HC Linz AG

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HC Linz AG
Full nameHandball Club Linz AG
Short nameLinz
Founded1972;53 years ago (1972)
Arena Sporthauptschule Linz Kleinmünchen
Capacity1,200
League Handball 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.

Contents

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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]

In the 2023-24 season they won their first championship since 1996.

Team

Current squad

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

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Titles

European record

EHF Cup and EHF European League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1993–94
Silver medal blank.svg Finalist
1/16 Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş JK 24–932–2156–30
1/8 Flag of Cyprus.svg AEL Limassol wo.
1/4 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapesti Elektromos SE 24–1922–2346–42
1/2 Flag of Romania.svg Steaua București 21–2138–2359–44
Finals Flag of Spain.svg CB Alzira Avidesa 22–2119–2341–44

EHF ranking

As of 12/10/2023 [6]
RankTeamPoints
160 Flag of Romania.svg CSM Focșani 24
161 Flag of Hungary.svg Gyöngyösi KK 23
162 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg SKKP Handball Brno 23
163 Flag of Austria.svg HC Linz AG23
164 Flag of Norway.svg Bækkelagets SK 22
165 Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Odessa 22
166 Flag of Serbia.svg RK Metaloplastika 21

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".