Month: September 2019

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Standings 1999-2012

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 1999

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Cyprus	6	5	0	1	199	88	10
2	Moldova	6	5	0	1	216	97	10
3	Great Britain	6	4	0	2	159	118	8
4	Armenia	6	2	0	4	148	178	4
5	Ireland	6	1	0	5	75	197	2
6	Malta	6	1	0	5	88	207	2

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [1]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2001

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Latvia	5	5	0	0	181	105	10
2	Estonia	5	3	0	2	139	122	6
3	Moldova	5	3	0	2	150	122	6
4	Cyprus	5	3	0	2	172	107	6
5	Luxembourg	5	3	0	2	171	99	6
6	Armenia	5	2	0	3	113	183	4
7	Malta	5	1	0	4	92	182	2
8	Ireland	5	0	0	5	80	212	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [2]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2003

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Moldova	6	5	0	1	223	85	10
2	Azerbaijan	6	5	0	1	179	104	10
3	Great Britain	6	4	0	2	114	134	8
4	Malta	6	2	0	4	107	158	4
5	Liechtenstein	6	2	0	4	126	160	4
6	Ireland	6	0	0	6	84	188	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [3]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2005

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Moldova	6	6	0	0	214	109	12
2	Azerbaijan	6	4	0	2	185	111	8
3	Scotland	6	3	0	3	111	128	6
4	England	6	2	0	4	116	145	4
5	Malta	6	3	0	3	113	153	6
6	Ireland	6	0	0	6	105	196	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [4]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2007

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group G
*Georgia	3	3	0	0	100	68	6
Moldova	3	2	0	1	91	73	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	92	62	2
Armenia	3	0	0	3	49	109	0
Group L
*Luxembourg	5	5	0	0	199	95	10
Faroe Islands	5	4	0	1	201	106	8
England	5	3	0	2	107	132	6
Ireland	5	1	1	3	112	168	3
Scotland	5	1	0	4	107	173	2
Malta	5	0	1	4	93	145	1

Reference: [6]

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Final
20.01.2008	15:00	Luxembourg	27	Georgia	28

Reference: [5]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2009

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group G1
*Georgia	3	3	0	0	123	76	6
Moldova	3	2	0	1	116	81	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	84	93	2
Armenia	3	0	0	3	50	123	0
Group G2
*Finland	3	3	0	0	113	53	6
Malta	3	2	0	1	90	76	4
Ireland	3	1	0	2	74	103	2
Scotland	3	0	0	3	64	107	0

Reference: [8]

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		Final
23.01.2010	15:30	Georgia	28	Finland	30

Reference: [7]

EHF Men’s Challenge Trophy 2012

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	93	63	6
Georgia	3	2	0	1	89	69	4
England	3	1	0	2	76	95	2
Ireland	3	0	0	3	65	96	0
Group B
*Moldova	3	3	0	0	122	71	6
Azerbaijan	3	2	0	1	96	76	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	71	110	2
Malta	3	0	0	3	70	102	0

Reference: [10]

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Final
21.01.2012	14:00	Faroe Islands	28	Moldova	30

Reference: [9]

Report

The Men’s Challenge Trophy was the European Handball Federations competition for emerging Nations. Having competed with club sides & countries like Greenland in the mid-1990s, Ireland entered this competition for the first time in 1999.

Ireland found the going tough winning only 3 matches over the course of seven trophys – once against Malta (1999) and twice against Scotland (2007 & 2009).

Ireland’s Total Record in the Competitions from 1999 to 2012 reads: Played 34 Won 3 Lost 30 Drew 1.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The object of the sport is to pass the ball using only the hands in order to get into a semi-circle around the opposing teams goal, where a shot may be taken. Each score counts as one goal, and the court is the exact same as a Futsal court indeed Futsal was invented as an Indoor version of Soccer, using the Olympic Handball court.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 1999 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/1999/round/1/Finals [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[2] European Handball Federation (2018) 2001 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2001/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[3] European Handball Federation (2018) 2003 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2003/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[4] European Handball Federation (2018) 2005 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2005/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[5] European Handball Federation (2018) 2007 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2007/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[6] European Handball Federation (2018) 2007 Men’s Challenge Trophy Main Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2007/round/2/Main+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[7] European Handball Federation (2018) 2009 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2009/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[8] European Handball Federation (2018) 2009 Men’s Challenge Trophy Main Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2009/round/2/Group+Matches [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[9] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/1/Final [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[10] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Group Phase[Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/2/Group+Phase [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2012

