England Handball Association
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| Type | Sports association |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Federation |
| Purpose | Development of Handball in England |
| Location | |
Region served | England |
Official language | English |
| Website | England Handball Association |
The England Handball Association is a governing body of Team Handball in England. It is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF).[1]
Men's Competition
English Handball provide both league and cup competitions for clubs.
League
The men's league in England is currently divided into three tiers. The elite tier is the Super 8 in which eight teams from England compete to be national champions. The second tier is the Championship. This competition is currently divided into North and South. Following an end of season play-off in June the overall winners are promoted to the Super 8, replacing the team finishing last in the top division. The runners-up in the Championship play a sudden death promotion match with the seventh placed team in the Super 8 for a place in the top division for the following season.
The lowest tier of competition in senior men's handball in England is the third tier which consists of regional development leagues. The number of divisions varies from year to year during the 2014/15 season there were five regional leagues, London, South-West, East, Midlands and North. There is no automatic promotion from the third to the second tier. The third tier is where clubs are able to demonstrate their development and ability to meet the criteria to join competition at the second tier.
National League (Super 8)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Relegated |
| 1975 | Birkenhead | ||
| 1976 | Birkenhead | ||
| 1977 | Birkenhead | Kirkby | |
| 1978 | Kirkby Select | Brentwood '72 | |
| 1979 | Brentwood '72 | Kirkby Select | |
| 1980 | Brentwood '72 | Kirkby Select | |
| 1981 | Brentwood '72 | Liverpool | |
| 1982 | Brentwood '72 | Liverpool | |
| 1983 | Brentwood '72 | Liverpool | |
| 1986 | Kirkby Select | ||
| 1989 | Manchester United | ||
| 2000 | Great Dane (London) | Ruislip Eagles | |
| 2001 | Great Dane (London) | Ruislip Eagles | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2003 | Liverpool | Ruislip Eagles | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2005 | Great Dane (London) | Heathrow | |
| 2006 | Oxford University | University of Manchester | |
| 2007 | University of Manchester | Great Dane HC London | |
| 2008 | Great Dane (London) | University of Manchester | |
| 2009 | Great Dane (London) | Olympia HC London | |
| 2010 | London GD | Olympia HC London | |
| 2011 | London GD | Ruislip Eagles | |
| 2012 | Salford | Ruislip Eagles | |
| 2013 | London GD | Salford | Liverpool |
| 2014 | London GD | Salford | Deva |
| 2015 | Warrington Wolves | London GD | Coventry |
Data sources: 1975-1976 Wirral Handball Club Clubs and Honours;[2] 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) Handball Directory. page 12.;[3] 1983 British Handball Association Word is ... No.5 page 3;[4] 2006 Oxford University Handball Club Entries for Great Dane & 2009
Second Tier (Championship)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1977 | Whitchurch (Bristol) | |
| 1978 | Olympia (Cannock) | Leicester '73 |
| 1979 | Leicester '73 | |
| 1980 | Recreation Nuneaton | Ipswich |
| 1981 | Olympia (Cannock) | Great Danes |
| - | ||
| 2006 | Liverpool Hope | |
| - | ||
| 2013 | Olympia HC London | NEM Hawks |
| 2014 | Coventry HC | NEM Hawks |
| 2015 | NEM Hawks | Brighton |
Data source: 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) Handball Directory. page 12;.[3] 2006
Third Tier (Development Leagues)
| Year | Region | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2015 | London | London GD II | Thames HC |
| 2015 | South | Southampton | Poole Phoenix |
| 2015 | East | Cranfield HC | Cambridge HC |
| 2015 | Midlands | Loughborough | OlyCats |
| 2015 | North | Bolton | Huddersfield |
Cups
The EHA offers two cup competitions for senior males.[5] The EHA National Cup is the cup competition for the top clubs in England. Any club meeting the qualifying criteria may enter. Clubs not eligible for the National Cup may enter the EHA League Cup.
EHA National Cup
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2009 | London GD | |
| 2010 | Ruislip Eagles | Manchester Handball Club |
| 2011 | London GD | Ruislip Eagles |
| 2012 | London GD | Salford |
| 2013 | Salford | Ruislip Eagles |
| 2014 | Salford | London GD |
| 2015 | Warrington Wolves | London GD |
Men EHA League Cup
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Cranfield | London GD II |
Women EHA Cup
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Ruislip Eagles | London GD |
| 2010 | London GD | Ruislip Eagles |
| 2011 | Ruislip Eagles | Olympia HC London |
| 2012 | Ruislip Eagles | London GD |
| 2013 | London GD Handball Club | Thames Handball Club |
| 2014 | Olympia HC London | Ruislip Eagles |
| 2015 | London GD | Coventry Sharkbite |
See also
List of handball clubs in England
References
- ↑ "European Handball Federation - EHF Member Federation / ENG". Eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ "Clubs and Honours". Wirralhandballclub.tripod.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- 1 2 "MA+Directory++p12.jpg (image)". 1.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ Hadd, Russell (2009-03-09). "British Handball History: British Cup and League Tables 1983". Britishhandballmemories.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ http://www.englandhandball.com/eha-cup-competitions-201415/
External links
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