HC Linz AG
Full nameHandball Club Linz AG
Short nameLinz
Founded1972 (1972)
ArenaSporthauptschule Linz Kleinmünchen
Capacity1,200
LeagueHandball Liga Austria
Club colours   
Website
Official site

HC Linz AG is a handball club from Linz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

Location of HC Linz AG
Linz
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.[1]

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[2]
HC Linz AG

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Slovenia Milan Vunjak
  • Assistant coach: Austria Manuel Gierlinger
  • Fitness coach: Austria Matthias Papke
  • Physiotherapist: Austria Franz Kainz
  • Physiotherapist: Austria Christoph Eisner
  • Club doctor: Austria Dr. Franz Gaderer

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Titles

  • Handball Liga Austria
    • Winner (7) : 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • 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 Turkey Beşiktaş JK 24–9 32–21 56–30
1/8 Cyprus AEL Limassol wo.
1/4 Hungary Budapesti Elektromos SE 24–19 22–23 46–42
1/2 Romania Steaua București 21–21 38–23 59–44
Finals Spain CB Alzira Avidesa 22–21 19–23 41–44

EHF ranking

As of 12/10/2023[6]
RankTeamPoints
160Romania CSM Focșani24
161Hungary Gyöngyösi KK23
162Czech Republic SKKP Handball Brno23
163Austria HC Linz AG23
164Norway Bækkelagets SK22
165Ukraine HC Odessa22
166Serbia RK Metaloplastika21

Former club members

Notable former players

References

  1. http://history.eurohandball.com/ec/ehfc/men/1993-94/round/5/finals
  2. https://www.hclinz.at/teams/hla-team/
  3. https://handball-westwien.at/kaiper-paulnsteiner-und-derdak-wechseln-nach-linz/
  4. https://www.hclinz.at/2023/06/20/breaking-bad-news-alex-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
  5. https://www.hclinz.at/2023/04/25/max-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
  6. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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