Final

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Final
21.01.2012	14:00	Faroe Islands	28	Moldova	30

Reference: [1]

Group Phase Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	93	63	6
Georgia	3	2	0	1	89	69	4
England	3	1	0	2	76	95	2
Ireland	3	0	0	3	65	96	0
Group B
*Moldova	3	3	0	0	122	71	6
Azerbaijan	3	2	0	1	96	76	4
Scotland	3	1	0	2	71	110	2
Malta	3	0	0	3	70	102	0

Reference: [2]

Group Phase Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Group A
04.11.2011	17:15	Georgia	31	England	25
04.11.2011	20:00	Faroe Islands	30	Ireland	20
05.11.2011	14:00	England	22	Faroe Islands	40
05.11.2011	16:00	Ireland	21	Georgia	37
06.11.2011	14:00	Georgia	21	Faroe Islands	23
06.11.2011	16:00	England	29	Ireland	24
		Group B
04.11.2011	17:30	Moldova	47	Scotland	30
04.11.2011	20:00	Azerbaijan	29	Malta	23
05.11.2011	17:00	Scotland	19	Azerbaijan	36
05.11.2011	19:00	Malta	20	Moldova	41
06.11.2011	16:00	Moldova	34	Azerbaijan	31
06.11.2011	18:00	Scotland	32	Malta	27

Reference: [2]

Report

In Ireland’s seventh time entering the competition in 2012, they were placed in the tougher Group with previous winners Georgia, Faroe Islands & England.

Ireland lost all three group games, finishing last, which was a disappointment following the promise shown in the two previous Challenge Cups.

Moldova won the tournament for the third time, beating Faroe Islands 30-28 in a close encounter in the Final.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/1/Final [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[2] European Handball Federation (2018) 2012 Men’s Challenge Trophy Group Phase[Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2012/round/2/Group+Phase [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2009

Final Round

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		Final
23.01.2010	15:30	Georgia	28	Finland	30

Reference: [1]

Main Round Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group G1
*Georgia	3	3	0	0	123	76	6
Moldova	3	2	0	1	116	81	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	84	93	2
Armenia	3	0	0	3	50	123	0
Group G2
*Finland	3	3	0	0	113	53	6
Malta	3	2	0	1	90	76	4
Ireland	3	1	0	2	74	103	2
Scotland	3	0	0	3	64	107	0

Reference: [2]

Main Round Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Group G1
30.10.2009	16:00	Georgia	41	Azerbaijan	23
30.10.2009	18:30	Moldova	46	Armenia	15
31.10.2009	16:00	Armenia	19	Georgia	44
31.10.2009	18:00	Azerbaijan	28	Moldova	36
01.11.2009	11:00	Azerbaijan	33	Armenia	16
01.11.2009	13:00	Georgia	38	Moldova	34
		Group G2
30.10.2009	17:00	Scotland	14	Finland	38
30.10.2009	20:00	Malta	36	Ireland	20
31.10.2009	17:00	Finland	38	Ireland	19
31.10.2009	19:00	Malta	34	Scotland	21
01.11.2009	16:00	Ireland	35	Scotland	29
01.11.2019	18:00	Finland	37	Malta	20

Reference: [2]

Report

In Ireland’s fifth time entering the competition in 2009, they were placed in a Western Group involving Finland, who were hardly an emerging Nation at Olympic Handball, Malta & Scotland.

Ireland had a disappointing opening loss to Malta, before defeat to eventual Champions Finland. They won their last match 35-29 to finish off bottom for the second Challenge Trophy in a row, although more could have been expected following their showing in 2007.

Finland went on to win the Trophy, 30-28 in the Final against defending Champions Georgia.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 2009 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2009/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[2] European Handball Federation (2018) 2009 Men’s Challenge Trophy Main Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2009/round/2/Group+Matches [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2007

Final Round

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Final
20.01.2008	15:00	Luxembourg	27	Georgia	28

Reference: [1]

Main Round Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group G
*Georgia	3	3	0	0	100	68	6
Moldova	3	2	0	1	91	73	4
Azerbaijan	3	1	0	2	92	62	2
Armenia	3	0	0	3	49	109	0
Group L
*Luxembourg	5	5	0	0	199	95	10
Faroe Islands	5	4	0	1	201	106	8
England	5	3	0	2	107	132	6
Ireland	5	1	1	3	112	168	3
Scotland	5	1	0	4	107	173	2
Malta	5	0	1	4	93	145	1

