December 26, 2022

IOHA-SHA Celtic Cup Men 2022-23

Group Tables

Pos	Team

Pos	Team

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Final 4 Results

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Group Results

Group 1 Results

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Group 2 Results

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Recap

Day 1 (26 December 2022)

Dublin International qualified for the Final Four of the Men’s Celtic Cup to be played in Scotland in the New Year after two good wins versus Scottish entrants in DCU Sports Arena: a 22-14 victory over Tryst and following on from that win a 29-12 defeat of Kelvinside. In Group 2 Dublin City won 24-23 versus Scotland’s Livingston meaning after Day 1 an Irish side had yet to lose to a Scottish team in both the Men’s and Women’s competitions. [References: 2]

Day 2 (27 November 2022)

On the Sunday at DCU Sports Arena Kelvinside narrowly defeated fellow Scots team Tryst 25-24 to advance to the Final four in second place in Group 1 behind Ireland’s Dublin International. In Group 2 Astra-Wings from Dublin suffered the first defeat by an Irish team to a Scottish one in the 2022-23 Celtic Cup when narrowly defeated 25-23 by Livingston. In the third game in the Group Dublin City Handball took first place with a 25-22 win over Astra-Wings who were the only Irish team, Men’s or Women’s to suffer defeat and not make the Final Four in what was so far an extremely successful tournament for Irish Clubs. [References: 2]

Semi-Finals (18 February 2023)

Dublin International HC battled hard but came up short by three goals versus Livingston HC in the first semi-final. Dublin City HC were too strong, however, for a young Kelvinside team and ensured there would be an Irish representative in the Celtic Cup Final. [References: 4]

Third Place Playoff (19 February 2023)

Loud support for Kelvinside HC made sure they were stronger in their second match with Dublin International HC who had won their group game 29-12. This time Kelvinside played with passion and in an entertaining match which was 14-10 to DIHC at halftime the Dublin International Handball Club team won out 27-24. [References: 4]

Final (19 February 2023)

Dublin City represented Ireland in the Men’s Celtic Cup Final after their Women’s team had taken home the Women’s Celtic Cup Trophy earlier in the day. DCH were up against Scottish Champions Livingston HC, and were 19-12 up at halftime after an impressively dynamic start from the Dubliners. Despite Livingston scoring some well worked goals, the Dublin City team continued to dominate and improve their goal difference, winning 36-28 at the end to make it a Men’s-Women’s double for the team and Ireland. [References: 4]

About IOHA-SHA Celtic Cup Men 2022-23

The 2022-23 Celtic Cup for Men is a six-team tournament featuring the top three Irish club teams and the top three Scottish club sides. The six teams are divided into two groups of three to be played over one weekend in November in Dublin with the top two in each Group making the Final Four to be played in Scotland in early 2023. The three Irish clubs are: Dublin International HC, Dublin City Handball and Astra-Wings. The Scottish teams are Livingston, Kelvinside and Tryst 77. [References: 1-2]

Photo of Olympic Handball Net

References

Scoreboard References

[1] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) Competitions: Celtic Cup 2022-23 [Internet] Available from: https://www.olympichandball.ie/20221121161428-celtic-cup-2022-2023 [Accessed 22 December 2022]

[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) News: Celtic Cup 2022-23 [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/20221121220659-celtic-cup-2022-2023 [Accessed 22 December 2022]

[3] Scottish Handball Association Facebook (2023) Photo, February 14, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=578288534327547&set=pcb.578303267659407 [Accessed 14 February 2023]

[4] Scottish Handball Association (2023) Double for Dublin at Celtic Cup Final 4 [Internet] Available from: https://handball.scot/news/double-for-dublin-at-celtic-cup-final-4/ [Accessed 21 February 2023]

Logo References

[HCL-1] Astra Handball (2019) Asset-2 [Internet] Available from: http://www.astrahandball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Asset-2.png [Accessed 15 November 2022][White Background Added]

[HCL-2] Dublin City Handball Facebook (2022) Profile Picture, September 15, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=489791003155023&set=a.484019427065514 [Accessed 15 November 2022][Actual Logo] 306977931_489790999821690_5078718979595592605_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/306977931_489790999821690_5078718979595592605_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=174925&_nc_ohc=xIL-zBb7G4QAX_C7UaA&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfDX7uzHTW63glEIgIjX6bOHgGtAuzzI0uLbaK-C1c_2oQ&oe=63792B9D [Accessed 15 November 2022]

[HCL-3] Dublin International HC (2022) Profile Picture, September 7, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=569576978293275&set=a.569576964959943 [Accessed 15 November 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: 302127644_569576974959942_2923060759985413427_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/302127644_569576974959942_2923060759985413427_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=hMuNbiNeX7EAX-4dMvP&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfCHOMYhjDryv1qkNMBLxTPgzk_UaUGZhrf6Ep55_RfqxA&oe=6379A8F4 [Accessed 15 November 2022]

[OH-SHA-L1] Scottish Handball Association Facebook (2022) Photo, November 25, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=518765913613143&set=pcb.518765960279805 ][Accessed 26 December 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/316218485_518765900279811_6438828899753968224_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=UjG3fUKGccIAX9S-gf7&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfD6Ch1SkAr2jvF9pVXCOiUGjgaADBme7mjxvupejQivrQ&oe=63AE6909 ][Accessed 26 December 2022]

[OH-SHA-L3] Livingston Handball Club Facebook (2022) Photo, October 9, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2198604483796805&set=a.542991737445845 [Accessed 26 December 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/43561663_2198604487130138_3867366133036220416_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=174925&_nc_ohc=jgmNrrPfGVoAX_v_WxR&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfBuDrSjurLHayjBQgzR3YMMN_FilRjlhnUk3ERHK5bDRw&oe=63D0F9DF ][Accessed 26 December 2022]

[OH-SHA-L4] Tryst 77 Handball Club Facebook (2022) Photo, July 22, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=535183445066896&set=a.535183405066900 [Accessed 26 December 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/294769355_535183428400231_147817047709119344_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=kV1aSE-eiacAX_Pc4UF&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfBuGoXgJEyUcFOVFhOBs2BWpvVvwBk3-tDcgJ0hufwqnw&oe=63AF3B02 ][Accessed 26 December 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Al Delaney.

