2016–17 England Korfball League
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| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Trojans (10th title) |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 2,309 (41.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Charlie Vogwill (98 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Trojans 46-6 Bearsted (8 January 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Bearsted 4-37 Norwich Knights (20 November 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Bec 24-31 Trojans (11 December 2016) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games Trojans |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Bearsted |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 9 April 2017. | |
The 2016–17 England Korfball League season is played with 8 teams. Trojans KC are the defending champions. As there will be an extension of the league from 8 to 10 teams for the 2017–18 season, the last placed team will not be automatically relegated, instead they will go into the Promotion play-offs to fight for another season in the league.[1]
Teams[edit]
A total of 8 teams will be taking part in the league: The best six teams from the 2015–16 season and the number 1 and 2 of the 2015-16 promotion/relegation play-offs.
Location of teams outside London:2016-17 England Korfball League
Locations of teams in London:2016-17 England Korfball League
| Club | Province | Location | Position in 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trojans Korfball Club |  Greater London |
Croydon | 1st |
| Bec | Greater London |
South Croydon | 2nd |
| Bearsted |  Kent |
Aylesford | 2nd in promotion/relegation play-offs |
| KV Archived 15 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine | Kent |
Aylesford | 1st in promotion/relegation play-offs |
| Nomads |  Surrey |
Epsom | 4th |
| Kingfishers | Kent |
Aylesford | 3rd |
| Tornadoes Archived 28 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine | Kent |
Aylesford | 6th |
| Norwich Knights |  Norfolk |
Norwich | 5th |
Regular Season Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Play-offs or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trojans | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 418 | 229 | +189 | 25 | Final Stages |
| 2 | Bec | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 348 | 216 | +132 | 24 | |
| 3 | Norwich Knights | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 349 | 254 | +95 | 19 | |
| 4 | Kingfishers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 268 | 268 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | Nomads | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 262 | 287 | −25 | 13 | |
| 6 | Tornadoes | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 298 | 289 | +9 | 13 | |
| 7 | KV | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 217 | 339 | −122 | 4 | |
| 8 | Bearsted | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 157 | 435 | −278 | 0 | promotion / relegation play-off |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2017. Source: England Korfball
Results[edit]
Game-week one[edit]
| 13 November 2016 | Trojans | 24-16 | Norwich Knights | Trinity School Sports Centre |
| 11:45 | Report |
| 13 November 2016 | Kingfishers | 12-15 | Bec | New Line Learning Academy |
| 14:20 | Report |
Game-week two[edit]
| 20 November 2016 | Kingfishers | 12-30 | Trojans | Aylesford School Sports College |
| 11:50 | Report |
| 20 November 2016 | Bearsted | 4-37 | Norwich Knights | New Line learning Academy |
| 12:50 | Report |
Game-week three[edit]
| 4 December 2016 | Tornadoes | 17-33 | Norwich Knights | Aylesford School Sports College |
| 12:20 | Report |
| 4 December 2016 | Bearsted | 12-26 | Kingfishers | Aylesford School Sports College |
| 15:20 | Report |
Game-week four[edit]
| 11 December 2016 | Nomads | 18-17 | Kingfishers | Epsom College |
| 12:40 | Report |
| 11 December 2016 | KV | 17-21 | Norwich Knights | New Line Learning Academy |
| 12:50 | Report |
| 18 December 2016 | Kingfishers | 23-11 | Bearsted | Aylesford School Sports College |
| 13:20 | Report |
Game-week five[edit]
| 8 January 2017 | Nomads | 24-24 | Norwich Knights | Epsom College |
