The England Handball Association is the governing body for non-

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

related matters of

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. The British Handball Association has governance over matters relating to the

. It is an Associate member of the

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Au ...

(EHF).

League

The men's league in England is currently divided into three tiers. The elite tier is the Premier Handball League in which 12 teams from England compete to be the national champion split in 2 regions (North and South). The second tier is the Regional League. This competition is currently divided into North and South (and South West and East). Following an end of season play-off in May/June, the overall winners are promoted to the Premier League, replacing the team finishing last in the top division. The runners-up in the Championship play a sudden death promotion match against the seventh placed team in the Super 8 for a place in the top division for the following season. The lowest tier of competition in senior men's handball in England is the third tier which consists of regional development leagues. The number of divisions varies from year to year during the 2014/15 season there were five regional leagues, London, South-West, East, Midlands and North. As of 2016/17 there are four regional leagues, North, Midlands, South-West and South-East. The South-East regional league is divided into three divisions, Tier 1, 2A and 2B, so 2A and 2B make up the fourth tier of English handball. There is no automatic promotion from the third to the second tier. The third tier is where clubs are able to demonstrate their development and ability to meet the criteria to join the competition at the second tier.

England Handball League (1972 -2011)

Men's England Handball League Winners (1972 -2011)

Women's England Handball League Winners (1975 -2011)

Premier Handball League (2012 - today)

Main Page: Premier Handball League

Men's Premier Handball League Winners

Women's Premier Handball League Winners

Championship (2nd Tier)

Men's Championship Winners

Data source: 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) ''Handball Directory''. page 12;. 2006

Regional Development Leagues (3rd Tier)

EHA National Cup

The EHA offers two cup competitions for senior males. The EHA National Cup is the cup competition for the top clubs in England. Any club meeting the qualifying criteria may enter. Clubs not eligible for the National Cup may enter the EHA League Cup.

Men's EHA National Cup Winners

Women's EHA National Cup Winners

EHA National Shield (Previously League Cup)

Clubs not eligible for the National Cup may enter the EHA League Cup.

Men's National Shield Winners

Women's National Shield Winners

References

External links

England Handball

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Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...