Irish Olympic Handball Association | Senior Men’s League 2017-18

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League Table

 

  P W D L GF GA Pts
x – Dublin City 10 9 0 1 323 270 18
x – Dublin International 9 6 0 3 281 255 12
x – Dublin Wings 10 5 0 5 303 257 10
x – Astra HC 10 5 0 5 281 286 10
UC Cork 10 3 0 7 239 251 6
UC Dublin 9 1 0 8 203 311 2

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Playoff Results

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Semi-Finals (DCU)      
21.04.2018 Dublin City 30 Astra 26
21.04.2018 Dublin International 41 Dublin Wings 30
  Final (DCU)      
28.04.2018 Dublin City HC 26 Dublin International HC 28

 

Regular Season Results

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  
  Week 1      
12.09.2017 Dublin City 38 Astra HC 27
  Week 2      
21.10.2017 Dublin Wings 37 Astra 25
22.10.2017 Dublin City 26 Dublin International 29
  Week 3      
05.11.2017 UC Dublin 26 UC Cork 36
  Week 4      
11.11.2017 Dublin International 25 UC Cork 19
11.11.2017 Dublin Wings 25 Dublin City 30
12.11.2017 Astra 24 UC Dublin 25
  Week 5      
19.11.2017 UC Dublin 17 Dublin International 38
  Week 6      
26.11.2017 UC Dublin 18 Dublin Wings 33
  Week 7      
02.12.2016 Dublin International 38 Dublin City 39
03.12.2016 UC Cork 23 Astra 20
  Week 8      
09.12.2016 Dublin Wings 31 Dublin International 33
09.12.2016 Dublin City   Astra  
  Week 9      
14.01.2017 Astra 32 Dublin Wings 31
  Week 10      
20.01.2017 UC Cork 24 Dublin City 26
21.01.2017 UC Dublin 22 Astra 33
  Week 11      
28.01.2017 UC Cork 26 Dublin International 30
  Week 12      
04.02.2017 Astra 36 Dublin International 29
  Week 13      
10.02.2017 Dublin City 38 UC Dublin 19
10.02.2017 Dublin Wings 32 UC Cork 21
  Week 14      
25.02.2017 Astra 28 Dubllin City 32
25.02.2017 Dublin International 31 Dublin Wings 29
25.02.2017 UC Cork 29 UC Dublin 17
  Week 16      
10.03.2017 Dublin International c UC Dublin c
11.03.2017 UC Cork 17 Dublin Wings 25
  Week 17      
07.04.2017 Astra 24 UC Cork 21
08.04.2017 Dublin City 26 Dublin Wings 22
09.04.2017 UC Dublin 35 Dublin City 42
  Week 18      
14.04.2017 Dublin Wings 38 UC Dublin 24
14.04.2017 Dublin International 28 Astra 32
14.04.2017 Dublin City 26 UC Cork 23

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Report

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Regular Season

Defending Champions Dublin City won the regular season dropping only one match to Dublin International at the start of the season. also qualifying for the semi-finals were Dublin International, newcomers Dublin Wings, and Astra, who put up a good new year’s run. [2][3]

Semi-Finals

Dublin City 30 Astra 26: Astra’s good post-new year run ended in the playoffs as time ran out as they closed in on the defending champions, losing in the end by a narrow four-goal margin.[3]

Dublin International 41 Dublin Wings 30: Experience told over youth as the league’s newcomers were no match for Dublin International, who pulled away from a 19-18 halftime lead to win comfortably.[3]

Final

Dublin City 26 Dublin International 28: Dublin International returned to dominance in the IOHA Men’s league after missing out on the Final in 2017. Despite a strong performance from Dublin City, and home-court advantage in DCU, they failed to prevent Dublin International bringing the title back to Phibblestown, where it has an almost permanent place. The final scoreline was extremely close, ending 28-26 in DIHC’s favour.[4]

 

Clubs and Awards

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Venues

 

Team Venue
Astra Handball Club Ballinteer Community Centre, D16, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dublin City Handball St. Laurence O’Toole Recreation Centre, Sheriff St. Lower, D1, Dublin City
Dublin International HC Phibblestown Community College, D15, Co. Fingal
Dublin Wings Tallaght Sports Complex, D24, Co. South Dublin
University College Cork UCC, Cork City
University College Dublin UCD Sports Centre, Belfield, D4, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

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References

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Websites

 

[1] Irish Olympic Handball Association Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Photo 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrelandHandball/photos/a.130457087021594.25309.130456927021610/704450462955584/?type=1&theater [Accessed 18 February 2017]

[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2018) IOHA 2017-18 Senior Leagues [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/competitions/ioha-2017-18-senior-leagues/ [Accessed 30 April 2018]

[3] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2018) Cream rises to top after semi final Saturday [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/2018/04/23/cream-rises-to-the-top-after-semi-final-saturday/ [Accessed 30 April 2018]

[4] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2018) DI men rise to summit- Astra ladies complete perfect season [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/2018/05/04/di-men-return-to-summit-astra-ladies-complete-perfect-season/ [Accessed 14 May 2018]

[5] Astra Handball Club – Dublin Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ASTRAHANDBALL/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]

[6] Dublin City Handball Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DublinCityHandball/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]

[7] Dublin International HC Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Dublin-International-HC-356697794348555/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]

[8] Dublin Wings Handball Club Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DublinWingsHC/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]

[9] UCD Olympic Handball Club Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ucdohc/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]

[10] UCC Olympic Handball Club Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/UCCOHC/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alan Delaney, Ballinteer Community School

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 10 July 2019

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