourth Place (1): 2009
* African Youth Championship
       Champions (1): 2016
       Runner-up (5): 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018
       Third Place (1): 2014
* Arab Youth Championship
       Champions (3): 2012, 2017, 2019
       Runner-up (1): 2023
       Third Place (3): 1995,2013, 2015
* Maghrebian Youth Championship
       Champions (1): 2019

### National Junior team (Girls)

* Junior World Championship
       14th (1): 2001
* African Junior Championship
       Champions (1): 2019
       Runner-up (5) : 1992, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2015
       Third Place (2): 2011, 2013

### National Youth team (Girls)

* Youth World Championship
       11th (1): 2006
* African Youth Championship
       Runner-up (2) : 2013, 2017
       Third Place (1): 2011

### Beach National Team (Men)

* Mediterranean Beach Games
       Champions (1) : 2015
* African Beach Games
       Champions (2) : 2019, 2023
* Beach Handball Global Tour
       Champions (1) : 2023

### Beach National Team (Women)

* Mediterranean Beach Games
       Fourth (1) : 2015
* African Beach Games
       Champions (2) : 2019, 2023
* Beach Handball Global Tour
       Champions (1) : 2023