Reference: [2]

Main round Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Group G
25.10.2007	16:30	Moldova	33	Armenia	17
25.10.2007	18:30	Georgia	36	Azerbaijan	24
26.10.2007	16:30	Azerbaijan	27	Moldova	31
26.10.2007	18:30	Armenia	17	Georgia	35
27.10.2007	12:00	Azerbaijan	41	Armenia	15
27.10.2007	14:00	Georgia	29	Moldova	27
		Group L
24.10.2007	16:00	Scotland	20	England	31
24.10.2007	18:00	Faroe Islands	37	Malta	18
24.10.2007	20:00	Luxembourg	50	Ireland	22
25.10.2007	16:00	Ireland	21	Faroe Islands	46
25.10.2007	18:00	Malta	20	Scotland	21
25.10.2007	20:00	England	13	Luxembourg	41
26.10.2007	16:00	Faroe Islands	58	Scotland	19
26.10.2007	18:00	Ireland	17	England	24
26.10.2007	20:00	Luxembourg	40	Malta	11
27.10.2007	14:00	Malta	25	Ireland	25
27.10.2007	16:00	Faroe Islands	35	England	17
27.10.2007	18:00	Scotland	24	Luxembourg	37
28.10.2007	09:30	England	22	Malta	19
28.10.2007	11:30	Scotland	23	Ireland	27
28.10.2007	13:30	Luxembourg	31	Faroe Islands	25

Reference: [2]

Report

In Ireland’s fifth time entering the competition in 2007, they eventually finished off the bottom, with a win over Scotland and a draw with Malta in their five matches

The Tournament was doubled in size for 2007, with a separate tournament in Eastern & Western Europe, with the two winners meeting in the final.

The Western Tournament started off like the four previous Challenge Trophy’s for Ireland with three straight defeats, although a much better display was put on by Ireland, with a draw with Malta in their fourth match (25-25) and victory over Scotland in their last match by a score of 27-23 giving Ireland their first points since 1999 in the tournament. Ireland finished off bottom for the first time ever, with fourth place of six in the Western Tournament.

Newcomers Georgia defeated two-time defending Champions Moldova on the way to a narrow 28-27 victory over Luxembourg in the Final.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 2007 Men’s Challenge Trophy Final Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2007/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

[2] European Handball Federation (2018) 2007 Men’s Challenge Trophy Main Round [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2007/round/2/Main+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2005

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Moldova	6	6	0	0	214	109	12
2	Azerbaijan	6	4	0	2	185	111	8
3	Scotland	6	3	0	3	111	128	6
4	England	6	2	0	4	116	145	4
5	Malta	6	3	0	3	113	153	6
6	Ireland	6	0	0	6	105	196	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [1]

Group A Results

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
25.10.2005	10:00	Moldova	30	Scotland	14
25.10.2005	12:00	Ireland	17	Malta	27
25.10.2005	15:00	Azerbaijan	30	England	13
26.10.2005	10:00	Scotland	16	Azerbaijan	27
26.10.2005	12:00	England	25	Ireland	17
26.10.2005	15:00	Malta	14	Moldova	41
27.10.2005	10:00	Moldova	34	England	18
27.10.2005	12:00	Azerbaijan	43	Ireland	13
27.10.2005	15:00	Scotland	16	Malta	12
28.10.2005	10:00	Azerbaijan	37	Malta	14
28.10.2005	12:00	Ireland	17	Moldova	54
28.10.2005	15:00	England	20	Scotland	17
29.10.2005	10:00	Malta	23	England	22
29.10.2005	12:00	Ireland	21	Scotland	24
29.10.2005	15:00	Moldova	26	Azerbaijan	19

Reference: [1]

Group A Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
*Moldova	5	5	0	0	185	82	10
*Azerbaijan	5	4	0	1	156	82	8
^England	5	2	0	3	98	121	4
^Scotland	5	2	0	3	87	110	4
+Malta	5	2	0	3	90	133	4
+Ireland	5	0	0	5	85	173	0

Reference: [1]

Finals & Placement Matches

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		5th-6th Place
30.10.2005	11:00	Malta	23	Ireland	20
		3rd-4th Place
30.10.2005	13:30	Scotland	24	England	18
		Final
30.10.2005	16:00	Moldova	29	Azerbaijan	27

Reference: [1]

Report

In Ireland’s fourth time entering the competition in 2005, they lost all their matches for the third time in a row, although this time they only lost 24-21 to Scotland in their final group game, and 23-20 to Malta in the 5th-6th place match. Malta had previously beaten England.

