{"id":6129,"date":"2026-10-23T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/handball-court-dimensions\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:08:31","slug":"handball-court-dimensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/fr\/handball-court-dimensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimensions d'un terrain de handball : dimensions int\u00e9rieures, zone de recul et surface rev\u00eatue"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nh2 { font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 40px 0 18px; }\nh3 { font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.35; margin: 26px 0 12px; }\np { line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 28px; }\nul { margin-bottom: 28px; padding-left: 20px; list-style-type: disc; }\nli { margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.6; }\ntable { display: table !important; width: 100% !important; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 28px; }\nth { text-align: left; padding: 12px 14px; background: #1a5c2e; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; }\ntd { padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5; vertical-align: top; }\nfigcaption { text-align: center; font-style: italic; }\n.callout { border-left: 4px solid #b45309; background: #fdf6ec; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 28px 0; }\n.callout p { margin-bottom: 0; }\n<\/style>\n<p><!-- meta_title: Handball Court Dimensions: Indoor Sizes and Run-off --><br \/>\n<!-- meta_description: Handball court dimensions explained: the IHF 40 x 20 m court, run-off zones, the 968 m2 total footprint and how many turf rolls a full court takes. --><\/p>\n<p>Handball court dimensions start at a 40 m by 20 m rectangle, and that is where most plans stop. The IHF rulebook adds a safety zone around the court. At least 1 m must run along the side lines and 2 m behind the goal lines.<\/p>\n<p>Those bands grow the committed floor to 44 m by 22 m, or 968 m\u00b2 \u2014 twenty-one percent more than the headline 800 m\u00b2. We cut turf against that full footprint from court drawings, and the roll count follows lane length, not area.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"handball-court-dimensions-at-a-glance\">Handball Court Dimensions at a Glance<\/h2>\n<p>The playing court is a rectangle 40 metres long and 20 metres wide under Rule 1, with the long sides called side lines and the short ends called goal lines. The goal stands on the centre of the outer goal line, measuring 3 m wide and 2 m high inside the posts.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Measurement<\/th>\n<th>Meters<\/th>\n<th>Feet<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Playing court<\/td>\n<td>40 m x 20 m<\/td>\n<td>131.2 ft x 65.6 ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Playing area<\/td>\n<td>800 m\u00b2<\/td>\n<td>8,611 sq ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goal, interior<\/td>\n<td>3 m wide x 2 m high<\/td>\n<td>9.8 ft x 6.6 ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Safety zone<\/td>\n<td>1 m at side lines, 2 m behind goal lines<\/td>\n<td>3.3 ft \/ 6.6 ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimum total footprint<\/td>\n<td>44 m x 22 m (968 m\u00b2)<\/td>\n<td>144.4 ft x 72.2 ft (10,419 sq ft)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>International field of play<\/td>\n<td>48 m x 28 m (1,344 m\u00b2)<\/td>\n<td>157.5 ft x 91.9 ft (14,467 sq ft)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ceiling height<\/td>\n<td>7 m centre, 5.5 m side lines<\/td>\n<td>23.0 ft \/ 18.0 ft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Line width<\/td>\n<td>5 cm, 8 cm between the posts<\/td>\n<td>2.0 in \/ 3.1 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A basketball court fits inside that playing area with room to spare. Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/basketball-court-dimensions\/\">basketball court dimensions by level<\/a> covers the other rectangle in the same series.<\/p>\n<p>The last three rows are where handball court dimensions stop being geometry and start being a floor plan. The safety zone, the field of play and the ceiling each decide whether a hall can host the game at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-img-slot=\"slot1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-soccer-field-red-boundary-lines.jpg\" alt=\"Wide view of an indoor domed hall with red and white court lines on green artificial turf\" class=\"wp-image-2498\" width=\"1120\" height=\"680\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-soccer-field-red-boundary-lines.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-soccer-field-red-boundary-lines-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-soccer-field-red-boundary-lines-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-soccer-field-red-boundary-lines-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-soccer-field-red-boundary-lines-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>The rectangle is the easy part; the floor around it is what the rulebook adds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-40-by-20-meter-playing-court\">The 40 by 20 Meter Playing Court<\/h2>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihf.info\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-03\/09A%20-%20Rules%20of%20the%20Game_Indoor%20Handball_E.pdf\">IHF Rules of the Game for indoor handball<\/a> define the court in a single sentence: a rectangle 40 metres long and 20 metres wide. The long boundary lines are the side lines. The short ends carry the goals, so they are named goal lines between the posts and outer goal lines beside them.