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December 26, 2022

IOHA-SHA Celtic Cup Women 2022-23

Group Tables

Pos	Team

Pos	Team

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Final 4 Results

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Group Results

Group 1

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Group 2

Please visit the IOHA website for Official Results and Tables in [References 1-3]

Recap

Day 1 (26 November 2022)

At the Dublin City University Sports Arena, Astra Women guaranteed their place in the Final Four of the Celtic Cup by winning both games in Group 1 on the opening Saturday, 29-16 versus UC Dublin and 26-24 versus Scottish team Kelvinside. In Group 2 both Dublin City Handball and Dublin International HC won through to the last four with 27-13 and 24-12 victories over Troon of Scotland, also at DCU Sports Arena. [References: 2]

Day 2 (27 November 2022)

Continuing play at DCU witnessed UC Dublin join the other three Irish teams in the Final Four with a 21-15 defeat of Scotland’s Kelvinside in Group 1 while in Group 2 Dublin City Handball and Dublin International battled it out for first place with Dublin City winning 20-10. All four Irish teams now went forward to the Final Four to be played in Scotland early in 2023. [References: 1-2]

About IOHA-SHA Celtic Cup Women 2022-23

The Irish Olympic Handball Association (IOHA) and the Scottish Handball Association (SHA) joined up to host the Celtic Cup in 2022-23 featuring both Men’s and Women’s Club Competitions. The Women’s Celtic Cup for 2022-23 featured four IOHA representatives: Astra, UC Dublin, Dublin City Handball and Dublin International HC, while two teams represented the SHA: Kelvinside and Troon. The six teams were divided into two Groups of three (two Irish and one Scottish team in each) to be played in November 2022 at Dublin City University. The top two teams of each group go on to play in the Final Four in Scotland in early 2023. [References: 1-2]

Olympic Handball Stock Image

Women's Handball — **Picture Credits:** [1] Photo Contributor: Dziurek **Detail of handball goal crossbar with net and women handball match in the background.** [Internet] Available from: Detail Handball Goal Crossbar Net Women Stock Photo 2060697002 | Shutterstock [Accessed and edited by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball 1 November 2022

References

Scoreboard References

[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) News: Celtic Cup 2022-23 [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/20221121220659-celtic-cup-2022-2023 [Accessed 22 December 2022]

Logo References

[HCL-1] Astra Handball (2019) Asset-2 [Internet] Available from: http://www.astrahandball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Asset-2.png [Accessed 15 November 2022][White Background Added]

[HCL-5] UCD AFC Facebook (2022) Profile Picture, January 3, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDAFC/photos/a.436075842228/10154009765492229/ [Accessed 2 March 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/12809784_10154009765492229_5819653587549611131_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=dW0QAgQT0s8AX9FRH36&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-zMsgHZu2N0DFzVYUghS0pBleaUyuQwt0pW5je7g4kcQ&oe=6243ECFE ][Accessed 2 March 2022]

[OH-SHA-L2] Troon Handball Club (2022) download (1) [Internet] Available from: https://img-res.pitchero.com/?url=images.pitchero.com%2Fclub_logos%2F70944%2FDafnPPxyQ4i5ODemvdQM_logo.png&bg=null&h=135&w=135&t=square&q=80 [Accessed 26 December 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to .

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Last Updated: 21 February 2023

November 7, 2022

IOHA Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men’s League 2022-23

League Table

Pos	Team

Legend / Key: T=Total Games. W=Won (2 Pts). D=Drawn (1 Pt). L=Lost (0 Pts). F=Goals For. A=Goals Against. DIFF=Goal Difference (F-A). Pts= Total Points. Note: League Table Calculated Automatically from Results. Please visit the IOHA website for Official League Table at: https://www.olympichandball.org/IOHA-senior-handball-leagues [Last Accessed 6 November 2022]

Fixtures & Results

Results compiled from Results on IOHA website. Please visit the IOHA website for Official League Table at: https://www.olympichandball.org/IOHA-senior-handball-leagues [Last Accessed 6 November 2022]

Gameweek Recaps

Gameweek 1 (22 October 2022)

Dublin City opened the 2022-23 Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men’s League with a 28-24 defeat of fellow DCU tenants Astra / Wings.

Gameweek 2 (29 October 2022)

The following weekend in UCD the UC Dublin students won handsomely against their counterparts from Cork 31-18. [References: 1]

Gameweek 3 (12-13 November 2022)

There were four teams on two points in the 2022-23 Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men’s League after Gameweek 3. Dublin International HC joined Dublin City on one win from one with a 41-14 over UC Cork who were handed their second defeat of the season. Meanwhile also on Dublin’s Northside Astra / Wings, tenants in DCU away from their spritual home in Ballinteer, joined rivals UC Dublin on two points from two matches with a 29-20 victory. [References: 2]

Gameweek 5 (19 November 2022)

Dublin City moved to four points and joint first on points with Dublin International HC after a 26-22 victory at UC Dublin who remained on two points. Dublin International were first on Goal Difference after their 31-14 win at UC Cork who remained fifth without a point. Astra / Wings were in third on two points after a bye week. [References: S-1 to S-5]

Gameweek 4 (21 January 2023)

