Category: Olympic Handball

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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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

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.

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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.

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Last Updated: 26 September 2019

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European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2009

Final Round

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

Reference: [1]

Main Round Tables

	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: [2]

Main Round Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Group G1
30.10.2009	16:00	Georgia	41	Azerbaijan	23
30.10.2009	18:30	Moldova	46	Armenia	15
31.10.2009	16:00	Armenia	19	Georgia	44
31.10.2009	18:00	Azerbaijan	28	Moldova	36
01.11.2009	11:00	Azerbaijan	33	Armenia	16
01.11.2009	13:00	Georgia	38	Moldova	34
		Group G2
30.10.2009	17:00	Scotland	14	Finland	38
30.10.2009	20:00	Malta	36	Ireland	20
31.10.2009	17:00	Finland	38	Ireland	19
31.10.2009	19:00	Malta	34	Scotland	21
01.11.2009	16:00	Ireland	35	Scotland	29
01.11.2019	18:00	Finland	37	Malta	20

Reference: [2]

Report

In Ireland’s fifth time entering the competition in 2009, they were placed in a Western Group involving Finland, who were hardly an emerging Nation at Olympic Handball, Malta & Scotland.

Ireland had a disappointing opening loss to Malta, before defeat to eventual Champions Finland. They won their last match 35-29 to finish off bottom for the second Challenge Trophy in a row, although more could have been expected following their showing in 2007.

Finland went on to win the Trophy, 30-28 in the Final against defending Champions Georgia.

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) 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]

[2] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

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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 2007

Final Round

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

Reference: [1]

Main Round Tables

	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: [2]

Main round Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Group G
25.10.2007	16:30	Moldova	33	Armenia	17
25.10.2007	18:30	Georgia	36	Azerbaijan	24
26.10.2007	16:30	Azerbaijan	27	Moldova	31
26.10.2007	18:30	Armenia	17	Georgia	35
27.10.2007	12:00	Azerbaijan	41	Armenia	15
27.10.2007	14:00	Georgia	29	Moldova	27
		Group L
24.10.2007	16:00	Scotland	20	England	31
24.10.2007	18:00	Faroe Islands	37	Malta	18
24.10.2007	20:00	Luxembourg	50	Ireland	22
25.10.2007	16:00	Ireland	21	Faroe Islands	46
25.10.2007	18:00	Malta	20	Scotland	21
25.10.2007	20:00	England	13	Luxembourg	41
26.10.2007	16:00	Faroe Islands	58	Scotland	19
26.10.2007	18:00	Ireland	17	England	24
26.10.2007	20:00	Luxembourg	40	Malta	11
27.10.2007	14:00	Malta	25	Ireland	25
27.10.2007	16:00	Faroe Islands	35	England	17
27.10.2007	18:00	Scotland	24	Luxembourg	37
28.10.2007	09:30	England	22	Malta	19
28.10.2007	11:30	Scotland	23	Ireland	27
28.10.2007	13:30	Luxembourg	31	Faroe Islands	25

Reference: [2]

Report

In Ireland’s fifth time entering the competition in 2007, they eventually finished off the bottom, with a win over Scotland and a draw with Malta in their five matches

The Tournament was doubled in size for 2007, with a separate tournament in Eastern & Western Europe, with the two winners meeting in the final.

The Western Tournament started off like the four previous Challenge Trophy’s for Ireland with three straight defeats, although a much better display was put on by Ireland, with a draw with Malta in their fourth match (25-25) and victory over Scotland in their last match by a score of 27-23 giving Ireland their first points since 1999 in the tournament. Ireland finished off bottom for the first time ever, with fourth place of six in the Western Tournament.

