Oxford University Handball Club (OUHaC) was founded and registered as a club at the University of Oxford in 2001 and has since established itself as one of England's most successful clubs. It is a member of the England Handball Association since 2002 and the Association of British Universities Handball Clubs since 2011. Every year, OUHaC competes in the English Handball League, EHA Cup and the British University Championships. Beginning in 2014, the club has played in the varsity match against the Cambridge University Handball Club.Oxford University Sport: Spoils Shared In First Handball Varsity Matches on 17 February 2014Cambridge Match Report, Club homepage. In 2016 and 2017 respectively, the women's and men's teams were granted Half Blue status by the Blues committees of the University of Oxford.Half Blues Sport (Oxford University Sport)Oxford University Sports: "Handball Half Blue 7 awards maximum awarded by Club President" In 2025, the men's team won the EHA title.
Teams Men's team The men's team won the British University Championship title nine times (in 2004–07, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2023 and 2024) as well as the English National League in 2006, being the first ever university team in the history of English handball to win the National League title."En Oxford se estudia, se rema, y se gana la liga de balonmano", Marca (Madrid), 17 November 2006.Waz.de (paywall). Additionally, they were the first university team to compete in the EHF Challenge Cup (2006–07 and 2007–08). They have also won two mixed English Beach Handball tournaments. The team won the EHA League Cup in 2016 and reached the semi-finals of the EHA National Cup in 2017.EHA news, May 2017. In 2025, the club won the National League title again, as well as the British Super Cup. With this title, they qualified for the EHF European Cup in the 2025–26 season.
Women's team The women's team was created within the club in 2003. The team's greatest achievements include winning the EHA National League 1st Division in 2015 and 2016 as well as the British University Championships in 2016. Moreover, they defeated the University of Cambridge in five consecutive Varsity matches from 2015 to 2019.
Squad Coach: Jan Kropf
Goalkeepers Joshua Peider Samuel Sammet Maxime Vechere
Right wings Hadi Al Nuri Stephane Sylvain Gerard Chanter
Left wings Deyson Reis Dos Santos Oscar Wellbelove
Line players Mohamed Badache Jan Kropf Sigurbjörn Markússon
Left backs Elliot Alphonse Ewald Queisser de Stockalper João Ramos Gonçalves de Matos Soma Polonkai
Centre backs Martí Catala Sabaté Ardi Kuka Aaron Dominik Leu
Right backs Jesper Tangen Joe Luka Mahoney Marius Palz
International competitions The men's team of the Oxford University Handball Club has participated twice in European competitions, the EHF Challenge Cup both in 2006 and 2007. They qualified for the first round as winners of the English league in 2006 and as winners of the cup in 2007.Pressball.by, 2nd Oct 2007 SeasonDateTeam 1ResultTeam 22006–0729 September 2006B.B. Ankara SK38–14Oxford University HC30 September 2006Oxford University HC12–56RK Konjuh Namjestaj Zivinice1 October 2006Riihimäki Cocks43–22Oxford University HC 2007–0828 September 2007St Patrick's College25–24Oxford University HC29 September 2007Oxford University HC14–34Ankara Il Özel Idare SK30 September 2007Arkatron Minsk39–19Oxford University HC In 2025, the men's team participated in the EHF European Cup for the first time. SeasonDateTeam 1ResultTeam 22025–2618 October 2025HC Berchem34–27Oxford University HC19 October 2025Oxford University HC21–43HC Berchem
Results summary Source: Men's team Season English League Division 1 English League Division 2 (Regional) EHA Cup/Shield University Champs Varsity 2001–02 – – – 3rd CUHC founded in 2013 2002–03 – – – 2nd 2003–04 – – – 1st 2004–05 – – – 1st 2005–06 1st – 3rd (Cup) 1st 2006–07 3rd – 3rd (Cup) 1st 2007–08 5th – 3rd (Cup) 2nd 2008–09 – – – 1st 2009–10 – – – 4th 2010–11 – 1st QF (Shield) 2nd 2011–12 4th – – 4th 2012–13 – – 1st 2013–14 – – – 1st 32–26 2014–15 – – – – 31–24 2015–16 – – 1st (Shield) 3rd 19–27 2016–17 – 2nd SF (Cup) 26–38 2017–18 – 1st QF (Cup) 29–31 2018–19 – – – 8–23 2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 3rd 26–32 2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 1st 36–30 2021–22 – 1st – 4th 31–32 2022–23 – 1st R2 (Cup) 1st 44–232023–24 – 1st 1st 39–72024–25 1st -SF (Cup) 1st 53–14
Women's team Season English League Division 2 (Regional) English League Division 3 EHA Cup University Champs Varsity 2001–02 – – – – CUHC founded in 2013 2002–03 – – – – 2003–04 – – – – 2004–05 – – 2nd – 2005–06 – – – – 2006–07 – – – – 2007–08 – – – – 2008–09 – – – – 2009–10 – – – – 2010–11 1st – – – 2011–12 – – – – 2012–13 – – – – 2013–14 – – – – 12–23 2014–15 1st – – 3rd 31–21 2015–16 1st – – 1st 31–14 2016–17 – – – – 27–21 2017–18 – 4th – – 16–14 2018–19 – – – – 25–15 2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 4th 21–23 2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 – Forfeit 2021–22 – 1st – 1st 30–21 2022–23 3rd – – 8th 28–142023–243rd – 7th 24–19 2024–25 3rd – – 7th 5–11
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