Dublin International defeated UC Dublin 34-17 to maintain their 100% record while at DCU Dublin City won a close encounter 31-30 versus Astra / Wings to keep pace with DIHC. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 6 (4 February 2023)

UC Dublin triumphed 27-15 at UC Cork in the battle of the students, the Dublin side completing the double over their Cork counterparts in the process. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 7 (11-12 February 2023)

Astra / Wings completed the double over UC Dublin, winning 40-30 at UCD Sports Hall to go level with the students on points. In the battle of the two undefeated teams Dublin International triumphed 20-13 over Dublin City at Phibblestown. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 8 (25 February 2023)

Dublin International HC continued undefeated, winning 43-13 at UC Dublin. The win was the fifth in a row for DIHC since the start of the Senior Men’s League 2022-23 season. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 9 (4 March 2023)

Another victory for Dublin International as DIHC defeated Astra / Wings 34-24 in the UCD Sports Hall to make it six wins from six. Dublin City won 24-15 at UC Cork to win their fourth game from five. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 10 (11 March 2023)

Astra / Wings received a forfeit win from UC Cork to make their record 50% – three wins from six games as DIHC defeated DCH 28-20 as the top two teams met in DCU. The second win of the Senior Men’s League season for Dublin International versus Dublin City wrapped up the League Title for the Phibblestown-based team with the Final Four Playoffs yet to come. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 11 (25 March 2023)

Astra / Wings received another forfeit from the UC Cork team and Dublin City triumphed 38-14 versus UC Dublin to put a bit of a gap between the club sides and the student teams. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 12 (15-16 March 2023)

The Final weekend of the regular season witnessed a thriller between Dublin International and Astra / Wings with DIHC coming out on top by the narrowest of margins, 32-31. Dublin International thus went through the regular season unbeaten on 16 Points and qualified for the Playoffs along with Dublin City (12 Points) who received a walkover from UC Cork. Third-placed Astra / Wings (8 Points) and Fourth-placed UC Dublin (4 Points) joined DIHC and DCH in the playoffs. UC Cork took the wooden spoon with 0 Points. [References: S-1]

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men’s League Teams 2022-23

**Map of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Dublin (Insert) showing Irish Olympic Handball Senior Men’s League Teams 2022-23** Vector Contributor Rainer Lesniewski (2022) **administrative map of Ireland and Northern Ireland** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/administrative-map-ireland-northern-1665171421 [Last Accessed 11 August 2022][Overlaid with Map of Dublin isolated from: Vector — Map of Ireland administrative divisions on counties level Copyright: lesniewski [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_51580818_map-of-ireland-administrative-divisions-on-counties-level.html?vti=lnoo9k86jx77fg2u6b-1-1 [Accessed 10 January 2022][IOHA Team Logos added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball – see References HCL-1 to HCL-5][16 November 2022]

Olympic Handball Stock Image

Handball in the Net — **Picture Credits:** [1] Photo Contributor: nikolaskus **The ball in the gates for handball** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/ball-gates-handball-1042818037 [Accessed and Edited by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball 1 November 2022]

About the Irish Olympic Handball Association

The Irish Olympic Handball Association was established in 1975 and is recognised by the Irish Sports Council, Olympic Council of Ireland, European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation as the sole governing body for Olympic Handball in Ireland. [References: 2]

About the IOHA Senior Men’s League 2022-23

The IOHA Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men’s League features five teams: three University teams – Dublin City, UC Dublin and UC Cork; Dublin International based in the North Dublin / Fingal Borough suburb of Ongar; and Astra / Wings who share DCU Sports Arena with Dublin City. [References: S-1]

References

[S-1] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) IOHA Senior Handball Leagues – Senior Men’s League 2022/23 [Internet] Available from: https://www.olympichandball.org/IOHA-senior-handball-leagues [Accessed 29 April 2023]

[S-2] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) IOHA Fast Facts [Internet] Available from: https://www.olympichandball.org/fast-facts-Irish-Olympic-Handball-Association [Accessed 6 November 2022]

[S-3] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) Photo, November 19, 2022: UCD V Dublin City Men and Women Results [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=570512785078170&set=pcb.570512868411495 [Accessed 22 November 2022]

[S-4] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) Photo, November 19, 2022: UCC V Dublin International Men and Women Results [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=570512801744835&set=pcb.570512868411495 [Accessed 22 November 2022]

[S-5] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) Photo, November 19, 2022: Saturday’s Matches are over: Check the results [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrelandHandball/posts/pfbid02kbvQpsSEAmPLgxNq7zk8CTnsDUiosHARQEvoHWaB47zb6tCTpFTpfRM8u6RYoMUdl [Accessed 22 November 2022]

Logo References

[HCL-1] Astra Handball (2019) Asset-2 [Internet] Available from: http://www.astrahandball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Asset-2.png [Accessed 15 November 2022][White Background Added]

[HCL-4] UCC Olympic Handball Club Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 19, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=402814041050532&set=a.402814024383867 [Accessed 15 November 2022][Actual Logo Reference: b162329872_402814054383864_3064328864808641123_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/162329872_402814054383864_3064328864808641123_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=JvbvujtiiNoAX8OLlwk&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfAECTbsoycTGf-YF3bYuUjOLlrnIlMUMCnGa65KOCtAYA&oe=639B8329 [Accessed 15 November 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 April 2023

November 6, 2022

IOHA Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Women’s League 2022-23

League Table

Pos	Team

Legend / Key: T=Total Games. W=Won (2 Pts). D=Drawn (1 Pt). L=Lost (0 Pts). F=Goals For. A=Goals Against. DIFF=Goal Difference (F-A). Pts= Total Points. Note: League Table Calculated automatically from Results. Please visit the IOHA website for Official League Table at: https://www.olympichandball.org/IOHA-senior-handball-leagues [Last Accessed 6 November 2022]

