Handball League Australia

The Handball League Australia (HLA) is an Australian based championship for handball run by Australian Handball Federation. The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states.[1]

Handball League Australia
Current season, competition or edition:
2017 Handball League Australia
Countries Australia
ConfederationOCHF
Founded2016
Number of teams4
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Current championsSt Kilda HBC (2017)
Most championshipsSydney University &
St Kilda HBC (1 title)
WebsiteWebsite

Season

In the first season four rounds were planned but the third round was cancelled. The season starts in June and ends in December. Each team plays two matches against every other team.

Teams

The four teams of the 2016 season:

Locations of the 2017 Handball League Australian teams
Team Location Arena Capacity
Brisbane Wolves Brisbane
UTS-UC Hawks Handball Club Sydney
Canberra		 Australian Institute of Sport
Saint Kilda Handball Club St Kilda Leisuretime Centre
Sydney University Handball Club Sydney Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre

Champions

The complete list of the Handball League Australia champions since 2016:

Year Venue Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place
2016 Various Sydney University Hawks HC St Kilda HBC Brisbane Wolves
2017 Various St Kilda HBC Sydney University Hawks HC Brisbane Wolves
Men's medal count
RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Sydney University1102
2St Kilda HBC1012
3Hawks HC0112
Totals (3 teams)2226

See also

References
  1. "National league competition begins". Handball Australia. Australian Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2017.


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