SG Handball West Wien

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SG Handball West Wien
Full nameSpielgemeinschaft Handball West Wien
Nickname(s)Grünen
Short nameWest Wien
Founded1946;78 years ago (1946)
Arena BSFZ Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf
Capacity1,200
PresidentFerdinand Hager
Head coach Michael Draca
League Handball Liga Austria
Club colours  
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Home
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SG Handball West Wien is a handball club from Wien, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.

Contents

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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

Management

PositionName
Executive Director Flag of Austria.svg Konrad Wilczynski
Sport Director Flag of Austria.svg Roland Marouschek
Member Of The Board Flag of Austria.svg Roland Schlinger

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season [2]
SG Handball West Wien

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous Squads

Titles

The club has won the following:

Austrian Championship
Austrian Cup
EHF Champions League

EHF ranking

As of 1/12/2022 [3]
RankTeamPoints
142 Flag of Greece.svg AC Diomidis Argous 34
143 Flag of Cyprus.svg Parnassos Strovolou 34
144 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Poreč 33
145 Flag of Austria.svg SG Handball West Wien32
146 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg RK Sloga Doboj 32
147 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Dubrava 32
148 Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Donbas Donetsk 32

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
2008–2011 Gerald Grabner Flag of Austria.svg
2011–2013 Romas Magelinskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Flag of Austria.svg
2013–2015 Erlingur Richardsson Flag of Iceland.svg
2015–2019 Hannes Jón Jónsson Flag of Iceland.svg
2019–2020 Roland Marouschek Flag of Austria.svg
2020– Michael Draca Flag of Austria.svg

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References

  1. "West Vienna withdraws surprisingly". sport ORF.at. March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. https://handball-westwien.at/teams/g7/
  3. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".