Fixtures & Results

Results compiled from Results on IOHA website. Please visit the IOHA website for Official League Table at: https://www.olympichandball.org/IOHA-senior-handball-leagues [Last Accessed 6 November 2022]

Gameweek by Gameweek Recaps

Gameweek 1 (22/29 October 2022)

Two extremely close games to opened the 2022-23 Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Women’s League. UC Cork travelled to UC Dublin to take on the students in Belfield and came away with a 14-13 victory to head the table after gameweek 1. The previous weekend Dublin City and Astra played a 28-28 draw in Dublin City University. [References: 1]

Gameweek 2 (12-13 November 2022)

Astra HC moved to the top of the Table with a 35-14 defeat of rivals UC Dublin who remained pointless. Meanwhile in Phibblestown Dublin International HC got their season underway with a 32-20 victory over previous leaders UC Cork. [References: 1]

Gameweek 3 (19 November 2022)

Dublin City Handball gained their first victory of the season 32-21 at UC Dublin to move to three points alongside Astra who were on a bye week. Dublin International HC had a tough 20-19 victory at UC Cork to take the leaders spot in the Women’s Senior League on four points leaving UC Cork in fourth on two points. [References: Compiled from results in S-1 to S-5]

Gameweek 4 (21-22 January 2023)

Astra defeated Dublin City 24-23 in an extremely close game and Dublin International HC won 27-14 versus UC Dublin as the top two solidified their positions. [References: Compiled from results in S-1]

Gameweek 5 (4 February 2023)

UC Dublin won 23-21 at Mardyke Arena in Cork versus their UC Cork counterparts. The win was UC Dublin’s first of the season. [References: Compiled from results in S-1]

Gameweek 6 (11-12 February 2023)

Astra continued with their undefeated streak, now at four games as the DCU-based team won 41-22 at UC Dublin. Meanwhile in Phibblestown, Dublin International HC were shocked 14-21 by Dublin City HC to make it two wins from two for DCU-based teams over the weekend. Astra took over the lead from DIHC following the weekend’s results with Dublin City right back in the mix. [References: Compiled from results in S-1]

Gameweek 7 (25 February 2023)

Dublin International HC defeated UC Dublin 24-13 to gain their fourth win from five games. [References: S-1].

Gameweek 8 (4 March 2023)

Astra triumphed 23-17 versus Dublin International at DCU to make it 9 points from five games for the Northside-based team. At the Mardyke Arena in Cork, UC Cork fell 19-31 to Dublin City who were now on 7 points from five games. DIHC were on 8 points from six games. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 9 (11 March 2023)

At DCU, Dublin City Handball doubled the score of Dublin International, winning 28-14 to move above the Phibblestown-based DIHC on 9 points. Astra improved to 11 points with a 44-27 victory at UCD Sports Hall versus UC Cork. [References: S-1]

Gameweek 10 (25 March 2023)

Dublin City defeated UC Dublin 38-9 to make four wins in a row for the DCU-based team, and Astra picked up a forfeit victory at UC Cork to move to 13 points. The final games of the season in mid-April will decide the destiny of the League Title with the Final Four Playoffs to follow. Dublin City seem assured of a victory over UC Cork while Astra travel to Phibblestown to face Dublin International, who would be looking to regain some form and upset the Title celebrations with Astra needing at least a draw to be assured of the League Title. [References: S-1]

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Women’s League Teams 2022-23

**Map of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Dublin (Insert) showing Irish Olympic Handball Senior Women’s League Teams 2022-23** Vector Contributor Rainer Lesniewski (2022) **administrative map of Ireland and Northern Ireland** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/administrative-map-ireland-northern-1665171421 [Last Accessed 11 August 2022][Overlaid with Map of Dublin isolated from: Vector — Map of Ireland administrative divisions on counties level Copyright: lesniewski [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_51580818_map-of-ireland-administrative-divisions-on-counties-level.html?vti=lnoo9k86jx77fg2u6b-1-1 [Accessed 10 January 2022][IOHA Team Logos added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball – see References HCL-1 to HCL-5][16 November 2022]

Olympic Handball Stock Photo

About the Irish Olympic Handball Association

About the IOHA Senior Women’s League 2022-23

The IOHA Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Women’s League features five teams: three University teams – Dublin City, UC Dublin and UC Cork; Dublin International based in the North Dublin / Fingal Borough suburb of Ongar; and Astra who share DCU Sports Arena with Dublin City. [References: 1]

References

[S-1] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) IOHA Senior Handball Leagues – Senior Women’s League 2022/23 [Internet] Available from: https://www.olympichandball.org/IOHA-senior-handball-leagues [Accessed 6 November 2022][Last Accessed 116 April 2023]

[S-2] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2022) IOHA Fast Facts [Internet] Available from: https://www.olympichandball.org/fast-facts-Irish-Olympic-Handball-Association [Accessed 6 November 2022]

Logo References

[HCL-1] Astra Handball (2019) Asset-2 [Internet] Available from: http://www.astrahandball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Asset-2.png [Accessed 15 November 2022][White Background Added]

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November 6, 2020

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Women League 2019-20

Irish Olympic Handball Association Logo [1]

Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Astra	10	9	0	1	309	168	18
Dublin International	9	6	1	2	205	165	13
Dublin City	10	5	0	5	183	172	10
UC Cork	9	3	0	6	140	195	6
UC Dublin	10	0	1	9	172	309	1

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Women League 2019-20 [References: 2]

