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HC Linz AG

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HC Linz AG
Full nameHandball Club Linz AG
Short nameLinz
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
ArenaSporthauptschule Linz Kleinmünchen
Capacity1,200
LeagueHandball 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.

Location of HC Linz AG
Linz
Linz
Location of HC Linz AG

History

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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]

Team

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Current squad

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

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Titles

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  • Handball Liga Austria
    • Winner (7) : 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Austrian Cup
    • Winner (4) : 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • EHF Cup
    • Finalist: 1994

European record

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EHF Cup and EHF European League

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1993–94
Finalist
1/16 Turkey Beşiktaş JK 24–9 32–21 56–30
1/8 Cyprus AEL Limassol wo.
1/4 Hungary Budapesti Elektromos SE 24–19 22–23 46–42
1/2 Romania Steaua București 21–21 38–23 59–44
Finals Spain CB Alzira Avidesa 22–21 19–23 41–44

EHF ranking

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

Former club members

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Notable former players

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References

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  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".
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