Bristol Handball Club
| Bristol Handball Club | |
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| Full name | Bristol Handball Club |
| Short name | Bristol |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Arena | Princess Royal Sports Complex, Wellington |
| Capacity | 150 |
| President |
 Roger Dickinson |
| Head coach |
 Adrián Presu |
| League | England Development South West |
| 2015/16 | 2nd place |
| Colours | |
| Club colours | |
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Website Official site | |
Bristol Handball Club is an English Handball club based in Bristol, England and founded in 2006[1] and playing in the English South West Development League, the second tier of English Handball. Although the team trains in Bristol they regularly play their "home" games at Wellington's Princess Royal Sports Complex due to lacking facilities in Bristol.
Recent history
Despite Bristol Handball not being in the top tier of English Handball the club upset Liverpool Handball Club in the 2009/10 EHA Cup in a low scoring 16-13 win against the top tier side.[2] Bristol Handball faced Manchester (one of the top three ranked teams in the country) in their Quarter Final tie and lost narrowly 30-25.[3]
Bristol Handball Club lost out on promotion to England's top level in 2011/2012 at the final hurdle, losing out in the play-offs. This being their most successful season to-date.
In 2015/16 Bristol Handball Club and local rivals Bath University thought closely for the league, however it was down to games between the two clubs that ended with Bath wining and Bristol finishing second in the SW Development League.
Current Men's squad 2015/2016
| NR. | NAME | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karim Saha (GK) |  |
| 2 | Kev Hill | |
| 4 | Alberto Faggiani | |
| 5 | Jacky Fan |  |
| 6 | Simon Cleris | |
| 7 | Ferran Sanchez | |
| 8 | Mike |  |
| 10 | Grzesiek Pawelczyk |  |
| 11 | Daniel Brun | |
| 13 | Olegs Kadalevs |  |
| 15 | Ádám Englert (GK) |  |
| 17 | James Robinson |  |
| 18 | Kristoffer Knudsen |  |
| 23 | Marquitos | |
| 29 | Fabien Le Diem | |
| 72 | Spikey Pacy | |
References
- ↑ "On-line promotion for new club in Bristol". England Handball. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bristol Upset The Odds To Reach Cup Quarter Finals". Handball News. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "Bristol Handball Club Fixtures 2009/10". Bristol Handball Club. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.