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Are You Interested in practicing a new sport?
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1979 |
First Maltese Participation in the game | ||||||
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1981
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First Maltese Handball Team - Sta. Venera IHC | ||||||
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1995
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The Malta Handball Association was founded | ||||||
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Nov.
- Dec. 1995
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A social mixed Handball League was organized. University Handball took part with a prestigious second placing. League was won by Birzebbugia Carini Stores. | ||||||
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Season
1995-96
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Begun the first National League with 8 teams participating. University Concorde IFF took part in this league and managed to confirm their second position with only 3 point beneath the champions Birzebbugia Carini Stores. |
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Season 1996-97 |
University was represented by University Mita which after a brilliant first round, withdrew from the league. That season was then won by St. Aloysius College. | ||||||
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Season
1997-98
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No
male university team participated in the National Handball Competitions.
During this season, the first Female University team (University Bombers) participated in the First Ladies Tournament. The team was coached by Mr. Mark Farrugia and they came last from 3 participants. |
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Season
1998-99
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A new
male team participated in the league with the initiative of Mr. Mark Farrugia
and Mr. Chris Galea. The team was called University Eagles. This team
was made up of very young players; some of whom played before with other
clubs; and managed by Mr. Mark Farrugia, but being their first appearance,
they had a poor season. In the last few games the team got the services
of their first foreigner, Charles Yves from France. With his help, the
team performed much better. The team finished with 6 points, and La Salle
Men Only as champions.
In the knock-out competition, University Eagles were going to surprise the newly crowned champions La Salle Men Only with a fine performance and the game ended 25-24 with a controversial final minute. During this season, Chris Galea had been awarded the Best Player of the Year.
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Season
1999-00
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During
this year, University male team was aiming to challenge for the honors.
Managed by the same coach, the team got the services of another French player,
Stefan Winterstan , apart of Charles Yves. Apart from having the previous
years best players, Chris Galea confirmed, the team had managed to get the
services of the 4 times top-scorer Roberto Ragonesi. The team had also a
number of national players who were training for European 1st Men's Challenge
Trophy. The team impressed and confirmed their huge potential in winning the league. Throughout the season, Methode Electronics, University and La Salle Men Only were sharing the upper three position, but at the last stage of the league Methode Electronic sealed the title. University finished runners up with 6 points below the champions. This was the second time that University male team finished second in the National Handball league. In the BOV Cashlink Knock-out Competition, University showed their potential, and without the services of the two foreigner, the team managed to win the second award. Being not favourites, the team had less pressure and managed to win against Aloysians. University continued to surprise by beating the champions Methode Electronic 20-17. Their final opponent was the favorites of the knock-out, La Salle Men Only. In front of an outstanding number of spectators, University played a superb game and managed to win the game 32-29 in the final few minutes. In their second participation, University Vitality had no high expectation except to improve their performances. But during the season, they proved to be able to challenged for all possible awards. In the league, the ladies team obtained the third placed from four participants. They came only 3 points below the champions Kavallieri. The team was coached by Head Coach Mark Farrugia, and Assistant coaches Joe Tanti and Stephan Vancell. During the BOV Knockout competition, University Vitality was knocked out in the semi final against Wild Angels. During this seasons, the Sandra Sciberras won the best players award by the association. During May, the ladies
team participated in a friendly competition between the four Maltese teams
and TSG Hamburg from Germany. |
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Season
2000-01
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In
summer 2000, Malta University Handball Club was officially founded during
the Annual General Meeting on 3rd October 2000. The first committee was
set up:
President: Stephan
Vancell During this meeting, the decision to merge both male and female team was taken. This season, both teams were sponsored - the male team by Computer Domain Limited and ladies team by Vitality. During this season,
University CDL had lost important players such as Roberto Ragonesi, and
had a lot of completely new players who required time to settle. But this
year, since Mr. Mark Farrugia returned to play apart a long injury, the
team required a new coach. In the beginning of the season, the club obtained
the services of coach Ronald Zammit who was ex-player of University and
ex-coach of Malta U-17 national team, and Igor Stefanovic, ex-foreign
player of Methode. The team's main goal was to obtain a respectable position,
and after a unpleasant first round, University challenged with all teams
and managed to arrive in the third place after champion St. Aloysians
and La Salle Men Only. But during the last stages of the league, the team
brought also the Frenchman Brice Sicard. The ladies team,
now managed by Coach Joe Tanti and Assistant coach Stephan Vancell, had
much more expectations from the men's team. But finally, University Vitality
came third from the four participants. In the konckout competition were
eliminated in the semi final against Wild Angels. |
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