Scottish Handball Association

Summary

The Scottish Handball Association is the governing body for non-International Handball Federation related matters of team handball in Scotland while the British Handball Association has governance over matters relating to the International Handball Federation.[1][2] The SHA is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the Commonwealth Handball Association (CHA).[3]

Scottish Handball Association
SHA
IOC nationScotland (SCO)
National flagScotland
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitewww.handball.scot
HISTORY
Year of formation1972
AFFILIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since2017
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeBritish Olympic Association
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentIan McKinven
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Country Scotland
Secretary GeneralStephen Neilson

History edit

The Association was formed in 1972 [4]

Scottish teams edit

 
 
EK82
 
Glasgow
 
Tryst 77
 
Cumbernauld
 
Ayr
 
Liberton
 
Gracemount
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Location of Teams in the Senior Men's Scottish Handball League 2009/10

Scottish National League champions edit

Year Men Women
1973/74 EK HC[5] EK HC[5]
1974/75 EK HC[5] EK HC[5]
1975/76 EK HC[5] EK HC[5]
1976/77 EK HC[5] EK HC[5]
1977/78 EK HC/Barrhead Handball Club[5] EK HC[5]
1978/79 EK HC[5] Strathclyde Satellites HC[6]
1979/80 Strathclyde Satellites HC[6]
1980/81 Strathclyde Satellites HC[6]
1981/82 Strathclyde Satellites HC[6]
1982/83 EK82 HC[6] Strathclyde Satellites HC[6]
1983/84 EK82 HC[6] Strathclyde Satellites HC[6]
2000/01 Falkirk
2001/02 Tryst 77 HC
2002/03 Edinburgh Eagles
2003/04 Tryst 77 HC
2004/05 Tryst 77 HC
2005/06 Tryst 77 HC
2006/07 Tryst 77 HC[7] Glasgow HC
2007/08 Tryst 77 HC Glasgow HC
2008 Glasgow HC[8]
2009 Tryst 77 HC[9] Glasgow HC
2009/10 Gracemount HC Glasgow HC
2010–11 Tryst 77 HC
2011–12 Tryst 77 HC
2012–13 Tryst 77 HC
2013–14 Tryst 77 HC
2014-15 Glasgow HC
2015-16 Glasgow HC
2016-17 Livingston HC
2017-18 Glasgow HC
2018-19 Glasgow HC
2019-20 N/A
2020-21 N/A

Scottish National Cup finals edit

Full details of past winners and the current season's fixtures/results can be found at the SHA Cup page.

Scottish League season 2009/10 edit

The Scottish Handball League Championship Campaign commenced in October 2009. All league games will be played at Blackburn, West Lothian.

This year seven teams from across central Scotland will be taking part in the league campaign, for full details of results and fixtures see the Scottish Handball Season 2009/10 page.

The Scottish Cup Competition will be contested by 7 sides from across Scotland, with Ayr HC being replaced by Glasgow University HC. The 2009/10 season fixtures and results can be view on the SHA Cup page.

League table 2009/10 edit

Team P W L D G F G A G D Pts
Gracemount HC 12 11 0 1 473 307 166 23
Cumbernauld HC 12 9 3 0 327 261 66 18
Glasgow HC 12 8 3 1 406 318 88 17
Tryst 77 HC 12 6 6 0 337 267 70 12
Liberton HC 12 5 7 0 307 335 -28 10
Ayr HC 12 2 10 0 262 386 -124 4
EK82 HC 12 0 12 0 274 511 -237 0

Scottish national team edit

The Scottish National squad have competed in the European Handball Federation Men's Challenge Trophy since 2005, and will enter a team into this year's tournament at the end of October 2009.[10]

EHF Challenge Trophy edit

The Challenge Trophy is an International Handball Tournament held by the EHF for developing Handball Nations.

2005 EHF Men's Challenge Trophy edit

The 2005 tournament[11] was held in Dublin, Ireland. Scotland finished in a respectable third place beating England in the play-offs.[12]

Group stages edit

Scotland's fixtures were as follows:

Home team Away team Score
Moldova Scotland 30:14[13]
Scotland Azerbaijan 16:27[14]
Scotland Malta 16:12[15]
England Scotland 20:17[16]
Ireland Scotland 21:24[17]

Group table edit

The final standings after all group matches were completed was as follows[11]

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Moldova 5 5 0 0 185 82 103 10
Azerbaijan 5 4 0 1 156 82 74 8
England 5 2 0 3 98 121 -23 4
Scotland 5 2 0 3 87 110 -23 4
Malta 5 2 0 3 90 133 -43 4
Ireland 5 0 0 5 85 173 -88 0

Third and fourth place play-off edit

Home team Away team Score
England Scotland 18:24[12]

Final standings edit

Team
1st Moldova
2nd Azerbaijan
3rd Scotland
4th England
5th Malta
6th Ireland

2007 EHF Men's Challenge Trophy edit

The 2007 Challenge Trophy[18] took on a different format. There were 2 groups this time around, one with 4 teams with the group matches taking place in Georgia, and the other with 6 teams and the group matches taking place in Luxembourg. The winner of the two groups then faced each other in the Final,[19] in Drammen, Norway.

Scotland were drawn in Group L, and played their matches in Luxembourg.

Group L edit

Scotland's fixtures were as follows:

Home team Away team Score
Scotland England 20:31[20]
Malta Scotland 20:21[21]
Faroe Islands Scotland 58:19[22]
Scotland Luxembourg 24:37[23]
Scotland Ireland 23:27[24]

Group L table edit

The final standings after all group matches were completed was as follows[18]

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Luxembourg 5 5 0 0 199 95 104 10
Faroe Islands 5 4 0 1 201 106 95 8
England 5 3 0 2 107 132 -25 6
Ireland 5 1 1 3 112 168 -56 3
Scotland 5 1 0 4 107 173 -66 2
Malta 5 0 1 4 93 145 -52 1

2009 EHF Men's Challenge Trophy edit

Scotland will again compete in the EHF Men's Challenge Trophy with the group phase taking place between 30 October and 1 November 2009. This year's tournament consists of two groups, Group G1 being based in Moldova and Group G2 based in Malta, of 4 teams playing each other once in a round robin format with the winners of the group stages facing each other in the Final to be held in Linz, Austria.[25]

Group G2 edit

Scotland's fixtures were as follows:

Home team Away team Score
Scotland Finland 14:38[26]
Malta Scotland 34:21[27]
Ireland Scotland 35:29[28]

Group G2 table edit

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Finland 3 3 0 0 113 53 60 6
Malta 3 2 0 1 90 78 12 4
Ireland 3 1 0 2 74 103 -29 2
Scotland 3 0 0 3 64 107 -43 0

References edit

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  2. ^ "National Federation / GBR (for IHF Matters only)". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. ^ "EHF Member Federation / SCO". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  4. ^ "British Handball History".
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  17. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2005 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  18. ^ a b "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Main Round". Eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  19. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  20. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  21. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  22. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  23. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  24. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  25. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2009 IHF/EHF Men's Challenge Trophy / Article". Eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  26. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2009 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  27. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2009 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  28. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2009 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

External links edit

  • Scottish Handball Association Official site
  • A Handball Blog with entries related to Scottish Handball
  • European Handball Federation Official Site