Moldova won the Tournament for the second time in a row, again defeating Azerbaijan in the Final, although this encounter was closer (29-27). Scotland defeated England 24-18 to take bronze.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 2005 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2005/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2003

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Moldova	6	5	0	1	223	85	10
2	Azerbaijan	6	5	0	1	179	104	10
3	Great Britain	6	4	0	2	114	134	8
4	Malta	6	2	0	4	107	158	4
5	Liechtenstein	6	2	0	4	126	160	4
6	Ireland	6	0	0	6	84	188	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [1]

Group A Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
17.12.2003	15:00	Azerbaijan	32	Liechtenstein	16
17.12.2003	17:00	Great Britain	9	Moldova	38
17.12.2003	20:00	Malta	25	Ireland	14
18.12.2003	09:00	Azerbaijan	29	Great Britain	14
18.12.2003	11:00	Liechtenstein	17	Malta	20
18.12.2003	13:00	Ireland	6	Moldova	47
18.12.2003	17:00	Liechtenstein	23	Great Britain	27
18.12.2003	19:00	Moldova	46	Malta	13
18.12.2003	21:00	Ireland	10	Azerbaijan	36
19.12.2003	15:00	Azerbaijan	20	Moldova	19
19.12.2003	17:00	Liechtenstein	23	Ireland	22
19.12.2003	19:00	Great Britain	19	Malta	16
20.12.2003	13:00	Great Britain	26	Ireland	12
20.12.2003	15:00	Moldova	41	Liechtenstein	16
20.12.2003	17:00	Malta	17	Azerbaijan	43

Reference: [1]

Group A Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
*Azerbaijan	5	5	0	0	160	76	10
*Moldova	5	4	0	1	191	66	8
^Great Britain	5	3	0	2	95	118	6
^Malta	5	2	0	3	91	139	4
+Liechtenstein	5	1	0	4	95	142	2
+Ireland	5	0	0	5	66	157	0

Reference: [1]

Finals & Placement Matches

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		5th-6th Place
21.12.2003	11:00	Ireland	18	Liechtenstein	31
		3rd-4th Place
21.12.2003	13:00	Malta	16	Great Britain	19
		Final
21.12.2003	15:00	Moldova	32	Azerbaijan	19

Reference: [1]

Report

In Ireland’s third time entering the competition in 2003, they lost all their matches for the second time in a row, although this time they came close against tiny Liechtenstein in the group phase, losing 23-22, only to lose by a wide margin (31-18) in the 5th-6th place playoff to the same opposition.

Moldova won the Tournament this time around, after losing the previous two finals.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 2003 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2003/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 2001

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Latvia	5	5	0	0	181	105	10
2	Estonia	5	3	0	2	139	122	6
3	Moldova	5	3	0	2	150	122	6
4	Cyprus	5	3	0	2	172	107	6
5	Luxembourg	5	3	0	2	171	99	6
6	Armenia	5	2	0	3	113	183	4
7	Malta	5	1	0	4	92	182	2
8	Ireland	5	0	0	5	80	212	0

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [1]

Group Stage Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Group A
26.12.2001	15:30	Luxembourg	49	Malta	12
26.12.2001	19:00	Latvia	35	Estonia	23
27.12.2001	13:00	Estonia	24	Luxembourg	19
27.12.2001	19:00	Malta	13	Latvia	43
28.12.2001	15:00	Estonia	43	Malta	13
28.12.2001	19:00	Latvia	37	Luxembourg	27
		Group B
26.12.2001	13:30	Cyprus	43	Armenia	13
26.12.2001	20:45	Moldova	35	Ireland	13
27.12.2001	15:00	Ireland	15	Cyprus	53
27.12.2001	17:00	Armenia	22	Moldova	43
28.12.2001	13:00	Cyprus	27	Moldova	25
28.12.2001	17:00	Armenia	35	Ireland	22

Reference: [1]

