HC Linz AG
| HC Linz AG | |||
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| Full name | Handball Club Linz AG | ||
| Short name | Linz | ||
| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Arena | Sporthauptschule Linz Kleinmünchen | ||
| Capacity | 1,200[1] | ||
| Head coach | Milan Vunjak | ||
| League | Handball Liga Austria | ||
| 2024-25 | 4th | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
HC Linz AG is a handball club from Linz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.
Linz
Location of HC Linz AG
History
The club was founded in 1972. It was promoted to the top division in 1974 and has been in the top division continuously since then. They became Austrian champions seven times (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995 and 1996) and won the Austrian Cup four times (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997). In the 1993/94 season, the club reached the final of the EHF Cup.[2]
In the 2023-24 season they won their first championship since 1996.
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[3]
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Technical staff
- Head coach: Milan Vunjak
- Assistant coach: Manuel Gierlinger
- Fitness coach: Matthias Papke
- Physiotherapist: Franz Kainz
- Physiotherapist: Christoph Eisner
- Club doctor: Dr. Franz Gaderer
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Titles
- Handball Liga Austria
- Winner (8) : 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2024
- Austrian Cup
- Winner (4) : 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- EHF Cup
- Finalist: 1994
European record
EHF Cup and EHF European League
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 Finalist |
1/16 | Beşiktaş JK | 24–9 | 32–21 | 56–30 |
| 1/8 | AEL Limassol | wo. | |||
| 1/4 | Budapesti Elektromos SE | 24–19 | 22–23 | 46–42 | |
| 1/2 | Steaua București | 21–21 | 38–23 | 59–44 | |
| Finals | CB Alzira Avidesa | 22–21 | 19–23 | 41–44 |
EHF ranking
- As of 12/10/2023[7]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | CSM Focșani | 24 |
| 161 | Gyöngyösi KK | 23 |
| 162 | SKKP Handball Brno | 23 |
| 163 | HC Linz AG | 23 |
| 164 | Bækkelagets SK | 22 |
| 165 | HC Odessa | 22 |
| 166 | RK Metaloplastika | 21 |
Former club members
Notable former players
- Dominik Ascherbauer (2008–2021)
- Damir Djukic (2004–2005)
- Sebastian Feichtinger (1997–2008)
- Patrick Fölser (1998–2000)
- Manuel Gierlinger (1991–2003)
- Alexander Hermann (2008–2012, 2022–2023)
- Maximilian Hermann (2008–2011, 2020–2023)
- Ewald Humenberger (1986–1996, 2000–2008)
- Antonio Juric (2015–2020)
- Florian Kaiper (2023–)
- Klemens Kainmüller (1990–2005, 2013–2018, 2019)
- Werner Lint (2001–2007)
- Manuel Papsch (2002–2016)
- Srđan Predragović (2017–2018, 2019)
- Zsolt Kontra (1986–1990)
- Zygfryd Kuchta (1976–1979)
- Andrzej Szymczak (1976–1980)
- Saša Barišić-Jaman (2012–2013)
References
- ^ "HEIMHALLE". hclinz.at. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "1993/94 Men's EHF Cup". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ https://www.hclinz.at/teams/hla-team/
- ^ https://handball-westwien.at/kaiper-paulnsteiner-und-derdak-wechseln-nach-linz/
- ^ https://www.hclinz.at/2023/06/20/breaking-bad-news-alex-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
- ^ https://www.hclinz.at/2023/04/25/max-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
- ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".