Newcomers Georgia defeated two-time defending Champions Moldova on the way to a narrow 28-27 victory over Luxembourg 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) 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]

[2] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

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European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2005

Final Standings

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 [1]

Group A Results

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
25.10.2005	10:00	Moldova	30	Scotland	14
25.10.2005	12:00	Ireland	17	Malta	27
25.10.2005	15:00	Azerbaijan	30	England	13
26.10.2005	10:00	Scotland	16	Azerbaijan	27
26.10.2005	12:00	England	25	Ireland	17
26.10.2005	15:00	Malta	14	Moldova	41
27.10.2005	10:00	Moldova	34	England	18
27.10.2005	12:00	Azerbaijan	43	Ireland	13
27.10.2005	15:00	Scotland	16	Malta	12
28.10.2005	10:00	Azerbaijan	37	Malta	14
28.10.2005	12:00	Ireland	17	Moldova	54
28.10.2005	15:00	England	20	Scotland	17
29.10.2005	10:00	Malta	23	England	22
29.10.2005	12:00	Ireland	21	Scotland	24
29.10.2005	15:00	Moldova	26	Azerbaijan	19

Reference: [1]

Group A Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
*Moldova	5	5	0	0	185	82	10
*Azerbaijan	5	4	0	1	156	82	8
^England	5	2	0	3	98	121	4
^Scotland	5	2	0	3	87	110	4
+Malta	5	2	0	3	90	133	4
+Ireland	5	0	0	5	85	173	0

Reference: [1]

Finals & Placement Matches

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		5th-6th Place
30.10.2005	11:00	Malta	23	Ireland	20
		3rd-4th Place
30.10.2005	13:30	Scotland	24	England	18
		Final
30.10.2005	16:00	Moldova	29	Azerbaijan	27

Reference: [1]

Report

In Ireland’s fourth time entering the competition in 2005, they lost all their matches for the third time in a row, although this time they only lost 24-21 to Scotland in their final group game, and 23-20 to Malta in the 5th-6th place match. Malta had previously beaten England.

Moldova won the Tournament for the second time in a row, again defeating Azerbaijan in the Final, although this encounter was closer (29-27). Scotland defeated England 24-18 to take bronze.

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) 2005 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2005/round/1/Final+Round [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.

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European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2003

Final Standings

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 [1]

Group A Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
17.12.2003	15:00	Azerbaijan	32	Liechtenstein	16
17.12.2003	17:00	Great Britain	9	Moldova	38
17.12.2003	20:00	Malta	25	Ireland	14
18.12.2003	09:00	Azerbaijan	29	Great Britain	14
18.12.2003	11:00	Liechtenstein	17	Malta	20
18.12.2003	13:00	Ireland	6	Moldova	47
18.12.2003	17:00	Liechtenstein	23	Great Britain	27
18.12.2003	19:00	Moldova	46	Malta	13
18.12.2003	21:00	Ireland	10	Azerbaijan	36
19.12.2003	15:00	Azerbaijan	20	Moldova	19
19.12.2003	17:00	Liechtenstein	23	Ireland	22
19.12.2003	19:00	Great Britain	19	Malta	16
20.12.2003	13:00	Great Britain	26	Ireland	12
20.12.2003	15:00	Moldova	41	Liechtenstein	16
20.12.2003	17:00	Malta	17	Azerbaijan	43

Reference: [1]

Group A Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
*Azerbaijan	5	5	0	0	160	76	10
*Moldova	5	4	0	1	191	66	8
^Great Britain	5	3	0	2	95	118	6
^Malta	5	2	0	3	91	139	4
+Liechtenstein	5	1	0	4	95	142	2
+Ireland	5	0	0	5	66	157	0

Reference: [1]

Finals & Placement Matches

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		5th-6th Place
21.12.2003	11:00	Ireland	18	Liechtenstein	31
		3rd-4th Place
21.12.2003	13:00	Malta	16	Great Britain	19
		Final
21.12.2003	15:00	Moldova	32	Azerbaijan	19

Reference: [1]

Report

In Ireland’s third time entering the competition in 2003, they lost all their matches for the second time in a row, although this time they came close against tiny Liechtenstein in the group phase, losing 23-22, only to lose by a wide margin (31-18) in the 5th-6th place playoff to the same opposition.

Moldova won the Tournament this time around, after losing the previous two finals.

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) 2003 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2003/round/1/Final+Round [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.