| 12:40 | Report |
| 8 January 2017 | Tornadoes | 20-21 | Kingfishers | New Line Learning Academy |
| 12:50 | Report |
Game-week six[edit]
| 15 January 2017 | Norwich Knights | 26-19 | Kingfishers | University of East Anglia Sportspark |
| 12:00 | Report |
Game-week seven[edit]
| 29 January 2017 | Kingfishers | 18-14 | KV | New Line Learning Academy |
| 14:20 | Report |
Game-week eight[edit]
| 5 February 2017 | Bec | 21-13 | Norwich Knights | Whitgift School |
| 14:15 | Report |
| 5 February 2017 | KV | 15-18 | Kingfishers | New Line Learning Academy |
| 14:20 | Report |
Game-week nine[edit]
| 12 February 2017 | Trojans | 31-19 | Kingfishers | Trinity School Sports Centre |
| 11:45 | Report |
| 12 February 2017 | Norwich Knights | 34-8 | Bearsted | University of East Anglia Sportspark |
| 12:00 | Report |
Game-week ten[edit]
| 19 February 2017 | Norwich Knights | 28-17 | KV | University of East Anglia SportsPark |
| 12:00 | Report |
| 19 February 2017 | Kingfishers | 23-11 | Nomads | New Line Learning Academy |
| 14:20 | Report |
| 4 March 2017 | Norwich Knights | 22-26 | Bec | University of East Anglia SportsPark |
| 17:00 | Report |
Game-week eleven[edit]
| 12 March 2017 | Kingfishers | 25-24 | Norwich Knights | Ayelsford School Sports College |
| 12:50 | Report |
Game-week twelve[edit]
| 19 March 2017 | Norwich Knights | 24-18 | Trojans | University of East Anglia Sportspark |
| 12:00 | Report |
| 19 March 2017 | Bec | 17-15 | Kingfishers | Whitgift School |
| 18:45 | Report |
Game-week thirteen[edit]
| 26 March 2017 | Norwich Knights | 22-15 | Nomads | University of East Anglia Sportspark |
| 12:00 | Report |
| 26 March 2017 | Kingfishers | 20-24 | Tornadoes | New Line Learning Academy |
| 15:40 | Report |
Game-week fourteen[edit]
| 9 April 2017 | Norwich Knights | 27-19 | Tornadoes | University of East Anglia Sportspark |
| 12:00 | Report |
Final Stages[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 May 2017 - | ||||||
| Trojans | 21 | |||||
| 7 May 2017 - | ||||||
| Kingfishers | 14 | |||||
| Trojans | 30 | |||||
| 6 May 2017 - | ||||||
| Norwich Knights | 17 | |||||
| Bec | 15 | |||||
| Norwich Knights | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 May 2017 - | ||||||
| Bec | 15 | |||||
| Kingfishers | 8 | |||||
| Rank | Team |
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Trojans |
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Norwich Knights |
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Bec |
| 4 | Kingfishers |
Top scorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Charlie Vogwill |
Norwich Knights | 98 |
| 2 | David Brooks |
Trojans | 81 |
| 3 |  Sytze Bijker |
Nomads | 75 |
| 4= | Owen Bailey |
Tornadoes | 73 |
| 4= | Paul Debenham |
Norwich Knights | 73 |
| 5 | Sam Brooks |
Trojans | 69 |
| 6 | Blake Palfreyman |
Bec | 64 |
| 7 | Davesh Patel |
Bec | 62 |
| 8 | Andrew Hall |
Bec | 51 |
| 9 | Kieron Hicks |
Kingfishers | 50 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2017.
Squads[edit]
The players listed are ones that have appeared at least once for the club this season in a league game.
Trojans[edit]
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Head Coach: Gary Brooks
Bec[edit]
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- Head coach: Dave Buckland
Bearsted[edit]
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- Head coach: Alexander Sieber
Kingfishers[edit]
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- Head coach: Ross Carr-Taylor
Tornadoes[edit]
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- Head coach: Corinne Buckland
Nomads[edit]
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Head Coach: Peter Teague
Norwich Knights[edit]
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- Head coach: Joe Stirling
KV[edit]
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- Head coach: Rob Williams
References[edit]
- ^ "England Korfball National League". Fixtures Live. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ a b "FixturesLive".
- ^ "Premier Playoffs – England Korfball".
- ^ "Davesh Patel: You can't buy experience – England Korfball".
- ^ "LFF Grand finals line-up completed – England Korfball".
- ^ "FixturesLive".