Islington Handball Club (IHC) 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 AssociationâÂÂs (EHA) top male and female competition.
The menâÂÂs team achieved promotion back to the first division in 2023, whilst the womenâÂÂs 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 âÂÂJoin the MischiefâÂÂ.
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 (one of each for men's, women's, and youth). 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.
IHC currently fields five teams in EHA competitions:
Three men's teams:
Two women's teams:
A youth team, aiming to introduce children under 18 to the game, is also part of the club.
Coach: Icham Benallal
Goalkeepers
Right wingers
Left wingers
Line players
Left backs
Centre backs
Right backs
Coach: Renard Teipelke
Goalkeepers
Right wingers
Left wingers
Line players
Left backs
Centre backs
Right backs
Coach: Alexandra VÃÂideanu
Goalkeepers
Right wingers
Left wingers
Line players
Left backs
Centre backs
Right backs
Coach: Anton Lammers
Goalkeepers
Right wingers
Left wingers
Line players
Left backs
Centre backs
Right backs
Coach: Anton Lammers
Goalkeepers
Right wingers
Left wingers
Line players
Left backs
Centre backs
Right backs
In accordance with the EHAâÂÂs national guidelines and in the spirit of the game, Islington HC has re-established its youth team in 2022.