Group Stage Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Latvia	3	3	0	0	115	63	6
*Estonia	3	2	0	1	90	67	4
Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	95	73	2
Malta	3	0	0	3	38	135	0
Group B
*Cyprus	3	3	0	0	123	53	6
*Moldova	3	2	0	1	103	62	4
Armenia	3	1	0	2	70	108	2
Ireland	3	0	0	3	50	123	0

Reference: [1]

Finals & Placement Matches

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		Cross Matches
29.12.2001	13:00	Luxembourg	57	Ireland	9
29.12.2001	15:00	Armenia	26	Malta	22
		Semi-Finals
29.12.2001	17:00	Latvia	35	Moldova	20
29.12.2001	19:00	Cyprus	24	Estonia	27
		7th-8th Place
30.12.2001	09:30	Ireland	21	Malta	32
		5th-6th Place
30.12.2001	11:30	Luxembourg	53	Armenia	17
		3rd-4th Place
30.12.2001	13:30	Moldova	27	Cyprus	25
		Final
30.12.2001	15:30	Latvia	31	Estonia	22

Reference: [1]

Report

In Ireland’s second time entering the competition in 2001, they found the task even harder than in 1999, with newly independent countries like Estonia & Latvia, where the sport has been played for decades, dominating.

Ireland and Malta (the only team they beat in 1999) were outclassed by the more established emerging nations, and again met in the last placement match, where this tome Malta won 32-21, leaving Ireland with a record of 5 losses from 5 matches.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 2001 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/2001/round/1/Final+Round [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

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Last Updated: 26 September 2019

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September 26, 2019

European Handball Federation | Men’s Challenge Trophy 1999

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Cyprus	6	5	0	1	199	88	10
2	Moldova	6	5	0	1	216	97	10
3	Great Britain	6	4	0	2	159	118	8
4	Armenia	6	2	0	4	148	178	4
5	Ireland	6	1	0	5	75	197	2
6	Malta	6	1	0	5	88	207	2

Reference: Compiled from Results & Table in [1]

Group A Results

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
14.09.1999	15:00	Moldova	47	Malta	13
14.09.1999	16:30	Great Britain	34	Ireland	11
14.09.1999	19:40	Cyprus	41	Armenia	20
15.09.1999	16:00	Armenia	18	Moldova	47
15.09.1999	18:00	Ireland	6	Cyprus	43
15.09.1999	20:00	Malta	8	Great Britain	34
16.09.1999	16:00	Moldova	47	Ireland	7
16.09.1999	18:00	Great Britain	10	Cyprus	27
16.09.1999	20:00	Malta	18	Armenia	37
17.09.1999	16:00	Moldova	33	Great Britain	22
17.09.1999	17:50	Cyprus	51	Malta	10
17.09.1999	20:00	Armenia	34	Ireland	13
18.09.1999	16:00	Ireland	15	Malta	20
18.09.1999	18:00	Great Britain	29	Armenia	19
18.09.1999	20:00	Cyprus	16	Moldova	22

Reference: [1]

Group A Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
*Moldova	5	5	0	0	196	76	10
*Cyprus	5	4	0	1	178	68	8
^Great Britain	5	3	0	2	129	98	6
^Armenia	5	2	0	3	128	148	4
+Malta	5	1	0	4	69	184	2
+Ireland	5	0	0	5	52	178	0

Reference: [1] Note: * Qualify for Final / ^ Qualify for 3rd-4th Place Playoff / + Qualify for 5th-6th Place Playoff

Finals & Placement Matches

Date	Time	Team 1		Team 2
		5th-6th Place
19.09.1999	09:30	Ireland	23	Malta	19
		3rd-4th Place
19.09.1999	11:30	Great Britain	30	Armenia	20
		Final
19.09.1999	17:30	Moldova	20	Cyprus	21

Reference: [1]

Report

They found the level hard-going at first, losing all five group games, before winning their final placement match 23-19 over Malta.

About

Olympic Handball, sometimes called Team Handball or European Handball, is a team sport similar to Indoor Soccer or Futsal, except hands are used rather than feet.

The sport was invented in Germany & Northern Europe at the end of the 19th Century & beginning of the 20th Century.