Results & Fixtues

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
12.10.2019	Dublin City	11	UC Dublin	1 #
	Week 2
19.10.2019	Astra	24	Dublin City	23
	Week 3
03.11.2019	Dublin International	22	UC Cork	23
	Week 4
16.11.2019	Dublin City	13	Astra	21
16.11.2019	UC Cork	11	Dublin International	1
	Week 5
23.11.2019	UC Cork	16	Dublin City	22
23.11.2019	UC Dublin	16	Astra	43
	Week 6
01.12,2019	UC Cork	14	Astra	29
01.12.2019	UC Dublin	13	Dublin City	28
	Week 7
07.12.2019	Dublin City		Dublin International
07.12.2019	Astra	47	UC Dublin	12
	Week 8
14.12.2019	Astra	21	Dublin International	22
	Week 9
18.01.2020	UC Dublin		UC Cork
19.01.2020	Dublin International	19	Dublin City	18
	Week 10
25.01.2020	UC Dublin	26	Astra	37
	Week 11
01.02.2020	Dublin City	27	UC Dublin	18
01.02.2020	Astra	31	UC Cork	17
	Week 12
08.02.2020	Dublin City	13	Dublin International	20
08.02.2020	UC Cork	20	UC Dublin	19
	Week 13
15.02.2020	UC Cork	14	Astra	29
	Week 14
22.02.2020	Astra	27	Dublin City	11
23.02.2020	Dublin International	24	UC Dublin	24
	Week 15
29.02.2020	UC Cork	13	Dublin City	17
29.02.2020	UC Dublin	19	Dublin International	36
	Week 16
08.03.2020	Dublin International	25	UC Cork	12
	Week 17
21.03.2020	Astra		Dublin International
21.03.2020	Dublin City		UC Cork
	Week 18
05.04.2020	Dublin International		Astra
	Week 19
18.04.2020	UC Dublin		UC Cork

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Women League 2019-20 [References: 1]

References

Websites

[1] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2019) IOHA 2019/20 Senior Leagues [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/competitions/senior-leagues/ [Accessed 17 October 2019]

Images

[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Photo 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrelandHandball/photos/a.130457087021594.25309.130456927021610/704450462955584/?type=1&theater [Accessed 18 February 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Elaine Bolger.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 October 2020

November 6, 2020

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men League 2019-20

Irish Olympic Handball Association Logo [2]

Table

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dublin City	11	9	2	0	373	231	142	20
Dublin International	11	8	2	1	341	313	28	18
UC Dublin	10	4	0	6	288	342	-54	8
UC Cork	9	3	0	6	245	266	-21	6
Astra / Wings	11	0	0	11	234	329	-95	0

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men League 2019-20 [References: 2]

Results & Fixtures

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
12.10.2019	Dublin City	41	UC Dublin	19
	Week 2
19.10.2019	Astra / Wings	18	Dublin City	37
	Week 3
03.11.2019	Dublin International	36	UC Cork	34
	Week 4
16.11.2019	Dublin City	27	Astra / Wings	12
16.11.2019	UC Cork	34	Dublin International	35
	Week 5
23.11.2019	UC Cork	20	Dublin City	34
23.11.2019	UC Dublin	32	Astra / Wings	28
	Week 6
01.12.2019	UC Cork	30	Astra / Wings	20
01.12.2019	UC Dublin	24	Dublin City	39
	Week 7
07.12.2019	Dublin City		Dublin International
08.12.2019	Astra / Wings	34	UC Dublin	39
	Week 8
14.12.2019	Astra / Wings	16	Dublin International	20
	Week 9
18.01.2020	UC Dublin		UC Cork
19.01.2020	Dublin International	29	Dublin City	31
	Week 10
25.01.2020	UC Dublin		Astra / Wings
25.01.2020	Dublin City	26	Dublin International	26
	Week 11
01.02.2020	Astra / Wings	24	UC Cork	25
01.02.2020	Dublin City		UC Dublin
	Week 12
08.02.2020	Dublin City		Dublin International
08.02.2020	UC Cork	18	UC Dublin	27
	Week 13
15.02.2020	UC Cork		Astra / Wings
17.02.2020	Dublin International	37	UC Dublin	34
	Week 14
22.02.2019	Astra / Wings		Dublin City
23.02.2019	Dublin International		UC Dublin
	Week 15
29.02.2019	UC Cork		Dublin City
29.02.2019	UC Dublin	28	Dublin International	39
	Week 16
08.03.2019	Dublin International		UC Cork
	Week 17
21.03.2019	Dublin City		UC Cork
21.03.2019	Astra / Wings		Dublin International
	Week 18
05.04.2019	Dublin International		Astra / Wings
	Week 19
18.04.2019	UC Dublin	c	UC Cork	c

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men League 2019-20 [References: 2]

Reference: [1]

References

Images

[1] Irish Olympic Handball Association Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Photo 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrelandHandball/photos/a.130457087021594.25309.130456927021610/704450462955584/?type=1&theater [Accessed 18 February 2017]

Websites

[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2019) IOHA 2019/20 Senior Leagues [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/competitions/senior-leagues/ [Accessed 24 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Elaine Bolger.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 November 2020

October 17, 2019

Irish Olympic Handball Association Senior Men’s League 2002-03

Irish Olympic Handball Association Banner 2002-2004 [5]

Final Tables

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2nd Half Division 1
DCU	6	4	0	2	182	164	8
Lughnasa	4	3	0	1	137	135	6
UCD	4	2	0	2	97	194	4
Dagda	6	1	0	5	146	171	2
2nd Half Division 2
Pelekas	6	4	0	2	153	138	8
Astra	6	4	0	2	132	138	8
St. Pat’s	6	3	0	3	154	143	6
DIT	6	1	0	5	61	106	2
1st Half Senior League
*Dagda	7	6	0	1	201	125	12
DCU	7	6	0	1	184	114	12
Lughnasa	7	5	0	2	235	130	10
UCD	7	4	0	3	223	153	8
Pelekas	7	2	1	4	165	171	5
Astra	7	2	0	5	116	215	4
DIT	7	1	1	5	110	178	3
St. Pat’s	7	1	0	6	78	226	2