<\/p>\n<p>All lines on the court are fully part of the area they enclose. The 800 m\u00b2 therefore already contains the 5 cm of paint on every edge, and nobody plays on a court measured from outside the line.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full-court diagonal: 44.72 m, measured corner to corner.<\/li>\n<li>Half-court diagonal: 28.28 m, a site check before any line marking starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Futsal runs on the same 40 m by 20 m outline with a different line set entirely. Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/futsal-court-dimensions\/\">futsal court dimensions and surfaced area<\/a> covers that marking system separately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-img-slot=\"slot2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-futsal-arena-perimeter-boards.jpg\" alt=\"White centre line and centre circle across an indoor arena floor with perimeter boards\" class=\"wp-image-2484\" width=\"1120\" height=\"680\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-futsal-arena-perimeter-boards.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-futsal-arena-perimeter-boards-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-futsal-arena-perimeter-boards-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-futsal-arena-perimeter-boards-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-indoor-futsal-arena-perimeter-boards-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>The centre line splits the court into two 20 m by 20 m halves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"court-lines-six-seven-and-nine-meter-marks\">Court Lines: Six, Seven and Nine Meter Marks<\/h2>\n<p>Four line systems share the court around each goal, each with its own geometry and width.<\/p>\n<h3>The Six Metre Goal Area Line<\/h3>\n<p>The goal area line starts with a 3 m long line directly in front of the goal, 6 m from the rear edge of the goal line. Two quarter circles with a radius of 6 metres, measured from the inner rear corner of each goalpost, join that line to the side lines.<\/p>\n<h3>The Nine Metre Free Throw Line<\/h3>\n<p>The free throw line runs 3 m outside the goal area line as a broken line. Its segments and the gaps between them both measure 15 cm, and the dashes follow the curve of the goal area.<\/p>\n<h3>The Seven Metre Line and the Four Metre Restriction<\/h3>\n<p>The 7-metre line is a single 1 m long mark, parallel to the goal line and 7 m from its rear edge. In front of the goalkeeper, the 4-metre line is a 15 cm mark 4 m out from the goal line.<\/p>\n<h3>Substitution Lines and Line Widths<\/h3>\n<p>Each side line carries a substitution area on both sides of the centre line, extending 4.5 m in each direction. A 15 cm line parallel to the centre line marks each end. Everywhere on the court, lines are 5 cm wide except the goal line between the posts, which is 8 cm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-img-slot=\"slot3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot3.webp\" alt=\"Indoor handball match with a player jumping to shoot in front of the goal area line\" class=\"wp-image-6122\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot3.webp 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot3-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot3-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot3-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot3-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>The 6 m goal area line curves in front of each goal; only the goalkeeper may stand inside it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"run-off-zones-and-the-total-floor-area\">Run-off Zones and the Total Floor Area<\/h2>\n<p>The 800 m\u00b2 playing area is not the area a hall commits. Rule 1 requires a safety zone surrounding the court, at least 1 m wide along the side lines and 2 m behind the goal lines. The venue manual for international events sets the same values.<\/p>\n<p>Adding those bands to both axes gives the minimum compliant footprint. Length becomes 40 + 2 + 2 = 44 m, width becomes 20 + 1 + 1 = 22 m, and 44 x 22 m equals 968 m\u00b2. That is 168 m\u00b2 more than the playing court, an increase of twenty-one percent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout callout-warning\">\n<p><strong>Quoting the court alone undercounts the floor by a fifth.<\/strong> A surfacing brief written as 800 m\u00b2 leaves 168 m\u00b2 of mandated run-off unpriced, and the substitution areas and the scoring table consume more hall floor still.