References

Websites

[1] European Handball Federation (2018) 1999 Men’s Challenge Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.eurohandball.com/trophy/men/1999/round/1/Finals [Accessed 25 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

September 17, 2019

Rounders-Baseball International Rules 2008

Baseball Ireland Logo [3]

Results

Date	Rounders Team		Baseball Team
	Rounders Game		Morris Park, Ballon, Co. Carlow
29.03.2008	GAA Rounders All-Stars	39	Dublin Spartans	35

Reference: [1]

Report

The game started slowly with the Dublin Spartans getting used to the Rounders rules, however, the pace picked up once they got used to them, and the GAA Rounders All-Stars were under pressure with a lot of high balls dropped. The GAA Rounders All-Stars won what proved to be a lively and exciting match, by a slim 39-35 margin. [1]

A return match playing under Baseball rules was discussed. [1]

About

While no Compromise Rules have ever been introduced for Rounders-Baseball, it is customary for International Rules matches to be played under first Rounders rules, and then Baseball or Softball rules, with each team getting a chance to try out the other teams sport.

Baseball and Rounders are both similar Bat-Ball-and-bases games, where the goal is to hit a ball pitched by the pitcher, and run around a square infield with four bases back to home base or plate as it is known in Baseball. There are 9 players on both teams though only the batter is on field when the offense is up. All 9 players take the field when defense is up. A player is out when caught out or tagged before reaching a base. After 3 outs an innings ends. There are 9 innings for both teams in a match. Scores are one point for each players who gets back home.

A Sliotar (Hurling Ball) is used in Rounders, and a Baseball (similar in size but harder) in Baseball. Players wear mits in Baseball, but in Rounders bare hands are used to catch the ball. Baseball is thought to have descended from Rounders. [1]

References

Internet Archive

[1] Rounders Council | Internet Archive (2008) GAA Rounders All Stars v Spartans Baseball [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20080718231934/http://rounders.gaa.ie/cgi-bin/newsdisplay.cgi?rm=viewListing;plugin_data_id=36305;site_id=1783 [Accessed 17 September 2019]

Images

[2] Rounders Council | Internet Archive (2008) GAA Rounders Bannerl [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20080718231934im_/http://rounders.gaa.ie/banner/banner.jpg [Accessed 17 September 2019]

[3] Baseball Ireland (2017) Baseball Ireland Logo Car Sticker [Internet] http://www.baseballireland.com/images/carsticker.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

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Last Updated: 17 September 2019

September 9, 2019

Camanachd Association Shinty National Division 2019

Camanachd Association Logo

Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Fort William	14	14	0	0	68	19	28
Glasgow Mid Argyll	14	8	4	2	34	10	20
Glenurquhart	14	7	3	4	52	26	17
Skye	14	8	1	5	49	29	17
Oban Celtic	14	5	3	6	31	46	13
Beauly	14	4	2	8	24	38	10
Strathglass	14	1	2	11	13	52	4
Bute	14	0	3	11	8	59	3

