Dublin International Handball Club

Dublin International HC
Type Sports association
Legal status Handball Club
Purpose Development of Handball in Dublin
Location
Region served
Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland
Website http://dublinhandball.com/
Dublin International HC (men)
Founded 2007
Arena Phibblestown Community Center
Head coach Boris Selak
League Irish national league
2015–16 1st
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Dublin International HC (women)
Founded 2013
Arena Phibblestown Community Center
Head coach Eva Herczegne Dajka
League Irish national league
2015–16 1st
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Dublin International Handball Club or DIHC is a Dublin based "team" handball club and a member of the Irish Olympic Handball Association.

DI HC was founded in 2007, as a result of a failed deal with DIT, whose name was used previously. DIT was the first Irish team to compete in European Cup.[1]

Since its creation, the men’s team has won 7 All-Ireland championships and 4 Irish cup in 9 years. They have also participate to 3 EHF challenge cup.

The women team, created in 2013, won twice the all-Ireland championship the following year’s and the Irish cup in 2016.

In 2015, a young section have been created in Blanchardstown area, Dublin 15.

History

1999 - 2007: DIT Scorpions[2]

The club was established in 1999 by Colin Brosnan as DIT Handball Club. Halfway through its first season, 1999 / 2000, the club was renamed to DIT Scorpions in order to avoid being mistaken as a Gaelic handball club.

In the 2001/02 season, the club recorded its first ever win, and managed to claim 2nd place in Ireland's second division after losing the divison final to Dagda.

In 2006/07 the club won its first Irish championship. During the following season, DIT took part in the EHF challenge cup, and in doing so, became the first Irish handball club to compete in a European competition.

2007/08: Split from DIT

After the 2006/07 season, DIT Scorpions decided to end their affiliation with DIT. Given its international mix of players, the club was renamed Dublin International Handball Club (DIHC). The founder members are KAMBIC Bojan, CLARKE Magnus Sean, SELAK Boris, BREZAK Marko and MARTINONIS Tomas.

In its maiden season as DIHC, the club finished as runners up to Lughnasa Handball Club in the national league.

2008 - 2013: National domination

From the start of the 2008/09 campaign to the final of the 2012/13, the club remained unbeaten[3] in all Irish competitions and recorded 4 successive national championships. In 2012 and 2013 the club also won the first two editions of the IOHA cup. The unbeaten run came to an end in the all-Ireland final of the 2012/13 season, where Astra Handball Club clinched the Irish championship by winning 35-31 after extra time.

Between 2009 and 2011, DIHC took part in the EHF Challenge Cup over three successive seasons. By recording a 30-26 win over Olympia Handball Club (ENG), the club became only the second ever Irish team to win in a European competition.

Also in 2009, Dublin International Handball Club organize the first, and so far only, Anglo Irish cup against london great dane, the english team won the trophy after an intense match 32-35.[4]

Since 2013: Consolidation and expansion

With the start of the 2012/2013 season, DIHC permanently relocated to train and play out of Phibblestown Community Centre. This enabled the club to expand by launching a women's team in 2013 and a junior section in 2015.

The 2013/2014 season saw the men's team bounce back and regain their title after another close final against Astra Handball Club. The same season also ended in the club's third successive IOHA Cup win, and a third place IOHA cup finish for the women's team.

In 2014/15, DIHC won both the men's and women's all-Ireland championship.

European participation [5]

3 + 1 Challenge cup participation

DIHC and its predecessor DIT Scorpions participated in four editions of the EHF challenge cup, more than any other Irish club:

- 2006/07 in Hamm (Germany) as DIT with matches against Locomotiv-Polyot Cheljabinsk (RUS), TIME Burevestnik, Luhansk (UKR) and University of Manchester HC (ENG).
- 2009/2010 in Sisak (Croatia) with matches against Drammen HK (NO), Pals Groep (NED) and RK Siscia (CRO).
- 2010/2011 in Buzet (Croatia) with matches against HC Polytechnik (UKR), Olympia Handball (ENG) and Buzet (CRO).
- 2011/2012 in Msida (Malta) with matches against London GD HC (ENG), Ruislip Eagles HC (ENG) and Aloysians ProMinent (MLT).

