HC Linz AG
{{Short description|Austrian handball club}}
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| fullname = Handball Club Linz AG
| short name = Linz
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| founded = {{start date and age|1972}}
| ground = Sporthauptschule Linz Kleinmünchen
| capacity = 1,200{{cite web |url=https://www.hclinz.at/saison/heimhalle/ |title=HEIMHALLE |website=hclinz.at |access-date=2023-06-20}}
| chairman =
| manager = Milan Vunjak
| league = Handball Liga Austria
| season = 2024-25
| position = 4th
| website = https://www.hclinz.at
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HC Linz AG is a handball club from Linz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria.
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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/ehfc/men/1993-94/round/5/finals |title=1993/94 Men's EHF Cup |publisher=European Handball Federation|access-date=13 November 2017}}
In the 2023-24 season they won their first championship since 1996.
Team
= Current squad =
:Squad for the 2023–24 seasonhttps://www.hclinz.at/teams/hla-team/
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| colspan=5 style="background-color:#0000FF;color:white;text-align:#0000FF|HC Linz AG |
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{{col-2}} ;Goalkeepers
;Left Wingers
;Right Wingers
;Line Players
{{Col-2}} ;Left Backs
;Central Backs
;Right Backs
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=Technical staff=
- Head coach: {{flagicon|SLO}} Milan Vunjak
- Assistant coach: {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Gierlinger
- Fitness coach: {{flagicon|AUT}} Matthias Papke
- Physiotherapist: {{flagicon|AUT}} Franz Kainz
- Physiotherapist: {{flagicon|AUT}} Christoph Eisner
- Club doctor: {{flagicon|AUT}} Dr. Franz Gaderer
=Transfers=
:Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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- {{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Kaiper (GK) from {{flagicon|AUT}} SG Handball West Wienhttps://handball-westwien.at/kaiper-paulnsteiner-und-derdak-wechseln-nach-linz/
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) from {{flagicon|AUT}} SG Handball West Wien
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Elias Derdak (LW) from {{flagicon|AUT}} SG Handball West Wien
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Jadranko Stojanović (LP) from {{flagicon|AUT}} Alpla HC Hard
- {{flagicon|CRO}}{{flagicon|BIH}} Mislav Grgić (LB) from {{flagicon|GER}} TSV Bayer Dormagen
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Arnad Hamzić (LB) from {{flagicon|MKD}} GRK Tikveš
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Dejan Golubović (LP) from {{flagicon|AUT}} SK Keplinger-Traun
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;Leaving Image:Arrow-down.gif
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Hermann (LB) (retires)https://www.hclinz.at/2023/06/20/breaking-bad-news-alex-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Maximilian Hermann (RB) (retires)https://www.hclinz.at/2023/04/25/max-hermann-beendet-seine-karriere/
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Markus Bokesch (GK) (retires)
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Dejan Babić (LP) to {{flagicon|AUT}} Alpla HC Hard
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Tine Gartner (RW) to {{flagicon|AUT}} Union Handballklub Krems
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Tobias Cvetko (LB) to {{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş JK
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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=
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| style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Season
! style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Round ! style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Club ! style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Home ! style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Away ! style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Aggregate |
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| rowspan=5|1993–94 13px Finalist | align=center| 1/16 |{{flagicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş JK |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 24–9 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 32–21 |style="text-align:center;| 56–30 |
| align=center| 1/8
|{{flagicon|CYP}} AEL Limassol |colspan=3; style="text-align:center;"| wo. |
| align=center| 1/4
|{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapesti Elektromos SE |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 24–19 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 22–23 |style="text-align:center;| 46–42 |
| align=center| 1/2
|{{flagicon|ROU}} Steaua București |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"| 21–21 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 38–23 |style="text-align:center;| 59–44 |
| align=center| Finals
| {{flagicon|ESP}} CB Alzira Avidesa |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| 22–21 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 19–23 |style="text-align:center;| 41–44 |
=EHF ranking=
{{updated|12/10/2023}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurotopteam.com/handball/club.php|title = Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball}}
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| style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Rank | style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Team | style="color:white; background:#0000FF"|Points |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | align=left|{{flagicon|ROU}} CSM Focșani | 24 |
| 161 | align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Gyöngyösi KK | 23 |
| 162 | align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} SKKP Handball Brno | 23 |
| 163 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} HC Linz AG | 23 |
| 164 | align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Bækkelagets SK | 22 |
| 165 | align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} HC Odessa | 22 |
| 166 | align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} RK Metaloplastika | 21 |
Former club members
=Notable former players=
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- {{flagicon|AUT}} Dominik Ascherbauer (2008–2021)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Damir Djukic (2004–2005)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Sebastian Feichtinger (1997–2008)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Patrick Fölser (1998–2000)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Gierlinger (1991–2003)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Hermann (2008–2012, 2022–2023)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Maximilian Hermann (2008–2011, 2020–2023)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Ewald Humenberger (1986–1996, 2000–2008)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Antonio Juric (2015–2020)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Kaiper (2023–)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Klemens Kainmüller (1990–2005, 2013–2018, 2019)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Werner Lint (2001–2007)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Manuel Papsch (2002–2016)
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Srđan Predragović (2017–2018, 2019)
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsolt Kontra (1986–1990)
- {{flagicon|POL}} Zygfryd Kuchta (1976–1979)
- {{flagicon|POL}} Andrzej Szymczak (1976–1980)
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Saša Barišić-Jaman (2012–2013)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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Category:Handball clubs in Austria