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Above the minimum, the international field of play must measure at least 48 m x 28 m, or 1,344 m\u00b2. The areas surrounding the court must sit at the same height and carry the same colour. At event level, the ring around the court is part of the floor in every practical sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-img-slot=\"slot4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot4.webp\" alt=\"Court line running across a wooden gym floor toward the wall\" class=\"wp-image-6123\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot4.webp 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot4-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot4-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot4-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot4-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>The floor between the line and the wall is the safety zone, and it is mandated, not optional.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"team-handball-versus-american-handball-wall-courts\">Team Handball versus American Handball Wall Courts<\/h2>\n<p>The word handball covers two different sports with two different court standards, and the same numbers appear in both \u2014 once in metres, once in feet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IHF team handball: a 40 m by 20 m indoor court, 800 m\u00b2, played by two teams of seven.<\/li>\n<li>American handball: a wall court of 40 ft by 20 ft, or 12.2 m by 6.1 m, built with one, three or four walls.<\/li>\n<li>The gap: the American floor covers about 74.4 m\u00b2, roughly a tenth of the team handball court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handball\">Team handball on Wikipedia<\/a> gives the background to the seven-a-side game; the wall version is a separate sport with its own rules and its own facilities. This article follows the IHF metric standard, because handball court dimensions in the rule texts and the indoor hall market are defined in metres.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-img-slot=\"slot5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot5.webp\" alt=\"Handball match in progress with players, a referee and spectators in a gymnasium\" class=\"wp-image-6124\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot5.webp 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot5-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot5-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot5-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot5-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>Seven a side on 800 m\u00b2 \u2014 a different sport from the 74 m\u00b2 wall court that shares the name.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"how-many-turf-rolls-a-handball-court-takes\">How Many Turf Rolls a Handball Court Takes<\/h2>\n<p>Roll count is where handball court dimensions turn into a material order, decided by lane length rather than area division. The court is 40 m long and the roll is 25 m long, so a single roll can never cover a lane. Every lane across the 20 m width needs two pieces, one of 25 m and one of 15 m, joined with a transverse seam.<\/p>\n<h3>Five Metre Rolls: Eight, Not Seven<\/h3>\n<p>A 5 m wide roll gives 20 \u00f7 5 = 4 lanes, and 4 lanes x 2 pieces = 8 rolls. Area division suggests 800 \u00f7 125 = 6.4, which rounds to 7 \u2014 one roll short, because length is the binding constraint.<\/p>\n<h3>Four and Two Metre Rolls<\/h3>\n<p>A 4 m roll gives 5 lanes x 2 = 10 rolls against an area figure of 8, short by 2. A 2 m roll gives 10 lanes x 2 = 20 rolls against 16, short by 4. The wider the roll, the smaller the rounding penalty.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the run-off surfaced as well, the pad grows to 44 m x 22 m.<\/li>\n<li>At 44 m, every lane still needs two pieces of a 25 m roll.<\/li>\n<li>The 22 m width takes 5 lanes of 5 m, so 5 x 2 = 10 rolls, against an area figure of 8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The general method sits in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/how-many-rolls-of-artificial-grass\/\">how many rolls of artificial grass you need<\/a>, and this court adds the 40 m problem to it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cta-box\" style=\"background-color:#1a2b3c;border-radius:6px;padding:30px;margin:35px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#ffffff;margin-top:0;\">How many rolls will your handball court need?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Ordering by area alone leaves you short rolls and mid-court seams. We cut 2, 4 and 5 meter rolls to your drawing, so send your court drawing first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/customization\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background-color:#1a5c2e;color:#ffffff;padding:12px 24px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Send Your Court Drawing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"choosing-surfaces-for-indoor-halls-and-schoolyards\">Choosing Surfaces for Indoor Halls and Schoolyards<\/h2>\n<p>Competitive indoor handball is a hard-floor sport. The venue manual requires court flooring to meet CEN and IHF Floor Regulations for elasticity and non-slip performance. At international level the floor carries handball markings only and comes from the federation&#8217;s official flooring partner. Training halls accept a conventional sprung, wooden or synthetic floor, while bare concrete is not accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Artificial turf sits honestly outside that competition floor system. It belongs to the training, outdoor and shared-floor side of the sport. The court layout still follows the standard dimensions, while the surface is chosen for durability and all-weather use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Training wall courts: small-sided handball and wall practice on outdoor turf surfaces.