Australian Handball Club Championship
Handball Australia hosts two separate national club championships. The first is a Beach Handball nationals competition and the second is the Australia Handball Club Championships featuring the state champions for Handball. The winner of the Handball Club Championships qualifies to represent Australia in the Oceania Handball Champions Cup.
The inaugural winner of the Handball Club Championships competition was New South Wales based Sydney Uni over Victorian based St Kilda HC.[1] The tournament was held at Sydney Olympic Park and featured teams from New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
The inaugural winners of the beach competition for men was won by the East Melbourne Spartans from Victoria. The women's and the mixed event was won by Tang from New South Wales.[2]
Champions
Men's Handball
Year | Venue | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||
2014 | Sydney Olympic Park | Sydney University | 34–28 | St. Kilda HC | Hill Heat | 24–17 | Logan Wizards |
2015 | Sydney Olympic Park | Sydney University | 47–36 two legs |
St. Kilda HC | Canberra HC | round robin | University of Queensland |
2016 | Geelong, Victoria | Sydney University | 30-18 | West Adelaide | St. Kilda HC | 37-26 | University of Technology Sydney |
2017 | Geelong, Victoria | Sydney University | 30-24 | University of Technology Sydney | St. Kilda HC | 32-23 | Brisbane Wolves |
2018 | Geelong, Victoria | Sydney University | 30-14 | University of Technology Sydney | University of Queensland | 24-23 | St. Kilda HC |
2019 | Gold Coast, Queensland | Sydney University | 33-32 | University of Queensland | Handball SA | 35-27 | St. Kilda HC |
Women's Handball
Year | Venue | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||
2016 | Geelong, Victoria | Melbourne HC | 24-17 | University of Technology Sydney | University of Queensland | 26-12 | Sydney University |
2017 | Geelong, Victoria | AS Dumbea | 24-17 | Melbourne HC | University of Technology Sydney | 24-20 | Auckland Region |
2018 | Geelong, Victoria | Melbourne HC | 18-13 | University of Queensland | Handball West | 25-13 | JS Mont Dore |
2019 | Gold Coast, Queensland | University of Queensland | 18-11 | Melbourne HC | University of Technology Sydney | - | No match played |
Men's Beach Handball
Year | Venue | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||
2011 | Kirra Beach | Monash Grey | unknown | Monash Blue | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2012 | St Kilda Beach | Brisbane Tigers | 2 legs 0 | Australian Capital Territory | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2013 | Maroubra Beach | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2014 | Scarborough Beach | East Melbourne Spartans (VIC) | 2 legs 0 | Tang (NSW) | WA Gold (WA) | 2 legs 0 | NT Harbourside (NT,NSW,ACT) |
2015 | Glenelg Beach | St Kilda HC (VIC) | 2 legs 0 | East Melbourne Spartans (VIC) | Melbourne Kicks (VIC) | unknown | unknown |
2016 | Coolangatta Beach | East Melbourne Spartans (VIC) | 2 legs 0 | Drop Bears (SA) | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2017 | Glenelg Beach | East Melbourne Spartans (VIC) | unknown | Maroubra Bluebottles (NSW) | SA Vikings (SA) | unknown | unknown |
Women's Beach Handball
Year | Venue | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||
2011 | Kirra Beach | South Coast (NSW) | unknown | UTS II | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2012 | St Kilda Beach | New South Wales | 2 legs 0 | Western Australia | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2013 | Maroubra Beach | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2014 | Scarborough Beach | Tang (NSW) | 2 legs 0 | Melbourne BHC (VIC) | WA Foxes (WA) | 2 legs 0 | SA Sharknados (SA) |
2015 | Glenelg Beach | RUOK (QLD) | 2 legs 0 | S Betta (NSW) | Sharknachos (SA) | unknown | unknown |
2016 | Coolangatta Beach | Maroubra Bluebottles (NSW) | 2 legs 1 | RUOK (QLD) | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2017 | Glenelg Beach | Maroubra Bluebottles (NSW) | unknown | RUOK (QLD) | The Beachsters (VIC) | unknown | unknown |
Mixed Beach
Year | Venue | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||
2012 | St Kilda Beach | New South Wales | 2 legs 0 | Monash University (VIC) | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2013 | Maroubra Beach | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2014 | Scarborough Beach | Tang (NSW) | 2 legs 0 | NT Harbourside (NT/NSW/ACT) |
Monash (VIC) | 2 legs 1 | WA Vipers (WA) |
2015 | Glenelg Beach | Spinners | 2 legs 0 | S Betta (NSW) | Monash University (VIC) | unknown | Wildfire Tigersharks (SA) |
2016 | Coolangatta Beach | Maroubra Bluebottles (NSW) | 2 legs 0 | Harbourside (NSW) | unknown | unknown | unknown |
2017 | Glenelg Beach | Parrots (NZ/QLD) | unknown | Maroubra Bluebottles (NSW) | Made In France (VIC) | unknown | unknown |
Men's wheelchair
Year | Venue | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||
2017 | Geelong, Victoria | Darebin City WHC (VIC) | unknown | Coconut WHC (VIC) | only two teams |
Handball League Australia
See main article - Handball League Australia
References
- http://www.nswhandball.com.au/latest/march-sydney-uni-for-superglobe-oceania-qualifier/ NSWHF webpage. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014
- http://www.nswhandball.com.au/latest/february-nsw-takes-2-national-beach-titles/ Beach report on NSWHF page. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014
External links
- 2014 Indoor report AHF webpage. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014
- 2014 Beach results table. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014
- Beach Handball. The Daily Telegraph. 29 May, 2014.
- 2016 Beach titles. WHM Magazine pages 64-65.
- 2016 Australian Club Championship. AHF webpage.
- 2017 Australian Beach titles report. AHF webpage
- 2018 Australian Armed Services Handball. Navy Daily. 12 May 2018