SG Handball West Wien

SG Handball West Wien
SG Handball West Wien
Full name	Spielgemeinschaft Handball West Wien
Nickname(s)	Grünen
Short name	West Wien
Founded	1946
Arena	BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Capacity	1,200
President	Ferdinand Hager
Head coach	Michael Draca
League	Handball Liga Austria
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

SG Handball West Wien is a handball club from Wien, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

Wien

Location of SG Handball West Wien

History

In 1946, police lieutenant colonel Herndlm West Wien founded the club. They won the championship 6 times (1968, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023), they were cup winners 2 times (1991, 1992). The club's greatest international success was fourth place in the EHF Champions League in the 1993/94 season.

In March 2023, manager Conny Wilczynski announced the club's withdrawal from professional handball for the coming season for economic reasons.^[1]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2011–13

AWAY
2011–12

Management

Position	Name
Executive Director	Konrad Wilczynski
Sport Director	Roland Marouschek
Member Of The Board	Roland Schlinger

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[2]

SG Handball West Wien

Goalkeepers

3 Constantin Möstl
16 Florian Kaiper

Left Wingers

9 Matthias Wegerer
18 Bernhard Huber

Right Wingers

5 Elias Derdak
13 Franko Lastro
32 Gabriel Kofler

Line Players

28 Wilhelm Jelinek
35 Clemens Meleschnig
97 Samuel Kofler

Central Backs

6 Markus Mahr
10 Elias Kofler
11 Paul Pfeifer
91 Andreas Dräger

Left Backs

33 Moritz Mittendorfer
67 Fabian Bryslawski
99 Marko Katic

Right Backs

23 Nicolas Paulnsteiner

Technical staff

Head Coach: Michael Draca
Assistant Coach: Sandro Uvodić
Athletic Trainer: Nick Haasmann
Physiotherapist: Pia Panzenböck
Physiotherapist: Julia Sladek

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

Gabriel Kofler (RW) from WAT Fünfhaus

Leaving

Julian Ranftl (RW) to HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
Julian Schiffleitner (RB) to BT Füchse
Julian Pratschner (LW) to WAT Fünfhaus

Previous Squads

2020–2021 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Croatia	Sandro Uvodić	(1981-07-13) 13 July 1981	Goalkeeper
2	Austria	Philipp Seitz	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997	Left Back
3	Austria	Constantin Möstl	(2000-04-01) 1 April 2000	Goalkeeper
6	Austria	Markus Mahr	(2000-11-03) 3 November 2000	Central Back
7	Austria	Matthias Führer	(1994-03-19) 19 March 1994	Right Winger
9	Austria	Matthias Wegerer	(2001-08-17) 17 August 2001	Left Winger
10	Austria	Elias Kofler	(2000-08-09) 9 August 2000	Central Back
11	Austria	Paul Pfeifer	(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001	Central Back
16	Austria	Florian Kaiper	(1995-05-26) 26 May 1995	Goalkeeper
22	Austria	Julian Schiffleitner	(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994	Right Back
28	Austria	Wilhelm Jelinek	(1994-03-17) 17 March 1994	Line Player
29	Austria	Julian Pratschner	(1996-12-29) 29 December 1996	Left Winger
33	Austria	Moritz Mittendorfer	(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996	Left Back
44	Austria	Julian Ranftl	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996	Right Winger
50	Austria	Marko Katic	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001	Left Back
75	Austria	Felix Fuchs	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999	Right Winger
91	Austria	Andreas Dräger	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001	Central Back
97	Austria	Samuel Kofler	(1997-05-19) 19 May 1997	Line Player