Reference: [1-2]

Results 1st Half Senior League

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
20.10.2002	Lughnasa	45	Astra	7
20.10.2002	DCU	39	DIT	16
20.10.2002	UCD	51	St. Pat’s	5
20.10.2002	Pelekas	25	Dagda	46
	Week 2
03.11.2002	Lughnasa	53	DIT	10
03.11.2002	UCD	26	Dagda	28
03.11.2002	DCU	22	St. Pat’s	11
03.11.2002	Pelekas	41	Astra	17
	Week 3
10.11.2002	Lughnasa	37	St. Pat’s	5
10.11.2002	UCD	40	Astra	23
10.11.2002	DCU	24	Dagda	30
10.11.2002	Pelekas	23	DIT	23
	Week 4
24.11.2002	Lughnasa	25	Dagda	36
24.11.2002	DCU	41	Astra	16
24.11.2002	UCD	31	DIT	25
24.11.2002	Pelekas	34	St. Pat’s	20
	Week 5
01.12.2002	Lughnasa	21	DCU	29
01.12.2002	UCD	31	Pelekas	23
01.12.2002	Astra	22	DIT	36
01.12.2002	St. Pat’s	20	Dagda	56
	Week 6
08.12.2002	Lughnasa	29	Pelekas	19
08.12.2002	UCD	20	DCU	24
08.12.2002	Astra	5	Dagda	0 #
08.12.2002	St. Pat’s	5	DIT	0 #
	Week 7
19.01.2003	Lughnasa	25	UCD	24
15.12.2002	DCU	5	Pelekas	0 #
19.01.2003	Astra	26	St. Pat’s	12
15.12.2002	Dagda	5	DIT	0 #

Reference: [4]

Results 2nd Half Division 1

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1A
	DCU	32	Lughnasa	46
02.02.2003	Dagda	22	UCD	25
	Round 2A
	Dagda	30	Lughnasa	31
09.02.2003	DCU	31	UCD	25
	Round 3A
	Lughnasa	p	UCD	p
16.02.2003	Dagda	23	DCU	29
	Round 4A
23.02.2003	Dagda	25	UCD	26
23.02.2003	DCU	40	Lughnasa	24
	Round 5A
02.03.2003	DCU	26	UCD	21
05.03.2003	Lughnasa	33	Dagda	36
	Round 6A
30.03.2003	Dagda	25	DCU	24
30.03.2003	UCD		Lughnasa

Reference: [3]

Results 2nd Half Division 2

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1B
02.02.2003	Astra	32	St. Pat’s	31
02.02.2003	Pelekas	39	DIT	30
	Round 2B
09.02.2003	DIT	5	Astra	0 #
09.02.2003	Pelekas	37	St. Pat’s	18
	Round 3B
16.02.2003	Astra	50	Pelekas	22
10.03.2003	St. Pat’s	32	DIT	7
	Round 4B
23.02.2003	DIT	5	Pelekas	0 #
23.02.2003	St. Pat’s	29	Astra	24
	Round 5B
02.03.2003	St. Pat’s	19	Pelekas	25
02.03.2003	Astra	5	DIT	0 #
	Round 6B
30.03.2003	DIT	19	St. Pat’s	25
30.03.2003	Pelekas	28	Astra	44

Reference: [3]

References

Internet Archive

[1] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2004) Second Half Senior League Table 2002/2003 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030917040943/http://www.olympichandball.org/seniors/0203sechalf/leagtab0203h2.htm [Accessed 5 September 2017]

[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2004) Senior League Table 2002/2003 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030530222637/http://www.olympichandball.org/seniors/0203firsthalf/senleagtab0203.htm [Accessed 5 September 2017 ]

[3] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2004) Second Half Senior League Results 2002/2003 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030917040907/http://www.olympichandball.org:80/seniors/0203sechalf/leagres0203h2.htm [Accessed 5 September 2017]

[4] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2004) Senior League Results 2002/2003 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030529065639/http://www.olympichandball.org:80/seniors/0203firsthalf/senleagres0203.htm [Accessed 5 September 2017 ]

Images

[5] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2017) Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041225080722im_/http://www.olympichandball.org/assets/iohanew2.jpg [Accessed 17 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 17 October 2019

October 17, 2019

Irish Olympic Handball Association | Senior Men’s League 2003-04

Irish Olympic Handball Association Banner 2004 [3]

Table

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2nd Half Division 1
*DCU	8	4	2	2	224	221	10
Pelekas	8	4	1	3	261	230	9
Lughnasa	8	4	1	3	229	207	9
UCD	8	3	2	3	218	231	8
DIT	8	2	0	6	228	271	4
2nd Half Division 2
Dagda	4	2	0	2	74	64	4
Astra	4	2	0	2	45	48	4
St. Pat’s	4	2	0	2	90	97	4
Sligo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1st Half Group A
UCD	4	4	0	0	192	77	8
Pelekas	3	2	0	1	70	64	4
DIT	2	0	0	2	9	61	0
Dagda	3	0	0	3	44	96	0
Sligo	2	1	0	1	22	39	2
1st Half Group B
Lughnasa	4	4	0	0	138	72	8
DCU	2	0	0	2	48	62	0
Astra	2	0	0	2	20	72	0
St. Pat’s	2	1	0	1	50	50	2

Reference: 2nd Half Tables: [1] 1st Half Tables compiled from: [4-11]