DIHC players in EHF challenge cup

Season 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 DI 2006/2007 DI +DIT
Flag Country Players \ Location Sisak Buzet Msida Total Hamm Total
Croatia (CRO) BREZAK Marko 13 10 16 39 1 40
Lithuania (LTU) MARTINONIS Tomas 6 15 16 37 16 53
Poland (POL) BORON Matesz 8 15 23 23
Republic of Ireland (IRL) SEFROUN Hichem 16 16 6 22
Republic of Ireland (IRL) ANDERSSON Kari 16 16 16
Republic of Ireland (IRL) O'REILLY Christopher 6 5 11 11
Brazil (BRA) ANTUNES Eduardo Amuri 10 10 10
Serbia (SRB) ARSENOVIC Rade 2 5 2 9 9
Italy (ITA) ATTANASIO Giovanni 6 6 6
United Kingdom (GBR) CLARKE Magnus Sean 1 2 2 5 0 5
Mauritius (MRI) MALIE David 5[6] 5 5
Germany (GER) GRASSL Thomas 1 0 3 4 4
Romania (ROU) DEAC Marius 4 4 4
Mauritius (MRI) GIOVANNI PILLAY Michael 2 1 3 3
Croatia (CRO) KAMBIC Bojan 2 1 3 6 9
France (FRA) BATAILLE Romaric 0 2 2 2
Lithuania (LTU) JANULEVICIUS Gintaras 1 1 1
Slovakia (SVK) MAREC Ladislav 1 1 1
Poland (POL) CIBA Dariusz 1 1 1
Croatia (CRO) SELAK Boris 0 0 4[7] 4
France (FRA) FREDIN Nicolas 0 0 0 0
Norway (NOR) MAARD Ove 0 0 0
France (FRA) GEOFFROY Steve 0 0 0
Moldova (MDA) CIORNII Alexei 3 3
Romania (ROU) INTA Marius 1 1
Spain (ESP) JIMENEZ Jesus 0 0
Republic of Ireland (IRL) JORDAN Emmet 1 1
France (FRA) LEMMONIER Thomas 4 4
France (FRA) SKORBACKI Gregory 0 0
Germany (GER) VUKOVIC Damir 0 0

Club Achievements

Men's First Team

7 All-Ireland championship:

   - Winner: 2009,[8] 2010, 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2014,[11] 2015,[12] 2016  (2006 as DIT)
   - Runners-up: 2008, 2013

4 IOHA cup:

   - Winner: 2012,[13] 2013,[14] 2014,[15] 2016
   - Runners-up: 2015

Women's First Team

2 All-Ireland championship:

   - Winner: 2015,[16] 2016[17]

1 IOHA Cup:

   - Winner: 2016
   - Runners-up: 2015
   - 3rd: 2014

1 Edinburgh International Handball tournament:

   - Winner: 2015 [18]

References

  1. ↑ Details at http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/chc/men/2006-07/clubs/010971/DIT+Dublin
  2. ↑ Details at http://olympichandball.dit.ie/
  3. ↑ Details at https://sporteire.wordpress.com/category/olympic-handball/
  4. ↑ Details at http://ireland-handball.blogspot.ie/2009/06/summer-news-big-post-of-little-news.html
  5. ↑ Details and score sheets available at http://www.eurohandball.com/federations/irl/Ireland
  6. ↑ DIHC website mention that few mistake were made on the score match, the 5 goals from Malie David (Injured) should be for Tomas Martinonis
  7. ↑ DIHC website mention that few mistake were made on the score match, the 4 goals for Boris Selak (Goalkeeper) should be for Marko Brezak
  8. ↑ Details at http://ireland-handball.blogspot.ie/2009/05/league-finals.html
  9. ↑ Details at http://ireland-handball.blogspot.ie/2011/05/dublin-international-is-irish-champion.html
  10. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2012/06/06/dublin-international-complete-double/
  11. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2014/04/28/dublin-international-take-gold-after-epic-battle-with-astra/
  12. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2015/04/27/dublin-international-retain-senior-mens-title/
  13. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2012/06/06/dublin-international-complete-double/
  14. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2013/04/29/dublin-international-retain-irish-men%E2%80%99s-cup/
  15. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2014/03/05/dublin-international-men-and-astra-ladies-claim-1st-silverware-of-2014/
  16. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2015/04/25/dublin-international-ladies-claim-league-honours/
  17. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2016/04/24/double-double-delight-for-dublin-international-hc/
  18. ↑ Details at http://www.olympichandball.org/2015/10/27/dublin-international-ladies-victorious-in-edinburgh/

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