Reference: [1]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
02.03.2019	Skye	p	Glasgow Mid Argyll	p
02.03.2019	Beauly	4	Fort William	5
02.03.2019	Glenurquhart	3	Strathglass	0
02.03.2019	Oban Celtic	a	Bute	a
	Week 2
09.03.2019	Beauly	p	Bute	p
09.03.2019	Glasgow Mid Argyll	p	Glenurquhart	p
09.03.2019	Strathglass	p	Skye	p
09.03.2019	Fort William	5	Oban Celtic	1
	Week 3
16.03.2019	Glasgow Mid Argyll	t	Strathglass	t
16.03.2019	Oban Celtic	p	Beauly	p
16.03.2019	Skye	r	Glenurquhart	r
16.03.2019	Glenurquhart	p	Skye	p
	Week 4
23.03.2019	Strathglass	b	Beauly	b
23.03.2019	Bute	0	Glasgow Mid Argyll	0
23.03.2019	Fort William	3	Skye	2
23.03.2019	Glenurquhart	9	Oban Celtic	0
	Week 5
30.03.2019	Glasgow Mid-Argyll	1	Glenurquhart	1
30.03.2019	Oban Celtic	5	Bute	4
	Week 6
06.04.2019	Glasgow Mid Argyll	1	Fort William	2
06.04.2019	Skye	5	Beauly	0
	Week 7
13.04.2019	Glenurquhart	7	Bute	0
13.04.2019	Oban Celtic	2	Skye	5
13.04.2019	Fort William	6	Strathglass	0
13.04.2019	Glasgow Mid Argyll	1	Beauly	0
	Week 8
04.05.2019	Strathglass	1	Beauly	5
	Week 9
18.05.2019	Oban Celtic	1	Beauly	1
18.05.2019	Fort William	5	Bute	0
	Week 10
25.05.2019	Skye	2	Oban Celtic	5
	Week 11
01.06.2019	Strathglass	2	Bute	0
	Week 12
08.06.2019	Beauly	1	Glenurquhart	2
08.06.2019	Strathglass	1	Skye	5
	Week 13
15.06.2019	Beauly	3	Oban Celtic	0
15.06.2019	Skye	2	Fort William	5
	Week 14
22.06.2019	Bute	0	Beauly	3
22.06.2019	Glenurquhart	2	Fort William	3
22.06.2019	Skye	7	Strathglass	0
	Week 15
28.06.2019	Strathglass	0	Glenurquhart	5
29.06.2019	Fort William	7	Beauly	0
29.06.2019	Glasgow Mid Argyll	3	Skye	1
29.06.2019	Bute	1	Oban Celtic	4
	Week 16
06.07.2019	Oban Celtic	1	Glasgow Mid Argyll	1
06.07.2019	Bute	0	Fort William	6
06.07.2019	Glenurquhart	7	Beauly	0
	Week 17
13.07.2019	Skye	4	Bute	0
	Week 18
20.07.2019	Bute	1	Strathglass	1
20.07.2019	Glenurquhart	3	Skye	3
	Week 19
27.07.2019	Oban Celtic	2	Fort William	5
27.07.2019	Beauly	5	Strathglass	3
27.07.2019	Glenurquhart	0	Glasgow Mid Argyll	2
	Week 20
10.08.2019	Beauly	1	Skye	2
10.08.2019	Glasgow Mid Argyll	4	Oban Celtic	0
10.08.2019	Fort William	7	Glenurquhart	1
	Week 21
17.08.2019	Strathglass	2	Fort William	5
17.08.2019	Bute	0	Skye	5
17.08.2019	Beauly	0	Glasgow Mid Argyll	3
	Week 22
24.08.2019	Strathglass	3	Oban Celtic	4
	Week 23
31.08.2019	Skye	p	Glasgow Mid Argyll	p
31.08.2019	Oban Celtic	p	Strathglass	p
31.08.2019	Bute	p	Glenurquhart	p
	Week 24
14.09.2019	Glasgow Mid Argyll	0	Strathglass	0
	Week 25
21.09.2019	Oban Celtic	3	Strathglass	0
21.09.2019	Beauly	1	Bute	1
21.09.2019	Skye	5	Glenurquhart	3
	Week 26
28.09.2019	Strathglass	0	Glasgow Mid Argyll	3
28.09.2019	Oban Celtic	3	Glenurquhart	3
	Week 27
05.10.2019	Bute	1	Glenurquhart	6
05.10.2019	Skye	1	Glasgow Mid Argyll	3
	Week 28
19.10.2019	Fort William	4	Glasgow Mid Argyll	2

References: [2-4]Note: p – Postponed due to unplayable field / a – match abandoned – unplayable field / r – match reversed to away teams field / t – postponed due to travel warning / postponed due to bereavement.

References

Websites

[1] Camanachd Association | Fixtures Live (2019) Mowi National Division 2019 | Table [Internet] Available from: https://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=statzone_comp.ashx%3fdivID%3d59106 [Accessed 11 December 2019]

[2] Camanachd Association | Fixtures Live (2019) Mowi National Division 2019 Detail | 1-30 [Internet] Available from: https://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=comp_all_fixtures.ashx%3fdivisionID%3d59106 [Accessed 11 December 2019]

[3] Camanachd Association | Fixtures Live (2019) Mowi National Division 2019 Detail 31-60 [Internet] Available from: https://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=comp_all_fixtures.ashx%3fdivisionID%3d59106%26page%3d2 [Accessed 11 December 2019]

[4] Camanachd Association | Fixtures Live (2019) Mowi National Division 2019 Detail 61-90 [Internet] Available from: https://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=comp_all_fixtures.ashx%3fdivisionID%3d59106%26page%3d3 [Accessed 11 December 2019]

Images

[2] Camanachd Association (2017) Camanachd Association Logo [Internet] https://www.shinty.com/uploads/news-images/_w800fit/camanach-logo-wide.jpg [Accessed 9 March 2018]

[3] Shinty.com (2017) Shinty.com Logo [Internet] http://www.shinty.com/images/logo.gif [Accessed 20 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emerson Callender

About this document

Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 11 December 2019