Premier Handball League (India)

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Premier Handball League
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Sport Handball
Founded2020;5 years ago (2020)
Founder
First season2023
MottoIt's a Different Ball Game
No. of teams 6
CountryIndia
Confederation Asian Handball Federation
Most recent
champion(s)		 Maharashtra Ironmen (2023) [1]
Most titles Maharashtra Ironmen (1 title)
Broadcaster(s)
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s) AHF Handball Championship
Tournament format Round-robin, knockout
Official website Official website
Sports current event.svg 2023 PHL

Premier Handball League (PHL) is India's men's professional handball league. [2] [3] [4] The league is an initiative between the Handball Association of India (HAI) and the Bluesport Entertainment Private Limited. Premier Handball League uses a franchise-based model. It is sanctioned by the South Asian Handball Federation and affiliated with the Asian Handball Federation. [3]

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History

The Premier Handball League encompasses six franchises, each representing cities across India. The teams were officially announced at a press conference in Jaipur. [5] The first season was held between 8 and 25 June 2023 at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium. [6] [7] The first player auction was held on 23 April. [8] [6] [9]

Teams

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Locations of the Premier Handball League clubs
CityTeamDebutOwner(s)
Hyderabad Telugu Talons 2023 Abhishek Reddy Kankanala
Jaipur Rajasthan Patriots 2023 Shiv Vilas Resorts Private Limited
Lucknow Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh 2023 Iconic Olympic Games Academy
Ahmedabad Garvit Gujarat 2023 R. K. Naidu
Mumbai Maharashtra Ironmen 2023 Punit Balan
Delhi Delhi Panzers 2023 Vineet Bhandari, Rajat Agarwal, Sailesh Arya

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upScoreVenue (city)
2023 Maharashtra Ironmen Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh38–24 Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium (Jaipur) [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Premier Handball League 2023: Maharashtra Ironmen Crowned Champions of first-ever Season - myKhel". Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jaipur to host the inaugural season of the Premier Handball League". Hindustan Times. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Premier Handball League: Format, squads, fixtures – what you need to know about new competition". Scroll.in. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Premier Handball League: Little-known sport hopes to raise its game in new avatar". ESPN. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Inaugural edition of Premier Handball League slated to be held in Jaipur, December 24 onwards". www.knocksence.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Premier Handball League 2023 Auction: India Internationals draw strong attention from all teams". sportstar.thehindu.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "All you need to know about Premier Handball League 2023". thebridge.in. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Premier Handball League 2023 Auction: Full List of India & Overseas Players Bought, Complete Squads of 6 Teams". www.mykhel.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Telugu Talons and Delhi Panzers join Premier Handball League". The Times of India. PTI. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Maharashtra Ironmen crowned champions of the first-ever Premier Handball League". The Times of India. 25 June 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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