Scottish_Handball_Association
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 nation | Scotland (SCO) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Year of formation | 1972 |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 2017 |
| Continental association | European Handball Federation |
| National Olympic Committee | British Olympic Association |
| Other affiliation(s) | |
| GOVERNING BODY | |
| President | Ian McKinven |
| HEADQUARTERS | |
| Address |
|
| Country |  Scotland |
| Secretary General | Stephen Neilson |
The Association was formed in 1972 [4]
- Armadale
- Ayr
- Broxburn
- Cumbernauld
- Dundee Handball Club
- EK82 Handball Club
- Edinburgh Eagles
- Falkirk
- Glasgow
- Gracemount Edinburgh Handball Club
- Kirkliston
- Liberton
- Linlithgow
- Livingston
- Na Feidh
- Troon
- Tryst 77
- Whitburn
| 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 | |
Full details of past winners and the current season's fixtures/results can be found at the SHA Cup page.
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
| 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 |
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
The Challenge Trophy is an International Handball Tournament held by the EHF for developing Handball Nations.
2005 EHF Men's Challenge Trophy
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
Scotland's fixtures were as follows:
Group table
The final standings after all group matches were completed was as follows[11]
Third and fourth place play-off
Final standings
2007 EHF Men's Challenge Trophy
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
Scotland's fixtures were as follows:
Group L table
The final standings after all group matches were completed was as follows[18]
2009 EHF Men's Challenge Trophy
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
Scotland's fixtures were as follows:
Group G2 table
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- "European Handball Federation - 2005 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- "European Handball Federation - 2005 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Main Round". Eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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- "European Handball Federation - 2007 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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- "European Handball Federation - 2009 Men's Challenge Trophy / Match Details". Eurohandball.com. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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