The Premier Handball League is the highest level of men's club

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. It is organised by the

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History

The Premier Handball League was formerly known as the Super 8, and was re-branded for the 2017/18 season Data sources: 1972-2019; 1975-1976 Wirral Handball Club ''Clubs and Honours''; 1977-1982 Midlands Handball Association (1982) ''Handball Directory''. page 12.; 1983 British Handball Association ''Word is ...'' No.5 page 3;

Format

The league consists of 8 teams which play each other twice in a season, once at each club's home venue. 3 points are awarded for each win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss. Should the situation occur that two or more clubs finish with the same number of points, their final positions shall be determined by (and in the following order): a. goal difference; b. taking into account the results of the headtohead Super 8 matches between the clubs concerned; c. goals scored; d. further matches played at a neutral venue. The team finishing bottom of the Men's Premier Handball League (8th Place) will be relegated directly to their nearest Championship League (North or South). Following the final matches of the Championship, a series of playoff matches will take place to determine the club which will be promoted to the following season's Super 8. The top 2 clubs from each Championship league will play 2 semifinals as follows: *North 1 v South 2 *South 1 v North 2. The winners of the above semifinals will then play one match to determine the promotion spot.

European competitions

The Premier Handball League contributes teams to

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club competitions. The England Handball Association is awarded places in European competition based on its

EHF coefficient rank The EHF coefficient rank is a list made by European Handball Federation. The list is a result of the clubs of the EHF member federations' results in the EHF Champions League (CL), EHF European League (EL), EHF Cup Winners' Cup (CWC) and EHF Europea ...

. Currently the Premier Handball League provides 1 team to the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

and 3 teams to the

EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ...

References

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History

Format

European competitions

See also

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