England Handball Association

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England Handball Association
EHA
England Handball Association logo.svg
IOC nation England (ENG)
National flag Flag of England.svg
Sport Handball
Other sports
Official website www.englandhandball.com
HISTORY
Year of formationUnknown
AFFILIATIONS
International federation International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since2017
Continental association European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee British Olympic Association
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentTracy Watkinson
HEADQUARTERS
Address
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Secretary GeneralMike Bain

The England Handball Association is the governing body for non-International Handball Federation related matters of team handball in England. The British Handball Association has governance over matters relating to the International Handball Federation. It is an Associate member of the European Handball Federation (EHF). [1]

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League

The men's league in England is currently divided into three tiers. The elite tier is the Super 8 in which eight teams from England compete to be the national champion. The second tier is the Championship. This competition is currently divided into North and South. Following an end of season play-off in June, the overall winners are promoted to the Super 8, replacing the team finishing last in the top division. The runners-up in the Championship play a sudden death promotion match against the seventh placed team in the Super 8 for a place in the top division for the following season.[ citation needed ]

The lowest tier of competition in senior men's handball in England is the third tier which consists of regional development leagues. The number of divisions varies from year to year during the 2014/15 season there were five regional leagues, London, South-West, East, Midlands and North. As of 2016/17 there are four regional leagues, North, Midlands, South-West and South-East. The South-East regional league is divided into three divisions, Tier 1, 2A and 2B, so 2A and 2B make up the fourth tier of English handball.[ citation needed ]

There is no automatic promotion from the third to the second tier. The third tier is where clubs are able to demonstrate their development and ability to meet the criteria to join the competition at the second tier.[ citation needed ]

TierLeagues/Divisions
1Premier Handball League (PHL)

8 teams - 1 relegation

2Championship NorthChampionship South
3North Regional Development LeagueMidlands Regional Development LeagueSouth-West Regional Development LeagueSouth-East Regional Development League - Tier 1
4No DivisionsSouth-East Regional Development League - Tier 2ASouth-East Regional Development League - Tier 2B

England Handball League (1972 -2011)

Men's England Handball League Winners (1972 -2011)

YearChampionRunner-up
1975Birkenhead
1976Birkenhead
1977Birkenhead
1978Kirkby Select
1979Brentwood '72
1980Brentwood '72
1981Brentwood '72 Liverpool HC
1982Brentwood '72 Liverpool HC
1983Brentwood '72 Liverpool HC
1986Kirkby Select
1989Manchester United
2000 London GD West London Eagles
2001 London GD West London Eagles
2002 Liverpool HC
2003 Liverpool HC West London Eagles
2004 London GD
2005 London GD Heathrow
2006 Oxford University [2]
2007 University of Manchester London GD
2008 London GD University of Manchester
2009 London GD Olympia HC
2010 London GD Olympia HC
2011 London GD West London Eagles

Women's England Handball League Winners (1975 -2011)

YearChampionRunner-up
1975Birkenhead
1976Birkenhead
1977Birkenhead
1978Kirkby Select
1979Brentwood '72
1980Brentwood '72
1981Brentwood '72 Liverpool HC
1982Brentwood '72 Liverpool HC
1983Brentwood '72 Liverpool HC
1986Kirkby Select
1989Manchester United
2000 London GD West London Eagles
2001 London GD West London Eagles

Premier Handball League (2012 - today)

Main Page: Premier Handball League

Men's Premier Handball League Winners

YearChampionRunner-upRelegated
2012Salford West London Eagles
2013 London GD Salford Liverpool
2014 London GD Salford
2015Warrington Wolves London GD Coventry Sharks
2016 London GD Olympia HC Deva HC
2017Warrington WolvesNEM Hawks Coventry Sharks
2018 London GD [3] Olympia HC Liverpool HC
2019 London GD [4] Olympia HC Brighton Seahawks
2020competition suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021not disputed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2022NEM Hawks [5] London GD Cambridge HC
2023NEM Hawks [6] Olympia HC

Women's Premier Handball League Winners

YearChampionRunner-upRelegated
2012 West London Eagles London GD
2013 London GD Thames Handball Club
2014 Olympia HC West London Eagles
2015 London GD Coventry Sharks
2016 Olympia HC Coventry Sharks
2017 Coventry Sharks London GD
2018 London GD Coventry Sharks
2019 West London Eagles NEM Hawks
2020competition suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021not disputed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2022
2023

Championship (2nd Tier)

Men's Championship Winners

YearChampionRunner-up
1977Whitchurch (Bristol)
1978Olympia (Cannock)Leicester '73
1979Leicester '73
1980Recreation NuneatonIpswich
1981Olympia (Cannock) London GD
-
2006 Liverpool Hope University
-
2013 Olympia HC NEM Hawks
2014 Coventry Sharks NEM Hawks
2015NEM HawksBrighton Seahawks
2016Nottingham HC Coventry Sharks
2017 Liverpool HC Brighton Seahawks
2018Brighton Seahawks Coventry Sharks
2019 Liverpool HC Carshalton Titans
2020competition suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021not disputed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Data source: 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) Handball Directory. page 12;. [7] 2006

Regional Development Leagues (3rd Tier)

YearRegionChampionRunner-up
2015London London GD II Thames HC
2015SouthSouthamptonPoole Phoenix
2015EastCranfield HC Cambridge HC
2015Midlands Loughborough University HC OlyCats
2015NorthBoltonHuddersfield

EHA National Cup

The EHA offers two cup competitions for senior males. [8] The EHA National Cup is the cup competition for the top clubs in England. Any club meeting the qualifying criteria may enter. Clubs not eligible for the National Cup may enter the EHA League Cup.[ citation needed ]

Men's EHA National Cup Winners

YearChampionRunner-up
2009 London GD
2010 West London Eagles Manchester Handball Club
2011 London GD Ruislip Eagles
2012 London GD Salford
2013Salford Ruislip Eagles
2014Salford London GD
2015Warrington Wolves London GD
2016Warrington Wolves London GD
2017Warrington WolvesNEM Hawks
2018 London GD NEM Hawks
2019Warrington Wolves Cambridge HC

Women's EHA National Cup Winners

YearChampionRunner-up
2009 West London Eagles London GD
2010 London GD Ruislip Eagles
2011 West London Eagles Olympia HC
2012 West London Eagles London GD
2013 London GD Handball Club Thames Handball Club
2014 Olympia HC Ruislip Eagles
2015 London GD Coventry Sharks
2016 Olympia HC Coventry Sharks
2017 Coventry Sharks London GD
2018 London GD Coventry Sharks
2019 West London Eagles NEM Hawks

EHA National Shield (Previously League Cup)

Clubs not eligible for the National Cup may enter the EHA League Cup.

Men's National Shield Winners

YearChampionRunner-up
2015Cranfield London GD II
2016 Oxford University London GD II
2017 London GD II Reading Lions
2018 Coventry Sharks Guildford Sabres
2019Essex HurricanesGuildford Sabres

Women's National Shield Winners

YearChampionRunner-up
2017Reading Lionesses Liverpool HC
2018Reading Lionesses Loughborough University HC
2019Northampton London GD II

See also

List of handball clubs in England

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