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

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 1999

PlaceCountryPWDLFAPts
1Cyprus65011998810
2Moldova65012169710
3Great Britain64021591188
4Armenia62041481784
5Ireland6105751972
6Malta6105882072

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [1]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2001

PlaceCountryPWDLFAPts
1Latvia550018110510
2Estonia53021391226
3Moldova53021501226
4Cyprus53021721076
5Luxembourg5302171996
6Armenia52031131834
7Malta5104921822
8Ireland5005802120

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [2]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2003

PlaceCountryPWDLFAPts
1Moldova65012238510
2Azerbaijan650117910410
3Great Britain64021141348
4Malta62041071584
5Liechtenstein62041261604
6Ireland6006841880

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [3]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2005

PlaceCountryPWDLFAPts
1Moldova660021410912
2Azerbaijan64021851118
3Scotland63031111286
4England62041161454
5Malta63031131536
6Ireland60061051960

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [4]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2007

PWDLFAPts
Group G
*Georgia3300100686
Moldova320191734
Azerbaijan310292622
Armenia3003491090
Group L
*Luxembourg55001999510
Faroe Islands54012011068
England53021071326
Ireland51131121683
Scotland51041071732
Malta5014931451

Reference: [6]

DateTimeTeam 1Team 2
Final
20.01.200815:00Luxembourg27Georgia28

Reference: [5]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2009

PWDLFAPts
Group G1
*Georgia3300123766
Moldova3201116814
Azerbaijan310284932
Armenia3003501230
Group G2
*Finland3300113536
Malta320190764
Ireland3102741032
Scotland3003641070

Reference: [8]

DateTimeHome TeamAway Team
Final
23.01.201015:30Georgia28Finland30

Reference: [7]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2012

PWDLFAPts
Group A
*Faroe Islands330093636
Georgia320189694
England310276952
Ireland300365960
Group B
*Moldova3300122716
Azerbaijan320196764
Scotland3102711102
Malta3003701020

Reference: [10]

DateTimeTeam 1Team 2
Final
21.01.201214:00Faroe Islands28Moldova30

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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Last Updated: 26 September 2019

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