Results 1st Half

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
19.10.2003	St. Pat’s	36	Astra	10
19.10.2003	UCD	61	DIT	9
	Week 2
	DCU	20	Lughnasa	30
	Week 3
	St. Pat’s	10	Lughnasa	44
	Week 4
09.11.2003	Pelekas	47	Dagda	21
09.11.2003	UCD	39	Sligo	22
	Week 5
16.11.2003	Lughnasa	36	Astra	10
16.11.2003	UCD	49	Dagda	23
	Week 6
23.11.2003	Lughnasa	32	DCU	28
23.11.2003	Pelekas	W	Dagda	L
	Week 7
30.11.2003	UCD		Dagda
30.11.2003	Pelekas		Sligo
30.11.2003	Lughnasa	40	St. Pat’s	14
30.11.2003	DCU		Astra
	Week 8
07.12.2003	Sligo		DIT
	Week 9
11.01.2004	UCD	43	Pelekas	23
11.01.2004	Sligo	W	DIT	L
	Week 10
18.01.2004	Pelakas		DIT

Reference: [4-11]

Results 2nd Half Division 1

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 11
01.02.2004	DCU	26	Pelekas	21
	Week 12
08.02.2004	Pelekas	30	UCD	29
	Week 13
15.02.2004	DCU	22	UCD	22
	Week 14
18.02.2004	DCU	29	Lughnasa	29
22.02.2004	Lughnasa	39	Pelekas	24
	Week 15
29.02.2004	Lughnasa	42	UCD	27
29.02.2004	DCU	39	DIT	30
	Week 16
04.03.2004	UCD	38	DIT	40
	Week 17
07.03.2004	Lughnasa	28	DCU	32
07.03.2004	UCD	26	Pelakas	26
	Week 18
14.03.2004	Pelekas	29	Lughnasa	28
14.03.2004	DIT	27	DCU	35
	Week 19
21.03.2004	DIT	30	UCD	35
21.03.2004	Pelekas		DCU
	Week 20
28.03.2004	DIT	W	Pelekas	L
	Week 21
04.04.2004	UCD		DCU
04.04.2004	DIT	W	Lughnasa	L
	TBA
	Lughnasa		DIT
	Pelekas		DIT
	Week 24
25.04.2004	DCU	25	Pelekas	42

Reference: [2][12-20]

Results 2nd Half Division 2

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 11
31.01.2004	Sligo	27	Dagda	25
01.02.2004	St. Pat’s	24	Astra	9
	Week 12
08.02.2004	Astra	10	Dagda	0 #
	Week 14
22.02.2004	St. Pat’s	31	Dagda	27
22.02.2004	Sligo	16	Astra	20
	Week 15
29.02.2004	Dagda	35	St. Pat’s	23
29.02.2004	Dagda	12	Sligo	0 #
	Week 17
07.03.2004	Sligo	–	St. Pat’s	–
	Week 19
21.03.2004	Astra	–	Sligo	–
	Week 20
28.03.2004	Astra	26	St. Pat’s	12
28.03.2004	Sligo	–	Dagda	–
	TBA
	St. Pat’s	–	Sligo	–

Reference: [2][12-20]

References

Internet Archive

[1] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2004) League Tables 2003/2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041225080722/http://www.olympichandball.org/seniors/0304sec/leagtab0304.htm [Accessed 5 September 2017]

[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2004) League Tables 2003/2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040328224104/http://www.olympichandball.org/seniors/0304sec/leagres0304.htm [Accessed 5 September 2017 ]

Images

[3] Irish Olympic Handball Association | Wayback Machine (2017) Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20041225080722im_/http://www.olympichandball.org/assets/iohanew2.jpg [Accessed 17 October 2019]

Sources

[4] Naughton, Lindie (2003) “St. Pat’s off to a flying start” Evening Herald. Thursday, October 23, 2003 P. 76.

[5] Naughton, Lindie (2003) “Terenure make handball history ” Evening Herald. Thursday, October 30, 2003 P. 74.

[6] Naughton, Lindie (2003) “Torkovsky hits high note for Pelekas” Evening Herald. Thursday, November 13, 2003 P. 96.

[7] Naughton, Lindie (2003) “Too easy for Lughnasa” Evening Herald. Thursday, November 20, 2003 P. 79.

[8] Naughton, Lindie (2003) “Dancing at Lughnasa” Evening Herald. Thursday, November 27, 2003 P. 79.

[9] Naughton, Lindie (2003) “Lughnasa still on a roll” Evening Herald. Thursday, December 4, 2003 P. 79.

[10] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “UCD stay top after battling display” Evening Herald. Thursday, January 15, 2004. P. 76.

[11] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Lughnasa and DCU make cut” Evening Herald. Thursday, January 29, 2004. P. 77.

[12] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Brave Sligo’s thrilling victory” Evening Herald. Thursday, February 5, 2004. P. 71.

[13] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “UCD fight back to claim draw” Evening Herald. Thursday, February 19, 2004. P. 73.

[14] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Lughnasa dance to top of table” Evening Herald. Thursday, February 26, 2004. P. 73.

[15] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Easy win for Meath women” Evening Herald. Thursday, March 4, 2004. P. 73.

[16] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Sefroun steers DIT to victory” Evening Herald. Thursday, March 11, 2004. P. 85.

[17] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “DCU start charge for league title” Evening Herald. Thursday, March 25, 2004. P. 73.

[18] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Waiting game for Lughnasa” Evening Herald. Thursday, April 22, 2004. P. 83.

[19] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Odds swing in favour of Pelekas” Evening Herald. Thursday, April 29, 2004. P. 75.