<\/li>\n<li>Schoolyard courts: outdoor handball layouts where turf handles weather and heavy rotation.<\/li>\n<li>Multi-use halls: a shared surface that carries handball lines alongside other sports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What the surface must not claim is competition compliance. No governing text lists artificial turf as an elite indoor handball floor. That absence is why turf projects are specified for training and outdoor play rather than competition.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ceiling-height-lighting-and-venue-planning-basics\">Ceiling Height, Lighting and Venue Planning Basics<\/h2>\n<p>Two venue figures decide whether a hall qualifies long before the surface is chosen. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihf.info\/sites\/default\/files\/bid_documents\/IHF%20Bid%20and%20Event%20Manual_Senior%20WChs.pdf\">IHF Bid and Event Manual venue requirements<\/a> ask for a ceiling of at least 7 m above the centre of the court. Above the side lines the height must not fall below 5.5 m, with convergence allowed from 3 m inside the lines.<\/p>\n<p>Lighting follows the same logic. The court must be lit to at least 1,500 lx at any point, with emergency lighting of at least 600 lx.<\/p>\n<p>Measure the lowest obstruction before anything else, whether a beam, a light rig or a scoreboard. Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/indoor-sports-turf-planning-clearance-zoning\/\">indoor sports turf clearance and zoning basics<\/a> covers that planning layer in depth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-img-slot=\"slot6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot6.webp\" alt=\"Steel truss dome roof over a sports hall with a court and centre circle below\" class=\"wp-image-6125\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot6.webp 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot6-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot6-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot6-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/handball-court-dimensions-slot6-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>The lowest beam or light fitting, not the roof ridge, sets the clearance figure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- relyirgate:C1 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">How big is a handball court in meters?<\/h3>\n<p>In meters, handball court dimensions run 40 m by 20 m, covering 800 m\u00b2. The centre line splits it into two 20 m by 20 m halves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">How many square meters do you surface with the run-off included?<\/h3>\n<p>At the minimum safety zone you surface 44 m by 22 m, or 968 m\u00b2. That is 168 m\u00b2 more than the playing court itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">How many turf rolls does a handball court take?<\/h3>\n<p>Eight rolls of 5 m turf, because the 40 m court exceeds the 25 m roll and every lane needs two pieces. A 4 m width takes 10 rolls and a 2 m width 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">Is a handball court the same as an American handball court?<\/h3>\n<p>No. Team handball runs 40 m by 20 m, while the American wall court runs 40 ft by 20 ft \u2014 12.2 m by 6.1 m, about 74 m\u00b2 of floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">What ceiling height does a handball hall need?<\/h3>\n<p>At least 7 m above the centre of the court and no less than 5.5 m above the side lines, per the IHF venue manual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Article\",\"headline\":\"Handball Court Dimensions: Indoor Sizes, Run-off and Surfaced Area\",\"description\":\"Handball court dimensions explained: the IHF 40 x 20 m court, run-off zones, the 968 m2 total footprint and how many turf rolls a full court takes.\",\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Relyir Artificial Grass\"},\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Relyir Artificial Grass\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-23\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-23\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/handball-court-dimensions\/\"}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How big is a handball court in meters?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"In meters, handball court dimensions run 40 m by 20 m, covering 800 m\u00b2. 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Le r\u00e8glement de l'IHF ajoute une zone de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 autour du terrain. Au moins 1 m doit \u00eatre r\u00e9serv\u00e9 le long des lignes lat\u00e9rales et 2 m derri\u00e8re les lignes de but. 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