2017–2018 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Croatia	Sandro Uvodić	(1981-07-13) 13 July 1981	Goalkeeper
2	Austria	Philipp Seitz	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997	Left Back
7	Austria	Matthias Führer	(1994-03-19) 19 March 1994	Right Winger
13	Iceland	Ólafur Bjarki Ragnarsson	(1988-07-12) 12 July 1988	Central Back
16	Austria	Florian Kaiper	(1995-05-26) 26 May 1995	Goalkeeper
18	Austria	Christoph Meleschnig	(1997-10-07) 7 October 1997	Left Winger
19	Austria	Philipp Rabenseifer	(1996-08-03) 3 August 1996	Line Player
20	Austria	Sebastian Frimmel	(1995-12-18) 18 December 1995	Left Winger
21	Hungary	Gábor Hajdú	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989	Left Back
22	Austria	Julian Schiffleitner	(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994	Right Back
24	Austria	Mladan Jovanovic	(1996-06-18) 18 June 1996	Central Back
28	Austria	Wilhelm Jelinek	(1994-03-17) 17 March 1994	Line Player
29	Austria	Julian Pratschner	(1996-12-29) 29 December 1996	Left Winger
32	Austria	Oliver Kaufmann	(1997-08-10) 10 August 1997	Goalkeeper
33	Austria	Moritz Mittendorfer	(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996	Left Back
44	Austria	Julian Ranftl	(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996	Right Winger
73	Iceland	Viggó Kristjánsson	(1993-12-09) 9 December 1993	Right Back
75	Austria	Felix Fuchs	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999	Right Winger

Titles

The club has won the following:

Austrian Championship

Winner (5) : 1966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

Austrian Cup

Winner (2) : 1992, 1993

EHF Champions League

Semifinalist: 1994

EHF ranking

As of 1/12/2022^[3]

Rank	Team	Points
142	AC Diomidis Argous	34
143	Parnassos Strovolou	34
144	RK Poreč	33
145	SG Handball West Wien	32
146	RK Sloga Doboj	32
147	RK Dubrava	32
148	HC Donbas Donetsk	32

Former club members

Notable former players

Janko Božović (2001–2006)
Andreas Dittert (1983–1991)
Christoph Edelmüller (1992-2004, 2005–2008)
Patrick Fölser (2011–2014)
Sebastian Frimmel (2013–2018)
Matthias Führer (2004–2021)
Alexander Hermann (2012–2015)
Wilhelm Jelinek (2005–)
Jakob Jochmann (2014–2017)
Florian Kaiper (2004–2023)
Marko Katic (2012–)
Roland Knabl (2008–2011)
Elias Kofler (2018–)
Nikola Marinovic (2002–2005)
Thomas Menzl (1979–1988)
Werner Möstl (1981-2006, 2008–2010, 2015)
Dean Pomorisac (2010–2011)
Fabian Posch (2014–2016)
Julian Pratschner (2014-2022)
Julian Ranftl (2013–2022)
Julian Schiffleitner (2014–2022)
Philipp Seitz (2015–2021)
Ibish Thaqi (2000–2001)
Markus Wagesreiter (2012–2016)
Konrad Wilczynski (1992-2002, 2011–2014)
Erwin Feuchtmann (2016–2017)
Patricio Martínez Chávez (2009–2012)
Duje Miljak (2014–2016)
Sandro Uvodić (2012–2021)
Gábor Hajdú (2016–2018)
Guðmundur Hólmar Helgason (2018-2020)
Hannes Jón Jónsson (2015–2016)
Viggó Kristjánsson (2017-2019)
Ólafur Bjarki Ragnarsson (2017–2019)
Jānis Pavlovičs (2012-2013)
Augustas Strazdas (2011–2016)
Vladimir Osmajić (2004–2006)
Igor Butulija (2001–2006)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2008–2011	Gerald Grabner
2011–2013	Romas Magelinskas
2013–2015	Erlingur Richardsson
2015–2019	Hannes Jón Jónsson
2019–2020	Roland Marouschek
2020–	Michael Draca

References

^ "West Vienna withdraws surprisingly". sport ORF.at. March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^ "DIE GLORREICHEN SIEBEN - WESTWIEN". Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

[1] "West Vienna withdraws surprisingly". sport ORF.at. March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

[2] "DIE GLORREICHEN SIEBEN - WESTWIEN". Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2025-01-05.

[3] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

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