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Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1961 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Austria |
Confederation | EHF |
Most recent champion(s) | HC Linz AG (8) (2023–24) |
Most titles | Bregenz Handball (9 titles) |
Relegation to | HLA Challenger League |
International cup(s) | EHF Cup EHF Challenge Cup |
Official website | http://www.hla.at/ |
The Handball Liga Austria (HLA) is the professional handball league of Austria.
The current format was introduced in the 2021-2022 season. The competition has 12 teams. The season begins with a regular season where each team plays each other twice, home and away. The table is then separated into two parts, a championship group and a relegation group. The top eight teams meet in quarterfinals, followed by semi- and lastly a final. The winner is declared Austrian champion. The bottom four meets in relegation playoff to see who gets relegated to the HLA Challenger League.
The leagued consisted of 10 teams, who in the regular season played each other twice, home and away. The first five teams qualify for a first playoff round, while the last five play a play-down round. At the end of this second round, the five teams of the playoff round and the top three teams of the play-down round play elimination rounds. The last two play a relegation round.
The following ten clubs compete in the Handball Liga Austria during the 2016–17 season.
Team | City | Arena |
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Alpla HC Hard | Hard | Sporthalle am See |
Bregenz Handball | Bregenz | Handball-Arena Rieden Vorkloster |
Handball Tirol | Schwaz | Osthalle Schwaz |
Handballclub Fivers Margareten | Vienna | Sporthalle Margareten |
HC Bruck | Bruck an der Mur | Hannes-Bammer-Sporthalle |
HC Linz AG | Linz | Sport-Neue Mittelschule Linz Kleinmünchen |
Moser Medical UHK Krems | Krems an der Donau | Sport • Halle • Krems |
SC Ferlach | Ferlach | Ballspielhalle Ferlach |
SG Handball West Wien | Maria Enzersdorf | BSFZ Südstadt |
HSG Graz | Graz | Raiffeisen Sportpark Graz |
Club | Titles | Year | |
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1. | Bregenz Handball | 9 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
2. | HC Linz AG | 8 | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2024 |
3. | Alpla HC Hard | 7 | 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021 |
4. | ATSE Waagner Biro Graz | 6 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990 |
5. | SG Handball West Wien | 5 | 1966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023 |
6. | HSG Raiffeisen Bärnbach/Köflach | 5 | 1974, 1976, 1983, 1999, 2000 |
7. | UHK Krems | 5 | 1973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022 |
8. | Rapid Wien | 4 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 |
9. | UHC Salzburg | 3 | 1968, 1969, 1972 |
10. | HC Fivers Margareten | 3 | 2011, 2016, 2018 |
11. | HC Bruck | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
12. | ATSV Linz | 1 | 1961 |
13. | WAT Atzgersdorf | 1 | 1962 |
14. | Union Edelweiß Linz | 1 | 1970 |
15. | Salzburger AK 1914 | 1 | 1971 |
16. | Union Raika Stockerau | 1 | 1986 |
For season 2017–2018, see footnote [1]