HC Linz AG

HC Linz AG
Full name	Handball Club Linz AG
Short name	Linz
Founded	1972;54 years ago (1972)
Arena	Sporthauptschule Linz Kleinmünchen
Capacity	1,200 [1]
Head coach	Milan Vunjak
League	Handball Liga Austria
2024-25	4th
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

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

Linz

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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.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2014–15	2015–16	2017–18

AWAY
2015–16	2017–18	2018-19	2019–20

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season ^[3]

HC Linz AG

Goalkeepers 16 David Zwicklhuber 61 Florian Kaiper Left Wingers 05 Christian Kislinger 33 Elmar Böhm 77 Elias Derdak Right Wingers 23 Silas Wiesinger Line Players 13 Jakob Kropf 92 Jadranko Stojanović 99 Dejan Golubović Left Backs 07 Mislav Grgić 11 Leon Ghent 39 Arnad Hamzić Central Backs 06 Sinisa Sironjic 24 Moritz Bachmann 26 Lucijan Fižuleto 49 Ajdin Alkic 66 Daniel Röthig Right Backs 34 Nicolas Paulnsteiner

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 2025–26 season

Joining Aliaksei Kishou (GK) from Handball Tirol [4] Pavle Petrović (RB) from RK Eurofarm Pelister [5]

Leaving Florian Kaiper (GK) to Jags Vöslau [6] Moritz Bachmann (CB) to Jags Vöslau

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining Florian Kaiper (GK) from SG Handball West Wien [7] Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) from SG Handball West Wien Elias Derdak (LW) from SG Handball West Wien Jadranko Stojanović (LP) from Alpla HC Hard Mislav Grgić (LB) from TSV Bayer Dormagen Arnad Hamzić (LB) from GRK Tikveš Dejan Golubović (LP) from SK Keplinger-Traun Leaving Alexander Hermann (LB) (retires) [8] Maximilian Hermann (RB) (retires) [9] Markus Bokesch (GK) (retires) Dejan Babić (LP) to Alpla HC Hard Tine Gartner (RW) to Union Handballklub Krems Tobias Cvetko (LB) to Beşiktaş JK

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 5/12/2025 ^[10]

Rank	Team	Points
177	Chekhovskiye Medvedi	16
178	Handball Meran	16
179	ThSV Eisenach	16
180	HC Linz AG	16
181	CSM Constanța	16
182	roomz JAGS Vöslau	16
183	Csurgói KK	15

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

1. "HEIMHALLE". hclinz.at. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
2. "1993/94 Men's EHF Cup". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
3. https://www.hclinz.at/teams/hla-team/
4. https://www.hclinz.at/2025/06/12/neu-im-team-aliaksei-kishou/
5. https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/bosanskiot-bek-pavle-petrovikj-kje-go-napushti-eurofarm-pelister/
6. https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/von-wetzlar-getestet-kaiper-findet-neuen-verein-1163211
7. https://handball-westwien.at/kaiper-paulnsteiner-und-derdak-wechseln-nach-linz/
8. https://www.hclinz.at/2023/06/20/breaking-bad-news-alex-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
9. https://www.hclinz.at/2023/04/25/max-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
10. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

• Official website