Oxford University Handball Club
Oxford University HC | |
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Full name | Oxford University Handball Club |
Short name | OUHaC |
Founded | 2001 |
Arena | Iffley Road Sports Centre |
President | Zoé Lacour |
Head coach | Jan Kropf |
League | Regional League - South |
Club colours | |
Website Official site |
Oxford UniversityHandballClub(OUHaC) was founded and registered as a club at theUniversity of Oxfordin2001and has since established itself as one of England's most successful clubs. It is a member of theEngland Handball Associationsince 2002 and the Association of British Universities Handball Clubs since 2011. Every year, OUHaC competes in the English Handball League, EHA Cup and the British University Championships.[1]Beginning in 2014, the club has played in thevarsity matchagainst theCambridge University Handball Club.[2][3]In 2016 and 2017 respectively, the women's and men's teams were grantedHalf Bluestatus by the Blues committees of theUniversity of Oxford.[4][5]
Teams
[edit]Men's team
[edit]The men's team won the British University Championship title 9 times (in 2004–07, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2023 and 2024)[6][7]as well as theEnglish National Leaguein 2006, being the first ever university team in the history of English handball to win the National League title.[8][9][10]Additionally, they were the first university team to compete in theEHF Challenge Cup(2006–07 and 2007–08). They have also won two mixed English Beach Handball tournaments. The team won the EHA League Cup in 2016 and reached the semi-finals of the EHA National Cup in 2017.[11]
Women's team
[edit]The women's team was created within the club in 2003. The team's greatest achievements include winning the EHA National League 1st Division in 2015 and 2016 as well as the British University Championships in 2016. Moreover, they defeated theUniversity of Cambridgein five consecutive Varsity matches from 2015 to 2019.[12]
International competitions
[edit]The men's team of the Oxford University Handball Club has participated twice in European competitions, theEHF Challenge Cupboth in 2006 and 2007. They qualified for the first round as winners of the English league in 2006 and as winners of the cup in 2007.[13][14]
Season | Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
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2006–07 | 29 September 2006 | B.B. Ankara SK | 38–14 | Oxford University HC |
30 September 2006 | Oxford University HC | 12–56 | RK Konjuh Namjestaj Zivinice | |
1 October 2006 | Riihimäki Cocks | 43–22 | Oxford University HC | |
2007–08 | 28 September 2007 | St Patrick's College | 25–24 | Oxford University HC |
29 September 2007 | Oxford University HC | 14–34 | Ankara Il Özel Idare SK | |
30 September 2007 | Arkatron Minsk | 39–19 | Oxford University HC |
Results summary
[edit]Men's team
[edit]Season | English League Division 1 | English League Division 2 (Regional) | EHA Cup/Shield | University Champs | Varsity |
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2001-02 | - | - | - | 3rd | CUHC founded in 2013 |
2002-03 | - | - | - | 2nd | |
2003-04 | - | - | - | 1st | |
2004-05 | - | - | - | 1st | |
2005-06 | 1st | - | 3rd (Cup) | 1st | |
2006-07 | 3rd | - | 3rd (Cup) | 1st | |
2007-08 | 5th | - | 3rd (Cup) | 2nd | |
2008-09 | - | - | - | 1st | |
2009-10 | - | - | - | 4th | |
2010-11 | - | 1st | QF (Shield) | 2nd | |
2011-12 | 4th | - | - | 4th | |
2012-13 | - | - | 1st | ||
2013-14 | - | - | - | 1st | 32 - 26 |
2014-15 | - | - | - | - | 31 - 24 |
2015-16 | - | - | 1st (Shield) | 3rd[i] | 19 - 27 |
2016-17 | - | 2nd | SF (Cup) | [i] | 26 - 38 |
2017-18 | - | 1st | QF (Cup) | [i] | 29 - 31 |
2018-19 | - | - | - | [i] | 8 - 23 |
2019-20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | 3rd[i] | 26 - 32 | ||
2020-21 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | 1st[i] | 36 - 30 | ||
2021-22 | - | 1st | - | 4th | 31 - 32 |
2022-23 | - | 1st | R2 (Cup) | 1st | 44 - 23 |
2023-24 | - | 1st | 39 - 7 | ||
Women's team
[edit]Season | English League Division 2 (Regional) | English League Division 3 | EHA Cup | University Champs | Varsity |
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2001-02 | - | - | - | - | CUHC founded in 2013 |
2002-03 | - | - | - | - | |
2003-04 | - | - | - | - | |
2004-05 | - | - | 2nd[i] | - | |
2005-06 | - | - | - | - | |
2006-07 | - | - | - | - | |
2007-08 | - | - | - | - | |
2008-09 | - | - | - | - | |
2009-10 | - | - | - | - | |
2010-11 | 1st[ii] | - | - | - | |
2011-12 | - | - | - | - | |
2012-13 | - | - | - | - | |
2013-14 | - | - | - | - | 12 - 23 |
2014-15 | 1st | - | - | 3rd | 31 - 21 |
2015-16 | 1st | - | - | 1st | 31 - 14 |
2016-17 | - | - | - | - | 27 - 21 |
2017-18 | - | 4th | - | - | 16 - 14 |
2018-19 | - | - | - | - | 25 - 15 |
2019-20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | 4th | 21 - 23 | ||
2020-21 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | - | Forfeit | ||
2021-22 | - | 1st | - | 1st[iii] | 30 - 21 |
2022-23 | 3rd | - | - | 8th | 28 - 14 |
2023-24 | - | 7th | 24 - 19 | ||
References
[edit]- ^"Handball".bucs.org.uk.Retrieved24 May2023.
- ^Oxford University Sport: Spoils Shared In First Handball Varsity Matches on 17 February 2014
- ^Cambridge Match Report,Club homepage.
- ^Half Blues Sport (Oxford University Sport)
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- ^"Handball Blues celebrate national success".The Oxford Student.
- ^"Handball: Championships 2022-23".bucs.org.uk.Retrieved24 May2023.
- ^"En Oxford se estudia, se rema, y se gana la liga de balonmano",Marca(Madrid), 17 Nov 2006.
- ^Waz.de (paywall).
- ^ab"Historic League Winners".Google Docs.Retrieved24 May2023.
- ^EHA news, May 2017.
- ^ab"Varsity".Oxford Handball.Retrieved24 May2023.
- ^"Oxford University HC".Eurohandball.Archivedfrom the original on 13 March 2021.Retrieved13 March2021.
- ^Pressball.by, 2nd Oct 2007
- ^"Fixtures & Results".Oxford Handball.Retrieved24 May2023.
- ^"University Championships".Oxford Handball.Retrieved24 May2023.