Oxford University Handball Club

Oxford University HC
Full nameOxford University Handball Club
Short nameOUHaC
Founded2001
ArenaIffley Road Sports Centre
PresidentZoé Lacour
Head coachJan Kropf
LeagueRegional League - South
Club colours   
Website
Official site
The team of Oxford University Handball Club in the Varsity Match against Cambridge University, January 2018
OUHaC after the end of the 2006 season.

Oxford University Handball Club (OUHaC) was founded and registered as a club at the University of Oxford in 2001 and has since established itself as one of England's most successful clubs. It is a member of the England Handball Association since 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 the varsity match against the Cambridge University Handball Club.[2][3] In 2016 and 2017 respectively, the women's and men's teams were granted Half Blue status by the Blues committees of the University of Oxford.[4][5]

Teams

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Men's team

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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 the English National League in 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 the EHF 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

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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 the University of Cambridge in five consecutive Varsity matches from 2015 to 2019.[12]

International competitions

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The men's team of the Oxford University Handball Club has participated twice in European competitions, the EHF Challenge Cup both 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
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

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Source:[12][10][15][16]

Men's team

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Season English League Division 1 English League Division 2 (Regional) EHA Cup/Shield University Champs Varsity
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
  1. ^ a b c d e f Division 2 - Plate

Women's team

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Season English League Division 2 (Regional) English League Division 3 EHA Cup University Champs Varsity
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
  1. ^ Joint team with N'hampton & S'hampton
  2. ^ Joint team with S'hampton
  3. ^ Plate - Division 2

References

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  1. ^ "Handball". www.bucs.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ Oxford University Sport: Spoils Shared In First Handball Varsity Matches on 17 February 2014
  3. ^ Cambridge Match Report, Club homepage.
  4. ^ Half Blues Sport (Oxford University Sport)
  5. ^ Oxford University Sports: "Handball Half Blue 7 awards maximum awarded by Club President"
  6. ^ "Handball Blues celebrate national success". The Oxford Student.
  7. ^ "Handball: Championships 2022-23". www.bucs.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. ^ "En Oxford se estudia, se rema, y se gana la liga de balonmano", Marca (Madrid), 17 Nov 2006.
  9. ^ Waz.de (paywall).
  10. ^ a b "Historic League Winners". Google Docs. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  11. ^ EHA news, May 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Varsity". Oxford Handball. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Oxford University HC". Eurohandball. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. ^ Pressball.by, 2nd Oct 2007
  15. ^ "Fixtures & Results". Oxford Handball. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  16. ^ "University Championships". Oxford Handball. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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