Islington Handball Club


Islington Handball Club is an amateur English handball club based in Islington, London, UK. The club fields men's, women's and youth's teams, and competes in South Division of the Premier Handball League, England Handball Association’s top male and female competition.
The men’s team achieved promotion back to the first division in 2023, whilst the women’s team achieved promotion to the first division in 2024.
The club has more than 120 members representing around 20 different nationalities.
The motto of the club is ‘Join the Mischief’.

History

The club was founded in 2012, but it was later incorporated as a Community Interest Company in 2017.
IHC started after an influx of interest in the sport due to the 2012 London Olympics. The club had initially three teams. The teams competed in EHA's regional leagues.
In 2017, the men's team reached the English Cup final and secured promotion to the top English Handball competition, the Handball Premier League. The club failed to take up due to administrative mistakes, and was demoted to third division.

Teams

IHC currently fields five teams in EHA competitions:
Three men's teams:
  • Team 1, competing in the EHA Premier League.
  • Team 2, competing in the EHA Regional League South 1. The team acts as a development base for potential Team 1 players.
  • Team 3, competing in the EHA Regional League South 2. The team is open to players of any skill-level.
Two women's teams:
  • Team 1, competing in the EHA Premier League.
  • Team 2, competing in the EHA Regional League South. The team acts both as a development base for potential Team 1 players, and an all-skill-level team.
A youth team, aiming to introduce children under 18 to the game, is also part of the club.

Men’s Team

Team 1

Coach: Icham Benallal
Goalkeepers
  • M. Garriga
  • C. Baudot
  • Y. Argac
Right wingers
Left wingers
  • J. Da Silva Carvalho
Line players
  • M. Toumi
  • T. Vercruysse
Left backs
  • T. Accogli
  • Y. Mallek
  • V. Doucet
Centre backs
  • A. Gug
  • L. De Matos Figueredo
  • H. Benallal
Right backs
  • A. Rauner
  • D. Damian Shackleford
  • T. Pontaut
  • S. Georg Rilling

Team 2

Coach: Renard Teipelke
Goalkeepers
  • K. Sembian
  • R. Reshef
  • T. R. A. D. Valle
Right wingers
  • B. Nocheski
  • B. Esteves
Left wingers
  • J. D. S. Carvalho
  • S. Coates
Line players
  • A. A. Plesca
  • C. Makris
Left backs
  • O. Castaigne
  • R. Adeyemo
  • V. Doucet
Centre backs
  • A. Adams
  • H. Kennard
  • L. D. M. Figueredo
Right backs
  • D. D. Shackleford
  • F. Schlobach
  • L. Tong
  • H. Buehler

Team 3

Coach: Alexandra Văideanu
Goalkeepers
  • T. Haines
  • A. Rowe
  • C.-E. Schverin
Right wingers
  • B. Esteves
  • S. R. Martinez
Left wingers
  • Z. Xiao
Line players
  • U. Enzel
  • M. Fairless
Left backs
  • B. Billard
  • Y. Yukhymenko
Centre backs
  • R. Teipelke
  • G. P. Maretic
  • J. Foex
Right backs
  • J. Obodai
  • T. Marshall
  • K. Y. O. Fung

Women’s Team

Team 1

Coach: Anton Lammers
Goalkeepers
  • E. Fourneau
Right wingers
  • C. Boudreault
Left wingers
  • A. T. Escriche
  • I. Avraamidou
Line players
  • J. Andres
  • A. Tzagia
Left backs
  • A. Jargoyhen
  • E. S. Rivada
Centre backs
  • S. Derussy
  • E. L. Kowalski
Right backs
  • M. G. Engoue

Team 2

Coach: Anton Lammers
Goalkeepers
  • E. Fourneau
Right wingers
  • G. F. Alencar
  • R. Simmonds
Left wingers
  • A. T. Escriche
  • A. Sarasiti
Line players
  • A. Tshimbalang
  • M. Downey
  • S. M. Inayat
Left backs
  • M. E. Bagnulo
  • C. M. Withag
Centre backs
  • A. G. Vaideanu
  • C. Filimon
Right backs
  • M. G. Engoue
  • G. G. Granchi

Youth Team

In accordance with the EHA’s national guidelines and in the spirit of the game, Islington HC has re-established its youth team in 2022.

Achievements

Men’s Team 1

Men’s Team 2

Men’s Team 3

Women’s Team 1

Women’s Team 2