Dundee Handball Club, is a

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club from

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. They play in the Scottish National League, their first season being 2011/2012.

History

Dundee Handball Club was formed in 2011 as a result of the need for the sport in Dundee by foreign players. In its first year, the handball club only hosted a men's team and was based at the ISE,ise – institute of sport and exercise – Homepage
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. Dundee Handball Club is affiliated to the

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Scottish Handball Association
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Scottish Handball League The Scottish Handball League is the premier handball competition for teams in Scotland. The league is regulated by the Scottish Handball Association and is based on a standard round robin format with each team playing one another twice with 2 poin ...

. With the entrance of Dundee Handball Club into the

the competition, between the teams within the league, has grown stronger. Dundee Handball Club had a good first year as they finished 5th in the

. The men's team also reached the Final stage of the Scottish National Handball Cup, beating both RGU Aberdeen HC in the Quarter-final stage and Ravenscraig HC in the Semi-final stage. They lost to Edinburgh HC in the Final, but DHC showed they are a competitive club and a strong rival for all teams in the

. In their second year, Dundee Handball Club established the first Women's Handball team in Dundee, with players from all over Europe. The ladies went on to compete in the

, finishing last but gaining a tremendous amount of experience. They went on to compete in the Scottish National Handball Cup and reaching the Semi-final stage, where they withdrew due to the lack of players available to compete. The men's team, with 1 years experience managed to finish in 4th place in the

, above newcomers RGU Aberdeen HC and just below veterans Glasgow HC. In the cup fixtures, the men beat RGU Aberdeen HC in the quarter-final stage and managed to give Tryst HC a run for their money in the Semi-final stage, but lost to, Champions and Cup winners 2012/2013, Tryst HC. The club purports to welcome students and non-students of all ages, abilities, genders and nationalities and draws players from the student body at both

and

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. DHC is run by a committee of two

dedicated individuals (Jamie Lau & Stelios Nikolaou), but also works in partnership with SportDundee (

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Previous Seasons

2011 / 2012

Squad

League Fixtures/Results

Top goalscorers

Men's League table 2011/12

For this season a new points system has been adopted for both the men's and women's leagues: *3 Points for a Win *2 Points for a Draw *1 Point for a Defeat by 10 goals or less *0 Points for a Defeat greater than 11 goals The reason for this is to make both league's more competitive.

History

Previous Seasons

2011 / 2012

Squad

League Fixtures/Results

Top goalscorers

Men's League table 2011/12

Current Season 2012/2013

Teams

References

External links