[20] Naughton, Lindie (2004) “Top honours for DCU again” Evening Herald. Thursday, May 6, 2004. P. 83.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

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Last Updated: 17 October 2019

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Standings 1999-2012

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 1999

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Cyprus	6	5	0	1	199	88	10
2	Moldova	6	5	0	1	216	97	10
3	Great Britain	6	4	0	2	159	118	8
4	Armenia	6	2	0	4	148	178	4
5	Ireland	6	1	0	5	75	197	2
6	Malta	6	1	0	5	88	207	2

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [1]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2001

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Latvia	5	5	0	0	181	105	10
2	Estonia	5	3	0	2	139	122	6
3	Moldova	5	3	0	2	150	122	6
4	Cyprus	5	3	0	2	172	107	6
5	Luxembourg	5	3	0	2	171	99	6
6	Armenia	5	2	0	3	113	183	4
7	Malta	5	1	0	4	92	182	2
8	Ireland	5	0	0	5	80	212	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [2]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2003

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Moldova	6	5	0	1	223	85	10
2	Azerbaijan	6	5	0	1	179	104	10
3	Great Britain	6	4	0	2	114	134	8
4	Malta	6	2	0	4	107	158	4
5	Liechtenstein	6	2	0	4	126	160	4
6	Ireland	6	0	0	6	84	188	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [3]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2005

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Moldova	6	6	0	0	214	109	12
2	Azerbaijan	6	4	0	2	185	111	8
3	Scotland	6	3	0	3	111	128	6
4	England	6	2	0	4	116	145	4
5	Malta	6	3	0	3	113	153	6
6	Ireland	6	0	0	6	105	196	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [4]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2007

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group G
*Georgia	3	3	0	0	100	68	6
Moldova	3	2	0	1	91	73	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	92	62	2
Armenia	3	0	0	3	49	109	0
Group L
*Luxembourg	5	5	0	0	199	95	10
Faroe Islands	5	4	0	1	201	106	8
England	5	3	0	2	107	132	6
Ireland	5	1	1	3	112	168	3
Scotland	5	1	0	4	107	173	2
Malta	5	0	1	4	93	145	1

Reference: [6]

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Final
20.01.2008	15:00	Luxembourg	27	Georgia	28

Reference: [5]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2009

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group G1
*Georgia	3	3	0	0	123	76	6
Moldova	3	2	0	1	116	81	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	84	93	2
Armenia	3	0	0	3	50	123	0
Group G2
*Finland	3	3	0	0	113	53	6
Malta	3	2	0	1	90	76	4
Ireland	3	1	0	2	74	103	2
Scotland	3	0	0	3	64	107	0

Reference: [8]

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		Final
23.01.2010	15:30	Georgia	28	Finland	30

Reference: [7]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2012

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	93	63	6
Georgia	3	2	0	1	89	69	4
England	3	1	0	2	76	95	2
Ireland	3	0	0	3	65	96	0
Group B
*Moldova	3	3	0	0	122	71	6
Azerbaijan	3	2	0	1	96	76	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	71	110	2
Malta	3	0	0	3	70	102	0

Reference: [10]

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Final
21.01.2012	14:00	Faroe Islands	28	Moldova	30

Reference: [9]

Report

The Men’s Challenge Trophy was the European Handball Federations competition for emerging Nations. Having competed with club sides & countries like Greenland in the mid-1990s, Ireland entered this competition for the first time in 1999.

Ireland found the going tough winning only 3 matches over the course of seven trophys – once against Malta (1999) and twice against Scotland (2007 & 2009).

Ireland’s Total Record in the Competitions from 1999 to 2012 reads: Played 34 Won 3 Lost 30 Drew 1.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The object of the sport is to pass the ball using only the hands in order to get into a semi-circle around the opposing teams goal, where a shot may be taken. Each score counts as one goal, and the court is the exact same as a Futsal court indeed Futsal was invented as an Indoor version of Soccer, using the Olympic Handball court.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 1999 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/1999/round/1/Finals [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[2] European Handball Federation (2018) 2001 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2001/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[3] European Handball Federation (2018) 2003 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2003/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[4] European Handball Federation (2018) 2005 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2005/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[5] European Handball Federation (2018) 2007 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2007/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[6] European Handball Federation (2018) 2007 Men’s Challenge Trophy Main Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2007/round/2/Main+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[7] European Handball Federation (2018) 2009 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2009/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[8] European Handball Federation (2018) 2009 Men’s Challenge Trophy Main Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2009/round/2/Group+Matches [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[9] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/1/Final [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[10] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Group Phase[Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/2/Group+Phase [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2012

Final

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Final
21.01.2012	14:00	Faroe Islands	28	Moldova	30

Reference: [1]

Group Phase Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	93	63	6
Georgia	3	2	0	1	89	69	4
England	3	1	0	2	76	95	2
Ireland	3	0	0	3	65	96	0
Group B
*Moldova	3	3	0	0	122	71	6
Azerbaijan	3	2	0	1	96	76	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	71	110	2
Malta	3	0	0	3	70	102	0

Reference: [2]

Group Phase Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Group A
04.11.2011	17:15	Georgia	31	England	25
04.11.2011	20:00	Faroe Islands	30	Ireland	20
05.11.2011	14:00	England	22	Faroe Islands	40
05.11.2011	16:00	Ireland	21	Georgia	37
06.11.2011	14:00	Georgia	21	Faroe Islands	23
06.11.2011	16:00	England	29	Ireland	24
		Group B
04.11.2011	17:30	Moldova	47	Scotland	30
04.11.2011	20:00	Azerbaijan	29	Malta	23
05.11.2011	17:00	Scotland	19	Azerbaijan	36
05.11.2011	19:00	Malta	20	Moldova	41
06.11.2011	16:00	Moldova	34	Azerbaijan	31
06.11.2011	18:00	Scotland	32	Malta	27

Reference: [2]

Report

In Ireland’s seventh time entering the competition in 2012, they were placed in the tougher Group with previous winners Georgia, Faroe Islands & England.

Ireland lost all three group games, finishing last, which was a disappointment following the promise shown in the two previous Challenge Cups.

Moldova won the tournament for the third time, beating Faroe Islands 30-28 in a close encounter in the Final.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/1/Final [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[2] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Group Phase[Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/2/Group+Phase [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.