Handball Liga Austria

Last updated
HLA Meisterliga
Current season, competition or edition:
Handball current event 2.svg 2025–26 Handball Liga Austria
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Sport Handball
Founded1961;64 years ago (1961)
No. of teams12
Country Austria
Confederation EHF
Most recent
champion
HC Linz AG (8)
(2023–24)
Most titles Bregenz Handball
(9 titles)
Relegation toHLA Challenge
International cups EHF Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
Official website http://www.hla.at/

The HLA Meisterliga (Handball Liga Austria Meisterliga) is the professional handball league of Austria.

Contents

Competition format

The current format was introduced in the 2025-2026 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.

Format prior to 2021-2022

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.


Current teams

Teams for season 2025–26

TeamCity
HC Linz AG Linz
SC Ferlach Ferlach
Handballclub Fivers Margareten Wien
UHK Krems Krems an der Donau
Jags Vöslau Bad Vöslau
Alpla HC Hard Hard
HSG Xentis Lipizzanerheimat Köflach
BT Füchse Bruck an der Mur
HSG Graz Graz
Handball Tirol Schwaz
Bregenz Handball Bregenz
UHC Hollabrunn Hollabrunn

Handball Liga Austria past champions

ClubTitlesYear
1. Bregenz Handball 92001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
2. HC Linz AG 81978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2024
3. Alpla HC Hard 72003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021
4.ATSE Waagner Biro Graz61983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
5. SG Handball West Wien 51966, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023
6.HSG Raiffeisen Bärnbach/Köflach51974, 1976, 1983, 1999, 2000
7. UHK Krems 51973, 1975, 1977, 2019, 2022
8.Rapid Wien41963, 1964, 1965, 1967
9. UHC Salzburg 31968, 1969, 1972
10. HC Fivers Margareten 32011, 2016, 2018
11.HC Bruck21997, 1998
12.ATSV Linz11961
13.WAT Atzgersdorf11962
14.Union Edelweiß Linz11970
15.Salzburger AK 191411971
16.Union Raika Stockerau11986

EHF coefficient ranking

For season 2017–2018, see footnote [1]

References